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News from February 2024

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The state of taxpayer-funded farm subsidies in cities associated with Penobscot County in 2021

By Maine Highlands News | Feb 28, 2024

Farms throughout cities in Penobscot County received $1.1 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

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Did farm subsidies in cities associated with Piscataquis County rise or fall in 2021?

By Maine Highlands News | Feb 27, 2024

Farms throughout cities in Piscataquis County received $72,029 less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

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Where could drivers find the cheapest gas in cities within Penobscot County in week ending Feb. 24?

By Maine Highlands News | Feb 27, 2024

The only price of midgrade gas in cities throughout Penobscot County was found at a single gas station in the week ending Feb. 24, according to GasBuddy.com.

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Cheapest regular gas in cities across Penobscot County in week ending Feb. 24

By Maine Highlands News | Feb 26, 2024

The only price of regular gas in cities throughout Penobscot County was found at a single gas station in the week ending Feb. 24, according to GasBuddy.com.

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1 gas station in cities throughout Penobscot County had the cheapest diesel in week ending Feb. 24

By Maine Highlands News | Feb 25, 2024

The only price of diesel in cities throughout Penobscot County was found at a single gas station in the week ending Feb. 24, according to GasBuddy.com.

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Which former Maine Highlands News area high school standouts will be in action in the week starting Mon Feb. 26?

By Maine Highlands News | Feb 25, 2024

These former Maine Highlands News area high school standouts will be in action in the week starting Mon Feb. 26.

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3rd largest nursing home in Penobscot County as of Q4 2023

By Maine Highlands News | Feb 24, 2024

With an overall rating of two, Ross Manor was the third largest nursing home in Penobscot County during the fourth quarter of 2023.

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Maine Highlands News area weekly mass times

By Maine Highlands News | Feb 24, 2024

The following parishes in the Maine Highlands News coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

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Brewer Center for Health and Rehabilitation, LLC was 2nd largest nursing home in Penobscot County as of Q4 2023

By Maine Highlands News | Feb 23, 2024

With an overall rating of one, Brewer Center for Health and Rehabilitation, LLC was the second largest nursing home in Penobscot County during the fourth quarter of 2023.

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Taxpayer-funded subsidies offered to Piscataquis County farmers in 2021 reached $415,598

By Maine Highlands News | Feb 23, 2024

Farms in Piscataquis County received $415,598 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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Where could drivers find the cheapest gas in cities within Penobscot County in week ending Feb. 17?

By Maine Highlands News | Feb 23, 2024

The only price of midgrade gas in cities throughout Penobscot County was found at a single gas station in the week ending Feb. 17, according to GasBuddy.com.

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How much did farmers in Penobscot County receive in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021?

By Maine Highlands News | Feb 22, 2024

Farms in Penobscot County received $740,400 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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Who owned Westgate Center for Rehabilitation and Alzheimers Care in Q4 2023?

By Maine Highlands News | Feb 22, 2024

Westgate Center for Rehabilitation and Alzheimers Care was one of the nine for-profit facility nursing homes in Penobscot County, Maine in the fourth quarter of 2023, and had an overall rating of four.

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What was largest nursing home in Penobscot County as of Q4 2023?

By Maine Highlands News | Feb 22, 2024

Maine Veterans Home - Bangor, the largest nursing home in Penobscot County, aided an average of 102 residents per day during the fourth quarter of 2023.

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What was the overall rating of Hibbard Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center?

By Maine Highlands News | Feb 21, 2024

With an overall rating of one, Hibbard Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center attended an average of 74.7 residents per day in Piscataquis County during the fourth quarter of 2023.

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A look at Stillwater Health Care, a nursing home in Bangor, Maine

By Maine Highlands News | Feb 21, 2024

Owned by Eastern Maine Medical Center and First Atlantic Corporation, Stillwater Health Care had an overall rating of two in the fourth quarter of 2023.

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Cheapest regular gas in cities across Penobscot County in week ending Feb. 17

By Maine Highlands News | Feb 20, 2024

The only price of regular gas in cities throughout Penobscot County was found at a single gas station in the week ending Feb. 17, according to GasBuddy.com.

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Penobscot County Nursing Homes: Who’s behind Ross Manor?

By Maine Highlands News | Feb 20, 2024

Owned by Eastern Maine Medical Center and First Atlantic Corporation, Ross Manor had an overall rating of three in the fourth quarter of 2023.

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Eastside Center for Health and Rehabilitation, LLC: 1-star nursing home in Penobscot County

By Maine Highlands News | Feb 19, 2024

Owned by VK Health Facilities, LLC since Jan. 15, 2013, Eastside Center for Health and Rehabilitation, LLC had an overall rating of one in the fourth quarter of 2023.

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Where were the cheapest places to fill up on premium gas in cities in Penobscot County in week ending Feb. 17?

By Maine Highlands News | Feb 19, 2024

The only price of premium gas in cities throughout Penobscot County was found at a single gas station in the week ending Feb. 17, according to GasBuddy.com.