By Larry Mahoney, Bangor Daily News Staff BANGOR — Old Orchard Beach senior guard Elise MacNair showed why she is a finalist for Miss Maine Basketball on Tuesday night.

LAKE VIEW PLANTATION — A remote Piscataquis County settlement that owns only one structure, a building that locals estimate is more than 130 years old and has functioned as a church and schoolhouse, plans to use $75,000 in federal funding to renovate the space.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — A couple with a love for Maine’s outdoors and making memories as a family has launched a business where they can share those same values with others.

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DOVER-FOXCROFT — Dover-Foxcroft Police Chief Matt Grant will be stepping down as of Friday, March 3, after three-plus years in the position and a little more than four with the department,.

MONSON — Monson residents approved using American Rescue Plan Act funds for broadband installation and an electric vehicle charging station.

By Ryan McLaughlin BANGOR — One thing Dexter girls basketball coach Jody Grant has prided himself on during his long tenure with the Tigers is tenacious player-to-player defense.

When I moved from Ohio to Maine a little more than a year ago, I didn’t expect to be talking with a Ukrainian woman about blinchiki and syrniki.

By Emily Burnham, Bangor Daily News Staff Ten years ago, the last squeaking sneakers, swishing baskets and roaring crowds could be heard echoing into the rafters of the Bangor Auditorium.

By Ron Chase Mosquito Mountain has a very unappealing name.

GREENVILLE — The first of three zones of miles of free-to-ride mountain bike trails on Little Moose Mountain Public Reserved Land opened this past year thanks to the efforts of the Moosehead Outdoor Alliance — a nonprofit formed with a mission to design and build a premier trail system.

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DOVER-FOXCROFT — Rollin Thurlow restores and handcrafts timeless wooden canoes for a living.

MILO — Last month the town of Milo was awarded $6,375,000 in federal monies to construct a new public safety building to house the fire, police and public works departments.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — A Canadian company that wants to drill for precious metals near Pickett Mountain is visiting Maine municipalities and groups to attract support — and promising high-paying jobs in return.

By Lindsay Putnam, Bangor Daily News Staff ELLSWORTH — The Ellsworth High School, Dexter High School and Central Aroostook High School of Mars Hill cheerleading teams walked away with regional crowns on Monday at the North regional cheerleading competition at Ellsworth High School.

SANGERVILLE — Some of Sangerville’s 1,300 residents say their historic town hall, built in 1901 and known for its striking stained glass windows, captures the town’s character and should be saved.

Contributed photo HOCKEY DONATION — Mosaic Lodge of Dover-Foxcroft and Widows Sons Northwoods Chapter donated $2,000 to the Penquis Youth Hockey Association.