This July, squash boredom and spice up your summer routine at the Thompson Free Library in Dover-Foxcroft. On tap, a fun mix of engaging programs that will appeal to all ages.

Mayo Regional Hospital is pleased to announce the addition of Bernard Perlman, MD, to the medical team at Guilford Medical Associates. Dr. Perlman will be providing primary care services.

The Center Theatre recently announced that registration is open for both sessions of the Children's Summer Drama Camp. The camp, which is the Theatre's longest running program, brings kids together from across the community for two weeks to work together to produce a one-act play.

Join us at the Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District at one of several public libraries throughout Piscataquis County for a free presentation about watersheds. Using a large scale model, everyone will get to participate in “making rain” over a watershed and watch what happens in the course of the journey. There will be activities for all ages to help better understand what a watershed is.

U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine recently met with Kaitlin Young, general and vocal music teacher at SeDoMoCha Elementary and Middle School, in her Washington, D.C., office. Young is the recipient of the 2018 Maine Teacher of the Year Award. She has taught at the SeDoMoCha School in Dover-Foxcroft for eight years and was previously named the 2017 Piscataquis County Teacher of the Year.

The Brownville-Brownville Junction Historical Society met on June 24 at the Parish House Museum. Yes, the museum is open for the season. Volunteers staff the museum on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m through September or by appointment (call 965-8070 or 943-7791).

In order to get started to fulfill its mission of helping end food insecurity and increase the vitality of the agricultural economy of Dover-Foxcroft and surrounding communities, the Piscataquis Regional Food Center (PRFC) is applying for $50,000 in federal funding through the 2018 USDA Rural Development Community Facilities grant program. As part of the application process, a public hearing was held during the selectmen’s meeting on June 18.

The Sebec Village Associates will have a day of events on the Fourth of July next week, with proceeds benefiting the Reading Room. The day on Wednesday, July 4 starts with a breakfast at the Sebec Village Community Christian Church from 7-9 a.m.

On Friday, July 6 Dexter Dover Area Towns in Transition (DDATT) will host its monthly “First Friday” public discussion from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Abbott Memorial Library on “What is a Microgrid?”

Upcoming events around the region.

The Mallett Brothers Band performed at the Lakeshore House in Monson on Saturday, June 23 to a sold out crowd of about 300. The band is pictured posing with Lakeshore House owner Rebekah Anderson.

Two Americana bands for the price of one at 7 p.m. at the Wayside Theatre on Saturday, June 30. The bands are Timberdoodle and then Three Yankees and One Hillbilly.

All children under the age of 18 will again be able to enjoy free summer meals in the SAD 41 communities, with no sign up required. The summer meals schedule is as follows:

Two summers ago ultrarunning legend Karl Meltzer broke the Appalachian Trail thru-hike speed record with a time of 45 days 22 hours and 38 minutes, and it was documented in the film “Karl Meltzer: Made To Be Broken.” The 42-minute documentary has just been added to Netflix, right as many thru-hikers have set off on their own journeys through the nation’s most iconic trail this summer.

It is with great pleasure that the Baxter State Park Authority announces the appointment of its new park director, Eben Sypitkowski. Sypitkowski is currently serving as Baxter State Park's resource manager and is managing its Scientific Forest Management Area. He brings knowledge and experience to the role of director, and a proven passion for upholding the Baxter Trusts and serving its mission.

Tina Gerickont of Cambridge is the grand prize winner in the Piscataquis Observer’s annual Find the Whoopie Pie Contest. Gerickont was chosen from a pool of 10 weekly winners in which entrants successfully located a whoopie pie hidden in one of that week’s advertisements.

The annual conference of Alpha Psi State, the Maine organization of DKG Society International, was held recently in Bangor at the Hilton Garden Inn. Two local teachers were among the recipients of special scholarship awards presented at the conference. Mirna Reyes-Henderson, Spanish teacher at Foxcroft Academy, received a scholarship as she continues work on her CAS degree at the University of Maine. Lisa Quatrale, English teacher at Dexter Regional High School, received a monetary award in support of a leadership project and class she has instituted at the school.

Upcoming events around the region.