1+ hour, 41+ min ago   (712+ words) You can’t quite see Canada from the Fort Fairfield Blockhouse, but its presence looms. The international border is some 3.5 miles — 5.6 kilometers — east up the Aroostook River from the reconstructed war fort. Of course, when it was originally built in 1839, it…...

3+ hour, 53+ min ago   (159+ words) U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany says he was returning from the La Crosse County Lincoln Day Dinner when the light aircraft lost power as it approached Wausau Downtown Airport. The pilot made an emergency landing in Lake Wausau. They both ended up…...

18+ hour, 28+ min ago   (243+ words) A federal judge on Friday extended a deadline to formally indict defendant David J. Rush until Oct. 8, giving time for federal prosecutors and his attorney to finalize the plea deal and avoid a public trial that the parties said could involve…...

2+ day, 53+ min ago   (345+ words) A U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent was arrested and faces federal charges after he allegedly swapped hardware out of at least 46 computers at the Calais Port of Entry. Terry Liu, 39, of Calais is charged with one felony count each of…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (243+ words) Bangor Daily News The Bangor Daily News will spend the coming months examining the public education system as part of a new, ongoing project to cover what it’s like to be a kid growing up in Maine. We aim to…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (804+ words) Maine school districts are not consistently using science-based methods to teach reading as the state posts some of the nation’s worst scores on the subject, according to a first-of-its-kind report shared exclusively with the Bangor Daily News. Educate Maine, a…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (393+ words) Democrat Troy Jackson is leading U.S. Sen. Susan Collins by 3 percentage points among likely Maine voters in a CNN poll released Wednesday, the latest in a string of surveys with similar findings in the crucial race. The poll, conducted by the…...

4+ day, 56+ min ago   (543+ words) FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington is excited to invite members of the public to see an original 1776 Dunlap Broadside copy of the Declaration of Independence, learn about Maine’s role in the American Revolution and enjoy a number of…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (115+ words) A York motorcyclist died Tuesday morning after he crashed into a turning vehicle the day before. The 27-year-old was riding a motorcycle south on Route 1 in York about 3:32 p.m. Monday when he passed a stopped vehicle at the intersection with Mountain…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (122+ words) Speed and alcohol are believed to have contributed to an early morning crash, Tuesday, in the town of Albion that left a driver in serious condition and killed his passenger. The crash was reported at about 12:40 a.m. on Benton Road, according…...