1 year ago Nursing information session to explore how to get a nursing degree close to home DOVER-FOXCROFT — Frequent travel to Bangor for class can be a barrier to earning a nursing degree.
1 year ago Foxcroft Academy presents student and staff alumni honors DOVER-FOXCROFT — Two prestigious annual awards were given out at Foxcroft Academy’s 2023 Pony Tales and Cocktails event on Saturday, Aug.
1 year ago Milo Garden Club fair and sale a blooming success MILO – Sunshine and summer sales brought smiles to those attending Milo Garden Club’s annual Fair and Plant Sale.
1 year ago Federal judge dismisses lawsuit over alleged conspiracy to seize and sell cars By Ethan Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff A federal judge has dismissed a civil lawsuit against Maine towing companies, municipalities, police departments and state agencies that claimed they conspired to illegally seize vehicles and sell them.
1 year ago Maine was only state to gain income from pandemic population shifts Every county saw increase in tax revenue due to in-migration By Kathleen O”Brien, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine is the only state where every county gained income from 2020 to 2021, due to a swelling population during the COVID-19 pandemic when people fled large cities in favor of safer, more rural communities, a new study found.
1 year ago New aquatic invasives law tightens restrictions on boaters in Maine By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine is a popular place for residents and vacationers alike and many folks spend time during the summer fishing, boating and water skiing on the state’s lakes and ponds.
1 year ago Hypothermic 85-year-old Parkman man rescued from bog By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff An 85-year-old man was found at the edge of a bog in Piscataquis County on Monday night, Aug.
1 year ago Milo man accused of killing 1-month-old son pleads guilty to manslaughter By CBS 13 A Maine man accused of beating his infant son to death pleaded guilty to manslaughter on Aug.
1 year ago Monson antiques store completes grant project This summer, Lily Cat Antiques and its customers have not had to suffer.
1 year ago Three Rivers Kiwanis yard sale Aug. 18-19 MILO — Three Rivers Kiwanis will be holding the annual yard sale and auction Friday and Saturday, Aug 18-19.
1 year ago Guilford Memorial Library receives funding GUILFORD— Through a collaboration with the Department of Economic and Community Development the Maine State Library will invest $2 million in Maine’s 255 public libraries to expand their capacity to provide targeted resources, services, and physical space to support remote and hybrid workers across the state.
1 year ago University of Maine dean’s list ORONO — The University of Maine recognized 3,016 students for achieving dean’s list honors in the spring 2023 semester.
1 year ago Maine’s latest newsroom will add to growing ideological media landscape By Bill Kobin, Bangor Daily News Staff The news landscape in Maine is changing, and that’s not only due to the recent sale of the Portland Press Herald and sister papers to a national nonprofit.
1 year ago Dover-Foxcroft Homecoming parade celebrates Foxcroft Academy Bicentennial Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom QUASQUICENTENNIAL — The Thompson Free Library celebrated its 125 years during the 2023 Dover-Foxcroft Shiretown Homecoming parade on the morning of Saturday, Aug.
1 year ago Foxcroft Academy baseball field named for long-time superintendent of buildings and grounds DOVER-FOXCROFT — For three decades the late Roger E.
1 year ago Greenville officials focus on potential of Spruce Street business space By Stuart Hedstrom, Staff Writer GREENVILLE — Currently Glacial Wear creates its fur and leather products via a lease agreement on municipal property at the Greenville Business Center on Spruce Street.
1 year ago Maine Red Hot Dog Festival returns to Dexter DEXTER — The Maine Red Hot Festival will be back in downtown Dexter on Saturday, Aug.
1 year ago 1 killed in 2-vehicle Dover-Foxcroft crash By Ethan Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff DOVER-FOXCROFT — One person was killed and another seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash in Dover-Foxcroft Friday morning, Aug.