Observer file photo/Stuart Hedstrom An old-fashioned snowroller, which was used to pack down the travel ways during winter, is pulled behind a carriage along Main Street in Monson during a past Snow Roller Day.

    GREENVILLE — For an afternoon of sweet treats, mark Sunday, Feb.

Observer file photo/Jeannette Hughes Bangor residents Mike Lawson and Kelly Shorette took part in a bright and sunny day of fishing during last year’s Schoodic Lake Ice Fishing Derby.

Observer file photo/Jeannette Hughes At the Milo Town Hall weigh station Wade Witham of Sebec holds two of the five perch he caught during the 2012 Schoodic Lake Ice Fishing Derby.

By Matthew LaRocheSuperintendent Allagash Wilderness Waterway     Ice fishing season on the headwater lakes of the Allagash Wilderness Waterway (AWW) begins on January first, except Allagash Lake.

To the Editor:    I am a resident of Maine concerned about the proposed budget cuts to the Maine Forest Service.

To the Editor:    This past election, Bruce Poliquin pulled off a stunning victory.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     As a voracious reader of trade publications, I took note of a recent post by Joe Romenesko, a blogger who — in his own words — writes about “media and other things I’m interested in.

To the Editor:    Small towns like Sangerville need to enact our own ordinances and bylaws in such a way that we the citizens can deal with our own problems because Maine law does not reach deeply into municipal governmental ethics, laws, ordinances and bylaws, governing municipal officials, and other small town issues.

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