By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine’s outdoor recreation economy has generally happened on its own, but the state has a plan to more deliberately grow it 10 percent in as many years.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Anglers are invited to Sebec Lake for the 14th annual Dover-Foxcroft Firefighters Association Ice Fishing Derby on Saturday, Feb.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine voters may decide this November whether to require an identification to cast a ballot.

By Kevin Miller, Maine Public Maine’s attorney general is appealing a recent court decision that suspended a new law requiring gun buyers to wait three days before taking possession of the firearm.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — A week after the opening of the Piscataquis Area Community Center at 48 Park St.

By Rose Lundy, The Maine Monitor As the nomination of Robert F.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The 1975 Class B championship Foxcroft Academy basketball team star Kevin Nelson and head coach Skip Hanson joined author David Albee at the Center Theatre for a book launch on Feb.

By Billy Kobin, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine will have a new top federal prosecutor under President Donald Trump, after U.

By Emmett Gartner, The Maine Monitor Residents in Dover-Foxcroft could see their property tax bills increase by hundreds of dollars each year if the town commits to maintaining its ailing dam on the Piscataquis River to federal standards, officials said at a meeting in early February.

PORTLAND — Continuing its mission of bringing joy to kids battling hunger or illness across the country, the Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation distributed more than $3 million over the course of 2024 to support more than 100 nonprofit organizations operating across the Northeast region, including nearly $267,000 in Maine.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Center Theatre for the Performing Arts has announced that it has opened a new escape room in their small theater called “The Lair of the Gamemaster”.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Ten members of GFWC/Miosac Club met Feb.

By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff A federal judge on Feb.

University of Maine Cooperative Extension is hosting online informational sessions for adults interested in becoming Maine 4-H volunteers.

By Patty Wight, Maine Public The flu continues to surge in Maine, with cases nearly doubling over the past two weeks.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The fourth annual Piscataquis Radar Runs start at 10 a.

DOVER-FOXCROFT – Last June, Dover-Foxcroft voters rejected a referendum article concerning removal of the downtown Mayo Mill Dam on the Piscataquis River, meaning citizens were in favor of using tax money to fund studies, permits and repair costs for the structure.

WESTBROOK — Credit union representatives gathered in Freeport on Feb.