8 years ago MEMORIAL DAY Dover-Foxcroft Memorial Day parade itinerary DOVER-FOXCROFT — American Legion Post 29 will be conducting the 2016 Memorial Day parade on Monday, May 30.
8 years ago 80 YEARS IN GRANGE Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom Opal Bennett is presented with a certificate from Valley Grange Master Jim Annis in recognition of her 80 years of membership in the Grange, during a May 17 ceremony at the Hibbard Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Dover-Foxcroft.
8 years ago Warden Service finds lost woman WELLINGTON — Maine game wardens located a lost woman in the woods of Wellington early in the evening on May 13.
8 years ago Community fundraiser planned for Boone/Bourget family By Denise BuzzelliChamber of Commerce Executive Director DOVER-FOXCROFT — It’s a call no one ever wants to receive.
8 years ago $7.2M budget to face SAD 4 voters at May 26 annual district meeting By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer GUILFORD — On Thursday, May 26 the residents of SAD 4 — comprised of the communities of Abbot, Cambridge, Guilford, Parkman, Sangerville and Wellington — will gather at Piscataquis Community Elementary School for the annual district budget meeting, beginning with an information session at 6 p.
8 years ago Celebration will mark 200th anniversary of Dexter’s incorporation By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer DEXTER — In 1816, the town of Dexter — named for the then Democratic candidate for Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Samuel Dexter — was incorporated.
8 years ago Missing man’s body found By Nok-Noi RickerBDN Staff BRASSUA TOWNSHIP — Concerned loved ones of an 80-year-old Rockwood man who didn’t return from a fishing trip Thursday notified the Maine Warden Service on Friday afternoon, and searchers recovered his body from Brassua Lake later in the day, Warden Cpl.
8 years ago Harrigan Learning Center and Museum opened to the community and beyond By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer MILO — A lifetime collection of fossils, minerals, native peoples’ artifacts and more from around the world now has a permanent home to benefit schoolchildren from near and far and the region with visitors traveling to see the various exhibits.
8 years ago Bar Association awards Dexter student’s artwork BANGOR — Dexter Regional High School sophomore Rebecca Batron received honorable mention recognition in the Penobscot County Bar Association’s essay/art contest for high school students in the county.