By Jerry Heskett Many people, especially Seniors, are not required to file a tax return.

By Matthew Gagnon When I returned to Maine in 2014, one of the things I was most excited to do was watch high school sports in my home state again.

By BDN Editorial Board As players, coaches and fans return to arenas across the state for the high school basketball tournament, it’s hard not to reflect on the people inside.

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By Nancy Battick Do you have German ancestors? It’s estimated that approximately 17 percent of Americans do.

By BDN Editorial Board After a controversial penalty called toward the end of Sunday night’s Super Bowl, armchair referees across the country weighed in with plenty of thoughts and even some outrage.

By Amy Fried After their disappointing election season, Maine Republicans changed leadership last month, selecting leaders who espouse conspiracies, compare vaccines to Nazi war crimes and push culture war issues.

By Matthew Gagnon On Tuesday, Maine Republicans unveiled several bills that were meant to help protect Maine’s embattled lobster industry.

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By Matthew Gagnon One of the most universally supported laws in America is the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), which empowers the public to obtain information about what its government is doing.

Surnames can offer genealogical clues.

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By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff Contending with the cold is part of ice fishing.

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By Matthew Gagnon On the surface, Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel and Maine Republican Party Chairwoman Demi Kouzounas are strikingly similar.

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By Timothy Dentry, Northern Light Health president and CEO Northern Light Health recently announced a long-term relationship with Optum, a national leader in information and technology-enabled health services, that will help Northern Light make health care work better for people across Maine.