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Rick Bennett vows to fix Maine’s reading crisis. His rivals aren’t as specific.
The authors of a new report detailing the problem say fixing it will take leadership from the next governor and education commissioner.
Maine schools still teach reading in ways that aren’t proven to work
The findings offer some of the first hard evidence for something long suspected in Maine schools: reading instruction quality varies widely by district.
Bangor residents say homelessness and drug use are top issues in City Council race
The BDN surveyed dozens of readers and spoke with voters downtown to find out what they’re looking for in a council candidate.
Meet the man behind Bangor’s most controversial housing development
The backlash was so intense that Mike Myatt and his team decided to abandon a second supportive housing project in the city.
For many Troy Jackson supporters, it’s all about Susan Collins
Roughly 6 in 10 of Troy Jackson’s supporters said their vote is primarily against Susan Collins, according to a recent Fox News poll.
These are the people tasked with keeping Maine’s potato industry healthy
The Maine Potato Board markets the state’s top food crop and conducts research to keep the industry growing.
This roadless area of Maine could lose federal protections
The roughly 6,000-acre tract is part of the White Mountain National Forest in western Maine.
Penobscot County will give $7K to reopen recovery center if Bangor matches it
The combined amount would exceed what Together Place Peer Run Recovery Center needs to reopen and run for a year.
Troy Jackson fires up supporters and faces questions at Lewiston town hall
“I see people standing up and fighting for a better government,” Jackson said, speaking next to an empty chair he said was meant for an invited Susan Collins. “It is time for a change.”
Troy Jackson leans into town halls as an attack on Susan Collins
The former Allagash logger and state Senate president said his first town hall in Lewiston will be “one more than Susan Collins has done in the last 25 years.”
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