By Annie Rupertus, Bangor Daily News Staff BREWER — Affordability was on the minds of attendees at Vice President JD Vance’s Brewer rally on Monday, underscoring the headwinds Republicans face heading into a midterm election shaped by high prices and the unpopular Iran war.

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BANGOR — Maine Discovery Museum announced the honorees for the inaugural Maine Science Awards, a new annual celebration recognizing the scientists, innovators, researchers and advocates advancing science across Maine.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine saw one of its best Julys for home sales in a quarter century.

By Kathleen O’Brien, Bangor Daily News Staff Summer’s not over yet.

By Larry Mahoney, Bangor Daily News Staff While Aroostook County high teams have already begun playing soccer games due to the annual potato harvest break, the rest of the state’s fall sports teams began practicing this past week in preparation for the upcoming campaign.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff EXETER — A man allegedly attacked his family Friday afternoon, Aug.

To the Editor; Maine’s smallest towns often govern themselves through three person Select Boards, a structure inherited from an era when civic participation was assumed rather than earned and the business of local government was genuinely simpler.

Dexter Regional High School and Foxcroft Academy football games are among the WABI TV-5 broadcast schedule for the 2026 season.

By Al Raychard I always get a little melancholy this time of year.