It’s a busy month at the Thompson Free Library in Dover-Foxcroft. We’ve worked hard to wipe “There’s nothing to do” from your vocabulary.

Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Cinderella” opens at the Center Theatre Friday, May 5 at 7 p.m.

The General Federation of Women’s Clubs (GFWC) Dexter Women's Literary Club held its annual Dexter Regional High School art show and contest at the Abbott Memorial Library March 29 through April 7.

Five Maine parishes have been named recipients of the 2017 Matthew 25 Awards, including the Holy Family Parish in Greenville and Rockwood. The Holy Family Parish will receive $3,000 to assist in purchasing and installing a generator for the new church being constructed in Greenville.

FairPoint Communications1 has announced the completion of broadband expansion projects in Piscataquis County that extend and enhance FairPoint’s approximately 18,000-mile fiber optic network.

On Saturday, May 6 the Piscataquis Regional YMCA is holding a free community event to inspire more kids to keep their minds and bodies active at the annual YMCA’s Healthy Kids Day, the Y’s national initiative to improve health and wellbeing for kids and families.

Dexter Dover Area Towns in Transition (DDATT) will host its monthly free public discussion group at the Abbott Memorial Library from 6 to 8 p.m. on May 5. Palmyra’s Pegg Gannon and St Alban’s Liz Breault, both long-time DDATT supporters and plant growers, will lead the group in three requested areas “Gardening as We Get Older”, “New Garden Pests” and “Growing Berries.”

At the Central Conference (Zone 3) on April 20 at the Penquis Valley School in Milo, Rowell’s Garage bus driver Mike Chargin took home the second-place trophy.

Calendar of events for April and May

The Teen Wilderness Expedition is a 3-day, 2-night trip for ages 12-16 to AMC’s Medawisla Lodge, from Tuesday, July 11 to Thursday, July 13. On this trip, youth will get a chance to explore Medawisla, AMC’s brand new lodge, all while enjoying fun outdoor recreational activities and experiencing the diverse and expansive natural resources that we depend on in Piscataquis County.

One of the most heartbreaking things I did was to deny an adopted man the names of his birth parents.

Maine Highlands Federal Credit Union held its annual meeting on April 17 and awarded over $11,000 to area food organizations. Funds awarded were a result of ongoing fundraising efforts for the Maine Credit Union Campaign for Ending Hunger.

Pine Tree Hospice will host a workshop to help individuals and families navigate planning for later life. Kim Cavanagh, Esq. will present “Elder Law” on May 3 at 6:30 p.m. at the Charlotte White Center at 572 Bangor Road.

Guitarist Denny Breau performs on Saturday, April 29 at 7 p.m. at the Wayside Theatre. Breau’s rhythmically flawless and dazzlingly clear guitar style allows him to mix folk, Delta blues, country and jazz with ease.

Tisbury Manor Chapter DAR held its first meeting of 2017 on April 9 at Mayo Regional Hospital in Dover Foxcroft. The meeting was a planning session for the upcoming year

Calendar of upcoming events in April and May

The Canadian Pacific Railway Depot in Greenville Junction, Piscataquis County, has been entered in the National Register of Historic Places, according to Kirk F. Mohney, director of the Maine Historic Preservation Commission. This designation indicates that the property has been documented, evaluated and considered worthy of preservation and protection as part of the nation's cultural heritage.

Births at Mayo Regional Hospital in Dover-Foxcroft.