Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom    TABLE MANNERS NOT REQUIRED — Competitors in the children’s whoopie pie eating contest see who can eat four of the miniature chocolate and cream desserts the fastest during the annual Maine Whoopie Pie Festival on June 22 in downtown Dover-Foxcroft.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Special summer programs begin Thursday, June 27 at Thompson Free Library with baby goats and lambs at 10:30 a.

    Editor’s note: Here is a brief summary of local lawmakers’ votes on key issues during the 126th Session of the Maine Legislature.

    WATERVILLE — Thelma Regan, director of the Piscataquis Valley Adult Education Cooperative (PVAEC), received the MAEA Adult Education Outstanding Administrator Award at the recent Maine Adult Education Association Conference held at Colby College on June 19.

  Photo courtesy of David A.

Photo courtesy of Womancare    HARMONY CAMP — Children ages 6-9 took part in the first of several of Womancare’s Harmony Camps June 18-20 at the Greenville Union Evangelical Church.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — For the fourth year, the Piscataquis Regional YMCA is offering free healthy meals to all children 18 and under in the community.

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By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff WriterMILO — In an effort to help meet the transportation needs of the region’s elderly and disabled populations — such as providing access to health care and picking up food and other basic necessities — a $60,000 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) is being applied for to help expand Milo Taxi and Delivery.

Photo courtesy of Lucy McKenzieFIVE GENERATIONS — Gathered for a recent five generation family picture is, from left, great, great-grandfather Albert Lockwood of Parkman, great-grandson Ryan Graffam of Abbot holding his son Owen Graffam, grandfather Chad Graffam of Dexter and great-grandmother Lucy McKenzie of Abbot.