Bangor Daily News
An Aroostook man who was shot down over France during WWII has finally returned home
Staff Sgt. Merrill E. Brewer, 26, was flying his last mission on Sept. 16, 1944, when an American anti-aircraft artillery unit mistook his bomber for an enemy plane and shot it down.
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6mPublic comment period on federal permit for proposed Eastport data center ends Monday
As the federal deadline arrives, opponents gather signatures for a revised petition giving residents final vote on large industrial projects.
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9m$130M refund to Maine customers in limbo as electric utilities appeal order to cut profits
Federal regulators said New England utilities must retroactively lower their profits from transmission infrastructure. The companies appealed.
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3mPolice have no new info 6 months after midcoast death
Officials said there was no known danger to the public and no additional information is being released at this time.
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1mMan with bloodied face waves down Bangor officer after alleged robbery
The incident happened Wednesday afternoon on Ohio Street.
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4mDOJ reaches settlement with Mississippi police department it found routinely violated civil rights
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday it reached a settlement forcing reforms in a Mississippi city and its police department, which the DOJ found discriminated against Black people, used excessive force and retaliated against critics. The settlement comes after a scathing 2024 DOJ report said the Lexington Police Department routinely […]