2 months ago $10M historic preservation bond passes in Maine’s Tuesday election By Michael Shepherd, Bangor Daily News Staff Mainers voted Tuesday to pass $10 million in borrowing aimed at restoring historic buildings owned by local governments and nonprofits.
2 months ago Mainers overwhelmingly pass campaign finance reform that may never become law By Michael Shepherd, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine voted resoundingly on Tuesday to pass Question 1, which would cap unlimited contributions to certain political committees but may be unconstitutional.
2 months ago Maine passes $25M research and development bond By Michael Shepherd, Bangor Daily News Staff A $25 million research and development bond proposal passed in Maine’s Tuesday election.
2 months ago Maine will bolster trail systems with $30M in borrowing By Michael Shepherd, Bangor Daily News Staff Mainers voted Tuesday to pass a $30 million bond proposal that will go toward designing, developing and maintaining trail systems.
2 months ago Jared Golden narrowly fends off Austin Theriault in Maine’s 2nd District By Billy Kobin, Bangor Daily News Staff U.
2 months ago Maine voters reject effort to restore pine tree flag By Billy Kobin, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine rejected an effort to change the state flag in Tuesday’s election, capping a passionate debate that has taken place for decades over the state’s culture and history.
2 months ago Winner of Maine’s 2nd Congressional District race still being determined By Patrick Whittle, The Associated Press LEWISTON — Democratic U.
2 months ago Angus King wins 3rd term becoming Maine’s oldest-ever senator By Billy Kobin, Bangor Daily News Staff U.
2 months ago Nov. 5 local election results HOUSE DISTRICT 30 Representing Abbot, Beaver Cove, Bowerbank, Greenville, Guilford, Monson, Parkman, Sangerville, Sebec, Shirley, Willimantic plus the unorganized territories of Blanchard Township, Northeast Piscataquis Barnard and Elliottsville Townships) and Northwest Piscataquis (88 percent of precincts reported) James White, R-Guilford* 3,258 W.
2 months ago How ranked-choice voting will work in Maine’s 2024 elections By Michael Shepherd, Bangor Daily News Staff A version of this story was published ahead of the 2022 election.
2 months ago 3rd man accused of hindering Bangor homicide investigation makes court appearance By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff The third man accused of hindering the prosecution of a Bangor homicide case appeared in court Monday afternoon, Nov.
2 months ago Jared Golden and Austin Theriault take quiet approaches to final leg of 2nd District race By Bill Kobin, Bangor Daily News Staff The matchup between U.
2 months 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.
2 months 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.
2 months 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.
2 months 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.
3 months 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.
3 months 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.