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Letter: Zach Schmesser a great asset for Belfast
9+ hour, 25+ min ago (239+ words) Bangor Daily News Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff. Send your letters to [email protected] I have lived in three houses in my 81 years, all within three blocks in Belfast. Currently, my lovely wife and…...
This outdoor spectacle will soon fill Maine’s skies and fields
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (839+ words) OutdoorsThe BDN outdoors section brings readers into the woods, waters and wild places of Maine. It features stories on hunting, fishing, wildlife, conservation and recreation, told by people who live these experiences. This section emphasizes hands-on knowledge, field reports, issues,…...
Letter: Matt Dunlap will help working Mainers
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (271+ words) bangordailynews.com Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff. Send your letters to [email protected] I am retired now. But when I was seeing patients, I would often see women who were trying to support their…...
Maine County Official of September, Charles Crosby III
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (201+ words) Charles E. Crosby III was selected Maine County Official of September in honor of his community service by Spirit of America Foundation’s Maine Chapter. Crosby has served for 27 years as a commissioner of Sagadahoc County (from 1993 to 2004 and 2012 to present), including…...
Susan Collins says ‘of course’ she’ll vote for Bobby Charles
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (190+ words) U.S. Sen. Susan Collins gave her preference for Maine’s next governor on Thursday saying she plans to support the Republican nominee in November. “Of course I’m going to be voting for Bobby Charles,” Collins said, according to the Portland Press Herald....
Morning Update: What you need to know in Maine today
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (290+ words) Happy Thursday!Summer is back in town for one day only. The highs today will be climbing into the low 80s for a good portion of the state before falling back into more seasonable 70s. We’ll have mostly sunny skies once the…...
Letter: Susan Collins is not a moderate Republican
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (284+ words) Bangor Daily News Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff. Send your letters to [email protected] Sen. Susan Collins advertises herself as a moderate Republican. Analysis does not bear that out. According to QR Roll Call…...
Letter: Voting is only way to stop Trump agenda
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (241+ words) Bangor Daily News Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff. Send your letters to [email protected] I’m writing about the Sept. 4 BDN article about Maine seeing the nation’s third highest jump in ICE arrests of people…...
Letter: Chip Curry has helped Maine island communities
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (147+ words) Bangor Daily News Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff. Send your letters to [email protected] I live in a remote community in rural Maine. I am so impressed that Chip Curry has been out to…...
Bobby Charles' sister won't support him for Maine governor
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (371+ words) The sister of Republican Bobby Charles won’t be voting for him in November. Instead, Anita Charles said in a Wednesday morning opinion piece in the Portland Press Herald that she will be voting for Democrat Hannah Pingree instead for governor....