Larry Worcester, who is originally from Brownville and is a former Washburn High School teacher and long-time Aroostook County educator, has taken the helm of SAD 45 in Washburn and is bringing a spirit of collaboration.

The Buie School of Music annual spring concert begins at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 8 at The Commons at Central Hall. Musicians ages 5 to 16 will play various styles of music including classical, jazz, 1950s and 1960s tunes, boogie, Celtic, Santana, blue grass, classical show tunes and more.

The Daniel Chaplain Camp #3, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War with the Sarah Elizabeth Palmer Tent #23, Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War held a memorial ceremony May 18 to honor Civil War veteran George Downing and Civil War nurse Sarah Elizabeth Palmer.

I have many questions regarding the power line to Boston, also known as the Central Maine Power corridor.

The Milo Events Committee invites the public to join in a day of fun and festivities on Saturday, June 1. The theme this year is “Love Is In The Air!” A parade will line up at 9:30 a.m. (near Maine Savings & JSI on Park Street) and will proceed at 10 a.m. toward downtown, ending at the Penquis Valley School.

Upcoming events around the region.

Penquis Valley High School senior Cymeria Robshaw won the 100-meter dash and triple jump and she finished as the long jump runner-up during the 2019 Penobscot Valley Conference Small School Outdoor Track & Field Championship on May 24 at Bucksport High School.

Nearly seven years ago, on July 13, 2012, then-Rep. Ken Fredette, a Republican from Newport, stood behind a podium at the State House and held up a black gadget the size of a cellphone that had a circular strap. It was an electronic monitoring device that would alert authorities if alleged domestic violence offenders went to places where they were forbidden, such as their alleged victim’s home or workplace.

Piscataquis Community High School senior Eben Cooley and Foxcroft Academy junior Olivia Wesley took part in the 2019 MPA state tennis singles tourney, which began on May 24 at Apex Racket and Fitness. The pair earned bids to the tournament by winning qualifying matches, which put them in the top 48 boys and girls tennis players across all three classes of high school tennis.

American Legion Post 29 Commander Adrienne Clarke gave the keynote address during the 2019 Memorial Day observance in Dover-Foxcroft on Monday, May 27. A parade proceeded from Summer Street to Monument Square for a ceremony where Clarke addressed the crowd on what Memorial Day signifies. The procession then moved down East Main Street for a wreath and flower ceremony over the Piscataquis River bridge and then marchers walked to the courthouse.