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Associated Builders and Contractors honors Cianbro with National Excellence in Construction Award for Puritan project

PITTSFIELD — In April of 2020 Puritan Medical Products, one of two major manufacturers of COVID-19 testing swabs, reached out to Cianbro in desperate need of expanding from their Guilford facility to meet the ever-growing demand for testing swabs.

PCEDC looks to the future at quarterly meeting

More than a year into the coronavirus pandemic, businesses across the region have been navigating new methods of operation.

Theater that county commissioners refused to support will apply for federal grant

By David Marino Jr.

Puritan thinks COVID-19 testing swabs will be in demand even as vaccines pick up

By David Marino Jr.

UMaine Extension 4-H starts citizen science club May 5

ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H will offer a citizen science club for grades 4–8 meeting weekly 3:30–4:30 p.

U.S. Sens. Collins, King announce federal investment for EMDC

D-F Legion looking at bingo options

DOVER-FOXCROFT — American Legion Post 29 is evaluating capacity based on current restrictions.

Aroostook County ice carousel is ready to spin for Maine’s bid to reclaim world record

By Jessica Potila, St.

District Legion meeting April 17

DEXTER — The American Legion 14th District — Piscataquis County — will hold its monthly meeting and election of officers on Saturday April 17.

April events at Shaw Public Library

GREENVILLE — The Shaw Public Library Book Club meets at 4 p.

Northern Light has turned Bangor’s Cross Center into a well-oiled vaccination machine

By David Marino Jr.

Centre Theatre eligible to apply for USDA funding for structural repairs

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Center Theatre can still apply to USDA Rural development for assistance on a structural update, despite the Piscataquis County Commissioners voting down a letter of support for the project last month.

EMDC’s Maine PTAC program director receives APTAC Achievement Award

Eastern Maine Development Corporation’s Maine PTAC Program Director Ken Bloch received national recognition from the Association of Procurement Technical Assistance Centers.

Northern Light CA Dean Hospital begins ‘A Moosehead Legacy: Preserving the Promise’ capital campaign with transformational bequest

GREENVILLE — Recently, CA Dean Hospital President Marie Vienneau announced the first commitment to the hospital’s exciting project to rebuild, refresh and recommit to a new century of care for those who live or vacation in the Moosehead region.

How to stop raccoons from taking over your home

By Sam Schipani, Bangor Daily News Staff Raccoons can wreak havoc on your yard and house if they settle in.

Everything Mainers need to know about scheduling COVID-19 vaccine appointments

By Jessica Piper, Bangor Daily News Staff All Mainers aged 16 and older will become eligible to get the COVID-19 vaccine beginning Wednesday.

Bears are out of their dens, so it’s time to move bird feeders indoors

By John Holyoke, Bangor Daily News Staff Come springtime, some of us think of fishing.

Free lung cancer screening virtual information session being offered April 8

BANGOR — In recent years, the Northern Light Lung Cancer Screening Program has seen exceptional growth, which is good news considering Maine has one of the highest lung cancer rates of any state in the nation – a full 30 percent higher than the national average.

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