By Zara Norman, Bangor Daily News Staff Mainers consider the housing crisis to be a bigger problem than any of the others facing our state.

By Zara Norman, Bangor Daily News Staff Much of Maine is already lagging behind the goals set in two state-sponsored housing studies largely due to a hostile construction climate, planners warn.

Grade eight, high honors: Crystal Adkins, Alessandra Long, Callie Rodgers, Fiona Rodgers, Liam Saunders, Hailey Young; honors: Lila King.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Money for trail systems, airboat noise limits and a push to fight aquatic invasive species are among the Maine Legislature’s 2024 decisions that will affect your outdoor experience in 2025.

SKOWHEGAN — Skowhegan Savings Bank announced that David Cyr, president and CEO of the bank, will retire at the end of 2025 and the board of directors have appointed Dan Tilton, executive vice president of sales and customer relations, as the bank’s new president.

By Ethan Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff Iberdrola completed its $2.

BANGOR — Ashley Buttice of Dover-Foxcroft has been named to Husson University Online president’s list for term 4 of the 2023-24 academic year.

By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff The owner of a construction company ignored repeated warnings before a wall collapsed in Brownville and killed his brother, a federal workplace safety investigation found.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — SeDoMoCha Stageworks, Jr.

University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H Virtual Learning is kicking off 2025 with two opportunities in January, a series on climate civic action and a series introducing farm care and basic animal science.