BANGOR — Former Piscatauqis Community High School boys coach Jamie Russell, former Foxcroft Academy boys coach Arthur “Skip” Hanson, and his 1975 Class B champion Pony team are among the newest honorees in the Maine Basketball Hall of Fame.

By Aislinn Sarnacki As the school year quickly approaches, it’s important to grab ahold of these last days of summer and create sun-filled memories that will last through the cold months ahead.

GREENVILLE — Sixty-four golfers from across the state descended upon the Mount Kineo Golf Course on Moosehead Lake in Rockwood on Aug.

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff The winners of the 2023 Maine antlerless deer permit lottery are officially out.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Two prestigious annual awards were given out at Foxcroft Academy’s 2023 Pony Tales and Cocktails event on Saturday, Aug.

DEXTER — Again in 2023, the annual Maine Red Hot Dog Festival kicked off with the Millside Fitness Bun Run 5K on Saturday, Aug.

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.