By Ernie Clark, Bangor Daily News Staff While the high school basketball tournament moves into high gear this weekend, the Unified basketball season is now in regular-season form.

By Fisheries Resource Technician Stephen Seeback Getting over the mid-winter hurdle in the Moosehead Lake Region.

Many of the events will likely not be happening as listed below due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Piscataquis County Commissioners are expected to select a contractor next month for a much-needed culvert replacement project on Taylor Road in Blanchard Township.

By Larry Mahoney, Bangor Daily News Staff The tournament is back, and you can watch it from the comfort of your home.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — For the 2021-22 academic year, SeDoMoCha School students have been wearing protective face wear under a policy requiring universal masking when Piscataquis County is in the red or the most severe of the community transmission rate — which it has been since classes began.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Dover-Foxcroft Select Board gave the town and its climate committee approval Monday to join a state program that provides assistance and grants to communities working to address the effects of climate change.

Observer file photo/Jeannette HughesCELEBRATING A BIRTHDAY WITH SOME ICE FISHING — Then 13-year-old Nathaniel, left, and Brody — who celebrated his ninth birthday on Feb.

ORONO – University of Maine Cooperative Extension is making a dynamic set of resources about on-farm PFAS contamination available online to the public in one location.

ORONO – University of Maine Cooperative Extension and University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension are hosting an informational webinar about a new program for produce farmers to help them start or improve their farm food safety planning from 4–5 p.

Do you have a desire to help others? As Pine Tree Hospice looks forward to starting grief support groups for those that have experienced a loss, we are looking for people who would like to help others in our communities by becoming facilitators.

By Lia Russell, Bangor Daily News Staff Jim Chasse will resign as the superintendent of Hermon School Department next month.

While many Moosehead Lake region residents see a $113.

SHIRLEY — We had mechanical issues the first of the week which prevented grooming of the major trail system over to ITS 86.

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff The Jan.

University of Maine Cooperative Extension Tick Lab 2021 Surveillance Program data is available on the Maine Tick Data webpage.

Photo courtesy of Dexter Regional High School STUDENTS OF THE MONTH – Dexter Regional High School is pleased to announce the January Students of the Month as selected by the faculty and staff for being exemplary students.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Maine Educational Opportunity Center will be hosting free individualized sessions, Essentials of College  Planning for adults 19 & over who are looking for a new career or returning to higher education.