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Janet Mills pushes back bar reopenings, reduces indoor gathering limits as Maine cases spike

By Nick Sambides Jr.

Active virus cases reach all-time high for second day

By Rosemary Lausier, Bangor Daily News Staff Twenty-four new cases were reported Sunday in Maine amid a statewide surge in virus transmission.

Rapid virus tests to become available this month

By Nick Sambides Jr.

Janet Mills may tighten business and travel restrictions amid spiking coronavirus cases

By Charles Eichacker and Lori Valigra, Bangor Daily News Staff Gov.

Donald Trump Jr. says Maine’s 2nd District could decide election at Orrington rally

By Caitlin Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff Donald Trump Jr.

Top health official warns Maine virus spike will continue

By Charles Eichacker, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine’s spike in COVID-19 cases is likely to continue for the foreseeable future, the state’s top public health official said Thursday as the state recorded the second day in a row of record-setting numbers of new cases that have followed weeks of increasing virus cases.

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Mills extends civil state of emergency yet again

By Nick Sambides Jr.

Summer drought likely reduced tick activity in Maine, but they’re back

By Aislinn Sarnacki, Bangor Daily News Staff If there’s one thing that deer ticks don’t like, it’s dry weather, and this year, Maine has had plenty of it.

COVID-19 is spiking like it did in the spring, but this time it’s hitting most of Maine

By Charles Eichacker, Bangor Daily News Staff The coronavirus is again spiking in Maine as it did at the height of the pandemic in the spring, breaking a one-day record with 87 new cases on Wednesday and raising increasing alarm among state officials.

Janet Mills expresses concern over virus spike, but stops short of rolling back business openings

By Lori Valigra, Bangor Daily News Staff After the largest single-day spike of new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, Gov.

Jill Biden makes character argument for husband in Tuesday visit to Bangor

By Caitlin Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff The wife of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden made a character-based argument for his campaign in Bangor on Tuesday in the last week of a spirited campaign with President Donald Trump in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District.

Donald Trump Jr. to visit Hermon on Thursday in return to Maine’s 2nd District

By Jessica Piper, Bangor Daily News Staff Donald Trump Jr.

Maine schools haven’t been testing students for COVID-19, and that’s probably OK

By Eesha Pendharkar, Bangor Daily News Staff Since Maine schools reopened for the fall, students and staff have had to wear face coverings throughout the day, keep their distance from others, wash their hands frequently and often stick with the same, small group throughout the school day to reduce the risk of the coronavirus spreading.

Janet Mills says Trump ‘doesn’t care about’ Maine working people as he visits Bangor area

By Eesha Pendharkar, Bangor Daily News Staff Three of Maine’s top Democrats greeted President Donald Trump with sharp criticism for his last-minute visit to the Bangor area on Sunday, with Gov.

Trump touts action on fisheries in last-minute appeal to Maine voters at Levant orchard

By Michael Shepherd, Bangor Daily News Staff LEVANT — President Donald Trump descended on an apple orchard Sunday in a pitch to 2nd Congressional District voters touting his June action to allow fishing in a national marine monument southeast of Cape Cod where few, if any, Maine fishermen fish.

Hedstrom earns two honors in newspaper contest

The Piscataquis Observer’s Stuart Hedstrom picked up a pair of honors among the state’s smaller weekly publications division from the Maine Press Association in the 2020 MPA Better Newspaper Contest on Oct.

Answers to your questions about how climate change affects winter recreation in Maine

By Bill Trotter, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine has long been a popular destination for outdoor enthusiasts who in winter have gone downhill skiing, snowmobiling, and ice fishing.

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