Observer photo/Stuart HedstromSHOULD IT STAY OR SHOULD IT GO? — County officials are considering tearing down or keeping in place the walkway connecting the courthouse and jail, which during the winter can pose a safety hazard due to falling ice.

GUILFORD — Life for a high school student-athlete or coach has been consumed for generations by the pursuit of improvement that ultimately is measured by success on the field of play.

By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer DOVER-FOXCROFT — The four classes of kindergartners at the SeDoMoCha Elementary School had some special visitors on the afternoon of Friday, May 6 as many of the students had their mothers, and/or some other family members, stop by for the annual Mother’s Day Tea in the school cafeteria.

Observer photo/Jeannette HughesAMERICANISM ESSAYS — Milo Elementary School Americanism Essay winners were recognized at American Legion Post 41 on May 4.

Contributed photoLIBRARY HONOR — Charlotte Violette, right, of Piscataquis Community Elementary School in Guilford receives the School Library Support Staff of the Year Award from Tina Taggart, Maine Association of School Libraries incoming president.

MILO — The Harrigan Learning Center and Museum, adjacent to the Three Rivers Kiwanis clubhouse, has been growing and developing for many months.

FORT KENT — The TRIO, student support services program, at the University of Maine at Fort Kent held its eighth annual recognition banquet last month.

Photo courtesy of Foxcroft Academy2016 ROSE AWARD RECIPIENTS — Foxcroft Academy recognized the top scholars in the Class of 2016 during the annual Rose Award ceremony on May 4, with the honor recognizing students who have accumulated a GPA placing them in the top 15 percent of their class.

  AUGUSTA — On the final day of the legislative session, Sen.

BANGOR — The Bangor Savings Foundation has announced the 2016 grant recipients in the Community Matters More program.