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Two seriously injured in ATV crash in West Bath
WEST BATH, Maine — The Maine Warden Service is investigating an ATV crash that left two Bath residents seriously injured Wednesday afternoon. Gifford T. Campbell, 38, and Krista Gallagher, 38, were both hospitalized after the crash, which was reported at 5:53 p.m. on Hill Road in West Bath. According to ...
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Bowdoin College graduate from inner city leaving Maine with a new love of nature
BRUNSWICK, Maine — The first time Teona Williams went camping with Bowdoin College’s Outing Club, she just didn’t get it. It was cold. The shelter was primitive. There were no bathrooms. “I was just like, ‘What is this?’” said Williams, a Washington, D.C., native who on Saturday will graduate from ...
POLL QUESTION
ACLU challenges single-sex classrooms in Sanford
SANFORD, Maine — The American Civil Liberties Union demanded Monday that the Sanford School Department eliminate four single-sex classrooms at Willard Elementary School that it called discriminatory. Sanford Superintendent David Theoharides said the program is about giving students more choices concerning their educations, not fewer, and that the ACLU’s demands ...
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Maine may return to presidential primary after controversial caucus
AUGUSTA, Maine — A bill that would create a presidential primary in Maine was revived Wednesday with legislative approval to study the change over the summer. LD 1882, An Act to Establish a Presidential Primary in the State, was one of the final bills to be submitted in the 125th ...
Maine legislators consider bonds, last batch of bills
AUGUSTA, Maine — The Legislature’s work in the 125th session neared an end Wednesday with debates expected in the afternoon on several bond proposals and numerous bills with fiscal impacts that were voted off the Special Appropriations Table early in the day. The appropriations table is where some bills with ...
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Parents need to immunize their children, Brunswick doctor says
BRUNSWICK, Maine — One of the most difficult things Dr. Lawrence Losey encounters when urging reluctant parents about immunizing their children, ironically, is that the vaccines work too well. Losey, who recently was named Maine’s first Childhood Immunization Champion by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, said some parents argue ...
Police catch one suspect, seek another in string of daytime home burglaries
BOWDOINHAM, Maine — A Wales man has been arrested and a Lewiston man is sought by police after a burglary earlier this month that was interrupted by a homeowner, according to the Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Department. Sagadahoc County Chief Deputy Brett Strout said 24-year-old Thomas Lemay of 107B Eastern Drive ...
Puppy missing in Bangor since Wednesday found hungry and tired but unharmed
BANGOR, Maine — A puppy missing since Wednesday when it bolted from its family in Bangor was found Sunday night hungry and tired but unharmed. Rooster, a 6-month-old Aussie mix, ran into the outstretched arms of a woman who previously had provided a foster home for him, according to Cassandra ...
Canaan man seriously hurt in single-car crash
CANAAN, Maine — Excessive speed and alcohol are being investigated as possible causes of a crash Friday that left a Canaan man seriously injured. Michael Nelson, 48, suffered numerous serious injuries and was taken to Redington Fairview Hospital in Skowhegan before then being taken by LifeFlight helicopter to Eastern Maine ...
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Ancient tradition of harvesting alewives still going strong in Woolwich
WOOLWICH, Maine — Steve Bodge, who has been helping with springtime alewife harvests in Woolwich for 54 years, held up a stick with 10 smoked fish Sunday and told a reporter to “write us up big.” “Tell ’em they’re smoked golden brown and incredibly delicious,” said Bodge. “Even if they’re ...
LePage urges Thomas College graduates to seize their own destinies
WATERVILLE, Maine — Gov. Paul LePage told 194 Thomas College graduates Saturday to follow his example and take aggressive control of the paths to their goals — but he added that he hopes those goals include a lifetime of living and working in Maine. LePage, in a commencement address for ...
