DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis Regional YMCA has well-established pre-school and after-school programs and is now expanding into a specialized pre-K program for 4- to 5-year-olds.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     GREENVILLE — For several years, the Greenville School Committee included a student representative in various capacities.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     DEXTER — A head-on collision involving a sedan and motorcycle on Route 94 in Dexter Saturday afternoon seriously injured a Glenburn man, according to Dexter Police Chief Kevin Wintle.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — Several months ago residents of RSU 68 gave their approval to a 2013-14 school budget of $9,792,467, made up of about $4.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     GUILFORD — Ann Kirkpatrick of Belfast will take over as superintendent of School Administrative District 4 on Oct.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     MILO — Students in SAD 41 without all the proper school supplies will not be at risk for falling behind their peers thanks to a donation of fully supplied backpacks from the Ruth’s Reusables teacher store in Portland.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     GREENVILLE — The Greenville Board of Selectmen voted Thursday night to hire John Simko as the new town manager, returning him to a position he held from 2000 to 2010.

    DEXTER — The Sandy River Ramblers will bring their uniquely Maine bluegrass show to the Wayside Theatre/Grange on Saturday, Aug.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — More than 200 Foxcroft Academy alumni and friends disregarded stormy weather and gathered in the FA gymnasium on Aug.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Providing youth with opportunities to continue to learn and engage in meaningful activities at the end of the school day can boost their academic success.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County Retired Educators held a picnic basket raffle at Homecoming to raise money for the Esther Pennington Piscataquis County Retired Educators Scholarship.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Piscataquis County Retired Educators working with the Maine Educators Association (Retired) donated $100 in school supplies to the Angel Project at Charlotte White Center as a Caring Community Project.

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    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Maine Drug Enforcement Agents arrested and charged 33-year-old Joel Frigon of Dover-Foxcroft with trafficking in methamphetamine on Aug.

    DEXTER — When Dexter police went to a Pleasant Street home for a bail check on Aug.

WELCOME BACK Dexter Police Chief Kevin Wintle (left) welcomes back Allen Emerson as a full-time officer.

    DEXTER — A two-car crash on Route 7 in Dexter claimed the life of a 72-year-old Dover-Foxcroft man on Aug.

HAMMING IT UP Observer photo/Jeannette Hughes A nice crowd turned up for the Piscataquis Amateur Radio Club’s annual Hamfest at the American Legion Hall in Milo on Aug.