DOVER-FOXCROFT – Pine Tree Hospice staff and direct care volunteers gathered at the Dover-Foxcroft Congregational Church on Sept. 15 for refreshments, games, awards, door prizes, and to meet a “special surprise guest” — their own volunteer coordinator dressed as the organization’s logo, a purple butterfly. PTH Executive Director Kristen Sutherland greeted direct care volunteers and […]
Posted inEditorials
Gymnasts ask: ‘How much is a little girl worth?’
“Yes, we must study and learn from these missteps. But a simpler lesson is to always take allegations of abuse seriously and to act on them as expeditiously as possible. That’s what every little girl, every child, every person, is worth,” the BDN Editorial Board writes.
Posted inSports
Bangor’s WVII sports anchor John Wagoner leaves station after 3 years
His last broadcast was Monday.
Posted inOutdoors
How to scout for deer in an area you’ve never hunted before
Scouting for white-tailed deer can help a hunter have a successful season, especially for those who are lucky enough to gain access to a new piece of property.
Posted inBangor
No one is running for the 2 vacant spots on Old Town’s city council
Because of the lack of candidates, voters will write in names and the city will have to count all the votes by hand.
Posted inNews
Tracking COVID-19 cases in Maine schools
We’re tracking how COVID-19 is affecting schools across the state.
Posted inPiscataquis
State regulators recommend greenlight to replace hospitals in Blue Hill and Greenville
State officials have recommended approval for projects that would replace hospitals in Blue Hill and Greenville that serve over 50,000 Mainers with new structures, modernizing decades-old facilities in rural parts of the state.
Posted inNews
Record 214 Mainers are hospitalized with COVID-19
The hospitalizations Monday exceed totals at any point previously in the pandemic, including this past winter, when the virus surged after the holidays and vaccinations were not yet available to most Mainers.
Posted inWorld
Canadians vote in pandemic election that could cost Trudeau
Polls indicate Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party is in a tight race with the rival Conservatives.
Posted inLetters
Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021: Embrace recovery solutions, outstanding edition of the paper, Golden fails to lead
Letters to the editor for Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021.
Posted inContributors
Moats — disagreements over masks and vaccines — are dividing us
“Maybe it was my attendance at a recent district school board meeting — where I was one of two masked attendees in a sea of unmasked parents — that got me thinking of the other “moat,” of the winching up of drawbridges and the ideological fastnesses that people have retreated to, in this post-election year,” Durin Chappe writes.
Posted inDaily Brief
Maine’s redistricting plans are due in a week and the parties are nowhere close to a deal
Maine’s redistricting panel has worked slowly and is nowhere close to consensus a week from its deadline.
Posted inNation
Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine works in kids ages 5 to 11
For elementary school-aged kids, Pfizer tested a much lower dose — a third of the amount that’s in each shot given now.
Posted inWorld
Bats in Laos caves harbor closest relatives to COVID-19 virus
The finding shows that viruses closely related to SARS-CoV-2 exist in nature, including in several horseshoe bat species.
Posted inNational Politics
Senate parliamentarian deals blow to Dems’ immigration push
Democrats can’t use their $3.5 trillion package bolstering social and climate programs for their plan to give millions of immigrants a chance to become citizens, the Senate’s parliamentarian said.
Posted inMidcoast
Maine man dies in police chase after crashing into pole
James Black, 27, died at the scene from the impact of the crash.
Posted inDanby Ink
Maine’s redistricting
Maps must be redrawn to try to equalize populations between districts.
Posted inBusiness
More than 90 percent of Maine towns still don’t allow recreational marijuana sales
Across the state, only 47 of Maine’s approximately 500 towns, cities and plantations have opted in to allow recreational marijuana retailers.
Posted inBangor
New Bangor schools superintendent says addressing racism is personal
“Sometimes, people would rather avoid tough conversations,” James Tager said. “Race is maybe at the forefront of things that people would rather not talk about.”
Posted inOutdoors
After losing her job during the pandemic, Belfast woman now rows a dory as a Maine guide
Nicolle Littrell, a New York native, is a former University of Maine lecturer, domestic violence victim advocate and actress who lists filmmaker and photographer among her current pursuits.