DOVER-FOXCROFT — Foxcroft Academy graduates, community members, and visitors to the region kicked off the Saturday of Foxcroft Academy Alumni Weekend on Aug.

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine is a popular place for residents and vacationers alike and many folks spend time during the summer fishing, boating and water skiing on the state’s lakes and ponds.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — For three decades the late Roger E.

GUILFORD — The Piscataquis Community High School Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2023 inductees has been announced.

By Aislinn Sarnacki From the stern of the canoe, I watched my niece as she dipped her paddle into the water at a diagonal tilt.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Get ready, get set, golf! Pine Tree Hospice’s 16th annual Golf Open will be held Saturday, Aug.

GUILFORD — Friends of Community Fitness’ Riverfest 5K kicked off the Piscataquis River Festival on Saturday morning, July 29 with 26 runners taking part.

A beautiful and detailed map of Maine’s largest lake is now available at local stores.

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff Two weeks after an unexpected shutdown of the McKay hydroelectric station that left portions of the West Branch of the Penobscot River below Ripogenus Dam at extremely low levels for an extended period, two hydro units remain out of service.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Foxcroft Academy Pony Pride 3.

Contributed photo PICKLEBALL COURT — Players took to the new pickleball court in Monson, located behind the town office, during Monson Summerfest on July 15.

By Sam Canfield, Bangor Daily News Staff PITTSFIELD — The Maine Central Institute’s girls’ basketball program is changing hands, with former junior varsity coach Tasha Pratt taking the reins.

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By Aislinn Sarnacki Surrounded by slate walls that reach up to 90 feet tall, Little Wilson Falls is one of the most impressive waterfalls — or series of waterfalls — in Maine.

Observer file photo/Stuart Hedstrom FIT TO RUN A 5K — .

By Billy Kobin, Bangor Daily News Staff AUGUSTA — A proposal from the state to end bass fishing tournaments in northern Maine is drawing the ire of conservation groups.

By Kathleen O’Brien, Bangor Daily News Staff ROCKWOOD — Maynard’s in Maine, a sportsmen’s camp in Rockwood that offers cabin rentals and family-style meals, is for sale for $3.

By Larry Mahoney, Bangor Daily News Staff The assigner for the Eastern Maine board of high school football officials says the different regional groups of officials will be collaborating more this season to address the need for more refs.