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Dover-Foxcroft to use $45K in ARPA funds on premium pay for town employees

DOVER-FOXCROFT – The Dover-Foxcroft Select Board decided Monday to allocate $45,300 of the town’s first round of American Rescue Plan Act funds to thank town employees who worked through the COVID-19 pandemic.

Maine Community Foundation names a new president and CEO

Deborah Ellwood, a leader in the field of community foundations with close ties to Maine, has been named the new president and CEO of the Maine Community Foundation.

Center Theatre movie screenings to benefit Ukraine relief

DOVER-FOXCROFT – The Center Theatre in Dover-Foxcroft has announced that thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor they will be hosting two showings of the 1984 movie “Red Dawn.

Another Mainer has died and 1,212 more coronavirus cases reported since the weekend

This story will be updated.

Court justice orders owner of Moose Mountain ski resort to pay $4.5M in damages to state

The owner of a ski resort overlooking Moosehead Lake in Piscataquis County will have to pay more than $4.

Maine House advances Evans’ bill to improve access to affordable health care

AUGUSTA – The Maine House of Representatives gave initial approval Feb.

Maine Historic Preservation Commission releases statewide plan

The Maine Historic Preservation Commission is pleased to announce the publication of the 2021-26 edition of Heritage for The Future: Maine’s Statewide Historic Preservation Plan.

Healthy Living for ME recognizes March as Brain Injury Awareness Month

This March, Healthy Living for ME joins in recognizing March as Brain Injury Awareness Month.

Careers in outdoor recreation and leadership event to be held March 1 at UMaine

ORONO — The University of Maine Outdoor Leadership program and Career Center are sponsoring a job fair and panel discussions for students interested in careers in the outdoors on Tuesday, March 1 at the Memorial Union.

Exciting new recreation areas in the Moosehead Lake Region added to Maine Public Lands

By Rex Turner, BPL Outdoor Recreation Planner Hikers, anglers, campers, paddlers, and anybody who appreciates outdoor destinations dedicated to public use now have more places to enjoy in the Moosehead Lake Region.

Maine’s two largest health systems share their COVID-19 expertise with business community

BREWER – Northern Light Health is excited to announce a special edition of our “Good Health Is Good Business” Zoom webinar on Thursday, March 3 at 11 a.

Good times ahead at Thompson Free Library

By Kim Brawn Uncertainty has become the uninvited houseguest who never leaves.

Maine meets ‘unwelcome milestone’ with 2,000 COVID-19 deaths

By Jessica Piper, Bangor Daily News Staff AUGUSTA – The number of Mainers who have died with COVID-19 surpassed 2,000 on Thursday following a winter surge in the virus driven by highly contagious variants.

22 more Mainers have died and another 867 coronavirus cases reported across the state

By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff Twenty-two more Mainers have died and another 867 coronavirus cases have been reported across the state, Maine health officials said Friday.

As my family in Ukraine braces for bombs, I watch in Maine and cling to hope

Are you from Ukraine or Russia, or do you have relatives and friends living there? Do you have a story to share? Write to us at news@bangordailynews.

Forestry Series will bring many voices and ideas to Piscataquis County

DOVER-FOXCROFT – Piscataquis County Soil & Water Conservation District is hosting a forestry series in 2022.

Maine delegation announces $28M to expand broadband services across rural Maine

Maine’s COVID-19 hospitalizations have fallen nearly 60 percent from pandemic high

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine’s COVID-19 hospitalizations are down almost 60 percent from their pandemic high.

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