Bangor Daily News

The Bangor Daily News is a U.S. newspaper that serves much of rural Maine and is published six days a week in Bangor, Maine. Established on June 18, 1889, it combined with the Bangor Whig and Courier in 1900. Commonly referred to as the News or BDN, this publication is produced by the Bangor Publishing Company, a locally owned family business.

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This Maine-born gold tycoon’s murder is still a scandal

13 hours ago | bangordailynews.com | Emily Burnham

This story was originally published in April 2020. Harry Oakes started life as a shy, small town kid, growing up in the 1870s and 80s in the Piscataquis County towns of Sangerville and, later, Dover-Foxcroft, the third of five children. His life ended in 1943, as one of the wealthiest men in North America, and as the victim of a mysterious, violent murder that remains unsolved.
Bangor man indicted in fatal crash

1 day ago | bangordailynews.com | Bill Trotter

One Bangor man has been indicted in connection with a car crash that killed another on Route 9 in April. James Allen Nile Jr., 21, led police on a chase from Hancock County into Washington County after an officer observed that Nile’s car had “mechanical defects” as it sped by in the wrong lane, the Hancock County Sheriff’s Department said at the time.
Ellsworth man indicted for having 3 stolen Camaros

1 day ago | bangordailynews.com | Bill Trotter

An Ellsworth man is facing criminal charges in Hancock County after he allegedly was found in possession of three stolen Chevrolet Camaros. Brandon Pinkham, 44, was indicted Thursday by a Hancock County grand jury on four counts of receiving stolen property and one count of forgery, all of which are felonies. In addition to the Camaros, Pinkham also is accused of possessing a stolen truck and counterfeit money.
‘Life of Chuck’ director Mike Flanagan did ‘nerdy’ Stephen King things when he visited Bangor

1 day ago | bangordailynews.com | Emily Burnham

At this point, Mike Flanagan might be the director currently most associated with Stephen King — right up there with fellow King directors like Frank Darabont and Andy Muschietti. Flanagan’s third King movie (after 2017’s “Gerald’s Game” and 2019’s “Doctor Sleep”) is “The Life of Chuck,” adapted from King’s 2020 novella of the same name, which hits movie theaters nationwide on June 13.
Employee housing is still a problem for Acadia despite new seasonal apartments

1 day ago | bangordailynews.com | Bill Trotter

With construction of a seasonal apartment building under way next to a Bar Harbor golf course, Acadia National Park is close to meeting its housing goals for summer employees. The availability of housing for its year-round employees, however, is getting worse, according to the park’s top administrator. “The cost of real estate is only going up here, faster than our wages,” Kevin Schneider, Acadia’s superintendent, told the park’s advisory commission this week.
New Belfast food truck park will offer gourmet hot dogs and rolled ice cream

2 days ago | bangordailynews.com | Sasha Ray

The new food truck park that’s opening next week at the site of a former Belfast event center will feature four operations serving gourmet hot dogs, charcuterie boards, rolled wontons and ice cream. Cheeky Food Truck Park, which is opening at the site of the former Wentworth Event Center after it was destroyed in a fire two years ago, will have its grand opening on June 11.
Hikers who died on Katahdin faced extreme conditions

2 days ago | bangordailynews.com | Ethan Andrews

A father and daughter who went missing while trying to climb Katahdin on Sunday and were later found dead near the summit likely encountered rain, snow, heavy winds and subzero wind chill temperatures, according to the forecast, satellite photos and an account from a hiker.
2nd missing hiker found dead on Katahdin

2 days ago | bangordailynews.com | Marie Weidmayer

The body of the second hiker missing on Katahdin was found Wednesday afternoon, Baxter State Park officials said. Esther Keiderling, 28, was found by search teams off the Tablelands, in a wooded area between two known trails, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife spokesperson Mark Latti said just before 3 p.m., Wednesday afternoon.
Man trying to rescue his chickens with a rifle sends midcoast school into lockdown

2 days ago | bangordailynews.com | Ethan Andrews

Harpswell Community School was briefly locked down on Wednesday after police received a call about a man with a rifle who turned out to be defending his chickens. Deputies from the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to an address on Harpswell Road after a caller said a man, who they thought was barred from possessing guns, had walked behind the house possibly holding a rifle, according to the sheriff’s office.
Trump reiterates US claim over disputed island off Maine’s coast

3 days ago | bangordailynews.com | Bill Trotter

The Trump administration is re-asserting that a small island off Maine’s coast belongs to the United States even though Canada has long claimed the barely inhabited spit of land for itself and operates a lighthouse there. That island, Machias Seal Island, is roughly 12 miles southeast of the Down East fishing harbor of Cutler and roughly the same distance southwest of Grand Manan Island in New Brunswick, Canada.