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Police seek help in finding missing man

By Nick Sambides Jr.

Pine Tree Hospice craft and art auction begins Nov. 9

Missing craft fairs? Pine Tree Hospice will bring the craft fair to you.

Three Rivers Kiwanis contributes to food cupboard building

Photo courtesy of Three Rivers KiwanisKIWANIS CONTRIBUTION — Three Rivers Kiwanis donated $3,000 toward the Milo Ecumenical Food Cupboard purchase of a building in Milo.

Retired Air Force officer pens book on how railroads powered the growth of Maine

By Paula Brewer, Star Herald Staff PRESQUE ISLE — When retired U.

Janet Mills pushes back bar reopenings, reduces indoor gathering limits as Maine cases spike

By Nick Sambides Jr.

Active virus cases reach all-time high for second day

By Rosemary Lausier, Bangor Daily News Staff Twenty-four new cases were reported Sunday in Maine amid a statewide surge in virus transmission.

Rapid virus tests to become available this month

By Nick Sambides Jr.

Janet Mills may tighten business and travel restrictions amid spiking coronavirus cases

By Charles Eichacker and Lori Valigra, Bangor Daily News Staff Gov.

735 acres of ancestral territory in Piscataquis County is returned to Penobscot Nation

By Nina Mahaleris, Penobscot Times Staff More than 700 acres of Wabanaki Territory in Piscataquis County have been returned to the Penobscot Nation through a land stewardship agreement, the tribe said in a joint statement with the Elliotsville Foundation Friday afternoon.

Donald Trump Jr. says Maine’s 2nd District could decide election at Orrington rally

By Caitlin Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff Donald Trump Jr.

Top health official warns Maine virus spike will continue

By Charles Eichacker, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine’s spike in COVID-19 cases is likely to continue for the foreseeable future, the state’s top public health official said Thursday as the state recorded the second day in a row of record-setting numbers of new cases that have followed weeks of increasing virus cases.

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Mills extends civil state of emergency yet again

By Nick Sambides Jr.

Legislators honor Rowell’s Garage

Photo courtesy of Maine Senate RepublicansLEGISLATIVE SENTIMENT — Sen.

Summer drought likely reduced tick activity in Maine, but they’re back

By Aislinn Sarnacki, Bangor Daily News Staff If there’s one thing that deer ticks don’t like, it’s dry weather, and this year, Maine has had plenty of it.

COVID-19 is spiking like it did in the spring, but this time it’s hitting most of Maine

By Charles Eichacker, Bangor Daily News Staff The coronavirus is again spiking in Maine as it did at the height of the pandemic in the spring, breaking a one-day record with 87 new cases on Wednesday and raising increasing alarm among state officials.

Janet Mills expresses concern over virus spike, but stops short of rolling back business openings

By Lori Valigra, Bangor Daily News Staff After the largest single-day spike of new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, Gov.

Piscataquis County declared natural disaster area due to drought

By Lynne Fort, Bangor Daily News Staff Piscataquis, Sagadahoc and Somerset counties have been declared primary natural disaster areas by Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue due to the ongoing drought.

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