By Chris Sargent Food preservation can be traced back thousands of years to the time of our Neanderthal ancestors when they began smoking and drying meats to prevent spoilage and be able to cache food for later consumption.

By Matthew Gagnon As the vote tallies came in and the reelection of Gov.

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By Nancy Battick When something seems to be too good to be true, it usually is.

By Bob Duchesne The nice thing about being a citizen scientist is that you don’t have to be a scientist.

By Matthew Gagnon When I worked in Washington, D.

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By Bob Duchesne “Maine Is Weird.

By Matthew Gagnon In any legislative session, there are a lot of things that are proposed and debated.

To the Editor; When will taxpayers wake up and put an end to all corporate welfare and throw out the politicians who approve it? Standard Biocarbon has already received more than $1.

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By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff Beginning a new year is a time of reflection.

To the Editor; To the families and friends of Dover-Foxcroft, Sebec, Monson, and Charleston This message was sent to us from one of the families our Kiwanis Community Christmas Project helped this year:  “I want to say thank you for all the wonderful gifts and Christmas dinner.

By Nancy Battick Welcome to 2023, and let’s hope it will be a good year for us all.

To the Editor;   I was pleased to see the local school basketball teams featured in your Dec.

By Bob Mallard I recently read an update from Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife in regard to the status of Bald Mountain Pond in northeast Somerset County, home to rare Arctic charr.

By Matthew Gagnon There’s an adage: Democrats fall in love.

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