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Some Mainers want to replace CMP and Emera Maine with a public utility. Here’s how it works in Nebraska.

Public ownership of utilities is increasingly being turned to as a viable option as power companies across the country struggle to keep electricity rates competitive, to weather disasters and to stay in business. Read More

Photos, testimony detail extent of Bar Harbor woman’s injuries in her killing last year

Orrington town manager on the job 2 months fired by selectmen

Attorney says Maine is illegally detaining 13-year-old

Eddington mother sues DHHS in federal court seeking contact with daughter

How Janet Mills aims to boost Maine’s economic growth in the next decade

More than 700 vaccinated after Caribou restaurant worker infected with hepatitis A

Bangor’s budget proposes money for police body cameras, new homeless outreach worker

Portland’s biggest seal gets a fresh coat of paint

The statue of Portland Sea Dogs mascot Slugger has...

Maine town that didn’t want to become ‘midcoast pot paradise’ rejects marijuana businesses

Edgecomb voters on Saturday rejected three article...

Hockey defenseman leaves UMaine to turn pro in Sweden

Defenseman Alexis Binner has left the program afte...

BANGOR METRO

Where to eat on your Maine road trip this summer

When it comes to dining out in Maine, the state is a foodie’s dream come true. Read More

Maine lawyer accused of stealing from 2nd nonprofit

Charges dropped against former lawmaker accused of hunting license fraud

York man who sent emails threatening to rape police at gunpoint sentenced to 2 years

Attorneys to appeal manslaughter verdict in beating death case

Brewer softball wins doubleheader after Bangor snaps its 31-game win streak

After having its 31-game winning streak snapped by Class A archrival Bangor on Tuesday night, the defending state Class B champion Brewer High School softball team wanted to start a new one on Wednesday. Read More

Hockey defenseman leaves UMaine to turn pro in Sweden

Defenseman Alexis Binner has left the program afte...

Orrington town manager on the job 2 months fired by selectmen

Homegrown pitcher among five UMaine players on America East baseball all-star team

Eddington mother sues DHHS in federal court seeking contact with daughter

Bangor’s budget proposes money for police body cameras, new homeless outreach worker

Where to eat on your Maine road trip this summer

Husband and wife to retire from town jobs after 4 decades of service each

Douglas Bracy is the town's police chief and his wife, Brenda, is the senior center director. Read More

Boy fighting cancer becomes honorary junior firefighter in Dover-Foxcroft

A 10-year-old boy who battled a brain tumor took a...

A small Maine school says goodbye to 2 women who gave their ‘heart’ to students for 82 years

A lot has changed for educators over the past 45 y...

Have a little faith in Merrick Garland, and an unbiased judiciary

If you rejoice in the so-called irony or karma of Chief Judge Merrick Garland potentially presiding over a case involving President Donald Trump’s finances, you’re doing democracy wrong. Read More

Is age an issue in the 2020 presidential campaign?

Therapy time

Safely storing guns will protect Maine children

We need action on infrastructure, not more talk

Rural economic growth starts in Maine’s cities

Therapy time

Is age an issue in the 2020 presidential campaign?

Have a little faith in Merrick Garland, and an unbiased judiciary

Thursday, May 23, 2019: No war with Iran, the cost of recycling, Maine’s Electoral College vote

Local sports: MSGA results; high school scores; Bangor Raceway results

Ruth Colucci posted the top score at Willowdale GC in Scarborough during the MSGA Women's weekly tourney. Read More

Brewer softball wins doubleheader after Bangor snaps its 31-game win streak

Drive Audio: Red Sox Hall of Famer Bill Lee talks Sox, a return to Montreal and ’70’s MLB

Friday’s high school state singles tennis tournament moved indoors

UMass Lowell shuts out UMaine in America East baseball tourney opener

Boston Bruins, St. Louis Blues will meet in Stanley Cup Final 49 years in making

Local sports: MSGA results; high school scores; Bangor Raceway results

Brewer softball wins doubleheader after Bangor snaps its 31-game win streak

Drive Audio: Red Sox Hall of Famer Bill Lee talks Sox, a return to Montreal and ’70’s MLB

Hockey defenseman leaves UMaine to turn pro in Sweden

See 10,000 tulips bloom in Portland

"A lot of graduation photos get taken here." Read More

Waldo County has found a cheaper way to house its inmates

Route 3 construction in Bar Harbor will stop for Memorial Day weekend

Developer of Bucksport salmon farm took a big early step. Here’s what comes next

Where to see the latest Jamie Wyeth exhibits in Maine this summer

Alumni group demands answers from NH prep school after sex abuse claims

BPD officers brave chilly waters without DOJ at Rome veteran’s retreat

Knowing we have no real world skills, a couple of years ago, we asked if there was something we (cops) could do to help out at the Travis Mills Foundation Veteran’s Retreat in Rome, Maine. Our schedules are erratic at best, so we ...

‘What advice would you give to recent graduates?’

Friends of Acadia to hold massive used outdoor gear and sporting equipment sale

Ohio Street Farmers’ Market to open for 9th year

67th annual Fiddlers Fiddlehead Fest to include bluegrass music, vendors and auctions

Local Reeds Brook students receive prestigious awards at Augusta banquet

Old Town High School at Bangor High School

Skowhegan Area High School at Bangor High School

Madawaska High School at Caribou High School

Food Obsessions: What we love to eat, watch and constantly talk about

Every month, the Bangor Metro Obsessions: Food column features what we can’t get enough of. From restaurant dishes to drinks, cooking products to desserts, we love to share a wide variety of foods. Read More