Bangor Daily News
Unprepared hikers will be billed after getting rescued in the White Mountains
The four hikers didn’t pack headlamps nor enough food and water for an up to 9-hour hike.
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10mWashington County Commission blasts prior administration for poor budget oversight
The county's finance director warned commissioners that rising overtime in multiple departments could endanger their ability to fully repay a recent loan.
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7mMaine's biggest dam owner faces reckoning after another Penobscot River fish kill
Brookfield Renewable is in the final stages of relicensing the Ripogenus Dam, located about 30 miles west of Millinocket.
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1mLetter: Cut spending to reduce taxes
"I just received my tax bill and the property value increased 35% again."
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5mTheir plan to build hundreds of Bangor apartments is being held up by decades-old sewers
The project would be the largest apartment complex in Bangor and comes at a time when the region is desperate for more housing.
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5mEven small Maine towns are weighing data center bans
Data centers – large warehouses that hold computer needed by AI and other software to function – have drawn ire for high water and power use.