HOWLAND—The Blue Jays capped the 2026 Howland Recreation Softball season with an 11-7 win over the Cardinals in last month’s league championship game.

HOWLAND—The Athletics won their second-straight Howland Recreation Baseball title with an 8-7 victory over the Red Sox in a walkoff during last month’s championship game.

EAST MILLINOCKET—Schenck High School will hold its informational meeting for the 2026 fall sports season on Monday, Aug. 10, at 5 p.m. in the school’s auditorium.

MILLINOCKET/EAST MILLINOCKET—Interest is starting to heat up in local races in Millinocket and East Millinocket with residents in each town taking out nomination papers to seek election in November to municipal and school boards.

PATTEN – Friends of Katahdin Woods & Waters, the nonprofit philanthropic partner to Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, is hosting the 10th annual Woods & Waters Day weekend August 14 and 15, 2026, culminating in a celebration at New England Outdoor Center from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday, August 15. Tickets are $50 at friendsofkww.org/woodsandwatersday and […]

MILLINOCKET—Millinocket Town Council moved to appoint an applicant to fill a vacant alternate seat on the town’s Planning Board. The council voted 7-0 at its most recent meeting to appoint Hal Cote to the vacant alternate seat for term to expire December 2027. The appointment brings the board t

MILLINOCKET—A love of the outdoors, trees, Baxter State Park and Katahdin drew a Southern Maine woman to the Katahdin Region to make her initial foray into the hospitality business with the opening of Birch’s Campground and Beer Garden in Millinocket.

MILLINOCKET—For the third time in five years, Millinocket Planning Board will complete a site plan review on the proposed Millinocket Manor project targeted for land located at the former Aroostook Avenue School.

MILLINOCKET—Town leaders acted to send a letter of support backing a proposed new ATV trail connecting the Katahdin Region Multi-Use Trail surrounding Millinocket to New England Outdoor Center northwest of the community.

MILLINOCKET—Millinocket School Board unanimously voted this week to ratify a three-year teachers’ contract agreement with Millinocket Education Association. The 5-0 vote came during a special meeting held Monday morning and followed an approximately 30-minute executive session at the start of the meeting. There was no discussion among board members in public session prior to the vote.

MILLINOCKET—Millinocket School Department is busily preparing for the start of the 2026-27 school year as the new statewide bell-to-bell cell phone ban goes into place.

LINCOLN — As of the Lincoln News publication deadline, only seven residents had taken out nomination petitions to be placed on the Nov. 3 general election ballot.

LINCOLN — Police Chief Lee Miller reported to Lincoln News on Monday that two arrests were made in the previous week. The Lincoln Police Department recently became the 41st law enforcement agency in Maine to be awarded accreditation through the Maine Law Enforcement Accreditation Program.

MATTAWAMKEAG — The Mattawamkeag Board of Selectmen approved $16.25 millage for the upcoming tax commitment, at its Aug. 3 meeting.  With Selectman Henry Gary absent, Selectmen Luke Bulley and Curt Ring tabled the appointment of board chair until the next meeting when Gary can be present.

LOWELL — The Lowell Selectboard endorsed opening a road for all-terrain vehicle access and discussed upcoming tax commitment, at a July 28 meeting. Members of the Burlington Back Country Riders snowmobile and ATV club attended the meeting to request the town’s endorsement for a portion of state Route 188 to be opened for ATV use.

WINN — The Winn Selectboard appointed a new code enforcement officer and approved an estimate to repair a culvert, at its July 29 meeting. The board unanimously approved the appointment of Jim Michaud as the town’s code enforcement officer.