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First American Folk Festival acts include a surf rock band that wears wrestling masks

The 15th annual American Folk Festival on the Bangor Waterfront, set for Aug. 23-25, will feature several new genres for the event, including a surf rock band that wears Mexican wrestling masks during their performances.

Shrinking high school population poses a challenge for reclassifying sports teams

Changing demographics and a shrinking high school population have challenged organizers within the Maine Principals’ Association.

Maine earns high marks for safety and environment but economy still lags, study says

Maine’s gross domestic product lagged the nation, but beat New England, according to an annual assessment of the state’s economic health that was released Wednesday.

Emera Maine is withdrawing its request for a rate increase

Emera Maine said Tuesday it is withdrawing its request with state regulators to increase its distribution rate amid a bid to sell the utility to a western Canadian firm.

State issues draft fee structure, rules for recreational marijuana industry

Just two days after marijuana enthusiasts celebrated their favorite vice on 4/20, the Maine Office of Marijuana Policy posted draft rules for the state’s coming regulated cannabis market.

2 new Stephen King works to be adapted for the screen

There are two more additions to the seemingly never-ending stream of Stephen King works being adapted into movies and TV series, both announced last week.

House subpoena for Mueller report escalates investigation

The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee issued a subpoena Friday for special counsel’s Robert Mueller’s report as Congress escalates its investigation of President Donald Trump.

Maine company to ship new river power system to Alaska

ORPC Inc., a Portland-based company that designs and sells turbines that use river or ocean water to generate energy, on Wednesday unveiled its first commercial system for use on rivers.

Acadia Hospital mistakenly released confidential information of 300 Suboxone patients

A communications official at Northern Light Acadia Hospital in Bangor mistakenly emailed the confidential names of 300 patients with prescriptions for Suboxone, a medication used to treat opioid use disorder, to an editor at the Bangor Daily News last week.

While deaths still outnumber births, US Census says Maine’s population rose in 10 counties

The population of Maine as a whole and 10 of the state’s 16 counties is rising, as is the number of people moving into the state and into 14 counties, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, which released its 2018 population estimates Thursday.

Trump tried to seize control of Mueller probe, report says

Public at last, special counsel Robert Mueller’s report revealed to a waiting nation Thursday that President Donald Trump had tried to seize control of the Russia probe and force Mueller’s removal to stop him from investigating potential obstruction of justice by the president.

Maine company to ship new river power system to Alaska

ORPC Inc., a Portland-based company that designs and sells turbines that use river or ocean water to generate energy, on Wednesday unveiled its first commercial system for use on rivers.

Acadia Hospital mistakenly released confidential information of 300 Suboxone patients

A communications official at Northern Light Acadia Hospital in Bangor mistakenly emailed the confidential names of 300 patients with prescriptions for Suboxone, a medication used to treat opioid use disorder, to an editor at the Bangor Daily News last week.

New Bangor surgical center part of a trend offering hospitals stiff competition

A group of Bangor surgeons has opened a new outpatient surgery center near the Bangor Mall that allows them to more easily do advanced types of surgery, in particular same-day knee, hip and shoulder replacements.

This Maine woman rebooted her relationship with money and is helping others do it, too

When Sarah Newcomb was growing up in Orono in the late 1980s and 1990s, she always felt like a misfit — like she was less-than.

DACF issues formal ash borer quarantine

The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry on April 17 announced a formal quarantine on emerald ash borer and material that may harbor the pest.

These microbes deep in the ocean crust may hold clues to the origin of life

Deep in the ocean off the Pacific Northwest colonies of unusual microbes thrive in an environment otherwise hostile to life. It’s these ancient microbes that scientists say may hold clues to the evolution of life on our planet — and beyond.

Maine’s largest prison has trouble keeping its staff

Seniority is a novelty at the Maine State Prison.

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