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Derby-winning togue on Moosehead weighed almost 15 pounds

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Chris Parent caught his winning togue on the first day of the three-day Moosehead Lake Fishing Derby.

Dexter finishes second at C North cheer championship

AUGUSTA — The Dexter Regional High School cheer team finished in second place at the 2024 Class C North championship on Saturday, Feb.

Wilderness Sled Dog Races on Feb. 10

GREENVILLE — On Saturday, Feb.

Committee recommends replacing Dover-Foxcroft dam with park

DOVER-FOXCROFT — More than a decade and a half has passed since the Mayo Mill Dam on the Piscataquis River in downtown Dover-Foxcroft has produced energy.

SeDoMoCha January Student in the Spotlight honorees

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The SeDoMoCha School recognized the January Student in the Spotlight honorees during a Jan.

Milo brewery chef among semifinalists for 2024 James Beard Awards

A chef known for the Native American cuisine he brings to a rural Maine brewery is among the semifinalists for the James Beard Foundation’s 2024 awards.

Maine State Parks see slight decline in use during 2023

AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry’s Bureau of Parks and Lands Director Andy Cutko announced a slight decline in visitation to Maine State Parks during 2023, with 2.

124 years after Buffalo Bill visited Maine, artists honor the show’s forgotten Filipino actors

DOVER-FOXCROFT — A historic Maine theater’s marquee is displaying the names of Filipino performers who were part of the iconic “Buffalo Bill’s Wild West” show that visited the state in 1900.

Prouty Auto Body has been serving the region for five decades

DOVER-FOXCROFT — For about five decades Prouty Auto Body has served the region as a full-service, locally-owned collision repair facility.

Maine’s snowmobile trails are better, although clubs still making repairs

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Most of the state’s Interconnected Trail System for snowmobiles will be usable within the next week, according to the president of the Maine Snowmobile Association.

Maine is full of small waterfalls that take you by surprise

By Aislinn Sarnacki Waterfalls are magical, especially when you aren’t expecting them.

Dover-Foxcroft committee wants to replace town’s iconic dam with a park

DOVER-FOXCROFT — A committee responsible for finding a solution to Dover-Foxcroft’s deteriorating dam and connected facilities wants to remove them and build a riverfront park.

Maas presented with Warren ‘Pete’ Myrick Community Service Award

DOVER-FOXCROFT — In 2007 Chris Maas retired to Dover-Foxcroft from Washington, D.

Devastated trails threaten Maine’s snowmobile season

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff With not enough volunteers and very little money, Maine snowmobile clubs are scrambling to reopen or reroute sections of the International Trail System damaged by the fierce wind and rain storm on Dec.

Greenville ski area scrambles to fix snowmaking system after storm

The group that maintains Big Moose Mountain must repair its snowmaking system damaged in last month’s devastating wind storm before it can open the revamped ski area for the season.

RSU 68 a big part of regional adult ed program

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Piscataquis Valley Adult Education Cooperative Director Dr.

Greenville public safety building nearing completion

GREENVILLE — The new home of the Greenville Fire and Police Departments will be operational sometime early in the new year.

Maine farmers harvest fewer potatoes after rainy growing season

By Paula Brewer, The Star-Herald Staff Maine potato growers harvested about 700 million fewer pounds of potatoes than in 2022, likely caused by the state’s unusually wet weather.

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