4 weeks ago What Donald Trump’s plan for heavy tariffs means for Maine-Canada trade By Billy Kobin, Bangor Daily News Staff President-elect Donald Trump fleshed out his campaign vows with his Monday announcement of a plan to place 25 percent tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico, affecting everything from logging to energy in Maine given Canada is its dominant trading partner.
4 weeks ago NAMI Maine and the Maine Masonic Charitable Foundation: A partnership transforming youth mental health AUGUSTA — Since 2018, the Maine Masonic Charitable Foundation has provided indispensable support to NAMI Maine, enabling significant strides in youth and family mental health education across the state.
4 weeks ago Record number of ballots cast in Maine By CBS 13 A record number of voters throughout Maine cast ballots in this year’s presidential election.
4 weeks ago Maine Recovery Council approves $13.9M in projects By Emily Bader, The Maine Monitor The Maine Recovery Council on Nov.
4 weeks ago 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.
1 month ago 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.
1 month ago 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.
1 month ago Piscataquis County emergency radio system project could have $6.9M cost DOVER-FOXCROFT — Since 2020 Piscataquis County and municipal emergency officials have been working to update outdated infrastructure and long-running problems with the county’s radio communications for emergency personnel.
1 month ago Maine hunters hope to see 72-hour gun purchase waiting period repealed By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff The gun rights group that filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Maine law requiring a 72-hour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.
1 month ago 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.
1 month ago Proposed county and Unorganized Territory budgets are both up DOVER-FOXCROFT — The respective finances can still be adjusted if needed over the next few weeks, but both the projected 2025 Piscataquis County budget and 2025-26 Unorganized Territory budget would rise from the current spending plan amounts.
1 month ago Ranked-choice count confirms Jared Golden’s win over Austin Theriault By Michael Shepherd, Bangor Daily News Staff U.
1 month ago Susan Collins plans to run for historic 6th term in 2026 By Michael Shepherd, Bangor Daily News Staff U.
1 month ago 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.
1 month ago SAD 4, SAD 46 reevaluating regional high school GUILFORD — Six days before the SAD 4 Board of Directors regular monthly meeting on Nov.
1 month ago 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.
2 months ago Why Jared Golden’s win over Austin Theriault will survive ranked-choice voting By Michael Shepherd, Bangor Daily News Staff The closest congressional race in modern Maine history is going to a ranked-choice count between U.
2 months ago SAD 41 directors opt out of regional comprehensive high school pursuit MILO — Rather than put approximately $133,300 of district funds toward startup costs and a site analysis, the SAD 41 Board of Directors has decided to discontinue its participation in the pursuit of a regional comprehensive high school project with several other area school districts.