By Sam Canfield, Bangor Daily News Staff The boys soccer season gets fully underway on Sept.

By Matthew Gagnon As we approach the 2024 presidential election, it’s becoming painfully clear that neither major party has any interest in living in a world of economic reality, choosing instead to advocate for populist garbage masquerading as serious policy proposals.

Recurring Events Mondays DEXTER: The Abbott Museum is open 10 a.

By Tim Obrey, Moosehead Lake Region fisheries supervisor GREENVILLE — Every fall, the Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife in Greenville coordinates with hydro companies to maximize fishing opportunities in the region on rivers with dams.

Observer photo/Stuart HedstromHORSE POWER — Matt Glover of Rumford and his team of Dan and Floyd take part in the 3,200-pound division of the horse pulling competition at the 137th Piscataquis Valley Fair on Saturday morning, Aug.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff An Exeter man has been arrested in connection with a slaying in Pennsylvania.

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By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff After nearly 15 years, Northern Light Mayo Hospital will no longer keep a staffed ambulance at the Corinth Fire Department.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine’s progress in salmon restoration over the last decade is inspiring Atlantic Canada to work harder toward its goals for the fish, the new president and chief executive officer of the Atlantic Salmon Federation said.

By Nancy Battick In 1976 Alex Haley’s “Roots,” already a national bestselling book, became a miniseries.