By Mike LangeStaff Writer     When the American Recovery Act, better known as the stimulus program, was enacted in 2009, benefits were increased for low income families who received food stamps, now known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP.

By Erin Callaway, CT     Thursday, Nov.

    Jack Does That, an Hour Exchange located in central  Maine, has a number of orientations and events scheduled in late November and early December.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     PARKMAN — Highview Christian Academy’s motto is “A school on the move.

    GREAT LAKES, Ill.

    Three teachers in Piscataquis County received the exciting news from U.

Photo courtesy of TCTC     SEE WHAT’S COOKING AT TCTC — (Right) The Tri-County Technical Center (TCTC) held an open house and student-led demonstrations on Oct.

    CHARLESTON — The Highview Christian Academy, which serves grades 1-12 as well as ages 3 to 5 in the preschool and childcare, will be expanding with the school’s new north campus in Parkman projected to open in January.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     Two popular Republican lawmakers have announced their intentions to run for Senate District 4, covering most of Piscataquis County, nine towns in Somerset County and six in western Penobscot County.

    Friday, Nov.

    PARKMAN — Nov.

    ATLANTA — The National Society of High School Scholars (NSHSS) announced that Foxcroft Academy student and Monson resident Deseray LaBlanc has been selected to become a member of the esteemed organization.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     CHARLESTON — While Big Daddy Weave may not be a household name in the world of pop music, the Alabama-based quartet is well-known and respected in contemporary Christian circles.

    The Piscataquis Observer won six awards at the Maine Press Association’s (MPA) annual fall conference on Saturday, Oct.

THE ROOF OF MAINE Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom       Mt.

Staff Report     NORTHEAST CARRY TWP — State Police say a couple escaped serious injuries Saturday night when their single-engine plane crashed into Moosehead Lake in Northeast Cove.

Family SearcherBy Nina Brawn     I like to keep my family history research interesting (at least to me), so I tend to flit around — like a butterfly — from person to person, task to task.

    AUGUSTA — State Rep.