GUILFORD — The second grade students at Piscataquis Community Elementary School in Guilford have been comparing and contrasting various versions of the folktale “Stone Soup.

GUILFORD — The Mid-Maine Duplicate Bridge Club played on May 11 with the following results: First place: Jane Armstrong of Sangerville and Norman Bridge of Parkman; second place: Ron Lyford of Hartland and Harry Bridge of St.

Contributed photo  PCSS STUDENTS OF THE MONTH – Here are the current Piscataquis Community Secondary School Students of the Month.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer  GUILFORD – All 20 articles in the School Administrative District 4 budget passed at the May 28 annual meeting, but many voters who attended the session appeared to be unhappy about the outcome.

GUILFORD — The Guilford Memorial Library has received $750 from the Rose and Samuel Rudmin of the Maine Community Foundation for summer reading  programs.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer  GUILFORD – The School Administrative District 4 Board of Directors fine-tuned the annual budget at its last meeting, reversing a 1.

Observer photo/Mike Lange  CITIZEN OF THE YEAR – Matt Hackett, center, was honored as the Valley Grange Community Citizen of the Year on May 15.

Staff Report    GUILFORD — The Guilford Board of Selectmen met on May 5 with a rather routine agenda, but expressed “widespread displeasure” with the proposed School Administrative District 4 budget.

Photo courtesy of Guilford American Legion Guilford American Legion Post 119 Commander Brian Knowlton, left, recently presented his father, World War II veteran LeRoy Knowlton, with a certificate from the American Legion national headquarters for his 70 years of continuous membership in the organization.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     GUILFORD — Since Partnership Food Pantry moved into its new building last year, the number of clients has steadily increased.

 Observer Photo/Mike Lange Friday, April 24 marked the final day of volunteer work at the Partnership Food Pantry for Woodbury “Woody” Thompson, 87, of Guilford, who is relocating to southern Maine.

    GUILFORD — The Piscataquis Community Secondary School proudly announces Sheridan Clements as the 2015 class valedictorian.

    GUILFORD, Maine — Friday marked the first-ever “Bikes for Books” event at Piscataquis Community Elementary School, a program sponsored by the Mt.

    GUILFORD — Get comfortable and confident with computers with the Guilford Memorial Library’s free computer sessions on Tuesday afternoons from  1-3 p.

    GUILFORD, Maine — Have you ever wondered if listening to music helps you study better?    Are those cheap reading glasses you keep on the coffee table hurting your eyes in the long run?    Does a bullet travel faster in hot than cold water?    Is there an easy way to improve your basketball free-throwing expertise?    These and many other questions were the subjects of the third annual Science and Invention Fair held at Piscataquis Community Secondary School in Guilford April 13-14.

    GUILFORD, Maine — The town of Guilford is looking for some volunteers who don’t mind getting a little dirty for a good cause.

    GUILFORD — The Guilford Memorial Library is pleased to be hosting the Appalachian Mountain Club with an Earth Day youth program “Leave No Trace & Our National Parks”.

    GUILFORD — Students from kindergarten through sixth grade started the spring season with some “spring” in their step March 27, as Piscataquis Community Elementary School kicked off the annual “Jump Rope for Heart” program.