By Emmett Gartner, The Maine Monitor A recently announced $450 million federal grant aimed at reducing climate pollution across New England could help Maine meet its ambitious goal to place thousands of heat pumps in low-income homes and expand a critical subset of HVAC technicians trained to install them.

By Zara Norman, Bangor Daily News Staff There are only six Maine counties in which the typical family can afford the average home, and one stands far above the rest in more ways than one.

By Kathleen Phalen Tomaselli, Houlton Pioneer Times Staff They think he was east-northeast of Augusta Airport when his mayday came into the Portland air traffic control tower in 1972.

By Billy Kobin, Bangor Daily News Staff Solar subsidies have been a controversial topic in Maine for years, and crippling cost increases that recently took effect for certain businesses are just the latest example.

PORTLAND – Residents of Maine’s most rural areas will soon have access to ultra-high-capacity, high-speed broadband technology, thanks to the launch of Trailrunner Broadband Internet’s first high-speed wireless broadband network.

By WGME The official trailer for a movie based on Donn Fendler’s classic survival memoir “Lost on a Mountain in Maine” is officially out.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The construction process to move the Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center from cramped conditions in the county jail in Dover-Foxcroft into the administrative unit of the sheriff’s office on the first floor of the same building has been proceeding and is nearing completion.

BREWER — Northern Light Health has eliminated the use of the anesthetic gas desflurane throughout its hospitals.

By his own admission, Travis Wallace of Greenville is — with the possible exception of Tiny Tim — he most unlikely musical artist imaginable.

MILO — Though there are no official records, other than fond memories shared by long-time Milo Garden Club members, the annual summer fair has brought blossoms and fun to attendees for over 50 years.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Floating camps are popping up more and more in Maine’s lakes, ponds and rivers.

By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff A new $6,000 solar subsidy charge in the monthly Versant Power electricity bill for Milo Chip may force the factory to close, its office manager said.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — On Saturday, Sept.

GREENVILLE — A full field of area golfers spent a memorable day at the beautiful Mount Kineo Golf Course on Aug.

By Leigh Tass, Bangor Daily News Staff CHARLESTON — The Maine Department of Corrections reported an inmate died at the Mountain View Correctional Facility Saturday, Aug.

This month, thousands of students across Maine will bid farewell to the lazy days of summer as they return to school.

By Paul Koenig, Bangor Daily News Staff U.

GORHAM – The University of Southern Maine would like to congratulate students named to the spring 2024 dean’s list.