GUILFORD — Piscataquis Community Secondary School and Piscataquis Community Elementary School students will be back in the building at least four days per week depending on the school — a remote learning option will be available for families choosing this method of instruction — when classes resume Sept.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — With the election several months aways, U.

Maine has among the lowest response rates of any state for the U.

Maine Conservation Voters (MCV) Action Fund released a new round of endorsements for the election on Nov.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Piscataquis County, 165 East Main Street, will reopen its office to the public at 8 a.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Representatives of the county’s fire and police departments are in agreement that long-term solutions to communications issues in the region need to be addressed, such as getting around the hilly terrain and upgrading or replacing antiquated equipment.

A court-appointed receiver will now oversee the recently shuttered Hampden waste plant that owes tens of millions of dollars to a mix of contractors and creditors, including the bondholders that originally provided $52 million for the construction of the facility, according to recent court filings.

AUGUSTA — Maine cities and towns are expected to lose a collective $146 million in revenues due to the coronavirus pandemic by the end of this year, according to a projection released Aug.

Maine voters can request absentee ballots for the general election beginning on Monday, though they will have to complete those requests by mail or phone for the next few weeks as the state makes improvements to its online ballot request system.

Deer are an inevitable pest for Maine gardeners.

There’s no expectation that all Maine students will return to school buildings full-time in the fall.

The National Weather Service in Caribou has issued a hazardous weather outlook for much of Maine in anticipation of Hurricane Isaias’ arrival next week.

An estimated 240 million emergency 9-1-1 calls are made from phones in the United States each year, with least 80 percent originating from wireless devices, according to the National Emergency Number Association.

School districts in all of Maine’s 16 counties have the green light to reopen full time for all students, based on new information from the state.

AUGUSTA  — Those making a fourth legal challenge in just over two years to Maine’s ranked-choice voting system are using a new lens of equity, but they will have to convince a federal judge that fundamentals have shifted since he tossed a similar suit in 2018.

Whether or not you are trying to sell your house in the near future, taking time to make simple renovations to your home will be beneficial to quality of life as well as your property value.

AUGUSTA – The Maine Department of Education (DOE) has been awarded $16.

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