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Seven more Mainers die as another 590 coronavirus cases are reported across the state

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

Crime in Maine drops for eighth straight year

By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff Crime in Maine decreased in 2019 for the eighth straight year in nearly all categories, according to the Maine Department of Public Safety, which compiles statistics.

Puritan Medical and Hardwood Products donate to Piscataquis Regional Food Center

Hardwood Products Co.

3 more Mainers die as another 439 coronavirus cases are reported across the state

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

Maine CDC reports 4 deaths and 333 new coronavirus cases

By Rosemary Lausier, Bangor Daily News Staff This story will be updated.

Out-of-state buyers put Maine home sales on track for record year

By Lori Valigra, Bangor Daily News Staff Few homes for sale coupled with high demand from out-of-state buyers boosted home sales in Maine in November compared to the previous year and put them on pace for a record year, according to data released by the Maine Association of Realtors on Dec.

It may be legal, but high prices and inconvenience may drive black-market marijuana for years

By David Marino Jr.

Northern Light Health has vaccinated 3,000 employees

By Patty Wight, Maine Public On a day when Maine has set another record for new daily cases of COVID-19, Dr.

New program seeks to brighten holiday for Piscataquis County inmates’ children

By Ernie Clark, Bangor Daily News Staff Usually the Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Office uses the money from returnable cans and bottles in the office to help fund the Drug Abuse Education Program.

735 new coronavirus cases and 6 more deaths reported across Maine

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

Tapping Vacationland’s historic roots

Maine’s legacy as an outdoors destination could speed its economic recovery By Lori Valigra Bangor Daily News Staff Hiram Ricker didn’t know he was starting what would become a world-famous water company when he drank from a spring reported to have healing properties.

December on track to be deadliest month of pandemic in Maine

By Charles Eichacker, Bangor Daily News Staff December has now tied November as Maine’s deadliest month in the coronavirus pandemic, with 82 people succumbing to the virus so far and with the virus still surging to record levels as eight days still remain until January — meaning the last month of 2020 will likely go out as the state’s deadliest yet.

County Extension Association annual meeting Jan. 11

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County Extension Association annual meeting begins at 3 p.

Courthouses around Maine will close several days a week as virus spread worsens

By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff Courthouses around Maine are closing to the public several days a week through the month of January as coronavirus cases continue surging across the state.

60 mph gusts and record warmth could hit Maine on Christmas Day

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff Gusts up to 60 mph and record-high temperatures could greet Mainers as they awake to unwrap Christmas gifts on Friday morning.

Maine sees record-high 753 new coronavirus cases and 8 new deaths

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

Janet Mills extends State of Civil Emergency into 2021

By Rosemary Lausier, Bangor Daily News Staff Gov.

Maine saw six signs of a warming climate throughout 2020

By Bill Trotter, Bangor Daily News Staff Six types of weather events that struck Maine in 2020 — drought, wildfires, storms, floods, warming oceans and rising sea levels — are expected to make return visits in the coming years as climate change continues to affect the state.

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