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BDN reporter wins Maine Press Association's Journalist of the Year

Callie Ferguson won the top individual award in recognition of her reporting on the impact of controversial federal policies on Maine.

Husson, UNE pick up football victories

Husson University of Bangor and Biddeford’s University of New England picked up small college football wins on Saturday. Husson beat New England College 42-0 for its second straight win and UNE dealt Castine’s Maine Maritime Academy its 38th straight loss, 62-14. The state’s other three NCAA Division III teams, New England Small College Athletic Conference […]

Bryant deals UMaine football a sixth straight loss

UMaine is ranked last in the Coastal Athletic Association with averages of 14.5 points and 270.2 total yards per game.

Suspected midcoast drug deal leads to discovery of starving dogs

When officers went to the suspect's home for a probation check, they found two malnourished dogs in cages filled with feces.

No Kings rallies across U.S. urge voters to cast ballots early ahead of midterms

Rallies organized by the No Kings network opposed to President Donald Trump were being held Saturday in cities and communities across the U.S., with an aim of getting people out to vote early in the midterm elections. The hundreds of planned events were being billed as nonpartisan, though they sought to build on nearly two […]