By Rochelle WilliamsLibrary Director     MILO — Beginning Wednesday, Nov.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     MILO — As part of the SAD 41 school board meeting on Nov.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     MILO — Throughout most of the year numerous measures have been taken to make the Eastern Piscataquis Business Park operational and carry out numerous improvements to the downtown.

PERFORMING FOR THOSE WHO SERVED Observer photo/Jeannette Hughes SAD 41 elementary singers, under the direction of Stephanie Gillis, sang during the Three Rivers Kiwanis Club of Milo/Brownville’s annual Veterans’ Day dinner Nov.

By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer     MILO — For the current school year SAD 41 enacted a district-wide realignment plan, which included sending K-5 LaGrange students to Milo Elementary, all sixth-graders to the Penquis Valley School and opening two programs at the Marion C.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     MILO — Coburn Family Restaurant in Milo is well known for its home-style meals, generous portions and service with a smile.

    MILO — Girl Scout Troop 712 decided to do a community service project in their hometown of Milo.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     MILO — In what is now an annual tradition for students in three area school districts when they reach grade 3, third-graders at the Milo Elementary School and Brownville Elementary were each presented with their very own dictionary from the Valley Grange on Oct.

Public hearing set for Oct.

    MILO — The Milo Historical Society invites the public to their special October program, “Death and Desserts” presented by John F.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     MILO — Over the last several months residents and passers-through were likely to have noticed the downtown construction as well as work going on up Park Street at the Eastern Piscataquis Business Park to ready the property for occupancy and future developments.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — The E-Ville Riders Snowmobile Club has been using part of the Elliottsville Road from Ledge Hill to the Willimantic town line to access their trails for the past two years.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     MILO — With the possibility of reduced revenue sharing from the state, the rise in costs for many goods and services and other factors impacting the town budget, Milo officials are looking to get feedback from the public as the spending plan for 2014 is developed.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     MILO — The Piscataquis County government offices and sheriff’s department will have two new computer servers soon, thanks to action taken at last week’s County Commissioners’ meeting.

Public hearing on town budget Oct.

By Rochelle WilliamsLibrary Director     We have a new group using the library.

    MILO — Thomas Diaz, a student at Penquis Valley School and the son of Sharon and Ric Diaz of Brownville, has earned an AP Scholar Award in recognition of his exceptional achievement on AP Exams.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     MILO — Students had been back in school, in some new and some familiar places, for nearly a week when the SAD 41 school board met for their monthly meeting on Sept.