ORONO —- Foxcroft Academy junior Conner Donahue earned top honors in both the long jump and the triple jump at a Penobscot Valley Conference/Eastern Maine Indoor Track League meet on Saturday, Dec.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine had near-record bear and deer seasons and a successful moose hunt in 2024, according to biologists from the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife who manage the state’s big game animals.

ORONO — Piscataquis Community High School junior Ava Goulette came in first in the shot put at a Penobscot Valley Conference/Eastern Maine Indoor Track League meet on Saturday, Dec.

ORONO —- Foxcroft Academy junior Conner Donahue earned top honors in both the long jump and the triple jump at a Penobscot Valley Conference/Eastern Maine Indoor Track League meet on Friday, Dec.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Doug Kane II, 23, of Dover-Foxcroft has been hunting since he was 10 years old.

DEXTER — The Dexter Regional High School boys basketball team jumped out to a 12-0 lead during a Dec.

ORONO — The Foxcroft Academy and Penquis Valley and Piscataquis Community High School indoor track and field teams all took part in an opening Eastern Maine Indoor Track League 2024-25 season meet on Saturday, Dec.

RUMFORD —  The Foxcroft Academy and Dexter Regional High School wrestling teams both took part in the 2024 Franklin Savings Bank Invitational at Mountain Valley High School on Saturday, Dec.

BELFAST — The Dexter Regional High School wrestling team took part in the Belfast Invitational on Saturday, Dec.

MILLINOCKET — Thirteen runners from across the region took part in the ninth annual Millinocket Half-Marathon on Saturday, Dec.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Mainers are already taking advantage of the ice on some of the dozens of lakes and ponds where it’s legal to fish year round.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has withdrawn its proposal to suspend grouse hunting during the September week of the state’s annual moose hunt after public outcry against it.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Drones, the tiny flying machines first used in the military and now by civilians for everything from crop dusting to animal watching, have found their way into Maine’s hunting arena.

A number of athletes representing all five of the region’s high schools received postseason honors from the Penobscot Valley Conference for the 2024 fall season.

By Larry Mahoney, Bangor Daily News Staff The Thanksgiving snow across the state is a reminder that the high school winter sports season is upon us with athletes vying for state championships in seven sports.

More than a half dozen members of the Dexter Regional High School football team received 2024 honors from the Little Ten Conference.

LEWISTON — Three touchdowns in as many trips to the red zone during the first half helped Wells High School jump out to a 21-0 lead and defeat Foxcroft Academy 34-0 in a battle of the unbeaten North and South top seeds for the Class D high school football state championship Saturday afternoon, Nov.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff The first leg of an 84-mile mountain bike trail was built near Monson in Piscataquis County over the summer.