By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — Earlier in the school year SeDoMoCha Middle School students in grades 5-8 took the New England Common Assessment Program (NECAP) tests, with teachers and administrators incorporating a theme centered around ninjas — “Be a NECAP Ninja Star” — to help engage the pupils.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     GUILFORD — A 24-article warrant is up for approval at Guilford’s annual town meeting on Monday, March 17 and Town Manager Tom Goulette said that he anticipates a slight percent property tax hike if all articles pass as recommended.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     MONSON — The Maine Land Use Planning Commission will revisit a request by a Big Moose Township landowner to rezone part of their property from general management to residential development.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     BROWNVILLE — The Piscataquis County Economic Development Council (PCEDC) is working on an application to the state’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program for a $375,000 grant for the General Store and More on the Main Road in Brownville Jct.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — Recently the Piscataquis Regional YMCA and Charlotte White Center both received a grant from Maine Health Access Foundation health funding initiatives designed to help plan ways to improve and support the health of residents in Piscataquis County.

HONOREDObserver photo/Mike Lange The SAD 46 Board of Directors honored Barbara Wakefield at their March 5 meeting in recognition of her 13 years of service representing the town of Ripley on the board.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     DEXTER — During periods of tight budgets, school districts are always looking for additional funding sources without imposing a greater burden on taxpayers.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     MILO — On Tuesday, March 18 public hearings will be held at the town hall at 6 p.

    BANGOR — The New England School of Communications has announced the fall 2013 Honors List, and Jeffrey Perry, a resident of Dover-Foxcroft, earned the distinction of being named to the High Honors List.

Staff Report     GREENVILLE — The Greenville Board of Selectmen has a rather light agenda to deal with at their Wednesday, March 5 meeting.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District (PCSWCD) will hold an educational workshop on wood duck nesting ecology on Saturday, March 15 from 9 a.

By Scott Mitchell JohnsonStaff Writer     Though not a doctor, Fred Lyford spends a lot of time at the hospital.

Photo courtesy of Brownville Community Church Fifteen members and friends of the Brownville Community Church-UCC gathered in the church’s dining hall for a delicious breakfast and a good deal of fun with the fourth annual ugly sweater contest as some truly eye-opening designs were judged.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The annual Community Project Linus Blanket Day will be held on April 26, at the Penquis Higher Education Center on Mayo Street from 9 a.

 Residents at Hibbard Nursing Skilled Center in Dover-Foxcroft recently enjoyed a visit from Maine-ly Dolls Club Member Sheila Schaaf, who spoke of her love of collecting dolls.

Staff Report     DEXTER — The School Administrative District 46 Board of Directors meets March 5 at 7 p.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Foxcroft Academy junior Jessica Simpson is organizing a dress donation/sale in order to offer inexpensive dresses to local shoppers and raise money for the Make a Wish Maine Foundation.

By Beth Ranagan     DOVER-FOXCROFT — On March 10 the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of Piscataquis County will present Meg Callaway to speak about the Behavioral Health Home care model soon to be instituted at the Charlotte White Center in Dover-Foxcroft.