By Mike LangeStaff writer     GREENVILLE — Less than three weeks after hosting the Maine moose hunting lottery for the first time ever, the town of Greenville is gearing up for the biggest event of the summer: Fourth of July.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     SANGERVILLE — The route of the proposed East-West Highway probably won’t be finalized in the near future, but the limited access highway may include a recreation trail and utility lines.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — Students in Mary Povak’s grade 7 science classes at SeDoMoCha Middle School had the opportunity to share their findings from a research project involving a nearby stream with scientists and the world through the Gulf of Maine Research Center.

By Mike LangeStaff writer     GUILFORD — Residents of Abbot, Cambridge, Guilford, Parkman, Sangerville and Wellington approved a $680,000 bond issue to allow School Administrative District 4 to purchase pellet boilers for its two school buildings.

By Mike LangeStaff writer     DEXTER — The Dexter Planning Board conducted its final hearing on Gerald Marshall’s Abbot Hill apartment complex on June 27 and Marshall said the project “is moving forward.

EASY DOES ITObserver photo/Mike Lange Volunteers Josh Anderson, left, Dave Young and Mark Watson move part of the new swing set during a work party at Crosby Park in Dexter to install new playground equipment.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     SANGERVILLE — When the Sangerville Board of Selectmen took on the additional duties of road commissioners a few years ago, there wasn’t a policy in place on how the public works crew was to be supervised.

Three Rivers Hamfest set for Aug.

    NEWTON, Mass.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer    EAST SANGERVILLE — When an article to enact a 180-day moratorium on any permitting related to the East West Highway came up at the Sangerville annual town meeting earlier this year, it passed by a margin of 149-3.

    OMAHA, Neb.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The closure of the Greenville landfill in 2011 also ended a cost-sharing arrangement on waste disposal with three unorganized territories: Harford’s Point, Big Moose Township and Moosehead Junction Township.

    PRESQUE ISLE — Victoria Rose Tracy of Dover-Foxcroft and Cole Devin Dumonthier of Williamsburg were both named to the 2013 spring Honors List at the University of Maine-Presque Isle.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer    MILO — Residents of SAD 41 gave their approval to a 2013-14 school budget totaling $7,841,319 during the district meeting on June 20 at Penquis Valley High School.

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MILO — The Three Rivers Kiwanis’ annual auction will start this Friday, June 28 at 5 p.

    GUILFORD — The Class of 2013 Scholarships were presented to the following graduating seniors at Piscataquis Community High School.

    BANGOR — Dane Powell of Dover-Foxcroft graduated from the New England School of Communications on May 11, receiving a Bachelor of Science in Communications.