3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (1743+ words) A good country market can turn a quick grocery stop into the kind of place you remember long after the bags are unpacked. In Maine, small shops like these still offer local products, changing seasonal finds, and the kind of…...

3+ day, 1+ 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,…...

6+ day, 5+ hour 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…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (1730+ words) Michael Hunter was panicking. When his wife, Rachel Worster Hunter, woke up the morning of Jan. 8, 2025, the 54-year-old couldn’t speak clearly or focus her eyes. Michael recognized that she was suffering from low potassium, something she had long grappled with....

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1484+ words) Labor Day weekend brings a different kind of energy to this corner of Maine. Cotton candy drifts through the air, livestock barns stay busy, and the midway starts glowing as evening settles in. What makes this fair especially memorable is…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (1800+ words) Maine’s forests are packed with towering pines, quiet trails, and plenty of tiny hitchhikers waiting in the tall grass. Ticks show up in almost every county, and knowing where they hang out helps you plan smarter adventures. I put together…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (725+ words) Republican gubernatorial nominee Bobby Charles told activists last week that he plans to ask President Donald Trump’s border czar to send U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to Maine polling places this fall. Charles, a lawyer who served in the…...

2+ week, 5+ day 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....

3+ week, 4+ 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....

3+ week, 1+ hour ago   (157+ words) Robert Carlton was selected Maine County Official of August in honor of his community service by Spirit of America Foundation’s Maine Chapter. Carlton has served four years as a commissioner of Franklin County, including some time as commission chair. In…...