DEXTER — The Penquis Beekeepers’ monthly meeting will be held at 7 p.

 Observer file photo/Stuart Hedstrom Fourteen entrants in the kids’ 12 and under whoopie pie eating contest tried to be the first to finish three of the tasty treats during a competition as part of the fifth anniversary Maine Whoopie Pie Festival on June 28 in downtown Dover-Foxcroft.

Staff Report     GREENVILLE — The Greenville Board of Selectmen meets Wednesday, Jan.

Staff Report     The State Fire Marshal’s Office says a Milo man was seriously injured in a fireworks incident on New Year’s Eve.

Staff Report     SANGERVILLE — The Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Department and other law enforcement agencies are searching for a pickup truck involved in a hit-and-run personal injury accident in Sangerville Saturday night.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     DEXTER — Just over one year ago — Jan.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer    SANGERVILLE — A local contractor has asked the Sangerville Board of Selectmen to support a proposal to remediate hazardous material at the former Abbie Fowler School and reuse the structure instead of demolishing it.

Contributed Article    GREENVILLE — The Forest Society of Maine (FSM) has announced the acquisition of an important parcel of land on the north end of Moosehead Lake to be added to the adjacent Seboomook Unit Public Reserved Lands.

Contributed Article    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Starting in January, Evergreen, the Pine Tree Hospice Center for Grieving Children and Adults, will be meeting on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month from 7-8 p.

Staff Report    GUILFORD — Piscataquis County revelers don’t have to drive to Bangor to see a New Year’s Eve ball drop again this year.

Photo courtesy of Beth Ranagan On Dec.

Photo courtesy of Nancy McCloskey/Cub Scout Pack 61 Webelos and their families from Sangerville’s Cub Scout Pack 61 had a fun festive evening crafting Christmas wreaths.

Contributed Article    GREENVILLE — For the second year in a row, The Leapfrog Group has named Charles A.

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Observer photo/Mike Lange A holiday tradition at Tri-County Technical Center in Dexter continued last week as culinary arts students created gingerbread houses.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Eighteen Foxcroft Academy students — Antonio Ayala, Racquel Bozzelli, Angelina Buzzelli, Avery Carroll, Madison Fadley, Nathnael Feleke, Kai-Kuo Hsu, Young Hyo Kim, Gabriela Johnson, Sophia Kurzius, Man Mei, Cooper Nelson, Anna Sedlackova, James Smith, Hunter Smith, Yun-Ting Tsai, Bingyuan Ying and Xu Wang — were inducted to the school’s chapter of the National Honor Society at a ceremony held in the Foxcroft Academy Pride Student Center on the evening of Dec.

Contributed photo Santa Claus visited New Beginnings in Milo to help the Three Rivers Kiwanis spread some Christmas cheer.

    MILO — On Saturday, Dec.