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What’s behind the decades-long battle to legalize Sunday hunting in Maine

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff By the end of 2022, Maine may be the only state that does not allow some form of Sunday hunting.

Protests show students and parents want schools to better respond to sexual assaults

By Lia Russell, Bangor Daily News Staff A handful of suspected sexual assaults by Maine high school students in recent months have spotlighted students’ and parents’ dissatisfaction with how schools handle such reports, with many saying schools aren’t doing enough to keep student victims safe.

Maine College of Art & Design announces Monson Arts residency recipients

Maine College of Art & Design announced the lists of 2022 Residency and Grant recipients for MECA&D artists and designers.

These 10 tourist destinations have one-third of Maine’s Airbnb units

By David Marino Jr.

Theatre seeks teens for travelling show

The Center Theatre in Dover-Foxcroft announced that it is looking for area actors between the ages of 14 and 19 to take part in their 2022 Summer Travelling Show.

USPS food drive collects 1,600 pounds for Dyer’s Hope House

MILO – Dyer’s Hope House Food Pantry would like to express its appreciation for the 1,600 pounds of food delivered to us on Saturday, May 14 during the USPS Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive.

FA Counseling Services to offer college information session for Class of 2023

DOVER-FOXCROFT – Foxcroft Academy’s Counseling Services department will be hosting a college information session for juniors and parents/guardians of the Class of 2023 on Monday, May 23 from 6-7 p.

Many Maine rural youth want to stay rural, UMaine research says

Rural areas centered around the forest industry have faced uncertain economic times.

Guilford students will raise voices and lift spirits

GUILFORD — Piscataquis Community Elementary School students will demonstrate their skills as classes, groups, and individuals using their voices, instruments, and movement on two separate nights as we approach the end of the school year.

Dover-Foxcroft among Tree City USA honorees

Twenty Maine municipalities recently received Tree City USA awards, presented by the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry’s Project Canopy community forestry program.

Monson’s birthday party to continue Memorial Day weekend

U.S. Sens. Collins, King announce $24.2M to clean up brownfields across Maine

EMDC receives $1.5 million for brownfield projects

BANGOR – The U.

Foxcroft Academy to return to in-person learning after threat

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Foxcroft Academy is returning to in-person instruction on Thursday following a threat earlier in the week that prompted a remote learning day Wednesday.

Ticks killed 90 percent of moose calves tracked by scientists in 2 Maine counties last year

This story is part of Maine Public’s “Climate Driven: A deep dive into Maine’s response, one county at a time” series.

Community supports alleged victim of sexual assault at protest outside Foxcroft Academy

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Community members and several students protested Wednesday outside Foxcroft Academy in support of a student allegedly sexually assaulted by two classmates in February.

Historical society annual meeting on Tuesday

BROWNVILLE – The Brownville-Brownville Junction Historical Society will hold its annual meeting on Tuesday, May 24 at 7 p.

Relocating Piscataquis County’s police and fire dispatch will cost thousands more than expected

DOVER-FOXCROFT — A project to relocate Piscataquis County’s police and fire dispatch center will mean repair work on a portion of the building’s exterior that will cost several thousand dollars extra, county commissioners were told Tuesday.

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