Maine Focus Archives - Bangor Daily News

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

by Lori Valigra September 30, 2026September 30, 2026

The work comes as federal regulators near a decision on renewing the dam’s license.

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

by Lori Valigra September 28, 2026September 28, 2026

Police and Courts

Maine sheriff’s election rival among 3 deputies alleging illegal retaliation

by Callie Ferguson September 24, 2026September 24, 2026

Juniper Ridge wants to treat its contaminated wastewater 20 miles away

by Lori Valigra September 21, 2026September 21, 2026

The family that fought a Maine landfill leaves their town behind

by Lori Valigra September 14, 2026September 14, 2026

Rick Bennett vows to fix Maine’s reading crisis. His rivals aren’t as specific.

by Sawyer Loftus September 11, 2026September 11, 2026

Read Educate Maine’s report on Maine’s reading gaps

by Sawyer Loftus September 10, 2026September 20, 2026

Maine schools still teach reading in ways that aren’t proven to work

by Sawyer Loftus September 10, 2026September 20, 2026

Police and Courts

State troopers deny wrongdoing in lawsuit over violent southern Maine arrest

by Callie Ferguson September 9, 2026September 9, 2026

Police and Courts

Police checks on Susan Collins’ home spike with high-profile Senate votes

by Sawyer Loftus August 24, 2026August 24, 2026

Maine’s biggest dam owner faces reckoning after another Penobscot River fish kill

by Lori Valigra August 17, 2026August 19, 2026

What 3 educators told us about the problems facing Maine schools

by Sawyer Loftus August 16, 2026August 18, 2026

Editor’s note on the BDN’s Kids Project

by Dan MacLeod August 16, 2026August 16, 2026

Troy Jackson punched a man and pushed his partner in 1988, police report says

by Sawyer Loftus August 12, 2026August 12, 2026

The fungus that could save Maine’s trees one seedling at a time

by Lori Valigra August 4, 2026August 4, 2026

Maine’s new strategy to stop another insect disaster in the North Woods

by Lori Valigra August 4, 2026August 4, 2026

Police and Courts

ICE agent who killed Biddeford man left a trail of disputed arrests

by Callie Ferguson July 29, 2026July 29, 2026

Troy Jackson owed $4,600 in back income taxes during his run for governor

by Sawyer Loftus July 22, 2026July 22, 2026

Maine state trooper was suspended for punching handcuffed woman in the face

by Josh Keefe, The Maine Monitor and Callie Ferguson July 22, 2026July 22, 2026

Police and Courts

Feds drop Maine gun case after judge questions years of secret surveillance

by Callie Ferguson July 17, 2026July 20, 2026