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PublishedFebruary 16, 2023
Skowhegan man killed in head-on collision in Guilford
Michael Steward, 64, died Tuesday when his pickup truck crossed the center line and struck an oncoming tractor-trailer, according to the Piscataquis County Sheriff's Office.
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PublishedDecember 29, 2020
Puritan donates $20,000 to Piscataquis Regional Food Center
The company is also offering a $5,000 matching donation from employees.
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PublishedAugust 14, 2020
Guilford company gets $51 million contract to expand production of nasal swabs
Puritan Medical Products is one of the world's only manufacturers of nasal swabs used in COVID-19 testing.
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PublishedJune 5, 2020
Trump praises Guilford workers, jabs at Mills in visit that draws supporters, protesters
The governor fired back in a statement, accusing Trump of stoking divisions and questioning the value of his efforts to help Maine's fishing industry by lifting restrictions in a conservation area far from the Maine coast.
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PublishedJune 2, 2020
Sheriff urges protesters, Trump supporters to keep it peaceful for president’s visit to Maine
In a Facebook post, Piscataquis County Sheriff Robert Young also said he was shocked and dismayed by the death of a black man being detained by police in Minneapolis.
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PublishedMay 25, 2020
Swab maker for COVID-19 testing prepares to open new plant in Pittsfield
Puritan Medical Products says the plant could nearly double the company's output and should be open by July 1.
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PublishedApril 20, 2020
Maine company ramping up production of nasal swabs used to test for COVID-19
Amid calls for increased coronavirus testing nationwide, Puritan Medical Products of Guilford said Monday that it is producing more than one million of the specialized swabs a week.
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PublishedApril 12, 2020
Guilford company needs workers to meet demand for coronavirus testing swabs
Puritan Medical, which produces a million swabs a week for COVID-19 testing, recently added more than 30 people to its workforce of 300, but is looking for more to keep up with the global demand for the swabs.
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PublishedDecember 13, 2019
After dog sniffs out drugs at Bangor traffic stop, police find $130,000 worth of drugs at home
State police and drug enforcement agents charged three people in a vehicle stopped on Interstate 95 after a detection dog indicated drugs were in the vehicle.
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2019
WWI guardsman’s Purple Heart given to Maine National Guard
Maine native Sgt. Erroll Wilbert Brawn was injured in 1918 while serving in World War I.
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