Housing for homeless in Bangor moving forward despite push back

Maine man allegedly knocked an ATV rider unconscious and then kicked him on the ground

Brent Elisens allegedly didn't stop kicking the unconscious man until his female passenger reached for a knife.

Night market lights up October at Thompson Free Library

By Kim Brawn, Thompson Free Library When I lived in California, I missed October in Maine the most — a colorful bubble shielding us from the darkening days and shivering temps to come. Like a screensaver that travels with us — October serves as an evocative backdrop for painting, hiking, foliage drives, walks in the […]

Taste of India is closing in downtown Bangor

Taste of India has been a downtown Bangor staple for nearly 36 years.

Judge sets $5M bond for third man charged in death of Black woman whose body was later hung in tree

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi judge set a $5 million bond Monday for a third man charged in the death of a Black woman whose body was found hanging from a tree in August. Police disclosed Friday that Tasia Fortune, 29, was killed before her body was placed in a tree behind an abandoned […]

Penobscot Bay blueberry growers had a good season against the odds

Even average seems especially good after 2025's harvest, one of the worst in a decade.