To the Editor; We need to stop “Donald the Conqueror.

By Patrisha McLean “It’s still about the same,” Maine’s retiring Public Safety Spokesperson Steve McCausland said in 2020 about a chief frustration of the job.

By John Floyd Just because the whitetail and moose seasons have long passed, doesn’t mean we don’t still hear the call of the wild or feel a yearning for the Maine woods.

By Al Raychard The evolution of the trail camera has been extraordinary.

By Dan MacLeod There exists a quiet, and not at all flashy, section of your local paper that’s been protecting towns and taxpayers for hundreds of years.

To the Editor; The old Y has been renewed, re-named! We have recovered and are thriving as the Piscataquis Area Community Center.

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By Nancy Battick A recent article in the National Genealogical Society magazine dealt with hidden gems found in public libraries.

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By Al Raychard Many years ago I owned a miniature beagle.

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To the Editor; It is not the 19th century and the Monroe Doctrine is not relevant in 2026.

By Joyce Bucciantini, AARP Maine community outreach volunteer Happy New Year 2026! Along with the new year, many people make New Year’s resolutions.

By John Floyd It was a foggy, damp October morning deep in the North Maine Woods, the second day of the annual Maine cow moose hunt.

By Al Raychard Our kind and generous outdoors editor, Susan Bard, recently asked if I do any early season ice fishing for brook trout.

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By Pete Warner I had waited patiently, until the absolute end of legal shooting time on the next-to-last day of muzzleloader season.

By Bob Romano Nearing the end of December, the streams are shrouded in ice.