By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff WriterMILO — In an effort to help meet the transportation needs of the region’s elderly and disabled populations — such as providing access to health care and picking up food and other basic necessities — a $60,000 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) is being applied for to help expand Milo Taxi and Delivery.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer    MILO — Residents of SAD 41 gave their approval to a 2013-14 school budget totaling $7,841,319 during the district meeting on June 20 at Penquis Valley High School.

by Rochelle Williams     The summer reading program this year “Dig Into Reading” is coming up fast, it runs for five weeks from June 24 until July 26  and anyone can sign up after the program begins.

A story on the Milo selectmen’s meeting on page 1 of the June 12 edition provided an abridged summary of a special meeting vote for an Eastern Piscataquis Business Park lot for the future home of a Three Rivers Kiwanis building, with the $100,000 cost being funded by benefactors Tom and Nancy Harrigan.

Annual meeting June 20 at PVHSBy Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     MILO — The SAD 41 Board of Directors gave their approval to a budget for the 2013-14 school year totaling $7,841,319 during a June 11 meeting.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     MILO — His resume include three state championships, five regional titles, eight appearances in an Eastern or Western Maine championship game, 17 years behind the bench at Penquis Valley High School, 31 seasons of coaching Maine high school basketball, 401 career victories and having an influence on the lives of countless players and others.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     MILO — The evening after residents gave their approval via a special town meeting, the Board of Selectmen authorized Town Manager David Maynard to execute the sale of a pair of lots at the Eastern Piscataquis Business Park during a June 4 meeting.

    MILO — Just like the event namesake, the annual Black Fly Festival returns this year with a day of events scheduled for Saturday, June 8.

    MILO — Matthew Hackett, principal of Penquis Valley High School, has announced the honor parts for the Class of 2013.

    VASSALBORO — Maine’s newest police officers have graduated from the Maine Criminal Justice Academy.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     MILO — On Monday, June 3 residents will consider several matters — a few of which pertain to the business park — during a special town meeting.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff WriterMILO — The Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) Main Street Safe Streets project will be going out to bid May 15 following a special town meeting on May 7.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     MILO — While the meeting lacked a quorum of board members, meaning the nominations could not officially be approved, candidates were presented for two new program teaching positions as well as the principal’s job at Milo Elementary during a May 1 SAD 41 school board meeting.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     MILO — For the last month-plus, SAD 41 officials have been examining the possibility of creating an alternative program for high school students as well as a larger realignment plan involving various programs and students.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     MILO — For the last several months the status of a project to improve Main Street has been uncertain, with some of the funding sources up in the air and various components of the project in question.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     MILO — A loss of electrical service, resulting from an equipment failure, caused a total of 4,373 customers of the Bangor Hydro Electric Company in Piscataquis and Penobscot counties be without power for several hours on the afternoon of Friday, April 12.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     MILO — On Monday, April 22 the Board of Directors for the Penquis Solid Waste Corporation (PSWC) will hold an informational public hearing at 6 p.

    MILO — The annual Three Rivers Kiwanis auction will start Friday, June  28 at 5:30 p.