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Bangor Daily News photo/Linda Coan O'Kresik

Bangor Daily News photo/Linda Coan O'Kresik

Air quality upgrade will keep Foxcroft Academy students remote learning for one more week

November 28, 2020

By Larry Mahoney, Bangor Daily News Staff Students at Foxcroft Academy in Dover-Foxcroft will continue to study remotely next week, as they did on Thanksgiving week, while the air handling system is upgraded. And headmaster Arnold Shorey said it has come at an opportune time since there were three cases of COVID-19 among students in the school earlier this month.

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Piscataquis County man accused of killing father’s cat with frying pan on Thanksgiving

By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff A Piscataquis County man released Wednesday, Nov.

Destination Moosehead Lake hosts Deck the Halls events

Celebrate the holiday season in the festively decorated Moosehead Lake Region with the annual Deck the Halls.

Bangor educator and prosecutor killed in Waterville crash

By Eesha Pendharkar, Bangor Daily News Staff A longtime Bangor educator and prosecutor were remembered fondly Thursday as news circulated that they’d died in a car crash in Waterville a day earlier.

Maine outdoorsman nearly collides with an eagle carrying a turkey

By Tim Caverly Early on Saturday, Nov.

Maine dog on her way home after 10 months, 100 miles on the run

By Julia Bayly, Bangor Daily News Staff Honey Bear is a survivor.

Maine’s 2020 election turnout was among highest in U.S

By Jessica Piper, Bangor Daily News Staff AUGUSTA — About 78 percent of eligible Maine voters cast their ballots in the November election, increasing turnout that is normally among the nation’s highest in a year marked by the coronavirus pandemic.

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Photo courtesy of DIF&W Commissioner Judy Camuso LOOK UP IN THE TREE -- A pine marten perches on a branch, looking down at Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Commissioner Judy Camuso, who was deer hunting near Greenville.

Photo courtesy of DIF&W Commissioner Judy Camuso LOOK UP IN THE TREE -- A pine marten perches on a branch, looking down at Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Commissioner Judy Camuso, who was deer hunting near Greenville.

DIF&W commissioner enjoys a rare visit from an elusive pine marten

November 26, 2020

By John Holyoke, Bangor Daily News Outdoors Editor Over the past few weeks, Judy Camuso, commissioner of the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, has been spending as much time as possible in the woods, deer hunting. That effort paid off on Nov.

Katahdin named one of the world’s best hikes

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff Katahdin’s rough-hewn features have long lured Mainers and people from around the world to the fierce mountaintop.

How to plan a festive holiday hike

By Aislinn Sarnacki, Bangor Daily News Staff Winter holidays are filled with delicious meals, desserts and sugary drinks, and often all that indulging can take a toll on our physical health.

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Making home a safer place for all Mainers

By Greg Dufour As fall fades into winter in Maine, and the number of COVID-19 cases grows, the public health crisis threatens that we all could be house-bound once again.

A message of gratitude

To the Editor; I want to thank the staff and leadership at Maine schools for their extraordinary efforts and deep commitment to the education of Maine’s children.

Praise for Gov. Mills

To the Editor; Maine Gov.

Thank you for doing your part

To the Editor; Last May, the Maine State Chamber of Commerce launched an initiative called “This is ME Counting on You.

Giving thanks for a miserable year

By Matthew Gagnon This is a time of unparalleled division in America, yet there is one thing that virtually every single person you meet will agree on: 2020 has been the most miserable year ever.

Happy Thanksgiving: Don’t break a leg

By David Farmer Like many families, we won’t be traveling for Thanksgiving this year.

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UMaine Extension offers tips for preparing edible gifts Dec. 8

ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a webinar about preparing edible holiday gifts from 2–3 p.

Monson Historical Society Gift Shop open on Wednesdays

MONSON — The Monson Historical Society Gift Shop will be open from 10 a.

UMaine Extension 4-H offers new birding club for Maine youth

University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H is offering a new statewide birding club for youth ages 9–18, with online monthly meetings to be scheduled December through April.

Moosehead-region tribe’s bid for state recognition is nearly 200 years in the making

By Caitlin Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff A small tribe with roots in the Moosehead Lake region will restart a bid for state recognition after being turned down by the Maine Legislature more than 180 years ago when forebears driven off their land asked for a tract to start anew.

Calendar of events

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

Northern Light saw revenue drop $100M as hospitals stopped services during pandemic

By Charles Eichacker, Bangor Daily News Staff The parent organization of Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor lost more than $100 million in patient revenue as the coronavirus pandemic forced it to cancel or delay many surgeries and other services last spring.