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Memorial dance for slain Lee native tonight
LEE, Maine — Memorializing the death of a young man is usually a somber, if not heart-rending affair, but Michael Leslie Severance was a purposeful, patriotic man who also knew how to have fun, his father said. more
By Nick Sambides Jr.
BDN Staff | 3/20/10 | 281 views
Dogs rescued from home in Enfield now recovering
LINCOLN, Maine — What a difference a few days of rest, a warm bath, gallons of water and a few heaping bowls of dog food have made for the seven dogs rescued from an Enfield home earlier this week. more
By Nick Sambides Jr.
BDN Staff | 3/20/10 | 1109 views
Toyota owners taking recall in stride
Stan Carson doesn't mind being called a Toyota man. The 56-year-old Dedham resident and Eastern Maine Community College instructor has been driving purchased and leased Toyota products for 20 years. more
By Nick Sambides Jr.
BDN Staff | 3/20/10 | 822 views
Sled dealer, tattoo parlor to open in Lincoln
LINCOLN, Maine — A tattoo parlor and a snowmobile dealership will join the businesses lining West Broadway, the town’s longest retail artery, within a month or so, town officials said Wednesday. more
By Nick Sambides Jr.
BDN Staff | 3/19/10 | 636 views
GOP challenger pushes Michaud for debate on health care plan
Jason Levesque, the presumptive Republican nominee to run for the 2nd Congressional District seat, on Thursday challenged Democratic U.S. Rep. Michael Michaud to hold a town hall-style meeting with voters on President Barack Obama's health care initiative. more
By Nick Sambides Jr.
BDN Staff | 3/19/10 | 1600 views
Forest Service issues red flag wildfire warning
AUGUSTA, Maine — The Maine Forest Service and the National Weather Service have issued a red flag warning of the possibility of wildfires for areas near Greenville and Millinocket south to the … more
3/17/10 | 475 views
Wildfire warning issued in Maine
AUGUSTA, Maine — The Maine Forest Service and the National Weather Service have issued a red flag wildfire warning for areas near Greenville and Millinocket south to the coastal areas of Hancock … more
By Online Editor
BDN Staff | 3/17/10 | 899 views
Enfield man cited for animal cruelty
An Enfield man was cited for animal cruelty Wednesday after eight Labrador mix dogs died at his home and another six were rescued in what state officials called one of the worst animal neglect cases … more
By Nick Sambides Jr.
BDN Staff | 3/18/10 | 10105 views
Levesque submits signatures
Voters will find 2nd Congressional District challenger Jason Levesque's name on the ballot for the June 8 primary, he said Thursday. more
By Nick Sambides Jr.
BDN Staff | 3/12/10 | 1518 views
Howland starts tannery cleanup
HOWLAND, Maine — A Winterport general contractor is clearing 3 acres at the former Howland Tannery as a first step crucial to rehabilitating the long-abandoned site, Town Manager Jane Jones said … more
By Nick Sambides Jr.
BDN Staff | 3/11/10 | 1770 views
Mill fire causes little damage
EAST MILLINOCKET, Maine — A spark from a wire holding together a bale of recycled newsprint might have started a fire that destroyed as many as 35 bales at the Katahdin Paper Co. LLC mill this … more
By Nick Sambides Jr.
BDN Staff | 3/10/10 | 790 views
Lincoln man hurt when his pickup runs over him
LINCOLN, Maine — Dale Savage II parked his white Chevy pickup truck in his angled driveway Saturday morning, and was looking for some fishing gear in the back while on his cell phone when the truck … more
By Nok-Noi Ricker
BDN Staff | 3/8/10 | 7595 views
Fellow truckers play joke on famous logging family
MILLINOCKET, Maine — If there’s anything about Pelletier Loggers Family Restaurant Bar and Grill that Eldon Pelletier wants you to remember, it’s the truck cab that has been hanging from the … more
By Nick Sambides Jr.
BDN Staff | 3/6/10 | 16995 views
Canadian union to vote Sunday on pact
A Canadian paperworkers union will vote Sunday on whether to accept a revised contract that allows Fraser Papers to shed most of $185 million in pension obligations to escape bankruptcy protection … more
By Nick Sambides Jr.
BDN Staff | 3/6/10 | 625 views
Maine delegation rallies to save railroad tracks
Maine’s congressional delegation is pushing the federal government to save 233 miles of railroad tracks from a proposed abandonment that they say would wreck the state’s economy. U.S. Sen. … more
By Nick Sambides Jr.
BDN Staff | 3/6/10 | 2532 views
Getting girls in gear
ORONO, Maine — All they knew when they left school Thursday morning was that they were going on a girls-only, science-related field trip to the University of Maine campus. Dedham School … more
By Jessica Bloch
BDN Staff | 3/5/10 | 1811 views
DOT chief backs $25M rail acquisition bond
Any competitive edge enjoyed by the state forest products industry, Aroostook County and some of the state’s largest employers would be seriously compromised if 241 miles of northern Maine railroad … more
By Nick Sambides Jr.
BDN Staff | 3/4/10 | 2790 views
Penobscot County Superior Court
Penobscot County Superior Court Cases Jan. 1-31 more
3/4/10 | 2887 views
Fire destroys garage, sedan in Howland
HOWLAND, Maine — Winds that blew smoke almost horizontally drove a fire that destroyed a Penobscot Avenue garage and might have leveled at least one nearby house had not firefighters quickly doused … more
By Nick Sambides Jr.
BDN Staff | 3/3/10 | 717 views
Mainers cash in on ‘Let’s Make a Deal’
LINCOLN, Maine — Twin sisters Terri Pine Pepin and Tracy Pine-Trecartin went undercover to make a deal while visiting Las Vegas and earned $2,600 for their effort. But what happened in Vegas … more
By Nick Sambides Jr.
BDN Staff | 3/3/10 | 8028 views
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