PRYMCA and Kiwanis‘Backpacks’ on new list     BANGOR — Bangor Savings Bank Foundation recently began its annual grant-making initiative, Community Matters More.

Contributed Article     AUGUSTA — Efficiency Maine held its annual symposium in Augusta recently to honor business leaders in Efficiency Maine programs and Maine’s energy efficiency community.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     GUILFORD — When it comes to freshness, it’s hard to top a Subway.

Contributed Article     GREENVILLE — The Moosehead Lake Brand Development Team has announced that it has identified three main outcomes for the Moosehead Lake Branding Initiative:    Create an 8-10 month economy that is sustainable;    Grow the population of the region by 25 percent (i.

    AUGUSTA — Spring job fair season is beginning to take shape around Maine, providing an opportune time for job seekers looking for work.

Simpson honored with Lucy Hobbs Project Award By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — For over half a decade, Dental Hygiene Associates of Maine has been providing affordable, quality dental care in a relaxed atmosphere.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     SANGERVILLE — In today’s fast-paced and volatile economy, it’s unusual for a company to be operated by the same family for 80 years.

By Bonnie AndersonContributed Article     LAGRANGE — A newly built, locally owned and operated, state-of-the-art facility has opened in LaGrange that offers cremation services and products for beloved pets.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     BIG MOOSE TWP — When it’s 15 degrees out and the wind is blowing at 20-25 mph, not many people consider this to be “nice weather” – unless you’re a skier, of course.

Contributed Article     PORTLAND — The 2015 WinterKids Passport, the ultimate ticket to winter fun, is now available at WinterKids.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     GREENVILLE — Denise Preston started making homemade wine as a hobby more than 25 years ago, mostly as a “labor of love” rather than a profit-making venture.

  Observer photo/Jeannette Hughes Brayden Chambers of Dover-Foxcroft tells Santa Claus what he wants for Christmas during the Sebec Village Associates’ Soup and Stew with Santa on Saturday, Dec.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     Weeks before the first major snowfall hit the region, the Kiwanis Club of Dover-Foxcroft Christmas Project was well underway.

    GREENVILLE — The Moosehead Kiwanis Club continues its tradition of community service with four Wish Trees set up at Indian Hill Trading Post, Morrell Lumber and Hardware, Harris Drug Store and the Greenville branch of Camden National Bank.

    GREENVILLE — In response to the Moosehead Lake Branding Initiative hosted by consultant Roger Brooks, several stores in downtown Greenville will be open later on Fridays now through Christmas.

    AUGUSTA — Maine decorative-plant shippers who are sending Christmas trees and wreaths around the country for the holiday season can save money and lost products by noting important regulations enforced by other states, according to the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF).

    ABBOT — The North Country Strings will present a program of sacred and secular holiday music entitled “A North Country Christmas” at 6:30 p.

Contributed article     GUILFORD — At the annual Guilford Historical Society Harvest Festival and open house in late September, David Lee Colson and his wife, Marcie, of Clinton visited the society’s museum.