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Greenville Select Board chooses public safety building contractor

GREENVILLE — Sheridan Construction Corp.

EMDC names DBE specialist

BANGOR – Eastern Maine Development Corporation is pleased to appoint Leesah Patt as its new Disadvantaged Business Services specialist.

2 Maine elected officials found on far-right group’s leaked membership rolls

By Michael Shepherd, Bangor Daily News Staff One of the two Maine officeholders whose names were on leaked membership rolls of a far-right group tied to the Capitol riots of Jan.

Piscataquis commissioner questions cost of COVID-19 testing at jail

DOVER-FOXCROFT, Maine — The chair of Piscataquis County’s commissioners on Tuesday questioned why the county did more than $11,000 in COVID-19 testing at the jail months ago.

Shuttered Greenville Steam Co. could become a biomass processing facility

GREENVILLE — A company plans to install a biochar manufacturing line at the shuttered Greenville Steam Co.

EMDC names director of youth services

BANGOR – Eastern Maine Development Corporation is pleased to appoint Madeline Bradfield to the newly created role of director of youth services.

MaineCF scholarships available for adult learners

PORTLAND & ELLSWORTH — Adult learners returning to school may be eligible for scholarships from the Maine Community Foundation.

Maine author to present Elephant Mountain B-52 story

GREENVILLE — U.

Seaplane Fly-In brings planes and people to Greenville

GREENVILLE — Pilots from across Maine and the country are expected to attend the popular International Seaplane Fly-In from Sept.

Stunning fall foliage will be harder to find in Maine this year

By Julia Bayly, Bangor Daily News Staff Despite extreme weather conditions around the state this summer, it looks like there will be plenty of fall foliage color.

Eastern Maine Community College holds free Certified Nursing Assistant training in Dover-Foxcroft

DOVER-FOXCROFT – Did you know that according to ONET (The Occupational Network), the annual median wage for a Certified Nursing Assistant in Maine is $32,850 with a projected job growth of up 8 percent a year? The healthcare field was one of the top industries in 2020-21 and continues to grow.

Bath man appealing attempted murder conviction argues he wasn’t sane

By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff A Bath man convicted of trying to kill a Shirley woman as she was preparing to feed animals in her barn more than three years ago claims a Superior Court justice incorrectly concluded that he was sane when he committed his crimes.

Foxcroft Academy to hold ‘Take Charge of Your Future’ event

DOVER-FOXCROFT – On Wednesday, Sept.

Community invited to participate in beam signing, topping off ceremony for the new CA Dean Hospital

GREENVILLE — Northern Light CA Dean Hospital encourages the community to join in two opportunities to celebrate the structural completion of the Moosehead Lake Region’s new hospital.

4-year-old girl helps mom reel in monster brook trout at Moosehead Lake

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff John Templin Jr.

5 of the best places in Maine to see a moose

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff The majestic moose is the animal most often associated with the state of Maine.

Why there are Maine townships named for defunct Massachusetts high schools

By Emily Burnham, Bangor Daily News Staff This question came to me from the Bangor Daily News’ new director of news and audience, Dan Dinsmore, who wanted to know why there’s a place in Aroostook County called North Yarmouth Academy Grant Township, which is really quite an odd name for a town.

Pine Tree Hospice fall volunteer training begins Sept. 12

Throughout Piscataquis County and parts of Penobscot and Somerset, Pine Tree Hospice volunteers are quietly serving the non-medical needs of people in their homes and in long-term facilities.

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