For 116 years, the historic Sangerville Town Hall has been the focal point of town government and the community. Up until the last 10 years, the second story has seen little use since access is by two multi-step staircases. A group of residents, spearheaded by the Sangerville Historical Society, is investigating whether the town could secure grant funds to install an elevator to the second floor, to make it compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

DEXTER — One year ago, a group of Dexter citizens and people from bordering towns came together to form the Age-Friendly Dexter Committee to consider how to build a community that meets the needs of all ages from childhood to old age.

Upcoming events around the region.

Dexter Dover Area Towns in Transition (DDATT) is sponsoring a free artisan bread-making workshop from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, May 12 at the Universalist Church kitchen on Hall Street.

A near-capacity crowd filled the Center Theatre on May 4 for opening night of “Disney's Lion King Jr.” They were treated to a local all-youth cast performance that brought them to their feet in a standing ovation. The play, directed by Ben Layman with vocal direction by Emily Allen, is a production of the Center Theatre and Slightly Off-Center Players.

Area youth are invited to a Hooked on Fishing Not Drugs event from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 19 at the (Dover-Foxcroft) Kiwanis Park Pond behind the Piscataquis Regional YMCA -- those stopping by are asked to bring bait and tackle. The session is sponsored by the Maine State Police, Dover-Foxcroft Police Department and Will’s Shop ‘n Save.

The Center Theatre for the Performing Arts announced that it will be hosting the first annual Central Maine Talent Search. The event, which will offer cash and other prizes totaling close to $2,000, will consist of three preliminary events in June, July and August and a grand finale in September. Entrants must be at least 10 years old, can perform any entertaining talent either by themselves or with two other people, and cannot have been paid more than $500 to perform their talent in the past year.

Upcoming events around the region.

Saying goodbye is never easy. Endings tend to elicit a whole range of emotions. Whether it’s the last chapter of a book or the final episode of a television show, letting go of familiar characters takes a bit of time and adjustment. The month of May brings change and continuity to Dover-Foxcroft’s Thompson Free Library.

Join us for a morning bird walk on Saturday, May 12 as we explore springtime birds at the Law Farm. The Piscataquis County Soil & Water Conservation District (PCSWCD) will be hosting birding expert Bob Duchesne for a walk, starting at 8 a.m., to view year-round birds in Maine and also some returning springtime birds.

The Harold J. Crosby Community Band will be presenting its Carnival of Melody concert on at 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 6 at the Dexter Town Hall. This annual event is a culmination of practices that began in January.

The Center Theatre announced that thanks to a sponsorship by Dave's World and U.S. Cellular all kids 10 and under can attend for free at the opening night of Disney's “Lion King Jr.” at the Center Theatre at 7 p.m. on Friday, May 4.

Dexter Dover Area Towns in Transition (DDATT) is sponsoring a free workshop on Saturday morning May 5 at the Abbott Memorial Library. Patti Dowse will share her extensive knowledge of how to get the most out of the amazing little package of technology that more and more of us carry in our pockets.

Upcoming events around the region.

From 6-8 p.m. on Friday, May 4 Dexter Dover Area Towns in Transition (DDATT) will host its monthly First Friday public meeting on the topic of healthcare by showing the film “Fixit” at the Abbott Memorial Library on Hall Street with a facilitated discussion following.

At 6:30 p.m. on Monday, May 7 the Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District will host A & L Laboratories and speakers Matt Demers, superintendent of the Dover & Foxcroft Water District and Tom Demaso of Norlens Water LLC, a water filtration company, for a presentation on drinking water at the Morton Avenue Municipal Building.

The Wassebec Genealogical Society is sponsoring a free workshop on Sunday, May 19 in the Sebec/Borestone Rooms at Mayo Regional Hospital.

Two blood drives are scheduled for Friday, April 27. One will be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Greenville American Legion on Pritham Avenue and the other is scheduled from noon to 5 p.m. at the Piscataquis Regional YMCA in Dover-Foxcroft.