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Photo courtesy of Jason Smith VEHICLE RECOVERY — A diver positions planks beneath the rear tires of a pickup truck to help guide it up onto the ice during recovery from Moosehead Lake.

Photo courtesy of Jason Smith VEHICLE RECOVERY — A diver positions planks beneath the rear tires of a pickup truck to help guide it up onto the ice during recovery from Moosehead Lake.

So you sank your car in a Maine lake. Now what?

By Susan Bard, Bangor Daily News Outdoors Editor A pickup truck that broke through the ice on Moosehead Lake and a series of recent snowmobile incidents are highlighting what it takes to recover a vehicle from Maine waters, how much it can cost and what owners are required to do. Getting your vehicle out of the water can be costly and complicated.

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Maine Credit Unions expand financial education with new curriculum focused on protecting assets and preventing fraud

WESTBROOK — Maine Credit Unions are expanding their commitment to financial education with the launch of Volume 2 of their Adult Financial Education Curriculum: “Protecting Your Assets.

New Penobscot County Jail could cost up to $84M

By Kasey Turman, Bangor Daily News Staff A new Penobscot County Jail will cost as much as $84.

Maple Sunday Breakfast returns to Dover-Foxcroft

Photo courtesy of Walter BoomsmaHOT AND READY — An early spring tradition returned to Foxcroft Academy on Sunday morning, the 2026 Maple Sunday Pancake Breakfast hosted by the Dover-Foxcroft Kiwanis Club in collaboration with Foxcroft Academy and the FA Key Club.

Dover-Foxcroft psychologist resumes in-person office visits

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Psychologist Dannel H.

A taste of what’s to come at Thompson Free Library

By Kim Brawn April gives us a taste of spring.

Industrial park concrete plant permit approved

GREENVILLE — The Greenville Planning Board gave approval to a permit for Owen J.

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Observer file photo/Stuart Hedstrom FRESHMAN HONOR — Then Foxcroft Academy senior Hayden Strout on the mound during a game at Central in 2025. Strout recently earned a collegiate rookie of the week award playing for the University of Southern Maine.

Observer file photo/Stuart Hedstrom FRESHMAN HONOR — Then Foxcroft Academy senior Hayden Strout on the mound during a game at Central in 2025. Strout recently earned a collegiate rookie of the week award playing for the University of Southern Maine.

Strout earns collegiate rookie honor

GORHAM — University of Southern Maine freshman Hayden Strout, a resident of Charleston and 2025 Foxcroft Academy graduate, has been named the Maine College Baseball & Softball Association Rookie of the Week, USM announced. The first batch of MCBSA weekly awards included stats for all games played on or before March 15.

Four local players selected for Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl Classic

Three players from Foxcroft Foxcroft Academy and another from Dexter Regional High School football team have been selected for the 2026 Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl Classic, scheduled for Saturday, July 18 at Lewiston High School.

Maine referendum to ban trans athletes from girls sports teams qualifies for ballot

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff A referendum to ban transgender athletes from girls sports teams has qualified for Maine’s November ballot.

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Ice stories and statistics

The North Woods isn’t the same without this visitor

By Al Raychard I read somewhere there are about 300 species of birds that live in or visit Maine and at least 200 are year-round residents.

Maine shouldn’t be the last state to protect victims with real-time alerts

By Anna Nasset and Troy Morton In the quiet moments of a survivor’s life, the most dangerous thing isn’t always a person: It’s the unknown.

Jump into the PACC pool

By Minnie McCormick The pool is so very important to young and old.

Maine has known for decades that its probate system needs improvement. Now is the time to do it

By John Brautigam and James Haddow Probate court judges address some of the most personal and consequential legal matters for Mainers: Who can make life choices for you if you cannot, who can manage your money, and what happens to a family home after a death.

The voter fraud fraud

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PCSWCD Tree & Plant Sale is open

Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District offers an annual Tree & Plant Sale, which features an impressive selection of organic vegetable seedlings, organic annual and perennial flowers, fruits, flowering shrubs, fruit trees, forest trees, homesteading goods and more.

UMaine Extension to host gardening webinar on growing to donate

University of Maine Cooperative Extension will continue its Spring Gardening Webinar Series: Building Food Security in Maine with “Helping Food Security from Your Backyard: Simple Ways to Grow for Good” from 6-7:15 p.

Sangerville looks to reapply for $250,000 town hall grant

SANGERVILLE — Having had its application for a $250,000 Maine Historic Community Building Grant for the town hall turned down, Sangerville officials are looking to reapply in a second round of funding later in the year.

Center Theatre is next stop in Points North Recovery in Maine film series

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Center Theatre announced that it is the next stop in the Recovery in Maine screening series from Points North Institute.

Parkman Grange spring events

PARKMAN — The Daddy Daughter Dance will be from 6-8 p.

UMaine Extension to host gardening webinar on maximizing yields

University of Maine Cooperative Extension will begin its Spring Gardening Webinar Series: Building Food Security in Maine with “Big Yields on Small Plots: Maximizing Your Garden’s Footprint” from 6-7:15 p.