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Dexter track opens the season at Bucksport

BUCKSPORT — Dexter Regional High School started 2021 at Bucksport High School on April 23.

Bill would allow limited Sunday hunting in Maine

By Mal Leary, Maine Public Lawmakers are considering allowing some form of Sunday hunting, a question that has come before nearly every recent legislature.

Greenville track and field teams open the season

BREWER — The Greenville High School track and field teams began the 2021 season with a meet at the Brewer Community School on April 21.

Local paddlers in Kenduskeag Stream Canoe Race

Four residents from the region took part in the 54th annual Kenduskeag Stream Canoe Race on April 17, paddling about 12 miles from Kenduskeag Village to downtown Bangor.

FAME approves financing on $135M bond for Moosehead resort

AUGUSTA — At their April 15 meeting, the board of directors of the Finance Authority of Maine approved up to $135 million in conduit bond financing for Provident Group-Moosehead Lake L3C ( “Provident”).

Maine turkey hunters getting ready for another pandemic hunt

By The Associated Press One of Maine’s “big four” hunting seasons is set to begin in about two weeks.

Wiley House taken down for Jim Robinson Field House

Observer photo/Keri FosterFIELDHOUSE SITE — The Wiley House, located between the Foxcroft Academy campus and A.

Limiting athletes, cutting events being considered for this year’s track and field state meets

By Ernie Clark, Bangor Daily News Staff The high school outdoor track and field regular season is set to begin, but its conclusion remains to be determined.

Maine moose are in trouble

By Bob Duchesne, Bangor Metro The balance of nature is a beautiful thing, except when it isn’t.

Committee to start raising funds for PCHS track surface

GUILFORD — With a pair of area businesses’ donations for upgrading the Piscataquis Community High School soccer field and track, a committee will start raising the $103,000 needed for a rubber surface on the new running oval.

Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife schedules virtual presentations

Join Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife fisheries and wildlife biologists for the following live presentations on the MDIFW YouTube page.

State bureau amending use plan for Little Moose Mountain to allow for 25 miles of mountain bike trails

The outdoor recreation attractions in and around the Moosehead Lake region could soon include up to 25 miles of mountain bike trails on Little Moose Mountain Public Reserved Land.

High school basketball is preparing for another divisional realignment

By Ernie Clark, Bangor Daily News Staff High school basketball is the sporting tie that binds Maine’s smallest towns and largest cities.

Dover-Foxcroft travel basketball team wins state title

The Dover-Foxcroft Eagles seventh- and eighth-grade boys basketball travel team captured the state title in its division of last weekend’s Maine Hoops Zero Gravity-Maine Amateur Basketball Championships held at the XL Sports World in Saco.

Wild turkeys abound as hunting season approaches

Nominees sought for PCHS Athletic Hall of Fame

GUILFORD — Piscataquis Community High School is looking for Class of 2021 nominations for its Athletic Hall of Fame.

Dover-Foxcroft’s Jim Robinson secures naming rights to new Foxcroft Academy Field House

Groundbreaking ceremony scheduled for May 3 DOVER-FOXCROFT — Jim Robinson, a 1959 Foxcroft Academy graduate and owner of A.

Virtual recruiting helps connect high school athletes and college coaches during COVID-19 pandemic

By Ernie Clark, Bangor Daily News Logan Martin faced a quandary as he pursued his college football future.

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