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U.S. Sen. Collins announces nearly $17M to improve Maine K-12 education during pandemic

Nearly $9.5M in COVID-19 financial relief awarded to Maine farmers

Maine eases 50-person limit on gatherings for outdoor spectator events

Daphne Sprague, whose accident at 17 sparked a life as a disability rights advocate, dies at 67

Daphne Sprague, a Maine educator and disability rights advocate who was the first quadriplegic person to attend the University of Maine after she fought to have the university admit her, died from complications from an infection on July 7 in Portland.

U.S. Sens. Collins, King announce $10.2M for Maine preparedness programs

Area school officials planning reopening scenarios

With the Maine Department of Education (MDOE) scheduled to release its first round of color designations pertaining to the individual levels of risk for the state’s school districts on Friday, July 31, officials with the region’s education units have been busy making plans for how students return to classes in the fall.

Gordon Contracting grows through serving the community

SANGERVILLE — Since taking on the role of the president/CEO of a Pittsfield-based construction company dating back to 1946, moving the firm to Sangerville and changing the name to Gordon Contracting Inc.

Maine’s courts ask for $14M to safely reopen in September

Maine’s court system needs an additional $14 million so it can safely resume full-time operations and start clearing a backlog of cases that has built up during the coronavirus pandemic, according to the state’s court administrator.

Game wardens, forest rangers team up to rescue hiker in 100-Mile Wilderness

A 33-year-old hiker from Ohio was airlifted from one of the most remote sections of the Appalachian Trail early on Sunday, July 27 after he was experiencing chest pains.

D-F man arrested after allegedly shooting twice into neighbor’s apartment

DOVER-FOXCROFT — At approximately 9:50 Saturday morning officers from the Dover-Foxcroft Police Department were called to 26 Harvey Street for the report of a male subject that had appeared in the street, per a post on the department Facebook page.

Campfire safety key as wildfire numbers approach 10-year high

As Maine chief forest ranger Bill Hamilton spent a few minutes discussing campfire safety recently, much of the state baked on yet another 80-degree day, and Bangor-area lawns turned brown after weeks of little rain.

Maine schools chief: COVID-19 tests for students could offer ‘false sense of security’

While Maine colleges and universities plan to test many students and staff as they reopen their campuses this fall, the same scale of testing is unlikely in the state’s public schools.

Great American Outdoors Act a bill worth celebrating

On July 22, the U.

Thompson Free Library hosting Maine Humanities Council Summer Discussion Project on women’s suffrage

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Thompson Free Library is one in a cohort of organizations and individuals throughout the state hosting a Maine Humanities Council Discussion Project this summer.

Forest service seeks information on spring Baxter State Park fire

The source of a May 21 wildfire that consumed 45 acres in Baxter State Park remains undetermined.

Pine Tree Hospice graduates new volunteers

When Pine Tree Hospice set out this March to train a group of new volunteers in Dexter, we had no idea what we were in for.

5 ways to attract wildlife to your backyard

If you love wildlife and would like to see more of it around your home, you’re in luck.

Camden National Bank now accepting nominations for 2020 Leaders & Luminaries Awards

Camden National Bank announced that it is now accepting nominations for the 2020 Leaders & Luminaries Awards, a program which started in 2011 to celebrate the importance and impact of effective nonprofit board service.

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