By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff Come on.

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Free Fishing Weekend is a great time to get outside and enjoy one of Maine’s signature winter traditions, ice fishing! If you haven’t been ice fishing in years, this is a perfect opportunity to get back out there remember the thrill of the word “Flag!” If you’ve never been, don’t hesitate to ask a friend, coworker, or family member to tag along … Anglers enjoy sharing their passion with others.

By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff A storm that will bring a mix of snow, sleet, rain and high winds is expected to dump around an inch of ice over the Katahdin region on Thursday night.

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By Lia Russell, Bangor Daily News Staff State health officials will revisit their recommendation that students wear masks in school after next week’s February break, as a handful of school departments reconsider their mask requirements.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Piscataquis County Commissioners are expected to select a contractor next month for a much-needed culvert replacement project on Taylor Road in Blanchard Township.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — For the 2021-22 academic year, SeDoMoCha School students have been wearing protective face wear under a policy requiring universal masking when Piscataquis County is in the red or the most severe of the community transmission rate — which it has been since classes began.

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DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County Jail and courthouse have serious air flow problems, but the Piscataquis County Commissioners say there is no money to make the repairs.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Dover-Foxcroft Select Board gave the town and its climate committee approval Monday to join a state program that provides assistance and grants to communities working to address the effects of climate change.

Observer file photo/Jeannette HughesCELEBRATING A BIRTHDAY WITH SOME ICE FISHING — Then 13-year-old Nathaniel, left, and Brody — who celebrated his ninth birthday on Feb.

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ORONO – University of Maine Cooperative Extension is making a dynamic set of resources about on-farm PFAS contamination available online to the public in one location.

Do you have a desire to help others? As Pine Tree Hospice looks forward to starting grief support groups for those that have experienced a loss, we are looking for people who would like to help others in our communities by becoming facilitators.

By Lia Russell, Bangor Daily News Staff Jim Chasse will resign as the superintendent of Hermon School Department next month.

While many Moosehead Lake region residents see a $113.