Bangor Daily News
6 midcoast Maine towns consider banding together for fire protection
That move has been prompted by declining ranks of volunteer firefighters and rising equipment costs.
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6mSudden FAA ground stop throws the sports weekend into chaos
The pause on air travel left NBA, NHL and college teams stranded, and NFL teams wondering whether the issue would be resolved in time to travel to their games this weekend.
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5mBelfast approves loan for bike shop to finish brownfield cleanup
An earlier environmental assessment revealed a toxic soup below the former gas station and auto repair garage.
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5mTeen indicted by grand jury for murder of midcoast paddleboarder
Young, 19, is charged with the July 3, 2025, blunt force and strangulation murder of 48-year-old Sunshine Stewart.
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4mTroy Jackson isn’t backing Chuck Schumer’s challenger yet, but an ally expects him to
The leadership fight puts Jackson, who upset five-term Republican Sen. Susan Collins, in the spotlight with the party’s left flank.
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5mUS gives states another 6 months before they have to remove people from Medicaid for not working
President Donald Trump’s administration told states Friday that they can wait until July before removing people from Medicaid for failing to meet a work requirement. The requirement is scheduled to take effect nationally on Jan. 1, and states have been scrambling to put in place the staffing, training and technology to implement it by then. […]