Bangor, Maine Regional News
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Boat raffle to benefit Maine Lobster Institute
ISLESBORO, Maine — When lobsterman Josh Conover got a new boat to replace his all-wood 1977 vessel, he knew he wanted to do something interesting with the old boat. more
By Heather Steeves
BDN Staff | 3/15/10 | 72 views
Financial questions delay Newburgh town meeting
NEWBURGH, Maine — Potential inaccuracies in the town's financial records that came to light Friday forced the postponement of Saturday morning's annual town meeting, and selectmen were scheduled to meet this morning to discuss the hiring of an auditor to look at the accounts. more
By Jessica Bloch
BDN Staff | 3/15/10 | 59 views
Acquittal in shooting spurs hope, wariness
ROCKLAND, Maine — For Edwin Vance Bunker, the end of his trial means the knot in his stomach has finally come undone. more
By Heather Steeves
BDN Staff | 3/15/10 | 351 views
Congressional delegation sends off 1136th in crowded ceremony at UMaine
ORONO, Maine — Staff Sgt. Dale Bergeron of the Maine Army National Guard’s 1136th Transportation Company has ties to the communities of Glenburn and Tremont. more
By Jessica Bloch
BDN Staff | 3/13/10 | 1546 views
Census seeks volunteers at Sportsmen's Show
ORONO, Maine – Ten years ago, somewhere in Oxford County near the town of Fryeburg, a Maine resident was living in an unorganized township with no clear roads to his or her domicile. more
By Jessica Bloch
BDN Staff | 3/13/10 | 1542 views
Students demonstrate their skills at state meet
BANGOR, Maine — As a welding instructor at the Caribou Regional Technology Center, Kevin Quist was particularly interested to see the results of the welding sculpture competition at this week’s SkillsUSA Maine annual state conference. more
By Jessica Bloch
BDN Staff | 3/13/10 | 1093 views
New Orono mosque holds first open house
ORONO, Maine — In an opportunity to “Meet Your Muslim Neighbor,” guests were greeted with “a greeting of peace: the greeting of salaam. Assalamu Alaikum, peace be upon you all.” The new Islamic Center of Maine in Orono, or ICMO, completed in early January, held its first open house on Saturday, March 6. more
By Hina Hashmi | 3/13/10 | 443 views
Veazie teen's death brings fatal 'choking game' to light
VEAZIE, Maine — At 18, Alex Quimby was no saint, but he was popular, adventurous and optimistic — "a really good kid," according to his mother. more
By Meg Haskell
BDN Staff | 3/13/10 | 12271 views
Community honors Milford woman, 79, with surprise party
MILFORD, Maine — Mary Rustin has only two speeds, her daughter said. A thousand miles an hour and stop. more
By Eric Russell
BDN Staff | 3/13/10 | 1043 views
Anziani in court to face murder charge
BANGOR, Maine — Accused child murderer Edgard Anziani made a brief court appearance Friday morning to formally face charges that he killed his girlfriend’s 15-month-old son last month. The … more
By Eric Russell
BDN Staff | 3/12/10 | 5485 views
Mallinckrodt meeting slated in Orrington
ORRINGTON, Maine — Mallinckrodt officials, who are waiting to hear from the Maine Board of Environmental Protection about how extensive their cleanup of the former HoltraChem site will need to be, have asked for a special public meeting, Town Manager Paul White has announced. more
By Nok-Noi Ricker
BDN Staff | 3/12/10 | 577 views
UMaine professor: Earthquakes aren't linked
ORONO, Maine — Haiti on Jan. 12. Chile on Feb. 27. Turkey on Monday. Chile again on Thursday. more
By Jessica Bloch
BDN Staff | 3/12/10 | 657 views
North Woods an issue in gubernatorial debate
AUGUSTA, Maine — The best use of Maine's North Woods and preservation of the state's forestry industry emerged as major themes Thursday among 10 gubernatorial candidates who participated in a question-and-answer forum hosted by the Maine Forest Products Council. more
By Christopher Cousins
BDN Staff | 3/12/10 | 2572 views
Taped interview played during murder suspect's trial
DOVER-FOXCROFT, Maine — Michael Toby told police in a 2008 taped interview that he felt he "was at a point of no return" after he had struck his elder sister over the head repeatedly with a stick, so he then strangled and suffocated her. more
By Diana Bowley
BDN Staff | 3/12/10 | 1658 views
UM Folklife to celebrate Irish heritage
ORONO, Maine — Many Mainers identify their heritage as Acadian or French-Canadian. Others have Scandinavian roots. more
By Jessica Bloch
BDN Staff | 3/12/10 | 769 views
PETA demonstration turns heads in downtown Bangor
BANGOR, Maine — There are lots of ways to make a statement or get a message across. You can speak loudly through a bullhorn. You can march through downtown streets. Holly Peterson and Katherine Johnson took a different approach Thursday. more
By Eric Russell
BDN Staff | 3/11/10 | 14044 views
Thomas Hill Standpipe Winter Tour
Did you miss Wednesday's tour of the Thomas Hill Standpipe in Bangor? Take our video tour. more
3/11/10 | 1074 views
Anziani to make first court appearance Friday
BANGOR, Maine — The man charged with beating and killing his girlfriend's 15-month-old son was returned to Maine on Wednesday night and will make his initial court appearance today. more
By Eric Russell
BDN Staff | 3/11/10 | 2767 views
Senate confirms Blitz of Hudson for border panel
PORTLAND, Maine — The U.S. Senate has confirmed a Maine man to become the federal co-chairperson of a commission that aims to create jobs and boost the economy in the northern reaches of Maine, New … more
By The Associated Press
| 3/11/10 | 903 views
Brewer superintendent unveils learning goals
BREWER, Maine — Superintendent Daniel Lee told the school board on Monday that after five years at the helm, he has a good grasp on what he thinks needs to be done to improve the city’s school … more
By Nok-Noi Ricker
BDN Staff | 3/11/10 | 740 views
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