By John Holyoke For nearly two decades as the outdoors writer at the Bangor Daily News, I traveled thousands of miles and wrote hundreds of columns and stories about wild places, wild animals and wild adventures – both mine, and those enjoyed by others.

By Nancy Battick It hardly seems possible that 2021 is coming to a swift end.

By Matthew Gagnon Enes Kanter Freedom might be the most interesting player in the NBA, and he just so happens to be on the hometown team around here, the Boston Celtics.

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By Justin Alfond One of my late grandfather’s favorite sayings was: “If you keep chopping wood, pretty soon there will be a pile.

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By Anthony Emerson December is here, and soon snow will fall and accumulate in amounts that must be measured in feet.

By Matthew Gagnon The predictions game is a difficult one, but a lot of fun.

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By Christi Holmes I knew it was dead.

By Nancy Battick Have you ever run across an error in a vital record? A misspelled name or a wrong date, perhaps? You know there’s an error but is there anything you can do about it? The answer is maybe.

By Matthew Gagnon Maine received word of an early Christmas present last week, when state revenue forecasters announced that updated projections showed that Maine will have an additional $822 million in revenue to play with during the current biennium.

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By Stacy Shorey, RSU 68 superintendent RSU 68 has been fortunate to receive $1.

By Jared Golden For years, Democrats have made promises to American voters: Elect us, and we will lower the cost of prescription drugs.

By Julia Norman Penobscot County will receive nearly $30 million in federal funds from the American Rescue Plan.

By Matthew Gagnon In early November, a woman filed a criminal complaint against Darrell Brooks, Jr.

By Bob Mallard Nothing threatens Maine’s wild native fish, and fishing in general, more than nonnative fish introductions.