DEXTER — The town council and Seeds of Peace Director Tim Wilson discussed some basic ground rules on Aug. 24 in discussing the sale of the former Dexter Primary-Middle School property. Wilson proposed that the purchase price should be determined by an independent appraisal and that all property improvements should be deducted from the purchase price.

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SEEDS OF PEACE NEGOTIATIONS — Director Tim Wilson of Maine Seeds of Peace explains h...
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SANGERVILLE —Discussions about the potential cost for repairing one mile of gravel roads resulted in a resident stating his opposition on Aug. 26 to the proposed project. Brent Randall urged the selectmen to reconsider spending up to $100,000 for repairing one mile of gravel roads because “it was out-of-line compared to last year’s maintenance costs.”

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ROAD WARRIOR — Resident Brent Randall urged Sangerville officials on Aug. 26 ...
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PULLING THEIR OWN WEIGHT

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— Merle Lufkin of Peru urges on his horses Dan and Duke to drag the sled during the horse pull Aug. 29 at the 123rd annual Piscataquis Valley Fair in Dover-Foxcroft. The four-day event attracted attendees from around the region and beyond for the events, rides, food and animals, including cows such as the calf pictured left. For more images from the 2010 Piscataquis Valley Fair.

MILO — Earlier in the summer SAD 41 teachers, administrators and school board members were each given a copy of Tony Wagner’s book “The Global Achievement Gap”, paid for with grant funding. Books were previously sent by former Maine Gov. Angus King to all the state’s superintendents, and SAD 41 Superintendent Michael Wright recommended “The Global Achievement Gap” after reading and discussing the book with SAD 31 of Howland Superintendent Jerry Whit

DOVER-FOXCROFT — About 80 new Foxcroft Academy students, including both freshmen from the area and international students boarding at the school for the first time, had the opportunity to get together for a day of activities, tours and lunch on Aug. 24. The day’s events gave all the students, who attended on a volunteer basis, the chance to get to know some of their classmates prior to start of classes for the entire school on Aug. 31.

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