Bangor Daily News
Maine blueberry farmers hopeful for 2026 after ‘devastating’ losses last year
Maine farmers provide almost all of the country’s domestic supply of wild blueberries, which play a big role in the region’s economy.
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3mDown East town’s decades-long fight over the maintenance of a gravel road is over
“It’s been a whole thing in town,” Clerk Marcia Hayward said.
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4mHospital financial struggles are real. So are rural Mainers’ needs for healthcare.
“If the Lincoln Hospital unit closes, it would be the 12th closure of a maternity unit at a Maine hospital in the past decade.”
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3mWatch what it’s like to visit Maine’s largest puffin colony
This video filmed by R. Riley Smith offers a close-up look at puffins and other seabirds on Machias Seal Island.
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4mOrono library’s $8.6M expansion will move forward despite falling short of fundraising goal
The cost of the library expansion, which would nearly triple the building’s size, has grown since the project’s inception.
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2mLetter: Nate Burnett is right for the Maine Senate
“Nate understands that in complex organizations, especially political organizations, collaboration with folks across the spectrum of opinions is critically important.”