Scientists are naming locations on Mars after iconic Maine towns, landmarks
Ogunquit Beach, Cape Elizabeth, Rockport, Isleboro, Isle au Haut and Mt. Katahdin are all locations in Maine -- and now on Mars.
View ArticleSanford man previously convicted of assault sentenced for gun possession
A Sanford man who was convicted of a misdemeanor domestic violence crime in 2010 that barred him from having guns was sentenced for felony gun possession Tuesday in federal court, according to a news...
View ArticleRestaurant awards tout chefs and owners from Ogunquit to Wiscasset
Maine eateries Le Garage, Jonathan's Ogunquit, Union Restaurant and The Red Barn were among the restaurants honored.
View ArticleOld Orchard Beach man faces reckless firearm charge
A Old Orchard Beach man was arrested Wednesday afternoon after he reportedly used a gun to damage two motorcycles during an argument with a family member.
View ArticleNew facility helps prepare women inmates for release
About 70 women inmates formerly held in York County moved into the Southern Maine Women’s Re-entry Center in Windham.
View ArticleEsposito, Bouchard headline 41st BDN All-Maine Schoolgirl Basketball Team
Emily Esposito has been chosen to the first team of the Bangor Daily News All-Maine Schoolgirl Basketball Team for the third consecutive season.
View ArticleBDN All-Maine Schoolgirl Basketball Team stats; honorable mention list
BDN All-Maine Schoolgirl Basketball Team stats; honorable mention list
View Article41 years of stars: BDN All-Maine Schoolgirl Basketball teams, 1977 to 2017
41 years of stars: BDN All-Maine Schoolgirl Basketball teams, 1977 to 2017
View ArticleApril Fools’ storm dumps more than foot of snow in parts of Portland
An April Fools’ Day snow storm had dumped heavy wet snow on southern and western areas of the state but left northern Maine unscathed by late morning Saturday.
View ArticleEleven people displaced after Acton fire destroys barn
A fire displaced 11 people and destroyed a two-story barn in Acton on Sunday afternoon.
View ArticleAnother spring storm to dump up to 8 inches of snow
Western and southern Maine could see between 5 and 8 inches of snow, with possible higher totals in the and around mountains.
View ArticleClimate change skeptic group’s mailing campaign targets Maine teachers
A letter from the Heartland Institute said that the “science isn’t settled” and that there was an ongoing, “vibrant debate” among scientists.
View ArticleGOP state senator Eric Brakey kicks off underdog 2018 bid to unseat Angus King
Brakey called King a champion of “big government and big corporations” and hit Republicans for challenging him weakly.
View ArticleLePage administration paid $315K for a consultant to rethink child care, then...
The state told federal regulators it planned to carry out the consultant's recommendations and re-upped with the consultant after its first proposal. But it appears there are no plans to follow through.
View ArticleActon fire leaves family of murder victim without home
Among the children living there were the son and daughter of a man who was stabbed to death in Acton six weeks ago.
View ArticleAutistic people don’t need a ‘cure’
The largest autism organizations treat autism as if it were a disease that needs to be eradicated, rather than a set of developmental conditions.
View ArticleMaine’s wells could be polluted with arsenic, lead
“The major problem is that Maine has a high reliance on wells, but very few people test their wells."
View ArticleActon woman, 45, indicted on murder charge for husband’s death
Kandee Weyland has been formally charged with murder in connection with the stabbing death of her husband, Scott Weyland, in February.
View ArticleBonny Eagle cheerleading coach ‘mentally broken’ after sexual assault charges...
Citing an uncooperative victim, the district attorney has now dismissed the charges against 21-year-old Nick Perry.
View ArticlePayless shoe store files for bankruptcy, will close 4 stores in Maine
The Broadway Shopping Center store in Bangor as well as those in Presque Isle, Biddeford and Ellsworth are among 400 stores closing across the country.
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