By Mike LangeStaff Writer     SANGERVILLE — While many people were doing some last-minute Christmas shopping on Dec.

Lizotte will continue as interim county manager By Mike LangeStaff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County Commissioners approved the new county and unorganized territories budget last week by a 2-1 vote but agreed unanimously to retain interim County Manager Tom Lizotte through the next fiscal year.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     MILO — Last summer a team of over a half dozen hiked the 100-Mile Wilderness from Monson to the top of Mt.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Center Theatre kicked off the holiday season on Friday, Dec.

    BROWNVILLE — On Nov.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — A 10-cent holiday book sale will be at the Thompson Free Library on 186 East Main Street.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Student Council at Foxcroft Academy is collecting jeans for teens, as part of Teens for Jeans, a national partnership with Aeropostale and DoSomething.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT —Some freshly-made gingerbread men ended up making trouble across the SeDoMoCha School on Dec.

Staff Report     GREENVILLE — The ongoing problem with snowmobile access in part of the Moosehead Lake Region took a positive step forward this week, according to an agenda item on the Dec.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Maine Highlands Senior Center in Piscataquis County got a huge boost recently with the announcement of a $300,000 grant award from Next Generation Foundation, a private foundation in Maine.

    GUILFORD — The Mid-Maine Duplicate Bridge Club played on Dec.

  Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom Every year the Piscataquis Observer publishes children’s letters to Santa Claus, and two young letter writers are drawn to receive a gift bag of assorted toys matching what they asked for.

  Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom Linda Santiago, right, of Sebec was the winner in the Piscataquis Observer’s annual Find the Shop Local Tree Contest.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     DEXTER — The Dexter Town Council breezed through its Dec.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — Several employers are looking for truck drivers with Class B licenses in the Penquis region.

  Observer photo/Mike Lange Santa and Mrs.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — At June’s annual town meeting, residents approved an ordinance concerning a moratorium regarding private distribution corridors which includes paved highways, pipelines and high tension transmission lines.

Photo courtesy of Dexter Regional High School Dexter Regional High School is proud to announce that the following students have been selected by the faculty as “Students of the Month” for October.