To the editor;     If the Legislature fails to act to protect core community supports for older Mainers, the home-based care system in Maine may fail, leaving vulnerable older adults in need of critical care with nowhere to turn.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer  People often ask me why I’m still working past normal retirement age.

Contributed photo  STUDENTS OF THE MONTH – Dexter Regional High School has announced Students of the Month for April 2015.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — It’s been a long winter, right? How many laughs, guffaws and giffles have you experienced lately? Let the YesterYear Music Makers help you with your transition to spring and summer with some great music from the past.

Staff Report  AUGUSTA – The Maine Senate has unanimously approved legislation sponsored by Sen.

DEXTER — Michaela White, a senior at Dexter Regional High School and the daughter of Mike and Shannon White, was selected to receive the 2015 Principal’s Award, Principal Stephen Bell announced.

  Contributed photo DAVE MELLO DEXTER – Bluesmen Dave Mello and Leo Lynch will play at the Wayside Theatre on Sat.

Wednesday, May 27: Chop suey, yellow wax beans, wheat roll and dessert.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer  DOVER-FOXCROFT – What started as a public hearing on a Community Development microenterprise grant at last week’s county commissioners’ meeting turned into a philosophical discussion about government assistance to businesses in general.

Observer photo/Mike Lange  THE WHOPPER – The fish weren’t biting very well during last week’s Hooked on Maine Outdoors Fishing Trip for fourth-graders at Drummond Pond, but Zander Grant surprised everyone by hauling in a snapping turtle.