Maine Listings unveils new logo in rebrand effort

The MLS said the rebrand is part of a larger initiative to demonstrate Maine Listings’ role as a model MLS organization. “This is about more than a logo,” said Jeff Harris, 2025 president of the Maine Association of Realtors, which powers Maine...

Maine state auditor defies national Democrats, launches primary against moderate Jared Golden

This story was produced as part of a new partnership with NOTUS and the nonprofit, nonpartisan Allbritton Journalism Institute. Maine State Auditor Matt Dunlap on Monday launched a primary challenge against moderate Democratic Rep. Jared Golden in...

Tourism Pays in Portland, Maine

Published: October 6, 2025 Tourism pays in Portland, Maine, including for students across the University of Maine System. In September, the Tourism, Hospitality, and Outdoor Recreation Institute (THOR) began offering $1000 scholarships to students...

School bus safety must be a priority for all drivers

The BDN Opinion section operates independently and does not set news policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or on bangordailynews.com Adrian Dowling is an advocate for safe and efficient transportation....

Here’s Why Maine Just Had Its Worst Fire Season in Years

Editor’s note: This story was originally published by the Maine Monitor, a publication of the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting. When a campfire jumped its ring near a remote northern Maine lake last month, it took Maine Forest Rangers...

Maine’s newest national monument celebrates 1st season, even without federal funding

It’s a cool, September evening and a crowd had gathered in Newcastle to celebrate the 90th anniversary of Social Security, the landmark federal program that has offered a critical safety net to generations of Americans. But the event, held beneath...

Research reveals which spooky states love Halloween the most

(Photo by olia danilevich via Pexels) By Talker Trick or treat? Those in North Dakota, Delaware and Idaho are most eager to find out as new data shows they’re the biggest Halloween fanatics. A new survey polled 5,000 Americans who celebrate...

A Maine Victorian Gets a Modern Renovation

Experience one Maine summer and you are hooked for life—or several lifetimes, judging from the many family estates that dot the coastline. One such property, owned by the same family for over a century, recently received a thoughtful refresh from...

Parents in Maine use landlines to dial back kids' smartphone demands

Standing in the kitchen of her South Portland home, eight-year old Piper Morse picks up a phone to call a friend. "Hi Carly. Whatcha doin?" Piper asks. The two have a lot to discuss: soccer game scores, an upcoming bake sale and the latest on the...

New map brings Maine’s seaweed forests to the surface

Amid the Trump administration’s cuts to federal climate change research, a New England remote sensing company released a new high-definition map of Maine’s coastline that its founder hopes will help local officials plan for climate resilience. The...

Scientists make game-changing discovery that could slash cost of prescription medicine: 'The commercial process is expensive'

It's a welcome dose of hope. by Megan LewisOctober 5, 2025 In a time when both health care costs and climate worries seem to dominate the headlines, a team of researchers from the University of Maine has shared a rare piece of good news — one that...

Extension 4-H Science Center to host open house featuring touch tank and hands-on experiments

ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host a fall open house at the Lafayette and Rawcliffe 4-H Science and Engineering Learning Center on Saturday, Oct. 11 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event will take place at 491 College Avenue in...

Lindblom Math and Science Academy becomes 1st CPS school to win Friday Flyover

Friday, October 10, 2025 12:17PM The 2025 Friday Flyover winner is Lindblom Math and Science Academy! Lindblom is the first CPS school to win the competition. CHICAGO (WLS) -- It's time to find out the winner of this year's Friday Flyover! ABC7's...

Can a Maine oyster farmer defeat Sen. Susan Collins and save the Democrats?

This isn’t typically a busy political season in Maine, with the primary some eight months away. But Graham Platner — the Down East oyster farmer hoping to defeat Republican Sen. Susan Collins in a key race that could determine control of the U.S....

Damariscotta Nods Continued Joint Public Works Research Despite Residents’ Concerns

After receiving verbal approval from their respective select boards, Damariscotta and Newcastle town officials will continue fleshing out figures for a potential shared public works department. At the Wednesday, Oct. 1 meeting of the Damariscotta...

Maine is suing a protester for allegedly disrupting services at Planned Parenthood. He’s part of a small group pushing to criminalize abortion.

On a recent Friday morning, John Andrade stood outside the Planned Parenthood in Portland. Next to him was a sign that juxtaposed an X-ray of a man in shackles with an X-ray of a fetus, reading: “The world dehumanizes people in order to justify...

Scientists issue warning over powerful phenomenon that could reshape US landscape: 'It touches our lives in so many ways'

As global temperatures continue to rise, researchers have noted distinct changes in historic climate patterns. For areas in New Hampshire, this has resulted in a diminished snowpack that has triggered cascading effects. What's happening? First...

Maine School of Science and Math hosts first robotics symposium to introduce youth to STEM

The event put families, kids, and resources under one roof to show young enthusiasts what a future in robotics could include. WATERVILLE, Maine — The gymnasium at Thomas College was energized with the whirring of servo motors and rustling of LEGOs...

Highmoor Farm keeps pumpkin and apple season alive in Maine

Pumpkin season starts at the University of Maine’s Highmoor Farm early in June. David Handley, a small fruit and vegetable specialist at University of Maine Cooperative Extension, and Mark Hutton, associate professor of vegetable crop, watch as...

Native author Tommy Orange among 22 artists, scientists and authors to receive $800,000 MacArthur ‘genius grant’

The Associated Press A political scientist who studies what helps people connect across differences. An Indigenous novelist whose books about Native communities in Oakland, California, sparked a passionate following. A photographer whose...