Pools around the county will be opening up soon and that means they’ll need lifeguards. However, one park and rec director is saying he hasn’t seen many applications. Here’s Megan Cole with more.
He says that he received a letter back in February that he was nominated, but says that the feeling of being selected as teacher of the year didn’t set in until the ceremony.
The Mills Administration announcing Friday that Maine will adopt the U.S. CDC’s new guidance which allows fully vaccinated Americans not to wear face coverings indoors, effective May 24, 2021.
The announcement of the removal of capacity limits and requirements to physically distance in all public outdoor settings ensures there will be a Waterfront Concert season in Bangor.
The Paycheck Protection Program, a key part in the federal government’s economic response to the coronavirus, is nearly out of funding. Only $8 billion remains in the program, which has distributed nearly $800 billion in forgivable loans since launching more than a year ago. But as Shawn Cunningham reports in this week’s County Business Report, there IS funding available for some small businesses.
The first annual Fiddlehead Festival is set to take place May 22nd in Presque Isle. As part of the event, the longtime Miss Northern Maine Pageant will crown several winners.
It’s national speech and hearing month...and in this week’s medical Monday, we’re hearing from a speech pathologist about what kind of things can lead to speech and swallowing issues.
Bob Watson, Region 5 manager for Maine DOT, says that while other sections of the bypass are still in the design phase, they’re going to install some street lights at both ends of the current bypass.
A proposal from a group of Maine Republicans to ban mandatory coronavirus vaccinations for five years is up for consideration by a legislative committee this week.
Maine State Police are investigating after skeletal human remains were found at a home on Poland Spring Road in Casco on Saturday. Police are calling the death suspicious.
Nick Crane, the president of the Houlton fair, says that while they won’t be able to have a carnival this year, they are going to be giving the community as much of a fair experience as possible.
Veterinarians are hard to come by in The County. One veterinarian has had to do something he’s never done before: a waiting list. Megan Cole has more on why this shortage exists.
