Man accused of shooting CMP substations held on $250K bail

Maine lawmakers seek solutions in wake of closure of Lincoln Hospital’s birthing center

MaineHealth CEO Andy Mueller provided lawmakers with several reasons for the decision to close the birthing center.

Aroostook distillery and dairy collaborate on popular rum-spiked lemonade

The first 50 cases of Sasquatch Summer Spiked Lemonade hit stores in mid-July, selling out almost immediately.

Creating a local green burial cemetery

BELFAST – Midcoast Maine Green Burial, a local volunteer organization formed to promote the creation of a green burial cemetery in Knox, Waldo and/or Lincoln county, will host a free public presentation about green burial in the Abbott Room at Belfast Free Library, located at 106 High St., at 6 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 31.&nbsp; &hellip; <a href="https://www.bangordailynews.com/2013/05/26/news/elephants-in-maine-find-a-home-in-hope/" class="wp-embed-more" target="_top">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Elephants in Maine find a home in Hope</span></a>

US diplomats and family members slowly begin to return to the Mideast embassies

WASHINGTON (AP) — American diplomats and at least some of their family members are beginning to return to U.S. embassies in the Middle East after many were ordered to leave their posts during the early days of the war with Iran. Although most embassies are not returning to full strength immediately, starting this week the [&hellip;]

Ten things you’ll see different at UMaine this fall

ORONO — Students returning to UMaine this fall will find a campus that looks — and in many places functions — noticeably different than it did when they left in May. New research and education facilities are open. Major athletics construction is taking shape. More parking spaces have been added, and new sidewalks, roads, landscaping [&hellip;]