by Rochelle Williams     The summer reading program this year “Dig Into Reading” is coming up fast, it runs for five weeks from June 24 until July 26  and anyone can sign up after the program begins.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — For the past several years the Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District (PCSWCD) has offered a Natural Resources and Agricultural Summer Camp to children ages 7-12.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Join car enthusiasts on the fairground baseball field on Fairview Avenue Sunday, June 23 for the third annual Piscataquis Cruise-In.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The town of Dover-Foxcroft has received a $3,000 grant to support the Piscataquis Heritage Hot Air Balloon Festival from the Piscataquis County fund of the Maine Community Foundation.

Several fifth-grade students from the Ridge View Community School in Dexter recently organized and collected money to donate to the Red Cross Tornado Relief Fund.

    DEXTER — The Abbott Memorial Library is getting ready for summer reading fun.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     GREENVILLE — Pepin Associates, an award-winning research and development firm, will be scaling back its operation in the Greenville Industrial Park at the end of June but not closing, according to company founder John Pepin.

To approve a $9,792,467spending plan for 2013-14 Town                       Yes        NoCharleston                12           6 Dover-Foxcroft        267        96Monson                     15        26Sebec                        11         4 Total                         305     132 SAD 4To approve a $7,240,311.

*denotes incumbent Board of SelectmenTop 2 voted in for three-year terms                                    VotesGail D’Agostino*        256Jane Conroy*            220Jeffrey Merchant      111Top 1 voted infor a 1-year term                                  VotesBenjamin Cabot         169Roger Kaufman           75Mary Merchant            61Kenneth Finnemore    32Glen Villane                23 RSU 68 Board of DirectorsTop 2 voted in for three-year terms                                     VotesMarc Poulin                      231Jennifer Chase                177Christopher Maas*          161 HAD 4 Board of DirectorsTop 1 voted in for a three-year term                                      VotesChristopher Clukey        224Christopher Maas          135 Thompson Free Library Executive Committeefor one year term    VotesAmy Fagan-Canon*    344 Warrant articles2: $1,899,580 from revenues and surplus to reduce tax commitment:Yes    314No       583: $3,652,035 for town operations:Yes    270No    1054: $132,250 to capital reserve to fund capital equipment:      Yes      290    No       835: $54,500 to capital reserve to fund capital improvements to town buildings and facilitiesYes    284No    876: Acceptance of $96,670 of state funders for URIP:Yes    332No    417: Appropriation of $741,125 in sewer department revenues:Yes    311No    62 Full results can be found at www.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Dover-Foxcroft Kiwanis Club, along with the generosity of business merchants of the area, is organizing a benefit pasta dinner and raffle in memory of Dacano Arno, to be held on Thursday, June 27 at Foxcroft Academy from 4–8 p.

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By Mike LangeStaff Writer     DEXTER — When the old Dexter playground in Crosby Park outlived its usefulness, the town had no choice but to dismantle it last month.

By Mary AnnisDover-Foxcroft Historical Society President     This year the Dover-Foxcroft Historical Society will be setting up an exhibit in the front room of the Observer Building Museum, featuring the works of Miss Mary Elizabeth “Lizzie” Greeley.

A story on the Milo selectmen’s meeting on page 1 of the June 12 edition provided an abridged summary of a special meeting vote for an Eastern Piscataquis Business Park lot for the future home of a Three Rivers Kiwanis building, with the $100,000 cost being funded by benefactors Tom and Nancy Harrigan.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — Thanks to a grant from the Stephen and Tabitha King Foundation, totaling approximately $7,500, students in grades 4-8 at the SeDoMoCha School each had the opportunity to order $21 worth of books to read over the summer.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     GREENVILLE — Although Hewlett-Packard was announced as the preferred contractor for the Maine Learning Technology Institute (MLTI) earlier this year, Greenville junior high and high school students will use Apple iPads when school reopens this fall.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     GREENVILLE — Aside from a few pop-up showers over Moosehead Lake, the first-ever Moose Lottery Festival held in Greenville last weekend appeared to be a rousing success.

Annual meeting June 20 at PVHSBy Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     MILO — The SAD 41 Board of Directors gave their approval to a budget for the 2013-14 school year totaling $7,841,319 during a June 11 meeting.