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Maine to receive $56 million in landmark Meta settlement over addictive features
20+ hour, 14+ min ago (397+ words) Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey announced on Wednesday that he, along with the attorneys general of 50 other states and territories, had reached a settlement agreement with Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, over concerns about the addictive nature…...
Community supports a Bangor nonprofit as it works to restore its kitchen
1+ day, 14+ hour 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....
What do Bangor-area residents hope Vance addresses?
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (44+ words) Ahead of Vice President JD Vance’s visit to Brewer, Bangor-area residents shared what they hope he addresses, from manufacturing to the economy. Ahead of Vice President JD Vance's visit to Brewer, Bangor-area residents shared what they hope he addresses, from…...
Bangor families launch model rockets in Challenger Learning Center’s ‘Blast off Bash’
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (52+ words) Dozens of families in the Bangor area assembled and launched model rockets into the sky on Saturday morning. Serious violent and sexual offenders may be confined to areas of just a few miles after... Dozens of families in the Bangor…...
August ‘radio hour’ explores how Maine jails treat addiction
6+ day, 21+ hour ago (392+ words) In this month's episode of The Maine Monitor Radio Hour, Maine Monitor health care reporter Emily Bader spoke with editor Kate Cough about Bader's recent project on treating addiction in Maine's jails... In this month's episode of The Maine Monitor…...
Maine’s gubernatorial candidates agree on education challenges, but not solutions
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1554+ words) Two of the three gubernatorial candidates vying to succeed Gov. Janet Mills this November agree on the major challenges Maine schools are facing: students are falling behind in reading and math, mental health needs are growing, educators are underpaid and…...
Maine AG continues investigation into fatal ICE shooting, says it has no power over changes to DHS practices
1+ week, 2+ day ago (322+ words) The Office of the Maine Attorney General continues to investigate the fatal ICE shooting in Biddeford but won't be able to take action to change ICE practices, according to a news release. The attorney general's office said it oversees investigations…...
Democrats hold ‘shadow’ hearing in Maine over ICE shooting death
1+ week, 2+ day ago (405+ words) (The Center Square) — A group of congressional Democrats held a "shadow" hearing in Maine on Monday to take testimony from witnesses to the shooting death of a man by an ICE agent last month. Monday's field hearing in Biddeford, titled…...
Even small Maine towns are weighing data center bans
1+ week, 2+ day ago (669+ words) Daniel O'Connor is a Report for America corps member who covers rural government as part of the partnership between The Maine Monitor and the Bangor Daily News, with additional support from BDN and Monitor readers. Several small towns across Maine…...
A Breathtaking 120-Year-Old Family Home on the Maine Coast
1+ week, 2+ day ago (267+ words) For Wendy Prior Fentress, finding extraordinary places is part of the job. A former television producer who began her career as an assistant to the head writer at Saturday Night Live before going on to produce for MTV, Wendy now…...