EASY DOES ITObserver photo/Mike Lange Volunteers Josh Anderson, left, Dave Young and Mark Watson move part of the new swing set during a work party at Crosby Park in Dexter to install new playground equipment.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     AUGUSTA — The old saying of “half a loaf is better than none” could well be applied to the 1st Regular Session of the 126th Maine Legislature.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     SANGERVILLE — When the Sangerville Board of Selectmen took on the additional duties of road commissioners a few years ago, there wasn’t a policy in place on how the public works crew was to be supervised.

Three Rivers Hamfest set for Aug.

Photo courtesy of Dexter Regional High School    STUDENTS OF THE MONTH — Dexter Regional High School Students of the Month for May are, from left, Emma Wing, grade 11; Brent Richardson, grade 12; Logan Bagley, grade 10; and DeAnn Watson, grade 9.

    PRESQUE ISLE — Timothy R.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Results for the PRYMCA Earn Your Whoopie Pie Adults 3K on June 22 are as follows: Merchant (left) 1.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer    MILO — Residents of SAD 41 gave their approval to a 2013-14 school budget totaling $7,841,319 during the district meeting on June 20 at Penquis Valley High School.

Photo courtesy of Abbott Memorial LibraryBOOK CLUB SALUTES THE SIXTIES — Raising their glasses of Tang, members of Abbott Memorial Library’s Book Club saluted the 1960s on May 29 when the club met to discuss “Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream” by Doris Kearns (Goodwin).

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