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Deadline falls for Maine gubernatorial candidates
AUGUSTA, Maine — The field of party-affiliated candidates for Maine governor are facing a major deadline. Monday's the last day those candidates can file their nominating petitions with state … more
By The Associated Press
| 3/15/10 | 98 views
Milbridge veteran, ex-selectman remembered as 'a fine gentleman'
MILBRIDGE, Maine — A veteran who served as a selectman for 18 years and during his adult life became known for his service and advocacy for Down East coastal Maine has died. more
By Bill Trotter
BDN Staff | 3/15/10 | 1060 views
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 | 1035 views
Mother of killed roller skier volunteers at Junior Olympics
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — Volunteering as a timer at last week's USSA Junior XC Olympics may very well be the hardest thing Dr. Mary Neal has ever done. more
By Julia Bayly
Special to the NEWS | 3/15/10 | 2305 views
Budget panel OKs Mega Millions
AUGUSTA, Maine — The Legislature's Appropriations Committee voted unanimously Sunday afternoon to put the implementation of the Mega Millions lottery game into the budget, but rejected a proposal to launch a keno game in Maine. more
By Mal Leary
Capitol News Service | 3/15/10 | 1126 views
Fatal Northeast storm moves into southern Maine
EGG HARBOR CITY, N.J. — Last month, the Northeast was smothered by blizzards. Now, it’s waterlogged by torrential rains. more
By Bruce Shipkowski, The Associated Press
| 3/15/10 | 1933 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 | 2335 views
Wind and rain hammer mid-Atlantic states
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Utility crews pushed through fallen trees and windblown debris to reach downed power lines Sunday, working to restore electricity to hundreds of thousands of homes and … more
By The Associated Press
| 3/14/10 | 465 views
Clinton man finds body of N.H. woman
CLINTON, Maine — The body of a missing New Hampshire woman was found Saturday afternoon within a half-mile of where her car was discovered on Interstate 95 in December, Maine State Police said Sunday. more
By Jessica Bloch
BDN Staff | 3/14/10 | 7275 views
Carriage roads closed in Acadia National Park
ACADIA NATIONAL PARK, Maine — In a sign of spring, Acadia National Park has shut its carriage-road system until the broken-stone roads thaw. Park officials say all 45 miles of the roads were … more
By The Associated Press
| 3/14/10 | 595 views
Votes expected on bill barring insurance payment caps
AUGUSTA, Maine — Further Maine House and Senate votes are expected this week on a bill to bar annual and lifetime caps on health insurance payments. The bill is intended to protect health care … more
By The Associated Press
| 3/14/10 | 295 views
Woman admits she destroyed house involved in drug case
SORRENTO, Maine — A woman has admitted in federal court to destroying a house that police seized from her mother in a 2004 drug sting. more
By Bill Trotter
BDN Staff | 3/13/10 | 4766 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 | 2519 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 | 2348 views
Matinicus duo found not guilty in shooting
ROCKLAND, Maine — A Matinicus lobsterman and his daughter wept Friday as a Knox County jury acquitted them of charges in connection with a shooting on the town dock last summer. more
By Judy Harrison
BDN Staff | 3/13/10 | 25730 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 | 1182 views
Bill may relieve school penalties
AUGUSTA, Maine — The latest flood of federal stimulus money to Maine will benefit 15 school districts that have been frustrated in their attempts to consolidate — if recommendations by Gov. John Baldacci are accepted by the Legislature. more
By Christopher Cousins
BDN Staff | 3/13/10 | 1343 views
Two firms very interested in sardine cannery, officials say
GOULDSBORO, Maine — Two firms are in serious discussions with Bumble Bee Foods about taking over the sardine cannery, either of which could employ between 110 and 130 people, according to officials. more
By Bill Trotter
BDN Staff | 3/13/10 | 3797 views
Daughter of slain woman wants killer 'to get life'
DOVER-FOXCROFT, Maine — Michael Toby, 54, of Dover-Foxcroft was so down on life that he was suicidal before and up to the day he killed his sister a year and a half ago, his defense attorney said Friday in Piscataquis County Superior Court. more
By Diana Bowley
BDN Staff | 3/13/10 | 2883 views
Bangor doctor says choking game 'common'
The choking game "is much more common than most people realize," said Dr. James Jarvis, administrator of the Center for Family Medicine at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor. more
By Meg Haskell
BDN Staff | 3/13/10 | 818 views
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