Federal Lawsuit Against Maine: Transgender Athlete Rights

  Jamie Wright is a Los Angeles-based attorney specializing in labor and employment law, focusing on wage and hour litigation and contract disputes. She is a partner at Millennial Government Affairs, providing crisis communication and legal strategies for …

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How Much Money Will Maine Native Cooper Flagg Make From His NBA Rookie Contract?

Newport, Maine, native Cooper Flagg is expected to be selected with the top pick in the 2025 NBA Draft on Wednesday night, and as the No. 1 overall selection, Flagg can sign the most lucrative rookie contract in the league. But how much money could Flagg …

Medicaid cuts could worsen Maine’s opioid epidemic

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 Olivia Marsanskis is a rising senior studying biology in the Honors College at …

‘He was born to play this game’: How Cooper Flagg rose from small-town Maine to the NBA

People across the country are set to watch Cooper Flagg become the number one pick in the NBA draft, with the Dallas Mavericks widely expected to make him the first overall selection Wednesday night. A much smaller group of people here in Maine got to …

Health care cuts in reconciliation bill will especially hurt rural Maine

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 Raymond Durkee is a retired health care executive and longtime resident of …

Letter: Thanks to Sen. Collins for believing in Down East Maine

Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff. Send your letters to letters@bangordailynews.com It was a true honor to attend and speak at the ribbon cutting for the new terminal at the Eastport Municipal Airport on Saturday, June …

Maine governor's tourism welcome gets chilled Canadian reaction

Breadcrumb Trail Links New Brunswick The Issues Janet Mills tells Fredericton audience they have nothing to fear about coming to Maine, but local financial adviser tells her otherwise Author of the article: John Chilibeck  •  Local Journalism Initiative …

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Maine teenager self-publishes novel after four years of writing

WATERVILLE, Maine (WABI) - A Central Maine Author recently published a dystopian novel that will be hitting the shelves of a Waterville book store in July. The book took four years to write and she’s already working on another. Also, she’s 15 years old. …