By Staff Report GREENVILLE — The board of selectmen set a 2015-16 mil rate of $16.

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Enrollment up slightly   By Stuart Hedstrom Staff Writer SEBEC — Less than a week after students returned to classes following the summer break, the RSU 68 school board met on Sept.

By Ernie ClarkBDN Staff DOVER-FOXCROFT, Maine — When Antonio Ayala arrived for the start of preseason workouts with the Foxcroft Academy boys’ soccer team several weeks ago, he was greeted by a familiar face.

 Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom Foxcroft Academy senior end Brandon Brock gets a hold of MDI senior Taner Bickford to make the tackle in the first quarter of the two team’s Class C North/Big Ten Conference regular season opener at Oakes Field in Dover-Foxcroft on Sept.

By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer Milo school board opts out MILO — Citing finances and the time commitment needed by teachers and administrators, the SAD 41 School Board opted to discontinue its association with the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) when the current 10-year accreditation period for the Penquis Valley School expires in 2017.

By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer Blanchard-Shirley Road petition DOVER-FOXCROFT — After being presented with a citizens’ petition requesting that the town of Shirley be ordered to make repairs to the Blanchard-Shirley Road from the Blanchard town line north several miles to 33 Blanchard Road, the Piscataquis County Commissioners opted to take no action during the Sept.

to Garland man killed in Afghanistan   By Nick McCreaBDN Staff             EXETER, Maine — Hundreds of friends, family members, colleagues and complete strangers paid their final respects Wednesday to a Maine man whose lifelong passion for serving and protecting people was “part of his DNA.

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  Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom WON’T BE PRETTY FOR LONG  — Before the start of the demolition derby on Aug.