22 mins ago Planning to view the eclipse? Follow these tips to stay safe Excitement is building in the Maine Highlands Region for one of the most rare and spectacular sights that nature has to offer.
20 hours ago Credit agencies downgrade Northern Light’s rating By Kathleen O’Brien, Bangor Daily News Staff Two credit rating agencies lowered their scores for Bangor’s largest health care system last week due to its substantial financial losses in recent years.
2 days ago Greenville group makes last-minute plan to welcome eclipse visitors By Troy Bennett, Bangor Daily News Staff Amid a dearth of official, tourist-related promotion or planning, an ad hoc group of Greenville friends and business owners is working to welcome the throng of celestial sky-watchers expected to descend on their village next month for the solar eclipse.
2 days ago How Maine prepared for its last total solar eclipse 60 years ago By Emily Burnham, Bangor Daily News Staff While Mainers pull the final elements together for total solar eclipse festivities next month, for some folks, this is not their first go-round with such a rare celestial event.
4 days ago Attorneys blast Maine’s review of $1B Medicaid contract By Erin Rhoda, Bangor Daily News Staff State evaluators failed to carefully review bids by two local organizations competing against an out-of-state company for a massive contract to arrange transportation for Medicaid patients who have no other ride to medical appointments, the nonprofits’ attorneys argued before an appeal panel last week.
4 days ago How Maine’s small towns are preparing for the once-in-a-lifetime eclipse Bill Jarvis has no idea how many visitors will descend on Jackman, the western Maine town of fewer than 800 people, for the total solar eclipse.
4 days ago This legislation will hold two Maine departments accountable for invasive fish By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff A bill awaiting the governor’s signature will require two of the state’s departments that deal with fisheries to be responsible for a plan to keep invasive species from taking over waters important to native fish.
6 days ago Flawed funding formula threatens Maine’s pre-K goals By Sawyer Loftus, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine has set a goal to ensure all 4-year-olds can attend public prekindergarten by the fall of 2026, but it may not meet that target unless the state’s school funding formula changes to encourage wider adoption, agreed educators, a policy analyst, state officials and a legislative commission.
7 days ago Federal funds awarded for the steamboat Katahdin, Maine Public antenna expansion GREENVILLE — Congressionally directed spending requests for rehabilitating the steamboat Katahdin and constructing new Maine Public Broadcasting Corporation antennas have been granted at $500,000 and $3,342,000 respectively.
1 week ago Maine to add two more public defender offices By Kevin Miller, Maine Public Maine will add two new public defender offices under a bill that passed the Legislature and was signed by Gov.
1 week ago Nonprofits challenge Maine’s decision to award $1B Medicaid rides contract to out-of-state company By Erin Rhoda, Bangor Daily News Staff Two organizations are appealing the Maine Department of Health and Human Services’ decision to award a potentially $1 billion contract to an out-of-state company, with a history of complaints, to arrange transportation for Medicaid patients who have no other way to get to doctor appointments, dialysis and cancer treatments.
1 week ago Greenville Planning Board continues work on multiple ordinances GREENVILLE — The Greenville Planning Board has been busy working on several ordinances to get these ready for a vote at the annual town meeting on Monday, June 3.
1 week ago Renovations continue for dispatch center move DOVER-FOXCROFT — The construction process to move the Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center from the cramped conditions of the Piscatquis County Jail in Dover-Foxcroft into the administrative unit of the sheriff’s office on the first floor of the same larger building is underway.
1 week ago Moosehead Marine Museum receives $500,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending GREENVILLE – The Moosehead Marine Museum recently received notification that a $500,000 request for Congressionally Directed Spending was approved.
2 weeks ago Northern Light Health joins Health Care Climate Council BREWER — Displaying continued commitment to the health of its patients, colleagues, and community, Northern Light Health has been selected as the newest member of the Health Care Climate Council.
2 weeks ago What happens if it rains during the eclipse in Maine By Kathleen Phalen Tomaselli The weather along the swath of eclipse totality from Mexico to Maine is a big unknown.
2 weeks ago Naloxone training events scheduled Northern Light CA Dean and Mayo Hospitals will hold naloxone education and distribution events in Dexter, Dover-Foxcroft, Greenville, and Milo: Tuesday, March 26 6:30 p.