Bangor Daily News

Belfast Maskers’ ‘Pippin’ a rip-roaring musical success with joy, laughter and acrobatics

by Judy Harrison

Maine DHHS says it’s already fighting fraud amid Trump administration claims

by Ethan Andrews

Madawaska halves production budget for concert featuring Nashville singer

by Christopher Bouchard

How Troy Jackson differs from Susan Collins on foreign policy

Jackson is seeking to make the case that President Donald Trump and the Republican Party are costing Mainers money at gas pumps, grocery stores, farms and small businesses.

by Benjamin Kail

Latest Videos

Presque Isle greenlights construction of $5M hangar for aerospace research park

by Cameron Levasseur

Pregnant woman sues to stop midcoast hospital from closing maternity ward

by Ethan Andrews

Anger over stolen lobsters underscores Maine’s complicated relationship with tourism

by Sabrina Martin

Midcoast man charged in fatal crash still had active license despite history of offenses

by Jeffrey Good, Harpswell Anchor

Child allegedly started a fire at a Maine home while 7 people slept inside

by Christopher Burns

Down East town wins decades-long fight over a gravel road

by Daniel O'Connor

Maine blueberry farmers hopeful for 2026 after ‘devastating’ losses last year

by Elizabeth Walztoni

Watch what it’s like to visit Maine’s largest puffin colony

by Susan Bard

More than a third of Bangor’s pandemic relief funds still haven’t been spent

by Annie Rupertus

Latest Obituaries

Robert Wilton Alley Sr.

David A. Lainsbury

David Michael Lieberman

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OPINION

Letter: Maine’s Wabanaki people deserve better than more pollution

by Opinion Contributor

Letter: Credit card bill is the wrong fix

by Opinion Contributor

Public Safety

Rockland police say criminal charges justified in death of child hit by school bus

Schooner captain disarms passenger with gun while anchored off North Haven

Aroostook child sex abuse case dropped because police seized evidence illegally

NATIONAL NEWS

A new Tennessee congressional map that splits Memphis is making its debut in the state’s primary

Three people charged with threatening judge, witness and officials tied to Nolan Wells investigation

15 states now linked to iceberg lettuce cyclospora outbreak, CDC says

POLITICS

Iberdrola must open its books as CMP seeks greater profits in ongoing rate case, utility regulator says

by Delger Erdenesanaa, The Maine Monitor

Prediction market users wager millions on Maine elections

New super PAC boosts Troy Jackson’s Senate bid

Mehmet Oz claims 90% of Maine Medicaid payments are fraudulent

BUSINESS

$6M Ogunquit home leads Maine’s most expensive sales in July

by Kathleen O'Brien

Maine saw an uptick in Canada border crossings in June

An unprecedented housing development is being built in one of Maine’s most desirable cities

Maine lobster defamation suit hits choppy waters

$535K purchase tops Bangor home sales, July 5-11

GET OUTSIDE AND DO THINGS

These are the 3 best deer rifles, according to Maine hunters

by V. Paul Reynolds, Outdoors in Maine

‘The Maine Outdoors’ radio show ends abruptly after 30 years

by Kasey Turman

Here’s a surefire way to catch brook trout on a warm summer day

by Leighton Wass, Outdoors contributor

Aroostook town prepares to host Maine’s largest muskie derby

by Christopher Bouchard

SPORTS

UMaine field hockey seeks bounceback season after underwhelming 2025 campaign

UMaine men’s basketball nonconference schedule features 6 opponents from last season

Former UMaine star Jeremy Pena is on a hot streak for the Houston Astros

Orono’s Ruth White wins 3rd Maine title at Beach to Beacon

Former Ellsworth High soccer standout named head coach of her alma mater

28th annual Beach to Beacon 10K road race will crown new winners on Saturday

OPINION

American science is under assault

Hospital financial struggles are real. So are rural Mainers’ needs for healthcare.

Home care saves lives, and money

We can reclaim control of the climate change fight

Congress has a plan to help people with chronic fatigue syndrome. It needs to fund it.

Proposed federal STEM funding cuts don’t add up

Latest news in your region

News

Washington

Susan Collins a ‘no’ on Todd Blanche for attorney general

August 4, 2026August 4, 2026

Elections

Elon Musk to spend millions backing Susan Collins’ reelection

August 4, 2026August 4, 2026

Environment

Unusual whale sightings in Maine draw onlookers to shores of Penobscot Bay

August 4, 2026August 4, 2026

Environment

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

August 4, 2026August 4, 2026

Environment

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

August 4, 2026August 4, 2026

Washington

Susan Collins hasn’t decided whether to confirm Todd Blanche as AG

August 3, 2026August 3, 2026

Elections

You can request an absentee ballot now for Maine’s November election

August 3, 2026August 3, 2026

Government

The highest-paid city employees in Bangor

August 3, 2026August 3, 2026

State

Progressive Maine lawmakers won’t name donors behind new $100K staff hire

August 1, 2026

Police and Courts

Bangor Mall fails to pay $1.1M fine and make repairs by court deadline

August 1, 2026

Washington

All immigration stops will be recorded, Susan Collins says after meeting with ICE leader

July 31, 2026July 31, 2026

Elections

Matt Dunlap’s allies push national Democrats to help him more against Paul LePage

July 31, 2026July 31, 2026

Government

Penobscot County projected to be on budget for 2026

July 31, 2026

Business

New Italian restaurant opens in downtown Bangor

July 31, 2026July 31, 2026

Health

MDI Hospital’s new prominent entrance to open this fall

July 31, 2026July 31, 2026

College Field Hockey

Husson hires Nokomis High School coach to lead field hockey team

July 30, 2026July 31, 2026

College Soccer

UMaine women’s soccer picked to win 4th-straight league title in preseason poll

July 30, 2026July 30, 2026

Environment

Thousands of fish may have died in Penobscot River dam shutdown

July 30, 2026July 31, 2026

Elections

Troy Jackson used to troll Republicans in the BDN comment section

July 30, 2026July 30, 2026

Baseball

Greater Southern Maine captures state Senior Legion baseball title

July 30, 2026July 30, 2026

State

Federal appeals court hears arguments over Maine limits on super PACs

July 30, 2026July 30, 2026

Elections

Maine Democrats fight national party on ranked-choice voting in 2028

July 30, 2026July 30, 2026

Culture

Bar Harbor’s historic public library modernizes with $10.7M wing

July 30, 2026July 30, 2026

Sports

Trenton forces State Senior American Legion title game with victory over GSM

July 29, 2026July 29, 2026

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