By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff A state program that provides wild game meat to food pantries is filling a protein gap caused by higher prices in grocery stores and greater need in Maine communities.

BANGOR — The Dexter Regional High School girls cross country team finished in sixth place at a Penobscot Valley Conference/Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference crossover cross country meet on Saturday, Sept.

GREENVILLE — No decisions will be made until a future meeting of the Greenville Select Board, but the municipal skating rink is in need of some upgrades in order to keep the outdoor facility on Pritham Avenue near the Greenville Consolidated School open during the cold months of the year.

BANGOR — The SeDoMoCha Middle School girls and boys cross country teams each came in third during a meet hosted by the James F.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Michael Grenier, 76, of Lyman has been fishing in the Moosehead region most of his life.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff The nearly 60,000 antlerless deer permits the state did not give out in its annual lottery can be purchased online beginning at 9:30 a.

WATERVILLE – Tenley Skolfield of Solon and Alexandra Conover Bennett of Willimantic were both honored Sept.

PRESQUE ISLE – The Foxcroft Academy cross country team traveled north to Aroostook County to take part in the Presque Isle Wildcat X-C Invit.

By Aislinn Sarnacki Alone in the southwest corner of Baxter State Park, Sentinel Mountain has a fitting name.

GUILFORD — The regular season is underway for fall high school and middle school sports across Maine.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Foxcroft Academy Booster Club members are often busy manning the snack shack at sporting events and cooking menu items and raising funds in a variety of ways to benefit student-athletes and their programs.

By Tim Obrey, Moosehead Lake Region fisheries supervisor GREENVILLE —We are sitting pretty at First Roach Pond with 6.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Late in the first quarter of the 2024 season opener vs.

ELLSWORTH — The Foxcroft Academy and Dexter Regional High School cross country teams took part in the 2024 Ellsworth Invitational on Saturday, Sept.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff It became illegal to sell painted lead jigs on Sept.

By Sam Canfield, Bangor Daily News Staff The Maine Principals’ Association has voted to remove the mouthguard mandate for middle school and high school soccer, effective immediately.

By Sam Canfield, Bangor Daily News Staff As recently as 2016, just two of the 127 active high school varsity boys soccer programs in Maine had female head coaches.

WALDOBORO — Foxcroft Academy senior Runner Jarrett finished 12th at the Panther Pre-Season 2-Miler on Saturday, Aug.