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Crossbow laws are a work in progress

Vote ‘Yes’ on June 11 for the Mayo Mill Dam removal

To the Editor; An expression has been bandied about in recent years regarding the preferred practices of greedy corporations and property developers eager to “privatize profits and socialize losses”.

This controversial Maine fish makes a really good sandwich

By Chris Sargent It’s safe to say responses would vary greatly if you polled an audience of experienced Maine anglers for their thoughts on largemouth bass.

My mail takes a tour of Maine

To the Editor; For yet another example of why the U.

An ‘enemy from within’

To the Editor; On June 6, we recognize the heroism of the Allied Forces on the beaches of France on D-Day, part of “The Greatest Generation.

Vote ‘Yes’ for a healthy Piscataquis River

To the Editor; On June 11, Dover-Foxcroft voters will decide whether to enter agreements to pursue grant funds for the removal of the Mayo Mill Dam and for a plan for a restored riverfront.

College can be affordable, so don’t give up on the FAFSA or your future

By Dannel Malloy The rocky rollout of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid could be “catastrophic” to the college enrollment of America’s high school Class of 2024, higher education experts recently told Congress.

Appreciation for DHHS Commissioner Jeanne Lambrew

To the Editor; Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, Maine faced a public health crisis, so when Gov.

Let’s stop hyperventilating over ‘provocative’ flags

By Matthew Gagnon Apparently, I’m a Christian nationalist.

Atikonak pancakes make a memorable camp breakfast

Vote ‘no!’ on Mayo Mill Dam removal

By Cheryl Piazza Dover-Foxcroft townspeople, regarding the latest update just out from the town please consider this: Gomez & Sullivan was the company hired to evaluate our Mayo Mill Dam/hydro unit for possible refurbishment.

Mathematical ancestry

By Nancy Battrick Peter Rowlett, a mathematics columnist for the magazine New Scientist, recently wrote a column of interest to genealogists.

Hurrah for Bangor public restrooms

To the Editor; We go to Bangor to run errands, take out-of-state visitors and just hang out sometimes.

Thompson Free Library to kick off Read and Feed Program

By Director Jon Knepp DOVER-FOXCROFT — Thompson Free Library is happy to announce the launch of our Read and Feed Program on June 5.

Two teenaged Civil War soldiers from Foxcroft remembered

By Eric Boothroyd During a chance wandering through the Parson’s Cemetery on the Parson’s Landing Road in Dover-Foxcroft last fall, Jim Austin, the commander of the local Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, came across the graves of two Civil War soldiers, John H.

Maine’s wolf history is still a hot topic

This is how peer review worked in the state’s decision to stock Haymock Lake

By Bob Mallard As a former IT professional, I’m very familiar with peer reviews.

I have a plan to protect public service and fight political corruption

By Jared Golden, D-Maine Whether it’s our first responders, servicemembers, schoolteachers, or any one of the other selfless jobs Mainers fill every day, public servants make countless sacrifices in pursuit of the same mission: to serve the common good.

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