By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff When it comes to the Maine moose permit lottery, it’s just better to assume that you aren’t going to get drawn.

GUILFORD — Join us on Thursday, June 22 at 2 p.

By Matthew Gagnon Usually politicians love to be first.

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News When Bill Bell of Saco was heading home on June 8 after a fishing trip in Baxter State Park, he noticed something in the water while driving across the bridge over Nesowadnehunk Stream.

PORTLAND — History was made on Friday, June 9, as the Maine Whoopie Pie Festival, Wicked Whoopies, and the Portland Sea Dogs set a new Guinness World Record — which is now awaiting official certification.

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By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine’s moose permit lottery festival was an exciting day not only for the hunters who attended, but for the lodges and guides waiting to fill the slots on their 2023 calendar.

MONSON — “Northwoods: Absence and Presence The art of Alan Bray and Poetry of Wesley McNair,” an exhibit that explores the relationship of people to place in Northern New England, opens on Friday, June 16 and runs through Oct.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — A surprise 80th party was held for Ralph “Eddie” Lewis of Dover-Foxcroft on Saturday afternoon, June 10 in the dining hall at the Piscataquis Valley Fairgrounds.

GREENVILLE — Northern Light CA Dean Hospital was recently awarded one of the nation’s most prestigious rural healthcare recognitions: a Top 20 Award for Quality among critical access hospitals in the United States.