1 month ago Ways parents can protect their kids from online risks Imagine someone has taken a picture of your child without them knowing and posted it online.
1 month ago Piscataquis Observer earns six honors in annual newspaper contest Piscataquis Observer staff picked up a half dozen awards among the state’s smaller weekly publications division from the Maine Press Association in the 2024 MPA Better Newspaper Contest, announced on Oct.
1 month ago BDN wins Maine’s best daily newspaper, Loftus named journalist of the year By Lindsay Putnam, Bangor Daily News Staff The Bangor Daily News won the top honor of Maine’s best daily newspaper and reporter Sawyer Loftus was named the state’s journalist of the year at the Maine Press Association’s annual conference Saturday, Oct.
1 month ago A week of turmoil at Northern Light raises concern about further cuts By Charles Eichacker, Bangor Daily News Staff A leadership shakeup that saw three high-level executives leave their jobs at Northern Light Health last week is the latest example of how the hospital system is struggling to recover from the downward financial spiral it’s been in for the last few years.
1 month ago Camden National Bank collects more than 8,000 school supplies through employee donation drive Camden National Bank is proud to announce a significant donation of school supplies collected by employees and customers from all 57 banking centers to Ruth’s Reusable Resources, a local nonprofit dedicated to bridging the gap between business and education by transferring unwanted supplies to children and their teachers.
1 month ago Northern Light Health outsources roughly 500 jobs By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff All housekeeping and cafeteria positions at Northern Light Health are being outsourced to a third-party company, employees learned Tuesday.
1 month ago Northern Light Health vice president ousted amid leadership shake-up By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff A vice president of Northern Light Health is the latest executive to leave the health care system amid a series of recent leadership changes.
1 month ago Northern Light Health leadership changes following resignations By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff Another Northern Light Health hospital president resigned on Oct.
1 month ago Dover-Foxcroft will support group looking to reopen PRYMCA facility DOVER-FOXCROFT — For a number of years the Dover-Foxcroft municipal budget has included funding for the Piscataquis Regional YMCA.
1 month ago Forest Society of Maine announces Beichner as next president/CEO The Forest Society of Maine, America’s seventh-largest non-governmental conservation organization based on acres conserved, has selected Christopher Beichner as its next president/CEO.
1 month ago Walgreens to close 1,200 US stores By Tom Murphy, The Associated Press Walgreens will close about 1,200 locations over the next three years as the drugstore chain seeks to turnaround a struggling U.
1 month ago $1.4M TCTC equipment bond question will be on Nov. 5 ballot DEXTER — When residents of the SAD 46 communities of Dexter, Exeter, Garland, and Ripley head to the polls on Tuesday, Nov.
1 month ago County commissioners agreeable to support PRYMCA building reopening DOVER-FOXCROFT — Earlier this month the board of directors announced that operations at the Piscataquis Regional YMCA at 48 Park Street in Dover-Foxcroft would be closing no later than Friday, Nov.
1 month ago 3 things we learned in debates between Jared Golden and Austin Theriault By Michael Shepherd, Bangor Daily News Staff U.
1 month ago A guide to the 5 referendums on the Maine ballot this year By Billy Kobin, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine voters are settling five referendums that are on the ballot for the Nov.
1 month ago Austin Wilkins Forest Stewardship Award to be presented to Tilberg at Blaine House Tilberg will be honored for her commitment and contributions to exceptional sustainable forest management in Maine.
1 month ago Center Theatre to screen ‘Lost on a Mountain in Maine’ DOVER-FOXCROFT – The Center Theatre is pleased to announce that it will be screening “Lost on a Mountain in Maine” from Nov.