An unprecedented housing development is being built in one of Maine’s most desirable cities

Interesting times at Thompson Free Library

By Kim Brawn, Thompson Free Library We live in interesting times. Maybe too interesting. We are surrounded by AI: some headlines, news segments, podcasts and social media promote the pros, while others highlight the cons. Meanwhile, chatbots lurk everywhere. Is it an existential threat or a tool to help humanity? Google now offloads our searches […]

The Bangor Mall has been condemned

The condemnation comes as the mall owner owes more than $2 million to the city, and a potential sale appears poised to fall through.

Former UMaine hockey goaltender Sean Romeo dies at age 31

Romeo died on Oct. 24 of complications from a stroke he suffered on Oct. 15.

Is El Niño making storms and flash floods in the Southwest worse?

NEW YORK (AP) — A chaotic climate phenomenon is intensifying heavy rains and floods in the Southwest, experts say. A natural warming cycle called El Niño is sizzling Pacific Ocean waters, leaking moisture into the air that can fuel passing storms. Such El Niño events can happen irregularly every couple of years, but scientists say […]

Washington state resident dies from bird flu following exposure to infected cattle

NEW YORK (AP) — A person in Washington state has died from complications of the bird flu, the first such U.S. death in a year. The Yakima County resident, who had previous health conditions, was exposed to avian influenza at a dairy with infected cattle and had been hospitalized, county health officials announced Sunday. Two […]