Bangor Daily News - Bangor Daily News

Meet the man behind Bangor’s most controversial housing development

Meet the man behind Bangor’s most controversial housing development

Affordability gloom and Trump anxiety shape Maine’s Labor Day rallies

Photos: ZZ Top, George Thorogood and Kelli Baker rock the Bangor waterfront

Masked suspect tried to steal an ATM from a Maine community center

Judge bans woman from Maine road

White shark spotted at popular Maine beach

Maine knew for years its ambulance system was collapsing. Then a woman died.

Maine knew for years its ambulance system was collapsing. Then a woman died.

Maine was warned years ago that its emergency medical services are “at the edge of a cliff.” But little has changed since then.

Who will respond to you in an emergency? Use our interactive database to find out.

Who will respond to you in an emergency? Use our interactive database to find out.

Read the 911 transcript as 10 ambulances refused to save a dying Maine woman

Read the 911 transcript as 10 ambulances refused to save a dying Maine woman

Latest Videos

Dust, landowners and a bridge disrupted this Maine ATV route. Now it’s open again.

Dust, landowners and a bridge disrupted this Maine ATV route. Now it’s open again.

Bangor’s new fire chief wants to prioritize firefighters’ health

Bangor’s new fire chief wants to prioritize firefighters’ health

For many Troy Jackson supporters, it’s all about Susan Collins

For many Troy Jackson supporters, it’s all about Susan Collins

Maine’s worsening drought isn’t expected to get better soon

Maine’s worsening drought isn’t expected to get better soon

This is my favorite excuse to head into the North Maine Woods

This is my favorite excuse to head into the North Maine Woods

How to enjoy a classic Maine moose hunt

How to enjoy a classic Maine moose hunt

Fowler named UMaine hockey captain

Fowler named UMaine hockey captain

How this coastal Maine town’s ‘matriarch’ keeps busy even as she turns 100

How this coastal Maine town’s ‘matriarch’ keeps busy even as she turns 100

These are the people tasked with keeping Maine’s potato industry healthy

These are the people tasked with keeping Maine’s potato industry healthy

Latest Obituaries

Patricia Evelyn Sturgeon

Marie H. McCready Blake

See more obituaries

LATEST NEWS

Most states prompt schools to teach about 9/11, but the details differ, AP finds

China’s Huawei Technologies faces racketeering trial in New York

Parched summer in the Rockies sends hungry bears into urban areas and confrontations with people

Hurricane Lowell expected to pass near one Hawaiian island and cause major rains statewide

OPINION

Letter: Susan Collins checks all the right boxes

Letter: Susan Collins checks all the right boxes

Letter: Hannah Pingree has the right experience

Letter: Hannah Pingree has the right experience

Public Safety

Dover-Foxcroft police ID vehicle in fatal hit-and-run

Hannaford reaches $9M settlement over manager pay

Police seek driver who fled after forcing car off road in Limington

NATIONAL NEWS

Party’s over for crypto scammers who went on a spending spree after a $240 million bitcoin theft

The poorest in the US can’t find housing even as low-income units sit empty

Investigators hunt for what went wrong after cargo plane crash in Miami kills at least 5

POLITICS

Troy Jackson agrees to 4 October debates against Susan Collins

Troy Jackson agrees to 4 October debates against Susan Collins

Maine selectmen survive recalls by huge margins following town meeting brawl

Lacking cash, Troy Jackson is leaning into his ground game

Elon Musk’s political machine begins spending to help Susan Collins

Susan Collins doesn’t rule out another Senate run if she wins in November

BUSINESS

Mobile home group threatens to sue town over proposed rent control ordinance

Mobile home group threatens to sue town over proposed rent control ordinance

Drivers face highest gas prices for Labor Day weekend in more than a decade

Maine utility regulators approve Versant management reforms

For lobstermen, prices are up for everything except lobsters

Lobsters remain plentiful in Maine, but outside forces cast uncertainty on industry

Today’s paper

GET OUTSIDE AND DO THINGS

Why 4 Maine rivers flow north instead of toward the ocean

Why 4 Maine rivers flow north instead of toward the ocean

Maine hunter traps massive 638-pound bear near The Forks

Maine hunter traps massive 638-pound bear near The Forks

Only experienced hikers should take on these rugged Maine mountains

Only experienced hikers should take on these rugged Maine mountains

Why photos can actually make fall bird identification harder

Why photos can actually make fall bird identification harder

SPORTS

Appalachian State football thumps UMaine 55-3

Husson, Maine Maritime, UNE football teams all lose season openers

UMaine football seeking another win, while Husson, MMA and UNE open their seasons

Massabesic survives 6 turnovers to edge Bangor in football opener

Fox 22 and ABC 7 to televise UMaine field hockey and soccer games for 1st time

Father-son coaching duo makes debut as Bangor High football hosts Massabesic

OPINION

Congress must get stablecoin rules right to protect Maine people and banks

Keep the promise to Maine’s veterans

Letter: Appreciating Mother Nature

A person (not AI) wrote this column, because people are still the future of Maine’s economy

I voted to close Lincoln Hospital’s birthing unit. Here’s why.

