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10 more Mainers dies as another 597 coronavirus cases are reported across the state

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

Work to start on Piscataquis County public safety radio study

DOVER-FOXCROFT — After a delay due to a snowstorm last month, initial work will start soon on a feasibility study for a Piscataquis County public safety radio system.

Navigate 2021 with the Thompson Free Library

By Kim Brawn, Thompson Free Library DOVER-FOXCROFT — “I’m beginning to think ‘hindsight is 2020’ was some kind of message from a future time traveler that we all misunderstood,” Victoria Guida, Politico reporter, via Twitter.

Legislature to weigh dozens of COVID bills in next session

By Caitlin Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff AUGUSTA — The coronavirus pandemic will directly influence the legislative conversation in the State House this session.

Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund grant earmarked for new Greenville waterfront park

GREENVILLE — The Moosehead Lake Region Economic Development Corporation (MLREDC) is pleased to report that it has been approved for a $16,000 grant from the Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund (MOHF) for the Moosehead Lake Waterfront Park Dock Project.

Another Mainer dies as 376 more coronavirus cases are reported across the state

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

1 Mainer dies as 347 coronavirus cases are reported across the state

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

65 Maine businesses cited for COVID violations

By Abigail Curtis, Bangor Daily News Staff A Pat’s Pizza in Dover-Foxcroft where staff didn’t wear face coverings or do contact tracing is among the 65 Maine businesses cited for violating COVID-19 rules.

11 more Mainers die as 344 coronavirus cases are reported across the state

By Lynne Fort, Bangor Daily News Staff This story will be updated.

UMaine Extension offers free webinars on selling meat, poultry Jan. 20–21

University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry will offer two free webinars for producers interested in selling packaged meat and poultry direct to consumers.

Group signs agreement with suitor for shuttered Hampden waste plant but won’t say who it is

By Charles Eichacker, Bangor Daily News Staff The backers of a shuttered Hampden trash plant have lined up a potential buyer to restart the facility, but they are not publicly identifying the group that has expressed interest in taking over the $90 million operation.

The record spending in Maine’s 2020 Senate race could be a sign of things to come

By Jessica Piper, Bangor Daily News Staff U.

4 more Mainers die as 700 coronavirus cases are reported across the state

By Lynne Fort, Bangor Daily News Staff This story will be updated.

Maine homicides hold steady in 2020 despite rising numbers nationwide

By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff Twenty-two people died in homicides in Maine in 2020, including three who were killed in a Washington County shooting spree.

Penobscot and Aroostook schools keep green status despite counties’ rising COVID-19 cases

By David Marino Jr.

Wild creatures made working from home less lonely during the pandemic

By Aislinn Sarnakci, Bangor Daily News Staff I gazed past my computer with wide eyes, then leaned forward, following the hummingbird’s path to a nearby birch tree, where it perched on the tiniest twig.

PCEDC annual meeting to honor Goulette with Myrick Award

Several weeks ago the Piscataquis County Economic Development Council (PCEDC) announced its choice for the 2020 Warren “Pete” Myrick Award, Tom Goulette of Guilford.

State to boost internet capacity at 301 Maine schools

By Eesha Pendharkar, Bangor Daily News Staff To help meet the demands of online learning caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the state plans to boost broadband capacity at more than 300 public schools across Maine by next spring.

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