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By Ernie Clark, Bangor Daily News Staff While the high school basketball tournament moves into high gear this weekend, the Unified basketball season is now in regular-season form.

By Fisheries Resource Technician Stephen Seeback Getting over the mid-winter hurdle in the Moosehead Lake Region.

Free Fishing Weekend is a great time to get outside and enjoy one of Maine’s signature winter traditions, ice fishing! If you haven’t been ice fishing in years, this is a perfect opportunity to get back out there remember the thrill of the word “Flag!” If you’ve never been, don’t hesitate to ask a friend, coworker, or family member to tag along … Anglers enjoy sharing their passion with others.

By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff A storm that will bring a mix of snow, sleet, rain and high winds is expected to dump around an inch of ice over the Katahdin region on Thursday night.

This story will be updated.

By Larry Mahoney, Bangor Daily News Staff There probably wasn’t anyone as heartbroken as Dexter Regional High School girls basketball coach Jody Grant when the COVID-19 pandemic wiped out last year’s tournament.

By Matthew Gagnon “We need to start talking about off-ramps for disease mitigation strategies in school environments, especially masking.

By Lia Russell, Bangor Daily News Staff State health officials will revisit their recommendation that students wear masks in school after next week’s February break, as a handful of school departments reconsider their mask requirements.

By Larry Mahoney, Bangor Daily News Staff The tournament is back, and you can watch it from the comfort of your home.