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.

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.

AUGUSTA — The Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry’s Land Use Planning Commission is inviting residents, property owners and others to help shape the next Comprehensive Land Use Plan by participating in a pre-process survey.

By Maine Public Maine officials want to eliminate quarantine rules imposed to stop the spread of invasive emerald ash borer, arguing that the destructive beetle has continued to spread despite restrictions.

SANGERVILLE — Following the resignation of Sangerville Fire Chief Matt Blockler on July 6, Orman Gray, a former assistant chief, has been appointed interim chief through early next year.

By Annie Rupertus, Bangor Daily News Staff Amy Tatlock was a parent of four kids and a grandmother of two, but she touched the lives of many others as a longtime Girl Scout troop leader and an engaged community member, according to her daughter, Michaela Tatlock.

MILO — A replacement pumper truck for the Milo Fire Department has arrived from suburban Nashville, Tennessee, and is about to be put into service.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff An earthquake hit near Greenville on Monday night, July 13.

DEXTER — The Dexter Town Council approved an approximate $7.

SANGERVILLE — Following the acceptance of the resignation of Fire Chief Matt Blockler on July 6, Orman Gray, a former assistant chief, has been appointed interim chief.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff Two people were rescued July 8 after flames engulfed their boat on Moosehead Lake.

SANGERVILLE — Sangerville Fire Chief Matt Blockler has tendered his resignation after three years in the position.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff A Tomhegan Township man allegedly used an excavator to damage a Cianbro worksite in Moscow.

By Kasey Turman, Bangor Daily News Staff When David Marshall assumes the role of chair of the Penobscot County Commissioners this week, he’ll do so having received just two votes: Commissioner Andre Cushing and himself.

AARP Maine has issued a new scam alert, according to its senior communications director, Jane Margesson.

SANGERVILLE — Sangerville will pause new commercial cannabis licences for 180 days.

MILO — The town of Milo will vote on a municipal land use ordinance on the November ballot.

By Susan Bard, Bangor Daily News Outdoors Editor A day of brook trout fishing and sightseeing in northern Maine turned into a once-in-a-lifetime wildlife encounter for Todd and Elvia Malcolm of Lincoln.