By Lia Russell, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine will no longer recommend that schools and day care centers require masks.

PORTLAND – Lent, which begins Ash Wednesday (March 2) and ends on Holy Thursday (April 14), is a period of spiritual renewal that helps us prepare for the celebration of the Paschal mystery of Christ – that is, his passion, death, and resurrection.

By Melissa Lizotte, Aroostook Republican Staff CARIBOU – When Tracy Babin of Caribou began looking for a winter sport that her entire family could be involved with, she immediately thought of dog sledding.

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To the Editor; I believe closing some of our veterans homes is a slap in the face of the veterans and their families.

Deborah Ellwood, a leader in the field of community foundations with close ties to Maine, has been named the new president and CEO of the Maine Community Foundation.

To the Editor; Matthew Gagnon’s recent column “White House has mishandled Russia for decades,” narrowly misses calling former President Barack Obama “uppity.

DOVER-FOXCROFT – The Center Theatre in Dover-Foxcroft has announced that thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor they will be hosting two showings of the 1984 movie “Red Dawn.

By Ernie Clark, Bangor Daily News Staff BANGOR – It was a comeback that had to be seen to be believed, except that the Dexter boys basketball team’s rally from a 13-point deficit with five minutes remaining to stun George Stevens Academy of Blue Hill 42-40 and win its second straight Class C North boys basketball title at the Cross Insurance Center on Monday night was really nothing new.