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.

Stuart Hedstrom Staff Writer MILO — The board of selectmen gave its approval to a mil rate of $28.

MILO — As 2015 and the 100th anniversary of Kiwanis International arrived, thinking caps went on around the world as Kiwanians made plans for each club’s celebration of this memorable event.

Stuart HedstromStaff Writer MILO — Last month, the RSU 68 board of directors voted to hire Milo Elementary School Principal Nathan Dyer as the assistant principal for the SeDoMoCha School in Dover-Foxcroft for the 2015-16 academic year.

By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer MILO — Thanks to a $4,000 grant from the Stephen and Tabitha King Foundation, students at Penquis Valley Middle School each had the opportunity to order $20 worth of books to read over the summer.

Contributed photo HARRIGAN LEARNING CENTER – Taking part in the May 26 groundbreaking of the Harrigan Learning Center at the Eastern Piscataquis Business Park in Milo was, from left, Ben Kittredge, Marty O’Connor, Ron Witham, John Maynard, Ron Desmarais, Rob Higgins (foundation contractor), Nancy and Tom Harrigan, Bob Ellison and Jacob Chambers (carpenter).