On Tuesday, Nov.

ATKINSON — When residents head to the polls on Tuesday, one item they will be voting on is whether the town should withdraw from the Milo-based SAD 41.

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Milo Event Committee’s Color Milo 2016 Observer photo/Jeannette Hughes Clouds of color linger in the air after the color cannons were shot off during the finale of the Milo Event Committee’s Color Milo 2016 on Saturday morning.

By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer MILO — A week after SAD 41 officials met with selectmen from the four district communities to discuss a potential $10 million project that would convert the Penquis Valley School into a pre-kindergarten through grade 12 facility, the board discussed the next steps during an Oct.

Observer photo/Jeannette Hughes GOLD STAR BADGE — Girl Scout Troop participated as a group in Color Milo 2016 to help the girls earn a Gold Star Badge.

  School would house pre-K-12 By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer MILO — SAD 41 officials have been researching a potential $10 million project that would convert the Penquis Valley School campus into a pre-kindergarten through grade 12 facility, after looking at costs to renovate the existing building along with elementary schools in Milo and Brownville.

  MILO — On Saturday, Oct.

MILO — Color Milo returns on Saturday, Oct.

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By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer MILO — The SAD 41 school board approved an extension for Penquis Valley School Principal Jeremy Bousquet and the hire of an assistant principal for the grade 6-12 institution during a Sept.

Leaders invite input during Tuesday, Sept.

MILO — Municipal officials are pleased to announced that the town has received a $1,691 dividend check from the Maine Municipal Association as a result of its good loss experience and loss prevention programs.

  MILO — The Three Rivers Kiwanis will be serving a blueberry pancake breakfast at Kiwanis Headquarters in the business park on Park Street on Saturday, Sept.

MILO — International travel increased in 2015 to more than 1.

MILO — The SAD 41 Food Service program is pleased to announce that it will be participating in a new option available to schools participating in the National School Lunch and Breakfast Program, called the Community Eligibility Provision, for the 2016-17 school year.

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By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer MILO — Last month Superintendent Michael Wright informed the school board about a pair of funding opportunities for improvements — part of a larger construction plan — at the Penquis Valley School campus.