BOWERBANK — Every five years the town of Bowerbank celebrates the community of 100-plus citizens and more seasonal residents on the shores of Sebec Lake with a celebration.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — At times it can be challenging to find volunteers willing to serve on various municipal committees.

GREENVILLE — The number of visitors won’t be known for sure until the day of the event as those coming to the Moosehead Lake Region for the  total solar eclipse on Monday, April 8 could total in the thousands or tens of thousands.

MILO — Several months into the new year SAD 41 administrators are busy with budget preparations for the upcoming academic year.

MILO — A vehicle that would have replaced a more than 40-year-old ladder truck in the Milo Fire Department fleet will not be coming to Maine, the Milo Select Board learned from Fire Chief Matt Demers during a meeting on Tuesday, March 5.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — RSU 68 officials are continuing with work to develop the budget for the 2024-25 academic year.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The construction process to move the Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center from cramped conditions in the Piscataquis County Jail in Dover-Foxcroft into the administrative unit of the sheriff’s office on the first floor of the same larger building has begun.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — At last month’s public forum the Mayo Mill Dam steering committee presented its recommendation  that  removing the dam and connecting facilities and building a riverfront park is in the town’s best interests moving forward.

GREENVILLE — During a December special town meeting, Greenville residents approved the creation of a proposed multigenerational housing district on 5 acres on Spruce Street off Pritham Avenue.

GREENVILLE — Fundraising and grant opportunities are vital to equipping fire departments across Maine and the nation, and the Greenville Fire Department is no exception as the entity protects both the town and surrounding region.