By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     MILO — Entering the Jan.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     MILO — In part to meet the state’s Teacher and Leader Effectiveness Law, teachers and administrators with SAD 41 and its AOS 43 partner SAD 31 of the Howland area have been working on a professional growth plan.

    MILO — Rev.

DOUBLE BLUE STAR FAMILY Observer photo/Jeannette Hughes      On Jan.

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YOUNG MUSICIANS Photo courtesy of Brownville Elementary  The SAD 41 elementary band/music concert was held on Dec.

    MILO — The Piscataquis Public Health Council will be holding a supermarket tour to show area families how to make healthy choices at the store on a limited budget.

    MILO — Meeting once a month, the last few sessions have taken place the second Tuesday of the month at 4 p.

The Penquis Valley School announces the first quarter high school and middle school honor roll for 2013-14:    GRADE 6 — Honors: Mercedes Ames-Cartwright, Autumn Finkle, Syndey Fowles, Emily Herbest, Tegan Johnson, Kelsy Lacroix, Jakob Maynard, Amber Merrill, Owen Perkins, Elizabeth Sanborn, Katie Shaw, Nathaniel Sjogren and Kaden Stalter.

    MILO — The Piscataquis Public Health Council will be holding a supermarket tour to show area families how to make healthy choices at the store on a limited budget.

Observer photo/Jeannette Hughes Diane Perkins, a resident of Milo seated with Kay Sinclair of Brownville and a fellow members of the Joseph P.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     MILO — A holiday tradition for the Milo/Brownville area continues in 2013, but this year in a new location.

    MILO — The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry’s Bureau of Parks and Lands will hold a public meeting on the Central Penobscot Region Management Plan Wednesday, Dec.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     MILO — With two seasoned lawmakers already having filed their paperwork to seek the Republican nomination for Senate District 4, voters now have a third choice.

    MILO — The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry’s Bureau of Parks and Lands will hold a public meeting on the Central Penobscot Region Management Plan Wednesday, Dec.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     MILO — By a unanimous vote of the several dozen residents in attendance, an amount of up to $120,000 was approved to be borrowed for the possible purchase of a fire rescue vehicle for the Milo Fire Department during a special town meeting on Nov.

    MILO — Winter holidays bring families and friends together to share in celebrations and special times of giving.

    MILO — Winter holidays bring families and friends together to share in celebrations and special times of giving.