The Associated Press news story in Monday’s newspaper was every bit as bewildering to me upon reading it the second time as it was on the first go-around, and I suspect that other readers may have been puzzled as well.
Posted inNews, State
The cost of more burn for the buck
Recent nighttime temperatures in the 30s and 40s mean the air in many Maine neighborhoods soon will carry one of the telltale signs of winter in New England: the sweet smell of burning wood.
Posted inLiving, News
Japanese knotweed a resilient invader
Do you know about Japanese knotweed? It is an invasive species that grows on disturbed soils. Many Mainers call it bamboo.
Posted inBusiness, News, Penobscot
Red Shield bankruptcy hearing postponed again
OLD TOWN, Maine — A bankruptcy hearing for Red Shield Environmental LLC has been postponed for a third time.
The hearing, which had been rescheduled for Monday, Sept. 15, in Bangor, now will take place at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 23, in Portland. U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Leron H. Kornreich approved the post-ponement Friday.
Posted inHancock, News
Bucksport man sentenced in standoff
ELLSWORTH, Maine — A Bucksport man has been convicted of criminal threatening in connection with an incident in February that resulted in a 4½-hour standoff with police.
Posted inBusiness, Mid-Maine, News, State
It’s picking time
ST. ALBANS, Maine — It has taken them three years, but Mark and Wendy Sheriff have been able to reclaim a 100-year-old abandoned orchard just in time for this fall’s harvest.
Posted inBangor, News, Penobscot, State
It’s not just a game — it’s the Battle for the Butter
Before Thursday morning, Saturday’s football game between the University of Maine and Stony Brook University was simply the Black Bears’ home opener.
Posted inNews, State
Boater’s drinking, speed disputed
PORTLAND, Maine — A Massachusetts man accused of recklessness in a night boat collision that killed two people repeatedly told wardens he had been operating at 45 mph when he hit something on a Maine lake.
Later, a nurse testified, he asked her to switch blood samples at the hospital.
Posted inBangor, News, Penobscot
Maine law students challenge recording industry’s lawsuits
BANGOR, Maine — A federal judge will decide whether a handful of Maine law students can fend off the Goliath music industry in a lawsuit over the illegal sharing of music files.
Posted inBangor, News, Penobscot
Senate candidate seeks halt in ballot printing
BANGOR, Maine — A federal judge will decide whether Maine’s secretary of state must stop printing the Nov. 4 ballot so that the name of an independent candidate for the U.S. Senate may be added or whether Laurie Dobson of Kennebunkport will have to launch a write-in campaign.
Posted inHealth
Proposed sedative rule change exasperates Maine’s dentists
AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine dentists are irate over proposed changes to state rules governing the use of in-office oral sedation for their patients. At a public hearing Friday before the Board of Dental …
Posted inNews, Politics
Allen, Collins state views on top issues
AUGUSTA, Maine — In one of the nation’s most closely watched Senate races, six-term Rep. Tom Allen is challenging two-term incumbent Sen. Susan Collins in an election that will help determine whether the Democrats can hold on to their thin Senate majority.
Posted inNews, State
Driving up costs
Gas prices have had an effect on everyone’s pocketbook, but imagine if you had nearly 3,400 vehicles in your garage.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Energy Solutions
With energy a primary focus in Washington, a bipartisan group of 20 senators, including Susan Collins, have come together to offer a comprehensive new energy plan.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Sept. 13-14 Letters to the Editor
Why are we afraid of have hydropower from our 3,000 miles of rocky coast waters where tides rise 20 feet twice a day?
Posted inNews
Choosing the right candidate
During elementary and middle school my daughter took a risk every time she raised her hand or was chosen randomly to read aloud in her classroom.
Posted inMid-Maine, News
17 indicted in Somerset County
SKOWHEGAN, Maine — A man and woman from Pittsfield suspected in an armed robbery last month were among 17 people indicted Friday by a grand jury in Somerset County.
Posted inHancock, News
Bucksport may use land for wind power
BUCKSPORT, Maine — Town councilors on Thursday voted to purchase a 51-acre parcel adjacent to the town’s middle school that could serve as a site for municipal wind power generation.
Posted inAroostook, News
UMPI unveils upgraded Web site
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — Over the past few years, the University of Maine at Presque Isle has undergone several changes.