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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Philadelphia students are helping Van Buren create a business incubator

1 day ago | bangordailynews.com | Christopher Bouchard

VAN BUREN, Maine — The Van Buren Town Council is seeking grants, including $1.79 million in congressionally directed spending, to transform the former municipal building on Main Street into a community connectivity hub and small business incubator. The project continues the town’s collaboration with students from Philadelphia’s Drexel University. Last year, students at Drexel’s Westphal College of Media Arts & Design helped create about a dozen art pieces for Van Buren’s historical pathway.
This Midcoast Maine preserve is ideal for spotting spring wildlife

4 days ago | bangordailynews.com | Aislinn Sarnacki

We entered the forest on a soggy trail edged with beds of soft moss, creeping winterberry and bunches of Christmas ferns flattened from months under snow. It was early afternoon on a Monday in April, and my car stood alone in the gravel parking lot for Long Cove Headwaters Preserve in Searsport. Silence wrapped around us. Not a twitter or peep from a bird or bug could be heard. I strained my ears to detect the shush of wind, distant and gentle, moving through the treetops.
How to naturally dye Easter eggs

5 days ago | bangordailynews.com | Sam Schipani

This story was originally published in March 2019. Easter is a time to celebrate the bounty of spring. What better way than to use fresh fruits and vegetables to dye your Easter eggs with your family? Most conventional supermarket Easter egg coloring kits are made from synthetic dyes.
Techno music will bring a new beat to a traditional Maine contra dance

5 days ago | bangordailynews.com | Sasha Ray

Few things are more traditional than a New England contra dance, in which a group of dancers gathers into lines and follows instructions from a caller, as musicians play fiddles and other acoustic instruments. But on Saturday, when the organizers of a monthly contra dance in Surry celebrate the event’s second birthday, they’ll break away from old-school folk music to feature a DJ playing techno music.
A York County man has been missing since Thursday

6 days ago | bangordailynews.com | Ethan Andrews

Police are seeking information on the whereabouts of 73-year-old Lloyd Mclaughlin of Buxton, who has been missing for more than 24 hours. Mclaughlin, who suffers from cognitive problems according to police, was last seen on Thursday at about 4:30 p.m. at his home on Callahan Road in Buxton. He is a white, 5-foot-7, 196 pounds with white hair and hazel eyes. He is driving a gray 2007 Chevy Monte Carlo with Maine license plate 795YW. It is unknown what he was last wearing.
‘The Onion’ pokes at Trump administration’s attempts to prosecute Maine

6 days ago | bangordailynews.com | Ethan Andrews

The satirical newspaper The Onion on Friday lampooned Trump administration’s attempts to prosecute the state of Maine for its policies on transgender student athletes, suggesting that it had resorted to falsifying evidence. Under the headline “DOJ Plants Gun on Maine,” the story touts “a stunning discovery that linked all 1.4 million residents to a grisly unsolved cold case” and includes made-up quotes from U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi sounding like a hard-nosed TV cop.
Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault names new award after BDN editor

6 days ago | bangordailynews.com | Callie Ferguson

The Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault during its annual awards ceremony in Augusta on Thursday recognized Erin Rhoda, editor of the Bangor Daily News’ Maine Focus team, for her dedicated coverage of stories that affects sexual assault survivors and the systems the hold perpetrators accountable. The organization presented her with an award it created to honor her work over the years: The Erin Rhoda Excellence In Reporting Award.
Star of 'Blair Witch Project' could be voted off Maine select board

6 days ago | bangordailynews.com | Sasha Ray

This story first appeared in the Midcoast Update, a newsletter published every Tuesday and Friday. Sign up here to receive stories about the midcoast delivered to your inbox each week, along with our other newsletters. Heather Donahue had a short but impressive acting career in Hollywood, most notably starring in the well-known 1999 horror film “The Blair Witch Project,” about a group of student filmmakers who go into the woods to investigate a myth about a local witch.
ACLU says immigration enforcement is up in Maine, but details are murky

6 days ago | bangordailynews.com | Ari Snider

The American Civil Liberties Union of Maine says more immigrants are being detained in Maine. But the group is seeking more information on who is being held, where they’re being held and for how long. As of this week, the group said Cumberland County Jail in Portland was holding 80 people for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and that Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset has been holding up to 25 people.
Janet Mills says she's ‘happy to go to court’ over Title IX lawsuit

1 week ago | bangordailynews.com | Susan Cover

BANGOR — Governor Janet Mills doubled down on her belief that the federal government cannot legally pull Maine’s funding over alleged Title IX violations on Thursday. U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday that claims Maine is violating anti-discrimination law by allowing transgender girls to participate in female sports.