By Michael Shepherd, Bangor Daily News Staff AUGUSTA — Former Gov.

By Ethan Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff Northern Light Health will get $49 million in delayed reimbursement for its COVID-19 pandemic response, U.

By Jo Easton, Bangor Daily News Staff The Bangor Daily News and The Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting, the nonprofit publisher of The Maine Monitor, are launching a new partnership to strengthen journalism for Maine.

By Ethan Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine officials are asking federal authorities for leniency on the upcoming Real ID requirements after finding that fewer than half of travelers at the state’s largest airport had the updated identification.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Businesses that offer rentals of floating houses moored off their docks or in front of their companies were the only ones who opposed a bill that would ban floating camps on Maine’s waters during a legislative hearing on April 30.

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By Peter McGuire, Maine Public Efficiency Maine has a new three-year plan to continue the state’s push to reduce energy use from homes and businesses.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff A state biologist said hunters looking for spring turkeys are more likely to find them in the woods, thanks to the amount of acorns and other edibles there.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff Gov.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff The Maine home market is taking a turn decidedly in buyers’ favor, with home sales and prices falling.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff A new bill before the Legislature would ban floating camps and other nonwater-dependent structures from Maine’s inland or coastal waters.

By Michael Shepherd, Bangor Daily News Staff AUGUSTA — A Democratic bill would go around an opinion from Maine’s high court to implement ranked-choice voting for general elections for governor and the Legislature just in time for next year’s race to replace Gov.

ORONO — In 2024, University of Maine Cooperative Extension Tick Lab processed 4,776 tick submissions including samples from 398 towns, representing all of Maine’s 16 counties.

By Billy Kobin, Bangor Daily News Staff Gov.

PORTLAND — AARP Maine is seeking nominations for its 2025 AARP Andrus Award for Community Service, which honors individuals 50 and over who share their experience, talent and skills to enrich the lives of others in their community.

Applications are currently being accepted for the Maine Community Foundation’s Patriot Education Scholarship Fund.

Private ponds that are stocked with trout provide multiple benefits for landowners and their families.

By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff Northern Light Health lost $156 million in 2024, according to its annual report released April 15.