The Maine Appalachian Trail Club (MATC)  announced receiving a $20,000 grant from the Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund (MOHF).

    AUGUSTA — State Sen.

    In the Options story printed in last week’s Piscataquis Observer, the program director should have been identified as Kathryn Thompson.

    The Piscataquis Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce the first Piscataquis Chamber Cash Mob of 2013 and wants you to be part of it.

    Wednesday, Jan.

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    CAMBRIDGE — The Bluegrass Music Association of Maine is sponsoring, on Sunday, Jan.

The top spellers in each grade level competed in the third annual SeDoMoCha Middle School Spelling Bee on the evening of Jan.

   There are a lot of ways to cut back on the grocery bill and January is a good time to get started.

    HARMONY — The Harmony Patriarchs Club will offer eight weeks of dance lessons Thursday evenings in the Harmony Community Center.

By Tom Vilsack     Over the course of 2012, farm families and rural communities faced a number of challenges.

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    Wednesday, Jan.

VALENTINE’S DAY PREPARATIONS Photo courtesy of GFWC/Miosac Club GFWC/Miosac Club members making Valentines for the USO are, from left, Anne Cress, Betsey Ryan, Diane Leighton, Roxy McGlauflin, Barbara Glover and Minnie McCormick, as well as Elaine Larson, Pat Jones, Dot Finnemore and Cathy Goodine.

Observer photo/Bill Pearson      — U.

    BRUNSWICK — Senator-Elect Angus King has announced all positions have been filled in his state offices.

    Wednesday, Jan.

Contributed photo      — Abner-Wade Masonic Lodge members, from left, Travis Sally, Gerald Jackson, Ron Smith, Lance Burgess and Gary Smith were among the volunteers who boxed together over 1,000  Christmas meals for needy families.