In the background, the Crown of Maine Balloon Fest, and from left, the Can-Am sled dog races in Fort Kent, demolition in Van Buren and a Houlton surveillance camera. The County staff won awards during this year’s Maine Press Association annual conference in South Portland. (The County Composite photo by Paula Brewer; photos by Cameron Levasseur, Chris Bouchard, Paula Brewer and Kathleen Phalen Tomaselli)
The County gets first-place nods from Maine Press Association
The association presented its annual Better Newspaper Contest awards at the 2026 fall conference, held Oct. 17 in South Portland.
