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Gov. Mills announces all Maine residents 16 and older are eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine beginning April 7

AUGUSTA — Gov.

Dover-Foxcroft town meeting set for April 24

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Dover-Foxcroft residents will gather at 9 a.

Calendar of events

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

Puritan gets nearly $150 million to open Tennessee plant

By David Marino Jr.

UMaine Extension 4-H virtual passport club takes off April 24

ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H is offering a virtual cultural exchange club for youth, best suited for ages 12–18 years, with its first meeting scheduled for 9:30–10:30 a.

It’s time for a different approach to Atlantic salmon restoration

By Bob Mallard You can’t put a monetary value on a species, or a price tag or timetable on efforts to prevent one from going extinct.

Fraudulent mass texts in Piscataquis County show how disinformation has infiltrated local politics

By David Marino Jr.

American Legion Post 41 BBQ/craft fair/bake sale

MILO — Attention crafters and bakers, Milo American Legion Post 41 is hosting a BBQ/craft fair/bake sale on Saturday, June 26 at the Legion Hall on West Main Street.

What Maine is doing to tamp down the worst power outages in the nation

By Lori Valigra, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine continues to top most other states in the number and duration of power outages caused primarily by severe weather and downed trees, but regulators and utilities are aiming to improve upon that dubious distinction.

Piscataquis Democrats look at women’s perspectives living in rural Maine, collect food and financial donations

The Education and Outreach Committee of the Piscataquis County Democrats offered a public program entitled, “Community Conversation: Women’s Perspectives on Living in Rural Maine” on March 20.

Never stop growing with Thompson Free Library

By Kim Brawn, Thompson Free Library April is our bridge to spring.

AMC among conservation groups moving to add U.S. Department of Energy to CMP corridor lawsuit

Three of Maine’s largest conservation groups have moved to add the U.

Summer volunteer trail days with PCSWCD

Each year the Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District hosts a volunteer workday at each of the public lands it manages.

UMaine, UNH Extensions offer webinar on fiddleheads April 14

ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension and University of New Hampshire Extension will offer a webinar for home gardeners about fiddleheads from 6–7:15 p.

In Piscataquis County, commissioners’ anti-mask vote has created a fraught political climate

By David Marino Jr.

CMP partners with Moosehead Lake Region EDC to light Craft Landing Park

GREENVILLE — The Moosehead Lake Region Economic Development Committee is delighted to announce a gift of $25,000 from Central Maine Power to fund lighting for the Crafts Landing Park in Greenville.

Penquis National Honor Society Easter basket raffle to benefit Make-A-Wish

MILO — Members of the Penquis Valley High School National Honor Society are selling raffle tickets for five Easter baskets to benefit Make-A-Wish, an organization working to help fulfill the wishes of children with critical illnesses.

All counties remain green under Mills Administration’s COVID-19 School Health Advisory System

New case rate and positivity rate have dropped in Piscataquis County and are now consistent with other counties.

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