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Partners for Peace to host annual meeting online April 15

BANGOR/DOVER-FOXCROFT — Partners for Peace will host their 2021 annual meeting from 3:30 to 4:30 p.

RSU 68 officials looking at $12M budget

Grade 6-8 students to attend four days in-person after April vacation DOVER-FOXCROFT — RSU 68 officials are looking at a proposed 2021-22 budget totaling $12,021,863.

Associated Builders and Contractors honors Cianbro with National Excellence in Construction Award for Puritan project

PITTSFIELD — In April of 2020 Puritan Medical Products, one of two major manufacturers of COVID-19 testing swabs, reached out to Cianbro in desperate need of expanding from their Guilford facility to meet the ever-growing demand for testing swabs.

PCEDC looks to the future at quarterly meeting

More than a year into the coronavirus pandemic, businesses across the region have been navigating new methods of operation.

Theater that county commissioners refused to support will apply for federal grant

By David Marino Jr.

Public hearing on Moosehead Lake ski resort project TIF set for April 20

DOVER-FOXCROFT — A public hearing on tax increment financing for the project to develop a ski resort with year-round attractions on 1,700 acres overlooking Moosehead Lake in the unorganized territory outside of Greenville will be part of the next regular Piscataquis County Commissioners meeting at 8:30 a.

Puritan thinks COVID-19 testing swabs will be in demand even as vaccines pick up

By David Marino Jr.

D-F Legion looking at bingo options

DOVER-FOXCROFT — American Legion Post 29 is evaluating capacity based on current restrictions.

Exploring springtime birds at the Law Farm

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Register and join us for a morning bird walk on Sunday, May 2, as we explore springtime birds at the Law Farm.

Maine gets record share of COVID-19 vaccine doses as small pharmacies join federal program

By Jessica Piper, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine is seeing a record of at least 88,000 new first doses of COVID-19 vaccines this week as the supply to retail pharmacies through a federal program jumped nearly 50 percent with the addition of independent pharmacies.

Aroostook County ice carousel is ready to spin for Maine’s bid to reclaim world record

By Jessica Potila, St.

Northern Light has turned Bangor’s Cross Center into a well-oiled vaccination machine

By David Marino Jr.

295 more coronavirus cases have been reported across Maine

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

Centre Theatre eligible to apply for USDA funding for structural repairs

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Center Theatre can still apply to USDA Rural development for assistance on a structural update, despite the Piscataquis County Commissioners voting down a letter of support for the project last month.

EMDC’s Maine PTAC program director receives APTAC Achievement Award

Eastern Maine Development Corporation’s Maine PTAC Program Director Ken Bloch received national recognition from the Association of Procurement Technical Assistance Centers.

Seed Library coming to Thompson Free Library

By Jon Knepp, Thompson Free Library director DOVER-FOXCROFT — Spring has sprung at the Thompson Free Library! With warm weather hinting at the start of the growing season, the library wants you to go outside, dig in the dirt and work towards a beautiful flower or bountiful vegetable garden.

Three arrested in Milo following two-month MDEA investigation

MILO — Three people have been charged with felony drug trafficking following a two-month investigation into the sale of fentanyl and crack cocaine from a home in Milo.

How to stop raccoons from taking over your home

By Sam Schipani, Bangor Daily News Staff Raccoons can wreak havoc on your yard and house if they settle in.

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