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Bangor council roiled over ICE cooperation

A Bangor City Council meeting turned chaotic as councilor Joe Leonard's inflammatory remarks about President Trump led councilor Carolyn Fish to walk out before a vote on federal immigration cooperation.

Acadia balances invasive plant’s popularity with ecological damage

Acadia National Park balances the cultural popularity of iconic lupines with the ecological threat they pose, alongside more aggressive invasive species like glossy buckthorn, amid a changing climate.

Milford development mysteriously being sold in middle of construction

A 55-acre development site in Milford, Maine, designed for 142 senior housing units, is for sale for $1.8 million while construction on the initial phase remains underway.

Hundreds gather for funeral of firefighter who died of injuries after Searsmont blaze

Hundreds gathered in Belfast to honor Wayne Woodbury, a veteran assistant fire chief who died from injuries sustained during the tragic Robbins Lumber mill explosion in Searsmont.

Astronomers find biggest super-puff planets yet that are lighter than cotton candy

Astronomers have uncovered a pair of giant planets that are lighter than cotton candy — super-puffs the size of Jupiter. The featherweight pair — orbiting a star 1,110 light-years away — are the biggest exoplanets found to have less density than cotton candy. That makes them the lightest known planets of their size, said the […]