By Mike LangeStaff Writer    DEXTER — The Dexter Town Council agreed with a recommendation from the Planning Board that manufacturing should be permitted in the community’s commercial district, rather than being limited to the industrial zone.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Project Linus Blanket Day 2014 for Piscataquis and Penobscot counties was held on April 26 at the Penquis Higher Education Center.

District budget meeting May 27 By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The RSU 68 Board of Directors gave their approval to a budget for the 2014-15 school year totaling $9,972,119, during a meeting May 6 at the SeDoMoCha School.

Piscataquis County Emergency Services Dispatch Log Tuesday, April 2914-02812 Traffic stop.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Piscataquis County Sheriff John Goggin has had first-hand experience with the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program, funded primarily by the federal government.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — As spring is in the air and you or a senior you know is looking for a new way to meet others, come to Senior Network.

Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom    125 YEARS SERVING PISCATAQUIS COUNTY — State Rep.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — On Friday, May 16 at 7 p.

    GUILFORD — Piscataquis Community Elementary School students and teachers have planned a number of events to celebrate learning.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — It’s really spring, and farmers’ markets are opening all over the state of Maine.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Dover-Foxcroft Police Department wants to remind motorists to Click It or Ticket.

   Over $20,000 was donated to 16 area food organizations at the Maine Highlands Federal Credit Union’s annual meeting on April 21 at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Dexter.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The pending retirement of Sgt.

    GREENVILLE — Shaw Public Library and the Moosehead Historical Society will host the “Let’s Talk About It” summer reading program entitled “Invisible Maine.

Observer photo/Mike Lange    REPAIRS FINISHED — New concrete culverts were installed on Lincoln Street in Dexter last week, replacing the steel model that was destroyed in the unexpected flood earlier this month.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The GFWC/Miosac Club hosted a reception to honor GFWC Maine President Anne Cress on April 26 at the United Methodist Church of Dover-Foxcroft.

    DEXTER — Dexter Regional High School is pleased to announce this years Co-Valedictorians are Hunter Belanger and Meredith Roderka.

    GUILFORD — The Mid-Maine Duplicate Bridge Club played on April 28 with following results: tie for first, Austin Deane of Guilford and Clif Riley of Dover-Foxcroft with Ron Lyford of Hartland and Harry Bridge of St.