The city errs on the side of being more collaborative with landlords, generally refraining from more extreme measures such as shutting properties down and taking landlords to court. It’s because people’s homes hang in the balance. Read More
From 2012 to 2017, Maine residential customers have spent $95.3 million more with private sellers, a market dominated by Electricity Maine, when compared with the standard offer. Read More
Republican Shawn Moody's business and real estate empire is worth at least $48.5 million, and rising. Read More
Moody’s company shares and real estate are worth roughly $44.7 million to him and his wife, according to a Bangor Daily News review of public company and property records. Read More
Children born to low-income families in Falmouth, Scarborough and Gray had roughly as good a chance at high earnings in their 30s as children born to high-income families in Bangor. Read More
Documenting the opioid crisis
Chipping away at the stigma that blocks too many people addicted to drugs and their loved ones from seeking recovery options emerged as the priority Wednesday in a gathering that included three candidates for governor. Read More
A look at preventing one of the largest public health problems of this time. Read More
Share your thoughts on what children and teenagers in your community may need. Read More
How far Mainers around the state have to travel for cancer treatment and what people are trying to do about it. Read More
This year's open race for the Blaine House has attracted less cash to campaigns than the last time there was an open field. Read More
Updated twice daily with the latest spending in state politics by outside groups. Read More
Bangor has seen a higher eviction rate than the rest of the state for nearly two decades. And for the past decade, the city has had the dubious distinction of having an eviction rate that exceeds the nation's. Read More
The three other candidates for governor disclosed their financial details. Read More
Only Waterville depends more on health care and social assistance wages. Read More
The review comes as hundreds of children with behavior disorders, autism, cognitive impairments and other mental health challenges, especially in rural areas, are on waitlists for services. Read More
Every data source has strengths and weaknesses — blind spots that leave us, at times, with only partial answers. Read More
Why is housing more unaffordable? Blame falling income. Read More
A DHHS official said the agency could produce only “incomplete and inaccurate” records. Read More
“If someone’s going to the emergency room for any condition, you hope they’re able to get treatment for any condition and that the end result wouldn’t be jail,” said Kevin Voyvodich of Disability Rights Maine. Read More
The Maine Children's Trust first received $23 million in 2016 without competing for it. Read More
“When you’re done with this experience, you do not want to wear the badge of former child welfare mom,” said one mother. “That’s not a title anybody’s proud of, ever.” Read More
It appeared to be the first time Maine police detonated an armed robot on a civilian. Read More
