2 weeks ago

Increase in misdialed 9-1-1 calls may be caused by smartphones and smartwatches

An estimated 240 million emergency 9-1-1 calls are made from phones in the United States each year, with least 80 percent originating from wireless devices, according to the National Emergency Number Association.

2 weeks ago

All Maine schools get the green light to reopen full time

School districts in all of Maine’s 16 counties have the green light to reopen full time for all students, based on new information from the state.

2 weeks ago

Opponents of Maine’s ranked-choice voting system try new tactic after past failures in court

AUGUSTA  — Those making a fourth legal challenge in just over two years to Maine’s ranked-choice voting system are using a new lens of equity, but they will have to convince a federal judge that fundamentals have shifted since he tossed a similar suit in 2018.

2 weeks ago

These home improvements have the most bang for the buck

Whether or not you are trying to sell your house in the near future, taking time to make simple renovations to your home will be beneficial to quality of life as well as your property value.

2 weeks ago

Maine Department of Education awarded $16.9M for ‘Rethinking Remote Education Ventures’ project  

AUGUSTA – The Maine Department of Education (DOE) has been awarded $16.

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Piscataquis YMCA leader grows into job amid the pandemic

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Mandy Adams’ newest job didn’t get off to quite the start she anticipated.

2 weeks ago

Center Theatre will be opening an escape room

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Center Theatre for the Performing Arts has announced that it will be starting an escape room on Friday, Aug.

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U.S. Sen. Collins announces nearly $17M to improve Maine K-12 education during pandemic 

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Nearly $9.5M in COVID-19 financial relief awarded to Maine farmers 

WASHINGTON, D.

2 weeks ago

Maine eases 50-person limit on gatherings for outdoor spectator events

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Daphne Sprague, whose accident at 17 sparked a life as a disability rights advocate, dies at 67

Daphne Sprague, a Maine educator and disability rights advocate who was the first quadriplegic person to attend the University of Maine after she fought to have the university admit her, died from complications from an infection on July 7 in Portland.

2 weeks ago

U.S. Sens. Collins, King announce $10.2M for Maine preparedness programs

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2 weeks ago

Area school officials planning reopening scenarios  

With the Maine Department of Education (MDOE) scheduled to release its first round of color designations pertaining to the individual levels of risk for the state’s school districts on Friday, July 31, officials with the region’s education units have been busy making plans for how students return to classes in the fall.

2 weeks ago

Gordon Contracting grows through serving the community

SANGERVILLE — Since taking on the role of the president/CEO of a Pittsfield-based construction company dating back to 1946, moving the firm to Sangerville and changing the name to Gordon Contracting Inc.

2 weeks ago

Maine’s courts ask for $14M to safely reopen in September

Maine’s court system needs an additional $14 million so it can safely resume full-time operations and start clearing a backlog of cases that has built up during the coronavirus pandemic, according to the state’s court administrator.

2 weeks ago

D-F man arrested after allegedly shooting twice into neighbor’s apartment 

DOVER-FOXCROFT — At approximately 9:50 Saturday morning officers from the Dover-Foxcroft Police Department were called to 26 Harvey Street for the report of a male subject that had appeared in the street, per a post on the department Facebook page.

2 weeks ago

Campfire safety key as wildfire numbers approach 10-year high

As Maine chief forest ranger Bill Hamilton spent a few minutes discussing campfire safety recently, much of the state baked on yet another 80-degree day, and Bangor-area lawns turned brown after weeks of little rain.

2 weeks ago

Maine schools chief: COVID-19 tests for students could offer ‘false sense of security’

While Maine colleges and universities plan to test many students and staff as they reopen their campuses this fall, the same scale of testing is unlikely in the state’s public schools.