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11+ hour, 24+ min ago   (238+ 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 small house on Main Street that sold for more than…...

1+ week, 48+ min ago   (1755+ words) A loon calling over still water can make an ordinary evening feel like a scene pulled out of another era. That is part of the charm surrounding Maine’s classic lake resorts, where longtime traditions still shape the experience even as…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (831+ words) About 20 people gathered in Bangor’s West Market Square Monday morning for an event kicking off Jonathan Bush’s advertising campaign around this year’s city council race. Some were there to support the wealthy tech entrepreneur and other Republicans who spoke about…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (136+ words) ORONO, Maine (WABI) - The Maine football team returns to the field after its bye week on Saturday at 1 p.m. against Bryant in Orono. Quarterbacks Eddie Buehler and Caden Drezek have split time in the last two games for the Black Bears....

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1808+ words) A cemetery is creepy enough during the day. Add a little fog and a story about someone who never quite left, and suddenly every sound makes you turn around. I’ve wandered through old burial grounds in Maine, reading names carved…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (968+ words) Maine’s next governor will face the early challenge of proposing a balanced state budget, and a projected hole of more than $1 billion may complicate that task. Finance Commissioner Elaine Clark noted that “many of the funding obligations considered in the…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (734+ words) Maine will receive more than $36 million in federal funding to help low-income households and seniors afford rising fuel costs as nighttime temperatures dip below freezing. According to a press release from U.S. Sen. Susan Collins' office on Friday, this will mark…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago   (1672+ words) A tiny train rolling beside a sparkling harbor already sounds charming, but the open-air cars make it even more fun once that cool Maine breeze kicks in. Red and gold leaves flutter near the tracks while sailboats bob on the…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago   (1688+ words) A cool Maine morning gets a lot more interesting when warm bread is tucked under one arm and farm-fresh produce fills the other. Add a fiddle tune drifting through the trees, and suddenly grocery shopping feels suspiciously like a good…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago   (1790+ words) A rainy day in Maine can be all the excuse you need to start thinking about fabric. Maybe you have a half-finished quilt waiting at home, or maybe you just like wandering through shelves of cotton prints and seeing what…...