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In budget speech, Janet Mills proposes $111M in borrowing to aid pandemic recovery

By Caitlin Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff AUGUSTA — Gov.

17 more Mainers have died and another 164 coronavirus cases reported across the state

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

Officers at Bangor jail test positive for COVID-19

By Matthew Stone, Bangor Daily News Staff Six staff members at the Penobscot County Jail have tested positive for COVID-19, though no inmates have tested positive so far, Sheriff Troy Morton said Tuesday.

CHCS awarded $3.2M to improve access to mental health and substance abuse services

BANGOR — The U.

Out-of-state hunters might have to hire guides in Maine

By The Associated Press Out-of-state hunters in Maine might soon be required to hire licensed guides to hunt big game.

D-F selectmen support National Register Commercial Historic District nomination

DOVER-FOXCROFT — A project being led by the Center Theatre to create a National Register Commercial Historic District in the downtown received a measure of support.

A program to keep people out of jail is still rarely used in Maine

By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff The use of an alternative sentencing program designed to keep Mainers out of jail has increased, but it still accounts for less than 5 percent of cases in the county that used it most often, according to a recent study.

2 more Mainers die and another 142 coronavirus cases have been reported across the state

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

Volunteers needed for Northern Light Health vaccination clinics

For anyone who has been sitting on the sidelines waiting for a way to support healthcare workers and make a difference in our community during COVID-19, now’s their chance to move from the sidelines to the frontlines.

Harm reduction resources available in Dover-Foxcroft

DOVER-FOXCROFT — We know opioid use is common in our communities and too many of our loved ones are dying.

USDA-NRCS State Technical Committee virtual meeting set for March 16

BANGOR — The first of the USDA’s State Technical Committee (STTC) fiscal year 2021 meetings for Maine will be held Tuesday, March 16 via Microsoft Teams.

Five different types of snow shelters to keep you warm outdoors this winter

By Aislinn Sarnacki, Bangor Daily News Staff Over the course of human history, people in colder climates have devised many ways to shape snow into shelter, from simple burrows to elaborate igloos.

Piscataquis County Democrats support area food cupboards

Piscataquis County Democrats are busy putting values and beliefs into action.

Whoopie Pie Festival organizers hope for in-person event Oct. 2

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Organizers of the Maine Whoopie Pie Festival announced Monday, Feb.

97 more coronavirus cases have been reported across Maine

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

130 more coronavirus cases have been reported across Maine

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

7 pandemic changes in Maine that are likely to stick around

By Emily Burnham, Bangor Daily News Staff It is hard to quantify how much the pandemic has changed life for Mainers, and we probably won’t have a full understanding until well after it’s become a terrible memory.

BDN joins lawsuit over delayed access to civil complaints in Maine courts’ new e-filing system

By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff The Bangor Daily News has joined a national legal news service and other Maine publications in a lawsuit over the accessibility of civil matters in the Maine court system’s recently implemented e-filing program.

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