By Larry Mahoney, Bangor Daily News Staff It was certainly a stroke of bad luck that the first indoor ice arena in Piscataquis County opened just five months before the world’s first pandemic since 1918.

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

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

DOVER-FOXCROFT — On Dec 21 Dover-Foxcroft’s newest restaurant, Chew 62, held a soft-opening for dinner by reservation only.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Hugs all around (virtually, of course) to so many people and organizations that helped in making the holidays brighter for kids and families in the area.

SANGERVILLE — Something new and exciting is happening at the corner of Doughty Hill Road and Main Street in Sangerville.

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.

By David Marino Jr.

This holiday season, Pine Tree Hospice delivered over 200 cards to residents in nursing homes, residential facilities and senior apartments throughout the service area.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Chris Clukey, PA, on behalf of Dover Audiology, presented the Dover Foxcroft Area Food Cupboard with a check for $1,000 to help with food insecurities during these current times.

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

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.

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

By Charles Eichacker Bangor Daily News Staff A 70-year-old man incarcerated at Mountain View Correctional Facility in Charleston was the state’s first inmate to die from the coronavirus, the Maine Department of Corrections announced Dec.

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.

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.

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

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.