MILO — Late last year Milo and Brownville officials voted in favor of merging the two neighboring communities’ recreation departments into a new Penquis Recreation Program.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Kyle Jacques thought he had a large small-mouth bass on his ice fishing trap line because of the fish’s behavior.

Public hearing will be Jan.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — During the fall Piscataquis County officials heard an update from consultant Normand Boucher of Communications Design Consulting Group of Barrington, New Hampshire on the emergency radio system project.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — On Dec.

ATKINSON — The homeowners of an Atkinson home escaped harm after three teenaged boys responded to the scene early Wednesday morning, Jan.

Photo courtesy of Dexter Regional High SchoolCHRISTMAS FOOD BOXES — Early on the morning of Dec.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Money for trail systems, airboat noise limits and a push to fight aquatic invasive species are among the Maine Legislature’s 2024 decisions that will affect your outdoor experience in 2025.

LAGRANGE — In 2010, SAD 41, which represents Brownville, LaGrange, and Milo, and neighboring SAD 31 of the Howland area, formed Alternative Organizational Structure 43 to share central office services including a superintendent, business director, and technology director.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Opening night of The Center Theatre and the Slightly Off-Center Players production of “Miracle on 34th St.

GREENVILLE – Friends of the Mountain and the Moosehead Lake Region Economic Development Corporation are partnering to raise $5.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — This coming summer the Maine Department of Transportation plans to widen the corner of East Main and South Street (Route 15 and Route 7) in downtown Dover-Foxcroft in part to allow for easier turns by tractor trailer trucks.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The landscape of Dover-Foxcroft looks different today than it did two decades ago when Town Manager Jack Clukey came on board.

By Billy Kobin, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine is finalizing the next phase of its ambitious plans for energy storage, a renewable avenue that is becoming more important amid President-elect Donald Trump being poised to stall clean energy projects.

Eastern Maine Development Corp.

By Lori Valigra, Bangor Daily News Staff Some 250,000 acres of Maine fir trees are at risk of defoliation from a moth that could cause millions of dollars of harm to the state’s economy if ignored, forestry experts said during a webinar Wednesday.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine’s experiment to reduce winter tick populations in the western half of Zone 4 has one year left, but likely won’t be extended beyond that, according to the state’s moose biologist.

AUGUSTA – Gov.