Maine’s wildlife commissioner stepped down early. Why it matters.

Letter: Protect home and community-based services

“Direct support work cannot be replaced, and the people we support cannot be left behind.”

Echoes of deadly Arizona wildfire with 3 firefighters killed in Colorado-Utah blaze

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — A wildfire that killed three firefighters along the Colorado-Utah border is one of the deadliest for firefighters since an Arizona wildfire 13 years ago. The Yarnell Hill Fire that killed 19 firefighters on June 30, 2013, remains the deadliest event on record for U.S. firefighters since the Sept. 11, 2001, […]

Penquis receives REALTORS Foundation grant for emergency heating repairs

BANGOR — Penquis has received a $10,000 grant from the Maine Association of REALTORS® Foundation to fund emergency heating system repairs for income-eligible households across Penobscot, Piscataquis and Knox counties. Penquis is one of 20 nonprofit organizations selected through the foundation’s 2026 Competitive Grant Program, which is investing a total of $185,000 in housing-related initiatives […]

Schenck High School quarter 4 honor roll

Grade 12, high honors: Hailey Hitchcock, Lisa-Ann McLaughlin, Samuel McNeal, Trafton Morrison, Brayden Osborne; honors: Kira Adams, Gage Brown, Seth Guay, Harlee Sprague, Trevor VanDine. Grade 11, high honors: Rheia Booton, Seth McDunnah; honors: Trenady Davis, Addyson Freeman, James Matarazzo, Amya McLaughlin, Caleb Peavey. Grade 10, high honors: Hunter Bourque, Paisley Brackett, Dylan Larrabee, Cameron […]

A Maine couple spotted a moose. Then a black bear charged out of the woods.

Todd and Elvia Malcolm never have encountered anything like this before during the time in the North Woods.