Federal regulators are setting up a new three-digit number to reach a suicide prevention hotline in order to make it easier to seek help and reduce the stigma associated with mental health. Read More
Leaders in states bordering the Gulf of Maine expressed strong support Thursday for offshore wind, setting the region up to become the next battleground over the resource as some members of the area's influential fishing industry voice objections. Read More
In September, the committee still owed nearly $70,000 to Augusta. Read More
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Betsy Sweet may have to repay nearly $8,100, most of which was spent on home office space, travel and other bills incurred before qualifying for the program allowing her to run for governor in 2018 with taxpayer money. Read More
Words like “terroir” or “mouthfeel” typically get thrown about during a wine tasting, but on Thursday morning in Bangor, such descriptors were pointed at a slightly less exclusive beverage: water. Read More
Bail was set at $2,000 Wednesday for a Thomaston man who allegedly held a woman against her will and tried to suffocate her. Read More
In a three-hour interview conducted the day after 10-year-old Marissa Kennedy died, Maine State Police Det. Jason Andrews tried to figure out why Sharon Carrillo and her husband Julio Carrillo had abused her so severely. Read More
Nothing shows you care about someone like giving them the gift of improved health! In our Healthy Holiday Gift Guide, you’ll find something for almost everyone on your holiday list, and at just about every price point. Read More
Blue Hill selectmen are dismayed that officials at a private high school attended by the town’s public high school students waited more than a year to disclose a $650,000 shortfall they anticipate in next year’s budget. Read More
Facing criticism from parents, Bangor school officials Wednesday night defended their choice to tell Bangor High School students of a peer’s suicide last month over the school’s intercom — a practice that went against recommendations of mental health professionals. Read More
Country star Thomas Rhett announced his 2020 Center Point Road Tour today, and the tour’s 26 dates include a stop in Bangor next summer. Read More
The Valley Unified Board of Directors on Tuesday evening ratified the recommendation of a site selection committee to proceed with a Frenchville site for a proposed regional school. Read More
In Mongolia, permits to shoot and kill an argali, which are prized for their tusks and meat, are determined largely by politics, connections and money. Read More
President Donald Trump on Thursday mocked Greta Thunberg, calling her distinction as Time magazine’s Person of the Year “ridiculous” and suggesting she work on anger-management issues and go to a movie with a friend. Read More
One of Germany's richest families, which owns Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Pret A Manger and other international brands, is giving millions to support Holocaust survivors as it seeks to atone for its use of forced laborers during the Nazi era. Read More
“I have seen some pretty strange [postings]. On a scale of one to 10, with ‘1’ being normal and ‘10’ being way wacky, this is maybe an ‘8.’” Read More
In what is still a “very active investigation” involving local, state and federal authorities, an Eliot mother is facing two felony charges after allegedly fleeing with her two young children to Canada in the midst of a chaotic divorce. Read More
A Maine man driving down the road saw what he thought was a pile of debris, and it turned out to be $10,000 — which he promptly helped return. Read More
Visitors to Acadia National Park next summer might find it a little harder to make their way around the carriage road that circles Eagle Lake in Bar Harbor, one of the park’s more popular spots. Read More
There’s going to be a new face in town at Presque Isle City Hall. And while he’s only 28, his amount of government experience might surprise you. Read More
