By Elizabeth Walztoni, Bangor Daily News Staff Reports of common tick-borne diseases in Maine broke records again in 2025 as tick populations have expanded in the state.

By Pete Warner I had waited patiently, until the absolute end of legal shooting time on the next-to-last day of muzzleloader season.

By Bob Romano Nearing the end of December, the streams are shrouded in ice.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — SeDoMoCha Stageworks performs “Dot and the Kangaroo JR.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — SeDoMoCha Elementary and Middle School hosted a special schoolwide assembly on Dec.

ORONO — Three area athletes won their respective events at a Penobscot Valley Conference/Eastern Maine Indoor Track League meet on the morning of Saturday, Dec.

By Larry Mahoney, Bangor Daily News Staff To say they left their mark on the sports scene in the state of Maine would be an understatement.

By Cameron Levasseur, The County Staff Twice in recent memory, groups of school districts in southern and northern Aroostook County have looked to consolidate into one regional high school under mounting budget pressure, declining enrollment and staffing shortages.

By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff Penobscot County is scheduled to see four murder trials in 2026, nearly three years after the last murder trial was held in Bangor.

University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H will offer an online club for youth ages 9–18 about the basics of farm animal care on Thursdays, 4–5:15 p.