Three Rocky Hill firefighters were honored Monday night for their part in a rescue on the Connecticut River in March.

Emergency crews responded to Ferry Park in Rocky Hill on March 23 in response to a report of a vehicle in the river.

When they arrived, they found a woman in a Jeep about 35 feet out from the riverbank.

Crews broke a window and pulled the woman to safety after about 10 minutes, according to fire officials.

The woman sustained non-life-threatening injuries.

Monday evening, Captain William Kelly, Captain Roberto Leone, and Lt. Travis Gerace-Hicks were awarded the fire department’s valor award for their rescue efforts.

PORTLAND (WGME) – The wife of Democrat Graham Platner, who is running for U.S. Senate in Maine, is responding to stories in the Wall Street Journal and New York Times about sexually explicit text messages Platner allegedly sent to other women during their marriage.

CBS13 reached out to the Platner campaign for comment Monday but did not hear back.

According to multiple reports, Platner calls the stories “gossip.”

Amy Gertner, his wife of nearly three years, called the former staffer’s claims a “betrayal” and an “invasion of our privacy.”

Platner says the Wall Street Journal and New York Times ran stories without any evidence, based solely on gossip from a former staffer.

He says claims made by that staffer, former State Representative Genevieve McDonald, are untrue.

Platner’s wife, Amy Gertner, says she trusted McDonald with the most private chapter of their lives.

“I confided deeply personal details about my marriage to someone I considered a friend. In the months since, I have had to watch as she spread malicious gossip to anyone who would take her call,” Gertner said.

“The situation he’s in right now that’s most uncomfortable, I think, is that he and his wife seem to be telling different versions of the story,” USM Political Science Professor Ron Schmidt said.

Gertner defended her husband in a video she posted.

“I find it really shameful that there’s a group of media outlets, and people who are willing to spread gossip, instead of talking about real issues that Graham is running on like healthcare and education and childcare,” Gertner said.

The wife of Democrat Graham Platner, who is running for U.S. Senate in Maine, is responding to stories in the Wall Street Journal and New York Times about sexually explicit text messages Platner allegedly sent to other women during their marriage. (WGME)

She says being newly married while going through infertility and a Senate campaign is hard, but she says they are working on their marriage and mental health.

“I knew the man that I married had been through an immense amount of violent, active combat,” Gertner said. “No marriage is perfect, and I don’t want a perfect marriage. I want my marriage.”

“If this is a case of mistakes made early on in the marriage, and they’ve had marriage counseling, then the best thing to do is to say ‘I made a mistake. It was a while ago. It was related to something else, and it doesn’t have a bearing on where I am right now,’” Schmidt said.

A Platner supporter, who attended Sunday’s town hall meeting with the candidate, says the focus needs to be on policy, not personal matters.

“I think people should really continue to engage with Platner and the campaign around affordable housing, universal healthcare and issues that really matter to us,” Auburn Community Organizer Safiya Khalid said.

The wife of Democrat Graham Platner, who is running for U.S. Senate in Maine, is responding to stories in the Wall Street Journal and New York Times about sexually explicit text messages Platner allegedly sent to other women during their marriage. (WGME)

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“Graham and I have a great marriage,” Gertner said. “And we love each other deeply. We deserve better. I think Mainers deserve better.”

Platner has apologized for other controversies like now-deleted Reddit posts calling himself a communist and blaming victims of rape, and a nazi-symbol skull tattoo his military unit got that he’s since covered up.

Through it all, he’s still leading in the polls.

Schmidt says Democratic voters like what Platner stands for, but he says the controversies are certainly a concern, especially with Senator Susan Collins, in his view, doing a good job distancing herself from President Donald Trump.

Championship season is upon us, and we’re tracking every title winner in Massachusetts this spring.

From the golf sectionals in late May to championship weekend June 11-14, a four-day stretch in which 31 titlists will be crowned across boys’ and girls’ lacrosse, boys and girls’ tennis, boys’ and girls’ rugby, boys’ volleyball, softball, and baseball, we’ll have you covered.

Find all the dates, brackets, seedings, matchups, and links to our postseason previews here.

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Division 1: Lexington girls, St. John’s Prep boys

Lexington girls graduate to two-time Division 1 track champions, St. John’s Prep sprints to boys’ title

Division 2: Billerica girls, North Andover boys

Billerica girls unphazed by move up to Division 2, going back-to-back as North Andover boys dominate

Division 3: Canton girls, Walpole boys

Canton girls cap greatest season with first Division 3 track title, Walpole boys win by thinnest margin

Division 4: Duxbury girls, Newburyport boys

Historic win for Duxbury girls, Mohoric paces Newburyport boys to Division 4 outdoor track championship

Division 5: North Reading girls, Weston boys

It’s four in a row for North Reading girls, two straight for Weston boys at Division 5 track championships

Division 6: Ayer Shirley girls, Abington boys

Ayer Shirley girls pick up where they left off, Abington boys twinning at Division 6 track championships

Day 1, Divisions 1, 2, and 5: Lexington boys and girls setting the pace at Division 1 track & field championships

Day 1, Divisions 3, 4, and 6: Canton girls make a strong run to first at Division 3 track championships

South: Walpole | With Tori Adams as its driving force, Walpole scores third straight MIAA South girls’ golf championship

North/Central/West: Hopkinton | Concord-Carlisle’s Sophie Redmond, Hopkinton rule MIAA girls’ golf championship for North/Central/West

With titles for Natick and Peabody and smiles for all, MIAA unified track championship ‘beyond inspiring’

Brendan Kurie can be reached at brendan.kurie@globe.com. Follow him on X @BrendanKurie.