Mercer University president’s list

Students honored include Bailey Chalmers and Gabrielle Benedetto.

Puritan donates $20,000 to Piscataquis Regional Food Center

The company is also offering a $5,000 matching donation from employees.

Somerset tech center creates welding program at Madison Area Memorial High School

Money continues to be raised to fund the program that offers opportunities to students, adults pursuing education and local business people.

Northern Light Health increases capacity to deal with Maine’s COVID-19 uptick

Waterville's Inland Hospital and Pittsfield's Sebasticook Valley Hospital are working with Bangor's Eastern Maine Medical Center within the Northern Light system, officials said Wednesday.

Michael Connolly completes Eagle Scout Project

Scout is a member of Troops 485, Skowhegan, and 428, Pittsfield.

Time in service helped MCI athletic director navigate uncertain summer

Jim Leonard served four years with the 82nd Airborne Division, seeing action in the U.S. invasion of Grenada. His time in the military prepared him for just about anything in life – even COVID-19.

Julia Cooke earns scholarship at Baldwin Wallace University

Maine CDC investigates 11 positive cases of COVID-19 at Pittsfield church

The reported outbreak involves Deeper Life Assembly, a Pentecostal church at 97 Higgins Road, according to state health officials.

Monument in Central Maine honors Louis Sockalexis, 1st Indigenous baseball player

In honor of Indigenous Peoples Day, the Alfond Youth and Community Center unveiled a monument dedicated to Louis Sockalexis, the first Indigenous person to play Major League Baseball.

Puritan, Cianbro to build second COVID-19 swab factory in Pittsfield

About 200 jobs will be created as a result of $51.2 million in CARES Act funding that will enable Puritan Medical Products of Guilford to develop a second facility in Pittsfield, expanding production of medical-testing swabs.