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1 week ago | 
observer-me.com | Stuart Hedstrom
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Those who died in service of their country were honored during Dover-Foxcroft’s annual Memorial Day observance on Monday morning. A procession began at the Piscataquis County Court House campus on East Main Street, traveling to the Piscataquis River bridge for the dropping of memorial flowers into the water below before then going to Monument Square for a ceremony.
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2 weeks ago | 
thecounty.me | Stuart Hedstrom
WORCESTER, Massachusetts — Olivia Dube from Greenland, New Hampshire was awarded Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s Salisbury Prize. Dube, Class of 2025, majored in chemistry and is the daughter of Robie Dube and Cynthia Tenteromano and granddaughter of Frank Tenteromano of Florida and Paula Guerette-Manning (Mark) of St. David and Lucien and Linda Dube of Madawaska.
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2 weeks ago | 
thecounty.me | Stuart Hedstrom
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — Northern Maine Community College honored its nursing Class of 2025 during a heartfelt pinning ceremony held on campus, recognizing the achievements and commitment of 16 graduating nursing students as they prepared to enter the profession. The ceremony began with a processional, followed by a welcome from Andrew Gagnon, RN, MSN, CCRN, NR-P, CHSE, department chair of Nursing, EMS, and Allied Health. Gagnon also delivered opening remarks before Academic Dean Angela R.
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2 weeks ago | 
observer-me.com | Stuart Hedstrom
MILO — With bids coming in over the $7.2 million price tag, Plymouth Engineering will be negotiating with the low bidder to get Milo Public Safety Building project within budget. Bids came back several weeks ago and each was higher than anticipated, Staff Engineer Keith Ewing of Plymouth Engineering told the select board during a May 14 meeting. “The low bidder came in at $7.6 (million),” Ewing said, or $400,000 more than is budgeted for.
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2 weeks ago | 
observer-me.com | Stuart Hedstrom
DOVER-FOXCROFT — A request for proposals for Piscataquis County’s $6.9 million emergency radio system project was approved by county commissioners on Tuesday morning. Vendors will have until mid-summer to submit bids in response to the request for proposals, which was written by consultant Normand Boucher Communications Design Consulting Group of Barrington, New Hampshire.
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2 weeks ago | 
observer-me.com | Stuart Hedstrom
MILO — A proposed budget of nearly $12 million for the Milo-area school district next year will go before voters in June for final approval. The 2025-26 SAD 41 budget of $11,907,487 was approved during the annual district budget meeting in the Penquis Valley School cafeteria on Monday night. This figure will now go to a referendum vote in the district communities of Brownville, LaGrange and Milo on Tuesday, June 10.
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2 weeks ago | 
observer-me.com | Stuart Hedstrom
GUILFORD — Last October news broke that the Piscataquis Regional YMCA on Park Street in Dover-Foxcroft would be closing in the immediate future with financial reasons being cited for the closure of the facility that had been in operation since 1988. Very soon after a local group has begun organizing in Piscataquis County with the intention of reopening the building as a community center.
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3 weeks ago | 
observer-me.com | Stuart Hedstrom
GREENVILLE — A revitalized beach on Moosehead Lake, newly constructed multipurpose community building and a softball field with dugouts are among the projects moving ahead from the Greenville Recreation Department. The biggest project, the updated Red Cross Beach, is expected to be finished by the fall, Recreation Director Sally Tornquist told the select board during a May 7 meeting. Walking trails at the site on Moosehead Lake have recently been finished.
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3 weeks ago | 
observer-me.com | Stuart Hedstrom
The Piscataquis Community Middle School and Ridge View Community School outdoor track & field teams took part in an Eastern Maine Middle School Track League meet at Orono High School on May 13. The following athletes from the two schools placed in the top five in their respective events:Girls grade 5-6 55-meter hurdles: 3. Loral Bermudez RVCS 12.95 seconds. 100: 5. Isis Brown PCMS 15.95. 200: 3. Mikaylah Hotham RVCS 34.31. 1,600: 3. Bermudez 6:39.88. Discus: 1. Rylee Libera PCMS 48 feet, 5 inches; 2.
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3 weeks ago | 
observer-me.com | Stuart Hedstrom
MILO — Now that the SAD 41 School Board has done its work on the proposed 2025-26 school year budget, the public will have its opportunity to vote on the finances. The annual budget meeting will start at 6 p.m. on Monday, May 19 at the Penquis Valley School with a 5:30 p.m. information session. The total approved on May 19 will be moved to a referendum vote on Tuesday, June 10 in the SAD 41 communities of Brownville, LaGrange and Milo.
