By Emily Burnham on Aug 16, 2021 05:55 pm Five restaurants in the Bangor area closed temporarily this weekend after staff members tested positive for COVID-19 or were exposed to people who had tested positive, adding stress to a restaurant industry already struggling with staffing and supply challenges. Read more... »
By David Marino Jr. on Aug 16, 2021 05:53 pm Maine veterans who served in the country during the U.S.’s 20-year military involvement there said they were disappointed but not surprised by the latest developments. Read more... »
By Tribune Content Agency on Aug 16, 2021 05:43 pm After a weekend of intense criticism, the New York state Assembly's Judiciary Committee is planning to release a report detailing its soon-to-be-abandoned impeachment investigation into Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Read more... »
By The Associated Press on Aug 16, 2021 05:14 pm The quake nearly razed some towns and triggered landslides that hampered rescue efforts in a country that is the poorest in the Western Hemisphere. Read more... »
By Lia Russell on Aug 16, 2021 05:04 pm Under the settlement terms, Mallinckrodt US LLC would deposit $187 million into a trust over the next seven years to pay for the cleanup. Read more... »
By The Associated Press on Aug 16, 2021 04:30 pm President Joe Biden said Monday that he stands "squarely behind" his decision to withdraw U.S. forces from Afghanistan and that the government's collapse was quicker than anticipated. Read more... »
By Larry Mahoney on Aug 16, 2021 04:17 pm Former Dexter High School standout point guard Peyton Grant, a Bangor Daily News All-Maine State Schoolgirl Basketball third team selection two years ago, has decided to attend New Hampton School, a prep school in New Hampton, New Hampshire. Read more... »
By The Associated Press on Aug 16, 2021 04:08 pm President Joe Biden's administration has approved a significant and permanent increase in the levels of food aid available to needy families — the largest single increase in the program's history. Read more... »
By The Associated Press on Aug 16, 2021 03:46 pm Despite the pandemic limiting access to lawmakers, corporate and political interests working to influence the Maine State House spent $4 million on lobbyists in 2021. Read more... »
By Caitlin Andrews and Jessica Piper on Aug 16, 2021 03:34 pm “As the Taliban consolidates its sweeping control over Afghanistan, the opportunity exists for the country to once again become a safe haven for Islamist terrorist groups targeting our country,” Collins said. Read more... »
