The BDN surveyed dozens of readers and spoke with voters downtown to find out what they're looking for in a council candidate.

Maine voters agree on housing. They want their leaders to find common ground and get to work. As Mainers, we know that people who work in our communities should be able to live in them too, and young ...

When an Aroostook County couple sold 3,000 “walking tacos” during the 2024 total solar eclipse, they knew they’d hit upon something good. Two years later, they’re in business.

Besides being the first in the state, the facility is also the first rural recovery high school in New England.

Deer Isle and Stonington are short more than 100 units of affordable housing and have roughly the same shortage of year-round workers.

Speed and alcohol are believed to have contributed to an early morning crash, Tuesday, in the town of Albion that left a ...

A lone juror blocked the acquittal of Lindsay Clancy, despite acknowledging during deliberations that he had doubts about her guilt, the ...

Jessica Emery, 44, died after falling from the Joshua Chamberlain Bridge in Bangor on Monday night. Police are investigating.

U.K. national Mohammed Sultan Saleh was sentenced to time served in Maine after illegally entering near the Quebec border.

The death of Rachel Worster Hunter is a devastating example of the consequences of Maine’s crumbling EMS system.

"In this strange election year, we ought to look for agreement on the most important things: Which candidate is trustworthy, ...

"I support Hannah Pingree because her record and her priorities show me an understanding that rural policy must still work ...