4 years ago Janet Mills gives clerks more time to process absentee ballots ahead of 2020 election AUGUSTA — Maine cities and towns will have more time to process absentee ballots ahead of the Nov.
4 years ago Matt Dunlap may contest decision putting GOP ranked-choice voting challenge on Maine ballot AUGUSTA — Maine Secretary of State Matt Dunlap said Tuesday his office will contest a judge’s ruling that a Republican challenge to a ranked-choice voting law made the 2020 ballot before walking the statement back the next day as a key deadline approaches.
4 years ago Forest Society of Maine earns national recognition One thing that unites us as a nation is land: Americans, and especially Mainers, strongly support conserving the open spaces they love.
4 years ago Maine court puts GOP ranked-choice voting challenge back on November ballot AUGUSTA — A Maine judge ruled Monday that the state Republican party gathered enough valid signatures from voters to put a challenge to a new ranked-choice voting law on the November ballot, preventing the method’s use in this presidential election.
4 years ago Pressure gauge testing Sept. 4 DOVER-FOXCROFT — University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer pressure gauge testing at the UMaine Extension office, 165 East Main Street.
4 years ago Groups create ‘Teacher to Teacher’ back to school message The Maine Teachers of the Year Association, in partnership with the Maine Department of Education, has created a special “teacher to teacher” back to school message to help kick off the 2020-21 school year.
4 years ago How to apply for small-business aid under Maine’s new $200M program AUGUSTA — Small businesses and nonprofits can begin applying on Friday for a share of $200 million in aid under a new program rolled out by Gov.
4 years ago Gov. Mills launches $200M Economic Recovery Grant Program to support small businesses AUGUSTA – Gov.
4 years ago Sheriff’s patrol division preparing to move into new building DOVER-FOXCROFT — Last month the previously anonymous identify of a benefactor — the Maine Highlands Federal Credit Union in making the largest contribution in its 54-year history — providing the $145,000 to enable the county to purchase the former Key Bank building on Hudson Avenue in downtown Guilford to be the new home of the Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Office patrol and investigation divisions was revealed during a presentation at the site.
4 years ago More people without symptoms are getting COVID-19 tests, but the testing is still limited More people who want to know if they have the coronavirus even if they don’t have symptoms will now be able to get tested at 10 sites across Maine run by Northern Light Health, the state’s second-largest hospital system, as a result of a state effort to provide medical providers with more resources to surveil for the virus.
4 years ago Northern Light Health receives $1M federal grant to combat opioid crisis BREWER — Northern Light Health has received a $1 million federal grant to support community efforts toward establishing or enhancing opioid use prevention, treatment and recovery services in rural communities served by the healthcare system.
4 years ago Federal judge turns back second Maine ranked-choice voting challenge in two years A federal judge who has upheld Maine’s ranked-choice voting system once before reiterated his view that the method is constitutional Friday, Aug.
4 years ago U.S. Senate candidate Gideon, Mayo representatives discuss rural health care DOVER-FOXCROFT — With the election several months aways, U.
4 years ago Low census response rate threatens tens of millions in funding for Maine as count nears end Maine has among the lowest response rates of any state for the U.
4 years ago SAD 41 residents approve $9.9M budget MILO — The process was different this year as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, but SAD 41 residents approved a $9,912,964 budget for the 2020-21 academic year at the Aug.
4 years ago Maine Conservation Voters Action Fund endorses Davis and Higgins Maine Conservation Voters (MCV) Action Fund released a new round of endorsements for the election on Nov.
4 years ago SAD 41 plan will return students to the classroom MILO — Via a 7-1 school board vote in favor of the “Return to School Plan,” SAD 41 students will be heading back to the classroom four days a week under the current green designation and a reduced number according per grade level should the status change to yellow.
4 years ago UMaine Extension Piscataquis County reopens to public Aug. 10 DOVER-FOXCROFT — University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Piscataquis County, 165 East Main Street, will reopen its office to the public at 8 a.