By Nick Schroeder on Sep 16, 2020 05:00 pm COVID-19 outbreaks in southern Maine have threatened the university’s cautious plans to resume on-campus learning during the pandemic.
By Contributed on Sep 16, 2020 04:55 pm "Mainers can see and understand the impacts of climate change here and now in our atmosphere, as the haze from the west coast fires has traveled across the country," the BDN Editorial Board writes.
By Caitlin Andrews on Sep 16, 2020 04:37 pm The corridor through western Maine that would take hydropower from Quebec to the regional grid is a few federal permits and local approvals away from construction.
By Bob Duchesne on Sep 16, 2020 04:00 pm An estimated 50,000,000 birds departed from the northeastern United States on Monday night, when winds were particularly favorable.
By BDN Community on Sep 16, 2020 03:51 pm Northern Light Cardiology is pleased to share that Thomas Earl, MD, FACC, FSCAI has joined the team. Dr. Earl earned his bachelor’s degree in biology from Providence College and went […]
By The Associated Press on Sep 16, 2020 03:23 pm Seven people were arrested in three different border incidents last weekend even though the Maine-Canada border is closed to nonessential traffic because of the pandemic.
By Matthew Gagnon on Sep 16, 2020 02:21 pm "The moment politics and science mix, we all — right and left alike — pick and choose what to believe, and what to distrust given our own tribal memberships," Matthew Gagnon writes.
By Nick Sambides Jr. on Sep 16, 2020 02:15 pm The river, which gained notoriety when a giant ice disk formed in it in January 2019, rose dramatically since the blockage occurred on Wednesday morning.
By Lauren Abbate on Sep 16, 2020 01:47 pm Both of these housing projects were planned on Thomaston Green, which is the site of the former Maine State Prison.
By BDN Community on Sep 16, 2020 01:44 pm ELLSWORTH & PORTLAND –The Maine Community Foundation recently awarded 13 grants totaling $112,807 through its Belvedere Traditional Handcrafts Fund. The fund’s goal is to support projects and organizations that promote […]
By Nina Mahaleris on Sep 16, 2020 12:49 pm Scammers are targeting customers and threatening to disconnect their service if they don’t make a payment within 30 minutes.
By Christopher Burns on Sep 16, 2020 12:39 pm Joshua McAuliffe, 40, was charged with attempted murder, elevated aggravated assault and endangering the welfare of a child.
By The Associated Press on Sep 16, 2020 12:35 pm The New Hampshire Attorney General's office has fined the New England Flag Football League $2,000, saying it violated a state emergency order during the coronavirus pandemic.
By Nina Mahaleris on Sep 16, 2020 12:27 pm Under a joint plan, the cities aim to transition municipal operations to 100 percent clean renewable energy by 2040 and reduce communitywide greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent by 2050.
By The Associated Press on Sep 16, 2020 12:16 pm Like the wildfires raging on the West Coast, the onslaught of hurricanes has focused attention on climate change, which scientists say is causing slower, rainier, more powerful and more destructive storms.
