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1,000 students attend laptop conference in Orono
The Associated Press on May 24, 2012, at 11:16 a.m.
ORONO, Maine — Maine students turned their laptop computers into musical instruments and performed an original musical competition as part of an annual student laptop computer conference. About 1,000 students and 200 teachers gathered Thursday in Orono for the ninth annual Maine Learning Technology Initiative conference. The event brings together ...
Police stepping up patrols during Memorial Day weekend
AUGUSTA, Maine — Memorial Day weekend is typically a busy one on Maine’s highways and police around the state will be beefing up patrols during the holiday weekend. State troopers will field extra patrols on Maine highways throughout the weekend, according to Public Safety Spokesman Stephen McCausland. “Memorial Day weekend ...
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 ...
Orono-area school board votes to look internally to find new middle school principal
VEAZIE, Maine — The RSU 26 board of directors officially accepted the resignation of Orono Middle School Principal Robert Lucy and voted to begin an internal search for the school’s next lead administrator during Monday’s board meeting. Lucy’s last day will be June 30, but he will take the remainder ...
Neighbors, owners ponder quarry issues with Bangor councilors
BANGOR, Maine — As about 45 people attending Wednesday afternoon’s meeting of the City Council business and economic committee would attest, a new rock quarry has dug up plenty of controversy. City councilors heard from businesspeople and homeowners whose properties adjoin a new 5-acre rock quarry permitted to operate just ...
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 ...
Bangor, Maine: The place where diverted flights go
By DAVID SHARP and GLENN ADAMS, The Associated Press on May 23, 2012, at 5:58 p.m.
BANGOR, Maine — Given the size of the place, the name “Bangor International Airport” might seem a little grandiose. But the airport actually gets an outsize share of international visitors. Of course, many of them are accidental tourists who would rather not be here at all. Because the airport is ...
High school students put geometry, design lessons to use on ramp for elderly woman
BANGOR, Maine — A group of Old Town High School freshmen geometry students honed their hammer skills on Wednesday as they helped bring to life a construction project that will help an elderly Glenburn woman regain her independence. The high schoolers had been collaborating since mid-February with students from Orono ...
BIA gets $4.9M grant to upgrade general aviation area
BANGOR, Maine — Now that the Department of Transportation’s check is in the mail, the work can start on the $4.9 million renovation of the general aviation area at Bangor International Airport. “We’re excited to finally get this grant and put the construction crew to work,” said Tony Caruso, BIA’s ...
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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 ...
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No arrests yet in fatal Bangor stabbing, police say
BANGOR, Maine — While an eyewitness said the fatal stabbing on First Street early Tuesday involved a group of people — one with a weapon — defending a woman, police remained tight-lipped Wednesday about what they think happened. No press conference is planned, no arrests have been made and no ...
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Robber said he had bomb at Bangor pharmacy’s drive-thru, police say
BANGOR, Maine — The man who robbed the Rite Aid pharmacy at 556 Union St. on Monday afternoon was standing at the drive-thru window, where he passed a note through the drawer demanding drugs and saying that he had a bomb, Bangor police said Wednesday. “An undisclosed amount of prescription ...
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No evidence diverted plane to Bangor was ever in danger, officials say
By GLENN ADAMS, The Associated Press on May 23, 2012, at 5:23 a.m.
BANGOR, Maine — Officials diverted a US Airways jet to Maine after a French passenger traveling from Paris to North Carolina handed a note to a flight attendant mentioning that she had a surgically implanted device, prompting concerns about possible terrorism. There is no evidence the plane was ever in ...
Old Town middle school class helps write song to benefit Make-A-Wish
on May 22, 2012, at 10:00 p.m.
OLD TOWN, Maine — The seventh-grade music appreciation class at Leonard Middle School has been working on a service-learning project to learn about music and help others at the same time. The class chose to support the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Maine. Jim Christie of the Make-A-Wish Foundation visited the school ...
Merchants to start Hampden Farmer’s Market
HAMPDEN, Maine — Michelle Byram and other members of the new Hampden Farmer’s Market didn’t intend to be the latest vendors to attempt reviving a traditional farmers’ market in Hampden, but they’ve grown to like the idea. The idea for the market, which opens Friday for the season in the ...
Students re-enact Civil War-era destruction of Bangor newspaper office
BANGOR, Maine — For 11 Bangor High School students and their drama club adviser, Tuesday afternoon’s re-enactment of a mob attack on a Bangor newspaper publisher 150 years ago was a living history lesson. And for anyone watching the 30-minute presentation sponsored by the Bangor Museum and Center for History, ...
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 ...
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Man fatally stabbed in Bangor during group assault, eyewitness says
BANGOR, Maine — The man mortally wounded in a stabbing early Tuesday morning on First Street was bleeding profusely when he tried to get help from a longtime friend who said he “had a bird’s-eye view” and witnessed the attack from an upstairs apartment. “I met my friend as he ...
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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