2 years ago Bishop Deeley announces priest assignments PORTLAND — Bishop Robert Deeley has announced several priest assignments, effective on Wednesday, July 5.
2 years ago Work to remove derailed Canadian Pacific-Kansas City freight train continues The Maine Department of Environmental Protection and Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry’s Land Use Planning Commission announced that work is continuing at the site of the Canadian Pacific Kansas City freight train derailment in Sandwich Academy Grant Township in Somerset County.
2 years ago Northern Light CA Dean Hospital employees recognized for nursing excellence GREENVILLE — Northern Light CA Dean Hospital is proud to announce the recipients of its 2023 awards for nursing excellence.
2 years ago Greenville residents to vote on telecommunications ordinance GREENVILLE — At next month’s annual town meeting Greenville citizens will vote on a proposed telecommunications ordinance concerning items such as towers, antennas, wireless facilities, and smaller cells for the present time and into the future.
2 years ago Northern Light is offering sign-on bonuses up to $15K amid labor shortage Northern Light Health hospitals around the state are offering $3,000 to $15,000 sign-on bonuses to registered nurses in an effort to address Maine’s health care worker shortage.
2 years ago Rain forces Maine to close all ATV trails through Memorial Day By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff This spring, folks who enjoy journeying through the Maine woods on all-terrain vehicles will have to wait a bit longer.
2 years ago County extends internet rebate program DOVER-FOXCROFT — Piscataquis County residents lacking internet can still have some financial assistance in connecting.
2 years ago He found a dream buck in the Maine woods. There was just one catch. By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff Garrett Wilbur is an avid deer hunter and enjoys spending time in the woods near his home in Greenville.
2 years ago Stuck on the roof to support drama camps DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Center Theatre for the Performing Arts is hosting the second annual “Dani on Deck Fundraiser.
2 years ago Anglers fear train derailment has damaged one of Maine’s most pristine areas By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff Rob Hannigan has been fishing at Brassua Lake his entire life.
2 years ago Maine regulators tell railway to control erosion near crash site By Lori Valigra, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine regulators said the railway company cleaning up the site of a train derailment near Rockwood violated environmental law by causing soil and rocks to slide into nearby waterways.
2 years ago Locomotives leaking diesel after Maine crash to be dismantled this week By Lori Valigra The three locomotives involved in the recent freight train derailment near Rockwood are slated to be dismantled for removal from the site this week, Maine’s Department of Environmental Protection said Wednesday.
2 years ago Number of kids in poverty dropped in 2021, Maine Children’s Alliance finds By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff A report on child welfare released by the Maine Children’s Alliance on April 25 found that the number of Maine children living in poverty decreased in 2021, but remains an issue in rural areas.
2 years ago Piscataquis Regional Food Center helps those dealing with food insecurity DOVER-FOXCROFT — Each month 440 households visit the Piscataquis Regional Food Center at 76 North Street, located in the former Agway building, to supplement their groceries.
2 years ago New grant funding expands reliable internet across Maine AUGUSTA — Fourteen Maine counties and 73 communities will benefit from $20 million in grant funding from the Maine Connectivity Authority as part of its Reach Me Line Extension Program that will expand reliable, fast and affordable internet.
2 years ago Effort to clean up 500 gallons of fuel from Maine train derailment ‘failed to meet’ expectations By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Melanie Loyzim has put a Canadian company on notice that it must demonstrate more urgency and diligence in cleaning up after a freight train derailed on April 15 in Sandwich Academy Grant in Somerset County.
2 years ago Maine home sales fell again in March as inventory remains low By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine home sales remained lower than a year ago as buyers continued to face increasing mortgage rates and a low for-sale inventory.