4 years ago Maine sees record-high 41 deaths and 782 new coronavirus cases By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff This story will be updated.
4 years ago 13 more Mainers die as another 535 coronavirus cases are reported across the state By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff This story will be updated.
4 years ago 3 more Mainers die as another 525 coronavirus cases are reported across the state By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff This story will be updated.
4 years ago Puritan was ‘most important manufacturer in the world’ in 2020 By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff A century-old family business in rural Piscataquis County became a key player in the global response to the coronavirus pandemic, making it “the most important manufacturer in the world” in 2020.
4 years ago 10 more Mainers dies as another 597 coronavirus cases are reported across the state By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff This story will be updated.
4 years ago Work to start on Piscataquis County public safety radio study DOVER-FOXCROFT — After a delay due to a snowstorm last month, initial work will start soon on a feasibility study for a Piscataquis County public safety radio system.
4 years ago Legislature to weigh dozens of COVID bills in next session By Caitlin Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff AUGUSTA — The coronavirus pandemic will directly influence the legislative conversation in the State House this session.
4 years ago Another Mainer dies as 376 more coronavirus cases are reported across the state By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff This story will be updated.
4 years ago 1 Mainer dies as 347 coronavirus cases are reported across the state By Rosemary Lausier, Bangor Daily News Staff This story will be updated.
4 years ago 11 more Mainers die as 344 coronavirus cases are reported across the state By Lynne Fort, Bangor Daily News Staff This story will be updated.
4 years ago UMaine Extension offers free webinars on selling meat, poultry Jan. 20–21 University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry will offer two free webinars for producers interested in selling packaged meat and poultry direct to consumers.
4 years ago Group signs agreement with suitor for shuttered Hampden waste plant but won’t say who it is By Charles Eichacker, Bangor Daily News Staff The backers of a shuttered Hampden trash plant have lined up a potential buyer to restart the facility, but they are not publicly identifying the group that has expressed interest in taking over the $90 million operation.
4 years ago The record spending in Maine’s 2020 Senate race could be a sign of things to come By Jessica Piper, Bangor Daily News Staff U.
4 years ago 4 more Mainers die as 700 coronavirus cases are reported across the state By Lynne Fort, Bangor Daily News Staff This story will be updated.
4 years ago Maine homicides hold steady in 2020 despite rising numbers nationwide By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff Twenty-two people died in homicides in Maine in 2020, including three who were killed in a Washington County shooting spree.
4 years ago Penobscot and Aroostook schools keep green status despite counties’ rising COVID-19 cases By David Marino Jr.
4 years ago Wild creatures made working from home less lonely during the pandemic By Aislinn Sarnakci, Bangor Daily News Staff I gazed past my computer with wide eyes, then leaned forward, following the hummingbird’s path to a nearby birch tree, where it perched on the tiniest twig.
4 years ago PCEDC annual meeting to honor Goulette with Myrick Award Several weeks ago the Piscataquis County Economic Development Council (PCEDC) announced its choice for the 2020 Warren “Pete” Myrick Award, Tom Goulette of Guilford.