SAD 4 students will now have an opportunity to spend more time outdoors.

The 118th Audubon Christmas Bird Count (known as the 2017 Christmas Bird Count) was held in the area on Dec. 20.

Foxcroft Academy senior Jenna Clukey captured the 100-yard freestyle title at the Penobscot Valley Conference (PVC) championship on Feb. 10 at the University of Maine. Clukey swam the 100 free in 55.19 seconds.

The Foxcroft Academy wrestling team has been a force in the eastern/northern region for the last 20 years. Now the Ponies have won three straight Class B North titles -- and six of the last eight regional crowns as well as 11 in 17 years under head coach Luis Ayala -- after finishing in first place at the 2018 competition on Feb. 10 at Mount View High School. The Ponies earned 191.5 points, over 80 more than runner-up Dexter Regional High School with 109 points.

Even after five years as a senator, there are some things you just never get used to, and the State of the Union is right there at the top of that list. This yearly tradition isn’t about the president – it’s about the presidency.

Proceeds from the Schoodic Lake Ice Fishing Derby benefit Milo Fire Department charities and events and the 56th annual derby will be held on Saturday and Sunday on Schoodic, Seboeis, Ebeemee and Boyd lakes. For more information, please go to http://www.trcmaine.org/fishingderby.

We need to treat our elderly with respect and let them keep their dignity. And we must let them keep their homes.

The Piscataquis Regional Food Center (PRFC) wishes to thank the Bangor Savings Bank Foundation for its generous support of PRFC’s warehouse renovation project. The Bangor Savings Bank Foundation recently awarded the organization a $,5000 grant

It dawned on me yesterday that my radio talk show and music listening have largely been replaced by listening to podcasts. One definition of podcast is: "a digital audio file made available on the Internet for downloading to a computer or mobile device, …which can be received by subscribers automatically."

The following births were recorded recently at Mayo Regional Hospital.