By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Although there is plenty of safe ice in Maine, people need to be careful in some areas, especially on the larger and deeper lakes, according to a Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife spokesman on Monday.

GUILFORD — For two decades the town of Guilford has celebrated the middle of summer with the Piscataquis River Festival on the last Saturday of July.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — More than a decade and a half has passed since the Mayo Mill Dam on the Piscataquis River in downtown Dover-Foxcroft has produced energy.

By Kim Brawn “There is no greater education than one that is self-driven.

SKOWHEGAN — Skowhegan Savings employees recently donated $20,000 to 20 local nonprofits during their third annual Season of Giving, including the Dexter Public Health Association.

The Maine Community Foundation has awarded $469,623 to 25 conservation initiatives around the state.

MONSON — Portraiture artist, painter, and entrepreneur Lydia Rose Spencer will be featured on Friday, Feb 2 from 4-6 p.

PRESQUE ISLE — Northern Maine Community College has released its dean’s list for the 2023 fall semester.

GREENVILLE —  The Natural Resource Education Center’s 17th annual Moosehead Lake Togue Derby will be from Friday, Feb.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The SeDoMoCha School recognized the January Student in the Spotlight honorees during a Jan.

By Rhonda Arey SHIRLEY —   The big news this month is that we finally have rideable snow!   The Bypass Trail is currently being groomed.

Husson University’s next president will be the first woman to lead the private institution in its 125-year history.

Nonprofit organizations in Piscataquis County may be eligible for grants from the Maine Community Foundation’s Community Building Grant Program.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff The man who died in a Jan.

A chef known for the Native American cuisine he brings to a rural Maine brewery is among the semifinalists for the James Beard Foundation’s 2024 awards.

AUGUSTA — Maine communities have one week left to nominate a teacher for 2024 County Teacher of the Year and 2025 State Teacher of the Year.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff How the gas tax money the state gives to the ATV, snowmobiling and boating communities toward upkeep of trails and boat facilities is distributed is the same proportions as it was in 2001, even though participation in the three motor sports has changed.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — In the fall the Dover-Foxcroft Select Board began the process of dealing with a deteriorating property at 130 Pleasant Street.