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I think this is the real cost of the state’s trout stocking program

By Bob Mallard A recent bill to increase fishing license fees to raise more money for hatcheries got a lot of people talking.

New Moosehead brookie record

Piscataquis Democrats host Spring Brunch

SANGERVILLE — Piscataquis County Democrats gathered for their annual Spring Brunch at the East Sangerville Grange on May 4 with over 60 people in attendance.

Too many Mainers are facing hunger. State lawmakers can help.

By Heather Paquette, Good Shepherd Food Bank president Hunger in Maine is rising, and the pressure on the emergency food network is higher today than at the peak of the pandemic.

Legislation would enhance vision and medical eye care in Maine

Our public lands shouldn’t be sold to the highest bidders to fund tax cuts

By Jeremy Sheaffer, The Wilderness Society Maine director Theodore Roosevelt first came to the North Woods in 1878 in search of himself.

Spring turkey hunts

The inspiration of Pope Francis’s funeral mass

Make the shift with Thompson Free Library

By Kim Brawn, Thompson Free Library Shift happens.

Gun purchase law in limbo

The bigger boat we need may be out of our reach

By Chris Sargent Those first few moments are the most special.

We can’t let free community college slip away

By David Daigler, Maine Community College System president One of Maine’s most popular and successful educational programs could come to an end if it is not funded in the state’s next budget.

How times change

By Nancy Battick On April 17 I presented a program at the Thompson Free Library in Dover-Foxcroft for those who wanted to learn how to research their ancestors but were uncertain how to start.

Quick thinking: A life saved

Maine hospitals are hurting and need a break from the state

By Steven Michaud, Maine Hospital Association president Maine hospitals are hurting.

I have the best job at the BDN. Replace me.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Outdoors is a beat that almost no other paper in the country has.

Lawmakers should change the pay law that’s hurting rural Maine

By Ryan Knapp Maine’s rural communities are special places.

Moosehead Lake Region fishing report

By Tim Obrey, Moosehead Lake Region regional fisheries supervisor From time to time, we report information about how many fish are harvested or how many fish we would like to see harvested and occasionally we are asked how exactly we come up with those numbers.

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