A government practice that could stretch as far back back to the town’s founding 254 years ago ended with the hiring of a town administrator who began work on Monday. Read More
Living conditions among members of the Passamaquoddy Tribe were poor, and the Army did not consult with the tribe before it decided to house prisoners of war on its land. Read More
Student suing Maine’s university system is under investigation for sexual misconduct against 4 women
The university system’s legal response is the latest twist in a story that began when two female students agreed to be interviewed by the BDN about how the University of Maine at Farmington handled their reports of rape under the federal law Title IX. Read More
A male student, whom multiple women publicly said assaulted or harassed them, filed a lawsuit against Maine’s public university system on Monday alleging that he was, in fact, a sexual assault victim and that the school did not protect him. Read More
This salad has everything you want- it's a little sweet, a little savory, a little crunchy. Plus- it's SUPER healthy and you can make it quickly and easily. Make a big batch and you have lunch ready for the whole week! Read More
The family that owns OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma used Swiss bank accounts to conceal the transfer of millions of dollars from the company to themselves, New York state's attorney general contends in court papers filed Friday. Read More
You never know what you’ll find in the woods of Maine. And many times, that’s not a good thing. Read More
The state’s public university system will take steps to abandon separate accreditation for its seven universities in favor of an accreditation that applies to the system as a whole. Read More
More than any other senator up for re-election next year, Collins’ fate is tied to her handling of Kavanaugh. Read More
Clay Conaway, a former University of Delaware and University of Maine baseball player, is accused of raping six women between September 2013 and July 2018. Read More
In the letter to GM's vice president of labor relations, UAW Vice President Terry Dittes wrote that the company waited until just two hours before the contract expired Saturday night to make its first serious offer. Read More
Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, wrote to FBI Director Christopher Wray in October requesting an “appropriate follow up” with one individual who had come to him with information about Kavanaugh. Read More
The explosion happened at 313 Farmington Falls Road on Monday morning. Read More
Some operators are cashing in on the CBD craze by substituting cheap and illegal synthetic marijuana for natural CBD in vapes and edibles such as gummy bears. The practice has sent dozens of people to emergency rooms over the last two years. Read More
The policy roadmap is for a fight she said is at the core of her presidential campaign. Read More
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and its owners expressed sympathy but not responsibility for the nation's opioid crisis as the company filed for bankruptcy protection late Sunday night. But that may not get the company off the hook. Read More
Trump said the U.S. had reason to believe it knew who was behind the attack and said his government was waiting to consult with the Saudis as to who they believe was behind the attack and "under what terms we would proceed!" Read More
The impeachment calls come in the wake of new, uninvestigated, allegation of sexual impropriety from when Brett Kavanaugh was in college. Read More
Jason Alexander was taken into custody without incident on Sunday evening, according to the Aroostook County Sheriff’s Office. Read More
Over the summer, Sundog Solar installed two large solar arrays that are expected to fully offset the electrical consumption needs of Mount Desert Island High School and the Cranberry Isles Fishermen’s Co-op. Read More
Here is a brief primer for those who want to learn more about the project. Read More
The different approaches of Betsy Sweet and Sara Gideon of Freeport were on display in stump speeches at a Democratic barbecue in South Portland on Saturday. Read More
Under a 2003 state law, each county with a jail is supposed to have a five-member board of visitors who regularly inspect the jail and make recommendations on how the facility can better serve inmates with mental illness. Read More
The city recently created Torelin Jager’s position as part of a larger response to what it says is a growing population of homeless people who are sleeping outside and an uptick in complaints about them. Read More
The attack brought into focus just how vulnerable the company is to Saudi Arabia's conflicts outside the country's borders, particularly with regional rival Iran. Read More
Tthe state Board of Social Worker Licensure that concluded Heather Campbell "exhibited gross negligence, incompetence, or misconduct." Read More
