By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer MILO — For the last two years students in both SAD 41 and its AOS 43 partner district SAD 31 have had the option to take part in the Carleton Project, an alternative high school for pupils who may not have been succeeding in a traditional classroom setting.

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Contributed photoCOLOR MILO — The Color Milo 5K fun run/walk returns on Saturday, Oct.

MILO — The Maine Forest Products Council has named Lumbra Hardwoods Inc.

By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer MILO — During a selectmen’s meeting on Sept.

  MILO —  Charles “Chuck” Foss recently was honored for his 50th birthday by a party given for him by his family members.

By Rochelle WilliamsLibrary Director  MILO — We at the Milo Library are the lucky recipient of a Stephen King Grant in the amount of $30,000 received in August.

By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer Milo school board opts out MILO — Citing finances and the time commitment needed by teachers and administrators, the SAD 41 School Board opted to discontinue its association with the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) when the current 10-year accreditation period for the Penquis Valley School expires in 2017.

  Stuart HedstromStaff Writer MILO — During an Aug.

  MILO — Recently the Milo Garden Club held its only fundraiser of the year, the annual summer fair.

    MILO — Milo municipal officials are pleased to announce the town has received a $2,030 dividend check from the Maine Municipal Association (MMA) as a result of the community’s good loss experience and loss prevention programs.

  By Stuart Hedstrom Staff Writer MILO — A pair of familiar faces will be in somewhat new places for the upcoming school year as the new principals for the Brownville and Milo elementary schools were appointed and transferred respectively during an Aug.

By Rochelle Williams Milo Free Public Library Director MILO — We had a successful five week summer reading program.

   Photo courtesy of Milo Historical Society The Milo Historical Society’s second annual art show on July 25 was a huge success.

Photo courtesy of Milo Garden Club Members of the Milo Garden Club are on their way to their annual summer fair on Thursday, Aug.

By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer MILO — During a July 21 selectmen’s meeting, Interim Town Manager and Police Chief Damien Pickel said he met with a resident of the Derby section of town earlier in the month to discuss the possibility of creating a “block association.

  By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer MILO — By a vote of 28 to 6, the selectmen were authorized to express an interest in a commercial railroad property on B&A Avenue during a special town meeting on July 23.

Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom MILO HISTORICAL SOCIETY ART SHOW — Milo Historical Society President Gwen Bradeen and Secretary Allen Monroe look at a print by Jan Kilburn of Damariscotta last week at the society museum.