Two neighbors who live close to where a gun and ammunition business is to be opened at Ararat Farms in Lincolnville have appealed its approval by the Planning Board.
Posted inAroostook
Aroostook County is a snowy, windy mess
Visibility is extremely limited because of wind-blown snow, and the Aroostook County Sheriff’s Office has urged people via social media not to travel unless necessary.
Posted inNation
Police: 13 killed when big rig hit SUV carrying 25 people in California
Fourteen people died at the scene, which is about 11 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border, and another died after arriving at the hospital.
Posted inMidcoast
Read natural gas company’s full statement on why it is withdrawing its midcoast expansion plan
In announcing the withdrawal, Summit Natural Gas alluded to political opposition to the gas pipeline that would have expanded natural gas access in Waldo and Knox counties.
Posted inContributors
White power was the driving force behind Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol
“The driving force behind the events of Jan. 6 is not going away by a long shot. It can be summed up by one number: 2045,” Robert Benjamin writes.
Posted inNational Politics
Senate Dems sorting final details of $1.9T virus relief bill
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., accused Democrats of ignoring signs that the economy and the deadly virus’ rampage through the U.S. were beginning to turn around.
Posted inEditorials
Better data needed to guide regulatory decisions aimed at protecting right whales
“It is premature to put so many stringent new requirements on Maine’s lobster fishermen,” the BDN Editorial Board writes.
Posted inPortland
Portland looks to expand outdoor dining, retail beyond downtown this summer
The plan expands on an emergency outdoor dining plan that helped restaurants weather the first year of the coronavirus.
Posted inNews
Hannaford supermarkets to begin giving COVID-19 shots in Maine
The supermarket chain will be offering doses to people above the age of 60 at 35 locations, using 3,500 Johnson & Johnson one-shot vaccines.
Posted inContributors
Campaign finance reform offers ripe opportunity for leadership in Washington
“The opportunity of Maine’s delegation to take action is not only ripe, but necessary to protect the integrity of our elections for generations to come,” Mike Michaud writes.
Posted inNew England
Mass. mom faces attempted murder charge after baby found in trash
A woman authorities say put her newborn baby in a trash can on a Boston street was held on $100,000 bail at her arraignment on attempted murder and child abandonment charges.
Posted inCentral Maine
Mass vaccination site opening soon in Auburn will be 1st in Androscoggin County
The Auburn Mall is set to become Maine’s sixth mass COVID-19 vaccination site later this month, with the capacity to administer up to 1,000 doses per day in Maine’s second-largest metro area.
Posted inPenobscot
Missing LaGrange man found safe
Mickey Moody Sr., 66, was spotted in Bangor and picked up by the Bangor Police Department.
Posted inMidcoast
Maine natural gas company pulls plug on $90 million midcoast project
Summit Natural Gas alluded to political opposition in announcing its decision to pull the project.
Posted inNational Politics
Mitt Romney knocked unconscious in fall, but ‘doing better’
He told reporters he was taken to a hospital and got stitches on his right eyebrow and lip.
Posted inBDN Maine
Bar Harbor Bank & Trust accepting applications for Career & Technical Education Scholarships
BAR HARBOR — Bar Harbor Bank & Trust is currently accepting applications from high school seniors for the Bank’s Career Technology Education Scholarship.- The $1,000 scholarship is awarded to income-eligible […]
Posted inBDN Maine
OUT Maine connects queer artists with LGBTQ+ teens for the 2021 Virtual Rainbow Ball
The annual Rainbow Ball is going virtual again this year and the lineup is awesome. Thanks to some great organizing work by our staff team and new intern, Christopher Dufour, […]
Posted inLetters
Wednesday, March 3, 2021: Where is the routine testing, we have bigger fish to fry, worshiping a golden idol
Here’s what BDN readers are talking about.
Posted inBDN Maine
Tree of Hope initiative providing prayerful support to parishioners in Waterville and Winslow
WATERVILLE — Some of the purple circles are inspiring. Others are heartbreaking, while others, still, are heartwarming. “The sanctuaries at St. John Church in Winslow and Notre Dame Church in […]
Posted inNational Politics
FBI chief Christopher Wray calls Capitol riot an act of ‘domestic terrorism’
He also defended the bureau’s handling of intelligence indicating the prospect for violence.