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Bangor Daily News file photo A sign with a Maine reference for social distancing hangs on the door as shoppers enter Will’s Shop ’n Save in Dover-Foxcroft in November 2020. Piscataquis County's three commissioners that objects to Gov. Janet Mills’ COVID-19 measures makes numerous false statements and refers to the coronavirus as the "Wuhan Virus.

Bangor Daily News file photo A sign with a Maine reference for social distancing hangs on the door as shoppers enter Will’s Shop ’n Save in Dover-Foxcroft in November 2020. Piscataquis County's three commissioners that objects to Gov. Janet Mills’ COVID-19 measures makes numerous false statements and refers to the coronavirus as the "Wuhan Virus.

Piscataquis commissioners pass anti-Mills resolution based on COVID-19 misinformation

January 15, 2021

By David Marino Jr., Bangor Daily News Staff A resolution adopted by Piscataquis County’s three commissioners that objects to Gov.

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Maine Department of Corrections updates COVID case numbers

The Mountain View Correctional Facility in Charleston has had a total of seven staff test positive for COVID-19 over the last 60 days, all of whom are now recovered.

There are plenty of reasons to enjoy a day on a frozen lake

By John Holyoke, Bangor Daily News Outdoors Editor Back in the olden days (as my stepchildren might call those times when I was their age, and cell phones hadn’t even been invented), I was not an ice fisherman.

Four counties remain yellow in state’s latest virus safety ratings for schools

By Eesha Pendharkar, Bangor Daily News Staff The state is recommending as it did two weeks ago that schools in four Maine counties not offer full-time, in-person instruction as they experience higher rates of new virus cases than the rest of the state.

Rowe plans retirement from Maine Community Foundation

Steve Rowe, president and CEO of the Maine Community Foundation, will retire this summer.

Community Health and Counseling Services awarded CHAP Accreditation

BANGOR — Community Health Accreditation Partner, Inc.

EMMC’s COVID-19 patient numbers are declining because they’re dying

By David Marino Jr.

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MOOSEHEAD DERBY -- Roddy McLellan finished second in the 13th annual Moosehead Lake Togue Derby with Ricky Craven in 2020. McLellan's lake trout weighed 13.8 pounds. The 2021 derby will be staged over two weekends due to concern over ice safety.

MOOSEHEAD DERBY -- Roddy McLellan finished second in the 13th annual Moosehead Lake Togue Derby with Ricky Craven in 2020. McLellan's lake trout weighed 13.8 pounds. The 2021 derby will be staged over two weekends due to concern over ice safety.

Facing iffy ice conditions, Moosehead derby organizers pivot to two-week format

January 13, 2021

By John Holyoke, Bangor Daily News Outdoors Editor In years when the weather is finicky, the state’s largest lake — Moosehead — can take its sweet time making ice that’s safe enough to travel on. That’s the case this year, and organizers of the 14th annual Moosehead Lake Togue Derby with Ricky Craven have opted to add a second weekend to the popular event because of that uncertainty.

What you need to know about wildlife bills DIF&W is supporting

By George Smith The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has submitted seven bills to the Maine Legislature.

Youth sports can be played in Maine counties with ‘yellow’ designation

By Ernie Clark, Bangor Daily News Staff Applying coronavirus-related guidelines for community sports around the state has spawned some confusion since the outset of the pandemic in Maine last March — and it continues.

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Response to ‘Resolution of Protest for Piscataquis County’

To the Editor; I am writing in regards to the “Resolution of Protest for Piscataquis County” as proposed by James L.

Commit to civil discourse

To the Editor; We, the Dover-Foxcroft Democratic Municipal Committee, join many of our neighbors in our horror at the recent insurrection at the U.

Tech giants go to ridiculous lengths to justify shutting down Trump

By Matthew Gagnon “Ahead of the Ugandan election,” the official Twitter policy account said in a tweet on Tuesday, “we’re hearing reports that Internet service providers are being ordered to block social media and messaging apps.

Which image from the Capitol are you?

By David Farmer The realities of the failed insurrection last week are still hard to comprehend.

Helping Maine people build their futures

To the Editor; Building a budget is hard work — because it involves making choices about what we value.

Biden should support cultured-meat

To the Editor; If President-Elect Joe Biden is serious about addressing climate change, preventing future outbreaks of zoonotic disease or minimizing animal cruelty on factory farms, he should support the nascent cultured-meat industry.

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SAD 4 involved in regional high school planning

GUILFORD — A proposed regional high school, offering a number of vocational programs and college courses in addition to core subjects, involving many of the area school districts was given new life last fall.

What it’s like to survey areas for the Maine Birding Atlas in winter

By Bob Duchesne First, a private message to the owners of a home on Guilford Center Road in Guilford: What on earth do you have in those bird feeders? I counted at least 60 American goldfinches and 30 common redpolls mobbing the feeders on the edge of your driveway last weekend.

Thompson Free Library to open Saturdays

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Thompson Free Library will be opening for in-person services on Saturdays from 9 a.

Grant funding provides PRYMCA before/after school scholarships

DOVER-FOXCROFT — 2021 has gotten off to a great start at the Piscataquis Regional YMCA, especially in the organization’s youth development programming.

Piscataquis County’s real estate market sees highest sales since 2007

By Ernie Clark, Bangor Daily News Staff The real estate market in Maine’s least populated county was robust during 2020.

Following 2020 challenges, PCEDC looks to new year

It was a highly unusual first year for Piscataquis County Economic Development Council Executive Director John Shea, who came aboard after moving from out of state in March at the start of the coronavirus pandemic and navigating his new position along with the new health and safety guidelines.