By Kim Brawn DOVER-FOXCROFT — Summertime is fun time at the Thompson Free Library as we offer up an exciting mix of special programs.

  MONSON — The Swedish descendants will be meeting on Sunday, July 17 at noon for a potluck lunch and social at the Monson Community Center — 9 Tenney Hill Road on Route 15.

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  BOSTON — Gabrielle Marie Henderson, of Dover-Foxcroft and a graduate of Foxcroft Academy, was named to the 2016 spring semester dean’s list at Simmons College.

Contributed photoHONORED BY GUILFORD — The Maine Highlands Federal Credit Union was presented with an award from Guilford on June 11 — “The 2016 Guilford Maine Spirit of America Foundation Tribute” which “honors Maine Highlands Federal Credit Union for commendable community service.

 BANGOR — Retired SAD 4 Superintendent and current State Rep.

Contributed photoPiscataquis Community High School senior Courtney Deane  SANGERVILLE — The East Sangerville Grange has announced the recipient of this year’s Don Hall Scholarship.

  Good Shepherd Food Bank brings emergency food assistance DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Good Shepherd Food Bank’s Food Mobile will be distributing food, including fresh produce, perishable and non-perishable items to people in need in the Dover-Foxcroft area.

Photo courtesy of Maine Highlands Federal Credit UnionCAMPAIGN FOR ENDING HUNGER — Sid Stutzman from the Stutzman Farms Senior Share Program received a donation from Maine Highlands Federal Credit Union on June 23.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Representatives from the Department of Health and Human Services will be available to assist area residents on the first Thursday of each month, starting July 7, from 8:30 a.

  MILO — Through the district’s participation in the Summer Food Service Program, SAD 41 will be offering free meals for children and teens 18 and under.

By Ryan McLaughlinBDN Staff DEXTER — A local man was killed Sunday evening when the vehicle he was driving struck a tree on Garland Road, police said.

  Former B&A site now home to new railroad By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer MILO — Via a special town meeting vote on June 21, residents accepted the conveyance of the approximate 97-acre Derby Shops commercial railroad property on B&A Avenue.

By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer MILO — A proposed 2016-17 budget of $8,319,049 was approved during the annual district budget meeting on June 21 at the Penquis Valley School.

By Dawn GagnonBDN Staff GREENVILLE— A local man who died Saturday night had been involved in physical altercation reportedly over rental property, according to Maine State Police.

By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer DOVER-FOXCROFT — Following the approval of all the items on the annual referendum warrant, the selectmen took the next steps for several articles during a June 20 meeting.

By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer DOVER-FOXCROFT — The long-term plans for municipal solid waste disposal across the Unorganized Territories (UT) in Piscataquis County are now in place after the county commissioners came to an agreement on where tonnage from the Lily Bay and Orneville transfer stations will go during a June 21 meeting.

  Observer photo/Stuart HedstromTABLE MANNERS NOT REQUIRED — Entrants in the youth whoopie pie eating contest see who can finish their treats the fastest during the 2016 Maine Whoopie Pie Festival on Saturday, June 25 in downtown Dover-Foxcroft.