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Penquis Cruizers auto club to hold hot rod show in Milo, offer awards
MILO, Maine — The 20th Cruize-In will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, June 28, at the JSI Store Fixtures parking lot on Route 11 in Milo. The event, which will be held rain or shine, is … more
6/20/09 | 631 views
Police: Be wary of scam paving contractors
LINCOLN, Maine — Police are warning residents from Bangor north to Houlton to beware of a scam by itinerant paving crews offering driveway paving work at “reasonable prices,” Lincoln Town … more
By Nick Sambides Jr.
BDN Staff | 6/20/09 | 1519 views
Katahdin ATV trail gets $13,824 boost from state
MILLINOCKET, Maine — ATV enthusiasts attending a groundbreaking at the site of a planned all-purpose recreational bridge across the Penobscot River on Saturday have something else to celebrate — the acquisition of a $13,824 state grant to assist in the construction of an accompanying 13-mile trail. more
By Nick Sambides Jr.
BDN Staff | 6/18/09 | 672 views
Fraser seeks bankruptcy in Canada, U.S.
Fraser Papers officials said Thursday that the company’s decision to seek bankruptcy protection in Canadian and U.S. courts will not have any immediate impact on operations at the firm’s Maine mills or other facilities. more
By Kevin Miller and By Nick Sambides Jr.
BDN Staff | 6/19/09 | 2749 views
Officials to break ground for ATV trail bridge
U.S. Rep. Michael Michaud will be the special guest at a groundbreaking ceremony Saturday for a multiuse recreational bridge over the Penobscot River that officials say is crucial to efforts to build … more
By Nick Sambides Jr.
BDN Staff | 6/17/09 | 1150 views
Community aid big help to fire victims
LEE, Maine — The Plaisted family is seeing just how generous people can be. Mounds of clothing, some furniture, food, gift certificates and a place to stay are among the donated items from … more
By Nick Sambides Jr.
BDN Staff | 6/17/09 | 1110 views
Lincoln mill rate increase possible
LINCOLN, Maine — Taxpayers with property valued at $100,000 could see a $141 tax increase if voters approve the proposed $12.28 million school budget for the 2009-10 fiscal year, Town Manager Lisa … more
By Nick Sambides Jr.
BDN Staff | 6/17/09 | 416 views
Feds to list Penobscot salmon as endangered
AUGUSTA, Maine — Federal officials announced Monday that they plan to add all Atlantic salmon populations in the Penobscot, Kennebec and Androscoggin rivers to the Endangered Species List. The … more
By Kevin Miller
BDN Staff | 6/15/09 | 2116 views
Victims at odds in crash trial
BANGOR, Maine — The state says Jayson Caron of Danforth got drunk during the 2007 Springfield Fair, demanded the keys from his pregnant girlfriend, and then rolled his truck and caused her to be paralyzed and forced to use a wheelchair. more
By Nok-Noi Ricker
BDN Staff | 6/16/09 | 6324 views
Feds declare salmon endangered on 3 Maine rivers
PORTLAND, Maine — Federal officials have extended their endangered species listing to salmon on three of Maine’s largest rivers. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Oceanic and … more
By The Associated Press
| 6/15/09 | 1186 views
Medway residents OK town, school budgets
MEDWAY, Maine — Running unopposed except for write-in candidates, Selectmen David Dickey and Jane McLaughlin and town school committee members Greg Stanley and Hope Boyd were re-elected by handy … more
By Nick Sambides Jr.
BDN Staff | 6/13/09 | 520 views
Streets to close for Lincoln festival
LINCOLN — Several streets will be closed for Homecoming, or the Riverdrivers Festival, on July 16-19, and several events within the townwide celebration were approved by unanimous votes by the Town … more
6/13/09 | 380 views
Fire destroys old Winn farmhouse
WINN, Maine — A fire destroyed a one-family farmhouse Thursday when a pregnant woman frying chicken for her son’s 17th birthday left to chase a loose horse ... more
By Nick Sambides Jr.
BDN Staff | 6/12/09 | 4753 views
RSU 67 board cuts laptops, funds sports
LINCOLN, Maine — Chris Ferguson has attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. His mother has spent much of the eighth-grader’s life trying to find the best ways for him to channel the … more
By Nick Sambides Jr.
BDN Staff | 6/11/09 | 1089 views
Voter turnout strong in Stetson election
STETSON, Maine — Voters elected a selectman and a road commissioner and settled two local referendum questions Tuesday in local elections. more
6/11/09 | 459 views
Howland selectman ‘eager’ to keep working for town
HOWLAND, Maine — Michael Harris thought he might win, but he didn’t expect to be a leading vote-getter. “I’m just happy, eager to continue working for the best interests of the town,” the 52-year-old general contracting company owner said. more
By Nick Sambides Jr.
BDN Staff | 6/11/09 | 361 views
Howland voters OK $20,000 spending hike
HOWLAND, Maine — A solid majority of voters approved at a special election on Tuesday the Board of Selectmen’s plan to spend $615,600 on town government operations during the 2009-10 fiscal year, Town Manager Jane Jones said Wednesday. more
By Nick Sambides Jr.
BDN Staff | 6/11/09 | 274 views
Lincoln library kicks off summer reading programs
LINCOLN, Maine — The Lincoln Memorial Library has a host of activities lined up for the summer. They include: ä For children under 5, Pam Fuller, nutritionist from the Maine Extension Service, … more
6/10/09 | 185 views
Lincoln passes $5.2 M budget, could raise taxes
LINCOLN, Maine — A slight increase in taxes might occur this year, due in part to the passage of a $5.2 million municipal budget for 2009-10 that is about $64,000 smaller than this year’s … more
By Nick Sambides Jr.
BDN Staff | 6/10/09 | 336 views
$1.7M Patten clinic expansion gets under way
PATTEN, Maine — Katahdin Valley Health Center hopes to finish a $1.7 million expansion to its Houlton Street clinic in December, officials said Tuesday. more
By Nick Sambides Jr.
BDN Staff | 6/10/09 | 850 views
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