Maine heating oil prices are up 79% from a year ago

Early morning fire destroys Bangor outbuilding

Firefighters got there within five minutes, and when they arrived, the outbuilding was fully engulfed in flames.

Buckets, chickens and worms: Schools reduce cafeteria food waste through compost, shared tables

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — At Lovin Elementary School in Lawrenceville, Georgia, students play with their food. Sort of. Some walk around the cafeteria with buckets collecting leftover lunch scraps. These apple cores, banana peels and grape stems ultimately head to Lovin’s outdoor compost bin. Others put unopened milk in a shared refrigerator for students to […]

North Haven welcomes Hannah Pingree home after election win

As the governor elect walked off the ferry in the dark, she was met by a cheering crowd holding signs and waving flags.

The Latest: Trump concedes Iran war impact on elections but insists he’d ‘do it again’

As he takes stock of his Republican Party’s midterm drubbing, President Donald Trump faces the difficult question of what to do about his unpopular 8-month-old war against Iran. For weeks, Trump threatened a post-election full-scale bombardment if Tehran didn’t accept his terms. On Thursday, Trump suggested that the election losses aren’t weighing on his calculations. […]

Morning Update: What you need to know in Maine today

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