By Minnie McCormick The pool is in full swing: three days for exercising with Adrienne on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8:30-9:30 a.

To the Editor; In 2023, the Legislature enacted the Maine Paid Family and Medical Leave program in the state’s biennial budget.

By Aislinn Sarnacki My first day downhill skiing at Big Moose Mountain started with a magic carpet ride and concluded with a hot chocolate.

By Joyce Bucciantini, AARP Maine community outreach volunteer When I was a teenager, on the rare occasions that I was allowed to drive my parents’ car, my mother would always say “drive carefully” as I left the house.

By Dylan Savageau Ice fishing is often described as a waiting game, but I see it as a lesson in paying attention.

To the Editor; Shortly after ratification of our Constitution in 1788, the first 10 amendments to the Constitution, or Bill of Rights, were ratified in 1791.

By Al Raychard There’s an old saying: “A picture is worth a thousand words.

By Nancy Battick When we’re writing our family history we focus on dates, vital records and names of family members.

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By Angela Arno, Piscataquis County Economic Development Council executive director Dear Commissioner Judy Camuso and members of the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife, I am writing to formally oppose the proposed expansion of the moose hunt in Wildlife Management Districts 8, 9 and 14, specifically the addition of hunting days during peak foliage season.

To the Editor; We need to stop “Donald the Conqueror.

By Patrisha McLean “It’s still about the same,” Maine’s retiring Public Safety Spokesperson Steve McCausland said in 2020 about a chief frustration of the job.

By John Floyd Just because the whitetail and moose seasons have long passed, doesn’t mean we don’t still hear the call of the wild or feel a yearning for the Maine woods.

By Al Raychard The evolution of the trail camera has been extraordinary.

By Dan MacLeod There exists a quiet, and not at all flashy, section of your local paper that’s been protecting towns and taxpayers for hundreds of years.

To the Editor; The old Y has been renewed, re-named! We have recovered and are thriving as the Piscataquis Area Community Center.

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