Penobscot County gives out $2.2M in COVID funds for housing
Penobscot County has awarded $3.5 million to four organizations from its $29.5 million pot of federal COVID relief funds, with the largest
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UMF winter term and spring semester online courses now open to the public
FARMINGTON — Looking to take a college course that offers online convenience and quality academic preparation? The University of Maine
Read MoreGov. Mills awards UMaine $475,000 to increase placement of social work graduates rural communities
Gov. Janet Mills announced an award of $475,000 to the University of Maine System to support the placement of students
Read MoreBella McLaughlin paces Hampden Academy girls basketball past Brewer
BREWER, Maine — Hampden Academy senior guard and captain Bella McLaughlin knows she will be counted upon to provide more
Read MoreOutgoing chamber CEO on how Maine’s economy shifted in his 29-year tenure
Since Dana Connors became CEO and president of the Maine State Chamber of Commerce in 1994, the state has seen
Read MoreOld Town-area district could close elementary school
The school district that serves the Old Town area could effectively close its small elementary school in Bradley as it
Read MoreNew ‘rugged phones’ will bring Piscataquis emergency response system out of the 1960s
DOVER-FOXCROFT, Maine — Piscataquis County officials are hoping new technology will help emergency responders communicate better while saving thousands of
Read MoreEllsworth attorney disbarred after allegedly siphoning cash from dead client’s estate
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Read More$150,000 grant will increase hands-on activities for Dover-Foxcroft youth
DOVER-FOXCROFT, Maine — Students will have more hands-on activities to choose from thanks to a $150,000 grant to boost an
Read MoreBrewer wants to make its athletic field the centerpiece of a larger complex
The Brewer School Department wants to rehabilitate an athletic field that’s home to the high school’s baseball and field hockey
Read MoreMaine Jewelry & Art business prepares to close
BANGOR–Maine Jewelry & Art will be closing its doors after bringing beauty to downtown Bangor for the past dozen years.
Read MoreMemory of choral instructor who touched lives statewide will help kids go to music camp
HOULTON, Maine — The beat will live on for southern Aroostook County students who have a passion for music. The family
Read MoreNew home of UMF Sweatt-Winter Child Care and Early Education Center on track to open in early summer
FARMINGTON — With construction well underway, the University of Maine at Farmington’s nationally accredited Sweatt-Winter Child Care and Early Education
Read MoreNorthern Lighthouse to open only transitional housing program for youths north of Bangor
MARS HILL, Maine — Teen shelter services in Aroostook County will be expanding when Northern Lighthouse Inc. opens its transitional
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