October 2026

From the archive.

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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No Confidence

Houlton Nurses Declare No Confidence In CEO After Second Strike

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Record Holder

Blind 15-Year-Old Hen From Portland Named World's Oldest Chicken

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Rebuild Plan

Colby College Sets 2026 Deadline to Rebuild Port Clyde's Fire-Ravaged Wharf

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Governor's Race

Shah, Democratic Frontrunner, Pledges Day-One Fight With Trump on Costs

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Verdict

Surgeon, Hospital Ordered to Pay $750,000 Over Botched Hip Surgery

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Citizenship

Some Mainers Rush to Claim Citizenship as Canada Widens Descent Law

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For Sale

No Power, No Plumbing: Maine Island Cabin Asks Nearly $400,000

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College Hoops

Held to 7 at Half, McLaughlin Leads Farmington’s Rout of Presque Isle

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Transition

Northern Maine General’s Financial Woes Send 75 Clients to Aroostook Nonprofit

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Honors

BIG 104's Ryan Cote Named 2026 Maine Terrific Ten Broadcaster for Charity Work

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New Facility

In Rare Move, Amazon Sends Executive To Defend Maine's Biggest Warehouse

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Money Race

Platner Vastly Outraises Collins, but Spends Nearly as Fast as He Raises It

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Charity

'Purse-onality' Auction Turns 10, Kicks Off Maine's Go Red Season

Obituary

Kenduskeag Canoe Race Co-Founder Sonny Colburn Dies at 93, Weeks Before 59th Run

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For Sale

One of Maine's Last Historic Train Stations, Now a Dispensary, Asks $975,000

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Schools

RSU 71 Pressure Claims Surface as Two More School Closures Loom

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Closing

Urban Pizza's Bangor Shop Closes Again so Sister Blaze Locations Keep Licenses

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Union Vote

Central Maine Medical Center Nurses Vote To Unionize Amid Firings Fight

Concerts

Jason Aldean Picks Bangor to Kick Off Nearly Two-Dozen-Date Summer Tour

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Housing

One of Bangor's Most Controversial Developments Sells Out as Ellis Plans 26 More Rentals

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Delegation

King, Pingree Challenge Trump’s Authority to Strike Iran Without Congress

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Wage Ruling

Salt North Owner Skips Court, Ordered to Pay $135,000 in Back Wages

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Game Show Win

Bangor Writer Emily Burnham Alone Nails Final Jeopardy, Wins Over $17,000

Award

Portland Firm Behind 365 Net-Zero-Ready Homes Wins Climate Catalyst Award

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New Leader

Bangor Official Crosses to Rival Brewer to Run Its Schools July 1

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New Location

After Losing Its Longtime Home, Ellsworth Farmers Market Finds Permanent Site

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Sweetser Official Says Maine's School Mental Health Staff Need Support Too

Hampden Academy's Top 2026 Grads Head to Pre-Vet, Tech and a Mission

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