Grade 6-8 students to attend four days in-person after April vacation DOVER-FOXCROFT — RSU 68 officials are looking at a proposed 2021-22 budget totaling $12,021,863.

PITTSFIELD — In April of 2020 Puritan Medical Products, one of two major manufacturers of COVID-19 testing swabs, reached out to Cianbro in desperate need of expanding from their Guilford facility to meet the ever-growing demand for testing swabs.

More than a year into the coronavirus pandemic, businesses across the region have been navigating new methods of operation.

By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff PORTLAND — A Portland man who has sued the city believes former Gov.

By David Marino Jr.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — A public hearing on tax increment financing for the project to develop a ski resort with year-round attractions on 1,700 acres overlooking Moosehead Lake in the unorganized territory outside of Greenville will be part of the next regular Piscataquis County Commissioners meeting at 8:30 a.

By David Marino Jr.

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DOVER-FOXCROFT — Register and join us for a morning bird walk on Sunday, May 2, as we explore springtime birds at the Law Farm.

By Jessica Piper, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine is seeing a record of at least 88,000 new first doses of COVID-19 vaccines this week as the supply to retail pharmacies through a federal program jumped nearly 50 percent with the addition of independent pharmacies.

By Jessica Potila, St.

GREENVILLE — The Shaw Public Library Book Club meets at 4 p.

By David Marino Jr.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff This story will be updated.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Center Theatre can still apply to USDA Rural development for assistance on a structural update, despite the Piscataquis County Commissioners voting down a letter of support for the project last month.

Eastern Maine Development Corporation’s Maine PTAC Program Director Ken Bloch received national recognition from the Association of Procurement Technical Assistance Centers.

By Bill Trotter, Bangor Daily News Staff For years, police departments have been finding it increasingly difficult to find qualified applicants for patrol officer positions.

GREENVILLE — Recently, CA Dean Hospital President Marie Vienneau announced the first commitment to the hospital’s exciting project to rebuild, refresh and recommit to a new century of care for those who live or vacation in the Moosehead region.