By Francine Garland Stark and Regina Rooney Maine’s political landscape was upended by the revelations about Graham Platner’s behavior toward women.

On the evening of July 23, Brownville Fire Rescue was dispatched to a water rescue on Schoodic Lake in the area off Knights Landing, per a post on the Brownville Fire Rescue Facebook page.

PRESQUE ISLE — Thomas Lyford of Lake View Plantation has been named to the spring 2026 dean’s list at Northern Maine Community College.

By Kasey Turman, Bangor Daily News Staff  Penobscot County has until the end of the year to repay $4 million in federal funds that it loaned itself amid a multimillion-dollar budget crisis.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — University of Maine Cooperative Extension is hosting an educational workshop on invasive plants from 10 a.

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DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Sebec Lake Association, in partnership with the Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District and the Town of Dover-Foxcroft launched the Courtesy Boat Inspection program at Greeley’s Landing on Sebec Lake on Saturday, July 25.

FORT KENT – The University of Maine at Fort Kent is pleased to announce its spring 2026 dean’s list, recognizing the academic excellence of both full-time and part-time students.

By Wendy Watkins, Bangor Daily News Staff A LaGrange man was arrested July 24 after fleeing a traffic stop on a motorcycle in Bradford, according to the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office.

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire — St.