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A program to keep people out of jail is still rarely used in Maine

By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff The use of an alternative sentencing program designed to keep Mainers out of jail has increased, but it still accounts for less than 5 percent of cases in the county that used it most often, according to a recent study.

2 more Mainers die and another 142 coronavirus cases have been reported across the state

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

Volunteers needed for Northern Light Health vaccination clinics

For anyone who has been sitting on the sidelines waiting for a way to support healthcare workers and make a difference in our community during COVID-19, now’s their chance to move from the sidelines to the frontlines.

USDA-NRCS State Technical Committee virtual meeting set for March 16

BANGOR — The first of the USDA’s State Technical Committee (STTC) fiscal year 2021 meetings for Maine will be held Tuesday, March 16 via Microsoft Teams.

Five different types of snow shelters to keep you warm outdoors this winter

By Aislinn Sarnacki, Bangor Daily News Staff Over the course of human history, people in colder climates have devised many ways to shape snow into shelter, from simple burrows to elaborate igloos.

97 more coronavirus cases have been reported across Maine

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

130 more coronavirus cases have been reported across Maine

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

7 pandemic changes in Maine that are likely to stick around

By Emily Burnham, Bangor Daily News Staff It is hard to quantify how much the pandemic has changed life for Mainers, and we probably won’t have a full understanding until well after it’s become a terrible memory.

BDN joins lawsuit over delayed access to civil complaints in Maine courts’ new e-filing system

By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff The Bangor Daily News has joined a national legal news service and other Maine publications in a lawsuit over the accessibility of civil matters in the Maine court system’s recently implemented e-filing program.

Two more Mainers die and 143 more coronavirus cases are reported across the state

By Lynne Fort, Bangor Daily News Staff Two more Mainers have died as health officials on Saturday reported 143 more coronavirus cases across the state.

Maine home sales extend record run with rural counties seeing hottest market

By Lori Valigra, Bangor Daily News Staff Sales of existing single-family homes in the state remained high in January after a record year in 2020, with sales volumes and prices outpacing those of a year ago, the Maine Association of Realtors said Feb.

Managing Maine’s moose webinar Tuesday evening

Join MDIFW Moose Biologist Lee Kantar live at 6:30 p.

University of Maine Center on Aging awarded funding to support 119 AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP volunteers

ORONO — The University of Maine Center on Aging has received an AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP grant to support 119 volunteers serving in Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis and Washington counties, where the Retired & Senior Volunteer Program program has provided service opportunities for people ages 55 and older since 2003.

Another Mainer dies and 134 more coronavirus cases are reported across the state

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

U.S. Sens. Collins, King announce $3M for Community Health and Counseling Services

Catholic bishop calls Janet Mills’ religious gatherings order ‘totally unacceptable’

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff The bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland blasted Gov.

UMaine Extension offers agricultural industry updates Feb. 24

University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer two educational updates for the agricultural industry 7–8 p.

Clip invented by Dexter native used in construction of UMaine’s new engineering building

By Nina Mahaleris, Penobscot Times Construction workers raised the final beam completing the steel structure of a new $78 million engineering building at the University of Maine on Feb.

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