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Dexter Regional High School December Students of the Month

Composite image courtesy of Dexter Regional High SchoolSTUDENTS OF THE MONTH — Dexter Regional High School is pleased to announce the December Students of the Month as selected by the faculty and staff.

4 more Mainers die as another 636 coronavirus cases are reported across the state

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

Warm weather this January has shattered records in Maine

By Aislinn Sarnacki, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine has started off 2021 with unseasonably warm weather that’s broken multiple records statewide.

Brownville Junction native supports U.S. Navy shipyard surge as part of COVID-19 response

By Danna Eddy, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard public affairs officer PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD, Maine — A 2009 Penquis Valley High School graduate and native of Brownville Junction is serving at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Maine, as part of the largest mobilization of reservists in Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) history.

6 more Mainers die as another 675 coronavirus cases are reported across the state

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

Outbreaks at long-term care facilities in Bangor and Dexter infect more than 130

By David Marino Jr.

Pennsylvania company hopes to reopen Hampden trash plant this spring

By Charles Eichacker, Maine Public The Hampden waste facility that shut down last spring after just six months could soon reopen under the management of a Pennsylvania company that converts trash to electricity.

CMP recognized with National Storm Recovery Award

AUGUSTA — The Edison Electric institute has recognized Central Maine Power as a recipient of EEI’s Emergency Response Award.

Building’s demolition clears space for future D-F intersection work

By Ernie Clark, Bangor Daily News Staff The first tangible sign of an eventual widening project at one of the region’s more troublesome traffic intersections came into view this week with the demolition of the former Dead River Co.

11 more Mainers die as 701 coronavirus cases are reported across Maine

BDN staff reports This story will be updated.

Knox County developer proposes $75M ski resort by Moosehead Lake

By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff A Knox County developer and Louisiana nonprofit are proposing to build a year-round resort with new ski lifts, a hotel, marina, condominiums and more at the site of a longtime ski area overlooking Moosehead Lake that has fallen into disrepair.

Gov. Mills extends state of civil emergency

CBS 13 PORTLAND — Gov.

Canceled high school basketball tournament means lost revenue for Maine businesses

By Ernie Clark, Bangor Daily News Staff The Maine high school basketball tournament normally marks an annual rite of renewed relationships for Suzanne Fletcher and the staff at Timber Kitchen and Bar in Bangor.

The moose tick problem is getting worse

Maine stands to gain from carbon offsetting, but whether it fights climate change is complicated

By Josh Keefe, Bangor Daily News Staff The Trail to Tomorrow is a loop located on the outskirts of Grand Lake Stream, a plantation in Washington County that sits a 45-minute drive west of Calais.

Piscataquis commissioners cut off protest over Zoom as they sign COVID-19 resolution

By David Marino Jr.

5 more Mainers die as another 386 coronavirus cases are reported across the state

Bangor Daily News Staff report This story will be updated.

In secret, Piscataquis commissioners adopted COVID-19 measure filled with misinformation

By David Marino Jr.

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