By Beth Ranagan DEXTER — Over the past six months or so, there have been a number of articles in local newspapers about balance and falling of senior adults.

  Photos courtesy of Hibbard Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center         Residents of the Hibbard Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center and Main Street West Assisted Living Facility in Dover-Foxcroft are enjoying their holiday season.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — In addition to providing support for clients with progressive life-limiting illness and their families, Pine Tree Hospice offers bereavement support to adults throughout the area who have experienced grief and loss, whether recently or in the past.

Kipp Larson, son of Gary and Elaine Larson of Dover-Foxcroft and a 1989 graduate of Foxcroft Academy, recently accepted an award on behalf of his team from the NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, Calif.

Sonny Burton was born May 14, 1930, in Van Buren.

Photo courtesy of Dover Audiology        On Dec.

Contributed photo       On Saturday, Dec.

Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom   MYRICK AWARD RECIPIENT — Ralph “Eddie” Lewis, third from left, was presented with the 2015 Warren “Pete” Myrick Community Service Award during the Piscataquis County Economic Development Council (PCEDC) annual meeting on Dec.

  To county and UT budgets By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer DOVER-FOXCROFT — While everything is not quite finalized, the Piscataquis County Commissioners approved both the 2016 county budget and the 2016-17 Unorganized Territory (UT) budget during a Dec.

By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer DOVER-FOXCROFT — During the fall area residents had the opportunity to attend a public hearing with Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Commissioner Mary Mayhew, which gave them the opportunity to express concerns over a diminished agency presence and other challenges facing the area.

  For clearer calls By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer BROWNVILLE — During a Dec.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Palmyra Walmart and Walmart Foundation have given the Charlotte White Center a Community Grant of $1,000.

Photo courtesy of Dexter Regional High School         Dexter Regional High School is proud to announce that the following pupils have been selected by the faculty and staff as “Students of the Month” for November, from left: grade 9, Aino Rudloff-Eastman; grade 10, Aubrey Godin; grade 11, Colby Burton; and grade 12, Isiah Phillips.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District (PCSWCD) presented on watersheds at the inaugural meeting of the STEM Science Club on Dec.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Foxcroft Academy Key Club students were busier than ever this Christmas season.

MILO — The Three Rivers Kiwanis will be serving Christmas dinner at the Kiwanis Headquarters Building, 24 Gerrish Road, from noon to 1:30 p.

By Minnie McCormick DOVER-FOXCROFT — Thirteen members and one guest met at the beautifully decorated home of Barb Austin on Dec.

  DEXTER — DDATT’s first Friday movie for 2016 will take place on Jan.