GREENVILLE — The Greenville Recreation Department’s two competitive Destination Imagination teams each placed second at the recent state competition in Orono.

By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer GREENVILLE — The selectmen were presented with a near $2,546,000 municipal budget for 2016-17 by Town Manager John Simko during a meeting on April 6.

  GREENVILLE — The Shaw Public Library recently received a $400 grant from the Rose and Samuel Rudman Library Trust Fund of the Maine Community Foundation.

High Honors — Grade 12: Brooke Noyes.

By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer GREENVILLE — For the last year and a half, the Moosehead Lake Region Economic Development Council has sponsored a branding initiative under the guidance of the firm Roger Brooks International.

By Nok-Noi RickerBDN Staff GREENVILLE — “Bittersweet” is how Orono High School Principal Jim Chasse describes his decision to leave his position for a superintendent’s job in Greenville.

GREENVILLE — The Appalachian Mountain Club’s spending on activities such as land conservation, sustainable forestry, construction, trails, programs and salaries in the Moosehead/100-Mile Wilderness region has contributed nearly $16 million to the Piscataquis County economy and $22 million to the Maine economy since its Maine Woods Initiative (MWI) was launched in 2003, according to a new economic impact report.

GREENVILLE — Union 60 School Committee is pleased to announce Jim Chasse as the new superintendent for the 2016-17 school year.

GREENVILLE — The Moosehead Lake Brand Leadership Team (BLT) will hold a meeting on Wednesday, March 23 from 5 to 7 p.

GREENVILLE — The Northern Forest Center and partners have launched a new program to help tourism providers implement innovations that will strengthen their businesses, expand job opportunities and attract visitors to the Maine Woods.

Staff Report GREENVILLE — New this year, a five-member budget committee will review the proposed 2016-17 spending plan prepared by Town Manager John Simko and the various department heads and approved by the selectmen.

GREENVILLE — The free education seminar “Increase Your Tourism Marketing” will be offered on Wednesday, March 9 from 6-8 p.

GREENVILLE — The 10th annual Plum Creek Wilderness Sled Dog Race fell victim to this winter’s yo-yo weather patterns.

By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer GREENVILLE — The town of Greenville is currently working on a plan for the construction of a parallel taxiway at the municipal airport, which would make the area safer for aircraft taking off and landing.

Staff Report GREENVILLE — The Greenville Board of Selectmen passed a motion supporting a countywide approach being conducted by the Piscataquis County Economic Development Council (PCEDC) for a proposed broadband Internet feasibility study, during a meeting on Feb.

GREENVILLE — The Plum Creek Foundation recently awarded a $2,000 grant to the Greenville Junction Depot Friends, which aims to “Save the Depot” — Maine’s most endangered historic structure.

GREENVILLE — The Plum Creek Foundation announced recently that it awarded a $2,700 grant to the Maine Appalachian Trail Club to help fund the removal of overgrowth on the Gulf Hagas Rim trail.

Staff Report GREENVILLE — A special town meeting concerning the proposed financing for the airport parallel taxiway project has been moved back 24 hours to Thursday, Jan.