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Carr Jr. wins ‘Wacky Wednesday’ Pickups feature

on June 19, 2013, at 11:03 p.m.
HERMON, Maine — Jim Carr Jr. of Clifton made it 2-for-2 in the Sinclair Towing Service Pickup Trucks feature Wednesday night at Speedway 95 when led all the way in the 25-lap race. Carr beat Doug Sinclair of Hermon to the stripe by five truck-lengths. Jason Haskell of Levant placed ...
UNDERCOVER PORCUPINE (blog)

PAC Chairman Claims Legislators Threatened Physical Violence

on June 19, 2013, at 10:53 p.m.
During an interesting Facebook exchange Tuesday evening, Defense of Liberty PAC chairman Eric Brakey made a serious charge against legislators in Augusta. The conversation, which was centered around the Governor Paul LePage re-election fundraiser with former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, featured a public debate between Brakey and Washington County State ...

Veazie council candidate requests ballot inspection

By Dawn Gagnon on June 19, 2013, at 10:30 p.m.
VEAZIE, Maine — A former town councilor who lost his re-election bid last week has formally requested an inspection of the ballots cast in last week’s local elections. The inspection will begin at 9 a.m. Friday in the council chambers at the municipal building, Town Manager Mark Leonard said Wednesday. ...
Cavan Hagerty (left) and Drew Powell, two Bangor High School sophomores, will play 100 holes of golf Thursday at Penobscot Valley Country Club in Orono. Their efforts will benefit The First Tee, a golf organization that introduces the game to young people.

Bangor High golfers to play 100 holes for charity

By Joe Sturzl, Special to the BDN on June 19, 2013, at 8:44 p.m.
ORONO, Maine — With the summer solstice upon us, two Bangor High School sophomores are going to try and milk every minute of daylight out of Penobscot Valley Country Club on Thursday. Cavan Hagerty and Drew Powell plan to hit the links at the crack of dawn to give themselves ...
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Medicine safety experts warn Bangor residents about dangers of online drug purchases

By Nick McCrea on June 19, 2013, at 8:29 p.m.
BANGOR, Maine — Those pills your mother bought online last week to save a few bucks might have been made in a bucket in a dingy room in Pakistan, medicine safety experts warned during a Wednesday afternoon forum in City Hall. Shabbir Imber Safdar, director of national outreach for Partnership ...

Bangor man behind bars after allegedly fleeing car crash

By Dawn Gagnon on June 19, 2013, at 8:21 p.m.
BANGOR, Maine — A Bangor man was arrested Tuesday night after he allegedly left the scene of a car crash on Ohio Street. Michael Stevens, 37, was found about a half-mile away from the crash, which occurred about 9 p.m. near the intersection of Sunny Hollow Place, Bangor police Lt. ...
From the community
Christina Parrish of Brewer, ME (center), a five-year cancer survivor celebrates life on June 7, 2013 at the Celebrate Life Tree planting ceremony with Scott Jones, President and CEO (right), and Annie Stephenson, Chairman Elect at Cancer Treatment Centers of America (left), pictured at Cancer Treatment Centers of America at Midwestern Regional Medical Center.  A tree will be planted in Mildred Copelands' honor. This year, nearly 300 trees will be planted in honor of all five-year cancer survivor celebrants.

Brewer’s Resident Christina Parrish Celebrates Life With More Than 100 Other Cancer Survivors at Commemorative Tree Planting Ceremony

By caroline baumgartner on June 19, 2013, at 6:22 p.m.
Christina Parrish, a pancreatic cancer survivor from Brewer, ME, joined more than 100 other five-year cancer survivors for an emotional and momentous tree planting ceremony at Cancer Treatment Centers of America® (CTCA) at Midwestern Regional Medical Center (Midwestern) on June 7. The annual Celebrate Life® event is an inspirational and ...
Crews installed scaffolding on the roof of Bangor Public Library on Wednesday, June 19, the day after voters overwhelmingly approved a $3 million loan to replace the century-old copper roof.

