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Rapid virus tests to become available this month

By Nick Sambides Jr.

Janet Mills may tighten business and travel restrictions amid spiking coronavirus cases

By Charles Eichacker and Lori Valigra, Bangor Daily News Staff Gov.

735 acres of ancestral territory in Piscataquis County is returned to Penobscot Nation

By Nina Mahaleris, Penobscot Times Staff More than 700 acres of Wabanaki Territory in Piscataquis County have been returned to the Penobscot Nation through a land stewardship agreement, the tribe said in a joint statement with the Elliotsville Foundation Friday afternoon.

Gallagher to take over as Friends of Community Fitness executive director

GUILFORD — Friends of Community Fitness has announced the hire of new executive director Britney Gallagher of Dover-Foxcroft.

Donald Trump Jr. says Maine’s 2nd District could decide election at Orrington rally

By Caitlin Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff Donald Trump Jr.

Top health official warns Maine virus spike will continue

By Charles Eichacker, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine’s spike in COVID-19 cases is likely to continue for the foreseeable future, the state’s top public health official said Thursday as the state recorded the second day in a row of record-setting numbers of new cases that have followed weeks of increasing virus cases.

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Mills extends civil state of emergency yet again

By Nick Sambides Jr.

The fantastic 5 beasts of Maine — and where to (possibly) find them

By Emily Burnham, Bangor Daily News Staff Loren Coleman has spent most of his career chasing down both fact and fiction when it comes to the strange, unidentified creatures that may or may not wander the world.

Legislators honor Rowell’s Garage

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Summer drought likely reduced tick activity in Maine, but they’re back

By Aislinn Sarnacki, Bangor Daily News Staff If there’s one thing that deer ticks don’t like, it’s dry weather, and this year, Maine has had plenty of it.

Halloween BooNanza this weekend

DOVER-FOXCROFT — A number of events are planned leading up to and on the holiday as part of the annual Dover-Foxcroft Halloween BooNanza.

COVID-19 is spiking like it did in the spring, but this time it’s hitting most of Maine

By Charles Eichacker, Bangor Daily News Staff The coronavirus is again spiking in Maine as it did at the height of the pandemic in the spring, breaking a one-day record with 87 new cases on Wednesday and raising increasing alarm among state officials.

Janet Mills expresses concern over virus spike, but stops short of rolling back business openings

By Lori Valigra, Bangor Daily News Staff After the largest single-day spike of new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, Gov.

Piscataquis County declared natural disaster area due to drought

By Lynne Fort, Bangor Daily News Staff Piscataquis, Sagadahoc and Somerset counties have been declared primary natural disaster areas by Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue due to the ongoing drought.

Charleston 13-year-old’s first deer is a 205-pounder

By John Holyoke, Bangor Daily News Outdoors Editor Gabe Feero began his hunting season bright and early on Saturday morning, heading into the woods of Medway with his dad, Wayne Feero.

Jill Biden makes character argument for husband in Tuesday visit to Bangor

By Caitlin Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff The wife of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden made a character-based argument for his campaign in Bangor on Tuesday in the last week of a spirited campaign with President Donald Trump in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District.

Participate in the PCSWCD Board of Supervisors election

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Piscataquis County residents are eligible to vote in the annual Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors election.

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