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Photo courtesy of Dola Holland ATOP KATAHDIN â€” Ten-year-old Liam Holland celebrates after reaching Katahdin on Aug. 4, completing the 2,197-mile Appalachian Trail with his father, Dola, in 172 days.

Photo courtesy of Dola Holland ATOP KATAHDIN â€” Ten-year-old Liam Holland celebrates after reaching Katahdin on Aug. 4, completing the 2,197-mile Appalachian Trail with his father, Dola, in 172 days.

This 10-year-old just completed the Appalachian Trail

By Susan Bard, Bangor Daily News Outdoors Editor Ten-year-old Liam Holland and his father, Dola, set off on the Appalachian Trail on Feb. 13 and summited Katahdin on Aug.

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Sidewalk will provide safe route to Penquis Valley School

MILO â€” When Penquis Valley School students return to class later in the month, they will have a safe walking route in place with the installation of a sidewalk along Penquis Drive off West Main Street.

Fall athletics will kick off school year at SeDoMoCha

DOVER-FOXCROFT â€” The first full day of classes in RSU 68 will be Wednesday, Aug.

Land trust plans for the future of Moosehead Lake Region

DOVER-FOXCROFT â€” For nearly two years the Moosehead Regional Land Trust has been working to conserve and protect the headwaters of the Kennebec and Penobscot River watersheds and sustain the tradition of public access to land in the Moosehead Lake Region and beyond.

County looking to secure radio tower sites

DOVER-FOXCROFT â€” Sites are in the process of being secured for Piscataquis Countyâ€™s $6.

Hundreds of ducks take flight during inaugural â€˜Chuck a Duckâ€™ fundraiser

DOVER-FOXCROFT â€” It wasn’t raining outside the Piscataquis County Ice Arena Friday night, July 31 but between periods of the Foxcroft Academy alumni hockey game, hundreds of bright yellow rubber ducks came flying through the air.

Maine Red Hot Dog Festival returns to Dexter on Saturday

DEXTER — The Maine Red Hot Festival will be back in downtown Dexter on Saturday, Aug.

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File photo courtesy of Josh Reynolds END OF THE SHOW â€” V. Paul Reynolds, in the bow, casting a line and hoping for a good drift that will fool a discriminating salmon on the West Branch. Reynoldsâ€™ outdoors radio show â€œThe Maine Outdoorsâ€ will not continue on WVOM after three decades on the air.

File photo courtesy of Josh Reynolds END OF THE SHOW â€” V. Paul Reynolds, in the bow, casting a line and hoping for a good drift that will fool a discriminating salmon on the West Branch. Reynoldsâ€™ outdoors radio show â€œThe Maine Outdoorsâ€ will not continue on WVOM after three decades on the air.

â€˜The Maine Outdoorsâ€™ radio show ends abruptly after 30 years

By Kasey Turman, Bangor Daily News Staff â€œThe Maine Outdoors,â€ an outdoors radio show hosted by former Bangor Daily News Managing Editor V. Paul Reynolds, will not continue on WVOM after three decades on the air.

Foxcroft Academy announces Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2026

DOVER-FOXCROFT â€” On Saturday night, Aug.

Twenty run in Foxcroft Academyâ€™s Pony Pride 3.8K

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

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Trapping is inhumane

To the Editor; A recent article listed new animal trapping regulations in Maine.

These people are threatening Maineâ€™s fish and game

2024 election should be reviewed to see if Donald Trump really won

To the Editor; The issue of election security seems to obsess President Donald Trump and the Republican Party.

AARP Maineâ€™s News You Can Use

By Joyce Bucciantini, AARP Maine community outreach volunteer By August, Maineâ€™s farm stands and farmersâ€™ markets are bursting with fresh produce.

Why cadastral maps matter

By Nancy Battick Today, few people rely on physical maps to navigate.

Maine conservation group wins national award for hunter education

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Piano concert Sunday at Unitarian Universalist Church

SANGERVILLE â€” Pianist Margery Aumann will present a concert of classical music on Sunday, Aug.

Calendar of events

Recurring Events Mondays DEXTER: The Abbott Museum is open 10 a.

Friends of the Dexter Meeting House events

DEXTER â€” On Saturday, Aug.

Milo Garden Club Annual Summer Fair & Plant Sale will be Thursday

MILO â€” Milo Garden Club Annual Summer Fair & Plant Sale will be Thursday, Aug.

Maine DHHS releases $30M to strengthen rural hospital resiliency

AUGUSTAâ€” The Maine Department of Health and Human Services, in partnership with the Office of Affordable Health Care, announced the release of $30 million in funding through Maineâ€™s Rural Health Transformation Program to help strengthen the long-term financial health and sustainability of rural hospitals across Maine.

Maine Community Foundation awarded $400,000 national grant to grow civic engagement from the ground up

PORTLAND â€“ The Maine Community Foundation announced it has been awarded a 2026 Civic Hub grant from the Trust for Civic Life, a national grantmaker supporting rural communities.