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Treworgy Family Orchards in Levant was voted best corn maze for the fifth year in a row in USA TODAY's 10BEST Awards.

The five-acre maze, celebrating America's 250th birthday with a Statue of Liberty theme, is open Tues-Sun in fall with night events on Oct. 16, 17, 23 & 24.

A rare Dunlap broadside copy of the Declaration of Independence, printed on July 4, 1776, is drawing hundreds of visitors to Bangor Public Library as part of the Maine Historical Society’s statewide tour on view through Saturday.

Local law enforcement escorts the exhibit at each stop.

Statewide fuel oil prices have jumped 74% to an average of $5.77 per gallon, meaning filling a 275-gallon tank will cost nearly $675 more than last year, the Maine Department of Energy Resources said.

The University of Maine will lay off some faculty and staff next year to help close a $19M budget gap (declining enrollment and deferred maintenance costs are key factors).

Officials will review the draft budget in January 2027.

Researchers report a record year for razorbills and puffins after Seal Island reached 127+ active nests and Eastern Egg Rock recorded 213 puffin burrows.

Their latest census was shared at the Gulf of Maine Seabird Working Group conference, highlighting ongoing conservation efforts.

The Penobscot Nation has received about 11,000 acres of ancestral land today south of Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument as the first phase of a 30,000-acre return.

The Trust for Public Land is coordinating further transfers pending an extra $12 million, bolstering local cultural and conservation efforts (including habitat restoration).

Maine Library Commission voted unanimously Monday to adopt new standards that change library boundaries and require paid directors, and the proposal now goes to legal review before public comment begins on Oct.

8 — a public hearing is set for Oct. 29.

UMaine men’s hockey was picked seventh in the Hockey East preseason poll and will open its season at Holy Cross on Oct.

2-3. The women’s team was chosen eighth and will host an exhibition against New Hampshire before starting their season on Sept. 25-26.