4 years ago Gov. Mills issues 9 p.m. business curfew as coronavirus cases rise By Lori Valigra, Bangor Daily News Staff Many Maine businesses will have to close at 9 p.
4 years ago UMaine Extension partners on USDA grant for rural youth STEM education University of Maine Cooperative Extension, in partnership with the University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension and University of Vermont Extension, has been awarded $328,191 in support of developing and delivering remote STEM and agricultural sciences programming to rural K–12 students across the three-state region.
4 years ago Another Mainer dies as 217 new coronavirus cases are reported across Maine By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff This story will be updated.
4 years ago Janet Mills urges Mainers to avoid in-person Thanksgiving plans, but issues no new virus mandates By Lori Valigra, Bangor Daily News Staff Saying “next week and the coming weeks will be a crucial test,” Gov.
4 years ago County selects bid for radio study DOVER-FOXCROFT — Solutions to long-running communications problems for fire and police departments in and around Piscataquis County should now be found with the awarding of a feasibility study bid on a public safety radio system.
4 years ago Sheriff’s office employees honored by state association DOVER-FOXCROFT — The two award recipients could not be honored as originally planned with the cancellation of the Maine Sheriff’s Association’s annual banquet in March and the Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Office Christmas banquet, but Sheriff Bob Young still wanted to publicly recognize a pair of department employees for receiving honors from the Maine Sheriff’s Association.
4 years ago Maine’s polarized political shift may survive the Trump era By Jessica Piper, Bangor Daily News Staff Most of the Maine towns that flipped to President Donald Trump in 2016 stayed with the Republican incumbent this year, suggesting a continued political realignment even as President-elect Joe Biden, a Democrat, performed well here and nationally.
4 years ago 4 more Mainers die as another 158 coronavirus cases are reported across the state By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff This story will be updated.
4 years ago Another Mainer dies as 245 new coronavirus cases are reported across the state By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff This story will be updated.
4 years ago 175 new coronavirus cases reported across Maine By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff This story will be updated.
4 years ago A Black doctor will be 1st Democrat in 30 years to serve a conservative piece of Maine By Caitlin Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff A young Richard Evans received one of his earliest political inspirations when he heard Barbara Jordan, who would become the first southern Black woman elected to Congress, speak at his graduation from high school in a poor part of Houston.
4 years ago 2 Mainers die as 151 new coronavirus cases are reported in Maine By Rosemary Lausier, Bangor Daily News Staff This story will be updated.
4 years ago Preparing for a cold, hungry winter By the Maine Monitor On a sunny September morning in Dover-Foxcroft, more than 50 cars stretched from the Piscataquis Regional Food Center three blocks down North Street an hour before a food distribution event was to begin.
4 years ago One death and 159 new coronavirus cases reported in Maine By Lynne Fort, Bangor Daily News Staff Another Mainers has died as health officials on Saturday reported 159 new coronavirus cases across the state.
4 years ago EMDC distributes $19M in funding to businesses and nonprofits Through a partnership with the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD), EMDC is distributing $19 million in COVID-19 relief to businesses and nonprofits in Eastern Maine.
4 years ago Jared Golden won. His DC roommate lost. He says Democrats must show independence By Caitlin Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff Democrats in the U.
4 years ago Maine marks another grim record with 247 new coronavirus cases and 3 deaths By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine marked yet another grim milestone on Friday with 247 new coronavirus cases and three deaths reported across the state.