4 years ago How to watch the first US Senate debate this Friday Four candidates will vie to represent Maine in the U.
4 years ago Maine can print ranked-choice presidential ballots, but no guarantee method will be use Maine can print ranked-choice voting ballots for the November presidential election, the state’s high court ruled on Monday, but it has not finally decided whether the system will be used in a case over whether a Republican people’s veto effort will move forward.
4 years ago SAD 4 board approves fall high school sports season GUILFORD — The decision is ultimately up to the Maine Principals’ Association, but if the organization gives the go-ahead for fall high school sports then Piscataquis Community Secondary School teams will be on the field as the SAD 4 school board gave its approval to the season during a Sept.
4 years ago Guilford native earns education doctorate PRESQUE ISLE — This summer Northern Maine Community Education physics instructor Shari Ward completed her EdD in performance improvement leadership through Capella University, placing her among the 1 percent of Aroostook adults with doctorate-level education.
4 years ago Most churches are following Maine’s COVID-19 restrictions, even as loud minority fights them While a small number of Maine churches have been publicly fighting the state’s limits on large indoor gatherings, they are greatly outnumbered by the hundreds of other congregations that have chosen to follow the rules that are meant to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
4 years ago Piscataquis, Penobscot, Somerset counties remain green under Health Advisory System AUGUSTA — The Mills Administration today released a special update to its color-coded Health Advisory System that classifies counties’ relative risk of COVID-19 transmission by color, and is provided to assist schools as they continue with their plans to deliver instruction and support students safely this fall.
4 years ago NRA backs Dale Crafts in Maine’s 2nd District, but gives Jared Golden solid mark The National Rifle Association’s political arm endorsed former state Rep.
4 years ago Maine’s high court under time crunch to rule on newest ranked-choice voting case AUGUSTA — The validity of just dozens of signatures could determine whether ranked choice voting is used in Maine’s presidential election as the state’s high court is under time pressure to rule with a key ballot deadline looming in less than a month.
4 years ago New sheriff’s patrol building up and running DOVER-FOXCROFT — Officers with the Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Office patrol and investigation divisions are now working out of a new building at the former Key Bank location on Hudson Avenue in Guilford.
4 years ago $2.6M in federal funds awarded to EMDC to diversify region’s economy, retain and create jobs EMDC to host virtual Information session for interested businesses, nonprofits and partners 10 a.
4 years ago Maine will reassess whether it’s safe for Penobscot and York county schools to reopen Maine is still giving schools in every county the green light to reopen in person, but that green light comes with a caveat in Penobscot and York counties due to recent outbreaks and increasing case numbers.
4 years ago Don’t toss these 7 small items — reuse them Single-use items are so ingrained in our culture that nearly all of us — no matter how sustainability-minded we may be — throw things away without even thinking about it.
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 Minnie Welts Bridge Scholarship recipients PARKMAN — In this unusual time of pandemic restrictions, the Parkman Grange announces its 2020 Minnie Welts Bridge Scholarship winners.
4 years ago Dirigo Reads adds 20 schools for 2020-21 BANGOR — Dirigo Reads, a program that aims to put a book in the hands of every Maine first-grader each month during the school year by 2025, is announcing the addition of 20 schools that will participate in the program during the next school year.
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.