The state’s two largest utilities had their hands full Thursday after a nor’easter blew across Maine, leaving a trail of downed trees, fallen electrical lines and powerless homes. Read More
A Montana company has not followed through on its plans to build a $22 million factory in Maine that would produce a composite wood building material and create 100 jobs. Read More
The father of a 1-year-old Bangor girl who died from fentanyl exposure last year was arrested while out on bail this week after police allegedly found him in Howland with two bags of methamphetamine and complaining about the effects of having eaten some of the drugs. Read More
“I’m sure you have great intentions, but I’m really opposed to this because it opens up all that area for very intense uses, not just your use.” Read More
Three years after it shuttered its Calais field office, the Maine Department of Health and Human Services opened a new office there Tuesday, re-establishing a permanent presence in the eastern reaches of Washington County. Read More
State investigators have not been able to determine the cause of a fire that destroyed a building supply store in Winslow on Friday. Read More
Eleven residents are vying for four open seats. That’s the largest number since at least 1984, according to records in the city clerk’s office that only go back that far. Read More
A woman was killed Friday morning when a pickup truck she was driving in Sidney rolled over near the Augusta city line. Read More
Bangor is moving toward letting its police department charge fees to homeless shelters and group homes that call 911 for reasons that aren’t deemed to be emergencies. Read More
Hannaford has recalled all white American cheese featuring the store’s brand that was sold from its delis over the past month, warning that it may contain metal fragments. Read More
The Bangor City Council may be on its way to eliminating a decades-old rule that bans most stores from carrying magazines, books and other publications that feature images of homosexuality on their outside covers. Read More
Bangor is among the towns, cities and institutions across Maine that will soon receive thousands of dollars in grant funding from the state to help install Level 2 electric vehicle charging stations. Read More
A high-speed chase through Bangor on Tuesday night started about 35 miles north of the Queen City, when Maine State Police tried to stop a car they suspected was driven by a 37-year-old who was wanted for earlier misdemeanors. Read More
“The risk of tick-borne illnesses remains high through November, so we urge everyone to protect themselves from tick bites.” Read More
“It’s not surprising that they’re relying on race. It’s somewhat surprising that they’re admitting to relying on race.” Read More
Bangor police arrested a local man who allegedly led them on a high-speed car chase through downtown Tuesday night, a pursuit that was cut short when an officer’s cruiser crashed and the suspect was able to flee into Hampden. Read More
Most of the cases were treated at hospitals in Cumberland and York counties, but one was treated in Aroostook County. Read More
A jury has found a Bangor man guilty in the Jan. 27, 2018, murder of Israel “Izzy” Lewis at a boarding home on Second Street. Read More
The widely noticed marketing initiative created tension in its first year, as doctors questioned how it would help them better serve patients and a credit rating agency singled it out as a "significant" cost to the health system as it looks to repay debts and borrow more money. Read More
A Bangor ambulance service has agreed to pay $138,285 to settle allegations that it improperly charged the federal Medicare program for transporting patients by ambulance when they didn’t need the emergency service. Read More
