GUILFORD — The Guilford Bicentennial Committee would like to invite all businesses, clubs, family groups, streets and neighborhoods in the area to participate in the bicentennial parade on Saturday, July 30.

  KINGSTON, R.

SANGERVILLE — The Sangerville Historical Society will hold a special meeting at 6:30 p.

GUILFORD — The Mid-Maine Duplicate Bridge Club played on June 13 with the following results: first place: Ron Lyford of Hartland and Harry Bridge of St.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Maine Highlands Senior Center (MHSC) held its annual meeting on June 18 at the Stitham Camp on Sebec Lake.

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, July 14 and 28 at 1 p.

  MANCHESTER, N.

  WORCESTER, Mass.

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.

  CHESTNUT HILL, Mass.

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.