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Woman in Oregon with possible Maine ties remains unidentified
BANGOR, Maine — Despite a media blitz earlier this week, a woman who turned up in Oregon last week lost and confused and who may have ties to Maine remains unidentified, a detective with the Linn County Sheriff’s Department said Friday evening. Who she is, where she came from and ...
Accidents involving 7 vehicles tie up Bangor traffic on Interstate 95
BANGOR, Maine — A pair of multiple-vehicle crashes Thursday evening that involved seven vehicles on Interstate 95 resulted in minor injuries, thousands of dollars in damage and major traffic tie-ups. “Traffic was backed up from Hogan [Road] to Hammond [Street],” Maine State Police Trooper Dave Yankowsky said Thursday night. The ...
Hermon school budget clears first voter approval
HERMON, Maine — It took 26 residents about half an hour Thursday night to approve a $12.5 million school budget for the fiscal year ahead. The $12,498,376 school budget was approved during a special town meeting in the Hermon Middle School gym, Deputy Town Clerk Ruthann Dyer said Thursday night, ...
Oregon police say mystery woman may have ties to Fort Kent
BANGOR, Maine — Police in Oregon are asking the public to help them identify a woman they described as lost and confused who may have ties to Maine, in particular Fort Kent. The woman, who says her name is Katie Walker, was found walking the streets of Albany, Ore., on ...
Old Town man facing felony drug charge
OLD TOWN, Maine — An Old Town man was arrested last week on a felony drug charge in connection with an oxycodone trafficking operation. Mark “Mikey” Neal, 28, is charged with Class B felony trafficking in oxycodone, punishable by up to 10 years in prison, a fine of up to ...
Maine’s poor take to stage in Bangor to dispel myths
BANGOR, Maine — Though he holds a master’s degree in library science, Avery can’t work full time or he will lose access to his Mainecare coverage, which he said he needs if he is to receive treatment for health problems related to his cerebral palsy. Though the University of Maine ...
Lewiston man facing felony drug trafficking charge
SKOWHEGAN, Maine — A Lewiston man was arrested early Wednesday afternoon after police found crack cocaine in his possession, the Somerset County Sheriff’s Department said. James Anderson, 21, is charged with Class B felony drug trafficking, which carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison, a $20,000 fine, or ...
Hermon voters to consider $12.5 million school budget
HERMON, Maine — Residents will be asked to approve a $12.5 million school budget during a special town meeting set for 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the Hermon Middle School gym. The $12,498,376 budget proposal for the 2012-13 fiscal year reflects a 4.4 percent increase from this year’s budget, Superintendent Patricia ...
Bangor Rite Aid robber remains on the lam
BANGOR, Maine — The man who robbed a Rite Aid pharmacy late Monday afternoon remains at large, Bangor police said Tuesday. An arrest had yet to be made as of 6 p.m. Tuesday, Bangor police Lt. Tom Reagan said. The robbery took place about 4:30 p.m. Monday at the Rite ...
EMMC nurses union sets date for contract vote
BANGOR, Maine — The union representing roughly 850 registered nurses employed at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor has set a date for a vote on hospital administrators’ final contract offer. Voting will take place from 7 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 29, at the Bangor Motor Inn ...
Bangor police investigating pharmacy robbery on Union Street
BANGOR, Maine — Police are on the lookout for a man who reportedly robbed the Rite Aid pharmacy at the intersection of Union and Fourteenth streets Monday afternoon. The call reporting the robbery came in around 4:30 p.m., Bangor police Lt. Tom Reagan confirmed shortly after the incident occurred. The ...
Hampden postal facility workers, supporters grateful for Susan Collins’ efforts
HAMPDEN, Maine — The first time she met with Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe to discuss his plan to close the Eastern Maine Processing and Distribution Center in Hampden as a cost-cutting measure, U.S. Sen. Susan Collins took out a Maine road map and unrolled it on the coffee table. “I ...
Female inmate reentry center moving from Bangor to York County
BANGOR, Maine — After more than five years on the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center campus, the state’s Women’s Reentry Center is moving south to the York County Jail in Alfred. The center’s mission is to help female inmates prepare for life outside prison walls. Since it opened in November 2007, ...
Hermon council to hold public hearings on new sidewalk, other proposals
HERMON, Maine — Town councilors will conduct a series of public hearings as part of their regularly scheduled meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday in the public safety building. One of the hearings will provide the community information about plans to build a sidewalk, crosswalks and curb cuts in the town’s ...
More than 20 businesses take part in Fusion Bangor’s Downtown Proud event
BANGOR, Maine — Downtown Bangor threw its doors open Wednesday evening for a mix of after-hours networking opportunities — served up with a side of discounts, deals and and refreshments. As part of Fusion Bangor’s Downtown Proud Open House, several downtown merchants who usually close by 5 or 6 p.m. ...
Still no contract between Eastern Maine Medical Center, nurses union
BANGOR, Maine — A bargaining session Wednesday morning between Eastern Maine Medical Center and the union representing the roughly 850 nurses who work there ended Wednesday without an agreement after less than two hours. Members of the hospital’s bargaining team and negotiators for the Maine State Nurses Association, National Nurses ...
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Bangor nurses take contract issues to the street
BANGOR, Maine — Union nurses at Eastern Maine Medical Center and their supporters took to the streets Tuesday in an informational picket aimed at raising awareness about issues they say are barriers to a contract agreement. Roughly 60 people were on hand carrying signs as the four-hour picket got under ...
Hermon town manager accepts Auburn post
HERMON, Maine — Hermon’s town manager for the past decade has accepted a similar job in Auburn. Clinton Deschene, 39, was one of two finalists for the Auburn city manager position, which opened up in October, when city councilors terminated former City Manager Glenn Aho’s contract. Deschene informed Hermon town ...
EMMC nurses gearing up for informational picket
BANGOR, Maine — Union nurses and their supporters will conduct an informational picket Tuesday at Eastern Maine Medical Center. The event is set for 4-8 p.m. and will include a news conference, the nurses said in an announcement issued on Friday. EMMC administrators and members of the Maine State Nurses ...
Attorney general says deadly force justified in shooting of Farmington veteran
AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine’s attorney general has concluded that a Farmington police officer was justified in using deadly force in a shooting last November that killed an ex-Army Ranger who confronted him with a knife. Justin Crowley-Smilek, 26, was fatally shot on Nov. 19 in front of the Farmington Town ...
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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