By Bill PearsonStaff Writer     DEXTER — SAD 46 School Board chairman Steve Crane began the April 3 meeting with a moment of silence to honor two board members who had recently died.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     MILO — The status of a project to improve Main Street is still uncertain after Town Manager David Maynard received a phone call late last week from the Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) informing him that federal monies earmarked for the project had been returned to the U.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — An amendment to the Dover-Foxcroft Land Use Ordinance will be included on the warrant for the town meeting — scheduled for Saturday, April 27 at 9 a.

By Bill PearsonStaff Writer     GUILFORD — Average home sale prices have consistently sold below assessed values since the town’s property revaluation in 2007.

By Bill PearsonStaff Writer     GREENVILLE — Town Manager Gary Lamb unveiled to the select board on April 3 what he described as how a “no-increase” municipal budget would look like for fiscal year 2014.

Voters will then head to the polls on June 11By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — On Saturday, April 27, at 9 a.

By Mary LightbodyDexter Regional High School art teacher     DEXTER — Students from the Dexter Regional High School will be exhibiting their art work at the Abbott Memorial Library from Friday, April 5 to Friday April 12.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Dover-Foxcroft Gardeners want to beautify their hometown by landscaping various areas, including the downtown and the outside green space of the Morton Avenue Municipal Building.

    DEXTER — The Dexter Community Band will host a “Spring Out” concert Sunday, April 21 at 2 p.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Gregory Bowler of Bradford, who served on the Hospital Administrative District 4 Board of Directors for more than 20 years and was Chair from 1996-2012, retired after the March 27 meeting at Mayo Regional Hospital.

    MILO — The Kiwanis One Day will be held on April 6 with a rain date of April 13.

    GUILFORD — SAD 4 will host a citizen’s forum to address concerns, answer questions and discuss ways for improving the climate within the schools.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Mayo Regional Hospital Auxiliary has scheduled a bingo fundraiser on Saturday, April 6, from 1-3 p.

By Rochelle WilliamsLibrary director     MILO — First things first, our library was awarded a $300 grant on March 27 from the Samuel and Rose Rudman Trust.

    DEXTER — The Penquis Beekeepers’ monthly meeting will be held Tuesday, April 9 at the VFW on Cedar Street at 7 p.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis Heritage Hot Air Balloon Festival now has a limited supply of tickets for hot air balloon rides available.

By Fern MorrisonFoxcroft Academy sophomore     DOVER-FOXCROFT — On Sunday, March 24, the town of Dover-Foxcroft held its 17th annual Maple Sunday Breakfast.

    SANGERVILLE — The East Sangerville Grange will be welcoming David Dodson to their stage on Saturday, April 6 at 7 p.