Observer photo/Mike Lange    DEXTER EAGLE SCOUT PROJECT — A set of stairs will soon make it easier for fans and players to access the Dexter Regional High School field hockey facilities.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer    MILO — With the recently hired principal resigning to take a position elsewhere, after being the assistant principal for two years, the SAD 41 school board voted to hire Jeremy Bousquet as interim principal of the Penquis Valley School for the 2014-15 academic year, during a meeting on July 14.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer    GREENVILLE — Based on the need for Moosehead Lake region visitors to dispose of their household trash more easily and legally, the Greenville Board of Selectmen approved a non-resident “yellow bag” system last week.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer    MONSON — Anton “Tony” Larson of Dexter recalled his first job after graduating from Monson Academy in 1941.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer    BOWERBANK — County employees in the Peaks House annex won’t have to put up with noisy window-mounted air conditioners in the summer and erratic heat in the wintertime for much longer.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer    ABBOT — A group of residents accepted an invitation by the U.

    CORINNA — Al Tempesta, who serves as code enforcement officer for Dexter and Corinna, has been appointed interim town manager of Corinna following the death of Town Manager Kimberly Godsoe.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The office of U.

    GUILFORD — “Are you old enough to dance?” is just one of the many questions “Mr.

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Staff Report    GUILFORD — Thanks to the popularity of the “redneck” theme last year, the 2014 edition of the Piscataquis River Festival coming up this weekend will have a Duck Dynasty theme.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Eleven students were presented Horizon Scholarships by Tom Lizotte of the Board of Trustees at Foxcroft Academy on May 28.

    PORTLAND — Bishop Robert P.

    Wednesday, July 23 — Chop suey, yellow wax beans, wheat roll and dessert.

    SANGERVILLE — The Bicentennial book has gone to press and should be ready for purchase in approximately two to three weeks.

    BROWNVILLE — The Brownville Public Library is now open on Tuesdays and Thursdays from noon to 6 p.

    In the summer while everyone is enjoying vacation, food banks across the country struggle to meet the demand from families that rely on them each month to help make ends meet.

    DEXTER — Dexter-Dover Area Towns in Transition (DDATT) will host a video and discussion on small-scale hydropower operations and some history of the rise and fall of Dexter’s water power resource Friday, Aug.