MONSON — Rogan Taylor, a local watercolor artist born in Zimbabwe, will be autographing prints and sharing his art at As the Crow Flys on Saturday, June 25.

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Photo courtesy of Bangor Savings Bank The Dover-Foxcroft Area Food Cupboard was one of the eight non-profit winners from across the state — chosen from 48 entries listed on the ballot — in the 2016 Bangor Savings Bank Community Matters More program.

DEXTER — Dexter Dover Area Towns in Transition (DDATT) plans on beginning the July 4 weekend by hosting its monthly First Friday public discussion on Friday, July 1 from 7-9 p.

By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer DOVER-FOXCROFT — With the final day for students set for June 14 and the current academic year concluding at the month’s end, the RSU 68 directors had a brief agenda for the June 7 meeting.

By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer DEXTER — Town Manager Shelley Watson provided updates on several happenings scheduled for the upcoming few months during a June 8 meeting of the town council.

  Funds will help get Parish House Museum wired By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer BROWNVILLE — The Brownville-Brownville Junction Historical Society recently received a $4,164 grant from the Maine Community Foundation, with the funds earmarked for improvements to the society’s Parish House Museum on Church Street.

By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer DEXTER — A proposed 2016-17 budget of $13,967,172 was approved during the annual district budget meeting on June 9 at the Ridge View Community School.

Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom A week after the entire study body posed outside in the formation of the numbers of 200 in honor of the Guilford Bicentennial, a picture of the scene was given to the town of Guilford by students in Peggy Cleaves’ fifth-grade class at Piscataquis Community Elementary School during the June 9 morning meeting.

  Commissioners nearing deadline for solid waste disposal decision By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer DOVER-FOXCROFT — For a number of months, the Piscataquis County Commissioners have been weighing options for the long-term future of solid waste disposal as after 2018 the contract between the Municipal Review Committee (MRC) and the Penobscot Energy Recovery Company (PERC) expires.

  Organizers plan exciting changes for June 25 event DOVER-FOXCROFT — For the seventh year, the Center Theatre and Piscataquis Chamber of Commerce will partner with other local and regional businesses to bring the sweetest Maine festival back to downtown Dover-Foxcroft.

GREENVILLE — The Shaw Public Library has been selected by the Maine Humanities Council to offer “Let’s Talk About It”, a free reading and discussion group with copies of the books available through the library.

By Rochelle WilliamsLibrary Director MILO — The children’s summer reading program theme this year is “On your mark, get set … READ!” Sign-up week is June 20-24 .

GREENVILLE — Are you between the ages of 12-18 and interested in a career in the health field? Do you know someone who is? The Adventures in Health Science program will be held at C.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Center Theatre has been awarded $2,700 from the Maine Community Foundation’s Piscataquis County Fund.

GREENVILLE — New building, new programs and new staff.

Photos courtesy of Sarah Elizabeth Palmer Tent #23 CIVIL WAR MEMORIALS — The Sarah Elizabeth Palmer Tent #23, Daughters of Union Veterans (DUV) and the Daniel Chaplin Camp #3, Sons of Union Veterans (SUV) held a joint memorial May 28 to honor two Dover-Foxcroft residents who served during the Civil War.

Photo courtesy of Monson Historical Society The Monson Historical Society recently had extensive repairs made to the Hillside Cemetery thanks to the crew from the Charleston Correctional Facility.