Bangor Daily News
These 25 Maine areas could see more investment under federal program
Qualified Opportunity Zones are designed to help draw private, long-term investment to low-income areas.
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5mMidcoast town still contending with toxic carpet pile 25 years later
The site has been vacant and unused since the 1990s and is contaminated with metals and inorganic contaminants.
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7mUMaine hockey’s Lipinski making significant strides after ‘tough end’ to freshman season
The sophomore forward enters this weekend’s series against Vermont on a three-game points streak after going scoreless in his first seven games.
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6mMaddie Fitzpatrick off to great start for UMaine women’s basketball in new prominent role
Fitzpatrick had 14 and 19 points in her first two games and was named the America East Player of the Week.
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4mHistory on the fly
The Presque Isle Air Museum looks back at almost 100 years of aviation history WRITTEN BY ANNE GABBIANELLI “If these walls could talk” is an old saying, and at the south end of the Presque Isle International Airport the walls are talking — sharing history that was once hidden. “One of the things about the […]
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5mThe fish of 10,000 casts: Chasing muskie in Aroostook County
WRITTEN BY DYLAN SAVAGEAU A foot-long lure is a curious thing to throw at a fish, particularly when you might spend an entire day doing it without getting so much as a follow. But that’s muskie fishing on the St. John River, where anglers in Aroostook County pursue one of Maine’s most unusual game fish. […]