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Rural counties will struggle to meet Maine’s ‘aggressive’ housing goals

By Zara Norman on Sep 25, 2024 05:45 pm
An acute labor shortage and migration patterns that have historically seen people leave Maine’s rural counties are among the obstacles.
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Nearly 75 Houlton students walk out of classes to protest bullying

By Kathleen Phalen Tomaselli on Sep 25, 2024 04:30 pm
The protest follows the recent release of a cache of photos of mostly girls from the school that was shared on social media.
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Woman found dead in Bangor after she didn’t show up for work

By Ethan Andrews on Sep 25, 2024 04:06 pm
As of Wednesday afternoon, detectives and evidence technicians were still at the house on Larkin Street.
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Study finds rural Maine needs to ramp up construction to meet housing goals

By Nicole Ogrysko, Maine Public on Sep 25, 2024 01:12 pm
Two counties must increase housing production by at least 30 percent next year, and more than double that each of the next five years.
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Fryeburg Fair will install metal detectors as safety precaution

By Nicole Ogrysko, Maine Public on Sep 25, 2024 01:02 pm
That will replace the old bag-checking system used at the fair.
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Legacy Sandwich in Bangor avoids closure

By Marie Weidmayer on Sep 25, 2024 12:37 pm
A longtime sandwich shop in Bangor has avoided closing after new business partners stepped forward to keep it alive.
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Bucksport High School is closing early because of ‘safety concern’

By Christopher Burns on Sep 25, 2024 12:35 pm
School officials announced just before 11 a.m. that students were being dismissed after a “safety concern” was communicated through social media.
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Where Cooper Flagg’s Duke team will play in the Northeast this season

By Sam Canfield on Sep 25, 2024 12:19 pm
Duke will play basketball games in Boston, New York City and Syracuse, NY along with its home schedule in Durham, NC.
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40,000 pounds of pet supplies donated to low-income older adults in Greater Bangor

By Kathleen O'Brien on Sep 25, 2024 12:18 pm
The shipment, valued at $79,000, contained 20 pallets of cat and dog supplies donated by Chewy and the Humane Society of the United States.
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Maine worker dies after front-end loader hits him

By Christopher Burns on Sep 25, 2024 11:11 am
Cory Maddox, 43, was walking across the yard of Dayton Sand and Gravel when he was hit.
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