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.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — It takes more than a high school degree and over 200 hours of instruction to become certified as a nurse’s assistant.

Recurring Events Mondays DOVER-FOXCROFT: Senior Network meets at 10:30 a.

Among the recent births recorded at Mayo Regional Hospital in Dover-Foxcroft were: ALLARD — A daughter, Lilliana Grace Allard, born on December 3, 2016, to Amanda (Carter) Finkle and Nathaniel Allard of Charleston; joining brother Kevin.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Concussions are not just a problem for professional athletes; it’s not just a college sports thing either.

To the Editor; I have a proposal that won’t cost money, is easy to implement and will likely have some useful effect — NASCAR jackets.

It is called “The Great Compromise.

A “factoid” is not a piece of trivia.

To the Editor; I have a few New Year’s resolutions I think we all should adhere to.

BANGOR — The Forest Society of Maine has teamed up with the Appalachian Mountain Club and the Open Space Institute to acquire and conserve 4,358 acres of forestland surrounding Silver Lake and 12 miles of the West Branch of the Pleasant River.