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New book looks at 1975 Foxcroft Academy boys basketball state championship season

Event to celebrate the title launch Feb.

Three teens honored for rescuing couple from Atkinson house fire

DOVER-FOXCROFT — On Friday, Jan.

You can buy an abandoned Victorian home in Sangerville for $52,000

By Zara Norman, Bangor Daily News Staff SANGERVILLE — A stately Victorian home in Sangerville that sat vacant and unlocked for years before being seized by the town is now on the market for only $52,000.

These hulking machines in Maine are the last of their kind in the world

By Emily Burnham, Bangor Daily News Staff The word “galamander” brings to mind some sort of mythical beast.

Snowmobile clubs are desperate for snow even as some trails open

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine’s snowmobilers are on the cusp of having a good year, if they could just get more snow.

SAD 4, SAD 46 to submit new application for regional high school

GUILFORD — The Maine Department of Education has a new proposal for a regional comprehensive high school, Superintendent Kelly MacFadyen said during a Jan.

Mayo Mill Dam Review committee to hold public meeting early next month

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Mayo Mill Dam Review Committee is planning a public meeting for 6 p.

Penquis Recreation Department director hired

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.

This brook trout barely fit through an 8-inch hole

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.

SAD 41 AOS withdrawal referendum set for Feb. 12

Public hearing will be Jan.

Additional emergency radio system funds sought

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.

SeDoMoCha recognizes Student in the Spotlight honorees

DOVER-FOXCROFT — On Dec.

Teenage boys help evacuate home during fire

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

Dexter students, Dexter Sunrise Kiwanis prepare annual Christmas food boxes

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

These laws will affect your outdoor experience in Maine in 2025

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.

SAD 41 board approves AOS 43 Plan of Termination

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.

‘Miracle on 34th St.’ brings holiday cheer

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

Community seeks to buy Big Moose Ski Resort as two local nonprofits partner to raise $5.95M

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

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