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"When I run into things marked 'unknown,' I don't want to stop there. I think, 'how unknown? Why unknown?'"
— Researcher and author Larry Glatz, who recently identified five unknown soldiers buried in Maine for more than 200 years.
Bangor wants to spend $2.4M on a new public safety training building. The building would be built near an existing center where firefighters practice extinguishing structure fires.
The Ellsworth Police Department’s new brass is looking to expand mental health outreach. The focus on new hires and programs is a welcome change for the department, which saw its former chief fired in March on suspicion of working while inebriated.
Here’s what we know about the toxic foam spill in Brunswick. The malfunction last week at the airport released 1,450 gallons of PFAS laden firefighting foam into a hangar and the surrounding environment.
Five unknown soldiers buried in Maine for more than 200 years have finally been identified. The revelation comes thanks to Larry Glatz's years of self-directed research, and his habit of reading every historical document in full.
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Jacob Olsen, assistant director of capital planning and project manager for the University of Maine System, gives a tour of progress on the additions and renovations on the Shawn Walsh Hockey Center and Harold Alfond Sports Arena in Orono on Wednesday. Read about all the new stuff coming to UMaine’s hockey facilities here. Credit: Linda Coan O’Kresik / BDN
Paul LePage to host fundraiser for Angus King’s Republican opponent
Maine’s public defense commission seeks another $64M to fund new offices and boost lawyer pay
UMaine’s $45 million renovation of Alfond Arena is on schedule
Someone allegedly broke into a Bangor food truck and only stole chips
Jury finds Holden man guilty of driving drunk and striking pedestrian
Dexter-area schools to reopen after closing for ‘specified threat’
Growing auto parts business to open regional hub in Presque Isle
Bar Harbor voters will have say on alternative cruise ship limits
MDI workers help woman find engagement ring in 2 tons of trash
Midcoast cabinetmaker finds growing demand in Maine and beyond
Wardens offer $1K reward for whomever cast an illegal net in premier Maine trout river
Maine mobile home park residents say New York company keeps raising the rent
Man allegedly crashed stolen utility truck and brought down power lines and utility pole
Maine’s warming lakes incubate damaging invasive plants
Judge denies guilty plea by man accused of killing Damon’s co-worker
Damaged Maine covered bridge won’t be repaired until spring
Someone turned in a live cannonball to Maine police station
Maine-NH interstate bridge closed due to ‘police incident’
“An amendment to our Constitution can shift the needle in ways that changing a law simply can’t. It could clarify that all Mainers who are harmed by identity-based discrimination are equally protected and valued under the law.”
Opinion: It’s time for Maine to enact an equal rights amendment
Hunters are hitting the Maine woods for bear season. By late Wednesday afternoon, Gateway Trading Post in Ashland had registered 26 animals.
"I wasn’t excited about trying to find space for more cultch in our small house with a growing family, but when I opened the lid, I couldn’t help but smile." BDN Outdoors contributor Chris Sargent finds a surprise among childhood junk that rekindled his hunting spark.
Fancy chicken coops?Mainers are spending thousands on hen houses.
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