By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Kyle Jacques thought he had a large small-mouth bass on his ice fishing trap line because of the fish’s behavior.

By Stephen Seeback, fisheries resource technician Where to fish: The past few years we have seen a slow start to the season on our large hardwater fisheries that open on Jan.

MILO — Penquis Valley High School would earn wins in both games in an interclass boys/girls basketball doubleheader on the afternoon of Saturday, Dec.

MILLINOCKET — Organizers of the Millinocket Marathon & Half are pleased to announce over $20,000 in charitable gifts to 16 local groups and organizations.

ORONO — Piscataquis Community High School junior Ava Goulette and freshman Ava Edes both came in first in events at a Penobscot Valley Conference/Eastern Maine Indoor Track League meet on Saturday, Dec.

PITTSFIELD — The Dexter Regional High School and Foxcroft Academy wrestling teams both took part in the Husky Winter Classic on Friday, 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 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.