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Meet the longshots who could play major roles in Maine’s top elections

By David Marino Jr.

The pandemic spurred Maine’s fastest-growing industry

By Lori Valigra, Bangor Daily News Staff The pandemic boosted Maine’s life sciences sector, which saw the fastest job growth among all industries in the state, a study released Thursday found.

Moose season begins Monday

AUGUSTA — On Monday, Sept.

Cooperative Democrats, discord with Paul LePage upend sportsman endorsements

By Michael Shepherd, Bangor Daily News Staff Few groups in Augusta have been as interesting over the last few years as the Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine.

Annual walk/run for suicide prevention

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The JD Foundation is having its sixth annual Walk/Run to Wake the Silence on Saturday, Oct.

Home sales continued decline in August as prices steadily rose

By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff Home sales were down again in August as the median price of a single-family home increased nearly 10 percent since the same time last year.

Here’s where fall foliage is starting to change in Maine

By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff Fall foliage is starting to peek out in some places as temperatures become more consistently cool across the state.

Land trust and snowmobile club want to fix abandoned roads in Piscataquis County

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Piscataquis County Commissioners gave conditional approval to a snowmobile club and wilderness trust group that want to repair several abandoned roads in an unincorporated township and make them accessible to snowmobilers and pedestrians.

Classes underway in SAD 4

GUILFORD — Several weeks into classes, SAD 4 directors heard more about the start of the 2022-23 academic year during a board meeting at Piscataquis Community Elementary School on Sept.

Food organizations unite to help those in need

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis Regional Food Center and Dover-Foxcroft Area Food Cupboard announce their intention to unify under the PRFC name at the end of 2022.

Marr Pond Farm named PCSWCD’s Outstanding Cooperator of the Year

SANGERVILLE — Each year, the Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District recognizes and honors a cooperator (land manager) in Piscataquis County who has implemented exceptional conservation practices on their land.

Seven things you need to know before buying firewood for the first time

By Julia Bayly, Bangor Daily News Staff Sure, it’s still summer, but cold weather is coming.

Bruce Poliquin gets A grade but no NRA endorsement over Jared Golden

By Michael Shepherd, Bangor Daily News Staff The National Rifle Association gave former U.

Extreme weather drives more major power outages in Maine

By Lori Valigra, Bangor Daily News Staff Large-scale power outages are becoming more common across the country and in Maine as extreme weather, stoked by a warming climate, knocks out electricity to wider swaths of people.

Good Shepherd Food Bank of Maine announces $100,000 to combat hunger in Piscataquis County

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Piscataquis Regional Food Center and Good Shepherd Food Bank of Maine announce the launch of the Community-Driven Strategies to End Hunger initiative in Piscataquis County.

Maine needs people once on workforce fringes to close labor gap

By Lori Valigra, Bangor Daily News Staff Stephen Buckley, who installs solar panels for Synergy Solar, is the type of unconventional worker the state of Maine is targeting to fill its workforce gap.

3 dozen Republicans hit BDN for ‘far-left’ agenda, refusing to answer voter-guide questions

By Michael Shepherd, Bangor Daily News Staff AUGUSTA — Three dozen Republicans running for the Maine House of Representatives in November issued a statement Monday refusing to answer questions for a Bangor Daily News voter guide, accusing the newspaper of a “far-left” agenda.

UMaine receives $750,000 from NSF to support low-income engineering students

During his tenure, Wilhelm Friess, associate professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Maine, has seen a pattern of talented first-generation, low-income engineering students leaving the program — or dropping out of college altogether.

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