By Ernie Clark, Bangor Daily News Staff NEWPORT — Ryan Martin is turning in his whistle as head coach of the Nokomis Regional High School boys varsity basketball team to join the Newport school’s administrative team.

By Emily Burnham, Bangor Daily News Staff Mainers who put off building a new deck or doing other renovations to their homes because of outrageously high lumber prices can breathe a tentative sigh of relief, as those prices appear to finally be going down.

Father’s Day Weekend, June 19-20, is a free fishing weekend! On these days, any person who registers online (except those whose license has been suspended or revoked) may fish without a license.

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff Rain in parts of Maine has forced the Maine Principals’ Association to postpone Tuesday’s scheduled baseball and softball regional championship games.

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To the Editor; Under the guise of “local control,” the activist group PROACT is trying dupe Piscataquis County residents into giving them more control over the locals.

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DOVER-FOXCROFT — Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District is very excited to announce that we will be collaborating with Widdershins Farm LLC again this summer! Widdershins is a local farm in Dover-Foxcroft offering a wide variety of services and products and includes a creamery and farm store that is open seven days a week.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Denny Breau will be performing a live concert at the Center Theatre in Dover-Foxcroft at 7 p.