By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff The wording of this November’s referendum to ban transgender athletes from girls sports teams has been released.

By Matt Junker, Bangor Daily News Sports Editor First team Nolan Ames, Sr.

By Susan Bard, Bangor Daily News Outdoors Editor Maine trappers and other small business owners are losing a key online marketplace after Etsy updated its policy to ban the sale of most fur products.

BANGOR — Husson University junior Abigail Conlogue, a resident of Brownville and a Penquis Valley High School graduate, has been named North Atlantic Conference Field Athlete of the Week.

By Susan Bard, Bangor Daily News Outdoors Editor The Maine moose lottery is open now through 11:59 p.

We at Allagash Tails are pleased to present our newest book “The Allagash-A Hard Road to Wilderness”.

By Fisheries Resource Technician Elijah Creedon With cold conditions persisting in much of the region through March, ice is very likely to remain on many of our waters in the Moosehead Lake region well into the month of April.

By BDN Sports The Maine Basketball Hall of Fame is set to get even bigger in August, with a group of 10 new inductees, six legends of the game and two teams slated to join the hall’s prestigious membership.

GORHAM — University of Southern Maine freshman Hayden Strout, a resident of Charleston and 2025 Foxcroft Academy graduate, has been named the Maine College Baseball & Softball Association Rookie of the Week, USM announced.

Three players from Foxcroft Foxcroft Academy and another from Dexter Regional High School football team have been selected for the 2026 Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl Classic, scheduled for Saturday, July 18 at Lewiston High School.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff A referendum to ban transgender athletes from girls sports teams has qualified for Maine’s November ballot.

GUILFORD — Community Fitness is calling all heroes to action! On Saturday, April 4 at 2 p.

By Susan Bard, Bangor Daily News Outdoors Editor The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has set the number of moose permits for each wildlife management district for the 2026 hunt.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Following four seasons and leading her team to the 2025 Class C championship in her final game, Foxcroft Academy head field hockey coach Davan Walker has stepped down.

Nearly a dozen basketball players from the regional received postseason recognition from the Penobscot Valley Conference for the 2025-26 season.

DEXTER — SAD 46 has launched a $250,000 field lighting project, making the announcement on Feb.

Area indoor track and field stars have been recognized by the Eastern Maine Indoor Track League/Penobscot Valley Conference for their performances during the 2025-26 season.

By Larry Mahoney, Bangor Daily News Staff Lawrence High School of Fairfield’s Maddie Provost, Mattanawcook Academy of Lincoln’s Addison Cyr, Penobscot Valley of Howland’s Brooklynn Raymond and Wisdom of St.