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The best knives for Maine hunters
3+ week, 5+ day 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…...
This outdoor spectacle will soon fill Maine’s skies and fields
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (839+ 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,…...
Another Maine police department uses an AI startup to write reports
3+ week, 4+ day ago (564+ words) An artificial intelligence startup that lets police officers generate incident reports from body camera footage is expanding its foothold in Maine. Code Four, which first entered the state when it provided its software to Wilton police, now has a contract…...
UpStart Maine announces Blitz 2026 Entrepreneurship Conference
4+ week, 3+ hour ago (251+ words) Developing connections to deepen relationships in Maine’s Startup Ecosystem BANGOR –UpStart Maine’s Blitz Bangor Entrepreneurship Conference will be held... Developing connections to deepen relationships in Maine’s Startup Ecosystem BANGOR –UpStart Maine’s Blitz Bangor Entrepreneurship Conference will be held on Wednesday,…...
Live updates: JD Vance makes 2nd stop in Maine this year
2+ week, 6+ day ago (199+ words) Michael Shepherd joined the Bangor Daily News in 2015 after time at the Kennebec Journal. He lives in Augusta, graduated from the University of Maine in 2012 and has a master's degree from the University of Southern Maine's Muskie School of Public…...
This is my favorite excuse to head into the North Maine Woods
6+ day, 5+ hour ago (853+ words) matter when we go, if we don’t dillydally in the morning, get breakfast over with in a hurry, get out of...
Read the 911 transcript as 10 ambulances refused to save a dying Maine woman
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (183+ words) Rachel Worster Hunter died at her Macwahoc Plantation home on Jan. 8, 2025, after 10 ambulance services refused to drive to her home. She died from low potassium, a medical condition she had long grappled with, according to her husband, Michael Hunter. Rachel…...
Mystery PAC tied to Donald Trump spends big in Maine’s 2nd District race
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (470+ words) A group tied to President Donald Trump’s massive political operation reserved at least $4.4 million in ads in the race between former Gov. Paul LePage and State Auditor Matt Dunlap for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District. The reservations first appeared in tracking by…...
Uniquely named festival continues Maine roots music tradition in Aroostook
3+ week, 5+ day 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’s largest balloon festival returns to Aroostook skies
2+ week, 5+ day ago (555+ words) than a dozen hot air balloons take to the air each morning and evening — weather permitting — and fill the...Untethered flights (those that are part of the morning and evening ascensions) are sold out, Madore said....vendor fair and a…...