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The best knives for Maine hunters
17+ hour, 23+ min ago (325+ words) This story was originally published in August 2025. Over the years, an assortment of different hunting knives have wound up in my hunting day pack. Some held an edge well, and some did not. Without a doubt, the litmus test I…...
Uniquely named festival continues Maine roots music tradition in Aroostook
17+ hour, 23+ min ago (489+ words) Last year, two Aroostook County musicians delivered a reimagining of a longtime Maine music festival with a catchy new name. Now, Coddiwomple is back. Coddiwomple debuted in New Sweden last year, featuring folk and Americana musicians from Portland to the…...
Maine AG continues investigation into fatal ICE shooting, says it has no power over changes to DHS practices
19+ hour, 17+ min ago (322+ words) The Office of the Maine Attorney General continues to investigate the fatal ICE shooting in Biddeford but won't be able to take action to change ICE practices, according to a news release. The attorney general's office said it oversees investigations…...
Democrats hold ‘shadow’ hearing in Maine over ICE shooting death
22+ hour, 18+ min ago (405+ words) (The Center Square) — A group of congressional Democrats held a "shadow" hearing in Maine on Monday to take testimony from witnesses to the shooting death of a man by an ICE agent last month. Monday's field hearing in Biddeford, titled…...
Even small Maine towns are weighing data center bans
21+ hour, 23+ min ago (669+ words) Daniel O'Connor is a Report for America corps member who covers rural government as part of the partnership between The Maine Monitor and the Bangor Daily News, with additional support from BDN and Monitor readers. Several small towns across Maine…...
Man targeted by ICE in Biddeford had no final removal order, was shooting victim???s roommate, Maine representative says
12+ hour, 31+ min ago (877+ words) BIDDEFORD, Maine — The man ICE agents were targeting when an officer fatally shot Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero here last month did not have a final removal order, US Representative Chellie Pingree said Monday, contradicting the Department of Homeland Security’s account…...
A Breathtaking 120-Year-Old Family Home on the Maine Coast
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (267+ words) For Wendy Prior Fentress, finding extraordinary places is part of the job. A former television producer who began her career as an assistant to the head writer at Saturday Night Live before going on to produce for MTV, Wendy now…...
7 Maine events this week include Lewiston-Auburn Balloon Festival, Jurassic Quest
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (205+ words) 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 5 p.m. Sunday. Through Sept. 6. Blossom Artslab at Crewe Center for the Arts, 111 Bedford St., Portland, $10-$58. porttix.com. 8 p.m. Friday. Vinegar Hill Music Theatre, 53 Post Rd., Arundel, $20-$25 in advance, $30-$35 at the door. vinhillmusic.com. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Saturday. Lincoln Park, Congress and Pearl Street,…...
A small Maine town is pushing back against Poland Spring's water withdrawals
19+ hour, 8+ min ago (789+ words) For the fifth time since it received its original permit in 2005, the Poland Spring bottling company is asking the town of Denmark in western Maine to renew a water extraction permit for another five years. Poland Spring wants to continue…...
Maine bridge collapses while construction crew was pouring concrete for bridge deck
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (90+ words) OLD TOWN, ME. (NBC, KYMA) - Portions of a bridge under construction collapsed Thursday in Old Town, Maine. The bridge collapsed while a construction crew was pouring concrete for the bridge deck as part of ongoing construction, the Maine Department of…...