GUILFORD — Valley Grange celebrated community with a potluck supper and program on Friday night that seemed to be all about time.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — Students and family members of the pre-kindergarten program at SeDoMoCha Elementary School spent recent evenings taking part in activities designed to get them interested in reading together during “Monkey Mayhem Family Literacy Night” held May 14 and 16 for the morning and afternoon program sessions.

By Bill PearsonStaff Writer     DEXTER — A resident complained that the peace and tranquility which once abounded around Lake Wassookeag is no more, as the blast of cannon fire has disrupted those formerly peaceful nights.

By Bill PearsonStaff Writer     SANGERVILLE — The selectmen’s selection of a 1995 GMC one-ton platform truck has sparked both criticism and a discussion about what is and isn’t a pick-up truck.

By Bill PearsonStaff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — The commissioners voted unanimously to hold a special meeting next week to award a contract for ditching and culvert replacement along a 1.

CITIZENS OF THE YEAR The Valley Grange’s 2013 Community Citizen of Year Award honorees are The Piscataquis Observer and WABI TV, both of which have reached milestones of 175 and 60 years in operation respectively.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     BROWNVILLE — The town of Brownville will be participating in a value added service (VAS) inventory program for its water and sewer departments with Team EJP (Everett J.

By Bill PearsonStaff Writer     DEXTER — Gerry Marshall has become so frustrated with his efforts to develop his 42-acre Abbott Hill property that he’s put it up for sale, taken legal action against the town of Dexter and displayed four signs located in two locations stating his displeasure with the town manager and former code enforcement officer.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — Thanks to the generosity of the Valley Grange, a tradition has been in place for a number of years in which grade 3 students in RSU 68 and SAD 4 and 41 each receive a dictionary through the Words for Thirds Dictionary Project.

MODEL UN DELEGATES Representing Foxcroft Academy at the 15th Maine Model United Nations Conference May 14-16 at the Gorham campus of the University of Southern Maine were, from top left, adviser Mae Applegate, Kaiyan Cai, Siha Lee, Adrieanna Siveira, Ryan Dong, Johnny You, Jiri Strincl, Jacob LaBree, Travis Vincent, Nick Hasenfus, Katherine Zeng, Dan Decker and instructor Rusty Willette.