Friday, Sept. 20, 2024

Quote of the Day

“We realized very quickly that the piece should not just be a piece that is played in a concert hall where rich people attend and say, ‘Oh, isn't that sad,’ and then they go home and step over the homeless person on the way to the parking lot.”

— Bangor Symphony Orchestra composer Lucas Richman on how he and violinist and orchestra concertmaster Mitchell Newman decided to help people who are homeless write songs about their experiences.

Today’s Top Stories

Blue Hill residents are fighting a plan to divide a blueberry barren into house lots. The scenic site has drawn wildlife, hunters and landscape painters over many years, critics of the housing proposal say.

A Bucksport waterfront restaurant sold to a new owner. “Under new management!” the restaurant posted Wednesday on its Facebook page. “Thank you to everyone who has made this opportunity a dream come true!”

The short-staffed Penobscot County 911 center is rerouting calls to other departments. At the communications center, minimum staffing calls for six people but most days it only has five dispatchers available.

A Bangor conductor is helping people turn homelessness struggles into songs. The project presents a rare creative outlet to people often focused on meeting their immediate needs.

Maine’s winter heating aid will be hard to get this year. Here’s what you can do instead. If you’re eligible, it’s still worth applying, but you might have better luck with some of these alternatives.

News from Around the State

• Take these steps to protect yourself from West Nile Virus

• Gun control backers launch effort to put ‘red flag’ law on Maine ballot

• Maine Democrats can’t stymie this pro-Trump election idea from Nebraska

• Juniper Ridge landfill gets one step closer to expansion

• Graduate workers union calls on University of Maine System to progress contract negotiations

• Aroostook mill only paper facility to qualify for state tax credit to revitalize industry

• Mi’kmaq Nation adopts stringent grant reporting after federal audit

• A health clinic’s expansion threatens Rockland City Hall move

• Knox County administrator resigns after just a few months

• Child dies after collapsing at Maine YMCA

• Convicted felon accused of trafficking drugs across 2 Maine counties

• Teagan Atherley, Oldenburg pace Bangor High girls soccer to win over John Bapst

• UMaine football stressing need to get off to better starts

• Trio of transfers will be heroes instead of villains for UMaine hockey

The BDN News Quiz

We’re back once again with this week’s BDN News Quiz, when we test how well you paid attention to current events in Maine over the past seven days. Are you a BDN superfan? Do all your friends ask you for the latest news? See how much you remember.

Maine in Pictures

From the Opinion Pages

Life in Maine

With leaves starting to turn in the crown of Maine, we've put together a map of excellent places to surround yourself in the fall foliage.

On a whale watching boat full of birders BDN Outdoors contributor Bob Duchesne hoped to see even one of a few birds that are rare to Maine. He saw three.

If you’re stocking up on apples to enjoy later in the year, here are some tips for storing them. Doing it right is the difference between a crispy treat and an unpleasant mushy surprise.

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