By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Outdoors is a beat that almost no other paper in the country has.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The 29th Annual Variety Show to support Pine Tree Hospice goes on stage at the Center Theater in Dover-Foxcroft at 1 p.

By Emmett Gartner, The Maine Monitor I’ve spent much of the past year reporting on the uncertain futures that await Maine dams.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife expanded the hunting season for gray squirrels by a month and shifted youth waterfowl hunting dates in the north zone to start and end a week later than last year.

ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension has launched an updated community garden map to help connect Mainers looking for an opportunity to plant, tend and harvest vegetables and flowers in a communal space.

With Earth Day approaching, consumers may be looking for ways to improve their environmental impact.

By Ryan Knapp Maine’s rural communities are special places.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a ruminant parasite management workshop and FAMACHA certification workshop on Saturday, April 19 from noon to 4:30 p.

By Tim Obrey, Moosehead Lake Region regional fisheries supervisor  From time to time, we report information about how many fish are harvested or how many fish we would like to see harvested and occasionally we are asked how exactly we come up with those numbers.

What happens if you can no longer speak for yourself and lose the ability to express your healthcare wishes? If you have an advance directive, your family and caregivers will know what care you want, or may not want, on your terms, and it will be easier for a loved one to make decisions for you.