By Nancy Battick Many genealogists like to accumulate a reference library for easy access to records.

By Matthew Gagnon Roughly two years ago, former Vice President Joe Biden was in trouble.

By Bob Mallard The United States has numerous official symbols.

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By BDN Editorial Board Over the last two years, the COVID pandemic prompted many people to change their vacation plans, sometimes delaying travel to distant locales.

By Matthew Gagnon A couple of years ago, people started noticing something different about me.

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By Andrew Butcher  Earlier this month, I was honored and humbled to be unanimously confirmed and sworn in as president of the newly created Maine Connectivity Authority.

By Nancy Battick Some of us love winter.

By Bob Duchesne We interrupt this column for a special bulletin.

By Matthew Gagnon, Bangor Daily News Staff Let me ask you a serious question: Have you ever made a decision about who to vote for based on a debate? Search your mind, and see if you can come up with a single time it has happened.

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By Bill Graves While minimal snow cover is a detriment to skiing, snowshoeing and snowmobiling, at least some days and most nights offer frigid ice-forming temperatures so local lakes and ponds are freezing to support ice fishing.

By BDN Editorial Board If you weren’t one of the more than 3.

By Bob Duchesne Just so you know, the now-legendary Steller’s sea eagle has spent much of the week around Boothbay, glimpsed by a few people, missed by most.

By Sarah Sindo I couldn’t quite pinpoint what was slowly gnawing at me for the entire month of December.

By Matthew Gagnon In Maine today, you are not allowed to work at a health care facility if you are unvaccinated and perfectly healthy.

By Jennifer Thompson and Scott Pardy As the new year dawns, Penobscot County faces significant crises.