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Penobscot County had Maine’s highest crime rate last year

By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff The crime rate in Penobscot County was the highest in the state last year for the second year in a row, according to statistics released this week by the Maine Department of Public Safety.

3 more Mainers have died and another 938 coronavirus cases reported across the state

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Hunters are on track to kill the most Maine deer in 53 years

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff It has been another highly successful year for deer hunters in Maine.

Drought conditions extend through fall in parts of northern Maine

By The Associated Press FORT KENT — Parts of northwestern Maine remain in a severe drought late this fall.

SeDoMoCha shines the spotlight on outstanding students and staff

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Each month the SeDoMoCha School recognizes “Students in the Spotlight” celebrating pupils from kindergarten to grade 8 who teachers and staff have determined best demonstrate a specific positive attribute or characteristic chosen for the timeframe from the Habits of Mind (a set of life skills for educators and parents).

Penobscot County Jail can’t transfer inmates to state prisons because of continuing COVID outbreak

By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff A nearly two-month-old COVID-19 outbreak at the Penobscot County Jail is preventing nearly two dozen inmates from being transferred to state prisons so they can complete their sentences there.

RSU 68 superintendent asks for support with central office referendum

By Stacy Shorey, RSU 68 superintendent RSU 68 has been fortunate to receive $1.

21 more Mainers have died and another 1,173 coronavirus cases reported since Thanksgiving

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A Maine ski resort will no longer include derogatory term in its name

By The Associate Press PORTLAND — A ski mountain is set to remove a derogatory term for Native American women from its name — two decades after state law eliminated the slur from names of communities and public landmarks.

Reaction to National Guard series from someone who served in the Army

To the Editor; After reading the articles on sexual harassment complaints in the National Guard, it is not specific to only the National Guard.

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