Greater Bangor
Orrington rounds up rebel cows Wednesday, August 20, 2008 ORRINGTON, Maine - The town rented a fence and is rounding up renegade cows that are out causing property damage, but stragglers remain, Carla Brown, the town's animal control officer, said Tuesday. |
 Hermon: Seizure blamed for crashesWednesday, August 20, 2008 HERMON, Maine - A 27-year-old man from Newport, apparently having a seizure, drove his truck into three other passenger vehicles and a tractor-trailer truck on Route 2 in Hermon on Tuesday morning, sending himself and two others to the hospital, police said. |
Hermon: Harleys begin 'ride home’' Wednesday, August 20, 2008 HERMON, Maine - The rumble of Harley-Davidson engines could be heard Tuesday afternoon as motorcycle after motorcycle rolled into Central Maine Harley-Davidson on U.S. Route 2 for a party to celebrate the 105th anniversary of Harley-Davidson Motor Co. |
Truck spills load of crabs in Brewer Wednesday, August 20, 2008 BREWER, Maine - A pile of live crabs was served up to residents Saturday morning when the truck carrying them spilled the crustaceans across North Main Street, Sgt. Rich Smith said Tuesday. |
Orono: Federal official, firms meet at UM Tuesday, August 19, 2008 ORONO, Maine - A top federal security official was in Maine Monday for a tour and a series of meetings with University of Maine and private sector companies engaged in research and technology work that could have applications in homeland security efforts. |
 Maine facilities lack space for those with dementiaTuesday, August 19, 2008 The elderly man was brought to the emergency room late at night, agitated, confused and angry. He swore loudly at his distressed wife and other family members. He grabbed and hit at the nurses, his old hands still strong and capable of inflicting pain. |
Ex-altar boy gets time in crack deal Monday, August 18, 2008 BANGOR, Maine - A federal judge Friday sentenced a former altar boy from Puerto Rico to nearly five years in prison for his role in a conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine in northern Maine. |
Bangor post office site selection delayed Saturday, August 16, 2008 BANGOR, Maine - Though it has been nine months since the U.S. Postal Service made known to city officials its plans to seek a new site, it will be at least another month and a half before more information is available, a postal official confirmed this week. |
Indian Island: Penobscots narrow slate of candidates Saturday, August 16, 2008 INDIAN ISLAND, Maine - In a primary election held this week, Penobscot Indian Nation members whittled down the number of candidates for six open tribal council seats and the position of vice chief. |
Bangor: N.B. man convicted on drug charges Saturday, August 16, 2008 BANGOR, Maine - A Canadian man was found guilty on drug charges Thursday by a jury in U.S. District Court in Bangor after a four-day trial. |
Bangor, Red Cross team up for combined voter registration, blood drive Saturday, August 16, 2008 BANGOR, Maine - The Bangor city clerk's office and the Pine Tree Chapter of the American Red Cross are joining forces next week for an event that will benefit them both. |
Bangor: Obama campaign rallies local volunteers Saturday, August 16, 2008 BANGOR, Maine - Maine Attorney General Steve Rowe and Maine House Majority Whip Sean Faircloth were the featured speakers at a special 'convention countdown meeting' Saturday morning at presidential candidate Barack Obama's campaign headquarters in downtown Bangor |
 Brewer, Cianbro sharing spotlight Friday, August 15, 2008 BREWER, Maine - A video production company on Thursday was at Cianbro's Eastern Manufacturing Facility, and at other spots around town, filming for a documentary on what will be the largest oil refinery in United States history. |
 After 37 years, Bangor pediatrician retires Friday, August 15, 2008 BANGOR, Maine - When Dr. Leonardo Leonidas opened his practice in Bangor in 1972, he was one of just four pediatricians serving the area. A lot has changed since then. |
Gas poisoning leads to charges Friday, August 15, 2008 BREWER, Maine - Charges were filed this week against the president of the New Hampshire gas company that installed a new heating system that apparently caused carbon monoxide poisonings at an apartment complex earlier this month. |
Bangor City Council names panel members Friday, August 15, 2008 BANGOR, Maine - The Bangor City Council this week approved the following appointments to subordinate committees and boards. |
Energy-conservation forums slated for Bangor, Hermon Friday, August 15, 2008 BANGOR, Maine - A group of Bangor area state lawmakers will hold two energy-conservation workshops next week in Bangor and Hermon. |
New Brunswick man found guilty in drug case Friday, August 15, 2008 BANGOR, Maine - A New Brunswick man was found guilty on drug charges Thursday night in U.S. District Court after a four-day jury trial. |
Brewer: Work to begin next month at school site Thursday, August 14, 2008 BREWER, Maine - The outdoor track, soccer field, ice rink and the closed Pendleton Street School will be demolished beginning next month to start work on the new multimillion-dollar pre-kindergarten-through-eighth-grade school, Superintendent Daniel Lee said Wednesday. |
