ELLSWORTH — The Foxcroft Academy and Dexter Regional High School cross country teams opened the 2026 regular season at the Ellsworth Invitational on Sept.

By Fisheries Resource Biologist Elijah Creedon With the start of September and cooler nights settling in, fall fishing opportunities are beginning to pick up.

By Ari Snider, Maine Public  Just about anyone who’s spent time on northern Maine’s Allagash River has heard of Norm.

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BANGOR — Maine Discovery Museum announced the honorees for the inaugural Maine Science Awards, a new annual celebration recognizing the scientists, innovators, researchers and advocates advancing science across Maine.

By Larry Mahoney, Bangor Daily News Staff While Aroostook County high teams have already begun playing soccer games due to the annual potato harvest break, the rest of the state’s fall sports teams began practicing this past week in preparation for the upcoming campaign.

Dexter Regional High School and Foxcroft Academy football games are among the WABI TV-5 broadcast schedule for the 2026 season.

By Susan Bard, Bangor Daily News Staff Fourteen years ago, Matt Knox shot his first bear.

DEXTER — Students across the Dexter area will be starting classes soon with the first full day of school for all in SAD 46 on Thursday, Aug.

By Susan Bard, Bangor Daily News Outdoors Editor The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has released the results of the 2026 antlerless deer permit lottery.

The Big 11 Football Conference, Class C/D of which Foxcroft Academy is a member, recently voted to name its sportsmanship award in honor of Allan Snell, a longtime area school administrator and football official.

By Fisheries Resource Biologist Steve Seeback The Moosehead Lake Region in Maine offers outstanding and diverse fishing opportunities through mid to late summer.

BANGOR — Husson University has announced its Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2026, which includes outstanding former Husson athletes who distinguished themselves among their peers.

DEXTER — He did not quite finish his plate, but one leftover bun did not matter as Alan Dill again earned top honors in Dexter Hannaford’s eating contest at the ninth annual Maine Red Hot Dog Festival Aug.

By Carey Kish A cool north wind blows refreshingly across the crystal-clear waters of the pond.

DEXTER — The 2026 Maine Red Hot Dog Festival began on Saturday morning, Aug.

By Susan Bard, Bangor Daily News Outdoors Editor Ten-year-old Liam Holland and his father, Dola, set off on the Appalachian Trail on Feb.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The first full day of classes in RSU 68 will be Wednesday, Aug.