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Maine’s plan to get COVID-19 vaccines to teachers is vague as start date approaches

By Caitlin Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff The majority of Maine K-12 school employees will be eligible for COVID-19 vaccines in May with a plan to help them get shots remaining vague as the state aims to start regional clinics for teachers next week.

PUFF program helps participants attain health goals

GUILFORD — Friends of Community Fitness offered an eight-week Partnering Up For Fitness (PUFF) program during the months of January and February.

U.S. Sen. Collins mentions Shirley resident introducing bill to help severely disabled veterans purchase adaptive automobiles

Dexter Regional High School Winter Carnival Court crowned

DEXTER — Dexter Regional High School held the annual Winter Carnival from Feb.

182 more coronavirus cases have been reported across Maine

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

UPDATE — Silver Alert issued for LaGrange resident Mickey Moody Sr.

What it’s like to hike different trails up Katahdin in the winter

Editor’s note: This is part two of a two-part story about a winter expedition in Baxter State Park.

Legislation would give state recognition to Kineo Band of Maliseets

By BDN Staff Writers A bill to grant state recognition for a second band of Maliseets could be complicated by larger conversations around sovereignty in Maine.

Blood donors continue to step up after a year of COVID-19

BANGOR — In the year since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic, tens of thousands of Americans have stepped up to address the needs of those reeling from the pandemic as well as record-breaking disasters across the country.

Greenville grades 1-8 switch to remote learning following positive COVID-19 case

GREENVILLE — Grade 1-8 students at the Greenville Consolidated School are now in remote learning through Monday, March 8 following a positive case of COVID-19 at the school, Superintendent Kelly MacFadyen said a Feb 28 letter to families posted at https://www.

Rep. Dr. Evans takes part in Black History Month panel discussion

Thompson Free Library shines spotlight on Maine authors

By Kim Brawn, Thompson Free Library DOVER-FOXCROFT — Characters are central to stories.

U.S. Sen. Collins meets with Maine career and technical education leaders

Pandemic has left backlog of criminal cases in Penobscot and Piscataquis counties

By Judy Harrison Bangor Daily News Staff There are 10,000 more criminal cases awaiting a resolution in Maine than there were a year ago, but the increase has been most pronounced in Penobscot and Piscataquis counties.

Shirley Bog Trail Busters report

By Rhonda Arey SHIRLEY — Grooming on a regular basis.

128 more coronavirus cases have been reported in Maine

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

Maine hospitals brace for new surge of vaccine seekers after state expands eligibility

By Jessica Piper and Caitlin Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff AUGUSTA — Maine hospitals anticipate another surge in demand for COVID-19 vaccines after state officials announced residents aged 60 and older would be next in line for shots, an extension to a greater population than previously anticipated.

There are scorpions in Maine, and they’re probably in your house

By Julia Bayly, Bangor Daily News Staff Mention scorpions and you are likely to think of those desert arachnids with the curved tails and the venomous stinger on the end.

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