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.
4 years ago State to boost internet capacity at 301 Maine schools By Eesha Pendharkar, Bangor Daily News Staff To help meet the demands of online learning caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the state plans to boost broadband capacity at more than 300 public schools across Maine by next spring.
4 years ago 13 more Mainers die as 702 coronavirus cases are reported across the state By Lindsay Putnam, Bangor Daily News Staff This story will be updated.
4 years ago Janet Mills extends business curfew indefinitely By Caitlin Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff AUGUSTA, Maine — Gov.
4 years ago Maine DEP delays enforcement of polystyrene foam and plastic bag bans until July A statewide ban on single-use plastic carry-out bags had been scheduled to go into effect Jan.
4 years ago Another Mainer dies as 590 more coronavirus cases are reported across the state By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff Another Mainer has died as health officials on Wednesday reported 590 new coronavirus cases across the state.
4 years ago Seven more Mainers die as another 590 coronavirus cases are reported across the state By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff This story will be updated.
4 years ago Crime in Maine drops for eighth straight year By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff Crime in Maine decreased in 2019 for the eighth straight year in nearly all categories, according to the Maine Department of Public Safety, which compiles statistics.
4 years ago Puritan Medical and Hardwood Products donate to Piscataquis Regional Food Center Hardwood Products Co.
4 years ago 3 more Mainers die as another 439 coronavirus cases are reported across the state By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff This story will be updated.