Groups break ground on Bangor low-barrier homeless shelter expansion

Houlton has 17 open municipal seats. Only 2 candidates have applied.

Prospective candidates must file a nomination petition signed by 70 registered town voters with Houlton's town clerk by 4 p.m. Sept. 3.

License plate-reading cameras have quietly operated in Brewer for 7 years

The city installed two license plate readers in 2019 along Route 1A, just east of the interchange with I-395, as part of a pilot program.

Letter: Hannah Pingree understands Maine

"I will be voting for Hannah because she understands Maine and values affordability."

Letter: Donald Trump embodies fears of founding fathers

"Ten years on, I still find it hard to believe that this great nation has sunk so low."

How 9,400 tons of sand is being used to combat industrial pollution in a Penobscot River cove 

Barges are spraying 9,400 tons of sand to cap toxic mercury sediment in the Penobscot River near Orrington.