Bangor Daily News
The shutdown is hurting schools whose budgets are mostly federal money
Shutdown-suspended Impact Aid is forcing districts that rely on federal land payments to cut programs, pause projects and risk student meals and payroll this school year.
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5mThis family scrapped their downsizing plans when they found a new house in Bangor
The move came after at least six months of searching and brought them to the city from a rural midcoast community.
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7mMassive Aroostook wind project may rank among East Coast’s largest
Clearway Energy Group LLC intends to generate 800 megawatts for the planned Northern Maine Renewable Energy Development Program.
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4mThe ad war between Susan Collins and Troy Jackson is more negative than ever
Negative spots made up 88% of broadcast spending in the seven days ending Sunday, according to a Bangor Daily News analysis.
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2mLetter: Mike Tipping has shown he’ll help Maine families
“This is a moment when it matters who we send to Augusta.”
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7mHow a maritime safety program is boosting a former Maine mill town
Fire training alone brings about 120 adult mariners and up to 250 undergraduates a year to the facility.