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6 Places Around Maine Where You Can Meet Scottish Highland Cows
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (1772+ words) Fluffy faces, sweeping horns, and shaggy coats that look suspiciously salon-ready make Highland cattle hard to resist. In Maine, these hardy animals fit right into the cooler countryside, where farms and historic properties give visitors a chance to see them…...
William S. Cohen middle school in Bangor evacuated for hoax bomb threat
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (616+ words) Bangor School Department officials confirmed to NEWS CENTER Maine that the William S. Cohen School was evacuated Wednesday morning due to a bomb threat. The threat was later found to be a "swatting hoax," which means it was a false report…...
This Maine Plant Rescue Is A Goldmine For Cheap Plants, Pots And Garden Finds
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (1398+ words) I went in planning to buy one small fern, which is apparently the gardening version of saying you will eat just one potato chip. By the time I headed back to the car, I had completely abandoned that plan and…...
Lewiston shooting 1 year later, residents cope with faith, family
17+ hour, 23+ min ago (1800+ words) LEWISTON, Maine — Perched halfway up a stepladder, artist Tanja Hollander reached for the ceiling as she held fishing line and a small metal hook in one hand. The ladder squeaked beneath her as she hung dozens of bouquet wrappers, most…...
Central Maine Power attempted $70M rate increase, but regulators said overruns were 'its own making'
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (936+ words) Central Maine Power had sought nearly $70 million in temporary rate increases, but Maine regulators blocked the request. All three commissioners agreed and criticized the utility. In discussing the request, regulators suggested the company's rising costs were not just the unavoidable…...
Turn down the heat on Maine’s annual furnace debate | Column
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (705+ words) It’s strange when a war halfway across the globe could have you fumbling to operate a TV remote in winter gloves, but that’s where we are — or are about to be. With temperatures in Maine dipping into the 30s overnight and…...
This Affordable Maine Town Is Becoming A Surprisingly Appealing Place To Retire
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (1671+ words) A river rushing over granite falls, fresh bread at the farmers market, and home prices that make you look twice. Not a bad combination for retirement, right? I was surprised by how much this little Maine town had going for…...
$6.3M MDI estate tops list of most expensive Maine homes sold in September
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (273+ words) HousingThis section of the BDN aims to help readers understand Maine’s housing crisis, the volatile real estate market and the public policy behind them. Read more Housing coverage here. A $6.3 million waterfront estate in Mount Desert with seven bedrooms and…...
Fact-checking Maine debate between Susan Collins, Troy Jackson on Roe v. Wade, electric rates, Iran
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (1501+ words) Republican Sen. Susan Collins and her Democratic challenger, Troy Jackson, faced off in a Maine Senate debate, repeating a host of familiar attacks in the contest that polls show as a close race. In the hour-long debate hosted by PolitiFact…...
Construction begins in Bangor after sinkhole causes road closure
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (120+ words) Mostly sunny and pleasant; seasonably mild.. BANGOR, Pa. - Construction has begun on a road in Northampton County following the opening of a sinkhole earlier this week. The sinkhole opened up on Market Street (Route 512) between South 6th Street and South 7th Street on…...