October 2026

From the archive.

State House

Outdated Equipment Could End Prison's 90-Year Run Making Maine License Plates

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Cannabis Rules

Belfast Planning Board Resists Cap on Recreational Cannabis Stores

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Settlement

Brooklyn Man Settles Blind Neighbor's Poisoned-Tree Case for $3,000

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Voting Rules

Maine Democrats Fight DNC Rule Risking 2028 Convention Seats

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New Panel

Bangor Fills Nine Homelessness Panel Seats After 50-Plus Apply

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Bar Harbor Erases Activist's Sidewalk Chalk, Now Weighs New Rules

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Local Government

Convicted Sex Offender Is Paid Greenville Firefighter; His Brother Is Chief

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Dams

First Test of Maine's Dam Abandonment Law Stalls Over Who Pays

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Acadia

First Fatal Bar Island Stranding in Acadia's History

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State Grants

Nine Midcoast Towns Land Up to $80,000 Each to Fight Storms

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Race Update

York County Sheriff Candidate Pellerin Quits Race, Plans Different Course

Schools

St. John Valley Could Get a Free School Rebuild Before State Funding Tightens

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Ethics Ruling

Bangor Ethics Board Finds Councilor Mallar at Fault in Rare Ruling

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Emergency Landing

Smoking Lithium Battery Forces Swiss Air Jet To Land In Bangor

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For Sale

Historic Bangor Tavern Building Lists for $2.7M, Over Four Times Assessed Value

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Massachusetts Man, 84, Missing After Boat Found Overturned Off Maine

Foreclosure

Only Grocery Store for Rural Aroostook Towns Heads to Auction Over $662,000 Debt

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In Court

Pines Church Accuses Hermon Schools of Bias Over Sexuality, Contraception Views

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Land at Risk

Big Growers Retreat as Locals Race to Save Maine's Blueberry Barrens

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New Contract

UMaine Trustees Extend Malloy's Contract, but Only for One Year

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Home Sales

Bangor Home Sales Average $50,000 Below the City's Typical Price

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Senate Race

Mills Skips Penobscot Nation Forum, Leaving Stage to Her Two Rivals

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For Sale

Houlton's 126-Year-Old Landmark Building Hits Market for $750,000

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Protest

Nearly 175 Maine Businesses Close to Protest ICE Despite Collins's All-Clear

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Bangor Approved Just 32 New Homes in 2025 as Peers Permitted Far More

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Recall Effort

Ellsworth Recall Drive Targets 5 of 7 City Councilors

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New CEO

Katahdin Region's Largest Employer Names Insider Finance Chief as CEO

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Awards

Coffee By Design Owner Honored for Farming Ties in 8 Countries

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Big Deal

BDN's Bangor Home Sells for $13M, Seven Times Its 2019 Price

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City Hall

Bangor Councilors Earn $2,000 a Year While Portland Pays $9,580

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