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" style="display:none" height="1" width="1" alt/ Bangor Daily News Without Fear or Favor Close Search Sections Home News Politics Business Arts Sports Opinion Outdoors Act Out Homestead | Obituaries Classifieds Jobs Public Notices Subscribe Tools You are logged in as: Subscriber Center Notifications Logout Customer service Subscriber center Register to read more Submit content Submit correction Place obituary Place classified ad Advertise with us Sections Home News Politics Business Arts Sports Opinion Outdoors Act Out Homestead | Obituaries Classifieds Jobs Public Notices Regions State New England Nation Bangor Aroostook Central Maine Down East Hancock Midcoast Penobscot Piscataquis Portland York More from BDN Sign In Subscribe Today's Paper (the e-edition) Newsletters Maine Focus Bangor Metro Submit Content BDN Events Community News BDN Maine: Community Events Blogs Health Poll Questions Weather Closings, cancellations and delays Deals & Coupons Autos Real Estate BDN Archive Special Sections Local Sponsored Content Entertainment Games Lottery Results TV & Streaming Bangor Daily News 10℉ Fair January 30, 2020 Latest News | Unions | Bangor Metro | Climate Change | Today's Paper POLL QUESTION Fed-up Maine fishermen organized the nation’s first labor strike in 1636 Toiling in brutal conditions, with their pay withheld for more than a year, six fishermen walked off the job and never came back. Read More 17 mins ago With contentious Moosehead Lake development withdrawn, some worry about lost promise of jobs ANALYSIS How Maine could emit zero carbon by 2050 without more energy spending Where the arts in Bangor are most and least affordable 71-year-old Bath man fought a fox to protect his daughter’s dog Flu deaths in Maine rise to 10 44 mins ago A lifetime of basketball leads Phil Faulkner to the Maine Basketball Hall of Fame 2020 inductees announced for the Maine Basketball Hall of Fame New landowner is demolishing abandoned asphalt tanks on the Bangor waterfront JOHN HOLYOKE Disney’s planned live-action ‘Bambi’ remake is bad for Maine hunters Most of us who hunt have heard a version of this quip many times before, generally offered up in a light-hearted way by a friend who doesn’t hunt: “You going out to shoot Bambi?” Read More Driver in fatal Orland crash told police he drank 6 shots of vodka, court document says A man who crashed his truck Tuesday in Orland, resulting in the death of a passenger, told police that he had consumed six shots of 100-proof vodka prior to getting behind the wheel. Read More Former UMaine guard is a perfect fit at Farmington While Division I college basketball is a goal for many aspiring players, Terion Moss is quite happy living the Division III life in the western mountains of Maine. Read More 1 hour ago Hollywood Casino owner poised to compete in growing sports-betting market Penn National Gaming, the parent company of Hollywood Casino, has bought a 36 percent stake in the sports media company Barstool Sports. Read More Latest News 71-year-old Bath man fought a fox to protect his daughter’s dog Flu deaths in Maine rise to 10 Maine delegation leads push for more temporary work visas Fed-up Maine fishermen organized the nation’s first labor strike in 1636 See More Local News Quick Links Jobs Classifieds Real Estate Autos Public Notices Today's Paper Essential Reads POLL QUESTION Allen’s coffee brandy lost ground in Maine again last year, falling behind Fireball and Tito’s Allen’s Coffee Flavored Brandy, for years by far the best-selling liquor in Maine, has lost ground again in its competition against other popular brands of hard alcohol. Read More MAINE FOCUS Too dangerous for hospitals, he gets psychiatric care from an unusual place — a Maine prison More people are ending up in the psychiatric wing of the Maine State Prison, instead of the state’s psychiatric hospital, raising questions about due process, oversight and quality of care. But there are no other options for those who are violent and severely ill. Read More So you want to hunt a Maine moose? Here’s what you need to know. A Maine moose hunt can be one of the best adventures you’ll ever embark upon. Or, if you’re not careful and don’t do your homework, it could turn into a miserable experience. Read More The 2020 moose permit lottery is now open Maine bird expert puts knowledge to the test in Costa Rica, a birder’s paradise For me, finding new birds means expending frequent flyer miles. I used up a bunch this month, leaping at the chance to join a Maine Audubon tour of Costa Rica. Read More 10 mins ago SAM TRIES THINGS Here’s what it’s like to go ice harvesting in Maine Ice harvesting is certainly not for the faint of heart. The skill requires a fair number of special antique tools and knowledge of proper ice safety protocol in order to execute it safely and successfully. Read More GEORGE'S OUTDOOR NEWS Legislature debates turkeys and bears At a work session this morning, the legislature’s Fish and Wildlife Committee acted on 3 bills carried over from last year’s legislative session. Deputy game wardens The first bill, LD650, was designed to strengthen Maine’s landowner relations bill, by adding 5 new deputy game wardens to DIFW’s staff. But DIFW… Read More Local News State New England Nation Bangor Aroostook Central Maine Down East Hancock Midcoast Penobscot Piscataquis Portland York Loading... Crime & Courts DNA links Waldoboro man to 2018 robbery at marijuana facility Police have arrested one man in connection with the robbery of a medical marijuana growing facility in Washington more than a year ago. But at least one suspect is still believed to be at large. Read More Gardiner man charged with murder after shooting victim dies Cops now need warrants for blood tests in fatal crashes, but how it will work at the scene is unclear Maine’s chief justice asks for full-time courthouse security and pay raises for judges Court says mandatory blood tests in fatal crashes are unconstitutional, but there’s an exception Milo man pleads guilty to killing cat and shooting at his wife and kids Opinion DAVID FARMER Democrats can’t afford to let primary fight divide the party Fight for the nomination. Give it your all. But once the dust has settled, you have to come home if we’re going to have any chance of defeating Trump this fall. Read More GEORGE DANBY | EDITORIAL CARTOONIST Unchecked presidential powers NOTES FROM A CORNER OF THE COUNTRY Janet Mills’ rare offer puts Legislature in driver’s seat for utility regulations — for now EDITORIALS Pedestrian deaths show need for caution — among drivers and walkers BRUCE POLIQUIN Let’s prioritize Mainers and work before immigrants POLLWAYS Susan Collins is no independent on impeachment Sports ANALYSIS These 5 teams could knock off the front-runners in ‘C’ North girls basketball As the regular season winds down, there are only three teams among the 70 in the five classes in the North girls basketball ranks that are undefeated. Two of them are in Class C. Read More Commissioner Roger Goodell said the NFL is investigating Patriots videotaping 2020 inductees announced for the Maine Basketball Hall of Fame No. 1 Nadal upset by Thiem in Australian Open quarterfinals Hayward scores 29 points to help Celtics hold off Heat Crash-warning device might not have saved Kobe Bryant helicopter Community News Submit News Submit Events Submit Scores THE WEEKLY QUESTION “What is the most iconic symbol of Maine?” Bangor band releases new album after 3-year hiatus Katahdin Trust supports Caribou Performing Arts Center Husson raises nearly $38 million and concludes first comprehensive campaign Bangor Community Theatre ‘Enchanted April’ auditions Souper Supper & Cake Auction with Rosey Gerry 1-minute hike: Glassface Ledges Trail in Rumford The quick guide to fly tying What’s going on at your backyard feeder Bangor Metro BANGOR METRO Why you should head north to the St. John Valley A pleasure drive through the St. John Valley should not ...