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Pandemic brings toilet paper from Mexico to American stores

By The Associated Press on Sep 15, 2020 05:06 pm
Toilet paper is back on store shelves. But you may not recognize some of the brands.


Bangor’s Hollywood Casino laying off employees as COVID-19 limits operations

By Emily Burnham on Sep 15, 2020 04:49 pm
Hollywood Casino in Bangor had 340 employees as of March 1, just prior to the pandemic and the casino’s forced shutdown.


Cheap parking at Fenway? Only during a pandemic

By The Associated Press on Sep 15, 2020 04:00 pm
For the establishments surrounding major league ballparks, the resumption of play has been a special kind of sadness: they're glad to have the games back, but they can't make any money without fans.


Annual tea celebrating Deaf culture Sept. 17

By BDN Community on Sep 15, 2020 03:53 pm
AUGUSTA — In celebration of Deaf culture, the heritage of American Sign Language (ASL) and Deaf literature, art and folklore, Gov. Janet T. Mills has issued a proclamation designating the […]


Bath woman summonsed for fatal June crash

By Nick Sambides Jr. on Sep 15, 2020 03:42 pm
Laughlynn Bragg was charged with a civil violation of motor vehicle violation resulting in death.


Rockland clears way for $16.5M regional nursing home

By Lauren Abbate on Sep 15, 2020 03:14 pm
City officials will require the Portland-based developer to conduct a traffic study for the project to ease fears from neighbors who are worried about congestion.


State probing COVID-19 outbreak at ND Paper in Rumford

By Nick Sambides Jr. on Sep 15, 2020 02:52 pm
The Maine CDC is working with mill management and Rumford Hospital to arrange testing for all 600 employees, Shah said.


Time to do away with the ‘from away’ attacks

By The BDN Editorial Board on Sep 15, 2020 02:42 pm
"Maine is the oldest state in the country, and, simply put, needs to attract more people, especially skilled workers, to live here and contribute to our economy," the BDN Editorial Board writes.


7th person dies in connection with Millinocket-area wedding

By Charles Eichacker on Sep 15, 2020 02:37 pm
Six of those deaths, including the most recent one, were among residents of Maplecrest Rehabilitation and Living Center in Madison.


Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020: Don’t let Linn waste time, Reelect Cyrway, Myers for County Commissioner

By Contributed on Sep 15, 2020 01:56 pm
Here's what BDN readers are talking about.


Former state tourism board leader dies at age 54

By Nick Sambides Jr. on Sep 15, 2020 01:16 pm
Chris Fogg, the former head of both the Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce and the Maine Tourism Association, died of a heart attack on Saturday at age 54.


Oxford County schools temporarily close after multiple people test positive for COVID-19

By Nina Mahaleris on Sep 15, 2020 01:06 pm
RSU 56 schools will be closed until at least Sept. 29 after multiple people tested positive for the coronavirus.


High school football players suspended after waving police flags

By The Associated Press on Sep 15, 2020 12:47 pm
They carried flags colored with a blue stripe and red stripe that signal support for police and other law enforcement.


What hunters need to know to bag a Maine turkey this fall

By John Holyoke on Sep 15, 2020 12:36 pm
Fall turkey season might be the best Maine hunting season you've never heard of.


With college gone remote, two teens hit the road for a gap year fishing adventure instead

By John Holyoke on Sep 15, 2020 12:31 pm
Luke Konson and Daniel Balserak, who are from Oakton, Virginia, are spending the next year forgoing their official studies while they try to catch the official state fish in each of the 50 states.


Portsmouth enacts face mask ordinance

By The Associated Press on Sep 15, 2020 12:10 pm
The City Council voted 7-2 Monday night to approve the measure, which went into effect immediately and lasts until Jan. 4, 2021.


Lewiston taps veteran educator as new superintendent

By Nina Mahaleris on Sep 15, 2020 12:02 pm
Jake Langlais is taking the helm of Lewiston's schools after the abrupt resignation of the previous superintendent.


Orphaned cub of famous NH bear dies in traffic

By The Associated Press on Sep 15, 2020 11:59 am
One of three black bear cubs orphaned by the recent death of their famous mother was hit and killed by a bus in New Hampshire.


Demonstrators call for Waterville board member to resign after alleged racist comments

By Nina Mahaleris on Sep 15, 2020 11:46 am
Catherine Weeks is accused of telling her neighbors that they are not welcome in her white, American neighborhood and that they should leave.


Angus King calls Trump’s claims of rigged election ‘profoundly dangerous’

By Lori Valigra on Sep 15, 2020 11:22 am
The independent Maine senator who caucuses with Democrats said he hasn’t made any formal endorsement of a presidential candidate yet, but “I think it's pretty clear that I'm disappointed in this president.”




 

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