By Kim Brawn, Thompson Free Library Life is a balancing act.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Three girls will reign as Miss Maple in three respective age groups for the next year after being crowned during the ninth annual Miss Maple Pageant on Saturday morning, Aug.

GREENVILLE — Last month the Greenville Planning Board heard a proposal concerning nearly 60 acres of land in Greenville Junction off North Green Street, on the peninsula going into Moosehead Lake on the eastern shore of the West Cove, to be developed into the Greenville Grove Subdivision.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Swedish reunion group began on Aug.

BIDDEFORD — The AgeWise Maine Initiative and USAging in Washington, D.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Dover Low Vision Group will be meeting at the Central Hall Commons, 152 East Main Street, from 10-11:30 a.

By Zara Norman, Bangor Daily News Staff There are only six Maine counties in which the typical family can afford the average home, and one stands far above the rest in more ways than one.

By Kathleen Phalen Tomaselli, Houlton Pioneer Times Staff They think he was east-northeast of Augusta Airport when his mayday came into the Portland air traffic control tower in 1972.

MILO — American Legion Post 4 had a local man volunteer to refurbish the “Welcome Veterans” sign outside of the Post on West Main Street.

By Tracey L.

Observer photo/Stuart HedstromROAD LOCOMOTIVE — CPKC’s Puffer Belly Express, which visits communities across the CPKC network to help raise awareness of rail safety, travels up Davis Street on Saturday, Aug.

By his own admission, Travis Wallace of Greenville is — with the possible exception of Tiny Tim — he most unlikely musical artist imaginable.

MILO — Though there are no official records, other than fond memories shared by long-time Milo Garden Club members, the annual summer fair has brought blossoms and fun to attendees for over 50 years.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — On Saturday, Sept.

MONSON — The 2025 calendar is now available at the Monson Historical Society Museum on Wednesdays from 10 a.

This month, thousands of students across Maine will bid farewell to the lazy days of summer as they return to school.

Observer photo/Stuart HedstromEVERYONE’S A WEINER – The seventh edition of the Maine Red Hot Dog Festival was held in downtown Dexter on Saturday, Aug.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — SeDoMoCha has one or more schools that participate in Special Provision II.