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4 more Mainers die as 292 new coronavirus cases are reported across the state

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff This story will be updated.

Weekend storm could dump more than 12 inches of snow across Maine

By Chris Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff A weekend storm is expected to bring the first significant snowfall to much of Maine, with more than a foot in the forecast for some towns.

Lawmakers kick off a pandemic-altered session

By Caitlin Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff AUGUSTA — Some Legislature leaders struck a collaborative tone as lawmakers kicked off an unusual legislative session Wednesday, with their first order of business figuring out some key elements of how the House and Senate will run during a pandemic-altered session.

Ridge View’s Dyer named Maine’s NAESP National Outstanding Assistant Principal of the Year

DEXTER — Ridge View Community School Assistant Principal Jessica Dyer has been chosen as the state’s top elementary assistant administrator.

Record-high 349 new coronavirus cases reported across Maine as 2 more die

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff This story will be updated.

4 more Mainers die as 237 new coronavirus cases are reported across the state

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff This story will be updated.

Maine sees record-high 20 deaths along with 227 new coronavirus cases

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff This story will be updated.

Dexter Regional High School goes to week of remote learning, Ridge View stays on current schedule after positive COVID-19 cases

DEXTER — Dexter Regional High School students will be going to remote learning through Monday, Dec.

Penobscot County administrator to retire 18 years after ‘big mistake’ of taking job

By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff Penobscot County Administrator Bill Collins had been on the job two weeks in September 2002 when he went to late Commissioner Tom Davis and said, “You’ve made a big mistake.

3 more Mainers die as another 250 coronavirus cases are reported across the state

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff This story will be updated.

Bangor educator and prosecutor killed in Waterville crash

By Eesha Pendharkar, Bangor Daily News Staff A longtime Bangor educator and prosecutor were remembered fondly Thursday as news circulated that they’d died in a car crash in Waterville a day earlier.

Maine’s 2020 election turnout was among highest in U.S

By Jessica Piper, Bangor Daily News Staff AUGUSTA — About 78 percent of eligible Maine voters cast their ballots in the November election, increasing turnout that is normally among the nation’s highest in a year marked by the coronavirus pandemic.

238 new coronavirus cases have been reported across Maine

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff This story will be updated.

5 coronavirus cases reported among medical transport staff in Dexter

By Lynne Fort, Bangor Daily News Staff Northern Light Medical Transport has reported five coronavirus cases among staff at its Dexter location.

Another Mainer dies as 230 new coronavirus cases are reported across the state

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff This story will be updated.

Northern Light saw revenue drop $100M as hospitals stopped services during pandemic

By Charles Eichacker, Bangor Daily News Staff The parent organization of Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor lost more than $100 million in patient revenue as the coronavirus pandemic forced it to cancel or delay many surgeries and other services last spring.

Maine sees highest single-day death toll yet as record 258 new coronavirus cases are reported

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff This story will be updated.

Penquis receives funding for home weatherization

BANGOR — USDA Rural Development is investing $213,674 through two housing preservation grants to Penquis and the Western Maine Community Action Program.

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