1 year ago Retired educators news GUILFORD — Seventeen members of the Piscataquis Region Retired Educators Association met June 27 at the Craft Cafe in Guilford.
1 year ago Here’s how you can have your own backyard fish pond By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff A friend recently mentioned that he was stocking the pond at his farm in Newburgh.
1 year ago Bangor Savings Bank will launch its first credit cards By Kathleen O’Brien, Bangor Daily News Staff Despite a challenging year for banks that saw interest rates rise and distrust grow after Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse, Bangor Savings Bank netted nearly $42 million in income during the past fiscal year and will debut a new location and its first-ever credit card suite later this year.
1 year ago Second round of elevated garden beds distributed DEXTER — Dexter Age Friendly has just distributed another 30 garden beds to area seniors.
1 year ago Bipartisan legislators call on Maine consumers to speak up to reduce net energy billing costs Sen.
1 year ago Maine solar farm opens as lawmakers eye curtailing others like it By Lor Valigra, Bangor Daily News Staff NORWAY — A 1-megawatt solar farm that will provide electricity to 15 local businesses opened here on June 29, a day after lawmakers debated whether to scale back the incentives that led to it.
1 year ago Feasibility study will help determine Mayo Mill Dam future DOVER-FOXCROFT — More than a decade and a half has passed since the Mayo Mill Dam on the Piscataquis River in downtown Dover-Foxcroft has produced energy.
1 year ago MaineCF scholarships awarded to emerging leaders Six students attending college within the University of Maine System have received the Maine Community Foundation’s Chet Jordan Leadership Awards.
1 year ago Northern Light Health board of directors elects new chair and vice chair at annual meeting BREWER — John Ryan, Esq.
1 year ago Bangor Savings Bank appoints new chief financial officer and treasurer By Kathleen O’Brien, Bangor Daily News Staff Bangor Savings Bank announced Michael O’Connor will assume the role of chief financial officer and treasurer when the company’s current CFO and certified public accountant, Kenneth Colpritt, retires later this fiscal year.
1 year ago Puritan lays off more than 200 workers in Pittsfield By Valerie Royzman, Staff Writer PITTSFIELD — A Maine company that manufactures COVID-19 and other medical swabs will eliminate 272 positions, including about 215 in Pittsfield.
1 year ago Lawmakers pass bill to limit Maine’s practice of keeping profits from home seizures By Billy Kobin, Bangor Daily News Staff AUGUSTA, Maine — Both chambers of the Legislature have approved a measure aimed at curtailing Maine’s practice of keeping excess proceeds from the sale of foreclosed homes in response to a U.
1 year ago Maine’s first domestic violence program celebrating 50 years Partners for Peace, Maine’s first domestic violence resource center, is celebrating 50 years of advocating on behalf of people affected by domestic violence in Penobscot and Piscataquis counties.
1 year ago Fogler awarded Skowhegan Savings Bank scholarship SKOWHEGAN — Skowhegan Savings Bank is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2023 Skowhegan Savings College Scholarship awards.
1 year ago CA Dean Bike and Boat continues to grow to support local healthcare GREENVILLE — In its second year back from a two-year hiatus caused by the pandemic, participation in Northern Light CA Dean Hospital Bike and Boat rose to nearly 100 participants — outpacing participation levels from previous years.
1 year ago Maine Whoopie Pie Festival tops 6,000 hungry attendees DOVER-FOXCROFT — Showers were in the forecast for the afternoon, but that didn’t stop 6,000 people from coming to Dover-Foxcroft to get their whoopie pies during the annual Maine Whoopie Pie Festival on Saturday, June 24.
1 year ago John T. Gorman Foundation addresses urgent food insecurity needs in Maine PORTLAND – The end of expanded food assistance benefits, coupled with rising food costs, has created an enormous challenge for Mainers trying to put food on the table.
1 year ago Town of Greenville to oversee planned child care/community center GREENVILLE — Earlier this year more than $1.