By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer DEXTER — The town council gave its approval, via a 4-0 vote with several councilors not in attendance, to a net budget of $4,386,211 for the 2016-17 fiscal year during a July 14 meeting at the town hall.

By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer MONSON — For the third year in a row a group, this year comprised of about 20 individuals, is hiking approximately 120 miles over 10 days from in-town Monson to the summit of Mount Katahdin through the 100-Mile Wilderness along the Appalachian Trail.

GREENVILLE — The board of selectmen reviewed submitted applications for the position of town manager during a special meeting on July 11.

  MONSON — The Monson Public Library will host a book talk by Lauri Anderson on Saturday, July 30 at 7 p.

  SANGERVILLE — The descendents of John Taylor Hall and Adell Mancell Hall will gather for the 51st family reunion on Sunday, Aug.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The first session of the Center Theatre for the Performing Arts’ summer drama camp will be performing “The Fairy Tale Network” by John Woodard, directed by David Murray, on Friday, July 2 at 6 p.

GUILFORD — The Mid-Maine Duplicate Bridge Club played July 11 at the Guilford Memorial Library with the following results: first place, Joyce Cross of Dover-Foxcroft and Glen Rogers of Bowerbank; second, Norma White of Guilford and Priscilla Higgins of Dover-Foxcroft; and third, Aussie Dean of Guilford and Norman Bridge of Parkman.

GUILFORD — Friends of Community Fitness will host its annual 5K race/walk and children’s fun run on the morning of Saturday, July 30 as part of the Piscataquis River Festival.

By Shelagh Talbot GREENVILLE — The Moosehead Historical Society celebrates another summer by offering tours of the Eveleth-Crafts-Sheridan House.

  BIDDEFORD — Jacob LaBree of Dover-Foxcroft received dean’s list honors at the University of New England for the spring semester.

GREENVILLE — Holy Family Parish in Greenville has launched “Beginning a New Century of Faith” capital campaign, with a goal of constructing a new church, parish hall and offices and renovating the current rectory.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Center Theatre will be opening its doors at 2 p.

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By Abigail CurtisBDN Staff MONSON — For the last week, it seems as though 5-year-old Kendall Killam of Monson has spent all her time at her new favorite place: sitting in a little camp chair that’s parked right next to the chicken coop she won through the Maine Poultry Connection.

By Nick McCreaBDN Staff DEXTER — A Dexter police sergeant resigned last month after he had his law enforcement certification taken away for quashing a speeding ticket as a favor to a local woman.

GREENVILLE — With Town Manager John Simko departing at the end of the summer to become a municipal loan officer and vice president with Androscoggin Bank, resumes of candidates for Simko’s successor have been coming in to the town.

By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer DOVER-FOXCROFT — With the start of the next budget year just under six months away — the spending plan for Piscataquis County follows a calendar year — the commissioners took the first steps in the budgeting process during a July 5 meeting.