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A life sentence in one murder, 58 years in another: Sentences are ‘more art than science’

The family and friends of murder victims often demand that Maine judges sentence defendants to life in prison. But in a state that has not had a death penalty since the late 1800s, life sentences are relatively rare. Read More

State officials warn of hepatitis A exposure at Boothbay Harbor tour boat company

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Conservationists and lobstermen add videos to the ongoing right whale entanglement debate

Judge dismisses 2 of 11 charges in bank lawsuit over trustee’s $3.5M theft

Longtime Waterville newspaper reporter and ‘avid newsman’ dies from cancer

Tribes could get more fishing, court and gambling rights in changes to landmark Maine settlement

A St. Francis man barely escaped a home fire in a building that also houses the post office

Antonio Brown is said to be eligible, but will he play?

How Maine plans to study the debated practice of aerial herbicide on forests

This past spring, Maine Senate President Troy Jackson, D-Allagash, led a bill to ban “aerial herbicide spraying for the purpose of deforestation.” Read More

Whitewater rafting on the West Branch of the Penobscot is one of the wildest things I’ve ever done

One important aspect of rafting is remaining posit...

Maine sued for the second time in a week over 2019 cable law overhaul

Maine was sued for the second time in a week when ...

Title IX, Stephen King and vegan lunches: Here’s what BDN readers talked about this week

A roundup of the biggest conversation starters tha...

Camden student arrested 4 months after being accused of sexually assaulting classmate

Police blew up his house and shot him. Now he wants to make sure they don’t do it to anyone else.

Man who murdered Cpl. Eugene Cole sentenced to life

Second suspect arrested in connection to Presque Isle shooting, search for third continues

Towson pulls away to beat UMaine in battle of top-10 football teams

The loss snapped the Black Bears’ six-game home winning streak Read More

UMass Dartmouth football team outlasts Husson in overtime

The Corsairs’ Stephan Gacioch completed 26 of 42 p...

Former Black Bears celebrate the late UMaine Sports Hall of Fame member whose brain injuries helped spark a major lawsuit against the NFL

Tough and versatile, Chris Mulvey anchors the offensive line for UMaine football team

UMaine, Towson players renew rivalry in battle of top-10 FCS football teams

Title IX, Stephen King and vegan lunches: Here’s what BDN readers talked about this week

The start of the season has finally arrived for the Husson football team

A recently vacant downtown Bangor building is now home to more than 70 Maine artists’ work

A new retail shop on Main Street in Bangor features work by more than 70 Maine artists and artisans from all around the state, in a building that a pair of downtown real estate developers recently purchased. Read More

A student cleared of rape sues Maine’s university system for not protecting him more

A male student, whom multiple women publicly said ...

This empty Bangor building’s owner paid his back taxes 3 years ago. Now, he owes the city thousands again.

73 Central St., the six-story building adjacent to...

Why working-class whites aren’t giving up on Trump

This demographic has embraced Trump's authoritarian style, his criticism of key institutions and his culturally conservative agenda, including on abortion, immigration and gay rights. Read More

After national order, setting rules for e-bikes is no easy task

Nike’s risky stand on Colin Kaepernick was a win

Susan Collins: It is time to unite against ticks

Maine needs more needle exchanges — and more oversight

CMP billing mismanagement

Why working-class whites aren’t giving up on Trump

After national order, setting rules for e-bikes is no easy task

Monday, September 16, 2019: Lobsters more important than whales, rethinking Collins’ support, voting for Sweet

Nike’s risky stand on Colin Kaepernick was a win

Towson pulls away to beat UMaine in battle of top-10 football teams

The loss snapped the Black Bears' six-game home winning streak Read More

UMass Dartmouth football team outlasts Husson in overtime

Plymouth State runs past Maine Maritime Academy football team

Stopping UMaine field hockey game was dumb, but not as controversial as some think

Former Black Bears celebrate the late UMaine Sports Hall of Fame member whose brain injuries helped spark a major lawsuit against the NFL

Tough and versatile, Chris Mulvey anchors the offensive line for UMaine football team

Towson pulls away to beat UMaine in battle of top-10 football teams

UMass Dartmouth football team outlasts Husson in overtime

Plymouth State runs past Maine Maritime Academy football team

Stopping UMaine field hockey game was dumb, but not as controversial as some think

