Brian Feulner
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50th anniversary of USS Thresher sinking
Sisters Valerie Buchanan and Vivian Henderson talk about their brother, the late Andrew Gallant, who was one of the crewmen who died when the USS Thresher nuclear submarine sank in 1963.
“Moses” tells the story of being trapped under a snowmobile for three hours
Paul “Moses” Lessard, 64, of Milford, Mass., talks about being trapped underneath a snowmobile for 20 hours in St. John Plantation in Maine.
2013 American Folk Festival Lineup
American Folk Festival Executive Director Heather McCarthy talks about some of the upcoming performers for 2013 as well as the state of the festival.
Getting your fishing gear ready for spring
Fly fisherman and owner of Annika Rod and Fly gives some tips on getting your fly fishing gear ready for spring.
2013 BDN Maine events announced
The list of 2013 BDN Maine events were announced by BDN Maine’s Pat Lemieux and Ellie Barker Thursday morning, March 21, 2013, at Coespace in downtown Bangor.
Students share their thoughts on Bridge Year program
The Bridge Year program enables students to earn college credits, at a significant cost savings, during their junior and senior years and summer vacations.
Volunteers offer support for rape victims
Wendy Gilbert is a volunteer rape response advocate with Penquis and executive director of Rape Response Services, Tamar Mathieu, talk about how they respond to rape victims, offering support, sometimes immediately after the crime has taken place.
Bangor Public Library roof could cost $3 million to replace
The Bangor Public Library needs $3 million to replace the copper roof on the building, which doesn’t include other repairs. The current roof has outlived its use and is causing water damage in parts of the building.
Train pulling 15 full oil tankers derails near Penobscot River
An oil train pulling 15 full 33,000-gallon crude oil tankers apparently spilled only 3 gallons of oil when it derailed Thursday near Mattawamkeag.
Brewer High School students pledge to not use ‘R-word’ to refer to intellectually disabled
Brewer students make a pledge during their lunch hour to stop using the “R-word.” Brewer High School is sponsoring a campaign to replace the term mental retardation with intellectual disability.
Driver crashes into Broadway gas station
Fire crews work to remove a vehicle that collided with a gas pump at the Circle K gas station on Broadway Monday morning. The driver was taken to a Bangor hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
St. John Catholic Church’s bell is rung to honor pope
The Rev. Seamus Griesbach as well as other members of St. John Catholic Church in Bangor rang the bell for 8 minutes to represent Pope Benedict XVI’s 8 years of service to the church on the day of the pope’s resignation. Pope Benedict XVI is the first pope to resign ...
Bear crew studies black bears near Ashland
Led by wildlife biologist Randy Cross, members of the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife bear crew trek into the wilderness near Ashland to study Lug Nut, a nine-year-old black bear, and her cub.
UMaine building evacuated after chemical reaction releases chlorine gas
About 150 people inside Hitchner Hall at the University of Maine were evacuated late Thursday morning after a chemical reaction released chlorine gas in the building.























