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Multi-generational family-owned lobster pound on MDI listed for $6M

Multi-generational family-owned lobster pound on MDI listed for $6M

6 emergency RNs at Aroostook hospital resign amid dwindling morale

Bangor police investigating after driver nearly hits Maine Wire reporter

82-year-old pilot injured when ‘last of its kind’ airplane flips at Brunswick airport

Susan Collins’ Bangor home egged

Live updates: Paul LePage enters 1st of 2 debates with Matt Dunlap

Live updates: Paul LePage enters 1st of 2 debates with Matt Dunlap

The former Republican two-term governor is the favorite in a district that has voted for President Donald Trump three times.

Live updates: Maine’s gubernatorial candidates meet for 1st debate

Live updates: Maine’s gubernatorial candidates meet for 1st debate

Latest Videos

Water supply for Maine’s Navy shipyard is draining months ahead of schedule

Water supply for Maine’s Navy shipyard is draining months ahead of schedule

Woman killed in Plymouth collision

Woman killed in Plymouth collision

Mainers feel the pinch of surging food prices

Mainers feel the pinch of surging food prices

Aroostook motel hits market for 3rd time in a decade

Aroostook motel hits market for 3rd time in a decade

Greenville’s historic Masonic temple will be rebuilt after devastating fire

Greenville’s historic Masonic temple will be rebuilt after devastating fire

Janet Mills will leave a $1B budget gap behind for her successor to close

Janet Mills will leave a $1B budget gap behind for her successor to close

Decades-old fight over Down East gravel road is heading back to court

Decades-old fight over Down East gravel road is heading back to court

Aroostook’s only warming shelter faces deficit even with new state boost

Aroostook’s only warming shelter faces deficit even with new state boost

How to sex and age your harvested ruffed grouse

How to sex and age your harvested ruffed grouse

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LATEST NEWS

FBI arrests Energy Department employee on charge of trying to support Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen

Massachusetts man charged with cyberstalking podcaster and former Trump official Katie Miller

Judge overturns Trump’s decision to fire court-appointed US attorney in Seattle

How Tennessee’s failed execution of Christa Pike unfolded, minute-by-minute

OPINION

‘I was wrong’ is hard to say. But many Trump voters need to say it.

‘I was wrong’ is hard to say. But many Trump voters need to say it.

Letter: Accountability lacking in alleged Cornell rape case

Letter: Accountability lacking in alleged Cornell rape case

Public Safety

Maine man faces drug trafficking charges after crashing into construction vehicle

Duo accused of choking and assaulting man in Bangor parking lot

Georgia man charged in crash that killed star Maine swimmer

NATIONAL NEWS

Attorney says woman will plead not guilty in killing of son-in-law at California park

Justice Department finds UCLA law school illegally used race in admissions

Federal report says pilots weren’t warned about wind before Amazon cargo plane crashed in Miami

POLITICS

Hannah Pingree holds double-digit lead over Bobby Charles in AARP poll

Hannah Pingree holds double-digit lead over Bobby Charles in AARP poll

Troy Jackson ahead of Susan Collins in AARP poll, but she’s dominating swing voters

Pro-Collins PAC takes out $2M ad buy attacking Troy Jackson

Troy Jackson’s Gaza misstep shows him struggling with a big step up to national politics

Federal funding for tick-borne diseases extended until 2030

BUSINESS

As heating oil prices hit record highs, Mainers eye winter with growing trepidation

As heating oil prices hit record highs, Mainers eye winter with growing trepidation

There are a lot of things people love about Maine. Housing isn’t one of them.

Northern Mainers fear they can’t afford heating bills this winter

A new program in Belfast is helping homeless families find permanent housing

Immigrants have a greater workforce participation rate than Maine as a whole

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GET OUTSIDE AND DO THINGS

Maine approves deer hunt for MDI town after nearly century-long ban

Maine approves deer hunt for MDI town after nearly century-long ban

Restaurant in northern Maine giving away free pizza to successful moose hunters

Restaurant in northern Maine giving away free pizza to successful moose hunters

Other states are banning deer urine lures for hunting. Is Maine next?

Other states are banning deer urine lures for hunting. Is Maine next?

Maine’s moose season opened with rain, but these hunters still found success

Maine’s moose season opened with rain, but these hunters still found success

SPORTS

UMaine men’s hockey seeking bounceback season as it prepares for opening weekend

Cony and Lawrence square off in battle of unbeatens in high school football

Camden Hills girls soccer is team to beat in Class A North

Presque Isle’s junior hockey team enters 2nd season with new lineup and playstyle

Former UMaine star Bradly Nadeau sent down to AHL despite strong showing for Hurricanes

UMaine women’s basketball picked 4th in America East preseason poll

OPINION

Why I voted against removing George Mitchell’s name from building, scholarship

Why I stand on the corner holding a sign

We have more ways than ever to prevent colorectal cancer. Let’s use them.

