Contributed photo CIVIL WAR READING MATERIAL — Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War Sarah Elizabeth Palmer Tent #23 donates books about the Civil War to local libraries.

ABBOT/GUILFORD/SANGERVILLE: Conner-Trafton Post 119 of Guilford and Stott-Flanders Post 165 of Sangerville will be conducting three parades on May 25.

   BANGOR — Tracey Arno and her daughter Mariah both received their master’s degrees during Husson University’s 116th graduation ceremony on May 10.

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   AUGUSTA — The annual observance of Maine Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Day will be held Thursday, May 14.

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 Observer Photo/Mike Lange The newest addition to the Rowell’s Garage school bus fleet is a 2016 Saf T Liner with tinted windows, upgraded tires, four-camera surveillance system and under-bus storage.

Contributed Article    AUGUSTA — April was the cruelest month in the state, as the weather warmed and potholes popped up on local roads and highways like crocuses in the garden.

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   PARKMAN — The Parkman Grange announces immediate availability of application packages for 2015 Minnie Welts Bridge Memorial Scholarships.

Staff Report    PORTLAND — Rev.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer    AUGUSTA — Three bills came up before the Maine Legislature’s Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development Committee last week including two sponsored by Piscataquis County lawmakers.

 Contributed Photo Retired Maine Game Warden and former Waldo County Sheriff John Ford and retired Maine State Trooper Mark Nickerson, will be speaking at the May 13 meeting of the Dover-Foxcroft Historical Society on Wednesday.

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    AUGUSTA — First Lady Ann LePage will help announce the top teacher from each Maine county at a Statehouse ceremony Thursday, May 7 at 2 p.

    Thursday, May 7 Piscataquis Pomona Grange meets at the Garland Grange for a potluck supper at 6 p.

    AUGUSTA — A public hearing before the Judiciary Committee on a bill that would prohibit using eminent domain to acquire property when the entity is involved in a “public-private partnership” has been postponed.

    You probably noticed something strange about last week’s sports page … it belonged to our sister paper in Presque Isle.