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Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom VACCINATION WAITING AREA -- After receiving their coronavirus vaccination, patients at Northern Light Health’s Piscataquis County Ice Arena site in Dover-Foxcroft will sit in a waiting area for 15 or 30 minutes. During the opening day on March 19, 500 shots were administered and this number will double to 1,000 per day in several weeks.
Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom VACCINATION WAITING AREA -- After receiving their coronavirus vaccination, patients at Northern Light Health’s Piscataquis County Ice Arena site in Dover-Foxcroft will sit in a waiting area for 15 or 30 minutes. During the opening day on March 19, 500 shots were administered and this number will double to 1,000 per day in several weeks.
No-appointment COVID-19 vaccines could soon be offered in Maine
April 17, 2021
By Caitlin Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine public health officials on Thursday floated the possibility of offering coronavirus vaccines without appointments, which would make the vaccination effort more flexible but would pose logistical hurdles. Appointments have been the only guaranteed way to get a shot in Maine so far, as supply has remained constrained despite increasing availability in recent weeks.
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National Volunteer Week: Red Cross thanks volunteers for stepping up during COVID-19
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8 hours ago
Maine CDC reports another death and 414 coronavirus cases statewide
By Rosemary Lausier, Bangor Daily News Staff This story will be updated.
1 day ago
NAMI Maine to offer online courses for family members
HALLOWELL – NAMI Maine, a statewide nonprofit organization providing education, support, and advocacy for people living with mental illness and their families announces that registration is now open for two separate online courses for people who have an adult family member living with a mental health condition.
1 day ago
5 more Mainers die as coronavirus cases climb above 500 for 4th straight day
By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff This story will be updated.
2 days ago
Penobscot County Jail reports new COVID-19 outbreak, weeks after the end of its last one
By Matthew Stone, Bangor Daily News Staff BANGOR — COVID-19 has returned to the Penobscot County Jail, a little more than two weeks after state health officials declared a previous virus outbreak at the Bangor facility over.
2 days ago
Maine moose are in trouble
By Bob Duchesne, Bangor Metro The balance of nature is a beautiful thing, except when it isn’t.
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Bangor Daily News file photo SAFE MEETS -- In this June 2017 photo, competitors in the girls 1,600 meters compete in the Class C outdoor track state championship meet at Foxcroft Academy. The Maine Principals' Association is surveying schools about ways to hold state meets while complying with state COVID-19 guidelines.
Bangor Daily News file photo SAFE MEETS -- In this June 2017 photo, competitors in the girls 1,600 meters compete in the Class C outdoor track state championship meet at Foxcroft Academy. The Maine Principals' Association is surveying schools about ways to hold state meets while complying with state COVID-19 guidelines.
Limiting athletes, cutting events being considered for this year’s track and field state meets
April 17, 2021
By Ernie Clark, Bangor Daily News Staff The high school outdoor track and field regular season is set to begin, but its conclusion remains to be determined. The Maine Principals’ Association is surveying member schools that field track teams about how to conduct state championship meets during the COVID-19 pandemic.
2 days ago
Committee to start raising funds for PCHS track surface
GUILFORD — With a pair of area businesses’ donations for upgrading the Piscataquis Community High School soccer field and track, a committee will start raising the $103,000 needed for a rubber surface on the new running oval.
3 days ago
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife schedules virtual presentations
Join Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife fisheries and wildlife biologists for the following live presentations on the MDIFW YouTube page.
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The journey toward hope as a health care worker during the COVID-19 pandemic
By Karl-Heinz Spittler MDOn March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic.
2 days ago
Addressing flooding at Duvaltex operations in Guilford
To the Editor; My name is Rachael Davis and I am the operations manager at Duvaltex (U.
2 days ago
Construction prices have skyrocketed but don’t blame Maine loggers and landowners
By Dana Doran In late February, the National Association of Home Builders reported lumber prices in this country had skyrocketed more than 180 percent since April of 2020.
2 days ago
It’s time to reform Maine’s emergency laws to restore balance of power
By Matthew Gagnon On Feb.
3 days ago
Thank U.S. Sen. Collins for helping maintain tip credit
To the Editor; Five years ago Maine voters passed a minimum wage hike through a referendum.
3 days ago
Getting vaccinated was easy. I actually look forward to the return trip.
By David Farmer My work life restarted in Maine in 2003 when I took a job on the copy desk of the Sun Journal in Lewiston after relocating from Washington, D.
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New UMaine Extension video series goes from farm to table fare
ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension has a new video series designed for the at-home cook who wants to learn more about preparing and cooking locally sourced meat.
2 days ago
Maine Highlands FCU donates to Milo Ecumenical Food Cupboard
Even though it was a difficult year for fundraising in 2020, Maine Highlands FCU was able to raise over $17,000 for the Maine Credit Unions’ Campaign for Ending Hunger.
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Zoom presentation on visualizing 200 years of state history
SEBEC — The Maine Humanities Council has given Sebec Village Associates (Sebec Reading Room) a grant to offer a Zoom presentation titled “Visualizing 200 Years of Maine History.
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Greenville Knights deliver door-to-door doses of comfort
GREENVILLE — A fleece blanket and some friendly banter.
3 days ago
Calendar of events
Many of the events will likely not be happening as listed below due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
3 days ago
Stock your private pond through PCSWCD’s annual trout sale
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Private ponds that are stocked with trout provide multiple benefits for landowners and their families.
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Penobscot County Jail reports new COVID-19 outbreak, weeks after the end of its last one
By Matthew Stone, Bangor Daily News Staff BANGOR — COVID-19 has returned to the Penobscot County Jail, a little more than two weeks after state health officials declared a previous virus outbreak at the Bangor facility over.
3 days ago
Community group criticizes county commissioners
The nonpartisan community group, PROACT!, announced that they presented the Piscataquis County  Commissioners with a petition signed online by over 300 people asking the commissioners to rescind  their January ‘Resolution of Protest.
4 days ago
D-F selectmen await plan for dangerous building on Lincoln Street
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Last month the Dover-Foxcroft Board of Selectmen approved a dangerous building order for a home and attached barn at 72 Lincoln Street to address long-standing problems with the property.

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