Quantcast
Channel: Midcoast Archives - Bangor Daily News
Browsing latest articles
Browse All 716 View Live

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Maine’s The Lost Kitchen is now accepting your postcards for reservations

Spring is officially here, which means it’s time for another annual tradition in Maine: trying for a table at The Lost Kitchen. The Freedom-based restaurant announced its mailbox is now open for...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Man found dead after Harpswell fire has been identified

The man found dead after a house fire in Harpswell earlier this month has been identified. The fire broke out in the Sea Mist Lane home about 12:42 a.m. on March 9. Harpswell firefighters got the...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Route 1 work will resume in Camden next month

The signs of spring are mounting: the birds, the mud and now road work. Beginning April 7, work will resume on the replacement of the Great Brook Bridge culvert, as well as rehabilitation and...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Bowdoin gets largest gift in the college’s history from Netflix co-founder

Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings has made the largest single gift in Bowdoin College’s 231-year history. The $50 million donation will help the Brunswick college launch the Hastings Initiative for AI...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

A pricey Maine town wants to modernize its languishing rental registry

Brunswick officials are taking a second look at beefing up its rental registry as part of a set of changes that were initially proposed by a tenants-rights group. Since 2000, the midcoast town has had...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

New owners taking over midcoast ice cream stand

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...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

The cost of Maine scallops 

This story first appeared in The Working Waterfront, published by the Island Institute. If you’ve got a yen for succulent, right-off-the-boat Maine sea scallops, now is the time to get them. Most...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Man allegedly fired gun 13 times during standoff with police in Northport

If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence and would like to talk with an advocate, call 866-834-4357, TTY 1-800-437-1220. This free, confidential service is available 24/7 and is...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

FBI investigating Boothbay waste facility

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating the Boothbay-area waste transfer station, but little other information was immediately available about the probe. Tim Callery, a spokesperson for...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

2 Maine town officials charged after they got into altercation during budget...

A physical altercation during a meeting of the Somerville Budget Committee on Tuesday resulted in misdemeanor charges for two town officials. Second Select Board member Don Chase and Somerville Budget...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Boothbay waste district suspends manager amid FBI probe

The manager of the Boothbay-area transfer station has been suspended from that role as the FBI investigates the waste facility. Steve Lewis, who also sits on the Boothbay Select Board, confirmed in an...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Mainers alarmed by arrest of immigrants after midcoast traffic stop

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...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Former Belfast restaurant building torn down for new credit union

Workers are now tearing down a building at 15 Belmont Ave. in Belfast that most recently served as a coffee and sandwich shop, but that will soon be the site of a new branch of Maine State Credit...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

House panel says Bowdoin failed to adequately address campus antisemitism

The U.S. House Committee on Education and Workforce says Bowdoin College leaders have failed to adequately respond to campus antisemitism since the Hamas attack on Israel two years ago. Republican...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Chimney fire spreads, destroys Belfast home

Belfast firefighters battled a chimney fire that turned into a house fire Sunday morning. The fire was initially reported at 7:30 a.m. and by the time firefighters arrived, they were met with thick...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Togus and BIW workers affected by federal cuts to union rights

Maine labor officials are raising concern about an executive order signed late last week by President Donald Trump that eliminates collective bargaining rights for federal workers involved with...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

A waterfront building is falling over in a midcoast tourism town

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...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Thorndike schools evacuated after threatening note found

Mount View middle and high schools were evacuated at about 1 p.m. Tuesday after a handwritten bomb threat was found in one of the schools, according to Deputy Jordan Tozier, a school resource officer...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

As ferry service considers changes, island EMS faces lawmaker scrutiny

After the Maine Department of Transportation floated a controversial proposal to change where it docks ferries overnight, state lawmakers have called for a working group that would study the...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Federal agents arrest 3 fugitives in Waldoboro

A search for a man in Waldoboro on Wednesday ended with three arrests on weapons and drug charges, according to the U.S. Marshals Service. Agents from the federal law enforcement agency came to the...

View Article
Browsing latest articles
Browse All 716 View Live


<script src="https://jsc.adskeeper.com/r/s/rssing.com.1596347.js" async> </script>