DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Maine Educational Opportunity Center (MEOC) will be hosting free workshops, “Essentials of College Planning,” for adults 19 and over at the Penquis Higher Education Center, 50 Mayo Street, on Thursday, Aug.

  GREENVILLE — The Shaw Public Library will be welcoming Roger Guay, former Maine game warden, for a book talk and signing.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The June meeting of the Piscataquis County Retired Educators Association was held June 28 at the Bear’s Den.

By Nok-Noi RickerBDN Staff GREENVILLE — A local man who died in a June altercation, reportedly in a dispute over rental property, died of asphyxiation, according to the medical examiner’s office.

By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer MILO — Last month the SAD 41 board of directors opted to delay an approximate $10 million school construction project, with no timetable set to resume, based on the concept of a 25-year plan to address the facility needs in the district with pre-kindergarten through grade 12 all being housed at the Penquis Valley School campus.

By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer GREENVILLE — With the town of Atkinson in the midst of the deorganization process, which if successful would change the community from a municipality to an unorganized territory (UT) falling under the jurisdiction of Piscataquis County, over 650 advisory referendum absentee ballots have been mailed by the county to registered voters in the UTs across the region.

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.