12 hours ago NMCC celebrates graduation of 2024 MLOFT cohort, highlighting future of Maine’s logging industry FAIRFIELD — Northern Maine Community College, in partnership with the Professional Logging Contractors of the Northeast, is proud to announce the graduation of 10 students from the 2024 Mechanized Logging Operations & Forest Trucking program.
1 day ago Construction begins on 84-mile bike trail outside Monson By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff The first leg of an 84-mile mountain bike trail was built near Monson in Piscataquis County over the summer.
2 days ago Maine hunters hope to see 72-hour gun purchase waiting period repealed By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff The gun rights group that filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Maine law requiring a 72-hour waiting period after purchasing a gun hopes the case makes it all the way to the U.
2 days ago Proposed county and Unorganized Territory budgets are both up DOVER-FOXCROFT — The respective finances can still be adjusted if needed over the next few weeks, but both the projected 2025 Piscataquis County budget and 2025-26 Unorganized Territory budget would rise from the current spending plan amounts.
3 days ago Church Mission Committee donates to Piscataquis Regional Food Center Contributed photoFOOD CENTER DONATION — On Nov.
4 days ago Northern Light CA Dean Hospital introduces therapy care in Monson MONSON — To address the growing need for therapy care close to home, Northern Light CA Dean Hospital announces the addition of speech therapy and pediatric occupational therapy services to the Northern Light Health Center in Monson.
4 days ago Hannaford’s website and app are working again By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff The Hannaford website and app are back online after a weekslong outage curtailed orders.
5 days ago CPKC Holiday Train prepares to raise money, bring joy to Maine communities The Canadian Pacific Kansas City Holiday Train will roll into Maine on Friday, Nov.
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6 days ago Bar Harbor mansion owner building 24-car garage for antique autos By Bill Trotter, Bangor Daily News Staff A multimillionaire who bought a 114-year-old Bar Harbor mansion in 2020 is constructing another large building on the property for his antique car collection.
1 week ago Three Rivers Kiwanis receives donations for Secret Santa MILO — Three Rivers Kiwanis recently received two generous donations that will go toward the Secret Santa program.
1 week ago Dessert auction for Rape Response Services BANGOR — Rape Response Services, a Penquis subsidiary, will be hosting a dessert auction on Nov.
1 week ago 12 Days of Gratitude Food Drive to fight youth food insecurity GREENVILLE — More than 25 percent of children in Piscataquis County are food insecure, a figure that greatly exceeds the Maine average.
1 week ago Maine’s 72-hour waiting period for gun purchases violates 2nd Amendment, lawsuit says By Marie Weidmayer and Billy Kobin, Bangor Daily News Staff Gun rights groups filed a lawsuit Tuesday that seeks to overturn the 72-hour waiting period law that Maine lawmakers passed after last year’s mass shooting in Lewiston.
1 week ago SAD 4, SAD 46 reevaluating regional high school GUILFORD — Six days before the SAD 4 Board of Directors regular monthly meeting on Nov.
1 week ago Northern Forest Center housing project to proceed GREENVILLE — The Northern Forest Center purchased five acres of land in downtown Greenville off Spruce Street and plans to build housing to serve the local workforce.