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Early education cuts in state budget will force closures of some Head Start programs, say advocates
AUGUSTA, Maine — Proposed cuts the Legislature will consider next week to funding for Head Start and day care voucher programs are prompting educators to sound the alarm that the cuts will affect not only the children and families involved, but Maine’s economy as a whole. A supplemental budget bill ...
Puppy missing on streets of Bangor
BANGOR, Maine — A puppy is missing on the streets of Bangor after bolting from its family Wednesday night. Rooster, a 6-month-old Aussie mix, escaped Wednesday night from the Petco on Stillwater Avenue, according to a dog rescue organization called Pack Life. The organization says Rooster is probably very scared ...
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Republican budget bill handed to Legislature on party-line vote
AUGUSTA, Maine — Republicans on the Legislature’s Appropriations Committee pushed through a package of budget adjustments Thursday that Democrats said will needlessly push people off public services such as MaineCare. With revenue projections on the upswing after more than three years of plummeting, Democrats said there is money enough to ...
Disarray at state GOP convention could lead to problems for Maine on national party stage
AUGUSTA, Maine — There is widespread agreement that the Republican State Convention over the weekend suffered from a lack of organization after being taken over by a strong contingent of supporters of Ron Paul. What is unclear is whether the two-day event will end up being all for naught if ...
State police investigating Brunswick lawmaker accused of harassment during breakup with Belfast legislator
AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine State Police spokesman Stephen McCausland said Friday that detectives are conducting an investigation into allegations of misconduct against Rep. Alex Cornell du Houx, who is the subject of a protection from abuse order requested this week by another legislator. McCausland refused to answer many questions about ...
Judge signs off on order moving young Mainers with disabilities out of nursing homes
BANGOR, Maine — Eric Reeves has the same goals as most people: graduating high school, earning a college degree and securing a job. But his biggest goal is moving out of Eastside Rehabilitation and Living Center. “I am 35 years old,” said Reeves, who has cerebral palsy. “I don’t belong ...
Bath-area towns say they’re paying more than their fair share for education
BATH, Maine — A flap over how much member towns in RSU 1 must pay for public education has triggered a school board decision to adjust the formula for the upcoming budget year, though differing legal opinions suggest the debate is far from over. RSU 1, which includes Bath, West ...
POLICE BEAT
Loud exhaust leads to multiple charges against Edgecomb man
WOOLWICH, Maine — A loud exhaust pipe led to multiple charges against an Edgecomb man early Saturday, according to police. Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Department Chief Deputy Brett Strout said Jason Northrop, 34, is charged with operating under the influence, possession of a usable amount of marijuana and possession of an ...
POLICE BEAT
Police arrest Phippsburg woman, discover warrant from Pennsylvania
PHIPPSBURG, Maine — A Phippsburg woman arrested early Sunday morning for domestic violence assault was found to have an extraditable warrant from Pennsylvania, according to Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Department Chief Deputy Brett Strout. Andrea Ewing, 33, was arguing with her ex-husband about 1:20 a.m. Sunday when, according to Strout, the ...
Glenburn art teacher killed in Friday morning collision in Bangor
Harvard student asked to leave bar for ‘bad behavior,’ not drunkenness
LePage blasts teachers union for endorsing same-sex marriage question
Reporting crime
A people’s revolt in Bar Harbor
Old Town football coach steps down
Perakslis helps UMaine beat Albany; Binghamton next in America East tournament
Orono baseball shuts out archrival Old Town for ninth straight victory
Stony Brook knocks out UMaine to win America East tournament
Aroostook businessman expands company out of home with hit mobile app 7 Little Words
Former CEO of MaineToday Media Richard Connor sued over $250,000 in loans
Small idea launches major project in Hampden
Diversity predicts export success, MIT professor tells Maine audience
New, old methods combine to deter scrap metal thefts in Aroostook
Gary Allan talks with the BDN leading up to Bangor concert
Out of the ashes, Central Street’s garden grows
Mid Coast Actor’s Studio provides new forum for classic plays
Signs lead artist to opportunity
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