4 years ago 12 places to hunt for treasure by geocaching in Maine By Aislinn Sarnacki, Bangor Daily News Staff A worldwide modern-day treasure hunt, geocaching is an activity in which people use GPS coordinates to locate hidden containers.
4 years ago MPA determines cross country qualifying format, sets state meet dates By Ernie Clark, Bangor Daily News Staff The Maine Principals’ Association on Friday, Oct.
4 years ago Jared Golden, Dale Crafts clash on health care, virus relief in first debate By Caitlin Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff The two candidates in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District clashed on the future of health care and split on the issue of state and local aid in the next coronavirus stimulus bill in their first debate on Thursday night.
4 years ago How the UMaine System’s largest gift ever came together By Eesha Pendharkar, Bangor Daily News Staff When Dannel Malloy accepted the job last year as chancellor of the University of Maine System, one of the first people he met with was Greg Powell, head of Maine’s largest philanthropic institution, the Harold Alfond Foundation.
4 years ago Maine begins distributing more than $100M in small business grants By Jessica Piper, Bangor Daily News Staff AUGUSTA — Maine has begun to distribute more than $100 million in grants to 2,300 small businesses and nonprofits through a new program aiming to provide relief for those disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic, Gov.
4 years ago What you need to know before heating your home with firewood this winter By Julia Bayly, Bangor Daily News Staff When used properly and safely, firewood is an excellent renewable source for heat.
4 years ago Here’s what you need to know about any-deer and bonus permits By John Holyoke, Bangor Daily News Outdoors Editor In September, the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife announced the winners of more than 109,000 “any-deer” and “bonus” permits, which allow hunters to shoot deer that do not have antlers.
4 years ago Signs, signs, everywhere campaign signs By David Farmer We are less than three weeks away from one of the most important and contentious elections in history.
4 years ago Calendar of events Many of the events will likely not be happening as listed below due to the COVID-19 pandemic.