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Despite unique challenges, year-round Maine islands exhibit many bright spots, report finds
ROCKLAND, Maine — Investing in the education of their children is the single most important action that Maine islands with year-round populations have taken during the past decade, according to a report released Thursday. The Island Institute, a nonprofit organization in Rockland, issued its third in a series of reports ...
Augusta candidate charged with falsifying Clean Election contributions
AUGUSTA, Maine — A Maine House candidate from Augusta is facing a criminal charge after allegedly encouraging 13 people to falsely claim they made personal contributions to qualify him for Maine Clean Election Act funding. Michael Hein, a Republican candidate for House District 57 and a former employee of the ...
Maine mom heads to DC to demand safer products for her daughters
By Megan Rice on May 24, 2012, at 3:41 p.m.
On Monday, May 21, two dozen Maine women boarded a bus bound for Washington, D.C., to take on the chemical industry. We joined hundreds of others from across the country for a “National Stroller Brigade” to raise awareness about the need for chemical safety reform. We spoke directly to Sens. ...
Kennebec Valley Community College president to retire after 30 years
on May 24, 2012, at 3:13 p.m.
AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine Community College System President John Fitzsimmons announced Thursday that Dr. Barbara Woodlee, president of Kennebec Valley Community College for nearly 30 years, will retire at the end of 2012. Woodlee will continue to serve the Maine Community College System as its part-time academic officer. This is ...
Steve Woods files ballot petitions for US Senate
The Associated Press on May 24, 2012, at 11:15 a.m.
AUGUSTA, Maine — Independent Steve Woods of Yarmouth has submitted his ballot petitions to appear on the November ballot for the U.S. Senate. The business executive and chairman of the Yarmouth Town Council submitted his petitions this week to the secretary of state’s office. Woods, who’s president and CEO of ...
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 ...
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Fire damage assessment awaits for nuclear sub in Kittery shipyard
By DAVID SHARP, The Associated Press on May 24, 2012, at 8:25 a.m.
KITTERY, Maine — Officials vented smoke and noxious fumes from a nuclear-powered submarine at a Maine shipyard Thursday so they could get inside to assess damage from a fire that took hours to put out. Firefighters from the shipyard and coastal departments in Maine and New Hampshire spent Wednesday night ...
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 ...
Six hurt in fire on nuclear sub in Kittery shipyard
The Associated Press on May 23, 2012, at 7:31 p.m.
KITTERY, Maine — A fire on a nuclear-powered submarine at a Maine shipyard has injured six people, including a firefighter. Fire crews responded Wednesday to the USS Miami SSN 755 at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard on an island in Kittery, a town near Portsmouth, N.H., popular with tourists. The shipyard ...
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 ...
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Hannaford unveils storewide sustainable seafood policy
SCARBOROUGH, Maine — Hannaford Supermarkets on Wednesday said it has put into place a sustainable policy that encapsulates all seafood across the store — from fresh fish and shellfish to canned and packaged goods to frozen products. Hannaford called it the “first and only” major grocery chain to implement the ...
Man to plead guilty to charge related to death of Portland mother
By LYNNE TUOHY, The Associated Press on May 23, 2012, at 5:14 p.m.
CONCORD, N.H. — One of three defendants in the disappearance and death of a Maine mother whose body was found in a ski area pond last year will plead guilty, New Hampshire Attorney General Michael Delaney said Wednesday. Anthony Papile, of Ossipee, will enter a plea and be sentenced on ...
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 ...
Ellsworth hospital recognized for response to quadruple shooting
ELLSWORTH, Maine — As one of the state’s rural hospitals, Maine Coast Memorial in Ellsworth doesn’t typically see many patients with gunshot wounds come through the emergency room doors. In fact, a year can pass without hospital staff seeing any. So when four men with gunshot wounds came into the ...
House, Senate schedule session to consider LePage vetoes, even though he hasn’t issued any
AUGUSTA, Maine — The House and Senate will return to Augusta on May 31 for a brief legislative session. The day is set aside for lawmakers to uphold or override vetoes from Gov. Paul LePage, even though he hasn’t issued any vetoes after last week’s two-day legislative wrap-up session. A ...
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Republican candidates tout records, set sights on DC in Chamber forum
SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine — Reduction in the federal deficit, less government regulation of small business, and the sentiment that unenrolled candidate and former Gov. Angus King is a liberal posing as an independent were threads of a forum of Republican U.S. Senate candidates Wednesday morning. The forum, held by the ...
LePage signs bills to rebuild deer herd
By GLENN ADAMS, The Associated Press on May 23, 2012, at 12:08 p.m.
AUGUSTA, Maine — With hopes of rebuilding a deer herd that has shrunk sharply in parts of Maine, Gov. Paul LePage has signed legislation to implement strategies that include restoring habitats that shelter the animals in the winter and thinning out the population of their main predator, the coyote. One ...
Windham teen wants Maine to ban plastic bags
The Associated Press on May 23, 2012, at 9:49 a.m.
WINDHAM, Maine — A Windham eighth-grader’s proposal to ban plastic bags in Maine has taken a baby step forward. The Windham Town Council on Tuesday rejected an outright ban on plastic bags in the community as suggested by Sierra Yost, but did vote to send a resolution to the Legislature ...
Boston hiker’s body recovered from Tuckerman Ravine crevasse
By Terry Karkos, Sun Journal on May 23, 2012, at 6:02 a.m.
PINKHAM NOTCH, N.H. — The body of a Boston hiker who fell into a deep crevasse last month in Mount Washington’s Tuckerman Ravine was recovered Monday. Due to rescuer safety in the deep subterranean channel and waterfall, recovery operations for Norman Priebatsch, 67, were suspended the day after his April ...
Oregon police seek help IDing mystery woman who may have been in Maine
By Meghann Cuniff, The Spokesman-Review on May 23, 2012, at 5:48 a.m.
A woman found lost and confused in Oregon last week took a bus there from Spokane, and authorities are asking for help identifying her. The woman told police her name is Katie Walker and that she hitchhiked from Maine when she was found walking near Albany, Ore., on May 15, ...
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
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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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