By Mike LangeStaff Writer     DEXTER — Mark Turek, a Garland native and Dexter Regional High School graduate, is the town’s new recreation director, following a unanimous vote by the Dexter Town Council at its Oct.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — Whether he is preparing and serving food at the annual Maine Maple Sunday Breakfast, working to help ensure for a happy Halloween at the Shiretown Homecoming Committee’s annual October event, being busy at assorted tasks throughout Homecoming in August and having a hand in countless other endeavors, Foxcroft Academy freshman Mason Merrill has spent countless hours volunteering in his community.

    GUILFORD — Womancare’s — a community-based organization working to end domestic violence — 17th annual 5K Race to End Domestic Abuse took place on the afternoon of Sunday, Oct.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Center Theatre is proud to announce its annual Volunteer Appreciation Party, scheduled for Saturday, Oct.

    DEXTER — The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) announced that Challa V.

    GREENVILLE — The Camden National Bank Moose on the Run 5K Race/Walk and 1K Fun Run will be taking place on Sunday, Oct.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Toby Hall will be leading a Christmas tree pruning demonstration at the Law Farm property on Tuesday, Oct.

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    DEXTER — At the end of 1941, the Roosevelt administration made some very serious and potentially controversial decisions which were required by the sudden entry into World War II.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Maine Educational Opportunity Center will be hosting free workshops, Essentials of College Planning, for adults 19 and over on Monday, Oct.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Mayo Regional Hospital  is offering free mammograms to women 40 and over in the community during the month of October.

    BROWNVILLE — After a year’s worth of fundraising efforts, the Brownville Community Church—UCC has donated $3,000 to EMMC’s Heroes, Hope and Healing campaign to support the creation of the Eastern Maine Medical Center Raish Peavey Haskell Children’s Cancer and Treatment Center.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     GUILFORD — For the 12th consecutive year, Valley Grange of Guilford put “Words for Thirds” into the hands of Piscataquis Community Elementary School (PCES) on Dictionary Day.

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.

FOR HELPING PEOPLE TO HEAR MORE CLEARLY Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom Audiologist Chris Clukey of Dover Audiology and Hearing Aid Sales on West Main Street in Dover-Foxcroft was recently presented with a Hearing is Our Concern 2012 Director’s Award, for going above and beyond to help the hearing impaired in the community, during an industry technology convention last month in Minneapolis.

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     DOVER-FOXCROFT — Another step has been taken in the process to renovate Central Hall as the Dover-Foxcroft Planning Board approved a site plan for an addition to the west side of the building during an Oct.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     GUILFORD — Producer Michael Gottwald asked the student audience how many would stay home if a major disaster hit their community.