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Golfers take to the course for Moosehead Caring for Kids Foundation

GREENVILLE JUNCTION — On Monday, July 3 Moosehead Caring for Kids Foundation held a fundraising golf tournament and silent auction at the picturesque Mountain Village Golf Course and Clubhouse along the shores of Moosehead Lake.

Maine lawmakers approve solar industry-backed tweaks to generous incentives

By Michael Shepherd, Bangor Daily News Staff AUGUSTA — The Maine Legislature solved a thorny divide over solar policy on Thursday, when both chambers agreed to support industry-backed tweaks that aim to pare back the state’s generous incentives for smaller projects.

Greenville seeking $125K for public safety building HVAC system

GREENVILLE — A grant application for $125,000 to cover a portion of the HVAC system at the new Greenville Public Safety Building, which is currently under construction, was formally signed by the select board during a July 5 meeting, two days ahead of the deadline.

Pilot project will give care packages to every baby born in Piscataquis County

Every new baby in Piscataquis County will receive four packages during their first year of life — one for each three-month milestone — as part of a pilot project designed to support the health of parents and infants.

The public relations battle over Maine’s generous solar incentives

By Michael Shepherd, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine lawmakers have made some big deals while winding down their work for 2023, but a standoff over the state’s generous solar incentives remains unsolved.

Retired educators news

GUILFORD — Seventeen members of the Piscataquis Region Retired Educators Association met June 27 at the Craft Cafe in Guilford.

Here’s how you can have your own backyard fish pond

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff A friend recently mentioned that he was stocking the pond at his farm in Newburgh.

Bangor Savings Bank will launch its first credit cards

By Kathleen O’Brien, Bangor Daily News Staff Despite a challenging year for banks that saw interest rates rise and distrust grow after Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse, Bangor Savings Bank netted nearly $42 million in income during the past fiscal year and will debut a new location and its first-ever credit card suite later this year.

Second round of elevated garden beds distributed

DEXTER — Dexter Age Friendly has just distributed another 30 garden beds to area seniors.

Bipartisan legislators call on Maine consumers to speak up to reduce net energy billing costs

Maine solar farm opens as lawmakers eye curtailing others like it

By Lor Valigra, Bangor Daily News Staff NORWAY — A 1-megawatt solar farm that will provide electricity to 15 local businesses opened here on June 29, a day after lawmakers debated whether to scale back the incentives that led to it.

Feasibility study will help determine Mayo Mill Dam future

DOVER-FOXCROFT — More than a decade and a half has passed since the Mayo Mill Dam on the Piscataquis River in downtown Dover-Foxcroft has produced energy.

MaineCF scholarships awarded to emerging leaders

Six students attending college within the University of Maine System have received the Maine Community Foundation’s Chet Jordan Leadership Awards.

Northern Light Health board of directors elects new chair and vice chair at annual meeting

BREWER — John Ryan, Esq.

Bangor Savings Bank appoints new chief financial officer and treasurer

By Kathleen O’Brien, Bangor Daily News Staff Bangor Savings Bank announced Michael O’Connor will assume the role of chief financial officer and treasurer when the company’s current CFO and certified public accountant, Kenneth Colpritt, retires later this fiscal year.

Puritan lays off more than 200 workers in Pittsfield

By Valerie Royzman, Staff Writer PITTSFIELD — A Maine company that manufactures COVID-19 and other medical swabs will eliminate 272 positions, including about 215 in Pittsfield.

Lawmakers pass bill to limit Maine’s practice of keeping profits from home seizures

By Billy Kobin, Bangor Daily News Staff AUGUSTA, Maine — Both chambers of the Legislature have approved a measure aimed at curtailing Maine’s practice of keeping excess proceeds from the sale of foreclosed homes in response to a U.

Maine’s first domestic violence program celebrating 50 years

Partners for Peace, Maine’s first domestic violence resource center, is celebrating 50 years of advocating on behalf of people affected by domestic violence in Penobscot and Piscataquis counties.

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