Bangor homeless encampment / Dueling utility referendums / Sunday hunting lawsuit

Bangor homeless encampment / Dueling utility referendums / Sunday hunting lawsuit

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Here’s what we’re talking about in Maine today.

Not everyone got homes after Bangor cleared homeless encampment

Newly obtained records illuminate the slow, difficult work of finding people homes who were living off Valley Avenue in the winter.

MORE: You can learn more about how the Bangor Daily News obtained the records, including meeting minutes, emails and reports, on the Bangor’s effort to clear the encampment.

Maine’s dueling utility referendums could create legal standoff

If Question 3 passes, a ratepayer watchdog expects five to 10 years of legal wrangling over constitutionality and the price of utility assets.

Maine’s top court will hear arguments about Sunday hunting

Sunday hunting proponents say the ban denies them a day to get food, while opponents want one day a week where they don’t encounter hunters.

Inside a pioneering affordable housing project in a pricey Maine city

Firefly Field is coming to fruition after stiff opposition from neighbors and during a housing affordability crisis hammering the area.

A dog named Pua has captivated this small Maine town

Pua ran from his new human the day was adopted, was caught two weeks later and escaped again after just a few hours.

A search for books leads Aroostook librarians to a World War I gun

The artifact’s history ties together an inventor from Sangerville, an English queen, German forces and a gun called “The Devil’s Paintbrush.”

The impossible rise of Cooper Flagg

Hailing from a tiny rural town, the 16-year-old is playing basketball at a level nobody from the Maine has before.

Thanks for making my years at the BDN so memorable and rewarding

Pete Warner says goodbye to the BDN after more than four decades.

PLUS: You can read Pete’s tips about scouting areas for hunting deer and about his grueling climb up Katahdin’s Cathedral Trail.

Down East boy with rare disease enjoys a thrilling day as a game warden

“I jumped up out of the woods and told him to put his hands up, and we put him in handcuffs,” Connor Haskins said.

Inspired by iconic wildlife, this Maine outdoorsman’s art career has taken off

Hunter Law focuses on painting detailed depictions of animals, many featuring landscapes or other wildlife incorporated within the same image.

That diseased tomato is not just blemished, it’s unsafe to eat

With this summer’s near record rainfall and humidity, conditions were just about perfect for everything from blight to rot.

Your best fall photos from around Maine

Fall in Maine is a truly unique experience, and our readers have captured some beautiful photos of the season over the years.

In other Maine news …

Limestone will continue fire protection at former Loring base but wants more from owners

Aroostook County musician retires after 72 years at St. Mary’s Church

YouTube’s favorite Maine lobsterman shows you how to put a lobster to sleep

Ellsworth opens its 1st new police station in 90 years

Sorrento voters keep fire chief and reject recall ordinance

Lincoln teen dies from suspected drug overdose

Sword-waving man arrested after standoff in Porter

Juvenile taken into police custody after appearing outside South Portland High School

Injury-riddled Hampden football team withstands Old Town, wins 42-13

Orono’s Ruth White resets own course record at Festival of Champions

Out-of-staters show out in boys’ division at Festival of Champions in Belfast

NCAA reverses decision to penalize UMaine men’s hockey player for time in Latvian league

UMaine women’s soccer rallies for tie to remain unbeaten

UMaine breaks 9-game losing strike with victory over Stony Brook

Victor Ostman is looking for redemption after disappointing end to Black Bears’ hockey season