DOVER-FOXCROFT — Empty nesters Dennis and Chris Aplanalp, who are originally from the west coast, have owned and operated the Freedom House Bed and Breakfast for nearly 13 years.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The U.

By Judy HarrisonBDN Staff DOVER-FOXCROFT — A Piscataquis County jury last week found a York County police chief guilty of one count each of illegal deer baiting and hunting over bait on Oct.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Homeowners, landlords and renters in the Dover-Foxcroft area can now sign up for low cost, energy-saving window inserts from the WindowDressers Community Build program.

 Observer file photo/Stuart Hedstrom Yellow Brick Road … A Tribute to Elton John — with Gerald Brann as Elton John — will perform a free concert as part of the Town of Guilford’s Bicentennial.

GREENVILLE — The Appalachian Mountain Club’s spending on activities such as land conservation, sustainable forestry, construction, trails, programs and salaries in the Moosehead/100-Mile Wilderness region has contributed nearly $16 million to the Piscataquis County economy and $22 million to the Maine economy since its Maine Woods Initiative (MWI) was launched in 2003, according to a new economic impact report.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The YMCA of the USA and the Piscataquis Regional YMCA have launched Zoe for President, a campaign to elect a 1-year-old girl as the nation’s Commander in Chief … in 2064.

By Kacey WeberPCSWCD educational coordinator SANGERVILLE — In Piscataquis County, we have many resources available to us, including plentiful and diverse natural resources.

   Photo courtesy of Walter Boomsma Over 60 sixth-graders at Piscataquis Community Elementary School in Guilford are now certified in CPR after finishing their training with health teacher Sheryl Allen.

By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer MILO — Starting in the fall, all grade 5 students in SAD 41 will be attending classes with pupils in grades 6-8 in the middle school portion of the Penquis Valley School complex.

Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom STUDENT’S REVENGE — SeDoMoCha Middle School fifth-grader Donnie Poole earned the honor of throwing a pie at Assistant Principal Nathan Dyer after being able to recite the most digits of Pi among his grade level — 112 digits of the non-terminating ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter.

GREENVILLE — Union 60 School Committee is pleased to announce Jim Chasse as the new superintendent for the 2016-17 school year.

By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer DEXTER — Over the next several months, nearly 200 communities across eastern Maine will be making decisions on the long-term future of solid waste disposal.

MILO — The Three Rivers Kiwanis’ next cribbage tourney is scheduled for Saturday, March 19 at 1 p.

  LIMA, Ohio — The University of Northwestern Ohio is proud to acknowledge that Drew A.

Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom Information on how to survive being lost in the woods, coping with a blizzard and getting through a flood were some of the poster subjects of SeDoMoCha Middle School eighth-graders on display at the Thompson Free Library in Dover-Foxcroft on the evening of March 10.

  Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom Disaster plans researched by SeDoMoCha Middle School eighth-graders were on display at an evening presentation at the Thompson Free Library in Dover-Foxcroft on March 10.

GREENVILLE — The Moosehead Lake Brand Leadership Team (BLT) will hold a meeting on Wednesday, March 23 from 5 to 7 p.