Portland will install holiday tree at Monument Square next week

I’m the new Belfast reporter for the Bangor Daily News

"I look forward to telling stories that matter in Belfast and the rest of Waldo County."

New Congress must focus on affordability, ending war in Iran and immigration

"Pass laws that support farmers, expand affordable and reliable energy production, help first-time homebuyers, lower the cost of education, and give working families a fair chance to get ahead."

SpaceX aims for first double catch of Starship in its most ambitious test flight yet

SpaceX is launching Starship into orbit on Friday in its boldest test yet: a 22-hour flight that aims to recapture the entire rocket in a move meant to accelerate moon and Mars travel. If all goes well, the massive booster will return to its Texas pad six minutes after blasting off and the bullet-shaped spacecraft […]

Eddington school board member held without bail after latest arrest

Brittany Wood, 36, has pleaded not guilty to charges of possessing drugs, falsifying physical evidence and violating her conditions of release.

Brother of slain Mexican cartel leader is sentenced to 22 years in prison for drug trafficking plot

WASHINGTON (AP) — A man whose slain brother led one of Mexico’s most violent drug cartels was sentenced Friday to more than 22 years in U.S. prison for his part in a sprawling drug trafficking conspiracy that brought cocaine and methamphetamine to American streets. Antonio Oseguera Cervantes, the brother of the Jalisco New Generation co-founder […]