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Historic downtown Bangor building to be turned into 14 studio apartments

Historic downtown Bangor building to be turned into 14 studio apartments

Report calls Select Board member’s husband ‘key aggressor’ in western Maine brawl

This Maine transplant answers all your Acadia-related questions

Maine snubbed in US News & World Report’s ‘best places to retire’

Angus King endorses Matt Dunlap in his race against Paul LePage

Angus King endorses Matt Dunlap in his race against Paul LePage

The former governor credited Dunlap, a former state representative, for his strong advocacy for his district while their time in Augusta overlapped.

3 moments from Troy Jackson and Elizabeth Warren’s latest appeal to progressives

3 moments from Troy Jackson and Elizabeth Warren’s latest appeal to progressives

Latest Videos

Police investigate threat against Passamaquoddy elementary school

Police investigate threat against Passamaquoddy elementary school

Aroostook potato farm brings spooky spuds to Halloween

Aroostook potato farm brings spooky spuds to Halloween

Training helped this longtime shelter dog find an Aroostook County home

Training helped this longtime shelter dog find an Aroostook County home

Magician encourages kids to ‘just keep going’ when things are tough

Magician encourages kids to ‘just keep going’ when things are tough

7-year-old shoots first buck. It was bigger than most shot in Maine.

7-year-old shoots first buck. It was bigger than most shot in Maine.

Why can’t we hunt mourning doves in Maine?

Why can’t we hunt mourning doves in Maine?

UMaine faculty and students condemn proposed cuts at charged town hall

UMaine faculty and students condemn proposed cuts at charged town hall

Bangor City Council bans remote public comments again

Bangor City Council bans remote public comments again

Bangor will fund an as-needed overnight warming center this winter

Bangor will fund an as-needed overnight warming center this winter

Latest Obituaries

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LATEST NEWS

Man dies after Aroostook crash

Tours offer Halloween enthusiasts visits to former psychiatric hospital and funeral home

Women who accused Alexander brothers of rape to speak at their sentencing

Appeals court declines to rule on federal bid to set aside California ballots of alleged noncitizens

OPINION

Elect Republicans to turn Maine around

Elect Republicans to turn Maine around

Public Safety

Construction company not paid $323K for work at Togus, lawsuit says

Maine fire marshal says Hudson house fire was arson

Portland police shoot pepper balls into McDonald’s bathroom after Bangor woman won’t come out

NATIONAL NEWS

Illinois man charged with mailing white powder to members of Congress

Trump administration asks Washington to set aside ballots from 400 voters it says may be noncitizens

United flight turned around after report of passenger making a terroristic threat

POLITICS

Ethics panel fines Bobby Charles nearly $23K over illegal contributions

Ethics panel fines Bobby Charles nearly $23K over illegal contributions

Maine’s ranked-choice system could decide the Senate under a hot spotlight

Susan Collins and Troy Jackson fight over this torn group of Maine women

Susan Collins tailgates and Troy Jackson rallies with 10 days left until Election Day

More tribal leaders step into Maine’s fraught Senate race

BUSINESS

Maine’s public advocate warns community solar farms of ‘misleading’ appeals to low-income customers

Maine’s public advocate warns community solar farms of ‘misleading’ appeals to low-income customers

These 5 buildings in Bangor are said to be haunted

Portland home and ‘Hopeful’ sign artist’s studio available for $899K

Maine farmers and fishermen can get federal assistance to offset high fuel prices

Trump administration is releasing Northeast heating oil reserves as Maine prices soar

Today’s paper

GET OUTSIDE AND DO THINGS

What it means when you see purple paint on a tree

What it means when you see purple paint on a tree

Does the moon determine when Maine’s deer rut peaks?

Does the moon determine when Maine’s deer rut peaks?

Why you hear owls hooting more in October

Why you hear owls hooting more in October

8 places to hike in Maine where there’s no hunting

8 places to hike in Maine where there’s no hunting

SPORTS

UMaine blanks Colgate 3-0 again to complete weekend hockey sweep

Campbell routs UMaine 35-6, ending Black Bears’ 9-game homecoming win streak

Cooper Flagg out with shoulder injury following hard foul Friday against Pacers

UMaine, Husson men’s basketball facing off in exhibition game Sunday

UMaine goalie Wickstrom Stumer shuts out Colgate

UMaine football hosting Campbell for Homecoming game

OPINION

Reject jail question so Penobscot County can pursue better community services

ProPublica fails to support its insinuations about Susan Collins

Paul LePage isn’t a full-time Maine resident. That should disqualify him from representing us in Congress.

