Following the vote made at last month’s annual town meeting to defund the department, a special town meeting asking if residents will disband the Brownville Police Department and discontinue town police services has been scheduled for Monday, May 1 at 7 p.m. at Brownville Elementary.

Wilsons on Moosehead Lake was recently recognized by the U.S. Small Business Administration. The establishment and its owners Alison and Scott Snell were named as the organization’s 2017 Maine Jeffrey Butland Family Owned Business of the Year and the couple will be receiving the honor on May 15 at the Maine Small Business Awards in Freeport.

Piscataquis County needs more law enforcement officers. That’s one of the findings of a countywide task force -- comprised of town managers, police personnel and citizens -- that began meeting earlier this year to address law enforcement needs and processes, such as patrol, staff recruitment, coverage, mutual aid, communication, use of vehicles and contracts with towns. A final summary report and recommendations from the task force on how to strengthen police protection offered in the most efficient and affordable manner was presented to the Piscataquis County Commissioners during an April 4 meeting.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Earlier this year an application made by the town of Dover-Foxcroft to join the AARP/World Health Organization Network of Age Friendly Communities was approved.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — High school and youth swimmers competing at the Piscataquis Regional YMCA will now be able to instantly see their times upon finishing.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The “Building the Future” Logo Design Challenge was created as an authentic learning experience for the grade 8 class at the SeDoMoCha School.

GREENVILLE — Faced with a declining and aging population and a stagnant economy, many stakeholders in the Moosehead Lake region are taking action to reverse these trends.

Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom CLASS D SOUTH CHAMPS — The Greenville High School boys rolled to a 69-33 victory over A.

Bangor Daily News photo/Ashley L.

GREENVILLE, Maine — The sound of scores of dogs, barking with excitement, filled the freezing air at Leisure Life Resort on Saturday, as mushers and their teams made final preparations for the Wilderness Sled Dog Races.

Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom MUSHING OUT OF THE GATE — Christine Richardson and her team head out to start the 30-mile race on Saturday morning during the eighth annual Brownville-KI and Beyond Sled Dog Race and Dog Days of Winter event held Jan.

Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom FILL THE GYM FOR ALIZA JEAN FAMILY CANCER FOUNDATION — Players and coaches from Piscataquis Community High School, left, and Greenville High School pose for a photo in commemorative warm-up T-shirts prior to tipoff on Jan.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Grade 1 students at the SeDoMoCha Elementary School used what they learned about the works of author/illustrator Jan Brett to create replicas of book scenes.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Following 16 rounds, 112 words and 11 fellow competitors, sixth-grader Adam Taylor was the last speller standing during the seventh annual SeDoMoCha Middle School District Spelling Bee on the evening of Jan.

Observer photo/Jeannette Hughes BLANKET OF WHITE STUFF — More than a foot blanketed the Piscataquis region Dec.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Next year’s county budget and the Unorganized Territory (UT) budget for the 2017-18 fiscal year were both finalized and signed by the Piscataquis County Commissioners during a Dec.

MILO — Residents across the region in need of a ride or not wanting to drive themselves can get to where they would like to go thanks to Penquis Lynx Mobility Services.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — A now re-elected state representative whose time in Augusta is a continuation of decades of advocating for education and economic development in the region was honored with the Piscataquis County Economic Development Council’s 2016 Warren “Pete” Myrick Award on Dec.