Grade eight, high honors: Shyanna Gauvin, Ashley Ladd, Anna Smith, and Darelyn Young; honors: Connor Badger, Whitneigh Bubar, Thomas Eddy, Krista Graves, Lucas Gruber, Peyton Herbest, Christopher McGuinness, Mackenzie Michaud, Jessa Plummer, Joshua Ray, Logan Small, and Nichollas Small.

MILO — This academic year nearly 50 Milo Elementary and Brownville Elementary students have gotten together after school for the BearCats program, an amalgamation of the school’s Bears and Bobcats mascots.

FORT KENT — The University of Maine at Fort Kent graduating seniors received their degrees at the 141st  commencement exercises held at the UMFK’s Sport Center on May 6.

Grade 12, high honors: Victoria Boislard, Jessica Broussard, Rachel Broussard, Syreniti Grant, Evan Horne, Ida-Grace Lundin, and William Sanborn; honors: Imaan Ali, Brooke Bolstridge, Aidan Brown, Abigail Conlogue, Jessica Morton, Mickayla Pierce, Mason Searles, Frederick Shaw, Aileen Strout, Macie Veino, and Megan Whitten.

Maine Savings Federal Credit Union is pleased to announce the promotion of Janine Tremble to vice president of community engagement & impact.

Observer photo/Jeannette Hughes FOUR DECADES — At the American Legion Auxiliary Unit #41 meeting on April 5.

AUGUSTA — Sixteen Maine teachers were announced as 2023 County Teachers of the Year at a ceremony in the Hall of Flags at the Maine State Capitol during Teacher Appreciation Week  on May 11.

A program that launched in October 2021 has mostly reversed a major Maine hospital system’s shortage of emergency medical technicians after staffing dropped 30 percent during the COVID-19 pandemic.

MILO — The Harrigan Learning Center and Museum will be opening for the season on  Wednesday, May 17 and then be open Wednesdays and Saturdays from 10 a.

EAST SANGERVILLE — A large crowd was in attendance for the annual Spring Brunch Sunday hosted by the Piscataquis County Democrats on May 7.

LAGRANGE — After nearly 14 years on the job as SAD 41 superintendent, Michael Wright will be retiring at the end of the current academic year.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff Milo residents have been given the all clear to use their water as they please.

After three years Three Rivers Kiwanis Foundation of Milo/Brownville will finally hold its annual canoe race on Saturday, May 13, starting at the Sebec Village Reading Room and ending at Veterans Park in Milo.

MILO — At the March annual town meeting, many of the articles making up the warrant were not voted on by residents as an audit was awaiting completion.

Northern Light Health hospitals around the state are offering $3,000 to $15,000 sign-on bonuses to registered nurses in an effort to address Maine’s health care worker shortage.

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff This spring, folks who enjoy journeying through the Maine woods on all-terrain vehicles will have to wait a bit longer.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff Milo residents are being advised to boil their water.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Piscataquis County residents lacking internet can still have some financial assistance in connecting.