By Patty Wight, Maine Public Vaccination rates among school-aged children in Maine are above 97 percent, according to the latest annual report from the state Center for Disease Control.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The newly created position of corporal with the Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Office will be filled by longtime Deputy Kyle Wilson.

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By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff Contract talks have stalled between Northern Light Health and Anthem.

MILO — The Milo Events and Bicentennial Committees invite the public to join a day of fun and festivities at the annual Black Fly Festival on Saturday, June 7.

MILO — The Center Theatre for the Performing Arts announced that after a successful fundraising effort it will be offering a summer drama camp in Milo.

MILO — On May 13 Milo Garden Club members had the pleasure of hearing from nature and wildlife photographer Michael Coons, owner of Elm Street Photography in Milo and Elm Street Photography Tours LLC which offers Arctic tours to Iceland.

By Stuart Hedstrom, Staff Writer MILO — In the age of smartphones it is easy to take a picture with a click of a button and not need to carry a camera around.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff A bill that will prohibit floating camps from Maine’s lakes and ponds got the nod May 28 by the Legislature’s Standing Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife was in the public crosshairs when criticism from former employees got traction on social media.

ORONO — Female students from Penquis Valley High School participated in the Olympia Snowe Women’s Leadership Institute’s Year-End Celebration on May 19 at the University of Maine.

By Michael Shepherd, Bangor Daily News Staff The Bangor Daily News and The Maine Monitor will welcome a new Report for America corps member focused on a topic we need more reporting on: rural government.

The Maine Community Foundation announced the launch of a new initiative to strengthen Maine communities by ensuring strong, local news coverage in all parts of the state.

American Legion Post 92 of Brownville Junction and American Legion Post 41 of Milo will mark Memorial Day on Monday, May 26 with several morning events.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — A request for proposals for Piscataquis County’s $6.

MILO — With bids coming in over the $7.

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.

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