GUILFORD — When water goes down the drain or is flushed down the toilet, where exactly does it go and what happens to the liquid? Piscataquis Community Elementary School fifth-graders have been learning about wastewater and the students got to see firsthand with an April 17 field trip to the Guilford Sangerville Utilities District treatment center off Route 15.

GREENVILLE — The Greenville Select Board is supporting a local nonprofit’s efforts to purchase the 1,700-acre Big Moose Mountain property.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Exactly 250 years after two lanterns were hung in Boston’s Old North Church to signal Paul Revere and spark a chain of events that began the American Revolution, the town of Dover-Foxcroft joined communities across Maine and elsewhere with the “Two Lights for Tomorrow” event commemorating the anniversary during the early evening of April 18.

Contributed photoLITERARY CHARACTER ART — The Abbott Memorial Library in Dexter sponsored an art contest for Ridge View Community School students for National Library Week, April 6-12, with the theme of “Drawn to Your Library”.

GREENVILLE — A month and a half before a Greenville town meeting vote concerning several proposed zoning changes to allow some properties to be used for different purposes than are currently permitted, Hammond Lumber was given the go-ahead to start pre-construction preparations.

DEXTER — A decision on a proposed commercial solar farm ordinance will not be made for at least another month as the Dexter Town Council tabled the item during an April 10 meeting.

MILO — The groundbreaking for the new Milo public safety building could happen as soon as late summer or early fall as bids for the project are due Thursday.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The wording for two articles concerning the future of the Mayo Mill Dam and associated costs to be voted on at the town’s annual meeting were approved by the select board on Monday evening.

GUILFORD — Weather in Maine can vary with severe conditions possible.

GUILFORD — The SAD 4 School Board approved a proposed $9,752,463 budget for the 2025-26 academic year during an April 8 meeting at Piscataquis Community Elementary School.