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New York firm buys a major Maine broadband provider

Maine Fiber Co., the Portland-based company that runs the Three Ring Binder broadband network, has been acquired by a New York fiber-optic network services company.

Watch as a mama fox plays with her babies in a Maine yard

Despite the annoying song that made the rounds a few years back, we may never know exactly what the fox says, but thanks to nature photographer Roger Stevens Jr. we’ve now got a lot better idea of what a pack of fox kits do when they’re hanging out with their mother.

Orono resident is the new leader of the Maine Air National Guard

Orono resident Steven Michaud is the newest leader of the Maine Air National Guard.

Angus King says he is worried a ‘miscalculation’ could draw US into conflict with Iran

U.S. Sen. Angus King believes intelligence backs up the Trump administration’s claims of heightened Iranian military activity in the Middle East, but he is fearful that a “miscalculation” could draw the U.S. into a conflict.

Bridge, toll plaza to bring change to 8-mile stretch of I-95

Highway engineers envision an extra travel lane on the Interstate 95 bridge during peak hours and motorists zooming through a new York Toll Plaza without stopping, making it easier to visit Maine.

How 1 Mainer was jailed for sleeping in the wrong place, while another accused of murder walked free

Once a week, defense attorney Zachary Smith walks into a small room inside the Penobscot County Jail and, with the help of another lawyer, meets with every person who has been arrested over the past two days and couldn’t bail out of jail, usually about five minutes per person.

No ‘do-over’ on Mueller probe, White House lawyer tells House panel, saying demands for records, staff testimony will be refused

The White House’s top lawyer told the House Judiciary Committee chairman Wednesday that Congress has no right to a “do-over” of the special counsel’s investigation of President Donald Trump and refused a broad demand for records and testimony from dozens of current and former White House staff.

Dog rescued, returned home after nearly three weeks lost in the Maine woods

A family’s dog went missing deep in the woods for nearly three weeks and was rescued by a K-9 tracking team.

US targets $300B of Chinese goods for new tariff hikes

U.S. officials listed $300 billion more of Chinese goods for possible tariff hikes while Beijing vowed Tuesday to “fight to the finish” in an escalating trade battle that is fueling fears about damage to global economic growth.

Legislature passes bottle redemption center bill

The Maine Senate unanimously enacted a bill on May 8, written by Senate President Troy Jackson, D-Allagash, to support redemption centers.

‘I just wanted to protect my friends’: Brewer man recounts downtown Bangor shooting

If the bullet had been an inch or two lower, Jim Parent might well be dead.

Trade row deepens as China ups tariffs on $60 billion in US goods

Deepening its trade war with the U.S. and sending world financial markets into a slide, China announced higher tariffs Monday on $60 billion worth of American goods in retaliation for President Donald Trump’s latest penalties on Chinese products.

What got rural young people in New Hampshire to want to return home later in life

Whether people in rural, northern New Hampshire return to their home county later in life doesn’t just depend on their perception of the job prospects there but whether they thought adults listened to them in their youth.

Maine joins multi-state lawsuit that alleges price fixing by drug makers

Maine’s attorney general joined a 44-state lawsuit against 20 generic drug manufacturers and 15 individuals alleging they conspired to artificially inflate and manipulate prices for more than 100 different generic drugs, including treatments for diabetes, cancer and arthritis.

US-Canada border transfers raise fear of delayed crossings

Hundreds of border agents from across the U.S. are being temporarily transferred south ahead of the busy summer tourism season, worrying those along the northern border who rely on cross-border commerce who fear their Canadian customers could be caught in backups at border crossings.

It’s a long shot, but a record-breaking snow could fall over Bangor on Tuesday

If you’re up early enough Tuesday morning, you could wake to see a sight that you thought was behind us: snow.

New study finds Maine patients with private insurance pay nearly 3x what Medicare patients would pay

A new study on hospital prices from the RAND corporation finds that patients with private insurance in Maine pay nearly three times what Medicare would pay for the same service.

Doctors quit EMMC as changes leave less time with patients, push morale to ‘all-time low’

At least eight doctors are resigning from Bangor’s Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center amid a push by the hospital to reduce their ranks, cut their benefits and have fewer doctors work each day, forcing those on duty to see more patients in a shift.

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