Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom HAPPY 200TH BIRTHDAY GUILFORD! — The annual Arts Alive event at Piscataquis Community Elementary School, held on Friday, June 3, began with the K-6 student body posing in the numbers of 200 on the side of the hill behind the building in Guilford.

GUILFORD — Piscataquis Community High School is proud to announce Jordynne Davis Littlefield as the Class of 2016 valedictorian.

GUILFORD — On Saturday, June 11 the town of Guilford will be a hubbub of activity during the community’s bicentennial as the Maine Highlands Federal Credit Union, Guilford Memorial Library and Fresh Air Dogs provide events throughout the day.

GUILFORD — To celebrate its 50th anniversary, employees of the Maine Highlands Federal Credit Union (MHFCU) will be cooking breakfast near the Guilford Memorial Bridge for all who stop by.

By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer GUILFORD — A proposed $7,133,215 SAD 4 budget for the 2016-17 academic year was approved at the annual district budget meeting on May 26 at Piscataquis Community Elementary School.

GUILFORD — The Mid-Maine Duplicate Bridge Club played on May 23 with the following results: tie for first place, Norma White of Guilford and Priscilla Higgins of Dover-Foxcroft with Ron Lyford of Hartland and Harry Bridge of St.

GUILFORD — The Guilford Memorial Library is pleased to host a Maine Author Day meet and greet on Saturday, June 11 from 11 a.

By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer GUILFORD — A woman who gives back in countless ways was honored by the Valley Grange with the 2016 Community Citizen of the Year honor.

By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer GUILFORD — On Thursday, May 26 the residents of SAD 4 — comprised of the communities of Abbot, Cambridge, Guilford, Parkman, Sangerville and Wellington — will gather at Piscataquis Community Elementary School for the annual district budget meeting, beginning with an information session at 6 p.

  More employees complain of ID theft By Nick McCreaBDN Staff GUILFORD — A March data breach at School Administrative District 4 has affected at least 55 employees, according to the Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Department.

GUILFORD — Life for a high school student-athlete or coach has been consumed for generations by the pursuit of improvement that ultimately is measured by success on the field of play.

Contributed photoLIBRARY HONOR — Charlotte Violette, right, of Piscataquis Community Elementary School in Guilford receives the School Library Support Staff of the Year Award from Tina Taggart, Maine Association of School Libraries incoming president.

By Nick McCrea and Stuart HedstromBDN/Observer Staff Writers GUILFORD — A data breach in School Administrative District 4 has resulted in at least five employees dealing with false income tax returns filed in their name, according to the Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Department.

GUILFORD — Saturday, May 14 is the Guilford Maine Community Pride Clean-Up Day — see the Facebook page of the same name.

GUILFORD — Courtney Davis, a radiologic technology student at Kennebec Valley Community College in Fairfield, has been selected to participate in the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) 2016 Student Leadership Development Program.

GUILFORD — Students at Piscataquis Community Elementary School had an even greater incentive to read over the last few months as for every title the pupils read or had read to them, they could enter into a drawing to win a brand new bicycle thanks to the Mt.

GUILFORD — The Guilford Memorial Library has been awarded a grant from the Rose & Samuel Rudmin Library Trust Fund in the amount of $600.

By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer GUILFORD — SAD 4 officials are developing the budget for the 2016-17 academic year, with an early draft of the major costs changes presented during an April 12 meeting.