Leela Stockley

1 week ago | bangordailynews.com | Leela Stockley

Gov. Janet Mills on Thursday morning urged Mainers to welcome Canadian visitors this summer despite federal turmoil over tariffs. Speaking to attendees of the Governor’s Conference on Tourism in Bangor, the governor said she wants potential tourists from all backgrounds to feel safe and welcomed in Maine. The state saw around 15 million visitors last year, which generated more than $9 billion in tourism revenue, according to Mills.

2 weeks ago | bangordailynews.com | Leela Stockley

Northern Maine can expect to get anywhere from 4 to 7 inches of snowfall throughout the day Tuesday, with snowfall starting early in the morning. The snowfall is expected through the central highlands, the Katahdin region, northern and eastern regions of the state and in the North Maine Woods. Snowfall will likely start around 4 a.m. Tuesday and conclude around 4 a.m. Wednesday  according to forecasters with the Caribou National Weather Service.

2 weeks ago | bangordailynews.com | Leela Stockley

The Maine aerospace company bluShift is testing out a rocket engine in Brunswick this afternoon. The 4 p.m. Friday test of the company’s next-generation hybrid rocket engine is part of bluShift’s goal of building a rocket manufacturing facility in the town and launching rockets off the Maine coastline. Since 2016, bluShift has been building and working on launching rockets that are powered with biofuels. Its eventual goal is to carry small experiments and satellites to space.

3 weeks ago | bangordailynews.com | Leela Stockley

Skier and outdoorsman Zach McCarthy had quite the time zooming down the slopes of Katahdin recently. According to his Instagram account, he was able to ski the Hamlin Gullies, Chimney Couloir, the Saddle Trail and the Tabor wall on Katahdin’s north basin. McCarthy can be seen maneuvering down the slopes toward Chimney Pond. McCarthy did not immediately respond to a message from the Bangor Daily News on Thursday afternoon.

3 weeks ago | bangordailynews.com | Leela Stockley

The Maine State Police will provide an update on Thursday afternoon on a shooting that occurred in Sabattus on Wednesday evening. James Davis III, 29, is accused of shooting and killing his mother at around 4:14 p.m. while he had been riding in a vehicle with her. He also reportedly shot at passing drivers before getting out of the vehicle, and fatally shooting 53-year-old Katherine Williams.