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This is what happens to animals during an eclipse

By Julia Bayly, Bangor Daily News Staff You probably won’t see any animals, birds or amphibians wearing special dark glasses during the upcoming total solar eclipse.

2024 ‘S-T-R-E-T-C-H your Teaching’ workshop offered to Maine educators

Jessica Anderson of “Count ME In” will be the keynote speaker at the seventh annual “S-T-R-E-T-C-H your Teaching” workshop to be held Saturday, April 6 at the United Technologies Center Maine in Bangor from 9 a.

Renovations underway for dispatch center move

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The construction process to move the Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center from cramped conditions in the Piscataquis County Jail in Dover-Foxcroft into the administrative unit of the sheriff’s office on the first floor of the same larger building has begun.

‘My worst fear became a reality’: Warden tells how he survived fall through Moosehead ice

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine Warden Nick Bartholomew told his story Tuesday for the first time after he went through the ice on his snowmobile last week while searching for an overdue snowmobiler on Moosehead Lake.

State removes snowmobile from Moosehead after warden goes through ice

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff The Maine Warden Service retrieved a snowmobile from Moosehead Lake Saturday, March 2 that went through the ice last week while the warden riding it was searching for a man who was reported missing, according to a department spokesperson.

Man missing on Moosehead has been found safe

This story will be updated.

Greenville Fire Department’s Moosehead Lake Ice Fishing Derby returns this weekend

GREENVILLE — The Greenville Fire Department’s third annual Moosehead Lake Ice Fishing Derby will be returning this weekend from Friday, March 1 through Sunday, March 3.

You might not want to wait to get your ice shack off the lake

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Twenty-four hours makes a huge difference between safe ice and taking a cold swim this year.

Dr. Evans launches campaign for Senate District 4

DOVER-FOXCROFT — On Tuesday, Feb.

9-year-old gets 6.5 pound brook trout on Moosehead

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff It was his first time ever to catch a fish through the ice, but Solomon Hadley’s fishing guide thinks it probably won’t be his last.

Penquis receives transportation services grant from Maine Community Foundation

BANGOR — Penquis C.

Greenville Planning Board continues to explore housing density

GREENVILLE — During a December special town meeting, Greenville residents approved the creation of a proposed multigenerational housing district on 5 acres on Spruce Street off Pritham Avenue.

Greenville Consolidated School second quarter honor roll

Grade 12, high honors: Gabriel Baldwin, Ella Dauphinee, Ethan Pratt; honors: Jaydyn Boone, Sofia Caiazzo, Parker Gallagher, Gavin Hart.

Protecting your eyes in a total eclipse is harder than it seems

By Kathleen Phalen Tomaselli, Houlton Pioneer Times Staff As total solar eclipse fever heightens and chasers get ready to view a cosmic rarity, eye safety precautions can get pushed aside for more glamorous plans.

Climate change is taxing Maine’s winter recreation

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff It’s not your imagination.

Greenville Fire Department receives grant for air packs

GREENVILLE — Fundraising and grant opportunities are vital to equipping fire departments across Maine and the nation, and the Greenville Fire Department is no exception as the entity protects both the town and surrounding region.

What you need to know about the 2024 total solar eclipse in Maine

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine is uniquely situated for a front-row seat to a rare astronomical phenomenon.

Greenville Planning Board explores housing density

GREENVILLE — Residents of Greenville approved at a Dec.

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