DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis Regional YMCA will be hosting a free senior luncheon on March 21 at 11:15 a.

Staff Report    ATHENS — Alternative Organizational Structure 94, based in Dexter, now has a new member community.

Staff Report     WALDOBORO — Former Dexter Town Manager Linda-Jean Briggs has been hired as town manager of Waldoboro, effective Monday, March 10.

    MILO — Trevor Lyford, the son of John and Marilyn Lyford of LaGrange, has been selected as the Maine Principal’s Award winner for Penquis Valley High School.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — For the last several months Dover-Foxcroft officials have been examining the possible implementation of impact fees and contract rezoning.

CONGRATS ON 175 YEARS Piscataquis Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Denise Buzzelli recently visited the Piscataquis Observer office in Dover-Foxcroft where the newspaper staff was presented with a plaque and certificate in recognition of the Piscataquis Observer’s over 175 years of commitment to the area’s communities.

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.