New Year's Day Archives - Bangor Daily News

Maine welcomes New Year’s Day babies

by Leela Stockley January 1, 2026January 1, 2026

So far, the first baby born in Maine in 2026 has been a girl, Everly Hood, born to parents Mackenzie and Austin Hood of Pittsfield.

Presque Isle to ring in new year with multifaceted celebration

by Paula Brewer December 30, 2025December 30, 2025

Here’s the schedule for Bangor’s New Year’s Eve celebration

by Christopher Burns December 29, 2025December 30, 2025

Happy New Year 2026

by George Danby December 27, 2025

Here are the 1st babies of 2025

by Ethan Andrews and Christopher Burns January 1, 2025January 2, 2025

Culture, Midcoast

How a midcoast city welcomes the new year with a giant fire

by Sasha Ray December 31, 2024December 31, 2024

Percival Baxter’s new year’s resolution still resonates more than a century later

by The BDN Editorial Board December 30, 2024December 30, 2024

Resolutions

by George Danby December 28, 2024

10 inspirational quotes from Joshua Chamberlain for a new year

by The BDN Editorial Board December 27, 2024December 27, 2024

New year resolutions may not be the key to happiness in 2024.

Opinion Contributor

Resolutions aren’t the key to a happier new year

by Tribune Content Agency January 8, 2024January 8, 2024

New Year’s Eve

by George Danby December 30, 2023

Opinion Contributor

Putting the year to bed

by Opinion Contributor December 29, 2023December 29, 2023

"For our citizenship, we can find no better advice than that given by the father of our country, President George Washington."

Opinion Contributor

For New Year’s resolutions, look to George Washington

by Tribune Content Agency January 5, 2023January 5, 2023

Although many of his hopes didn’t come to pass, Percival Baxter's resolution remains relevant today.

Percival Baxter’s resolution for 1922 still resonates today

by The BDN Editorial Board January 3, 2023January 3, 2023

Little baby Jude Owen Dow was born at 12:44 a.m. Sunday at LincolnHealth Miles Maternity in Damariscotta.

Maine’s 1st baby of 2023 arrived just after midnight on New Year’s

by Julia Bayly January 2, 2023January 3, 2023

New Year’s resolutions

by George Danby December 29, 2022December 29, 2022

Why Bangor celebrates New Year’s Eve with a beach ball

by Emily Burnham December 27, 2022December 27, 2022

Opinion Contributor

New year brings a clash of views on governing

by Amy Fried, Opinion columnist January 4, 2022January 4, 2022

Opinion Contributor

A New Year’s political resolution to challenge our beliefs

by Matthew Gagnon, Opinion columnist January 4, 2022January 4, 2022