7 months ago

Former Connecticut governor Dannel Malloy to lead University of Maine System

The former governor of Connecticut, Dannel Malloy, will replace James Page as University of Maine System chancellor.

7 months ago

Parley with politics — May 24, 2019

Each week, the Aroostook Partnership, a regional advocacy group, facilitates a legislative conference call between political leaders that represent the interest of Aroostook County and business constituents.

7 months ago

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.

7 months ago

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.

7 months ago

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.

7 months ago

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.

7 months ago

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.

7 months ago

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.

7 months ago

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.

7 months ago

‘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.

7 months ago

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.

7 months ago

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.

7 months ago

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.

7 months ago

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.

7 months ago

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.

7 months ago

Mainers can now vote online for the state bicentennial flag design

The state is seeking public input on three proposed designs for the flag that will commemorate Maine’s bicentennial.

7 months ago

Fire destroys office building for Belfast potato processor

A fire that broke out Thursday night spared the Penobscot McCrum potato-processing plant in Belfast, but completely destroyed an office building used by the company, according to fire officials.

7 months ago

Fox terrorizes 2 Maine homes, biting woman and dogs before being killed with shovel

A Bowdoinham woman was bitten by a fox Tuesday evening shortly before the fox found its way into a neighboring house and was killed by a resident.