For wildlife management purposes, Maine recognizes four species: deer, bear, moose and wild turkeys.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — During the November election Maine residents approved a referendum concerning the possession and use of marijuana by those 21 and older which also allows for the cultivation, manufacture, distribution, testing and sale of marijuana and products subject to state regulation, taxation and local ordinance.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Each year the Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District (PCSWCD) holds an election of officers at the January board meeting.

BROWNVILLE JUNCTION — Results from the eighth annual Maine Highlands Sled Dog Club and the town of Brownville’s Brownville-KI and Beyond Sled Dog Race, held on Jan.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Central Hall project, which is repurposing the late 19th century-era building on East Main Street and keeping the structure as a part of the community, is progressing and another step in the process will be carried out thanks to the generosity of a local business owner.

GREENVILLE — A local winter tradition continues Saturday when mushers and their dog teams gather at Leisure Life Resort to compete in the Wilderness Sled Dog Races.

Although crossbows have never held a lot of appeal for me, I have hunted with a borrowed crossbow in the deer-rich state of Maryland.

GREENVILLE — Spencer Thompson of Harrington gets the bragging rights for the 10th annual Moosehead Lake Togue Derby with Ricky Craven that wrapped up on Sunday afternoon.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — During his time as a professional middleweight boxer as a teen and young adult Ray Ciancaglini took pride in having never been knocked out or even knocked down in the ring.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — An application made by the town of Dover-Foxcroft to join the AARP/World Health Organization Network of Age Friendly Communities has been approved, Town Manager Jack Clukey said during a Jan.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Several weeks into 2017, county officials are getting tax forms ready to send out to the 17 towns and two plantations in Piscataquis County.

Each year about this time, the Maine Warden Service urges us to use extreme caution before venturing out onto any ice that may be covering Maine’s waterways.

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DEXTER — After considering several options during a Jan.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Again in 2017 SeDoMoCha Elementary School families will have the opportunity to read together as part of shared reading experience through the seventh annual One Book, One School program.

Maine’s troubled deer population appears to be on the rebound.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) welcomes Jaime Sandoval Jr.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — With administrators having already made their preliminary requests for the 2017-18 academic year, district officials will soon begin their work on developing the spending plan to bring forward to the voters in the spring.