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Dry summer means more ants

By Julia Bayly, Bangor Daily News Staff It’s been a good summer so far for ants.

Maine will be better able to protect deer during the winter thanks to an influx of money

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff White-tailed deer in Maine will have a greater chance of surviving severe winter conditions in the future thanks to recent measures taken by the Legislature.

Climate change expected to shift Maine’s planting seasons. It’s just a matter of when.

By Sam Schipani, Bangor Daily News Staff Farmers and gardeners who feel like Maine’s growing season is changing are right.

Now is the time to destroy browntail moth eggs

By Julia Bayly, Bangor Daily News Staff Browntail moths have already begun laying clusters of eggs in fuzzy brown egg sacks that will become next year’s toxic caterpillars.

Maine tourism businesses see strong July 4 weekend but workforce shortage remains a problem

HALLOWELL – The Maine Tourism Association recently polled its members about July 4 weekend business, visitor trends and how the workforce shortage is affecting business.

Home workcamp returns to Dexter area

For the second time in three years, volunteers from around the country spent nearly a week in and around Dexter from July 5 to 9 working on 13 home projects at no cost to residents who otherwise could not afford to have the needed repairs done.

Dexter council approves $6.7M budget

DEXTER — The Dexter Town Council gave its approval to a $6,765,114 municipal budget for the 2021-22 fiscal year during a July 8 meeting.

Stearns’ bill providing family leave protections to grandparents becomes law

AUGUSTA – LD 61, “An Act To Include Grandparents under Maine’s Family Medical Leave Laws,” has become law after receiving bipartisan support.

COVID testing swab manufacturer furloughs Pittsfield workers as demand falls

By David Marino Jr.

Maine will vote on a ‘right to food.’ It will take a while to find out what it means.

By Michael Shepherd, Bangor Daily News Staff AUGUSTA — Voters will decide in November on enshrining a right to food in the Maine Constitution, which would continue the state’s pioneering efforts on the topic but likely prompt decades of discussion over what exactly such a right would allow or prevent.

Accessible access to the outdoors is in reach for people with disabilities in Piscataquis County

ROME — Kids and adults with disabilities and their families in Piscataquis County can experience the freedom and fun of Pine Tree Camp this summer.

Maine Audubon annual Loon Count set for July 17

FALMOUTH — A loon glides across a still lake, the white dots on its black wings appearing to sparkle in the reflection off the water.

Maine saw one of the steepest school enrollment declines nationwide last year

By David Marino Jr.

Travel in Maine rebounded over rainy July 4 weekend but still fell short of 2019

By Jessica Piper, Bangor Daily News Staff Travel within Maine continued to rebound over the July 4 holiday, but traffic fell short of pre-pandemic levels over the rainy long weekend.

EMDC unveils five-year plan for economic growth and regional resiliency

Eastern Maine Development Corporation updates its Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy every five years using U.

Winter power disconnection threats banned in Maine

By The Associated Press PORTLAND — Maine has banned winter electricity disconnection threats that mislead consumers.

Penobscot County dispatcher who started with a typewriter retires after nearly 40 years of 911 calls

By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff When Elizabeth “Liz” Ryan began her nearly 40-year career as an emergency dispatcher in the early 1980s, she used a manual typewriter with a red and black ribbon, a landline telephone and a two-way radio to communicate with police officers, firefighters and ambulance drivers.

Home workcamp comes to Dexter

DEXTER — Around 80 teenagers and adults will arrive in Dexter on July 4 to work on and improve homes of the elderly, disabled and other residents.

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