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Waldo County girl remembers those lost in Titanic sinking
MORRILL, Maine — A glimpse of the Titanic sinking on a TV screen two years ago spurred Kasey Annis’ obsession with the history of the ship. After first watching the 1997 movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Kasey, 11, didn’t realize that the Titanic was real. But when Kasey did learn it ...
Landlord harassed woman by posting ‘no prostitution’ sign, panel finds
LEWISTON, Maine — A sign posted by a landlord publicly insinuating a tenant was a prostitute was illegal, the Maine Human Rights Commission decided unanimously on Monday. The landlord posted the sign after tenant Amanda Turcotte posted several signs asking her landlord not to enter her Lewiston apartment after she ...
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Eat More Cheese brings boutique food to Belfast
BELFAST, Maine — To say Tony and Natalia Rose like cheese is an understatement. The two 25-year-olds are devoting their lives to the food. After years of spending too much money on cheese — shopping, cooking and eating all things cheesy — they decided to leave their jobs and their ...
On Route 1, Rockport a safe harbor for fireworks
ROCKPORT, Maine — To its north, a fireworks ban. To its south, a fireworks ban. Thus, Rockport has emerged as a safe haven for the pyrotechnically inclined. The town manager, Robert Peabody, doesn’t think this will change a thing. Before Maine legalized fireworks this year, “if people wanted to fire ...
Camden buys new, more stable docks for visitors
CAMDEN, Maine — The town recently spent $78,000 on wider, more stable docks for boating visitors but can’t install them for the 2012 tourist season, according to harbor master Steven Pixley. The town ordered a replacement for the 128-foot-long main visitors’ dock and four smaller docks that jut off it. ...
Maine inmate likely died from the flu at infected prison, agency says
WARREN, Maine — A prison inmate in Warren likely died last year from the flu, a disease that most prisoners are not given vaccinations for, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A post on the agency’s website said Thursday that “on March 8, 2011, the Maine ...
Vinalhaven residents will get day in court over wind turbine noise
VINALHAVEN, Maine — Neighbors of three wind turbines on this island will get a hearing in court to see whether Fox Island Wind’s plan to quiet its turbines is stringent enough. Although court documents state there were two nights in July 2010 that the Vinalhaven turbines were too noisy, the ...
Rockland nonprofit gives pastors, missionaries an affordable midcoast vacation
ROCKLAND, Maine — It wasn’t easy for Don Evans to leave his church in Kentucky to take a vacation. As his church’s pastor, he didn’t have a lot of money to spend when he did find the time to take off, so he was elated when he stumbled across an ...
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New wind turbine at Rockport high school now producing energy
ROCKPORT, Maine — When Eliot Grigo, a junior, walks down the halls of Camden Hills Regional High School, his classmates always ask him, “That wind turbine thing, is that happening?” “Now we have an answer,” Grigo said as he stood under the spinning blades of a 155-foot-tall wind turbine next ...
Maine teachers describe how standards-based education really works
ROCKPORT, Maine — The LePage administration and the Maine Department of Education have been advocating standards-based education in public schools. So what does standards-based education actually look like? Messalonskee High School math teacher Megan Childs has worked to integrate standards-based education in her classroom. In her class sessions, she organizes ...
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14-year-old Whitefield boy with flair for instruments to put talents to work for good cause
ROCKPORT, Maine — Before Jamie Oshima eats his cornflakes in the morning, he plays an instrument. “I might pass by the piano. I can’t not play it,” said Oshima, 14, of Whitefield. When he’s not attending eighth grade at the Ashwood Waldorf School in Rockport or doing his homework, he ...
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Tall ship Mary Day celebrates 50th birthday
CAMDEN, Maine — The schooner Mary Day will have its 50th birthday this year. The 90-foot-long boat has put more than 150,000 miles under its keel and has carried more than 20,000 guests in its lifetime. But perhaps what’s most special about the Mary Day is that it is the ...
No grade levels? No letter grades? Rockport conference to tackle questions about standards-based education
ROCKPORT, Maine — Teachers, parents and taxpayers have many questions about standards-based education, a way of teaching that asks students to master different subjects at their own pace. A conference Thursday at the Samoset Resort will gather 100 teachers and local school administrators along with experts to talk about how ...
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Rockland wildlife visitor center to hold soft opening
ROCKLAND, Maine — It will be a few years until a new wildlife visitor center will bustle with films and interactive exhibits, but the U.S. National Fish and Wildlife Service is preparing for a soft opening in May. The 9,600-square-foot building on Main Street will be pretty barren for the ...
Camden Garden Club offers homeowners trees at bargain prices
CAMDEN, Maine — When Camden Garden Club member Dale Bruce drives around her hometown and sees a barren yard she thinks, “There should be a tree there.” “Maybe a big sugar maple,” she said Saturday, thinking about a hypothetical spot in town. “It’s nice to drive down tree-lined streets.” Camden, ...
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Searsport crematory touts new environmentally friendly process for breaking down bodies
SEARSPORT, Maine — A Searsport crematory is using a new method that liquefies human bodies rather than burning them to ashes. Since the arrival of the alkaline hydrolysis machine on Tuesday, the Maine Coast Crematory in Searsport already has processed several bodies, according to the company’s owner, Mark Riposta, and ...
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Bamboo bike shop relocates to midcoast
CAMDEN, Maine — The Bamboo Bike Studio staff won’t build you a bike. You can’t walk through the french doors of the 1837 blacksmith’s shop, hand them money and ride away. You’ve got to build it yourself. For about $600 people can take two-day workshops at the Bayview Street store ...
Taxi vouchers help mobilize midcoast people with disabilities
ROCKLAND, Maine — Georgia Woodman, 62, of Owls Head remembers when her toddling little boy could do everything his friends could. But when her son Sam Hodgkins was diagnosed with spinal meningitis at age 5 it led to seizures, blindness and brain damage. To give Hodgkins as normal a life ...
Belfast bar kicking off 9th season brewing beer with St. Patrick’s Day party
BELFAST, Maine — Belfast is ready to party. After spending the week cleaning up, Three Tides in Belfast is ready to throw its annual St. Patrick’s Day shindig to kick off its ninth season in town. The trendy bar features a rustic, unfinished-looking interior and an outdoor porch overlooking Belfast ...
Lincolnville group wants to move 130-year-old schoolhouse, convert it to library
LINCOLNVILLE, Maine — Several obstacles lie in the path of a group of residents who want to get a library in their town, but they have the land and they have a building, so this weekend they will bake pies and start their fundraising campaign to move a 130-year-old building ...
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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