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Fire destroys two-story house in Garland

GARLAND – A two-story house in Garland was left destroyed after a fire ripped through the wooden structure Thursday night.

Get your Christmas tree now if you want a real one

Christmas season is already in full swing — especially at Maine tree farms.

2 more Mainers have died and another 795 coronavirus cases reported across the state

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SAD 46 holiday vacation will start early

DEXTER — In large part to reward faculty and staff for all their efforts for students and families during the pandemic, SAD 46 will start its holiday break several days earlier than originally scheduled.

Maine is vaccinating younger kids against COVID-19 at twice the national rate

By Jessica Piper, Bangor Daily News Staff AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine is vaccinating young children against COVID-19 faster than almost any other state amid high case levels and fears about the omicron variant, which was first detected in the U.

3 more Mainers have died and another 847 coronavirus cases reported across the state

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PCSWCD’s Outdoor Education Classroom is underway

DOVER-FOXCROFT – The Mountain View Correctional Facility’s Correctional Trades Supervisor Corey Hill and his work crew have been working diligently through the pandemic to construct the Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District’s Outdoor Educaiton Classroom at their public land, the Law Farm.

County officials expect $5.4M budget for 2022

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Piscatquis County’s 2022 budget and 2022-23 unorganized territory budget are likely to increase by 5.

Watt honored as Scheel Scholar at Maine Maritime Academy

CASTINE — Maine Maritime Academy’s annual Academic Achievement Awards ceremony was held on Nov.

RSU 68 holiday break to start early

DOVER-FOXCROFT — RSU 68 students will be starting their holiday break later this month several days early, as the school board adjusted the last day of classes to be Friday, Dec.

Penobscot County had Maine’s highest crime rate last year

By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff The crime rate in Penobscot County was the highest in the state last year for the second year in a row, according to statistics released this week by the Maine Department of Public Safety.

3 more Mainers have died and another 938 coronavirus cases reported across the state

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Drought conditions extend through fall in parts of northern Maine

By The Associated Press FORT KENT — Parts of northwestern Maine remain in a severe drought late this fall.

SeDoMoCha shines the spotlight on outstanding students and staff

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Each month the SeDoMoCha School recognizes “Students in the Spotlight” celebrating pupils from kindergarten to grade 8 who teachers and staff have determined best demonstrate a specific positive attribute or characteristic chosen for the timeframe from the Habits of Mind (a set of life skills for educators and parents).

RSU 68 central office issue goes to referendum on Dec. 7

DOVER-FOXCROFT — On Tuesday, Dec.

Penobscot County Jail can’t transfer inmates to state prisons because of continuing COVID outbreak

By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff A nearly two-month-old COVID-19 outbreak at the Penobscot County Jail is preventing nearly two dozen inmates from being transferred to state prisons so they can complete their sentences there.

21 more Mainers have died and another 1,173 coronavirus cases reported since Thanksgiving

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A Maine ski resort will no longer include derogatory term in its name

By The Associate Press PORTLAND — A ski mountain is set to remove a derogatory term for Native American women from its name — two decades after state law eliminated the slur from names of communities and public landmarks.

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