3 years ago 3,000 additional monthly senior food boxes now available AUGUSTA – Seniors in all Maine counties can access nutritious monthly food boxes by applying through their county’s supporting agency.
3 years ago AARP Maine announces Virtual Listening Tour AARP Maine launched a statewide Virtual Listening Tour March 7 with a 90-minute community conversation led by AARP Maine State Director Noël Bonam and Volunteer State President Carl Bucciantini.
3 years ago Man who died in Corinth car crash identified By Sierra Whaley, Bangor Daily News Staff The man who died in a head-on crash in Corinth on Monday has been identified.
3 years ago All 8 Maine prosecutors could be elected without opposition in November By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff Just one of Maine’s eight district attorneys ran unopposed four years ago.
3 years ago Give a Dog a Home Rescue partners with Petco Love to ‘Give Pets Their Best Shot’ during National Pet Vaccination Month Give a Dog a Home Rescue to host free vaccine events, Powered by Petco Love, March 5,, 12, 19, and 26 in Milo, Dexter, Guilford, and Corinth SEBEC – Give a Dog a Home Rescue is partnering with national nonprofit Petco Love to give pets their best shot for a healthy life by hosting a free pet vaccine event on March 5 and each following Saturday in March.
3 years ago Healthy Mainers in all 16 counties can forgo masks By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff Healthy Mainers in counties with lower COVID-19 rates can stop wearing masks, federal health authorities said.
3 years ago Penobscot County wants federal cash windfall to be used to support vulnerable communities By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff BANGOR — Penobscot County residents want $29.
3 years ago Maine Community Foundation names a new president and CEO Deborah Ellwood, a leader in the field of community foundations with close ties to Maine, has been named the new president and CEO of the Maine Community Foundation.
3 years ago Forestry Series will bring many voices and ideas to Piscataquis County DOVER-FOXCROFT – Piscataquis County Soil & Water Conservation District is hosting a forestry series in 2022.
3 years ago Northern Light Health recognizes the value of community partners in navigating through COVID-19 in Annual Report BREWER – Northern Light Health has released its 2021 Annual Report.
3 years ago Bangor jail ‘falling apart’ after kitchen, elevator and control panel stop working By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff A major leak has partially shut down the kitchen at the Penobscot County Jail, forcing the jail to purchase meals and bring them in from outside at an added cost.
3 years ago Penobscot County deputy sheriff dies in Limestone snowmobile crash By Michael Shepherd, Bangor Daily News Staff LIMESTONE – Staff Sgt.
3 years ago January home sales in Maine hit 2nd highest monthly record By Sierra Whaley, Bangor Daily News Staff Home sales for the month of January were the second-best on record for single-family homes in Maine.
3 years ago Dexter to use nearly $196K in ARPA funds for improvement projects, resource center DEXTER, — Dexter councilors decided Thursday to allocate the remainder of the town’s first round of American Rescue Act Plan funds to improvement projects and a local organization that will serve as a food pantry and resource center.
3 years ago Maine may drop school mask recommendation after February break By Lia Russell, Bangor Daily News Staff State health officials will revisit their recommendation that students wear masks in school after next week’s February break, as a handful of school departments reconsider their mask requirements.
3 years ago Pine Tree Hospice offering grief facilitator training Do you have a desire to help others? As Pine Tree Hospice looks forward to starting grief support groups for those that have experienced a loss, we are looking for people who would like to help others in our communities by becoming facilitators.