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 Dexter Public Health Association, a non-profit committed to providing in-home, free nursing services regardless of income status, has been selected as a beneficiary of the Hannaford Helps Reusable Bag Program for the month of May.

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.

If you’re out and about in Piscataquis and Penobscot counties this spring, there’s a chance that someone may try to give you a tomato seedling. And if you take it home, congratulations! You’ve just become part of the One Tomato project.

When Debbie Knapp, owner and operator of Little People’s Nursery School and Daycare was looking for ways to make the healthy choice the easy choice, she asked Let’s Go 5210 Piscataquis Coordinator Shannon Fowles how to get her hands on enough water bottles for each of her preschool students and daycare attendees.

The following were selected as Students of the Quarter, for the third quarter, at the Ridge View Community School in Dexter for demonstrating academic excellence and positive attitude

At its annual meeting on April 24 the Dover-Foxcroft Kiwanis elected its slate of officers for 2018-19. They are President Jack Clukey; President Elect Joe Siccardi; Immediate Past President Marilyn Hartford; Secretary Rita Page; and Treasurer Barbara Moore.

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.

The Guilford Memorial Library recently received a $550 grant from the Rose and Samuel Rudmin Library Trust Fund of the Maine Community Foundation. Grant money will be used to bring new adult non-fiction titles to the patrons of the Guilford Memorial Library, the town and the surrounding communities.

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.

It’s official, Dexter Regional High School has been named a Vans Custom Culture semifinalist. Beginning April 23 it’s up to Dexter to vote for Dexter Regional’s Custom Culture design online at https://customculture.vans.com/ for the chance to win $75,000 toward the school’s art program. Fifty schools across the U.S. are currently in the running.

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.

Dover-Foxcroft resident Francis Crommett celebrated his 96th birthday at Pat's Pizza in town on Saturday night. His two grandchildren came up from Massachusetts to be with him, along with many local friends.

The Sangerville Public Library has received a $450 grant from the Rose and Samuel Rudman Library Trust Fund of the Maine Community Foundation.

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.