Nick Foley of Greenville High School and Anya Chase of Wells High School were both recipients of a $2,000 Maine McDonald’s All-State Academic Scholarship during the March 9 Maine McDonald’s all-star banquet at the Anah Shrine Hall.

Here we go again. There’s another referendum on the ballot this fall that sounds too good to be true. Trust me, it is.

Adam Stetson of Brownville, the son of Brian and Susan Stetson of Brownville, has been selected as the Maine Principals Association Principal’s Award winner for Penquis Valley High School, Principal Dan Ross announced.

The Center Theatre, Slightly Off-Center Players, and members of the Barony of Endewearde are presenting a medieval dinner theater at 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 31. The event will held at the Commons Event Center on the second floor of the newly renovated Central Hall

Somewhere, tucked away in the southeast corner of Piscataquis County and nestled into the town of Milo, is Derby. Prior to the early 1900s, Derby was known as Milo Junction, because it was a junction point for the Bangor and Aroostook trains.

At the T-dock, where Diane and I winter over on a houseboat in the Florida Keys, the word was spreading fast.

The Fisheries Division of the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries (MDIFW) received national attention for its work restoring native Arctic charr to Big Reed Pond in northern Piscataquis County.

On March 3 the Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District (PCSWCD) hosted Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association Orchard Specialist CJ Walke for a renovating old apple trees workshop.

A little over three years ago, I unknowingly started a tradition of writing letters to my children as they arrived in this world. First was your older brother, Owen. Next came your sister, Aimee. Now it is your turn.

There is a cruelty and viciousness to so many Republican policy ideas. Cloaked in populist language and blame-invoking finger pointing, the majority of the GOP stumbles consistently to the worst option available.