Arsonist set fire to building on Indian Island

MaineStream Finance receives $20,000 from TD Charitable Foundation to support entrepreneurs, small business owners

BANGOR — The TD Charitable Foundation, the charitable giving arm of TD, has awarded $20,000 to MaineStream Finance to expand support for Maine entrepreneurs and small business owners. MaineStream Finance is a nonprofit Community Development Financial Institution and subsidiary of Penquis. The funding will support MaineStream Finance’s Maine Micro and Small Business Program, which provides […]

BDN reporters win national awards for police accountability, local government reporting

Both award-winning series were born out of the partnership between the BDN and The Maine Monitor.

Republicans are preparing for an ad blitz attacking whoever replaces Graham Platner

Pine Tree Results PAC has pulled its anti-Platner ads and has $8 million on hand to pour into ads targeting his replacement.

Some evacuation orders and street closures remain as work continues on a NYC high-rise that buckled

NEW YORK (AP) — Crews worked overnight to shore up a massive, under-construction apartment building in Manhattan after some of its columns buckled and floors sagged, triggering widespread evacuations and street closures over concerns about a collapse. Officials said the building, once the former headquarters of pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, has been stabilized, but some surrounding […]

Free information session and legal clinic aim to help low-income people understand their rights

BANGOR – Pine Tree Legal Assistance will hold a free public information session and legal clinic at the Bangor District Court on Thursday, July 9 to support low-income people navigating two different issues: criminal record sealing and legal name change.   A criminal record can prevent a low-income person from accessing basic human needs such as […]