By Pete Warner I sat on a flat rock along a small ridge, overlooking a depression cluttered with small beech trees.

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.

MILLINOCKET — Rico Portalatin, 52 of Milo, finished seventh at the 2023 Millinocket Half-Marathon on Saturday, Dec.

By Aislinn Sarnacki A friend of mine went hiking on a cold, blustery day in late November, and relayed to me a challenge.

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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 Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine’s deer biologist said Monday he expects the harvest to be less than last year’s all-time high, but more than the 10-year average of 29,000.

A number of Foxcroft Academy football players have been named to the Big 11 Conference/Class D All-Conference Team.

More than a half dozen Dexter Regional High School football players received postseason honors from the Little Ten Conference for the 2023 season.

By Kaitlyn Budion, Maine Public Maine’s outdoor economy grew by more than 16 percent from 2021 to 2022, according to the U.

By Aislinn Sarnaki I felt like I was leaving autumn behind and heading into winter as I drove up a frozen dirt road to the Eagle Rock trailhead Deep in the woods of the Moosehead Lake region, snow dusted the ground, disturbed only by the tracks of a vehicle that had passed before me.

The Appalachian Trail Conservancy, in collaboration with longtime conservation partner the Appalachian Mountain Club, celebrated the removal of one of the final remaining fish passage barriers on the West Branch of the Pleasant River, allowing species like the federally endangered Atlantic salmon and brook trout to swim freely upstream to spawn once again.

Three players from the region have been chosen for the 2023 Maine Field Hockey Association All-State Team, which recognizes players from Class A, B, and C North and South across the state.

LEWISTON — After trailing 21-0 at the half Wells High School came back with 22 unanswered points, including a touchdown and game-winning 2-point conversion on a short completion with 19 seconds remaining on the clock in the fourth quarter, to defeat Foxcroft Academy 22-21 in the 2023 Class D championship on Saturday afternoon, Nov.

By Sam Canfield, Bangor Daily News Staff LEWISTON — The Foxcroft Academy Ponies (10-1) lost grip of their three-peat bid late Saturday afternoon, Nov.

By Aislinn Sarnacki In Maine, everyone is familiar with the fall hunting season.

Foxcroft Academy junior Runner Jarrett was named to the Penobscot Valley Conference boys Class C cross country first team.

Players from all five area high schools received postseason recognition from the Penobscot Valley Conference.