A solid gold toilet was stolen from Winston Churchill’s birthplace

It had been installed only two days earlier at Blenheim Palace, west of London, after previously being shown to appreciative audiences at the Guggenheim Museum in New York. Read More

A Scarborough woman on her bicycle died in a Route 1 accident Friday afternoon

Security has been increased for the annual Eastern States Exposition

Filings: Purdue owners used Swiss banks to hide transfer

Felicity Huffman gets 14 days behind bars in college admissions scam

Camden student arrested 4 months after being accused of sexually assaulting classmate

‘Is pumpkin spice overrated?’

The Weekly Question is published in BDN Maine Weekly on Thursdays. This installment is for Sept. 12. … Read More

‘Adventures in Babysitting’: Bangor police edition

Treworgy Family Orchards voted 2nd in national corn maze competition

Women complete swim around Isle au Haut to promote iconic lighthouse

Tour the Portland Head Light with Maine Maritime Museum

Acadia Community Theater to hold auditions for holiday show, ‘Closed for the Holidays’

Wheaton College at Husson University

Towson University at University of Maine

Husson University at Maine Maritime Academy

Husson University at Maine Maritime Academy

What to read, listen to and watch this August

Earlier this year, my kids and I fell in love with “The Good Witch,” a Hallmark show with reruns on Netflix. It’s not quite the typical formulaic show you’d expect from the channel created by a greeting card company, but it is pre...

How these Maine downtowns turned themselves around after decades of decline

Though life as the community knew it in Bucksport ...

What to sip and where to eat this August in Greater Bangor

From restaurant dishes to drinks, cooking products...

Watch a BDN reporter rappel off the Hollywood Casino in Bangor

Watch this video of a skunk who snuck into a school

Victim Karen Wrentzel’s family members respond after Robert Trundy verdict

Tribes could get more fishing, court and gambling rights in changes to landmark Maine settlement

Maine sued for the second time in a week over 2019 cable law overhaul

Portland’s full-time mayor has little formal power. Here’s how 2019’s candidates see the role.

Our flag is still there

A student cleared of rape sues Maine’s university system for not protecting him more

Maine has $2M for recovery homes. None in the Bangor region qualifies.

New home for families harmed by addiction planned for Bangor area

Here are the 15 recovery homes in the Bangor area

A recently vacant downtown Bangor building is now home to more than 70 Maine artists’ work

Land use regulator fails to agree on key permit for $1 billion CMP project

Questions surround the proposed $1.3B sale of Emera Maine

A second regulator will decide if CMP’s $1B hydropower line fits in with the environment

Canning tomatoes like your grandmother did isn’t a good idea

I tried making mozzarella from scratch. Here’s how it went.

Welcome to Farm to Kitchen Table

Why do I choose to live in rural northern Maine?

Filings: Purdue owners used Swiss banks to hide transfer

What a Purdue Pharma bankruptcy means for the Sackler family

What we know about mysterious vaping-linked illnesses and deaths

Maine culinary classroom aims to inspire healthy school food

Whitewater rafting on the West Branch of the Penobscot is one of the wildest things I’ve ever done

If you love blueberries, you’ll love this cookbook

Avian Haven celebrates 20 years of helping Maine birds

Join BDN’s own John Holyoke for stories of the Maine outdoors at Dirigo Speaks Oct. 22

A solid gold toilet was stolen from Winston Churchill’s birthplace

Stephen King criticizes Susan Collins on ‘The Late Show’

The best stuff to do in Maine this weekend: Sept. 13-15

A Maine writer finds an unlikely ghost-mentor in this new Brooksville play

Maine peaches are perfect for this decadent dessert

Rubbery square pizza is out and vegan lunches are in at Portland elementary schools

This empty Bangor building’s owner paid his back taxes 3 years ago. Now, he owes the city thousands again.

Why a Maine cook and food writer opened his newest endeavor 10 miles down a peninsula

The Power and Importance of Shared Stories

Turkey Tetrazzini – going on leave…

The horse and I – Hi-yo Silver, etc.

Giving Back is the WCM Way

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