Gov. Mills to speak on Maine's economic, environmental connection to the Arctic

2025 Governor's International breakfast getting underway later this morning at the Holiday Inn by the Bay in Portland. The annual event started back in 1997 and highlights the importance of international connections to Maine's economy and its …

Rajeev Sen hits back at trolls claiming he depends on his sister Sushmita Sen's money; says 'Maine apne dum pe bohot ...

Rajeev Sen, brother of Sushmita Sen, has responded to online trolls accusing him of living off his sister's wealth. In a recent YouTube video, he clarified that he runs a successful jewellery business and makes smart investments. While acknowledging …

US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick vows to support Maine lobster, suggests industry will be exempt from tariffs on ...

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick vowed to protect and support Maine lobster during a hearing on his department’s budget plans, while suggesting that Maine lobster processed in Canada would likely be unaffected by new tariffs. “This administration …

I can’t imagine life without Maine Public

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 Kathryn Olmstead of Caribou taught journalism at the University of Maine in …

The new plan to rein in the ‘runaway costs’ of Maine’s solar subsidies

Lawmakers have tweaked Maine’s controversial solar subsidy program several times since they launched in 2019, and they are divided over a bill expected to face votes in the next two weeks. The measure is drawing pushback from some solar firms and clean …

Homes you can buy are barely being built in Maine’s biggest cities

Lydia Horn has always wanted to buy a home. Making that happen meant moving out of southern Maine, so she reoriented her life to return to the Bangor area. “I was never going to be able to afford to buy a house in southern Maine,” she said. “It just felt …

Maine company makes sustainable surfboards that will never see a landfill

Maine company offers nature and lighthouse tours along the seacoast

This Maine baseball team has something many don’t: A coach with major league experience 

Like a lot of teams in Class B North this season, the Hermon Hawks have really leaned on their pitching staff. But unlike most other high school baseball teams anywhere, that pitching staff has a former major league hurler there to share his experience in …

Maine biologist killed in helicopter crash

(WABI) - Manomet Conservation Sciences has announced the passing of Dr. Shiloh Schulte, PhD, a biologist from Maine. Dr. Schulte, who was from Kennebunk, was killed in a helicopter crash while conducting conservation work in Alaska. Manomet said that Dr. …