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Friends of Community Fitness receives grant for new Senior Center

GUILFORD — The Maine Community Foundation has approved a grant of $10,000 for a Senior Center at Friends of Community Fitness.

Martell named 2021 Piscataquis County Teacher of the Year

Teachers from all 16 of Maine’s counties were honored as the respective 2021 County Teachers May 12 in a virtual announcement that was broadcast live on the Maine Department of Education’s YouTube page.

EMDC welcomes new senior accountant

Eastern Maine Development Corporation welcomes new Senior Accountant Lisandro Jimenez.

All Maine school nurses named 2020-21 School Nurses of the Year

Since 1972, National School Nurses Day has been set aside to celebrate this unique and specialized division of nursing.

Vaccination clinic volunteers thanked

DOVER-FOXCROFT — About 6,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine were administered at Northern Light Health’s clinic at the Piscataquis County Ice Arena from mid-March to early May.

Penquis receives child development grant from Maine Community Foundation

Penquis recently received $10,000 from the COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund of the Maine Community Foundation to purchase supplies necessary for providing care and education to young children and support services to Maine families.

NAMI Maine provides online mental health support

HALLOWELL – NAMI Maine, a statewide nonprofit organization providing education, support and advocacy for people living with mental illness and their families, continues to provide online mental health support through ongoing support groups and occasional education programs.

Theatre holding auditions for summer shows

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Center Theatre in Dover-Foxcroft and Slightly Off-Center Players Community Theater Group announced that they are holding auditions for two summer productions on May 22-23.

Longtime BDN journalist named outdoors editor

By Sarah Walker Caron, Bangor Daily News Staff The Bangor Daily News has a new outdoors editor, and it’s a familiar face.

UMF celebrates the Class of 2021 with virtual Commencement

FARMINGTON — In keeping with its long-established traditions, the University of Maine at Farmington proudly held a virtual Commencement ceremony May 8, for the Class of 2021.

Gov. Mills floats pared-down $140M borrowing plan for roads and conservation

By Caitlin Andrews and Michael Shepherd, Bangor Daily News Staff AUGUSTA, Maine — Gov.

PCHS Class of 2021 honor parts

GUILFORD — Piscataquis County Community High School Principal John Keane has announced the valedictorian and co-salutatorians for the Class of 2021.

Maine’s dog tick population is exploding this spring

By Julia Bayly, Bangor Daily News Staff There is an explosion in the dog tick population this spring, experts say.

Bangor mass clinic has administered more than 100,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses

By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff BANGOR — Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center announced on Friday morning that its coronavirus vaccine clinic at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor has administered more than 100,000 vaccine doses.

After fatal Colorado black bear attack, biologist says Maine killings are very rare

By John Holyoke, Bangor Daily News Staff A Colorado woman was apparently killed and eaten by two black bears recently, and while Maine’s bear biologist outlined some safety measures that people should consider, she also said that human-bear interactions are extremely rare in the Pine Tree State.

1 Maine jail has not begun vaccinating inmates as advocates hit uneven rollout

By Jessica Piper and Caitlin Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff AUGUSTA — Some Maine jails have administered the COVID-19 vaccine to more than 70 percent of incarcerated populations while at least one has yet to vaccinate inmates at all as correctional facilities continue to see some of the state’s largest outbreaks.

U.S. Sens. Collins, King co-sponsor bipartisan bill to improve access to public lands

Swab maker’s Tennessee expansion lets it access a workforce larger than Maine’s

By David Marino Jr.

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