Penobscot County, Maine, is grappling with the largest HIV outbreak in the state’s history. Home to Bangor, a city of roughly 32,000, the county has identified 28 new cases over nearly two years. That ...

Advocates and homeless people gather outside City Hall in Bangor, Maine, in November for a "Stop the Sweeps" rally. They asked the City Council not to clear a homeless encampment with about 100 ...

September 16, 2025 - By Aneri Pattani - Penobscot County, Maine, is grappling with the largest HIV outbreak in the state’s history. Home to Bangor, a city of roughly 32,000, the county has identified ...

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Advocates and homeless people gather outside Bangor City Hall in November 2024 for a 'Stop the Sweeps' rally, asking the City Council not to clear a homeless encampment with about 100 residents. The ...

Amy Clark, a board member for the Bangor Area Recovery Network, speaks at an Overdose Awareness Rally outside Bangor City Hall in August 2025. (Photo courtesy of Ash Hebert) Penobscot County, Maine, ...

The United States plans to breed thousands of sterile flies in a southern Texas factory in an effort to protect American cattle from flesh-eating maggots in Mexico. The New World screwworm is a ...