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Greenville firm to develop high temperature materials for NASA spacecraft

GREENVILLE — On June 30 NASA selected Pepin Associates for a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I program to develop formable, high temperature materials in support of several NASA programs. Aerospace vehicles are exposed to extreme temperatures of 2,000 to 4,000 degrees Fahrenheit as a result of atmospheric entry and liquid rocket engine firings.

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Department of Education to release statewide survey to inform framework for returning to classroom instruction

The Maine Department of Education continues to work with educators and health experts from across the state to develop health markers and corresponding plans to ensure the safe return to classroom instruction.

Northern Light Health board elects new chair, vice chair

BREWER — Kathy Corey has been elected as the next chair of the Northern Light Health Board of Directors.

ATV registrations now required for 2020-21

ATV owners must now register or renew registrations for 2020-21.

Maine Warden Service increasing boating patrols this holiday weekend for operation drywater

This holiday weekend, the Maine Warden Service will be active patrolling Maine waterways, keeping Maine boaters safe and enforcing Maine’s boating laws in order to raise awareness about operating under the influence, removing boaters who are operating impaired and ensuring that boats are registered and boaters are wearing life jackets.

Most waste meant for shuttered Hampden plant will temporarily go to Orrington incinerator

The 115 towns that have been sending their trash to landfills over the past month since the closure of a new waste processing plant in Hampden will instead temporarily send three-quarters of their trash to the incinerator that accepted the towns’ waste until 2018.

Guilford H.U.G.S. group provides yearbooks for students

GUILFORD — Piscataquis Community School Elementary and Middle School students are receiving their yearbooks free this year, compliments of the H.

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Steve Bushey, co-owner of Map Adventures, uses one of the maps his company created while exploring Acadia National Park in 2019. (Courtesy of Map Adventures)

Steve Bushey, co-owner of Map Adventures, uses one of the maps his company created while exploring Acadia National Park in 2019. (Courtesy of Map Adventures)

How to read a trail map

A good trail map is one of the most valuable items you can carry on a hike. It tells you what lies ahead and helps you make wise decisions.

Any-deer permit lottery applications available

Applications for 2020 any-deer (antlerless) permit lottery are now available online.

A beginner’s guide to camping in a tent in Maine

Camping in a tent is an activity that many people look forward to each summer.

Opinion Browse Opinion

Letter20 hours ago

U.S. Sen. Collins has helped Maine weather the COVID-19 storm

To the Editor; As the state senator from Washington County, I am greatly appreciative of the work U.

Letter21 hours ago

Yes on 1 will start making rural high speed internet a reality

To the Editor; Maine has the opportunity in the upcoming primary to bridge the “Digital Divide” and start to enable all communities large and small to have access to high speed internet.

Column21 hours ago

Susan Collins did her job, and Sara Gideon didn’t

It has been a good few weeks to be Susan Collins.

Column2 days ago

Congress must act to strengthen health care in face of disaster

President Donald Trump has been accused of ignoring the COVID-19 pandemic.

Letter2 days ago

Writing in support of Ward

To the Editor; I am writing in support of Jenny Ward as a candidate for Piscataquis County Commissioner in District 3.

Letter2 days ago

Extra month to hunt is nothing to celebrate

To the Editor; Giving hunters an additional month to impale deer with their arrows is no reason to celebrate.

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Family Discoverer17 hours ago

Hiram’s wives

Have you been able to do genealogical research during the pandemic? With libraries and other resources closed I used the internet.

PCSWCD offers wild edible foraging workshop

WILLIAMSBURG — After high demand, the Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District (PCSWCD) is pleased to present another wild edible foraging workshop on Saturday, Aug.

Calendar of events

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

Thanks to you, another Confederate gravesite is confirmed in Maine

Thanks to a pair of alert Bangor Daily News readers, an eighth Confederate soldier’s grave has been located in Maine.

SAD 41 summer lunch program postponed after positive COVID-19 test

MILO — A school-based summer lunch program that serves SAD 41 children in Milo, LaGrange and Brownville has been halted this week after an employee tested positive for COVID-19.

Fourth of July events

The Fourth of July fireworks in Dexter have been postponed until Labor Day (details to be announced).