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Maine family lives without modern amenities to protest environmental destruction
5+ day, 28+ min ago (1654+ words) “I’m here for all generations, for everyone to have access to water and all beings to have access to water,” Ethan Hughes, a Belfast resident who climbed on the roof with his two daughters, told FOX ABC Maine at the…...
Bangor won’t clarify if councilor’s spouse can be sworn in to school committee
1+ week, 4+ day ago (750+ words) The spouse of a Bangor City Councilor qualified for this year’s School Committee ballot, but it’s unclear whether she can be sworn in because of vague guidance in the city’s charter. Jamie Beck, wife of City Councilor Michael Beck, is…...
University of Maine Foundation names new president and CEO
2+ week, 3+ day ago (419+ words) ORONO – University of Maine Foundation Board Chair Chris Keating ’79 announced that Sean Campbell ’94 has been appointed the new president and CEO of the Foundation, starting in the role on Oct. 19. Keating chaired the search committee for a national search process…...
$20.4M Historic Preservation of Maine’s First State Mental Health Institute Enters Final Phase
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (684+ words) A project to preserve the Stone Building in Augusta, Maine, which housed a mental health institute, is entering its final phase of construction. The facility comprises of six connected structures, collectively covering 262,000 sq ft in the state’s East Campus Historic…...
This project promised to bring 55 dorm-style apartments to Bangor and then disappeared
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (622+ 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. Construction of a project slated to create 55 rooms of dormitory-style housing…...
A Maine Homeowner and Pet Dog Narrowly Escape a Devastating House Fire
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (203+ words) Fortunately, the dog was rescued without incident and was taken to stay with family members until the homeowner was well enough to be released from the local hospital. The story was picked up by local media outlets like WABI 5, which…...
Bangor Savings Bank president and CEO to retire after more than a decade at the helm
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (255+ words) Yolanda “Lannie” Moffatt will soon take the helm of Bangor Savings Bank, the largest bank based in Maine, as its 13th president and CEO. Moffatt will succeed Bob Montgomery-Rice, who is retiring at the end of the summer after more than…...
Maine solar customers lose electric bill credits after project developers miss state payments
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (221+ words) Ryan joined pv magazine in 2021, bringing experience from a top residential solar installer and a U.S.-based inverter manufacturer. He holds a Master of Energy and Environmental Management degree at the University of Connecticut and a degree in Management with a…...
Maine Children’s Home receives grants supporting mental health care and family-centered services
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (373+ words) WATERVILLE — Maine Children’s Home has received several recent grants supporting children and families across Maine through mental health care, parenting education and family-centered services. A $10,000 grant from the Maine Charity Foundation Fund of the Maine Community Foundation, awarded in May,…...
Maine's old growth forests are disappearing. This program could help save them.
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (839+ words) To Caleb Chaplin, it’s clear what sets a patch of old forest on his family’s land apart from the woods around it. “You can tell it’s never been plowed or made into fields and came back up, it’s really unique…...