1 month ago

Groups create ‘Teacher to Teacher’ back to school message  

The Maine Teachers of the Year Association, in partnership with the Maine Department of Education, has created a special “teacher to teacher” back to school message to help kick off the 2020-21 school year.

1 month ago

Area organizations collaborate to celebrate a local veteran  

DEXTER — Many everyday social interactions have come to a halt due to COVID-19 limitations, especially for those who receive care in residential facilities.

1 month ago

How to apply for small-business aid under Maine’s new $200M program

AUGUSTA — Small businesses and nonprofits can begin applying on Friday for a share of $200 million in aid under a new program rolled out by Gov.

1 month ago

Gov. Mills launches $200M Economic Recovery Grant Program to support small businesses 

AUGUSTA – Gov.

1 month ago

AARP awards grant to Dexter Age-Friendly Committee   

AARP announced that eight Maine organizations will receive 2020 Community Challenge grants – part of the largest number of grantees to date with more than $2.

1 month ago

Sheriff’s patrol division preparing to move into new building 

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Last month the previously anonymous identify of a benefactor — the Maine Highlands Federal Credit Union in making the largest contribution in its 54-year history — providing the $145,000 to enable the county to purchase the former Key Bank building on Hudson Avenue in downtown Guilford to be the new home of the Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Office patrol and investigation divisions was revealed during a presentation at the site.

1 month ago

D-F Drive-In back for fall season

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscatgaquis County Ice Arena and Center Theatre announced they are holding a fall season for the popular Dover-Foxcroft Drive-in.

1 month ago

More people without symptoms are getting COVID-19 tests, but the testing is still limited

More people who want to know if they have the coronavirus even if they don’t have symptoms will now be able to get tested at 10 sites across Maine run by Northern Light Health, the state’s second-largest hospital system, as a result of a state effort to provide medical providers with more resources to surveil for the virus.

1 month ago

Hometown Health Center partnering with UCLA to offer telehealth services for opioid addiction 

DEXTER – Hometown Health Center is participating in a new clinical trial to use telemedicine for the treatment of opioid addiction (or opioid use disorder).

2 months ago

Guilford textile mill shifts from furniture production to clothing for health care workers

GUILFORD — The spread of COVID-19 this spring prodded a Guilford textile mill to act quickly for its own fiscal health.

2 months ago

Center Theatre announces after-school program

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Center Theatre in Dover-Foxcroft will be offering a new after-school program for high school students starting Aug.

2 months ago

Northern Light Health receives $1M federal grant to combat opioid crisis

BREWER — Northern Light Health has received a $1 million federal grant to support community efforts toward establishing or enhancing opioid use prevention, treatment and recovery services in rural communities served by the healthcare system.

2 months ago

U.S. Sen. Collins announces $51.2M for Puritan Medical Products 

GUILFORD — U.

2 months ago

She planned to spend a month in Japan. Five months later, she still hasn’t made it back to Maine.

On March 10, when Maine resident and motel owner Linda York Cook traveled to Japan to attend her son’s wedding, she thought she would be back home by mid-April.

2 months ago

PRYMCA closes temporarily amid COVID-19 concerns in Dover-Foxcroft

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Concerns about a possible community transmission of COVID-19 in the Dover-Foxcroft area has prompted the temporary closing of the Piscataquis Regional YMCA and the suspension of preseason athletic workouts at Foxcroft Academy.

2 months ago

EMDC welcomes new hires   

In their continued role of providing hands-on services to businesses, communities and people, Eastern Maine Development Corporation (EMDC) announces four new hires.

2 months ago

U.S. Senate candidate Gideon, Mayo representatives discuss rural health care   

DOVER-FOXCROFT — With the election several months aways, U.

2 months ago

Logger resolves water quality violations with Maine Forest Service 

AUGUSTA – The Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry’s Maine Forest Service (MFS) has entered into an administrative settlement agreement with S.