By Bill Graves While minimal snow cover is a detriment to skiing, snowshoeing and snowmobiling, at least some days and most nights offer frigid ice-forming temperatures so local lakes and ponds are freezing to support ice fishing.

To the Editor; I don’t expect to agree with Matthew Gagnon’s columns often, if ever, but I do value the multiple perspectives presented in the Bangor Daily News/Piscataquis Observer opinion pages.

Teens to Trails is proud to present its first youth-led Zoom event of the new year.

DOVER-FOXCROFT – The Dover-Foxcroft Historical Society, in conjunction with “Maine Speaks” and the Center Theatre, invites folks to an event featuring author Jo Radner.

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff While the final numbers have yet to be calculated, it appears the COVID-19 pandemic continues spurring people to pursue outdoor activities in Maine.

By Sawyer Loftus, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine State Police is working to pull back its patrol responsibilities in Penobscot County as part of a yearslong effort to reduce its presence in rural parts of the state.

SHIRLEY – Another week, another potential snow storm.

SKOWHEGAN – On Giving Tuesday, Skowhegan Savings announced a commitment to give away 20 $1,000 grants to local charities as part of their “Season of Giving” program.

By BDN Editorial Board If you weren’t one of the more than 3.

By Bob Duchesne Just so you know, the now-legendary Steller’s sea eagle has spent much of the week around Boothbay, glimpsed by a few people, missed by most.