BANGOR, Maine – Wild weather was the theme across much of Maine Thursday, from lightning strikes to a tornado watch that stretched across most of the state.

SWANS ISLAND, Maine – Lightning from an overnight thunderstorm is to blame for a fire that destroyed the local library in this island town, according to the local fire chief.

AUGUSTA, Maine – Supporters of an effort to repeal new taxes on beer, wine, soda and other beverages raised 15 times as much money as repeal opponents in the latest financial reporting period.

BANGOR, Maine – By noon on Thursday, more than 20 people had called police to report their vehicles had been broken into or their tires had been slashed.

Tornado Safety:Source: Maine Emergency Managment Agency At the earliest warning, go into a below ground areas at the earliest warning with flashlights and a radio and to remain there until […]

What to Look For:Source: Maine Emergency Management Agency Tornadoes often occur with very little advance warning. The best way to be prepared is to stay tuned to television and radio […]

Bangor Daily News

BANGOR, Maine – Entertaining dogs, the Paul Bunyan Lumberjack Show, a country music showdown, a ‘driving school’ for toddlers, and new rides for adrenaline junkies are among the latest additions to the Bangor State Fair lineup.

CARIBOU, Maine – A 31-year-old who allegedly wreaked havoc at a local doughnut shop found himself battered and behind bars on Saturday evening.

DOVER-FOXCROFT, Maine – Department of Education Commissioner Susan Gendron met Monday with the regional planning committee representing SADs 68 and 41 and Union 60, to provide an update on the new reorganization law and to answer specific questions about the process.

Ten Bangor area restaurants have taken the take out of takeout, now that they’ve banded together to bring delivery service to hungry diners.

In the summertime, art lovers who wander into the many galleries on the Maine coast, including the galleries in the tony town of Northeast Harbor, are accustomed to seeing the same kinds of images.

The key to ‘Twelfth Night’ is the pacing. It must start off at a trot, quickly switch to a canter and be moving at a gallop by intermission so that theatergoers barely have time to catch their breaths before they are astride again rushing headlong for the curtain call.

Collins speaks sense I had the opportunity the other day to hear Sen. Susan Collins speak about the cost of energy. The senator said, “We have to produce more, use […]

The debate about the future of U.S. troops in Iraq has once again devolved into a parsing of words. Beyond the semantic maneuvering, however, it is clear that the context and tone of the discussion of when U.S. troops will leave Iraq has fundamentally changed.

You know summer has come to Maine when you hear the screen doors slamming and your dear friends from away start showing up. They are a blessing but also, to be frank, a burden.

Nancy Pelosi called the president a failure Thursday. Well you know what they say: ‘Takes one to know one.’

Within a few weeks, the Land Use Regulation Commission (LURC) will decide whether to allow Plum Creek, a Seattle-based real estate investment trust, to develop Lily Bay as part of its proposal for the Moosehead Lake region. I recently returned from a family reunion in Ontario, near Algonquin Provincial Park. I was struck by the stark difference between the way Ontarians view and manage their natural resources, and the Plum Creek proposal for Moosehead.

PATTEN – A storm that brought whipping winds, torrents of hail and lifted some animals right off the ground in the Patten area last week was caused by a straight-line wind event, according to the National Weather Service Office in Caribou.

The eighth-grade class of 1968 of Woodland Consolidated School in Aroostook County ‘is planning a 40th class reunion for Aug. 30.’