Bangor: Police arrest duo after car chase Thursday, August 14, 2008 BANGOR, Maine - A man and a woman were arrested early Wednesday after allegedly burglarizing two convenience stores in Palmyra and Newburgh, then leading police on a high-speed chase in a stolen car. |
Levant contractor dies after accident Thursday, August 14, 2008 LEVANT, Maine - Local contractor Gregory K. Gagnon was cutting firewood on Lake Road last week when a tragic mishap occurred that led to his death. |
Bangor Land Trust gears up for bike ride Thursday, August 14, 2008 BANGOR, Maine - The Bangor Land Trust is taking registrations for its second annual Frogs, Logs and Bogs Road Ride, a 28-mile loop for bicycle riders beginning and ending at the Bangor Waterfront. |
 Helicopter pilots break world speed recordWednesday, August 13, 2008 BANGOR, Maine - Helicopter pilot Scott Kasprowicz and co-pilot Steve Sheik set the world speed record for a helicopter trip from New York to London, a journey that included a refueling stop at Bangor International Airport on Aug. 6. |
Holden fills position on school panel Wednesday, August 13, 2008 HOLDEN, Maine - Onetime SAD 63 school board member Mario Teisl was selected from of a field of three to fill a one-year board vacancy, Town Manager John Butts said Tuesday. |
Bangor: State agent’s cooperation captures a fugitive Wednesday, August 13, 2008 BANGOR, Maine - Mark Silk, a detective with the Bureau of Motor Vehicles Enforcement Division, said he was just doing his job. |
Acadia Hospital gets new chief Wednesday, August 13, 2008 BANGOR, Maine - A new chief executive officer has been named to lead The Acadia Hospital, officials at the hospital's corporate parent Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems announced Tuesday. |
Bangor officials debate limits on methadone clinics Wednesday, August 13, 2008 BANGOR, Maine - Though the issue doesn't draw the large crowds it used to when The Acadia Hospital was gearing up to open the first methadone clinic in the city almost eight years ago, the controversial treatment still generates debate. |
Rising fuel costs move Bangor to approve increase in taxicab flag fees Wednesday, August 13, 2008 BANGOR, Maine - Volatile gasoline prices prompted city officials to allow Bangor’s taxicab drivers to increase their 'flag fee,' the amount charged for the first sixth of a mile, from $1.50 to $2.50. |
Brewer enacts 180-day methadone moratorium Wednesday, August 13, 2008 BREWER, Maine - City Council members on Tuesday unanimously approved a six-month moratorium on the opening of methadone clinics or other drug treatment facilities. |
Burglary suspects make court appearance in Bangor Wednesday, August 13, 2008 BANGOR, Maine - A man and a woman were arrested early Wednesday after allegedly burglarizing convenience stores in Palmyra and Newburgh, then, leading police on a high speed chase in car stolen in Cumberland County. |
Brewer: Public invited to tour refurbished mill Tuesday, August 12, 2008 BREWER, Maine - When Cianbro Corp. officials decided to refurbish and reuse the old Eastern Fine Paper Co. mill site for a new modular manufacturing facility, they made investments in the city, the region and the people who live here. |
Brewer: Brownfields funds critical to Mill project Tuesday, August 12, 2008 BREWER, Maine - For more than a century, the former Eastern Fine Paper Co. and its predecessors made paper on the banks of the Penobscot River and over the decades deposited toxic levels of pollutants in the soil around the mill. |
 Hampden teenager charged with assault after stabbingTuesday, August 12, 2008 DIXMONT, Maine - A teenager was charged with aggravated assault Monday after an argument led to a stabbing at an old farmhouse on Simpson Corners Road in Dixmont. |
Brewer: Man killed after falling off ATV Tuesday, August 12, 2008 BEDDINGTON, Maine - A 31-year old Brewer man was killed over the weekend after he fell off an all-terrain vehicle he was riding and struck a steel beam. |
 Folk festival volunteers a mix of old and new Monday, August 11, 2008 BANGOR, Maine - 'Is this your first time?' That was the most frequently asked question Saturday at an orientation for volunteers for the American Folk Festival held at Husson College's Richard E. Dyke Center for Family Business. |
Brewer: 2 men arrested for OUI at accident Monday, August 11, 2008 BREWER, Maine - Local police nabbed two men for drunken driving Saturday night at an accident scene on Route 15 near the Orrington town line. |
Corinth: Man gets 30 months in prison on ammo charge Monday, August 11, 2008 BANGOR, Maine - A Corinth man with 40 convictions over 27 years has been sentenced to 2½ years in federal prison for unlawful possession of ammunition. |
ATV accident in eastern Maine claims life Monday, August 11, 2008 BEDDINGTON, Maine - A 31-year-old Brewer man was killed in a weekend accident when he fell off an all-terrain vehicle and struck a steel post in Beddington. |
Bangor: Council seeks methadone limits Saturday, August 09, 2008 BANGOR, Maine - City councilors will resume talks next week on a proposal to cap the number of methadone clinics here to the three existing ones and to establish a process the clinics must follow if they want to increase the number of patients they are licensed to treat. |