By Ryan McLaughlinBDN Staff DEXTER — A local man was killed Sunday evening when the vehicle he was driving struck a tree on Garland Road, police said.

  Former B&A site now home to new railroad By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer MILO — Via a special town meeting vote on June 21, residents accepted the conveyance of the approximate 97-acre Derby Shops commercial railroad property on B&A Avenue.

By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer MILO — A proposed 2016-17 budget of $8,319,049 was approved during the annual district budget meeting on June 21 at the Penquis Valley School.

By Dawn GagnonBDN Staff GREENVILLE— A local man who died Saturday night had been involved in physical altercation reportedly over rental property, according to Maine State Police.

By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer DOVER-FOXCROFT — Following the approval of all the items on the annual referendum warrant, the selectmen took the next steps for several articles during a June 20 meeting.

By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer DOVER-FOXCROFT — The long-term plans for municipal solid waste disposal across the Unorganized Territories (UT) in Piscataquis County are now in place after the county commissioners came to an agreement on where tonnage from the Lily Bay and Orneville transfer stations will go during a June 21 meeting.

  Observer photo/Stuart HedstromTABLE MANNERS NOT REQUIRED — Entrants in the youth whoopie pie eating contest see who can finish their treats the fastest during the 2016 Maine Whoopie Pie Festival on Saturday, June 25 in downtown Dover-Foxcroft.

Down the roadBy Milt Gross    When we first came to Maine, we stayed with friends in Wiscasset, farther down along the coast.

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Among the items my husband inherited from his mother is a well-used black notebook.