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Maine jail officer charged with sexual assault
PORTLAND, Maine — A corrections officer at Maine's largest county jail has been charged with gross sexual assault for allegedly having sex with a female inmate. The Cumberland County Sheriff's … more
By The Associated Press
| 2/9/10 | 266 views
High court upholds Bangor man's $4.9 million award
PORTLAND, Maine — Maine's highest court has upheld a $4.9 million award to a Bangor man who sued Central Maine Power Co. after suffering severe electrical injuries when a sailboat mast he was … more
By The Associated Press
| 2/9/10 | 1598 views
Mass. man selected as Lincoln’s new police chief
LINCOLN, Maine — A 30-year-old Massachusetts man with extensive experience is on track to become the town’s new police chief next month, officials said Monday. Acting on Town Manager Lisa … more
By Nick Sambides Jr.
BDN Staff | 2/9/10 | 2017 views
Egg festival planners seek volunteers, ideas
PITTSFIELD, Maine — The Central Maine Egg Festival is six months away, but it’s close enough that organizers have spent the past month fretting about whether there is enough volunteer personnel … more
By Christopher Cousins
BDN Staff | 2/9/10 | 410 views
Madawaska union accepts 8.5% pay cut
MADAWASKA, Maine — The United Steelworkers union will take an immediate 8.5 percent wage cut in accepting a new three-year contract Monday that Fraser Papers Inc. management calls critical to … more
By Nick Sambides Jr.
BDN Staff | 2/9/10 | 4745 views
Penobscot seeks bids on road, wastewater system
PENOBSCOT, Maine — Selectmen are seeking bids for construction of a new subsurface wastewater disposal system for the Penobscot Elementary School and the access road to reach the site. The town … more
By Rich Hewitt
BDN Staff | 2/9/10 | 156 views
UM students living a ‘sheltered’ life to raise funds
ORONO, Maine — The campfire did little to stave off the windy, chilly air Monday afternoon on the University of Maine campus, but several UMaine students are hoping their cause of affordable … more
By Jessica Bloch
BDN Staff | 2/9/10 | 2384 views
Jackson residents approve wind turbine limits
JACKSON, Maine — Residents this weekend approved a controversial wind turbine ordinance that would impose strict regulations on industrial wind power developments. more
By Abigail Curtis
BDN Staff | 2/9/10 | 1336 views
Bangor councilor censured for secret tape-recording
BANGOR — City councilors passed an order Monday night to publicly admonish one of their own for recently tape-recording a conversation between himself and three high-ranking municipal employees … more
By Eric Russell
BDN Staff | 2/9/10 | 7072 views
Friends group loses Rollins Mountain appeal
LINCOLN, Maine — The Lincoln Board of Appeals was right to refuse to hear the Friends of Lincoln Lakes’ appeal of a Lincoln Planning Board permit issued for a proposed $130 million wind farm on … more
By Nick Sambides Jr.
BDN Staff | 2/9/10 | 633 views
Legislators debate bills on petitions
AUGUSTA, Maine — Lawmakers heard conflicting testimony Monday about whether proposals to change Maine’s citizen initiative process would discourage fraud by signature gatherers or gut the … more
By Kevin Miller
BDN Staff | 2/9/10 | 674 views
Bangor taking steps to improve communication with residents
BANGOR, Maine — The city is taking steps to create a citizen e-mail and text message alert system to open up the line of communication between Bangor residents and their municipal staff and elected … more
By Eric Russell
BDN Staff | 2/9/10 | 1030 views
Grand jury indicts Jonesport man on a host of tax-related charges
ELLSWORTH, Maine — A Jonesport man has been indicted on charges that he failed to file or pay state income tax returns for the past several years, according to a state official. more
By Bill Trotter
BDN Staff | 2/9/10 | 426 views
Hancock County considers energy upgrades
ELLSWORTH, Maine — With the help of a grant from the federal Department of Energy, Hancock County officials hope to figure out how to reduce the county’s energy costs. more
By Bill Trotter
BDN Staff | 2/9/10 | 146 views
Valentine’s buffet, auction to benefit church
Everyone is invited “to beat the midwinter blues by attending” a “Valentine’s Day Happy Hearts Buffet Luncheon & Auction,” wrote Nancy Dysart of that event beginning at 12:30 p.m. Sunday, … more
By Joni Averill
BDN Staff | 2/9/10 | 82 views
Residents decry narrow scope of HoltraChem site cleanup
ORRINGTON, Maine — Some residents are upset that selectmen voted unanimously last week to support a quicker rather than extensive cleanup of the former HoltraChem site, leaving tons of contaminated … more
By Nok-Noi Ricker
BDN Staff | 2/9/10 | 828 views
MMA training ship to visit European ports
CASTINE, Maine — Maine Maritime Academy students, officers and crew will visit ports in Europe this spring as part of the college’s annual two-month training cruise, according to the itinerary … more
By BDN Staff
BDN Staff | 2/9/10 | 864 views
For dietitian Musgrave, life just as sweet at 90
BANGOR, Maine — The plastic knife was no match for the chocolate sheet cake with its thick layer of white icing and purple flowers. Katherine Musgrave, wielding the knife, was getting the frosting all over her hand. more
By Jessica Bloch
BDN Staff | 2/9/10 | 1953 views
RI firm recalls sausage tainted with salmonella
AUGUSTA, Maine — The Maine Department of Agriculture and the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention are alerting Maine consumers that a Rhode Island firm has recalled Italian sausage products because of possible salmonella contamination. more
From Staff and Wire Reports | 2/9/10 | 356 views
4-year-old Maine boy saves family from fire
GORHAM, Maine — A 4-year-old Gorham boy is being credited with saving his family from an early morning fire by using lessons he learned at his daycare center. Maine firefighters say Joseph … more
By The Associated Press
| 2/8/10 | 1675 views
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