DEXTER — The Skeleton Crew, a new support group for those working toward building and preserving healthy bones, will hold its first meeting at Dexter’s Abbott Memorial Library on Friday, March 6 at noon.

    MONSON — Pine Tree Hospice will host an informational meeting at the Monson Community Center on Monday, Feb.

    If you get a call from someone claiming you will get up to $3,000 in free groceries just for signing up for a medical alert system, don’t believe it!  This is a scam, and thousands of Mainers have reported getting these calls.

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    DEXTER — The town of Dexter and Wassookeag Snowmobile Club presents the 15th annual Dexter Winter Festival Friday, Feb.

Observer file photo/Stuart Hedstrom An old-fashioned snowroller, which was used to pack down the travel ways during winter, is pulled behind a carriage along Main Street in Monson during a past Snow Roller Day.

    GREENVILLE — For an afternoon of sweet treats, mark Sunday, Feb.

Observer file photo/Jeannette Hughes Bangor residents Mike Lawson and Kelly Shorette took part in a bright and sunny day of fishing during last year’s Schoodic Lake Ice Fishing Derby.

Observer file photo/Jeannette Hughes At the Milo Town Hall weigh station Wade Witham of Sebec holds two of the five perch he caught during the 2012 Schoodic Lake Ice Fishing Derby.

By Matthew LaRocheSuperintendent Allagash Wilderness Waterway     Ice fishing season on the headwater lakes of the Allagash Wilderness Waterway (AWW) begins on January first, except Allagash Lake.

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By Carol Higgins Taylor     Winter has a firm grip on us this year and there appears to be no end in sight.

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    AUGUSTA — The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention reminds women of the importance of regular screenings to prevent cervical cancer as it recognizes January as National Cervical Cancer Awareness Month.

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