BANGOR — The girls from Foxcroft Academy swam to a third-place performance at the Penobscot Valley Conference (PVC) Swimming and Diving Championship on Feb.

    BELFAST — Five individual champions, in all five of the team’s finals matches, helped the Foxcroft Academy wrestling team earn a third-place finish at the 2014 Class B East championship on Feb.

FROM CHINA TO DEXTER Photo courtesy of Fran Field/Dexter Sunrise Kiwanis Aaron Parola, the son of Diane and John Parola of Dexter, was a recent speaker at the Dexter Sunrise Kiwanis meeting.

    DEXTER — For the first time, St.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Learn to safely tap maple trees and make maple syrup in a YOU CAN workshop from 1-3 p.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Children, music, costumes, and a classic story meet in Disney’s “Peter Pan, Jr.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — What are you doing on Thursday afternoons between 3:30 and 5? How about getting together? Beginning Thursday, March 6 the Spruce Run-Womancare Alliance will offer a seven-week art support group focusing on the seven chakras.

WINTER RECREATION SNOW ROLLER DAY Observer file photo/Stuart Hedstrom An old-fashioned snowroller, which was used to pack down the travel ways during winter, is pulled behind a carriage along Main Street in Monson during a past Snow Roller Day.

By Rochelle WilliamsLibrary Director     Bangor Savings Bank Foundation has started its annual grant making initiative, Community Matters More.

Family Searcher by Nina Brawn     The first step in genealogy is to learn everything you can from family members and learn how to document what you have found.