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Members of the Dover-Foxcroft Public Works Department tear down the former Dead River Co. office building at the intersection of East Main Street and the Dexter Road on Monday, Jan. 18. 2021. The building was razed as the first step in a plan to widen the intersection to better accommodate turning tractor-trailers. The project is not expected to receive state funding until at least 2023. (Ernie Clark|Bangor Daily News)

Members of the Dover-Foxcroft Public Works Department tear down the former Dead River Co. office building at the intersection of East Main Street and the Dexter Road on Monday, Jan. 18. 2021. The building was razed as the first step in a plan to widen the intersection to better accommodate turning tractor-trailers. The project is not expected to receive state funding until at least 2023. (Ernie Clark|Bangor Daily News)

Building’s demolition clears space for future D-F intersection work

January 20, 2021

By Ernie Clark, Bangor Daily News Staff The first tangible sign of an eventual widening project at one of the region’s more troublesome traffic intersections came into view this week with the demolition of the former Dead River Co. office building in downtown Dover-Foxcroft.

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Milo food cupboard curbside pickup Thursdays

MILO — The Milo Ecumenical Food Cupboard is open for curbside pickup on the first four Thursdays of the month from 10 a.

Maine Republicans object to Capitol Police chief’s removal over social media posts

By The Associated Press AUGUSTA — There’s a partisan divide among state lawmakers over social media posts of the law enforcement officer in charge of State House security who, among other things, questioned the outcome of the presidential election.

Dexter Regional High School December Students of the Month

Composite image courtesy of Dexter Regional High SchoolSTUDENTS OF THE MONTH — Dexter Regional High School is pleased to announce the December Students of the Month as selected by the faculty and staff.

4 more Mainers die as another 636 coronavirus cases are reported across the state

By Rosemary Lausier, Bangor Daily News Staff This story will be updated.

Warm weather this January has shattered records in Maine

By Aislinn Sarnacki, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine has started off 2021 with unseasonably warm weather that’s broken multiple records statewide.

Brownville Junction native supports U.S. Navy shipyard surge as part of COVID-19 response

By Danna Eddy, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard public affairs officer PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD, Maine — A 2009 Penquis Valley High School graduate and native of Brownville Junction is serving at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Maine, as part of the largest mobilization of reservists in Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) history.

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Commentary – Opening ‘yellow’ counties to sports is welcome news for Maine’s struggling high school athletes

January 22, 2021

By Ernie Clark, Bangor Daily News Staff The move by the Maine Principals’ Association and officials at several state agencies to allow schools in “yellow” counties to participate in interscholastic athletics and other school-based activities finally represents an alignment of those programs and private, youth-based entities. It also should elicit a huge sigh of relief from student-athletes around the state who are fearful that they may be the next to lose their chance to play for their high school teams.

MPA, state to allow schools in ‘yellow’ counties to hold sports activities

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff The state has restored some of the decision making about conducting high school athletics during the COVID-19 pandemic to local districts.

Come learn the secrets of trail camera use at this BDN virtual event

Event Date: Wednesday, Jan.

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Maine sheriffs are working to improve our practices, transparency and outreach

By Penobscot County Sheriff Troy Morton If you live in a rural area of Maine, most likely, your neighbors, family and community are the most important part of your lives.

When local control loses control of basic facts and state law

By BDN Editorial Board The Piscataquis County commissioners — James White, Andrew Torbett and Wayne Erkkinen — recently passed a “resolution of protest” decrying actions taken by Gov.

Safety measures

To the Editor; This autumn I watched a pickup careen down my street so fast the driver missed their turn, plowed through my mother-in-law’s yard and came within two feet of my son’s sandbox.

How Biden could actually unify the country

By Matthew Gagnon Depending on your political perspective, the inauguration of Joe Biden as president is either a relieving return to regular order, or a depressing and somber triumph of the establishment.

Commissioners swallowed the lie whole

To the Editor; It was with more disgust than surprise that I read the article on the Piscataquis County Commissioners ill-reasoned resolution opposing Gov.

The biggest change Joe Biden will bring to the White House is normalcy

By David Farmer The challenges that Joe Biden will face on his first day in office are truly legion.

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UMaine Extension, UNH Extension offer pruning webinar Feb. 10

University of Maine Cooperative Extension and University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension will offer a webinar for home gardeners about the principles of pruning from 6 to 7 p.

Planning a backyard orchard webinar

The Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District will be hosting organic orchard specialist CJ Walke of the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association and College of the Atlantic for an evening webinar: Planning a Backyard Orchard.

Outbreaks at long-term care facilities in Bangor and Dexter infect more than 130

By David Marino Jr.

Pennsylvania company hopes to reopen Hampden trash plant this spring

By Charles Eichacker, Maine Public The Hampden waste facility that shut down last spring after just six months could soon reopen under the management of a Pennsylvania company that converts trash to electricity.

Calendar of events

Many of the events will likely not be happening as listed below due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Knox County developer proposes $75M ski resort by Moosehead Lake

By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff A Knox County developer and Louisiana nonprofit are proposing to build a year-round resort with new ski lifts, a hotel, marina, condominiums and more at the site of a longtime ski area overlooking Moosehead Lake that has fallen into disrepair.