19+ hour, 11+ min ago   (567+ words) This story was originally published in September 2022. Our original plan to complete a four-day sea kayak excursion along the Bold Coast in eastern Maine was aborted after the first day due to foggy weather and turbulent seas. Six Penobscot Paddle…...

19+ hour, 27+ min ago   (1106+ words) When Jedediah Talbot started his business as a professional trail builder in Maine in 2004, he had a hard time finding work in the state. For five years, he mostly got jobs in New Hampshire’s White Mountains. “It was an uphill…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (839+ words) OutdoorsThe BDN outdoors section brings readers into the woods, waters and wild places of Maine. It features stories on hunting, fishing, wildlife, conservation and recreation, told by people who live these experiences. This section emphasizes hands-on knowledge, field reports, issues,…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (534+ words) Bangor’s assistant city manager, who is leaving her position later this fall, plans to start her own consulting business to help municipalities and nonprofits. Courtney O’Donnell has been with the city for five years and wants to use her experience…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (172+ words) A new weight restriction has been imposed on an aging Hampden bridge. That reduced the safe load for Manning Mill Bridge over Souadabscook Stream to just under 3 tons, according to Hampden Town Manager Paula Scott. The bridge’s weight limit was…...

3+ day, 5+ min ago   (290+ words) Happy Thursday!Summer is back in town for one day only. The highs today will be climbing into the low 80s for a good portion of the state before falling back into more seasonable 70s. We’ll have mostly sunny skies once the…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (147+ words) Bangor Daily News Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff. Send your letters to [email protected] I live in a remote community in rural Maine. I am so impressed that Chip Curry has been out to…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (203+ words) BRISTOL — Local artists and nature enthusiasts are invited to gather for an informal morning of plein air sketching and painting at Hatchtown Preserve in Bristol from 9 to 11 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 21. Led by local artists Erica Qualey and Joy Vaughan,…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (577+ words) An online petition is circulating calling on the state to allow a Lisbon Falls family to anchor their non-motorized houseboat, or floating camp, in the Androscoggin River between Brunswick and Topsham, where it has spent every summer for more than…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (543+ words) FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington is excited to invite members of the public to see an original 1776 Dunlap Broadside copy of the Declaration of Independence, learn about Maine’s role in the American Revolution and enjoy a number of…...