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Maine Recovery Council approves $13.9M in projects

By Emily Bader, The Maine Monitor The Maine Recovery Council on Nov.

Jared Golden is quiet about his political future. His allies are not.

By Billy Kobin, Bangor Daily News Staff Those hoping for reflections from U.

Governor’s Cabinet on Aging awards Community Connections grants to Age-Friendly Communities

AUGUSTA – The Governor’s Cabinet on Aging announced the award of nearly 40 grants to Lifelong Maine’s Age-Friendly Communities statewide as part of the Community Connections program.

Enhancing workforce solutions for Maine’s dairy farms

Eastern Maine Development Corporation and the Maine Dairy Industry Association have joined forces to support the vitality of Maine’s dairy industry.

Donald Trump’s allies are looking for Maine’s next top federal prosecutor

By Billy Kobin, Bangor Daily News Staff President-elect Donald Trump will pick Maine’s next top federal prosecutor, and Republicans in the state are working behind the scenes to assemble a list of candidates for him to consider.

NMCC celebrates graduation of 2024 MLOFT cohort, highlighting future of Maine’s logging industry

FAIRFIELD — Northern Maine Community College, in partnership with the Professional Logging Contractors of the Northeast, is proud to announce the graduation of 10 students from the 2024 Mechanized Logging Operations & Forest Trucking program.

Free Thanksgiving meal at Dexter VFW Post

DEXTER — VFW Post 4298 in Dexter is hosting a free Thanksgiving meal for the public from 11 a.

Maine hunters hope to see 72-hour gun purchase waiting period repealed

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff The gun rights group that filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Maine law requiring a 72-hour waiting period after purchasing a gun hopes the case makes it all the way to the U.

Maine lawmaker wants to prevent blank ballots from forcing ranked-choice runoffs

By Billy Kobin, Bangor Daily News Staff The ranked-choice count that confirmed U.

Motorcyclists injured in Dexter crash

By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff DEXTER — Two motorcyclists were injured in a Dexter crash on Monday night, Nov.

Ranked-choice count confirms Jared Golden’s win over Austin Theriault

By Michael Shepherd, Bangor Daily News Staff U.

Bar Harbor mansion owner building 24-car garage for antique autos

By Bill Trotter, Bangor Daily News Staff A multimillionaire who bought a 114-year-old Bar Harbor mansion in 2020 is constructing another large building on the property for his antique car collection.

Nearly 2,000 Dexter residents cast ballots

DEXTER — The results from the Nov.

Susan Collins plans to run for historic 6th term in 2026

By Michael Shepherd, Bangor Daily News Staff U.

Maine’s 72-hour waiting period for gun purchases violates 2nd Amendment, lawsuit says

By Marie Weidmayer and Billy Kobin, Bangor Daily News Staff Gun rights groups filed a lawsuit Tuesday that seeks to overturn the 72-hour waiting period law that Maine lawmakers passed after last year’s mass shooting in Lewiston.

SAD 4, SAD 46 reevaluating regional high school

GUILFORD — Six days before the SAD 4 Board of Directors regular monthly meeting on Nov.

Disruptions at Hannaford stores caused by cybersecurity incident

By CBS 13 Hannaford customers are still feeling the effects of a cybersecurity incident that hit the grocery chain last week.

Ranked-choice voting tabulation begins Tuesday for Maine’s 2nd District race

By Billy Kobin, Bangor Daily News Staff The ranked-choice tabulation in Maine’s historically close congressional race between U.

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