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Masons provide 250 meals with Santa Project

Abner Wade Lodge in Sangerville started the Santa Project in 2009, headed up by W.

1,377 more coronavirus cases have been reported across Maine

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Evans introduces bill to advance affordable health care coverage

AUGUSTA – Rep.

Hunter shakes off illness to shoot 215-pound ‘COVID buck

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff Chris Richards grew up in Dixfield immersed in Maine’s hunting and fishing culture.

Lincoln Street property to be demolished

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Nearly a month after the Dover-Foxcroft Selectboard authorized the demolition and removal of structures on the property at 72 Lincoln St.

Dirigo Reads to add schools for 2022-23

BANGOR – Dirigo Reads, a program that aims to put a book in the hands of every Maine first grader each month during the school year by 2025, is looking to increase the number of schools that will participate in the program during the next school year.

20 more Mainers have died and another 1,779 coronavirus cases reported since the weekend

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Rats may already be living in your house this winter

By Julia Bayly, Bangor Daily News Staff Just like people, rats avoid the cold of a Maine winter by going inside.

Pleasant River Headwaters Forest to be conserved through grant funding

Fifteen projects totaling $619,000 will conserve more than 50,000 acres and create land conservation easements across the state with funding through Maine Community Foundation’s Maine Land Protection grant program.

PCSWCD offers online pre-sale for fruit trees

DOVER-FOXCROFT – Each year Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District has a tree & plant sale fundraiser that offers different varieties of locally-grown fruit trees, flowers, and herbs.

Dangerously cold temperatures expected in Maine Tuesday

By Rosemary Lausier, Bangor Daily News Staff Coming off the heels of a winter storm that hammered parts of the state with more than a foot of snow, Maine will see bitterly cold temperatures on Tuesday.

Maine DOE and MCCS partner to offer free college courses for adult ed students

Maine adults seeking to pursue college have a new option to jumpstart their education with support from their local Maine adult education program.

4 more Mainers have died and another 1,203 coronavirus cases reported across the state

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Gov. Mills nominates three Bangor-area lawyers as District Court judges

By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff Gov.

Winter at Lowes Bridge

Photo courtesy of Tammy O’Neil WINTER SCENE – Tammy O’Neil took this picture beside Lowes Bridge and the Piscataquis River in Guilford, facing south toward Dover-Foxcroft on Jan.

State parks set visitation attendance record

AUGUSTA – Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Commissioner Amanda Beal and the Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands announced an 8 percent increase in final attendance for Maine State Parks in 2021 compared to the previous all-time attendance record in 2020.

7 more Mainers have died and another 1,328 coronavirus cases reported across the state

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SAD 46 classes resume under revised standard operating procedure

DEXTER – SAD 46 is among the school units across the state adjusting to the Maine CDC and Maine Department of Education’s revised standard operating procedure with students having recently returned to classes after the holiday break.

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