Whether you’re camping in the wilderness or simply relaxing in the backyard, a crackling campfire offers light, warmth and a place to roast delicious snacks.

Photo courtesy of Foxcroft AcademyFA ALUMNI CLASS CHALLENGE — With everything going on in the world, a spirited competition can help take your mind off things.

Unfortunately, one of the best kept secrets about the workings of the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is the Advisory Council.

The Piscataquis Regional YMCA is partnering with the Old Town-Orono facility to consolidate support and resources after months of revenue losses due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Maine Whoopie Pie Festival — which attracts thousands of visitors to Piscataquis County every year — was yet another victim of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, but the state’s official treat hasn’t been forgotten by the event’s organizers.

ROCKLAND ― In storefronts around the city this month, passersby will be confronted with artwork and banners depicting what it is like to be a victim of domestic violence in an attempt to raise awareness for an issue that has been amplified by a pandemic that offers victims little escape.

AUGUSTA — The state’s high court on Thursday denied the Maine Republican Party’s request to delay a ruling allowing the use of ranked-choice voting in this year’s presidential election as the party considers a last-ditch appeal to the U.

AUGUSTA — The installation of the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF) high-visibility road signage is underway.

Photo courtesy of Omicron Chapter of DKG Society InternationalSTATE PRESIDENT GIFT — The Omicron Chapter of DKG Society International for exceptional women educators recently held their September meeting in Dexter.

A problematic intersection of two major state roads in downtown Dover-Foxcroft will be reconfigured to accommodate tractor-trailers.

Three groups have offered to buy and restart the shuttered Hampden waste plant, according to the organization representing 115 communities that sent their trash to the facility before it closed last spring.

Maine has been among the states hit hardest by the opioid epidemic, ranking ninth among states in per-capita deaths in 2018.

BOWERBANK — Officials for the town of Bowerbank are pleased to announce that they have been awarded a safety enhancement grant by the Maine Municipal Association Workers Compensation Fund in the amount of $2,000.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Board of Selectmen has appointed Police Sgt.

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Although many are looking to resume in-person social interaction at this time in the pandemic, many others are glad to be able to interact with others virtually.

With coronavirus and other domestic challenges occupying the headlines, foreign policy has largely been sidelined in Maine’s U.

The University of Maine will investigate how various parasites, including the winter tick, affect the state’s moose herd in a three-year project beginning next year.