3 weeks ago Maine billionaire makes it onto list of richest Americans By Bill Trotter, Bangor Daily News Staff In what may be a first, a Mainer has been named by Forbes Magazine as one of the 400 wealthiest living Americans.
3 weeks ago 2 men accused of hindering Bangor homicide investigation granted bail By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff Two of the men accused of hindering a Bangor homicide case were granted bail on Nov.
3 weeks ago A doomed flag shift and 3 other lessons from a surprising poll of Maine By Michael Shepherd, Bangor Daily News Staff The long-discussed effort to change Maine’s state flag is heading toward defeat, according to a surprising poll released Friday that carried other lessons ahead of the Nov.
3 weeks ago New poll finds Jared Golden and Donald Trump leading Maine’s 2nd District By Billy Kobin, Bangor Daily News Staff A new poll released the Friday before the Nov.
4 weeks ago 4th man arrested in death of man who went missing in Bangor By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff A fourth man has been arrested in the death of a man who went missing in Bangor.
4 weeks ago 3 men arrested in death of man who went missing from Bangor By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff Three Penobscot County men have been arrested after the body of a missing man was found in October.
4 weeks ago Nearly 270,000 Mainers have voted by absentee ballot By Michael Shepherd, Bangor Daily News Staff Almost 270,000 Mainers voted by absentee ballot as of Tuesday, with Democrats leading the way exactly a week before Election Day but Republicans seeing historic levels of early voting in the hotly contested 2nd Congressional District.
4 weeks ago What we learned from the 1st debate between Angus King and 2 challengers By Billy Kobin, Bangor Daily News Staff U.
4 weeks ago A 12-year-old harvested this 14-point buck By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Kaydiense Nelson, 12, of Dover-Foxcroft has been hunting on her grandfather’s property for five years, but none of her other deer measured up to the buck she shot on Saturday during the state’s Youth Hunt.
4 weeks ago Despite Maine conflicts over political signs, they may not even work By Jules Walkup, Bangor Daily News Staff It’s election season, which means it’s almost impossible to go anywhere without seeing political campaign signs in people’s yards or along the sides of roads.
4 weeks ago 4 things the scant polls of Maine tell us to expect on Election Day By Michael Shepherd, Bangor Daily News Staff The massive 2020 U.
4 weeks ago Austin Theriault’s late Donald Trump-heavy pitch is aimed at Republican voters By Billy Kobin, Bangor Daily News Staff After seeking a more moderate tone in recent debates rather than promoting former President Donald Trump, state Rep.
1 month ago Dexter native Coffin is first Mainer inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame By Emily Burnham, Bangor Daily News Staff Jeff Coffin, a saxophone player who grew up in Dexter, became the first Mainer inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Dave Matthews Band.
1 month ago Northern Light Health’s finance chief discusses its $100M deficit By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff After a stretch of weeks that have shed light on the financial turmoil at Northern Light Health and culminated in staffing turnover in its highest ranks, the Bangor Daily News sat down with the system’s chief financial officer, James Rohrbaugh, Oct.
1 month ago Another credit agency warns Northern Light Health’s rating could drop By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff A second agency is considering lowering its credit rating for Northern Light Health over its growing financial troubles.
1 month ago DOJ supports Penquis’ Substance Affected Youth Program BANGOR — The Department of Justice’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention has granted over $740,000 in funding to support Penquis’ Substance Affected Youth Program for the next three years.
1 month ago Valley Grange and local schools celebrate Dictionary Day GUILFORD – A team of Valley Granger members led by Walter Boomsma is delivering nearly 250 dictionaries to local area schools during the next several weeks.
1 month ago Meet the people boosting lagging voter participation among young Mainers By Billy Kobin, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine has routinely led or nearly led the nation in voter turnout in recent elections, but it has work to do when it comes to registering teen voters.