By Joyce Bucciantini, AARP Maine community outreach volunteer Recently, I told a friend that I had a birthday coming up.

By Kevin McKay Springtime in Maine is a fickle season, especially for anglers.

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By Nancy Battick Have you ever wondered if you qualify for membership in a lineage society or how to join a fraternal organization — or if you have Scottish roots, how to join a clan? What’s the difference and what do you have to do to join?  A lineage society, such as the Sons or Daughters of the American Revolution or the Mayflower Society, is open to all who can prove descent from an ancestor qualifying you for membership.

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

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

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.

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

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By Kim Brawn, Thompson Free Library Shift happens.

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

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.

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.

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