The bill appears on track to be approved, but funding for the 26-mile, multiuse trail is a potential obstacle.
Calais
Posted inObituaries
Obituary: Janice (Buzzell) Burgess
CALAIS – Janice (Buzzell) Burgess, 68, formerly of Calais, passed away at Maine Medical Center on April 22, 2025 with family …
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Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Portland-based nonprofit secures funding for new recovery homes
The 8 new homes will serve rural counties across Maine.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, News
Police charge Bangor man, 65, in teen’s death in Calais more than 40 years ago
Raymond Brown has been charged with murder in the 1984 killing of 18-year-old Linda Maxwell, who was last seen alive after a late-August evening with friends in Washington County.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News, Politics
What do Canada’s election results mean for Maine?
Prime Minister Mark Carney said in his victory speech that Canada’s relationship with America ‘is over,’ exacerbating concerns among Maine officials and businesses about the impacts a widening international divide will have on the state’s economy.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Local & State, News
Maine’s hospitals are in dire financial shape, report says
The state’s major hospitals rank near the bottom among 50 states in 3 metrics — operating margin, debt burden and age of facilities — according to an analysis done for the Maine Hospital Association.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Local & State
The federal government owns 11 artworks in Maine. What will happen to them?
The Trump administration is laying off staff at the U.S. General Services Administration, which is responsible for one of the oldest and largest collections of art in the country.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Republicans in Maine Senate balk at budget compromise
A compromise proposal for funding a MaineCare shortfall failed to get the two-thirds support needed to pass it as emergency legislation Tuesday night in the Senate, sending lawmakers back to the drawing board.
Posted inBoys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Thursday’s Bangor basketball tournament highlight reel
Top plays from the boys and girls C South and D South semifinals at the Bangor Cross Insurance Arena.