28+ min ago   (159+ words) The lawyer for the city of Bangor is resigning after nearly five years on staff. City Solicitor David Szewczyk submitted his resignation letter on Friday, City Manager Carollynn Lear confirmed to the Bangor Daily News. Szewczyk was appointed in 2021 and…...

15+ hour, 21+ min ago   (784+ words) FREEPORT, Maine — Bob Masciarelli has split his ticket to back Republicans before. The 70-year-old Democrat from Yarmouth is the kind of voter U.S. Sen. Susan Collins has counted on to outrun her party in Maine’s liberal-leaning Portland suburbs. But he…...

15+ hour, 21+ min ago   (239+ words) Bangor Daily News Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff. Send your letters to [email protected] I have lived in three houses in my 81 years, all within three blocks in Belfast. Currently, my lovely wife and…...

15+ hour, 21+ min ago   (446+ words) Andre Chasse is a Bangor resident who currently serves as the volunteer state president for AARP Maine. He is a human resources professional who specializes in benefit and retirement plans. As the volunteer state president for AARP Maine, I spend…...

1+ day, 13+ min ago   (223+ words) Several families have long alleged that a group of extremist religious leaders in Saudi Arabia gained influence in the Saudi government and aided the hijackers. Fifteen of the 19 hijackers were Saudis, but the Saudi government has long denied any involvement…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (712+ words) You can’t quite see Canada from the Fort Fairfield Blockhouse, but its presence looms. The international border is some 3.5 miles — 5.6 kilometers — east up the Aroostook River from the reconstructed war fort. Of course, when it was originally built in 1839, it…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1066+ words) Although Black men vote overwhelmingly Democratic, even small shifts in their support can help swing razor-thin elections. They are often some of the most scrutinized but least understood voters, a blind spot that Thompson wants to fix. His mission led…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (159+ words) U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany says he was returning from the La Crosse County Lincoln Day Dinner when the light aircraft lost power as it approached Wausau Downtown Airport. The pilot made an emergency landing in Lake Wausau. They both ended up…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (1025+ words) The system’s vulnerability has been drawing increased attention, with election security advocates criticizing state election officials for failing to fix it before the November elections. Georgia election officials say they have taken steps to address the potential harm, but some…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (459+ words) The opinion issued late Friday marked a victory for labor groups who had sued the agency. The labor organization had argued that plans by the Department of Homeland Security violated congressional protections that were designed to safeguard the independence of…...