When a town stops delivering babies, life gets harder in Maine

Latest news in your region

BANGOR

Triathlete Sports buys former Family Dollar building in Bangor

Triathlete Sports buys former Family Dollar building in Bangor

HANCOCK

4 candidates running for 2 seats on the Ellsworth City Council

4 candidates running for 2 seats on the Ellsworth City Council

MIDCOAST

First of larger cruise ships for 2026 arrives in Rockland

First of larger cruise ships for 2026 arrives in Rockland

PORTLAND

Woman killed in Portland hit-and-run has been identified

Woman killed in Portland hit-and-run has been identified

AROOSTOOK

Northern Maine native finishes world’s longest horse race

Northern Maine native finishes world’s longest horse race

CENTRAL MAINE

Police ID man killed in shooting outside Lewiston tavern

Police ID man killed in shooting outside Lewiston tavern

DOWN EAST

Proposed Kingfish aquaculture project in Jonesport on indefinite hold

Proposed Kingfish aquaculture project in Jonesport on indefinite hold

PISCATAQUIS

Dover-Foxcroft police seek vehicle after man found dead on side of road

Dover-Foxcroft police seek vehicle after man found dead on side of road

YORK

In new documentary, comedian Dane Cook recalls how his brother stole $12M from him to invest in Maine properties and businesses

In new documentary, comedian Dane Cook recalls how his brother stole $12M from him to invest in Maine properties and businesses

News

Sunny skies ahead for rest of Labor Day weekend

Weather

Sunny skies ahead for rest of Labor Day weekend

Penobscot County overspent by more than $5M in 2024, new audit shows

Government

Penobscot County overspent by more than $5M in 2024, new audit shows

Passamaquoddy tribe weighs purchase of Eastport’s recently closed grocery store

Business

Passamaquoddy tribe weighs purchase of Eastport’s recently closed grocery store

Bangor disrupts struggling healthcare provider’s plan to sell $1.3M building

Government

Bangor disrupts struggling healthcare provider’s plan to sell $1.3M building

ICE reportedly opening office in long-closed Newport courthouse

Police and Courts

ICE reportedly opening office in long-closed Newport courthouse

Penobscot Community Health Care laying off staff amid financial crisis

Health

Penobscot Community Health Care laying off staff amid financial crisis

Defending Class B North champ Hermon girls soccer team seeking elusive state title

High School Soccer

Defending Class B North champ Hermon girls soccer team seeking elusive state title

Facing tough reelection bid, Susan Collins navigates Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada

Elections

Facing tough reelection bid, Susan Collins navigates Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada

Graham Platner no longer scheduled to speak at Labor Day rally

State

Graham Platner no longer scheduled to speak at Labor Day rally

Inside Jared Golden’s lobstering win, from a 2019 tweet to push by Paul LePage

Washington

Inside Jared Golden’s lobstering win, from a 2019 tweet to push by Paul LePage

Canadian brewery eyes move to shuttered Maine pub amid escalating tariff dispute

Business

Canadian brewery eyes move to shuttered Maine pub amid escalating tariff dispute

Reentry program takes teens from Maine’s only youth prison on whitewater rafting trip

Penobscot

Reentry program takes teens from Maine’s only youth prison on whitewater rafting trip

Bangor High girls soccer seeking 3rd-straight Class A state title

High School Soccer

Bangor High girls soccer seeking 3rd-straight Class A state title

Former UMaine standout Zavier Scott signs with Chicago Bears

Professional Football

Former UMaine standout Zavier Scott signs with Chicago Bears

Mainers tell advisory council they’re concerned about data centers — and the risk of missing out

State

Mainers tell advisory council they’re concerned about data centers — and the risk of missing out

New superintendent takes over Belfast-area school district that faces shrinking enrollment

Education

New superintendent takes over Belfast-area school district that faces shrinking enrollment

Bangor won’t clarify if councilor’s spouse can be sworn in to School Committee

Government

Bangor won’t clarify if councilor’s spouse can be sworn in to School Committee

Troy Jackson fires up supporters and faces questions at Lewiston town hall

Elections

Troy Jackson fires up supporters and faces questions at Lewiston town hall

Jared Golden’s bill to extend pause on lobster rules clears House

Washington

Jared Golden’s bill to extend pause on lobster rules clears House

Jared Golden defies Democrats to save a GOP vote, blindsiding party leaders

Washington

Jared Golden defies Democrats to save a GOP vote, blindsiding party leaders

UMaine football coach pleased with team’s resiliency in season opener win

College Football

UMaine football coach pleased with team’s resiliency in season opener win

Maine man sentenced to life in prison for murder of ex-girlfriend in Bangor

Police and Courts

Maine man sentenced to life in prison for murder of ex-girlfriend in Bangor

Limits of ‘affordability checks’ surface as payments begin to arrive in mailboxes

State

Limits of ‘affordability checks’ surface as payments begin to arrive in mailboxes

Defense Department lacks resources to conduct all required cognitive tests, federal report finds

Washington

Defense Department lacks resources to conduct all required cognitive tests, federal report finds

u003ciframe title=u0022Everlit Audio Playeru0022 src=u0022https://everlit.audio/embeds/artl_6a84OUZnrra?ui_title_intro=Listen+now%3Au0026amp;ui_title_icon=headphonesu0026amp;client=wpu0026amp;client_version=2.5.1u0022 width=u0022100%u0022 height=u0022130pxu0022 frameborder=u00220u0022 allow=u0022accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-shareu0022 allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e