A warming planet could have dire results for those who enjoy freshwater fishing, according to a National Wildlife Federation report that was released on Wednesday, and a leading Maine outdoor advocate worries that climate change may eventually cost the state its iconic brook trout population. Changes in habitat and ecosystems and severe weather events are […]
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Mt. Blue Youth football sign-ups Sign-ups for Mt. Blue Area Youth Football will be held on Aug. 11 (seventh & eighth grade, 12 to 2 p.m.; fifth and sixth grade, 2 to 4 p.m. and third and fourth grade 4 to 6 p.m.). MBAYF third through 6th grade play in the Sandy Andy Football League […]
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Plan to reopen New England fishing spots debated
BOSTON (AP) — A plan to allow certain New England fishermen back into fishing grounds where they’ve long been banned was so objectionable to environmentalists that two groups sued to kill it months before it was officially released. And after the proposal was unveiled last week, fishermen who once backed the idea called the plan […]