Milo News

It can be hard to keep an audience of third graders entertained...but not when you hand them a new book chock full of knowledge.

The Bead Store opened its doors last week, rising from the ashes of the Original Ornament, which closed unexpectedly in August.

Fire destroyed a car dealership in Milo today. The fire was reported at K&L Auto on Elm St.

A fast-moving fire on Wednesday destroyed K&L Auto Sales and Service on Elm Street.

University of Maine Cooperative Extension supporters turned out in force at a public hearing Monday to express opposition to a proposed county budget cut of $25,850 for the agency.

Having their paths cross in Iraq for four hours one Sunday earlier this fall gave four servicemen from the Penquis area time to catch up on one another's lives and families.

Veterans and their families are invited to share a meal in Milo Wednesday. Three Rivers Kiwanis of Milo-Brownville is hosting a free Veterans Day dinner at noon at the Milo town hall.

Jane Jones listens as her attorney, Dale Thistle, discusses the decision of the town of Milo to place h is client on administrative leave from her position as town manager.

A local man who has donated many volunteer hours to schoolchildren to ensure that the history of the community and region never fades from memory gave Brownville Elementary School pupils a gift Thursday.

If you start a band with the explicit intention of getting famous, touring the world, buying a private jet and drinking champagne with a bunch of Playboy Bunnies in your hot tub, you, my friend, have just purchased a one-way ticket to Pathetic Town.

Which is unfortunate, because Ford's gasoline-electric hybrid technology is every bit as advanced as Toyota's. Ford has expanded its hybrid offerings for model year 2010, adding the Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan Hybrids to the existing Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner Hybrids.

The BET Hip-Hop Awards was a balanced event showcasing the underground, mainstream, and past stars of Hip-Hop culture.

Master Masons throughout Piscataquis County joined the public Saturday to celebrate the life of Moses Greenleaf - Maine's first mapmaker, an author, justice of the peace and pioneer - on the 175th anniversary of his death.

A woman from Maine is rescuing stray dogs from Turkey and trying to find them homes here.

Town Manager Jeff Gahagan on a recent day finished a spirited discussion with a selectman on economic development, fielded a half-dozen telephone calls, visited his employees, had a discussion with an oil company about the town hall furnace, and drank coffee with firefighters - all by midmorning.

BROWNVILLE, Maine a ' An education technician at Penquis Valley High School in Milo was charged earlier this week with furnishing liquor to a minor.

An AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer working through a partnership between the University of Maine and Milo hopes to raise the aspirations of youth, energize residents to enhance their skills, and promote the town through the Internet.

It was exactly one year ago today when downtown Milo drastically changed when a fire tore through their downtown area leaving multiple businesses homeless and townspeople devastated.

Terius Hagert Youngdell Nash, a.k.a. 'The Dream,' and Christina Milian in New York together in July.

BROWNVILLE, Maine a ' A hobo from California who police say was planning to jump onto a train in Brownville was charged Thursday with trespassing on railroad property.