DEXTER — Because training our young people to understand the world around them is such an important task, the April 4 version of Dexter Dover Area Towns in Transition’s (DDATT) First Friday public discussion will be on “Education: how well are our schools working?” at 7 p.

Mayo Regional Hospital in Dover-Foxcroft announces the following births:    BATES — A son, Elijah Paul Bates, born to Sarah (Downing) and Ivan Bates on March 16, 2014; joining siblings Taylor, Ivan, Isaiah, Alex and Aiden.

    DEXTER — The Penquis Beekeepers’ monthly meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 8 at the VFW on Cedar Street at 7 p.

    Wednesday, April 2 — Pasta primavera, green beans, wheat roll and dessert.

    The Maine Chapter of Parents Of Murdered Children will be hosting its National Crime Victims’ Rights Week luncheon on Sunday, April 6 at the Calumet Club,, on West River Road in Augusta.

    GREENVILLE — Nomination papers for Greenville’s municipal elections are now ready, according to Town Clerk Roxanne Lizotte.

Good legislation needs no credit  To the Editor:    It is said that on Ronald Reagan’s desk in the Oval Office there was a small plaque with these words inscribed, “There is no limit to what a man can do or where he can go if he does not mind who gets the credit.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     For those of you who frequent the web — and especially Facebook — you’re probably familiar with the two Hampden town councilors who declined to stand up for the Pledge of Allegiance at a recent meeting.

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Family Searcherby Nina Brawn     The most important step in genealogy is the step I find the most difficult — talking to people.