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Out-of-staters are more successful bear hunters in Maine

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff It’s no secret among hunters that Maine is a great place to hunt black bears.

‘Brush With Nature,’ Maine Audubon’s inaugural plein air painting event debuts this September

Recent studies have shown that time spent in nature sparks and improves creativity, along with its other many benefits.

Masks are now recommended in all but 1 of Maine’s counties

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff Mainers should again wear masks regardless of their vaccination status in Androscoggin County because of the summer surge in COVID-19 cases.

2 more Mainers have died and another 287 coronavirus cases reported across the state

This story will be updated.

Civil War presentation Sept. 1

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Civil War author and historian Brian Swartz will speak at the Dover-Foxcroft Historical Society meeting on Wednesday evening Sept.

Dover-Foxcroft municipal articles placed on Nov. 2 referendum ballot

DOVER-FOXCROFT — When Dover-Foxcroft residents head to the polls in November, they will be voting on articles concerning the creation of ATV routes and the permitting of certain retail marijuna facilities.

Maine TREE Foundation Teacher Tour visits Piscataquis County

The Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District was approached by the executive director of the Maine TREE Foundation, Jonathan LaBonte, to take part in their annual Teacher Tour.

Man who shot relative in Shirley in 2019 found guilty of attempted murder

By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff A Superior Court judge on Monday, Aug.

Masks are now recommended in all but 2 Maine counties

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff Mainers should again wear masks regardless of their vaccination status in Kennebec County because of the summer surge in COVID-19 cases.

363 more coronavirus cases have been reported across Maine since Saturday

This story will be updated.

Maine housing market shows signs of cooling with July sales down 5 percent

By Lori Valigra, Bangor Daily News Staff Existing home sales in Maine showed signs of cooling in July, even though sales outpaced pre-pandemic numbers, according to data from state and national real estate groups.

Take comfort with Thompson Free Library

By Kim Brawn In the before times, uncertainty seemed at arm’s length.

Firefighting training session

Observer photo/Stuart HedstromTRAINING SESSION — Approximately 20 firefighting trainees from more than a half dozen departments across the region took part in a live burn session on the morning of Sunday, Aug.

Three Rivers Kiwanis auction Sept. 11

MILO — The Three Rivers Kiwanis has held an auction every year for many years yet things have changed for all of us.

MaineCF’s Maine Land Protection grant program seeks proposals

PORTLAND & ELLSWORTH – The Maine Community Foundation’s Maine Land Protection grant program seeks proposals from organizations and projects in Maine dedicated to helping Maine people access and connect to the outdoors.

Maine’s bears are fat and healthy. That’s bad news for hunters.

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff If you have been out and about this summer, you likely have enjoyed the abundance of wild blueberries, raspberries and blackberries.

The man who ran Piscataquis County’s Enchanted Forest can’t wait to get back to the woods

By Emily Burnham, Bangor Daily News Staff Once upon a time, in a land not very far away, there was a man who lived near an enchanted forest.

Northern Forest Center donates $10,000 for new Greenville park

GREENVILLE — The Moosehead Lake Region Economic Development Corp.

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