US-Canada relations have weathered disagreements before. They will again.

Vote for the America we want on Nov. 3

Pay-to-play investigation raises questions about UMaine research projects and priorities

Latest news in your region

BANGOR

Red Clay Strays will play at the Bangor waterfront next summer

Red Clay Strays will play at the Bangor waterfront next summer

HANCOCK

Blue Hill sues downtown restaurant over unpermitted buildings

Blue Hill sues downtown restaurant over unpermitted buildings

MIDCOAST

A Maine lobster turf war is over

A Maine lobster turf war is over

PORTLAND

1 killed, 3 injured in head-on tow-truck crash in Standish

1 killed, 3 injured in head-on tow-truck crash in Standish

AROOSTOOK

Caribou City Council candidate wants to spur development and revitalization

Caribou City Council candidate wants to spur development and revitalization

CENTRAL MAINE

Nearly 684,000-pound load is taking longer than expected to reach Maine coast

Nearly 684,000-pound load is taking longer than expected to reach Maine coast

DOWN EAST

Trial to begin this week for man accused in 1984 killing of Calais teen

Trial to begin this week for man accused in 1984 killing of Calais teen

PISCATAQUIS

Woman killed in Parkman crash has been identified

Woman killed in Parkman crash has been identified

YORK

Propane explosion left Maine man with serious burns

Propane explosion left Maine man with serious burns

News

Penobscot dam owner replaces faulty poles on line where July failure killed fish

Penobscot dam owner replaces faulty poles on line where July failure killed fish

Troy Jackson apologizes after linking Jewish Mainers’ views on Gaza to their identity

Elections

Troy Jackson apologizes after linking Jewish Mainers’ views on Gaza to their identity

Bangor is a finalist for new refueling squadron

State

Bangor is a finalist for new refueling squadron

Maine’s deluge of political ads is crowding out small businesses

Elections

Maine’s deluge of political ads is crowding out small businesses

Controversial Bangor councilor running for reelection wants the city to have a mayor

Government

Controversial Bangor councilor running for reelection wants the city to have a mayor

UMaine System unions call for review of administration spending before proposed cuts

Education

UMaine System unions call for review of administration spending before proposed cuts

Heather Cox Richardson sees a Jackson win as a step toward reining in Trump

Elections

Heather Cox Richardson sees a Jackson win as a step toward reining in Trump

Bobby Charles proposes tapping Maine’s ‘rainy day fund’ to lower heating costs

Elections

Bobby Charles proposes tapping Maine’s ‘rainy day fund’ to lower heating costs

UMaine football seeking respectability after another poor performance

College Football

UMaine football seeking respectability after another poor performance

Bangor ethics board member and City Council candidate wants to reduce fiscal waste

Government

Bangor ethics board member and City Council candidate wants to reduce fiscal waste

Bangor will buy $1.3M PCHC property, risking disruption to healthcare services

Government

Bangor will buy $1.3M PCHC property, risking disruption to healthcare services

Susan Collins ‘will not be intimidated’ after vandalism at Biddeford office

Elections

Susan Collins ‘will not be intimidated’ after vandalism at Biddeford office

Donald Trump’s taxpayer-funded ‘final battle’ ad hits Maine TV

Elections

Donald Trump’s taxpayer-funded ‘final battle’ ad hits Maine TV

Mark Kelly says Troy Jackson a ‘real shot’ to win in November

Elections

Mark Kelly says Troy Jackson a ‘real shot’ to win in November

Maine posts record-breaking heating oil prices amid Iran War

Energy

Maine posts record-breaking heating oil prices amid Iran War

Waste buried in the woods shows how hard it is to rehab Maine’s abandoned factories

Waste buried in the woods shows how hard it is to rehab Maine’s abandoned factories

Why this $175K Maine camp has spent nearly 3 years on the market

Housing

Why this $175K Maine camp has spent nearly 3 years on the market

How Maine’s gubernatorial candidates say they’d fix state’s crumbling EMS system

State

How Maine’s gubernatorial candidates say they’d fix state’s crumbling EMS system

A data center developer has quietly eyed Bucksport’s former mill site

Business

A data center developer has quietly eyed Bucksport’s former mill site

Penobscot County leaders spent thousands on travel and dining amid multimillion-dollar budget crisis

Government

Penobscot County leaders spent thousands on travel and dining amid multimillion-dollar budget crisis

Nor’easter brings dangerous surf, coastal flood risk to Maine

Weather

Nor’easter brings dangerous surf, coastal flood risk to Maine

Maine’s six small college football teams suffer losses

College Football

Maine’s six small college football teams suffer losses

Supreme Court vote shadows Susan Collins in her first bid after abortion rights decision

Nation

Supreme Court vote shadows Susan Collins in her first bid after abortion rights decision

Elon football deals UMaine its fourth straight loss

College Football

Elon football deals UMaine its fourth straight loss