By Lori Valigra, Bangor Daily News Staff Single-family home sales in Maine rose by double-digits in March, continuing a hot streak during the coronavirus pandemic and driven by strong sales in rural counties, according to data released Thursday by the Maine Association of Realtors.

ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension Tick Lab 2020 Surveillance Program data is now compiled and available on the Maine Tick Data webpage at https://extension.

HOLDEN — Maine Masonic Charitable Foundation has announced a new matching grants initiative called “MAC – Masons Assisting Communities.

By Caitlin Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff Some COVID-19 vaccine sites in rural Maine have recently closed as demand for shots appears to be slowing, presenting a new challenge for public health officials.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Piscataquis County Democratic Headquarters, on North Street across from Will’s Shop ‘n Save, will be open from 10 a.

Partners for Peace, the domestic violence resource center for Piscataquis and Penboscot counties, faced many challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic, but the organization continued to support survivors and worked to improve stability and inclusivity.

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By Lauren Abbate, Bangor Daily News Staff The Maine Department of Corrections has rescinded a recent directive that placed new restrictions on the types of mail prisoners can receive, which was resulting in hundreds of pieces of mail being returned to sender.

By Caitlin Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine public health officials on Thursday floated the possibility of offering coronavirus vaccines without appointments, which would make the vaccination effort more flexible but would pose logistical hurdles.

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HALLOWELL – NAMI Maine, a statewide nonprofit organization providing education, support, and advocacy for people living with mental illness and their families announces that registration is now open for two separate online courses for people who have an adult family member living with a mental health condition.

Even though it was a difficult year for fundraising in 2020, Maine Highlands FCU was able to raise over $17,000 for the Maine Credit Unions’ Campaign for Ending Hunger.

SEBEC — The Maine Humanities Council has given Sebec Village Associates (Sebec Reading Room) a grant to offer a Zoom presentation titled “Visualizing 200 Years of Maine History.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Private ponds that are stocked with trout provide multiple benefits for landowners and their families.

Join Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife fisheries and wildlife biologists for the following live presentations on the MDIFW YouTube page.

The nonpartisan community group, PROACT!, announced that they presented the Piscataquis County  Commissioners with a petition signed online by over 300 people asking the commissioners to rescind  their January ‘Resolution of Protest.

BANGOR — With 2020 certain to be remembered for COVID-19 and social unrest, Bangor Savings Bank focused its charitable giving in precisely those areas and finished its fiscal year with nearly $1.

By Charles Eichacker, Maine Public The beaver has been one of the nation’s great ecological comeback stories.