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2 accused killers were out on bail. Nothing predicted they shouldn’t have been.

  • While two men accused of killings in Bangor and Washington County within days of each other, neither had a felony conviction on their criminal record. There was nothing in either man’s past that a judge, prosecutor or bail commissioner could point to and used to justify holding either man without bail while their cases moved through the court system.
Susan Collins walks back remark that Trump learned from impeachment, saying it was ‘aspirational’
  • After voting with fellow Republicans to acquit President Donald Trump of impeachment charges, Sen. Susan Collins of Maine did a round of interviews in which she conceded that her earlier comment that Trump "learned" from impeachment was "aspirational." It led to fresh criticism from Democrats who are vying to face Collins in a nationally targeted 2020 election.
See where you’re most likely to get a parking ticket in downtown Bangor

  • Data requested by the BDN show the Bangor streets where the most parking tickets have been issued since the city switched to automated enforcement in the fall of 2018. We've also calculated the ratio of tickets to parking spots to determine which downtown streets with the highest rate of parking tickets issued.
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High-speed internet plays a crucial role in rural areas like Aroostook County
  • Having high-speed internet is about more than being able to watch Netflix, chat on Facebook or play video games in your off time. Advocates say that it is a necessity in modern America and a potential avenue to economic prosperity for struggling communities. Yet, they say rural America, including Aroostook County, has been left behind. 
Bangor could get up to 10 inches during two-day snowstorm

  • Heaviest snow will arrive Friday, bringing as much as an additional foot in places as the storm gathers steam. Thursday will see mostly light snow, with a wintry mix of sleet and ice before becoming all snow, according to the National Weather Service.
Do you have what it takes to be a Maine game warden?
  • The Maine Warden Service will open a hiring process for game wardens in April, and is staging a series of 13 informational sessions across the state for those who might be interested in becoming a warden.
This veteran basketball coach with Parkinson's is having a memorable season

  • Dick Meader was diagnosed about eight years ago, but his determination and teamwork have helped make this one of his best seasons ever directing the University of Maine at Farmington men's team.
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Susan Collins casts key vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to Supreme Court
  • “Despite the turbulent, bitter fight surrounding his nomination, my fervent hope is that Brett Kavanaugh will work to lessen the divisions in the Supreme Court,” Susan Collins said in 2018.

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