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US marks 20 years since 9/11, in shadow of Afghan war’s end

By The Associated Press on Sep 11, 2021 09:01 am
The 9/11 anniversary commemoration at ground zero began Saturday with a tolling bell and a moment of silence, exactly 20 years after the start of the deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil.
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2 more Mainers have died as 581 new coronavirus cases reported across the state

By Lynne Fort on Sep 11, 2021 08:43 am
Health officials reported that two more deaths and another 581 coronavirus cases have been detected in Maine.
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20 years later, Mainers remember how the terror attacks hit home

By Abigail Curtis on Sep 11, 2021 01:00 am
Across Maine, the reverberations of the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, were felt acutely. And 20 years later, Mainers still remember how the terror in New York, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania touched home, so far away.
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I drove all night to New York City days after 9/11 to see it for myself

By Troy R. Bennett on Sep 11, 2021 01:00 am
"I wandered around all day, documenting what I saw on five rolls of black-and-white film. Most of the images here have never been seen before," writes Troy R. Bennett.
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University Maine Presque Isle under investigation for alleged LGBTQ discrimination

By Alexander MacDougall on Sep 11, 2021 01:00 am
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — An AmeriCorps volunteer working at the University of Maine at Presque Isle who claims he was discriminated against after coming out as transgender has spurred an independent investigation into UMPI’s conduct.
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New Maine Army National Guard facility opens in Presque Isle 

By Melissa Lizotte on Sep 11, 2021 01:00 am
The $18.3 million center is Presque Isle’s first Guard facility since 1950, and will serve as the home base for 75 of the 100 soldiers in the 185th Engineer Support Company.
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A look back at the indelible images of 9/11 on the BDN’s front pages

By Emily Burnham on Sep 11, 2021 01:00 am
The images of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks are, 20 years later, etched into our collective memory.
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No ‘specific and credible’ terror threats for NYC on 9/11 anniversary, officials say

By Tribune Content Agency on Sep 10, 2021 07:08 pm
Top federal, state and city officials said Friday there was still no “specific, credible” terror threat against New York City as it prepared to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
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