By Minnie McCormick I try to swim five days a week.

By Minnie McCormick The pool is so very important to young and old.

By Minnie McCormick Welcome back swim team! I hope you like the beautiful blue water and the brightly colored diving blocks.

To the Editor; The old Y has been renewed, re-named! We have recovered and are thriving as the Piscataquis Area Community Center.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Last month the Dover-Foxcroft Select Board formally approved a letter of intent for the Piscataquis Area Community Center to help the organization seek a Community Business Development Grant with the state’s Community Development Block Grant Economic Development Program.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Dover-Foxcroft Select Board formally approved a letter of intent for the Piscataquis Area Community Center to help the organization seek a Community Business Development Grant with the state’s Community Development Block Grant Economic Development Program, with the motion made during Monday night’s meeting.

The Bangor Savings Bank Foundation has awarded $157,089 in grants to 15 nonprofit organizations across Northern New England.

GUILFORD — Last October news broke that the Piscataquis Regional YMCA on Park Street in Dover-Foxcroft would be closing in the immediate future with financial reasons being cited for the closure of the facility that had been in operation since 1988.

GUILFORD — Valley Grange in Guilford has announced the annual Celebration of Community, which will take place on Friday, May 16 at the Grange Hall.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — A week after the opening of the Piscataquis Area Community Center at 48 Park St.