MONSON — Monson’s Summerfest takes place Saturday, July 15, an annual celebration of all things summer.

Grade eight, high honors: Shyanna Gauvin, Krista Graves, Ashley Ladd, Anna Smith; honors: Connor Badger, Whitneigh Bubar, Jaiden Clark-Hanson, Max Cook, Thomas Eddy, Lucas Gruber, Kolbie Guthrie, Peyton Herbest, Jaylynn Horne, Donovan McEwen, Christopher McGuinness, Makenzie Michaud, Charles Nagle, Joshua Ray, Christa Slobuszewski, Nichollas Small, Darelyn Young.

Breastfeeding is more successful when moms and babies are well supported.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — A new Piscataquis County logo is about to appear in print as the county commissioners signed the first letterhead with the logo during a meeting on Tuesday morning.

Grade eight, high honors – habits of work: Vera Alexander, Makenzie Curtis, Mellesse Grant, Tristan Hopkins-Watrous, Pace Jarrett, Grace Jiang, Madison LaGross, Bodhi Langlais, Baylee Packard, Daisy Perkins, Jonathan Rock, Ian Saunders, Bayleigh Wiggins; honors – habits of work: Ethan Barnett, Gavin Bavelaar, Juliet Keniston-Libby, Shelby Sinclair, Jamie Williams; high honors – academic: Vera Alexander, Pace Jarrett, Grace Jiang, Bodhi Langlais, Ian Saunders, Bayleigh Wiggins.

MONSON — On Saturday, July 15 the family of Civil War veteran Harrison Davis will be presenting the Monson Historical Society with Harrison’s Civil War musket and bayonet.

By Braeden Waddell, Bangor Daily News Staff After the Saturday drowning death of 46-year-old Hope man, state officials are warning swimmers to take caution in the water due to the recent rain.

Grade 12, high honors: Cullen Snell; honors: Alexa Bjork, Jasmine Page, Devin Lauritsen, Dominck Murray, Jace Spring.

LBM Journal, the leading media company serving the lumber/building material industry, has announced that John Muzzy, Retail Division human resources manager of Hancock Lumber, has been named to the inaugural class of the LBM 40 Under 40.

Grade 12, high honors: Justice Batchelder, Ava Benson, Gunnar Berling-Haugh, Cody Chambers, Cameron Chase, Adam Conner, Le Nguyet Anh Jennie Duong, Mackenzie Goodine, Cadence Herrick, Leah Hill, Olivia Hill, Cierra Jackson, Abrielle Kemp, Abigail Knapp, Lauren Martin, Emily McLeish, Kylie Merritt, Rachel Mullis, Ivan Mutafchiev, Kirsten Nakajubi, Khoi Duc Minh David Nguyen, Nghi Phu Phuong Nguyen, Paula Perez Rodrigo, Bach Chi Pham, Carter Pratt, Aliza Pulkkinen, Anna Raynes, Laney Reardon, Carlos Rodriguez Sainz, Shallynn Stevens, Kilian Thaler, Brooke Weston, Destiny Weymouth; honors: Courtney Barnett, Olivia Berce, Hayleah Bjornson-Burgess, Garret Chase, Caden Crocker, Fernando D’Avila Oliveira, Logan Hinson, Jada Lewis, Eduardo Lopez Del Hierro Cabrera, Eion McCloskey, Mateo Mendez Pinillos Ella Molaghan, Bosco Monforte Espallardo, Joseph Nelson, Linh Phuong Jade Nguyen, Nguyen Khoi Nguyen, Candra O’Bar, Zlata Paslon, Lucas Pastor Del Castillo, Jaime Peabody, Brayden Charles Reier, Sage Roberts, Douglas Rowe, Gage Roy, Raven Sawyer, Kiernan M.

GREENVILLE JUNCTION — On Monday, July 3 Moosehead Caring for Kids Foundation held a fundraising golf tournament and silent auction at the picturesque Mountain Village Golf Course and Clubhouse along the shores of Moosehead Lake.

Grade 12, high honors: Mickayla Pierce, Rachel Broussard, Sereniti Grant; honors: Abigail Conlogue, Aidain Brown, Aileen Strout, Brianna Rouleau, Evan Horne, Frederick Shaw, Ida-Grace Lundin, Imaan Ali, Jessica Broussard, Jessica Morton, Kalan Decker, Macie Veino, Preston Gerrish, Victoria Boislard, William Sanborn IV.

By Michael Shepherd, Bangor Daily News Staff AUGUSTA — The Maine Legislature solved a thorny divide over solar policy on Thursday, when both chambers agreed to support industry-backed tweaks that aim to pare back the state’s generous incentives for smaller projects.

GREENVILLE — A grant application for $125,000 to cover a portion of the HVAC system at the new Greenville Public Safety Building, which is currently under construction, was formally signed by the select board during a July 5 meeting, two days ahead of the deadline.

Every new baby in Piscataquis County will receive four packages during their first year of life — one for each three-month milestone — as part of a pilot project designed to support the health of parents and infants.

GREENVILLE — Piscataquis County Soil & Water Conservation District will be partnering with Friends of Wilson Pond and Lake Stewards of Maine to host an invasive plant paddle on Sawyer Pond in Greenville on Tuesday, Aug.

MILO — At the start of the year the town of Milo was awarded nearly $6.

GREENVILLE — Through a partnership between the Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands and the nonprofit Moosehead Outdoor Alliance, mountain bikers have been able to traverse about a dozen miles of free-to-ride trails in the first of three planned zones in Greenville.