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Human rights panel finds Lewiston hospital discriminated against gynecologist
AUGUSTA, Maine — A gynecologist was fired illegally because of her Crohn’s disease, the Maine Human Rights Commission decided Monday. Ingrid Carlson of Portland had worked for Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston since 2003. In March 2010, when Carlson’s own doctor told her that her Crohn’s disease symptoms were ...
Woman illegally fired after being struck by co-worker, commission decides
AUGUSTA, Maine — The Maine Human Rights Commission ruled Monday that the firing of a woman who was hit by a fellow employee was illegal and racist. Massachusetts agency Employment on Demand hired Therese Nymahoro of Westbrook, who is black, to work as an assembly worker in Saco in May ...
Camden’s downtown plan includes community wish list
CAMDEN, Maine — There’s a lot of talk among business owners in town these days over a new plan. Camden’s Select Board unanimously approved a 298-page downtown master plan last Tuesday. In doing so, the town agreed that it needs to be the catalyst for change. “There’s a lot of ...
Camden businesses kick off weekend of sales with business potluck dinner
CAMDEN, Maine — Before a weekend of preseason sales, owners of older Camden businesses who make up the Downtown Business Group welcomed the new kids in town with a potluck at “Business is Blooming in Camden.” This weekend, Camden businesses are staying open later and offering sidewalk deals to try ...
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Rockport high school students talk to younger kids about pressure to use drugs, alcohol
ROCKPORT, Maine — About 15 students at Camden Hills Regional High know their school has a drug problem, so in addition to taking vows not to drink or do drugs during their high school careers, they are trying to encourage younger students to do the same. The Wolfpack is a ...
Camden-Rockport school seeks more iPads after kindergartners see education gains
ROCKPORT, Maine — After witnessing reading and math gains by kindergartners here, Camden-Rockport Elementary School plans to ask the school board for more iPads. The school bought four iPads for kindergartners last year for the first time. The tablets were given to students who needed help getting their reading and ...
Owls Head struggles to save relegated one-room schoolhouses
OWLS HEAD, Maine — At its peak, this small coastal town had five one-room schoolhouses. Now only two remain, and both are out of use. To raise awareness about the legacy of the schools, the Mussel Ridge Historical Society held a reunion Friday for everyone who attended one of the ...
Future engineers, meet your future employer
OWLS HEAD, Maine — As about 30 students spent a rainy Wednesday playing with robots they had built, representatives from some of Maine’s engineering-minded companies watched. On the sidelines, employers that make synthetic heart valves and wind turbine blades offered tables featuring their own work. Future engineers, meet your future ...
Like cake? Plan to spend Saturday in Camden
CAMDEN, Maine — For $20, you can meander through Camden for a day and eat as much cake as your stomach can handle. Saturday will be the Camden Cake Walk, which benefits the local historic society. Hillary Bousum grew up with cakes. Her father was a chef and her mother ...
Wolf hybrid sanctuary infested with fleas, animal control officer says
BRISTOL, Maine — A wolf hybrid sanctuary is coming under scrutiny for keeping the animals in subpar facilities, according to the town’s animal control officer. The nonprofit Wolf Ledge Refuge is unclean, flea-infested and the wolf dogs do not have proper food or shelter, according to a kennel report released ...
Highway demonstration about climate change connects dots for drivers
BELFAST, Maine — Heidi Brugger wanted Mainers to connect the dots between changes around the state and climate change, so she made actual dots. On Saturday morning, 15 people lined up the side of Route 1 in Belfast, holding signs for Climate Impacts Day. Brugger wrote out short poems and ...
Rockland makes ‘This Old House’ list of best neighborhoods
ROCKLAND, Maine — Jessie Davis had driven by the yellow bungalow on Limerock Street hundreds of times. She could see herself there, on the porch, eating breakfast with her daughter and husband. The for-sale sign had been in the yard for almost four years. So when she and her family ...
Conservation-minded Maine students teach each other how to save energy
BELFAST, Maine — About 150 students decided if their schools’ energy consumption is going to change, they had better change it themselves. On Friday, the students presented energy-savings projects they created this school year as part of the Energy For ME conference at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center. Some ...
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Maine ranks 12th in nation for number of male teachers
ROCKPORT, Maine — After sitting at their desks to color a map of Europe’s Allied and Axis nations, four sixth-grade girls stood up. “Ready?” one whispered. They nodded, stood and pushed their chairs to their desks. “Company attention!” they yelled together. With that, Camden-Rockport Middle School social studies teacher Jim ...
Woman dies in Brooks car crash
BROOKS, Maine — A woman died after her car flipped over on Route 7 on Tuesday night. It’s unclear what happened that caused Gracia Berrocal, 64, of Jackson to lose control of her car. Police are investigating the crash. “She rolled and was injured in the roll. We don’t have ...
Two elephants coming to live in midcoast Maine
HOPE, Maine — Two retired circus elephants are ready to move to Maine after the federal government gave its approval. Hope Elephants, a nonprofit group, plans to bring the animals to a new rehabilitation center built in town by this fall. The group already received town approval and the state ...
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Boys-only classroom concept to end at Camden-Rockport school
ROCKPORT, Maine — The students in a boys-only third-grade class likely will mix back in with the girls and their other male peers next year. The local curriculum committee plans to ask the school board to reintegrate the boys in Camden-Rockport Elementary School, according to Elaine Nutter, assistant superintendent for ...
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Midcoast girls explore male-dominated jobs
ROCKLAND, Maine — Bekah Hilt wore a neck brace as two of her friends strapped her to an orange backboard Friday the way EMTs would do if her back were injured in a car accident. Candy Davis, a paramedic for the town of St. George, instructed two teens how to ...
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Growing number of wineries giving Mainers a taste of the midcoast
UNION, Maine — When Elmer and Holly Savage started growing grapes here 10 years ago, there were only a handful of wineries in Maine. Now there are eight wineries in the midcoast area alone. The area seems to be at the center of the state’s burgeoning wine industry — despite, ...
Renovation of Hope town office ‘under budget and on time’
HOPE, Maine — Town Administrator Jon Duke quickly rapped his fist against wood in the new town office once the too-good-to-be-true words slipped out of his mouth: “We are under budget and on time.” The renovated town office will open Tuesday. The displaced town employees have been working out of ...
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
Small idea launches major project in Hampden
Former CEO of MaineToday Media Richard Connor sued over $250,000 in loans
Out of the ashes, Central Street’s garden grows
New, old methods combine to deter scrap metal thefts in Aroostook
Gary Allan talks with the BDN leading up to Bangor concert
Mid Coast Actor’s Studio provides new forum for classic plays
Signs lead artist to opportunity
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