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Leftover federal funds provide early fuel aid to Maine households
9+ hour, 56+ min ago (409+ words) More than 4,000 of Maine’s most vulnerable households will receive early fuel assistance due to the release of nearly $4 million in federal funding leftover from the 2025-2026 heating season. MaineHousing has issued Home Energy Assistance Program, or HEAP, payments to fuel vendors…...
What's driving up Maine electric bills
9+ hour, 29+ min ago (398+ words) Rising natural gas prices and increasing costs to repair and upgrade electric infrastructure are driving Maine’s eye-popping power bills, according to a new analysis from Maine’s Office of Public Advocate. Public Advocate Heather Sanborn said in an interview that the…...
Gas, poles and wires push up Maine electric bills, public advocate says
20+ hour ago (420+ words) Rising natural gas prices and increasing costs to repair and upgrade electric infrastructure are driving Maine's eye-popping power bills, according to a new analysis from Maine's Office of Public Advocate. Renewable energy projects, and particularly subsidies for Maine's now-retired community…...
She bought a home in coastal Maine after years spent living at sea
11+ hour, 29+ min ago (948+ words) This story is part of the BDN’s Home Buying series that shares stories of Mainers who became homeowners despite the state’s volatile real estate market. Want to share your experience buying a home in Maine? Email [email protected]. A 34-year-old who…...
What happened during the Maine shooting? A timeline of the tragedy in Lewiston
10+ hour, 53+ min ago (953+ words) Updated on: October 27, 2023 / 10:45 PM EDT / CBS News Eighteen people were killed in a mass shooting at a bowling alley and restaurant Wednesday night in Lewiston, Maine, and another 13 people were injured. After an intense two-day manhunt, the suspect in the…...
A Maine guide pulled 200 tires from a river last year. Yesterday, he pulled his 700th.
16+ hour, 38+ min ago (1051+ words) OutdoorsThe BDN outdoors section brings readers into the woods, waters and wild places of Maine. It features stories on hunting, fishing, wildlife, conservation and recreation, told by people who live these experiences. This section emphasizes hands-on knowledge, field reports, issues,…...
Watch live forums with Bangor City Council and School Committee candidates
1+ day, 27+ min ago (112+ words) Candidates running for Council and School Committee will take the stage during a nonpartisan forum on Wednesday evening. The candidates will include the 12 people vying for three open City Council... Candidates running for Bangor City Council and School Committee will…...
Maine's highest court hears arguments over deadly fall at Prouts Neck Cliff Walk
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (454+ words) The Maine Supreme Judicial Court heard arguments Wednesday over whether the Black Point Inn can be held responsible for a Georgia woman's deadly fall from the Prouts Neck Cliff Walk in 2022. By Enas Alashray, Mohammed Ghobari and Timour Azhari Oct…...
Maine volunteer search and rescue organization finds new home in Orono
23+ hour, 59+ min ago (648+ words) A new building on Kelley Road in Orono will be a hangar and rescue station for a Maine search and rescue organization with more than 120 volunteers. Down East Emergency Medicine Institute, a volunteer organization funded by donations, built a new…...
50 apartments for low-income seniors open in Bangor
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (582+ 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 local housing agency celebrated the completion of 50 new units of…...