By Mike LangeStaff Writer     DEXTER — They only had few days to get the word out, and the temperatures barely broke the zero mark last Saturday morning    But there were 30 people waiting outside the Dexter Town Council Chambers at 8:30 a.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — Nearly two months after residents approved amendments to the Land Use Ordinance on the November ballot, the Dover-Foxcroft Planning Board formally adopted regulations concerning electronic signs during a Jan.

BALLOON FESTIVAL PHOTO CONTEST WINNERS Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom      The winners of the Piscataquis Heritage Hot Air Balloon Festival Photo Contest were honored on Jan.

Shoe manufacturing supporters working on firm business plan; Job fair set for Saturday, Jan.

  By Mike Lange Staff WriterDEXTER — The owner of the landmark Millside Building in downtown Dexter has put the complex up for sale, but he said that he’ll reluctantly close it down if a new buyer isn’t found soon.

By Mike Lange Staff Writer    DEXTER — Edward V.

    GINGERBREAD HOUSE DAY — The Brownville Elementary School held its annual gingerbread house day on Dec.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Center Theatre announces the first installment of “Classic Movie Night,” available exclusively to Center Theatre Members.

    EAST SANGERVILLE — On Saturday, Jan.

GUEST SPEAKER — Anne Miller was a recent guest speaker at a meeting of the Dexter Sunrise Kiwanis Club.

By Richard L.

THE DARK SIDE AND DARK KNIGHT OF GINGERBREAD Observer photos/Stuart Hedstrom      As part of a unit involving gingerbread, kindergarteners in the four classes at SeDoMoCha Elementary School in Dover-Foxcroft took home a gingerbread figure to disguise however the students and parents chose.

GINGERBREAD POPULATION Observer photos/Stuart Hedstrom      SeDoMoCha Elementary students brought home a gingerbread figure they then disguised with their parents as part of a unit involving gingerbread — such as reading stories about gingerbread men and playing instruments during music lessons involving gingerbread men tales.

    DEXTER — Jack Does That, the locally based hour-exchange organization, will be the featured topic at the monthly Dexter Dover Area Towns in Transition (DDATT) meeting on Friday, Jan 10 (Jan.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Chief Justice Leigh I.

MAKING MUSIC TOGETHER Photo courtesy of Brownville Elementary      The PTO helped Brownville Elementary bring Maine childrens’ singer Rick Charette to the school for a holiday concert before vacation.

    DEXTER — Students in the Ridge View Community School’s Cooking Matters teens class were put to the test on Dec.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Audubon Christmas Bird Count will be held in the Dover-Foxcroft area on Monday, Dec.