We must right the ship of state, by voting for Democrats

Consolidation is worsening Maine’s rural Healthcare crisis

Children remain at risk from gun violence, not transgender people

Latest news in your region

BANGOR

Bangor will offer free bus rides on Election Day

Bangor will offer free bus rides on Election Day

HANCOCK

Orland campground owner fined $8K over substandard waste piping

Orland campground owner fined $8K over substandard waste piping

MIDCOAST

Drone boat that went missing off Maine coast has been found near Massachusetts

Drone boat that went missing off Maine coast has been found near Massachusetts

PORTLAND

Maine climber rescued after getting stuck on granite cliff

Maine climber rescued after getting stuck on granite cliff

AROOSTOOK

Presque Isle police intervene in threatened suicide

Presque Isle police intervene in threatened suicide

CENTRAL MAINE

A cat was tied up in a plastic bag and thrown into a Maine dumpster

A cat was tied up in a plastic bag and thrown into a Maine dumpster

DOWN EAST

Maine’s wild blueberry rake maker dies at 84 but business may live on

Maine’s wild blueberry rake maker dies at 84 but business may live on

PISCATAQUIS

Earthquake shook Piscataquis County town

Earthquake shook Piscataquis County town

YORK

Driver who had 1-year-old inside car allegedly rammed ICE vehicle in Sanford

Driver who had 1-year-old inside car allegedly rammed ICE vehicle in Sanford

News

Woman settles with Maine State Police after lawsuit alleges excessive force

Bangor

Woman settles with Maine State Police after lawsuit alleges excessive force

Penobscot County Commissioners endorse a nearly 28% budget hike

Government

Penobscot County Commissioners endorse a nearly 28% budget hike

DOJ sending election observers to polls in Portland and Lewiston

Elections

DOJ sending election observers to polls in Portland and Lewiston

Donald Trump to lift some Canadian tariffs

Elections

Donald Trump to lift some Canadian tariffs

Susan Collins uses Troy Jackson’s ‘shut up’ debate line in new ad

Elections

Susan Collins uses Troy Jackson’s ‘shut up’ debate line in new ad

Bangor’s public bus garage is about to get a nearly $10M upgrade

Government

Bangor’s public bus garage is about to get a nearly $10M upgrade

A split vote could save the Maine sheriff that Janet Mills wouldn’t remove

Elections

A split vote could save the Maine sheriff that Janet Mills wouldn’t remove

Fox News poll shows Susan Collins and Troy Jackson tied less than 2 weeks out

Elections

Fox News poll shows Susan Collins and Troy Jackson tied less than 2 weeks out

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez appeals to Maine women at rally with Troy Jackson

Elections

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez appeals to Maine women at rally with Troy Jackson

UMaine faculty senate wants more say in upcoming budget amid shortfall

Education

UMaine faculty senate wants more say in upcoming budget amid shortfall

Hermon football hosts Leavitt in battle of Class C contenders

High School Football

Hermon football hosts Leavitt in battle of Class C contenders

UMaine men’s hockey hosting Colgate on Homecoming weekend

College Ice Hockey

UMaine men’s hockey hosting Colgate on Homecoming weekend

Cooper Flagg set new record in Mavericks’ season opener

Professional Basketball

Cooper Flagg set new record in Mavericks’ season opener

More than 136K Mainers have already voted in November’s election

Elections

More than 136K Mainers have already voted in November’s election

Former historic Ellsworth jail gets a new roof amid yearslong rehab

Government

Former historic Ellsworth jail gets a new roof amid yearslong rehab

UMaine defenseman brings extensive pro experience to Black Bears

College Ice Hockey

UMaine defenseman brings extensive pro experience to Black Bears

A Susan Collins campaign stop exposes Maine’s split between anger and exhaustion

Elections

A Susan Collins campaign stop exposes Maine’s split between anger and exhaustion

Susan Collins calls for removal of radio ad calling Troy Jackson a ‘creep’

Elections

Susan Collins calls for removal of radio ad calling Troy Jackson a ‘creep’

Joe Manchin says Donald Trump ‘owns this economy’ on Maine stop with Susan Collins

Elections

Joe Manchin says Donald Trump ‘owns this economy’ on Maine stop with Susan Collins

Susan Collins’ biggest backer airs a country-song attack on Troy Jackson’s family

Elections

Susan Collins’ biggest backer airs a country-song attack on Troy Jackson’s family

Top returning scorer for UMaine women’s basketball is a ‘real threat in America East’

College Basketball

Top returning scorer for UMaine women’s basketball is a ‘real threat in America East’

Bigger, stronger Cooper Flagg looking forward to NBA season

Professional Basketball

Bigger, stronger Cooper Flagg looking forward to NBA season

$425K house tops the Bangor’s Sept. 13-19 property sales

Housing

$425K house tops the Bangor’s Sept. 13-19 property sales

5 candidates vying for 3 Old Town City Council seats

Government

5 candidates vying for 3 Old Town City Council seats