By Matt Junker, Bangor Daily News Sports Editor The stage at Husson University’s Gracie Theatre in Bangor was the center of the Maine sports universe on Sunday, Sept.

By Kathleen Phalen Tomaselli, The County Staff A recent surge in taxes on long-held generational lands and camps in the state’s unorganized territory threaten Mainers’ ability to hold on to cherished properties.

Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom HALL OF FAMERS — Foxcroft Academy’s Athletic of Hall Class of 2025 inductees were recognized at halftime of the Sept.

By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff It’s an annual New England rite-of-passage: taking a drive through orange and red forests, snapping pictures and appreciating the show that the trees put on in the autumn.

Northern Light CA Dean and Mayo Hospitals are pleased to announce that Jacob Beckwith, Tina Bell and Karen Keene recently graduated from the hospitals’ certified nursing assistant training program.

GUILFORD — The sports history of Piscataquis Community High School continues to grow with the induction of a pair of athletes, a long-time coach, a long-time contributor and a regional championship golf team as the seventh class in the PCHS Athletic Hall of Fame.

By Susan Bard, Bangor Daily News Outdoors Editor Anyone who spends time on the water knows the sinking feeling when something falls overboard.

By Ethan Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff Baxter State Park law enforcement rangers are trying to figure out who carved their initials into the iconic wooden sign at the summit of Katahdin.

GUILFORD — For the second time a $9,531,320 SAD 4 budget for the 2025-26 academic year was voted down at the polls.

By Wendy Watkins, Bangor Daily News Staff A seaplane crashed about 9 a.

By Matt Junker, Bangor Daily News Sports Editor Basketball has long reigned supreme in Maine high school sports.

CHARLESTON — Less than a week after students returned to the building for the start of the new school year, RSU 68 officials heard about the start of classes from district administrators during a meeting Tuesday evening at the Charleston town office.

By Susan Bard, Bangor Daily News Outdoors Editor Bud Utecht is a registered Maine guide in the North Maine woods where he has several bait sites for hunting bears.

By Aislinn Sarnacki Sometimes I’m drawn to a mountain simply because it has a cool name.

GUILFORD — For the second time in several months, a proposed $9,531,320 SAD 4 budget for the 2025-26 academic year is being brought to a referendum vote in the six district communities.

DOVER-FOXCROFT – Following years of thoughtful analysis, research and leadership by many people in town, on June 10 the people of Dover-Foxcroft voted to authorize the select board to work with external partners to remove the Mayo Mill Dam and restore the town’s riverfront.

By Kathleen Phalen Tomaselli, The County Staff A well-known, Bangor-born Wabanaki elder whose fiancee lives in Canada is raising the alarm about what they say has been harsh and disrespectful treatment by U.

By Chris Bouchard, The County Staff Mel Allen didn’t know anyone in Maine when he first arrived in 1970.