What is it about a well-cast fly line that unfurls gently across a quiet trout pond or a roiling river? Done properly it is a graceful ballet. There is a rhythm that can mesmerize, not only the angler, but the onlooker as well. And when the softly whispering line finishes its ufurling roll, and the floating tippet dances the #16 parachute Adams upon the water like a descending butterfly, well, sir, that is the crescendo moment.

On April 5 U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine visited students elementary and middle school students at the SeDoMoCha School.

Ridge View Community School students recently participated in the Eastern Maine Math League middle school meet. The grade 7 team from the school in Dexter comprised of Will Kusnierz, Payson Rienhardt, Sydney Fogler and Anna Jayne Pittman placed fourth out of 23 seventh grade teams.

A pair of area senior football players have been selected to participate in the 2018 Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl Classic, which is scheduled for Saturday, July 21 at Thornton Academy in Saco. Chosen for the East team -- made up of high school seniors from Classes A, B, C, and D -- is Dexter Regional High School’s Tyler Beem and Reggie Johnston of Foxcroft.

As we wrap up this legislative session, I am making our elderly a top priority. Unfortunately, they are not a priority for Democrats.

Well, the legal battles over ranked-choice voting have already gotten absurdly messy and confusing, and the system hasn't even been used in an actual election yet.

Two weeks ago, I made an offer to all the candidates running for governor: Send me a big idea explained in 50 words or less, and I’ll share it with the world as written and without comment.

Back in 2003, the Bangor Daily News’ marketing gurus were looking for a way to introduce their new outdoor columnist -- me -- to our readers.

Sen. Paul Davis’, R-Sangerville bill to amend the penalties for hunting deer over bait survived a veto override by a vote of 33-0 in the Senate and 148-0 in the House.

Barbara Whitney of the Dexter Bangor Savings Bank branch, left, presents Abbott Memorial Library Librarian Liz Breault with a check for $5,000 from the Bangor Savings Bank Foundation. The funds will be used to help with the restoration of the exterior of the library building across town