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.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — SeDoMoCha Stageworks, Jr.

Eastern Maine Development Corporation named Jennifer King, senior director of planning and development, as the recipient of the 2024 Tom Davis Employee of the Year Award.

Penquis C.

WASHINGTON, D.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine had near-record bear and deer seasons and a successful moose hunt in 2024, according to biologists from the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife who manage the state’s big game animals.

Marking a transformative investment in northern New England’s forests, the U.

Eastern Maine Development Corporation recognized Commissioner Peter Baldacci as the 2024 Community Partner of the Year for his decades of service and commitment to Penobscot County.

By Lori Valigra, Bangor Daily News Staff December through March is prime time to start clipping the webs of browntail moths, the pesky creatures that shed poison hairs as caterpillars and cause painful rashes for people.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County Economic Development Council had a busy year with many programs, Executive Director Angie Arno told attendees of the organization’s annual meeting on the evening of Dec.

BANGOR — December is a time to close out the year making new memories.

By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff While it’s still a week and half from the holiday, there is a moderate chance that Maine could get snow for Christmas this year.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Without much rain in the last few weeks, Maine is slowly drying up.

By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine’s crime rate dropped in 2023 for the second year in a row.

By Billy Kobin, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine is finalizing the next phase of its ambitious plans for energy storage, a renewable avenue that is becoming more important amid President-elect Donald Trump being poised to stall clean energy projects.

Grade 12, high honors: Selma Aqbarawi, Samantha Brunner, Gabriel Carey, Shayli Cirulli, Noa Clarke, Heidi Clawson, Hailey Coelho, Carter Coy, James Estes, Evalyn Fisk, Justice Gerrish, Jackson Goodine, Emily Greenlaw, Ngoc Dang Khoa Huynh, Runner Jarrett, Joshua Knapp, Eli Lane, Brianna Lawrence, Khang Duy Vinh Nguyen, Kael Niland, Chloe O’Donnell, Nghi Quang Pham, Cameron Pratt, Jason Rhoda, Tyler Sandberg, Lea Schnetzer, Riley Skakle, Mina Son, Hayden Strout, Tuyen Thi Kim Tran, Grace Vaillancourt, Mai Phuong Thao Vo; honors: Ingrid Berling, Shane Birungi, Allison Conner, Hung Kiet Dang, Ashton Day, Madison Gaylord, Caitlyn Pluto Goodine, Zoe Havaas, Khoa Nhat Anh Ho, Ashton Hoad, Nina Huber, Shaelyn Jankunas, Graisen Kelley, Madyson Kimball, Ethan Kreider, Calvin Landry, Huy Gia Le, Alexandrea Lyford, Kennedi Martell, Korbyn McCormick, Jack Murray, Jisoo Nam, Le Quang Vinh Nguyen, Ngan Thao Nguyen, Ngoc Thanh Thao Nguyen, Kierstyn Nuite, An Gia Pham, Elizabeth Richards, Sila Topolski, Ngoc The Bao Tran, Gia Minh Truong, Alexis Williams.

Eastern Maine Development Corp.

AUGUSTA — On Dec.