17 hours ago

Department of Education to release statewide survey to inform framework for returning to classroom instruction

The Maine Department of Education continues to work with educators and health experts from across the state to develop health markers and corresponding plans to ensure the safe return to classroom instruction.

19 hours ago

Northern Light Health board elects new chair, vice chair

BREWER — Kathy Corey has been elected as the next chair of the Northern Light Health Board of Directors.

20 hours ago

ATV registrations now required for 2020-21  

ATV owners must now register or renew registrations for 2020-21.

21 hours ago

Maine Warden Service increasing boating patrols this holiday weekend for operation drywater

This holiday weekend, the Maine Warden Service will be active patrolling Maine waterways, keeping Maine boaters safe and enforcing Maine’s boating laws in order to raise awareness about operating under the influence, removing boaters who are operating impaired and ensuring that boats are registered and boaters are wearing life jackets.

1 day ago

Most waste meant for shuttered Hampden plant will temporarily go to Orrington incinerator

The 115 towns that have been sending their trash to landfills over the past month since the closure of a new waste processing plant in Hampden will instead temporarily send three-quarters of their trash to the incinerator that accepted the towns’ waste until 2018.

2 days ago

SAD 41 summer lunch program postponed after positive COVID-19 test

MILO — A school-based summer lunch program that serves SAD 41 children in Milo, LaGrange and Brownville has been halted this week after an employee tested positive for COVID-19.

3 days ago

Benefactor to cover $145K purchase cost for sheriff’s building 

MILO — When county residents head to the polls on Tuesday, July 14 they will be voting on a pair of state bond questions, political party primaries when applicable and a question concerning a bond to purchase the former Key Bank building in downtown Guilford to be the new home of the sheriff’s office patrol and investigation divisions.

2 weeks ago

Milo Garden Club cancels Summer Fair and Plant Sale

"This was an incredibly difficult decision to make. There were so many factors to consider," explained members of the Milo Garden Club Advisory Board. Because the Summer Fair is a major fundraiser which enables the club to donate to 14 organizations and charities, members will discuss fundraising ideas in September.

2 weeks ago

Department of Corrections announces easing of restrictions

The Maine Department of Corrections (MDOC) announced it will begin to ease certain restrictions within correctional facilities. The decision to ease restrictions, such as those related to visitation, community restitution, work release and transfers, have been made in close consultation with the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC). Many of the restrictions scheduled to be lifted in the coming weeks have been in place since early March.

2 weeks ago

Northern Light Health sets plan toward building a strong future for social and medical justice

Recently Northern Light Health leadership announced their systemwide plan to eliminate racism and other forms of discrimination and promote a strong future for social and medical justice.

2 weeks ago

Milo Historical Society art show canceled 

The Milo Historical Society art show, which has been held in July in past years, is among a number of 2020 events canceled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

2 weeks ago

Maine clerks, MMA team up to recruit election workers 

Everyone knows you cannot run elections in Maine without election workers. Yet, in the midst of a public health emergency, as well as during “normal” times, finding people to staff election polls and process absentee ballots is not easy.

2 weeks ago

Coronavirus cases are in the single digits in 12 counties, but the risk is still there

Twelve of Maine’s 16 counties are now reporting fewer than 10 active cases of the virus, including three -- Piscataquis, Aroostook and Washington counties -- with zero. The prevalence of COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, also seems to finally be dropping in more heavily populated southern Maine counties even as the state has ramped up testing in recent weeks. 

3 weeks ago

Maine doesn’t want 115 towns landfilling their waste if Hampden facility stays closed

State environmental officials are looking for a way for 115 communities now sending their trash to landfills after the recent closure of a Hampden waste plant to instead send it to an Orrington facility that burns waste to create electricity. 

3 weeks ago

‘A Safe Return to Business Zoom Conference Series’ offered by Northern Light Health 

Our plan is to host our Zoom conference series through the summer, every Thursday from 11 a.m. to noon. Each week we will have focused topics based on what we’re hearing from our communities. Our experts in the fields of medicine, infection prevention, human resources, mental health and more offer guidance, tools and materials so people can leave the session and apply to their situation.

3 weeks ago

Sen. Davis receives ‘A’ rating and endorsement from NRA

Sen. Paul Davis, R-Sangerville has received the endorsement of the National Rifle Association (NRA) in his primary election to return to the Maine State Senate in District 4.

3 weeks ago

Draft framework for return to classroom instruction released 

On Thursday the Maine Department of Education released a draft framework to assist schools in planning for return to school scenarios in the fall. The framework was developed with input from multiple stakeholder groups, including the Department of Education’s Student Cabinet, community health experts and educators representing the many roles in schools.

3 weeks ago

Hampden waste plant puts operations on hold as it struggles to pay bills

The new waste plant in Hampden has had to temporarily close this month as it struggles to pay its expenses and faces a new lawsuit from a contractor that alleges it’s owed at least $1.2 million for staffing and running the facility.