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Former MDI superintendent gets 3-year contract
BAR HARBOR, Maine — Elected school officials on Mount Desert Island made it official Thursday: Howard Colter can remove the word “interim” from his title as superintendent of the island’s school system. Colter has been serving as interim superintendent of the island’s school system, which serves the towns on MDI ...
With legal fight far from over, embattled Blue Hill raw milk producer will file for bankruptcy
ELLSWORTH, Maine — Dan Brown, the poster child for local food rules in Maine, said he will have to file for bankruptcy if the judge who barred him from selling raw milk and other food doesn’t reverse her decision. The state took Brown to court in 2011 for selling unlabeled ...
Housekeeper charged in inn fire on MDI
BAR HARBOR, Maine — A man working as a housekeeper at a local inn has been charged with two misdemeanor crimes, but not arson, for starting a fire in a bathroom at the inn on Wednesday, according to local police. The man, Reginaldo Cerqueria, 51, of Bar Harbor, is accused ...
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Waldo-Hancock Bridge nearly gone after last suspension cables plunge into Penobscot River
VERONA ISLAND, Maine — With a thunderous, steely groan and an enormous splash, the two towers of the defunct Waldo-Hancock Bridge were separated for the first time since 1931 after demolition workers dropped the suspension cables into the Penobscot River. From a platform held aloft by a crane more than ...
Suspension cables of Waldo-Hancock bridge crash into Penobscot River as demolition nears completion
Workers from S&R Corporation, of Lowell, Mass., severed the last remaining suspension cables on the Waldo-Hancock Bridge between Verona Island and Prospect on Thursday. The cables crashed into the Penobscot River, where they were later retrieved. Demolition of the defunct bridge, replaced in 2006 by the Penobscot Narrows Bridge, is ...
Commencements at Maine colleges and universities, May 18-June 8, 2013
on May 16, 2013, at 5:49 p.m.
University of Maine at Machias MACHIAS, Maine — The University of Maine at Machias will celebrate its 102nd commencement ceremony at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 18, at the Frederic A. Reynolds Center. Jim Thompson, a retired journalist and communications specialist, will deliver the commencement address and will be given the ...
African Children’s Choir to perform at Maine churches
The African Children’s Choir will perform Sunday and Wednesday at three churches in Maine in Bangor, Ellsworth and Cape Neddick. The choir was founded in 1984 by Ray Barnett of White Rock, British Columbia. “Inspired by the singing of one small boy, we formed the first African Children’s Choir to ...
From the community
Maine Coast Memorial Hospital hires new CFO
ELLSWORTH, Maine —Maine Coast Memorial Hospital has hired Chris Frauenhofer as chief financial officer. Frauenhofer will arrive at the hospital at the end of May. “Chris brings a proven track record of enhancing financial performance, volume growth and organizational efficiency with a strong focus on building collaborative teams,” said Charlie ...
Ellsworth doctor warned over man’s failed laser hair removal
ELLSWORTH, Maine — An Ellsworth doctor has been warned by a state medical licensing board after a patient complained about his failed laser hair removal. Stephen Nightingale of Coastal Skin Center also was placed on probation for one year, according to a Thursday press release from the Maine Board of ...
Fire that damaged room at inn in Bar Harbor under investigation
BAR HARBOR, Maine — A fire Wednesday at a local waterfront inn that damaged a guest bathroom has been referred to law enforcement officials for investigation, according to a fire department official. According to Capt. Jay Higgins of the Bar Harbor Fire Department, the fire at the Balance Rock Inn ...
Surry man charged with kidnapping Gorham teen who was trying to sell BMW
PORTLAND, Maine — A Surry man who was arrested in North Carolina after a high-speed police chase was charged Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Maine with kidnapping a man at gunpoint last month in Cumberland County and driving the victim to Delaware in the trunk of his own car. ...
