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Community supports a Bangor nonprofit as it works to restore its kitchen
13+ hour, 10+ min ago (36+ words) Local restaurants are donating food to Manna Ministries after a sewage pipe break made the organization’s kitchen unusable. Local restaurants are donating food to Manna Ministries after a sewage pipe break made the organization's kitchen unusable....
Regulators choose CMP for new northern Maine transmission line project
5+ hour, 38+ min ago (688+ words) The Maine Public Utilities Commission on Tuesday selected bids for the development and construction of a transmission line and wind generation project for the Northern Maine Renewable Energy Development Program. This is the commission’s second attempt to solicit bids for…...
Maine legislators urge AG’s office to fund struggling Bangor-based healthcare provider
7+ hour, 11+ min ago (570+ words) Nine state legislators are asking the office of the Maine attorney general Monday to provide funding for Penobscot Community Health Care, which needs an immediate $3 million boost to avoid drastically cutting services or declaring bankruptcy. The letter, which state Sen....
‘To Orlando, love, Dolly Parton’: This Bangor man got the autograph of a lifetime
7+ hour, 38+ min ago (219+ words) This story was originally published in June 2016. We are republishing it following the death of Dolly Parton at age 80. Orlando Frati died in January 2024. “She was beautiful,” Frati said. “She had on a beautiful dress, and she was all glittered…...
Promising ‘a lot more enforcement,’ White House border czar visited northern Maine last week
8+ hour, 32+ min ago (729+ words) White House Border Czar Tom Homan visited Maine’s northern border last week on the same day he promised a state lawmaker that immigration agencies would take “a lot more enforcement action” in the state. White House spokesperson Lauren Bis confirmed…...
This Maine Town Is Officially The Safest In The State And Hardly Anyone Talks About It
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (1495+ words) A town can earn Maine’s safest-city ranking and still feel strangely uninterested in showing off. That was the surprise waiting along the Piscataqua River, where quiet roads curved past old homes and broad stretches of water caught the afternoon light....
The Massive Maine Deli Where You Can Eat, Shop, And Browse For Hours In 2026
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (1554+ words) Freeport can turn a quick shopping stop into an all-day outing, but one local market gives hungry visitors another reason to linger. Inside, a full deli serves made-to-order sandwiches while a custom butcher counter anchors the grocery side. Shelves nearby…...
Bird's Eye Maine Marks Seventh Year of Private Casco Bay Charters
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (530+ words) Captain Matt Ayres combines a lifelong connection to Maine's waters with seven seasons of private, personalized coastal... Bird’s Eye Maine Marks Seventh Year of Private Casco Bay Charters Captain Matt Ayres combines a lifelong connection to Maine’s waters with seven…...
Maine clinician hired to lead Thomas College’s new masters in clinical mental health program
13+ hour, 19+ min ago (247+ words) WATERVILLE — Maine clinician Amanda Sexton is joining Thomas College as assistant professor to help lead the new master’s in clinical mental health program that is launching this fall. Sexton is a licensed clinical professional counselor in Maine with areas of…...
$949K multifamily home tops Bangor property sales for week of July 26
18+ hour, 12+ min ago (289+ 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 sprawling multifamily home on Ohio Street took the top spot…...