At the T-dock, where Diane and I winter over on a houseboat in the Florida Keys, the word was spreading fast.

The Fisheries Division of the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries (MDIFW) received national attention for its work restoring native Arctic charr to Big Reed Pond in northern Piscataquis County.

On March 3 the Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District (PCSWCD) hosted Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association Orchard Specialist CJ Walke for a renovating old apple trees workshop.

A little over three years ago, I unknowingly started a tradition of writing letters to my children as they arrived in this world. First was your older brother, Owen. Next came your sister, Aimee. Now it is your turn.

There is a cruelty and viciousness to so many Republican policy ideas. Cloaked in populist language and blame-invoking finger pointing, the majority of the GOP stumbles consistently to the worst option available.

Game wardens are investigating the death of a Greenville man found dead on Wednesday morning in Moosehead Lake.

My husband watches the news and reads the Bangor Daily News faithfully every day. He pays close attention to both Maine news and national news. Does he know his stuff? You bet he does. He relates his opinions to me daily, and I am impressed with his knowledge and ideas.

U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, the chairman of the transportation appropriations subcommittee, announced that the Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) will receive $10,836,220 to replace three bridges in Piscataquis and Penobscot counties that are either structurally deficient, in a fracture-critical state, or both. Among the three is the Pleasant River Bridge in Milo on outer Pleasant Street.

Many older adults are faced with challenges that cause anxiety and depression. Troubled family relationships, lack of money, loneliness, life-span losses, complicated grief, traumas, personal health and the health of others, safety concerns, and death are broad classifications of situations that cause worries and fears leading to anxiety and possibly depression. Late-life anxiety can occur alone, but may be accompanied by depression.

Jenna Clukey of Dover-Foxcroft, a senior at Foxcroft Academy, has been selected to receive the 2018 MPA Principal’s Award. The award, sponsored by the Maine Principals’ Association (MPA), is given in recognition of a high school senior’s academic achievement and citizenship.