BELFAST, Maine — The man accused of holding a Stockton Elementary School fifth-grade classroom hostage three months ago pleaded not guilty to 41 charges stemming from that incident when he appeared in Waldo County Superior Court on Wednesday.
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BANGOR, Maine — The Coast Guard says waters leading to a proposed liquefied natural gas terminal in Robbinston are suitable for tanker traffic provided that steps are taken to reduce risks.
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BANGOR, Maine — The city’s finance director was asked this week to begin negotiating a fixed price for Bangor’s heating fuel contract for the 2010 fiscal year.
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INDIAN TOWNSHIP, Maine — He may have changed locations, but he hasn’t changed jobs.
Former Pleasant Point Police Chief Joseph Barnes, 40, has been hired as acting police chief at the …
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When Bangor police investigated a fight between a Bangor man and his girlfriend early Wednesday, they found the man was wanted in Oklahoma and had $60,000 in warrants outstanding, Sgt. Paul Edwards said.
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BANGOR, Maine — Aly and Ethan Brayson of Bangor didn’t have to go far to test out the new ice skates they got for Christmas from their grandmother.
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HERMON, Maine — Gladys Knowles and the other women of the American Legion Auxiliary in Hermon are busy plying their knitting needles for a good cause.
They’re working to make colorful handmade hats and mittens for the town’s children who need a helping hand in order to stay warm.
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Developers of Maine’s new statewide electronic health information exchange system, HealthInfoNet, are troubleshooting a few technical problems and preparing to start processing and transferring …
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BREWER, Maine — Discussions have begun to put area high school student scientists into cutting-edge laboratories to work on chronic conditions and diseases that affect Mainers, Superintendent …
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Shortly before 7 a.m., the winter sun is barely a glimmer on the watery eastern horizon, but already the kitchen at Mount Desert Elementary School is humming with activity.
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BANGOR, Maine — After more than a week of relatively calm weather, Mainers are bracing for a winter storm that is forecast to bring a mix of snow — as much as a foot in the Houlton and Millinocket areas — as well as sleet and freezing rain along the coast.
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BANGOR, Maine — Forget what you’ve seen on television. Murder mysteries never are solved in an hour, Marcella Sorg said Monday during a speaking engagement at the Bangor Public Library.
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ORONO, Maine — Two University of Maine scientists and a colleague from Colby College in Waterville recently received a $1.3 million grant for their work on technology that measures iron and copper …
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ORRINGTON — Three people were transported to Eastern Maine Medical Center just after noon on Tuesday after the vehicle they were in crashed into a tree on the Dow Road, Fire Chief Mike Spencer said.
“This is a bad one,” he said.
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Brewer teachers and staffers make more than their counterparts in the four neighboring school districts that are part of proposed Regional School Unit 15, so projected costs for aligning salaries in …
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The concepts and theories behind the issue of climate change are complicated. Several University of Maine scientists and professors are hoping, however, to demystify, enlighten and perhaps even …
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