GREENVILLE — The Ellis L.

By Elizabeth Walztoni, Bangor Daily News Staff After another year of record-breaking Lyme disease case reports, Mainers may be hoping a colder, drier winter is putting a dent in tick populations.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Four years ago in February 2021 the Piscataquis County Democrats committed to supporting the Piscataquis Regional Food Center to address hunger in our community.

WATERVILLE — Thomas College is proud to announce an extraordinary opportunity for an eligible student from Dexter Regional High School to receive a Thomas College undergraduate degree tuition-free along with housing and a meal plan thanks to the generosity of the Bill and Joan Alfond Family Foundation.

PITTSFIELD – Sebasticook Valley Federal Credit Union is proud to announce its continued support for the Maine Credit Union League’s Campaign for Ending Hunger.

By Christopher Bouchard, The County FORT KENT — While last year’s Can-Am Crown sled dog race was canceled due to unseasonably warm weather and a lack of snow, organizers say this year’s event is on track to return on March 1.

BANGOR — Caring for young people means ensuring their mental and emotional wellbeing is part of the conversation.

By Kim Brawn, Thompson Free Library March arrives with a built-in tension.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff CHARLESTON — A Hancock man died at Mountain View Correctional Facility in Charleston on Friday night, Feb.

DOVER-FOXCROFT–The Center Theatre will be hosting Foxcroft Academy and Central High School as students present their one-act plays before going to the regional one-act play competition.

Contributed photoSOUPER BOWL DAY OF GIVING — The Dover-Foxcroft Congregational Church Sunday School youth held a Souper Bowl Day of Giving, Tackle Hunger (a nationwide effort to provide food and resources to food centers) food drive on Sunday, Feb.

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire — St.

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.

Photo courtesy of Dexter Regional High SchoolTIGER ROYALTY — The Winter Carnival week at Dexter Regional High School concluded with the election of the Winter Carnival court.

By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff BANGOR — A Corinth man was fatally shot in a public Bangor park in 2024 because he allegedly owed another man $600, according to an affidavit released Feb.

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

By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff BANGOR — Five people on Feb.