HOLDEN — Maine Masonic Charitable Foundation has announced a new matching grants initiative called “MAC – Masons Assisting Communities.

By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff The communications center that handles 911 calls and dispatches emergency services in Penobscot County is the site of a coronavirus outbreak, according to its director.

By Caitlin Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff Some COVID-19 vaccine sites in rural Maine have recently closed as demand for shots appears to be slowing, presenting a new challenge for public health officials.

Partners for Peace, the domestic violence resource center for Piscataquis and Penboscot counties, faced many challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic, but the organization continued to support survivors and worked to improve stability and inclusivity.

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By Lauren Abbate, Bangor Daily News Staff The Maine Department of Corrections has rescinded a recent directive that placed new restrictions on the types of mail prisoners can receive, which was resulting in hundreds of pieces of mail being returned to sender.

By Caitlin Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine public health officials on Thursday floated the possibility of offering coronavirus vaccines without appointments, which would make the vaccination effort more flexible but would pose logistical hurdles.

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HALLOWELL – NAMI Maine, a statewide nonprofit organization providing education, support, and advocacy for people living with mental illness and their families announces that registration is now open for two separate online courses for people who have an adult family member living with a mental health condition.

By Matthew Stone, Bangor Daily News Staff BANGOR — COVID-19 has returned to the Penobscot County Jail, a little more than two weeks after state health officials declared a previous virus outbreak at the Bangor facility over.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Private ponds that are stocked with trout provide multiple benefits for landowners and their families.

Join Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife fisheries and wildlife biologists for the following live presentations on the MDIFW YouTube page.

BANGOR — With 2020 certain to be remembered for COVID-19 and social unrest, Bangor Savings Bank focused its charitable giving in precisely those areas and finished its fiscal year with nearly $1.

DEXTER — All students at the Ridge View Community School and Dexter Regional High School will be learning remotely for the rest of the week after five people associated with SAD 46 have tested positive for COVID-19.

By Charles Eichacker, Maine Public The beaver has been one of the nation’s great ecological comeback stories.

HALLOWELL – NAMI Maine, a statewide nonprofit organization providing education, support and advocacy for people living with mental illness and their families, is seeking volunteers interested in being trained as certified NAMI Family-to-Family teachers.

By Julia Bayly, Bangor Daily News Staff For some people, a pond is not fully a pond unless it has fish in it.

Even though it was a difficult year for fundraising in 2020, Maine Highlands Federal Credit  was able to raise over $17,000 for the Maine Credit Unions’ Campaign for Ending Hunger.