By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff The major snowmobile trail that connects Jay, Wilton and Farmington likely will not be fixed for this season of sledding, according to the head of the Maine Snowmobile Association.

PORTLAND — A new 2023 AARP Fraud Watch Network report is highlighting the ways criminals target consumers during the holiday season.

By Emily Bader, The Maine Monitor The Maine Recovery Council on Dec.

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BANGOR – After a week of intense weather across Maine, U.

There is little published research about Maine’s canids (red foxes, gray foxes, and coyotes).

Grade 12, high honors: Addison Conklin, Cassandra Boislard, Christopher Kip Crockett, Ciara Hussey, Dylan McKenzie, Layla Chai; honors: Damion Drake, Destiny Sibert, Jasmine MacGregor-Gray, Jayden Sprague, Logan Pomerory, Ryann Yenchochic, Steven Benson, Tyler Grant.

By Ethan Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff The ground may be covered in several inches of snow, but disease-carrying ticks are still active, the Maine CDC announced on Dec.

MILO — As a result of only having six players near the end of the first two weeks of practices, Penquis Valley High School will not have a varsity girls basketball team in the 2023-24 season.

Piscataquis County commissioners decided Tuesday to cut $20,000 from the county’s largest funded nonprofit and override some of the budget committee’s decisions regarding two county departments.

Penquis and Blueberry Broadcasting have launched their annual Christmas is for Kids program.

By Patrick Whittle, The Associated Press The population of a beloved Maine bird, the common loon, dipped for the second straight year, but wildlife surveyors said they are heartened by an increased number of the bird’s chicks.

Maine Savings is thrilled to announce the hire of Erin Campbell as senior vice president of finance and accounting.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff Mainers who are shopping for health insurance for themselves or their families should exercise caution.

Registered Maine Guides are experienced and passionate outdoors men and women and each year the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife recognizes a member of the guiding community with the Wilmot (Wiggie) Robinson Legendary Guide Award.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Landowners who have endured thousands of dollars in damage to their properties now have a way to keep snowmobilers off sensitive areas thanks to a new law in effect this season.

By Murray Carpenter, Maine Public After a series of electricity rate hikes, some Maine ratepayers will see some relief starting in January.

Piscataquis County’s commissioners face big decisions about which area groups to fund with next year’s budget projected to be up nearly 9 percent.