Residents find more questions than answers as Ellsworth pitches agreement to withdraw from school district
ELLSWORTH, Maine — Residents on Tuesday got their first chance to weigh in on an agreement between Ellsworth and Regional School Unit 24 for the city to leave the district; but those who spoke didn’t get the answers they were looking for. “The public is asking questions we can’t answer ...
Maine native who created fish sticks, went on to run General Mills, E. Robert Kinney, dead at 96
By Jennifer Beane, Special to the BDN on May 15, 2013, at 11:52 a.m.
A native of Maine who built a successful fish and food processing business in Bar Harbor and went on to become CEO of General Mills, one of the world’s largest food companies, E. Robert “Bob” Kinney died at the age of 96 on May 2 in Arizona. Although remembered as ...
Births in Hancock and Washington counties
on May 14, 2013, at 2:27 p.m.
Calais Regional Hospital Births in April To Denise Roussel and Jeremy Crowe of Waite, a son, Dwight Allan Crowe, April 1, 2013. To Brooke Price and Nicholas Corbett of Baileyville, a daughter, Claire Eileen Corbett, April 9, 2013. Maine Coast Memorial Hospital, Ellsworth Births in April To Samantha and Timothy ...
After six years of eluding police, man facing sex crime charges extradited to Maine
ELLSWORTH, Maine — A man indicted nearly six years ago on three felony charges after allegedly forcing sexual contact on a preteen girl is finally back in Maine after he was apprehended in Colorado. William J. Hickey, 65, who according to jail documents is currently a resident of Taft, Calif., ...
Judge to decide whether Hancock County prosecutor faces unprecedented suspension
ELLSWORTH, Maine — A board that oversees the conduct of licensed attorneys in the state of Maine has filed a complaint about a Hancock County prosecutor with the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. The complaint, or information, from the Maine Board of Overseers of the Bar reiterates the findings from last ...
Ellsworth man charged after allegedly wielding axe during fight with wife
ELLSWORTH, Maine — A local man was arrested Sunday afternoon after smashing a carpet cleaner with an axe during a fight with his wife, police said Monday. Joseph Gallagher, 29, of Ellsworth, was arrested on charges of domestic-violence terrorizing and domestic-violence assault. He was brought to Hancock County Jail where ...
Bear awakens from hibernation, scares residents in downtown Ellsworth
ELLSWORTH, Maine — An early morning bear sighting on a downtown residential street had nervous residents looking to authorities for help on Monday. Around 5 a.m., the Ellsworth Police Department received several reports of a “large bear” wandering around Elm and Water streets. A dispatcher called an official at the ...
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This time it’s Mother Nature, not Congress, closing parts of Acadia
on May 12, 2013, at 8:55 p.m.
Despite the opening this weekend of the summit road up Cadillac Mountain, there are some seasonal facilities at Acadia National Park that have yet to open because of ongoing disagreements in Congress over the federal budget. Much of the Park Loop Road remains closed to motor vehicles, as do some ...
CEO Edison Liu talks Jackson Lab and BioBank
Interview with Edison Liu, CEO of The Jackson Laboratory and a look into the BioBank.
Police seeking tips about pickup truck possibly connected to Glenburn teen’s disappearance
Since 1971, seven Maine children reported missing have not been found
Company seeks $200,000 for retrieving lost lobster boat
A better way to help people escape welfare
A letter to Michelle Obama in light of military sex assault epidemic
Revising the terms of war against al-Qaida
Manchester 15-year-old off to impressive start for Earnhardt Jr.’s JR Motorsports
Houlton council, community still concerned about costly Millar Civic Center
Bangor’s Marcus Davis hopes to counter opponent’s height, reach advantage in Lewiston MMA main event
For those who are too fat for Abercrombie and Fitch
Kitchen Nightmares meltdown or: How to lose an argument online
Market Basket in Biddeford starts hiring 300 workers
Arguments over gun control and abortion will never be settled
A spot of tea, a spread of treats, at Camden’s Fromviandoux
