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9+ hour, 22+ min ago   (152+ words) Registered nurses at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston voted by an overwhelming margin Thursday to join the Maine State Nurses Association. Prime Healthcare suspended or fired 20 nurses in the leadup to the vote. Of the 204 nurses who voted, 91% supported…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (241+ words) DAVE EVANS is relishing the prospect of taking his Buckley Town team west to tackle Bangor City 1876 this evening. The Gwynedd side have adapted well to life back in Cymru North following on from promotion last season and they find…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (1808+ words) Twenty-five dollars can still buy a surprisingly good day out in Maine. That might mean stepping inside an old granite fort, climbing above a river, or wandering through a patch of sand that looks completely out of place in the…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (938+ words) The Bangor Daily News is profiling all 12 Bangor City Council candidates ahead of the election this fall. Read more coverage of Bangor’s local election here. A Bangor City Council candidate who is involved in local progressive organizations wants to focus…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (1142+ words) Three deputies, including a Nov. 3 election opponent, have accused Oxford County Sheriff Christopher Wainwright of retaliating against them for cooperating in a misconduct probe that led to a high-profile attempt to remove him from office. Wainwright's challenger, Deputy Justin Brown,…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (36+ words) The Bangor International Airport is scheduled to reopen Thursday afternoon following scheduled work on the runway and terminal. The Bangor International Airport is scheduled to reopen Thursday afternoon following scheduled work on the runway and terminal....

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (94+ words) Maine third graders rank 44th nationally in reading proficiency and a new study just released offers recommendations to improve outcomes. Education leaders say they are counting on the next governor and next legislature to implement recommendations outlined in this study to…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (669+ words) Northwestern Lehigh doesn’t shy away from playing tough competition, which is why powerful teams like Crestwood, Oley Valley and Palmyra are on its regular-season schedule. Facing that competition helps prepare the Tigers for tough Colonial League opponents like Bangor. The…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (415+ words) Democrat Hannah Pingree has a sizable financial edge over her two opponents as the race for governor enters the final six-week stretch. Pingree’s campaign reported raising more than $1.2 million between July 15 and Sept. 15. That’s more than double the roughly $509,000 raised…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (247+ words) Maine’s Office of Affordable Health Care said the state must do more to limit the growing cost of healthcare. During its annual hearing Wednesday, the office said that payments for outpatient hospital services in Maine increased by more than 40% between…...