Polycoated paper proponents prepare for EPR

Dive Brief: The Poly Coated Paper Alliance, which launched in 2023, is now embarking on its next phase through 2028. Objectives in its 2025-2028 strategy include filling in data gaps on the flow and recovery of polycoated paper products through...

Just Sold: Rochester’s Shoppes on Maine sells for $11.7M

Editor’s note: “Just Sold” is a Finance & Commerce feature based on the newest certificates of real estate value filed with the Minnesota Department of Revenue for commercial sales throughout Minnesota and reports of sales across the country...

Shadow AI surveillance is unacceptable in Maine | Opinion

Dylan Oliver works at The Alliance for Secure AI. He is a native of Hodgdon. Local governments across America are experimenting with artificial intelligence, and Maine has become a national leader in its own right. Before our eyes, Maine...

Portland, Bangor nurses call for safety measures, patient ratios

Registered nurses from Portland and Bangor highlighted concerns about nurse safety at a joint press conference today in Augusta. The group said nurses' workloads have increased dramatically and they face more threats and violence from patients....

2026 travel adventures: Lonely Planet touts 25 must-visit places, must-do experiences

By Maureen O’Hare | CNN Not booked your 2026 vacation yet? Get moving, as the must-visit destinations lists for next year are starting to drop. The venerable travel guide Lonely Planet published its “Best in Travel 2026” book on Oct. 21, featuring...

Portland's 'hidden pollution solution' project gets to the finish line

The city of Portland completed an underground sewage and stormwater overflow system under Preble Street Athletic Fields in the Back Cove neighborhood. The Back Cove South Storage facility is a “hidden pollution solution,” as Friends of Casco Bay...

New England city named safest in the U.S., 10 others crack top 100

A New England community has been named the safest city in the country in a new report. Finance site Wallethub released its list of Safest Cities in America for 2025 and Warwick, Rhode Island, was ranked No. 1. Also cracking the top five was...

AU continues hazing prevention efforts, Greek Life organizations face disciplinary probation

American University students are part of more than 10 million college students who experience hazing, according to a national survey from Hazing Prevention Network.Some experiences of hazing can include alcohol consumption, sleep- deprivation and...

Dan Kleban, Maine Beer Co. co-founder, drops out of US Senate race

Kleban, a Democrat, said he was inspired to enter the race because of rising costs, attacks on Medicaid, and what he called a lack of accountability among political leaders, including Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine. Kleban, 47, co-founded the...

A Democrat 5 years older than Susan Collins, 72, just entered Maine senate race. She’ll have to get past an oysterman first

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

Is Poland Spring reducing water pumping during Maine's drought?

With only a little rain, and hundreds of wells running dry across Maine, the drought is top of mind for many Mainers. Douglas asked the CBS13 I-Team: "Is Poland Spring still allowed to pump the same amount of water for their bottling plants during...

Maine Governor Mills to launch campaign to challenge Susan Collins

Janet Mills, the Democratic governor of Maine, is planning to announce Tuesday that she will join the race to challenge Republican Senator Susan Collins, setting up a potentially fierce contest between two longtime forces in Maine politics that...

Cuts to EPA are a risk to Maine’s clean air and water

The BDN Opinion section operates independently and does not set news policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or on bangordailynews.com Anya Fetcher is a federal policy advocate at the Natural Resources...

Maine’s lost wildlife: species that vanished or nearly disappeared

Maine looks different today than it did before Europeans arrived. Its wildlife has changed, with some species suffering heavily from hunting and habitat loss. In recognition of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, let’s explore these changes. A few changes...

Maine woman facing several charges after allegedly driving more than 100 mph in Ossipee

WILDLIFE EASIER TO SPOT. IN CANDIA, MW, WMUR NEWS 9. A MAINE WOMAN ARRESTED...AFTER ALLEGEDLY SPEEDING MORE THAN 100 MILES PER HOUR ON ROUTE 25... STATE POLICE SAY THEY GOT A REPORT OF A CAR GOING 107 IN A 55 ZONE IN CENTER OSSIPEE LAST NIGHT......

Platner Joined the Socialist Rifle Association but Claims He's Not a Socialist

Graham Platner keeps telling media outlets he's not a socialist. The problem is that, as recently as a few years ago, he was telling everyone he was a socialist. Politico reported last week that Platner was a frequent visitor to a subreddit called...

Maine must commit to restoring sea-run fish and Wabanaki sustenance lifeways

The BDN Opinion section operates independently and does not set news policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or on bangordailynews.com Judd Esty-Kendall is a retired lawyer who practiced in Maine for 48...

Maine teacher resigns after controversial social media post about Charlie Kirk's death

A teacher at Kennebunk High School has resigned following an investigation into a social media post about the death of Charlie Kirk, a conservative political activist.Regional School Unit 21 officials shared the teacher's resignation letter with...

The Nature Conservancy in Maine to receive 2025 Austin H. Wilkins Forest Stewardship Award.

The Nature Conservancy in Maine (TNC) will be recognized for its dedication and contributions to sustainable forest management on Thursday, October 16, 2025, during Maine TREE’s Forest Awards Night at the Morgan Hill Event Center in Hermon. The...

Central Maine Trunk or Treat events planned

The witches of Merkaba Sol are seen during their performance at the Trick or Treat event on Water Street on Halloween in 2024, in Augusta. (Staff photo by Anna Chadwick/Staff Photographer) Friday, Oct. 17 SKOWHEGAN Trunk or Treat, 6-7:30 p.m.,...