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Brkic and Kusniez earn BDN All-Maine Schoolboy honors

Observer file photo/Stuart Hedstrom PLAY CALL – Foxcroft Academy senior Filip Brkic signals the play to his teammates while being guarded by Caribou freshman Kaymen Sargent.

Maine guides have a simple solution for avoiding PFAS in freshwater fish

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff Registered Maine Guides’ top priority is safely providing a fun and rewarding experience in their role as stewards of our natural resources.

An Old Town native once denied entry to UMaine is now one of its top student-athletes

Miller named ‘M Club’ Dean Smith Award recipient By Larry Mahoney, Bangor Daily News Staff ORONO – Andre Miller’s long football journey has been one of perseverance, determination and transformation.

Moosehead and Penobscot Region fishing reports

By Fisheries Resource Supervisor Tim Obrey Where to fish: April will be the month of transition here in the Moosehead Lake Region.

Maine Legislature recognizes Dexter student-athletes

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The tradition of opening day has nothing to do with good fishing

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff For some Maine anglers, April 1 is a sacred day.

Penquis hires new head coaches to lead the boys’ soccer and basketball teams

By Ernie Clark, Bangor Daily News Staff MILO – The boys’ soccer and basketball teams at Penquis Valley High School in Milo will have new head coaches next season.

Spring brook trout fishing is a simple but intoxicating experience

By Chris Sargent As Old Man Winter slowly releases his frigid, tight grip and hands us off to the warm pleasantries of spring, it’s time to switch gears.

Harvey hopes upcoming bout in New Orleans will catapult his MMA career

By Ernie Clark, Bangor Daily News Staff While the men’s college basketball world may be the big sports story in New Orleans this Saturday night, Josh Harvey also hopes to make the most of the upcoming weekend in The Big Easy.

Maine hunters could start tagging turkeys electronically in 2023

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff Electronic registration of wild game is likely coming to Maine.

Maine’s all-star Lobster Bowl will return to its 11-player football roots

By Ernie Clark, Bangor Daily News Staff One sign that the sports world is getting back to normal is the resumption of postseason all-star events.

Kenduskeag Stream Canoe Race hopes to attract 800 paddlers this year

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff After two years of either canceled or minimized races due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Kenduskeag Stream Canoe Race is back to full strength.

Four local players selected for Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl Classic

Three players from Foxcroft Academy and another from Dexter Regional High School have been selected for the 2022 Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl Classic, scheduled for Saturday, July 16 at Lewiston High School.

Longtime Maine police chief experienced a deer story for the ages

By BDN Outdoors By all accounts, the late Gerald “Herb” Green was a larger than life character.

Latest bill to allow Sunday hunting on track to die in Maine Legislature

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff Another in a long line of bills that would have opened the door for Sunday hunting in Maine has failed to make it through committee.

Splitting Maine in half could end a blue-law ban on Sunday hunting

This was originally published in The Daily Brief, our Maine politics newsletter.

Swimmers with local ties win three events apiece at state meet

Caden and Elsa La Plante, members of Mid-Maine Dolphins at Alfond Youth Center in Waterville participated in a state swim meet in Bath earlier in the month.

Radar Runs gives $2,500 donation to Dover-Foxcroft Fire

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Dover-Foxcroft Fire Department received a $2,500 check earlier this week — a donation from the Radar Runs event on the frozen Piscataquis River.

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