Maine Focus Archives - Bangor Daily News

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

by Lori Valigra 3 hours agoAugust 15, 2026

Brookfield Renewable is in the final stages of relicensing the Ripogenus Dam, located about 30 miles west of Millinocket.

What 3 educators told us about the problems facing Maine schools

by Sawyer Loftus August 16, 2026August 16, 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

Paper mill was the source of Maine river oil spill

by Lori Valigra July 16, 2026July 17, 2026

Maine has ignored this homegrown substitute for heating oil

by Lori Valigra July 15, 2026July 14, 2026

Police and Courts

A Maine ICE shooting was a tipping point for Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown

by Callie Ferguson July 14, 2026July 14, 2026

We’re investigating Maine’s education freefall and seeking solutions

by Sawyer Loftus July 13, 2026July 23, 2026

What are your experiences with Maine’s education system?

by Callie Ferguson July 13, 2026July 10, 2026

Maine was warned about toxins in sludge decades before PFAS crisis began

by Lori Valigra June 1, 2026June 1, 2026

Police and Courts

Judge admonishes ICE for misleading him about an immigrant detained in Maine

by Sawyer Loftus May 29, 2026May 29, 2026

How Donald Trump’s policies are slowing a Maine mill’s revival

by Lori Valigra May 26, 2026May 26, 2026

Fact-checking JD Vance’s and Janet Mills’ dueling statements on healthcare fraud

by Sawyer Loftus May 16, 2026May 16, 2026

Police and Courts

Maine police watched a suspect through a neighbor’s camera for 3 years without a warrant

by Callie Ferguson May 14, 2026May 14, 2026