Events calendar

The Milo Events Committee invites the public to join a day of fun and festivities with the annual Black Fly Festival on Saturday, June 3. The theme this year is “Remembering the 50s.”

On May 18 Sen. Paul Davis (R-Sangerville) welcomed Clifford Wiley of Dover-Foxcroft and his family to the Statehouse to receive a Legislative Sentiment in the House of Representatives honoring his 95th birthday.

Kiley Eckstein of Garland is among the first-place winners of the 2017 Maine Constitution Essay and Poster Contest.

Recently NAMI Family and Friends heard about Penquis programs to help parents build good relationships with their children from Community Parent Educator Stephen Madera.

We’ve arrived at the crossroads of summer at the Thompson Free Library. So many possibilities, so many opportunities for all ages -- patrons and the public -- to have fun, learn something new and engage with their community.

We’ve recently seen several letters to the editor complaining that the proposed new town charter removes our sacred right to a secret ballot. It does not.

The identify of a man who died in a fire early Tuesday morning on Little Boyd Lake Road has been released.

Well, I hate to say I told you so. But, I told you so. I tried. I tried to warn you all that ranked-choice voting was unconstitutional.

After a year’s absence on account of inclement weather in 2016, the Memorial Day parade returned to Dover-Foxcroft on Monday morning.