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Housing Policy Conflicts With Local Control in Maine

The state's proposal to increase housing density is raising concerns among city officials worried about losing local control over development in their cities.

December 12, 2021 - Bangor Daily News

Maine DOT Spars With Regional Transportation Planners

Transportation planners in Bangor, Maine are accusing state officials of holding regional transportation projects hostage to force the construction of a controversial connector project.

April 8, 2016 - Bangor Daily News

Op-Ed: Prospective Zoning Best Tool for Maine's Unorganized Territories

In an area where only one percent of the land is zoned for development, prospective zoning can maintain the balance between land conservation and growth.

March 15, 2016 - Bangor Daily News

Free Waterfront Land: Must Bring Jobs

Camden, Maine is giving away 3 1/2 acres of waterfront land. The catch? The buyer must pay up front, then gets money back for every worker they hire.

September 17, 2010 - Bangor Daily News

Friday Funny: Don't Mess With the Historical Society

A punch was thrown and hair was pulled at a recent meeting of the Guilford, Maine, Historical Society after tension arose over the removal and display of historic photos from the town museum.

May 30, 2008 - Bangor Daily News

Car Culture's Cold War Roots

John Buell suggests that the 1950s consumerism that led to our auto culture was a backlash against the Soviet Union's anti-materialism.

June 30, 2005 - Bangor Daily News

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