Deprived of liberty / Aging in place / Hermon apartment development

Arrested for the same crime, a husband and wife faced very different fates

“I like to think things can go back to normal. But in the back of my mind I always worry: Are we past the point of no return?”

It’s getting more expensive for Mainers to age in place

“I think we all want to stay in our homes and communities … that’s where people have a sense of belonging, a sense of community, where their family and friends might be, familiarity, a sense of independence.”

Hermon Planning Board approves new apartment complex

The proposal could bring more housing to the growing Bangor suburb at a time when communities are desperate for more homes.

After Tent City evictions, Bangor’s homelessness strategy is unclear

Officials could not say where the people removed from the encampment would go next, nor how many people at Tent City have been successfully rehomed.

A local student is the artist behind Bangor’s newest mural

Bangor High School student Jaeda Grosjean designed the downtown mural, which is visible from Center Street.

Canadians still reluctant to do business in Aroostook

“We are getting a little bit of Canadian traffic, but less than a quarter of what we used to.

Houlton’s first families have deep connections to the Salem witch trials

The Houlton, Putnam, Cummings, Carr, Towne, Bradford and Cloyce families figured prominently in the infamous 1692 trials.

Murder trial in Acadia hit-and-run set for next week

Raymond Lester, 37, is accused of killing his girlfriend by running her over with his car last summer.

This Mainer is pretty sure his ancestor beheaded an English king

This unconfirmed, fantastic story was passed down in the Pride family’s oral tradition for generations but never made it into any official history books.

UMaine should start selling beer at hockey games

UMaine athletic administrators are looking into adding beer and wine sales at the Alfond Arena for UMaine’s men’s and women’s hockey games.

This grouse adopted a hunting family

When the family let their dog Beau outside and called Brick out of the woods, the bird would come running every time.

Youth hunters bag big deer in state’s 1st 2-day hunt

The youth deer hunt was slow, thanks to school on Friday and rain on Saturday, but several kids were successful.

Be cautious but don’t panic about parasites in moose and deer meat when you bring it home

Depending on the amount of parasites in the meat — and how strong your stomach — you can  enjoy the meals from a successful hunt.

In other Maine news …

Maine-based Farmers’ Almanac predicts cold and snowy winter

Students from a historically Black med school are delivering care across rural Maine

East Grand students work local jobs while school program pays their wages

Woodland residents allege potato waste turned their water orange

Enfield man accused of domestic violence and animal cruelty

George Stevens Academy closing 2 wings due to ‘compromised’ roofs

Man escaped serious injury when his vehicle rolled over in Portland

Hermon shuts out Nokomis, wins 4th straight

UMaine football’s comeback falls short as Campbell wins