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QUOTE OF THE DAY
— Loring Development Authority President and CEO Jonathan Judkins on the new businesses that are moving into the arch hangar at the Loring Commerce Center.
TODAY’S TOP STORIES
More changes are coming for the Queen City in the new year. These are seven developments we’re watching that are set to move forward in the new year.
Northern Maine had a strong year for business development. From new construction and renovation at the former Loring Air Force Base to global brands setting up shop, it was a busy 2025 in Aroostook County.
An 1800s schoolhouse is for sale in Stockton Springs. The property still holds remnants of its days as a schoolhouse, such as the belltower and former principal’s office.
NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
- Man accused of burglarizing Bangor business
- Person rescued from icy Penobscot River
- Newburgh road closed due to oil truck wreck
- Corinth man accused of killing his mother denied bail
- Firefighters save Aroostook home from blaze
- Maine’s spruce budworm pesticide campaign enters 2nd year
- Fort Fairfield police arrest 2 on drug and firearm charges
- Presque Isle home damaged but ‘liveable’ after fire
- Tractor Supply Co. wants to build store in Bucksport
- 6 midcoast Maine towns consider banding together for fire protection
- Maine regulators issue warning letter for Belfast wetlands lapse
- Alleged Florida kidnapper arrested in Maine
- Man injured in Portland hit-and-run
- Back-to-back dunks showed why Oli Higgins looms large in Maine high school basketball
- After missing senior season in high school, freshman guard gives UMaine women a lift
MAINE IN PICTURES
FROM THE OPINION PAGES
“I ask not for us to begin to welcome wasps into our homes, or to ignore the dangers that they may pose. But as with any creature, big or small, wasps play an essential role in the world.”
Opinion: The wonderful world of wasps
LIFE IN MAINE
The schedule for the New Year’s Eve countdown in Bangor has been released ahead of Wednesday night’s festivities.
These Maine goats are eagerly waiting to take care of your Christmas tree now that the holiday season is winding down.
This year’s deer season had some close calls,and for Pete Warner it was down to the eleventh hour.
With how successful this year’s deer harvest was, hunters may be wondering why so many deer permits were issued this year.