To the editor: I was glad to see in their announcement of legislative priorities for 2017 that AARP Maine will tackle issues of great concern to older residents: Caregiving, affordable housing, affordable utility rates and the protection of home and community-based services.

ORONO — The Foxcroft Academy boys indoor track and field team finished seventh in a field of eight schools at a Penobscot Valley Conference/Eastern Maine Indoor Track League meet on Jan.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) welcomes Jaime Sandoval Jr.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Area residents will become the second group of Mainers to get a chance at viewing the indie horror film “Quintuplets” on Saturday, Jan.

Photo courtesy of PCES library ed tech Charlotte Violette PRACTICAL DEWEY — Students in Alden Gregory’s grade 5 class at Piscataquis Community Elementary School in Guilford recently learned about building and architecture using marshmallows and spaghetti.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Care & Comfort and the employees of the Dover-Foxcroft branch recently presented a $385 gift to the Dover Area Food Cupboard, an organization which offers bi-monthly distributions of food to qualifying individuals in Dover-Foxcroft, Sebec, Sangerville, Atkinson, Garland and Bowerbank.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — On Saturday, Jan.

Bob Meyers, years ago, taught me about Maine’s unique Interconnected Trail System (ITS).

There is only one thing that can stop the Republicans from making significant legislative progress this session.

Milo is a lot like other Maine towns — a close-knit, rural community where people know each other, care about each other, and try to work together to make their community better.