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The Trump administration is finalizing a rule change this week ending automatic work permit extensions for many immigrants. The regulation makes permanent a change that was first implemented last year. Panagioti Tsolkas, with the Maine Immigrants’ Rights Coalition, said it…
Bangor City Council is considering using city funding to support an emergency warming center that would expand overnight shelter space on the coldest nights throughout the winter. That would likely cost just over $100,000, with the majority of those funds coming…
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. A small house on Main Street that sold for more than…
About 20 people gathered in Bangor’s West Market Square Monday morning for an event kicking off Jonathan Bush’s advertising campaign around this year’s city council race. Some were there to support the wealthy tech entrepreneur and other Republicans who spoke about…
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. A $6.3 million waterfront estate in Mount Desert with seven bedrooms and…
More than 4,000 of Maine’s most vulnerable households will receive early fuel assistance due to the release of nearly $4 million in federal funding leftover from the 2025-2026 heating season. MaineHousing has issued Home Energy Assistance Program, or HEAP, payments to fuel vendors…
Rising natural gas prices and increasing costs to repair and upgrade electric infrastructure are driving Maine’s eye-popping power bills, according to a new analysis from Maine’s Office of Public Advocate. Public Advocate Heather Sanborn said in an interview that the…
This story is part of the BDN’s Home Buying series that shares stories of Mainers who became homeowners despite the state’s volatile real estate market. Want to share your experience buying a home in Maine? Email [email protected]. A 34-year-old who…
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,…
Candidates running for Council and School Committee will take the stage during a nonpartisan forum on Wednesday evening. The candidates will include the 12 people vying for three open City Council... Candidates running for Bangor City Council and School Committee will…