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Police seeking men who robbed Portland apartment of money, prescription drugs at gunpoint
PORTLAND, Maine — Police are searching for two white males after an armed robbery at an apartment at 132 Marginal Way on Friday evening, according to officials. The men forced their way into an apartment around 8 p.m. using a shotgun and a handgun and demanded money and drugs, according ...
The 23 homicide victims of 2012 in Maine
In all, 23 people were killed in 19 incidents, including 10 domestic violence homicides. Fourteen people were fatally shot, and five people were fatally stabbed. Bangor, Lamoine and Old Orchard Beach were the only cities with multiple homicides. In Bangor, six people were killed in four incidents. In Lamoine, three ...
At UMaine, Belcher was involved in Male Athletes Against Violence; impact ‘was boundless’
ORONO, Maine — The news that former UMaine football player and Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher killed his girlfriend and then himself on Saturday was met with uniform reaction by his former teammates and coaches: Shock. “I’m hard-pressed to find or recall a young man who had more of ...
Wife finds husband unconscious, dog dead in Freeport home
FREEPORT, Maine — A Freeport man is in the hospital in critical condition after his wife found him unconscious and their dog dead from apparent carbon monoxide poisoning, according to officials. The wife went to the house, at 3 Woodside Lane in Freeport, shortly before 10:30 Saturday morning after the ...
SNL’s ‘Gay couple from Maine’ accents are more Swedish than Down East
“Saturday Night Live” found humor in the idea of lobstermen making eyes at each other. The problem? The accents are more Swedish than Maine. But, as former BDN Business Editor Matt Wickenheiser notes on Facebook: “You guys have the wrong perspective: There’s NYC, then everyplace else.”
First snowstorm causes flurry of accidents, school delays in Southern Maine
GRAY, Maine — Police are dealing with as many as 20 accidents following Maine’s first snowstorm of the season. A few of the accidents are serious, according to a dispatcher for the Maine State Police barracks in Gray, but most of the accidents in Cumberland and Penobscot counties are simply ...
INTERACTIVE
One man’s mail: A look at the 60 political pamphlets that have plagued my inbox
I am to political campaigns like soft babies are to mosquitoes, apparently. By the end of a long, expensive campaign season, we’ve all probably experienced every form of political advertising. You can’t watch TV for more than a few minutes without seeing an ad, Google now can deliver messages targeted ...
New polls show Senate race substantially as it was in June, despite multimillion-dollar price tag
The candidates for U.S. Senate in Maine have raised and spent more than $5.5 million to influence voters, and outside groups have spent millions more, but three polls conducted in the week before Election Day suggest support for the candidates remains largely unchanged since the primary. Angus King holds a ...
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Fact-checking the US Senate candidates as they debate in Lewiston
During Monday’s U.S. Senate debate in Lewiston, BDN staffers looked into some of the statements and claims made by the candidates — state Sen. Cynthia Dill, a Democrat; Angus King, a two-term independent governor; and Charlie Summers, the Republican candidate and Maine’s secretary of state. Here is what we found. ...
POLL QUESTION
Study names Bangor, Portland, Lewiston on least diverse cities list
BANGOR, Maine — A study from Brown University that scores metro areas based on diversity has listed Maine’s top three cities as some of the least diverse areas in the United States. The Bangor, Portland-South Portland-Biddeford and Lewiston-Auburn areas all were listed in the bottom 25 metro areas in the ...
Holden police arrest man on 23-year-old warrant out of Belfast
HOLDEN, Maine — A man who caused a disturbance at a Holden trailer park Sunday was arrested on a warrant issued in 1989, according to officials. The warrant was the oldest one the officer Chris Greeley of the Holden Police Department has dealt with in his two-decade-long career, he said ...
Bloggers cut by Down East magazine find new homes
Two bloggers who lost an outlet when Down East magazine cut its paid blogs have found new homes for their writing. Mike Tipping, who writes about politics and works for the Maine People’s Alliance and the Maine People’s Resource Center, now blogs for the BDN’s politics section as of last ...
Carmel woman’s death likely not connected to husband’s ATV accident, officials say
CARMEL, Maine — Officials know little about what caused the death of Carmel resident Joyce Girt, but indications are that she was not involved in the ATV accident that seriously injured her husband. The body of Joyce Girt, 58, was found Friday evening in her driveway next to her ATV, ...
Sanford man arrested in Madison after drunkenly hitting traffic barrels, police say
MADISON, Maine — A Sanford man was arrested early Saturday morning after he hit traffic barrels surrounding a construction site, according to police. Daniel Herbert Whitehouse, 46, of Sanford ran over the barrels near the intersection of Routes 201 and 148, Sgt. David Trask said Sunday. “The intersection is being ...
Man missing after trying to swim across Aroostook County lake
MAPLETON, Maine — Police are searching for a man who went missing while attempting to swim across an Aroostook County lake at about 10:30 Friday evening, according to officials. The 30-year-old man, whose name has not been released pending notification of his family, was part of a group of four ...
Carmel woman killed, husband seriously injured in ATV accident
CARMEL, Maine — Police suspect alcohol was a factor in an ATV accident that killed a Carmel woman and left her husband seriously injured Friday evening, according to officials. Joyce Girt, 58, was found dead and her husband, Robert Girt, 67, was pinned underneath his four-wheeler when Etna Fire and ...
Man shot in the head in Mexico mobile home
MEXICO, Maine — A man is in grave condition at Maine Medical Center in Portland after a Tuesday morning shooting inside a mobile home in Mexico. Thomas Joudrey, 30, is being treated for a gunshot wound to the head, according to a news release from Stephen McCausland, spokesman for the ...
Police catch convicts who walked out of Charleston jail
CHARLESTON, Maine — Two convicts who walked out of the Charleston Correctional Facility on Sunday were captured by police late Wednesday evening, according to officials. Randall Moulton, 20, of Bangor and Phillip Gardiner, 24, broke out and were on the loose in the Glenburn area. Department of Corrections Spokeswoman Judy ...
Appalachian trail hiker, 16, carried from 100-mile wilderness after injuring ankle
TOWNSHIP 7 RANGE 9, Maine — A teen hiker was carried out Saturday morning by game wardens and other rescue personnel after she injured her ankle while hiking on the Appalachian Trail on Friday evening, according to officials. The teen, whose name has not been released, was with a group ...
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Family loses dog and tortoise; cats missing after Stetson fire
STETSON, Maine — A Stetson family escaped unharmed but lost their pet dog and tortoise and can’t find their cats after a Saturday evening fire. Joyce Estabrooke said her family had gone to bed when she smelled smoke shortly before 10 p.m. at her 247 Lapoint Road home. When firefighters ...
Orono man enters not guilty pleas in Cable kidnapping, murder
Maine House deals final blow to Medicaid expansion
A vote against the budget is a vote for a state shutdown
Susan Collins: Why Congress should reform federal court
LePage fails to surprise on Medicaid expansion
The cost of requiring more renewable power
Maine Sports Hall of Fame revokes Dana Wilson’s 2012 induction
Report: Patriots’ Aaron Hernandez not ruled out as homicide suspect
American Lung Association retires number of cyclist killed in Trek Across Maine
Retiring Hermon High School athletic administrator Soucy maintains love of sports
Midcoast multibajillionaire knows what her husband is doing before he does it
‘Sopranos’ star James Gandolfini dead at 51
The Esther II: A father’s boat, a son’s heart