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Man gets 366 days in prison for trafficking fentanyl in Bangor
8+ hour, 41+ min ago (146+ words) Make a gift in honor of the good that comes from BDN journalism in your hands, and help raise $60, 000 this spring to support our reporting. Make a donation now." A Bangor man will spend a year and a day behind…...
Bangor considering these changes to its historic home preservation rules
11+ hour, 57+ min ago (629+ words) BDN reporters help make the Bangor region a better place by holding officials accountable and shining a light. Your donation can help raise $60, 000 this spring to support our reporting. Make a donation now." Owners of historic homes in Bangor may…...
How Maine's Tuesday votes will be counted from Election Day to next week
22+ hour, 12+ min ago (414+ words) Maine's June primaries feature some of the state's most tantalizing nominating races in years, with ranked-choice voting adding complexity to what could be a long count. Here's what to know about how results will come in. Polls close at 8 p. m. Tuesday....
I asked 4 Maine lure makers for their best catches. Here's what caught them.
22+ hour, 12+ min ago (366+ words) Outdoors The 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,…...
Bangor homeless camp closure disrupted response to HIV outbreak, CDC says
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (720+ words) The Bangor Daily News was the first to report this story. What you're reading here would likely not be made public without the efforts of professional journalists asking questions, interviewing sources and obtaining documents." Bangor's closure of the homeless encampment…...
What you need to know about Maine's Tuesday primaries
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (729+ words) Crowded and controversial primaries are clattering to an end ahead of Maine's primaries in which the parties will pick nominees for all of the state's major offices. The most consequential races are the primaries for the seat being vacated by…...
Video captures moment of fatal Bangor plane crash
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (330+ words) A video captured the moment a small plane crashed in Bangor on Friday afternoon, killing the only person on board. The 48-second video shows the single-engine Cessna touch down on the runway before pulling back up and cartwheeling into the…...
This wild stretch of Maine coast almost became a subdivision
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (997+ words) Make a gift in honor of the good that comes from BDN journalism in your hands, and help raise $60, 000 this spring to support our reporting. Make a donation now." Perched at the far end of a knife-edge ledge of shale,…...
A mysterious boot in the Maine woods raises questions no one can answer
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (428+ words) This was originally published June 13, 2025. Recently I kicked back for a few days at a remote fly-in access only cabin owned by a friend, Tommy Russell. We took a break from trout fishing and fighting cold winds to do some…...
Time for us to grow," Bangor class president says as 265 seniors graduate
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (416+ words) Cheers filled the Cross Insurance Center as 265 Bangor High School seniors received their diplomas Saturday afternoon. Saturday's commencement ceremony marks the end of one chapter and the new chapter is a little uncertain, but the seniors should live in the…...