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Maine’s own songs of river log drives and naval battles
9+ hour, 23+ min ago (236+ words) PEMBROKE " The Pembroke Historical Society Lyceum is holding a gathering at the Pembroke Historical Society Museum on Sunday, April 12 starting at 2 p.m. Kris Paprocki, who teaches music... PEMBROKE " The Pembroke Historical Society Lyceum is holding a gathering at the Pembroke Historical…...
Labor complaint roils Maine lobstering community built on passing traditions to children
21+ hour, 1+ min ago (1361+ words) John Drouin, a lobsterman in Cutler, put his first few wooden traps out from a skiff with his stepfather as a 13-year-old in the spring of 1979. A month later, Drouin was setting traps on his own like other young teenagers…...
Morning Update: What you need to know in Maine today
14+ hour, 45+ min ago (315+ words) We're so cut off from everything " our life does revolve around fishing. It's not just something we do, it's who we are." " John Drouin, a lobsterman in Cutler who put out his first wooden traps as a 13-year-old, speaking about…...
Down East Maine's last shingle mill keeps on sawing
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (300+ words) Back in the day, it was all you had to put on a roof," he noted of the cedar shingles. While some people still use wooden shingles on their roofs and for siding their homes, the demand is not so…...
New housing complex for Acadia’s seasonal employees won’t open this summer
14+ hour, 16+ min ago (620+ words) A new housing complex for Acadia National Park employees that has been under construction since 2024 will not be open this summer for seasonal staff. Harden Farm, an apartment complex in Bar Harbor that currently holds eight one-bedroom units, is being…...
These 5 Hermon homes sold in March
14+ hour, 50+ min ago (666+ words) HousingThis section of the BDN aims to help readers understand Maine's housing crisis, the volatile real estate market and the public policy behind them. Read more Housing coverage here. Five homes in Hermon that range widely in size and price…...
What's your craziest idea for the Bangor Mall?
21+ hour, 1+ min ago (128+ words) What's your craziest idea for the Bangor Mall?Bangor Daily News We broke the news Tuesday that the Bangor Mall is being sold to a "local buyer," but not much else is known about the sale or what will happen…...
Middle Earth cosplay fandom is slated for northern Maine’s Comicon
21+ hour, 1+ min ago (517+ words) The organizers of northern Maine's second Comicon are busy transforming Presque Isle's Northeastland Hotel'into J.R.R. Tolkien's'fantastical Middle Earth, the place where hobbits, dwarves, elves and humans reside. "We are bringing the stories of the Shire to The County," said organizer Roxanne…...
Bangor’s Airport Mall sold for $13 million
23+ hour, 42+ min ago (156+ words) Bangor's Airport Mall on Union Street has been sold for $13 million, according to Maine real estate transfer tax records. The sale coincides with Tuesday's news that the Bangor Mall'on the other side of town is being sold to a local…...
Maine jury rules for reality TV star in camp dispute
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (668+ words) A Maine jury ruled in favor of a reality TV star late Tuesday, finding that her ex-husband's father interfered with the sale of her Maine camp. Jenni Farley, known as JWoww, won a lawsuit against her ex-husband's father, Roger Mathews…...