Bangor service provider ends needle exchange program at downtown church

Singer D4vd loses prominent lawyers defending him in killing of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Singer D4vd lost his high-profile private lawyers Monday at a hearing where he entered a new not guilty plea to charges that he killed, sexually abused and dismembered 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. It’s not clear why Blair Berk and her colleagues Marilyn Bednarski and Regina Peter parted ways with the indie-pop […]

Donald Trump’s trade war is hurting Maine and Canada

"Trump must deescalate his unnecessary trade war before Canada’s retaliatory tariffs take effect Sept. 8."

Plane passenger arrested at Bangor International Airport after angry outburst over wait time on tarmac

Jeffrey Wazenegger, 59, allegedly tried to push past police when officers confronted him and then resisted arrest.

At 91, Dale 'Grey Beard' Sanders reclaims record as oldest hiker to complete the Appalachian Trail

MILLINOCKET, Maine (AP) — More than 14 million older adults fall every year in the U.S., perhaps none so often as 91-year-old Dale Sanders. By his count, Sanders fell 71 times while reclaiming his record as the oldest hiker to complete the Appalachian Trail. Seven were what he calls hard falls, including one that led to a brief hospitalization and another just 200 yards from the finish. But none were enough to permanently divert him from the 2,193-mile (3,530-kilometer) trail that runs between Springer Mountain in Georgia and Mount Katahdin in Maine. The Appalachian Trail Conservancy defines a thru-hike as completing […]

Expect a great September with Thompson Free Library

By Kim Brawn, Thompson Free Library Great expectations may be the title of a Dickens’ classic, but when it comes to psychology, having high expectations can lead to disappointment. Tempering them — or being so in the moment that you don’t have any — often translates into being pleasantly surprised, which is a very pleasant […]