GUILFORD — Jessica L.

    Milo Town Manager David Maynard presented the Boston Post Cane Award to longtime Milo resident Elmer K.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Mark your calendars for the first annual Piscataquis Heritage Hot Air Balloon Festival.

    GUILFORD — GrowME volunteers are resting up and gathering some supplies in anticipation of getting their hands dirty during the second annual GrowME week.

    The proper time and date for the Sangerville annual town meeting was erroneously reported in last week’s Piscataquis Observer.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Elton John Tribute band Yellow Brick Road headlines the Center Theatre’s digital projector fundraiser, performing Saturday, March 23 at 7 p.

    MONSON — The University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H is offering a new after-school program for children ages 9-11.

    GUILFORD — School Administrative District 4 recently celebrated the academic achievements of its students in grades 3-8.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis Regional YMCA recently started the latest session with a number of new classes and programs for the community.

Members of Milo American Legion Post 41 and Unit Auxiliary 41 celebrated the American Legion’s birthday during the March 6 meeting with a cake made by longtime Auxiliary member Diane Jay of Derby.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — Last week a pair of events at the SeDoMoCha School promoted reading and wellness respectively through several fun after-school activities.

By Bill PearsonStaff Writer     GREENVILLE — Town officials expected Feb.

By Bill PearsonStaff Writer     GUILFORD — Hunt Real Estate has obtained a permit to construct a 8,320-square foot Family Dollar store with 37 parking spaces on Elm Street.

By Bill PearsonStaff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — The county commissioners want to extend their contract with Moosehead Rubbish of Greenville to provide services for the Lily Bay transfer station until 2018.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — With the first draft of the 2013-14 municipal budget, which was presented to the Board of Selectmen late last month, remaining flat at the town level the Budget Advisory Committee has begun its work in preparing the spending plan for the annual town meeting on the last Saturday of April.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — With the biennial budget of Gov.

    WATERVILLE — Christopher B.

    GREENVILLE — Dawna Blackstone of Shirley has been named the new Piscataquis education programs coordinator for the Appalachian Mountain Club’s (AMC’s) Maine Woods Community Youth and Environment Project.