Today is Thursday. Temperatures will be in the low 30s to low 40s from north to south, with a chance for snow or rain throughout the state. Here’s what we’re talking about in Maine today.
Bangor City Council Chair Dan Tremble is shown in November 2020. Four councilors’ recent support for nurses in labor contract negotiations with Northern Light Health has some wondering if the councilors violated a city ordinance requiring “nonpartisan” behavior from city councilors and employees. Credit: Natalie Williams / BDN
Four councilors — Clare Davitt, Sarah Nichols, Angela Okafor and Gretchen Schaefer — signed their names to a letter in support of nurses in their contract negotiations with Northern Light Health.
A Consolidated Communications truck works on repairing a landline phone service outage on Center Street in Bangor in this February 2019 file photo. Credit: BDN file photo
Consolidated Communications plans to install fiber internet to 11,500 rural customers and make major upgrades to its existing network.
Searsport officials are working toward creating and running a town-owned, high-speed internet utility that would provide access to every home in the community.
Bangor High School Rams head coach Dave Morris gives instruction during an April 9 practice at Mansfield Stadium in Bangor.The Rams are focused on making their own impression three years after the program’s fourth state championship in four seasons. Credit: Linda Coan O'Kresik / BDN
Bangor’s baseball program dominated the state’s Class A ranks with five consecutive championships from 2014 through 2018.
Emily Robinson, a special education teacher at Vine Street School in Bangor, smiles when she sees the face of one of her students on the computer screen during a Zoom meeting on April 3, 2020. Credit: Linda Coan O'Kresik / BDN
Many are likely wondering how much longer this arrangement will last.
