The Monson Public Library is gearing up for an exciting summer. The library will be changing its hours of operation starting Saturday, June 1. The new hours will be Tuesday 12:30–4:30 p.m., Thursday 2:30–6:30 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The library is located at the Monson Arts Center, 35 Greenville Road.

Chadbourne-Merrill American Legion Post 29 will be conducting a Memorial Day parade in Dover-Foxcroft at 10 a.m. on Monday, May 27.

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Application packages may be picked up at the Parkman Town Office. Completed applications must be submitted by June 30. Scholarships will be awarded at the eighth annual Memorial Scholarship Supper in early August.

The Brownville-Brownville Junction Historical Society held its annual meeting on May 14 at the Parish House Museum. The election of officers retained the same officers from last year: President & Secretary Susan Worcester, Vice President George Dean and Treasurer Lana Washburn.

The Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District (PCSWCD) is excited to be offering a Watersheds 2.0 talk on Friday, May 31 from 6-8 p.m. in Greenville at the Masonic Lodge. District staff encourage folks to join to learn about local watersheds.

The Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District (PCSWCD) is pleased to present a morning wild edible foraging workshop on Saturday, June 1 with Maine naturalist and author Tom Seymour. Seymour has presented wild plant seminars across the state and district officials are excited to welcome him to Piscataquis County.

The Blacksmith Shop Museum, located at 107 Dawes Road in Dover-Foxcroft, will be opening for the season on Memorial Day weekend. The building will be open most days from 9 a.m to sunset -- admission is free.

Sometimes words cannot adequately express one’s grief. Some bereaved individuals would rather not talk about their losses. Allowing grief to express itself through creative processes can be very helpful and fulfilling; it doesn’t require one to talk and share their grief verbally in a group.

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The Dover-Foxcroft Police, Maine State Police and Will’s Shop ‘n Save sponsor a Youth Hooked on Fishing event from 9 a.m.-noon on Saturday, May 18 at the Kiwanis Park Pond in Dover-Foxcroft, and Save-A-Lot and the PRYMCA will sponsor another event from 9 a.m.-noon on Saturday, June 1 at Snow’s Pond on the Greeley’s Landing Road in Dover-Foxcroft.

Dr. Deborah Drew, professor and director of counseling and human relations at Husson University and clinical consultant for Pine Tree Hospice will be addressing this topic in a special seminar scheduled for Thursday, May 23 from 1-2:30 p.m. at the Thompson Free Library in Dover-Foxcroft. This free event is open to everyone in the community.

U.S. Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine will spend Saturday, May 25 visiting Milo and talking with constituents as he tours several venues in the area to begin the Memorial Day weekend. Local residents are encouraged to come out and meet with Golden and his staff at the American Legion in the morning and/or at Bissell Brothers Three Rivers in the afternoon.

For the second year in a row, aircraft will be landing at Lake Wassookeag during the first Saturday of August to benefit Make-A-Wish Maine. The Dexter Town Council learned about the 2019 “Wings on the Waterfront” event planned for Aug. 3 from organizer Jim Crane of Exeter during a May 9 council meeting.

Advance care planning isn’t just for those with life-limiting illnesses – but for all. Pine Tree Hospice is offering a free informative seminar at the Greenville town office, 7 Minden Street from 1-3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 22.

Robin Gardella’s "Moosehead Lake Adventures" coloring book and guide to the Moosehead region book with 22 detailed illustrations of the area is now published. The pen and ink drawings feature some of the most beautiful spots in the region as well as popular activities.

Monson Arts -- a new arts center and artists’ residency program supported by the Libra Foundation -- will open a new exhibit on May 15 at its gallery in downtown Monson. “Artists of the Forest,” curated by folklorist Kathleen Mundell, features the work of six artists from Maine’s Northern Forest who work with one of the region’s most abundant resources- -- wood.

Local author Joe Siccardi will facilitate a second six-week class trying to demystify writing in general and taking the fear out of sharing your written words. The interactive Take the Fear Out of Writing class will begin Monday, June 3 at 1 p.m. at The Commons at Central Hall. It will continue weekly through July 8.