Judy Harrison
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POLL QUESTION
LePage blasts teachers union for endorsing same-sex marriage question
AUGUSTA, Maine — Gov. Paul LePage on Friday criticized the Maine Education Association for its endorsement of the same-sex marriage question on the November ballot. LePage said in a press release that the organization’s support for the referendum was an example of the “political game this union plays.” The 150-year-old ...
Bath man in prison longer for refusing black cellmate
PORTLAND, Maine — A Bath man who refused to share a cell with a black man and flooded his cell at the Cumberland County Jail while being held on federal drug and gun charges was sentenced Thursday to nearly 11 years in prison. John Byrd III, 23, pleaded guilty in ...
Maine Education Association backs same-sex marriage referendum
PORTLAND, Maine — The Maine Education Association voted Sunday to endorse the referendum on the November ballot that would allow same-sex couples in Maine to marry. “We are grateful for the support of the Maine Education Association and for the organization’s vote to endorse the campaign to allow same-sex couples ...
Jehovah’s Witnesses gather in Portland for convention
PORTLAND, Maine — More than 5,000 people are expected to attend the annual convention of Maine Jehovah’s Witnesses on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The theme for the convention at the Cumberland County Civic Center is “Safeguard Your Heart,” according to a press release issued by the denomination’s national headquarters in ...
POLICE BEAT
Portland man charged with having child pornography on computer
PORTLAND, Maine — A Portland man has been released on personal recognizance bail after appearing last week before a federal judge on child pornography charges. Jonathan Fenton, 24, was charged with transportation of child pornography and possession of child pornography. The children depicted in the images may have been as ...
Deaf Bradley man sentenced to 8 months for sex abuse; signs tearful apology in court
BANGOR, Maine — A Bradley man was sentenced Wednesday at the Penobscot Judicial Center to four years in prison with all but eight months suspended for sexually abusing a female relative in 2008 and 2009. Timothy Damien, 44, also was sentenced to four years of probation. As a result of ...
VIDEO
French woman won’t be charged with causing flight diversion to Bangor International Airport
BANGOR, Maine — The French citizen accused of causing a US Airways jet to be diverted to Bangor on Tuesday will not be charged, U.S. Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II said Wednesday after Lucie Zeeko Marigot, 41, appeared before a federal judge. Marigot, who was born in Cameroon and is ...
Former judge, Maine Public Utilities Commission panelist joins University of Maine School of Law
PORTLAND, Maine — Bangor native Vendean Vafiades has joined the University of Maine School of Law as director of advancement and external affairs, according to a law school press release issued Tuesday. A former District Court judge, Vafiades, 62, of Augusta most recently served on the Maine Public Utilities Commission. ...
10 arrested in cocaine, oxycodone distribution ring
BANGOR, Maine — Nine of 10 people charged in connection with a cocaine and oxycodone distribution ring allegedly operating in central Maine were arraigned Tuesday in U.S. District Court. They are among 16 people indicted May 17 by a federal grand jury on charges related to the distribution of cocaine ...
Bradley man pleads guilty to sex charges as trial is about to begin
BANGOR, Maine — A Bradley man who was scheduled to go on trial Tuesday before a jury at the Penobscot Judicial Center pleaded guilty to two counts of unlawful sexual contact instead. Timothy Damien, 44, was indicted by the Penobscot County grand jury more than a year ago on five ...
Dad’s lost arguments lead to law school graduation for Eddington native
PORTLAND, Maine — Meghan Higgins was thinking about applying to law school 3½ years ago during the fall semester of her senior year at Boston College when her father called. He told her the LSAT, or Law School Admission Test, was being offered at the University of Maine on the ...
Maine receives more than $1.1 million in Vioxx settlement
AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine has received more than $1.1 million in a nationwide federal court settlement with the manufacturer of the painkiller Vioxx over its failure to disclose potential adverse effects, according to the the Maine Attorney General’s Office. The drug company Merck paid state and the federal governments a ...
Ex-teacher walks path of Jesus in chaplaincy; earns degree from Bangor seminary
BANGOR, Maine — Shelly Snow’s pastor told her more than 20 years ago when she graduated from Foxcroft Academy that he had a letter of recommendation ready for her when she decided to attend seminary. When Snow in 2009 called the Rev. Kenneth Dale, who now lives in Jefferson, to ...
Bangor woman guilty of being part of crack cocaine ring
BANGOR, Maine — A federal jury on Friday found a Bangor woman guilty of being part of a crack cocaine distribution ring that operated out of an Ohio Street apartment. Kizzy Fader, 33, was convicted of conspiracy to distribute with the intent to possess 28 grams or more of cocaine ...
POLL QUESTION
Got faith? Maine the least-religious state in the nation
Maine has fewer residents who claim a religious affiliation than any other state in the union. The Pine Tree State is the only one in the country in which less than 30 percent of the population belong to a religious denomination or independent Christian church, according to a census conducted ...
Brunswick man sentenced to 5 years, ordered to pay restitution in child pornography case
PORTLAND, Maine — A Brunswick man whose case has been been in federal court since 2008 was sentenced Wednesday in U.S. District Court to five years in federal prison for possession of child pornography. Brian K. Rogers, 25, also was ordered to pay more than $3,000 in restitution to a ...
3 remain jailed in Bangor after bail set at $25,000 cash each
BANGOR, Maine — Three men arrested earlier this week remained jailed Wednesday at the Penobscot County Jail unable to post bail after making their first court appearances earlier in the day. District Court Judge Gregory Campbell set bail at $25,000 cash each for Dylan Colvin, 19, of Orrington, Scott Macomber, ...
Group seeks oversight, changes to Maine’s guardian ad litem program
BANGOR, Maine — A group seeking reform of the guardian ad litem program in the Maine court system on Tuesday sent a 17-page report outlining problems from the perspective of consumers to Chief Justice Leigh I. Saufley. A copy of the report, titled “The Bad Sport Report on GAL Reform” ...
Rockport man sentenced to nearly 12 years for pharmacy robbery
BANGOR, Maine — A federal judge called a Rockport man “a pharmacist’s worst nightmare” in sentencing him Wednesday to 11 years and nine months in prison for the armed robbery of a Millinocket pharmacy last summer. Nicholas Skoby, 30, pleaded guilty in February to two counts: interference with commerce by ...
Same-sex marriage supporters kick off Maine campaign by going door to door
BREWER, Maine — Supporters of same-sex marriage officially kicked off their referendum campaign Tuesday afternoon and began door-to-door canvassing. Campaign officials have said that one-on-one conversations with voters are how they plan to persuade more than 50 percent of Mainers to vote yes on a referendum in November that would ...
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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