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Fish long enough, veteran anglers say, and you’re bound to encounter a bit of misfortune. Maybe you’ll end up slipping and falling into a river while you’re wading. Maybe you’ll end up with a fish hook stuck in your finger. Or nose. Or throat. Or maybe you’ll be unprepared and find yourself on the verge of becoming hypothermic. All of those woes are real, and can happen at any time.

The BDN is making the most crucial coverage of the coronavirus pandemic and its economic impact in Maine free for all readers. Click here for all coronavirus stories and here for the free collection. You can join others committed to safeguarding this vital public service by purchasing a subscription or donating directly to the newsroom. Swept in by the tide, heaps of plastic bottles, styrofoam and broken fishing gear accumulate on Maine’s islands each year.

MADAWASKA, Maine — The northern crown of Aroostook County is in a severe drought — the worst conditions in the state, the United States Drought Monitor said Thursday. The area recorded the driest June on record since 1895. Precipitation over the last 60-90 days was below average following dry conditions over the past few months, the National Weather Service in Caribou said. The severe drought status is due to low moisture in the soil and lack of widespread rainfall, drying vegetation and low stream flows, according to the weather service report.

WILTON, Maine — In the days leading up to the Tuesday election, one Republican running for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District spoke to supporters on a Franklin County farm. Another was in a tent by a bar on the coast. The other was at the front of a small-town church. It says a lot about their campaigns for the right to take on U.

The 2020 Rally for Equality Caravan in support of trans student rights looped the Indianapolis Archdiocese's Catholic Center, Saturday, July 11, 2020.