By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff Beginning a new year is a time of reflection.

By Nancy Battick Welcome to 2023, and let’s hope it will be a good year for us all.

By Bob Mallard I recently read an update from Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife in regard to the status of Bald Mountain Pond in northeast Somerset County, home to rare Arctic charr.

By Matthew Gagnon There’s an adage: Democrats fall in love.

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By BDN Editorial Board One hundred and one years ago — on Jan.

By Laurent “LT” Therivel, president and CEO of UScellular This April will mark the 50th anniversary of the first cellphone call.

By Matthew Gagnon Another year has come and gone.

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By Nancy Battick A common problem for genealogists is locating vital records — births, marriages and deaths — especially if we don’t know where a family member was born, married or died.

By Matthew Gagnon Everyone has their own personal holiday traditions.

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By Jean Sideris Last year on Dec.

By Matthew Gagnon Last Wednesday, new and returning lawmakers who were victorious in the November elections were brought to Augusta and sworn in to the 131st Maine Legislature.

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff Hunters who pursue white-tails quickly come to realize that it’s not easy to shoot a buck, or sometimes to come across a doe, even when you have an antlerless deer permit in hand.

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By Nancy Battick The holiday season is upon us, and for family historians and genealogists it can be a great time to find clues you may have missed in the Christmas rush each year.