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.

SCOUT-MADE WREATHS Photo courtesy of Nancy McCloskey/Cub Scout Pack 61      The Bear’s Den from Sangerville’s Cub Scout Pack 61 proudly show off the Christmas wreaths they made at their recent den meeting.