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Nearly 1,000 volunteers were key to vaccinating thousands at Northern Light’s mass clinics

By Kathleen O’Brien, Bangor Daily News Staff Nearly 1,000 volunteers were a key part of the effort last year to set up and staff COVID-19 vaccination clinics across the 10-hospital Northern Light Health network.

Piscataquis County program could connect rural residents to internet

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Piscataquis residents in rural areas who don’t have internet could soon be connected under a new county program.

Piscataquis commissioners threaten to cut group’s funding over broadband fight

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Piscataquis County Commissioners, frustrated with the county’s economic development council’s former leader and his focus on broadband, debated this week whether to cut the group’s funding.

SAD 4 directors approve $7.7M budget for 2022-23

GUILFORD — The SAD 4 school board approved a 2022-23 budget totaling $7,772,120 during an April 12 meeting at Piscataquis Community Elementary School.

Maine hospitals are swamped with patients who avoided them during pandemic peak

By Kathleen O’Brien, Bangor Daily News Staff The National Guard members brought in as reinforcements while Maine hospitals buckled under a surge in COVID-19 cases and staff absences have departed, and the number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients statewide is at less than a quarter of its mid-January peak.

Pine Tree Hospice Variety Show returns April 30

DOVER-FOXCROFT – The show must go on! After a two-year hiatus, Pine Tree Hospice’s 26th annual Variety Show is back on Saturday, April 30 at 2 p.

Dover-Foxcroft husband and wife hired to tackle Piscataquis County’s emergency planning

The Piscataquis County Emergency Management Agency has hired a husband and wife team to update a plan that helps communities prevent and deal with natural and human-caused disasters.

Northern Light representative attends gala celebrating Maine’s quality healthcare

In December the State of Maine was recognized for its success in patient safety measures by The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit watchdog organization focused on health care safety and quality.

UMaine Extension greenhouse plastic recycling program opens April 19

DOVER-FOXCROFT – University of Maine Cooperative Extension expects to open its Greenhouse Plastic Recycling program April 19 with drop-off sites available statewide through Nov.

Red Maple Inn honored for its support of veterans

GUILFORD – The Red Maple Inn in Guilford was recently honored for its “boundless and heartfelt support of veterans.

Piscataquis County’s dispatch center will move to sheriff’s office in early 2023

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Piscataquis County’s dispatch center will have a new home in early 2023, but it won’t be the one that county officials have discussed for months as part of an overhaul meant to fix chronic radio communications problems for emergency personnel.

Mother’s Day Tea May 7

PARKMAN – The Parkman Grange is pleased to announce the return of a favorite springtime tradition, the popular Mother’s Day Tea.

Moosehead and Penobscot Region fishing reports

By Fisheries Resource Supervisor Tim Obrey Where to fish: April will be the month of transition here in the Moosehead Lake Region.

Northern Light Health invests more than $270M to help create a brighter future for Maine communities

BREWER – At Northern Light Health, care does not end at the bedside or in our practices.

Stock your private pond through the PCSWCD’s annual trout sale

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Private ponds that are stocked with trout provide multiple benefits for landowners and their families.

Commissioners said no to funding, but Piscataquis County will move ahead with broadband anyway

Piscataquis County will soon have a point person to organize community efforts and serve as a guide to municipalities on broadband expansion.

Penquis receives grant from Bangor Saving Bank Foundation to help with tax assistance

Penquis received $5,000 earlier this month from the Bangor Savings Bank Foundation to support services provided by Eastern Maine CA$H (Credit, Assets & Hope), a coalition of non- and for-profit partners working to help empower individuals and families to achieve long-term financial stability.

UMaine Extension hires first statewide communications leader

ORONO – University of Maine Cooperative Extension recently named Aroostook native Melissa Arndt to serve as its first-ever director of marketing and communications.

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