Work begins day after voters approve $3 million Bangor Public Library roof replacement

By Nick McCrea on June 19, 2013, at 4:02 p.m.
BANGOR, Maine — The morning after voting results were revealed, workers were setting up staging for the 7-month replacement project of the Bangor Public Library’s century-old copper roof. “We were ready to go,” library Director Barbara McDade said Wednesday afternoon. Bangor voters overwhelmingly approved the library’s $3 million bond for ...
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Kyle Dube, 20, at the Penobscot Judicial Center Wednesday morning.  Dube pleaded not guilty to kidnapping and murder in the death of Nichole Cable.

Orono man enters not guilty pleas in Cable kidnapping, murder

By Nok-Noi Ricker on June 19, 2013, at 12:18 p.m.
BANGOR, Maine — The Orono man accused of kidnapping and killing a 15-year-old girl from Glenburn and Alton in May pleaded not guilty to both crimes Wednesday at the Penobscot Judicial Center. Kyle Dube, 20, who faces one count each of kidnapping and murder in the death of Nichole Cable ...
David Coon at the Penobscot Judicial Center Wednesday morning.  Coon pleaded not guilty to a murder charge in connection with the death of Sherry Clifford.

Bangor man facing murder charge in girlfriend’s strangulation pleads not guilty

By Nok-Noi Ricker on June 19, 2013, at 12:03 p.m.
BANGOR, Maine — A local man accused of strangling his girlfriend during what he described as an altercation at their apartment pleaded not guilty to murder Wednesday in connection with her death. David Coon, 50, is charged with intentional or knowing murder in the May 3 death of Sherry Clifford, ...

Old Town, Hampden first responders get nearly $88,000 from FEMA

By Ryan McLaughlin on June 19, 2013, at 10:57 a.m.
WASHINGTON — First responders in Old Town and Hampden will receive funding thanks to the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The Old Town Fire and Rescue Department will earn $49,400 while Hampden’s fire department will earn $38,000 through the Assistance to Firefighter Grant program. Old Town plans on using the funding ...
OH, HONESTLY! (blog)

Your Tone Speaks Volumes

on June 19, 2013, at 10:37 a.m.
It was 8 pm and (shockingly) all three kids were in bed. I was looking forward to an hour or two of relaxing with my hubby. I grabbed a couple of Oreos out of the pantry and sat down on the couch next to Eric. No sooner had I settled ...
Kurt and Kathy Cressey pose with their various baskets in their Orrington production facility.

Pack Baskets of Maine named Micro-Enterprise of the Year

on June 19, 2013, at 9:43 a.m.
By David M. Fitzpatrick Bangor Daily News   For Kurt and Kathy Cressey, the careful development of their business has necessitated thinking outside the box — or, as they’d say, thinking outside the basket. Their efforts have resulted in earning them the Small Business Administration’s Micro-Enterprise of the Year Award. ...

Eight competitors reach Turn 1 at Bass Park Raceway during harness racing held in Bangor on Monday, June 10. Heath Campbell of Bangor won his 4,000th race as a driver at the raceway on May 31.

Bangor Raceway driver logs 4,000th win

on June 19, 2013, at 9:25 a.m.
BANGOR — Heath Campbell of Bangor won his 4,000th harness race as a driver on May 31 at Bangor Raceway. Campbell entered the night with 3,998 wins and was scheduled to drive for nine of the races on the Friday’s race card. The 4,000th win came during Campbell’s ninth race ...
Katie McLaughlin (left) and Sierra Semmel (right) pose in their school uniforms at the Western New England Prep School All Star softball game.

The lure of field and ice

on June 19, 2013, at 9:20 a.m.
By Debra Bell Of the Weekly Staff   Ask Dedham-native Sierra Semmel and Glenburn-native Katie McLaughlin why they love sports, and they’ll tell you that it’s simple: because it takes determination and tenacity. And the rules don’t change if you’re a girl. Semmel and McLaughlin, who attended Connecticut-based Taft School ...
Zechariah Palmeter earned the rank of Eagle Scout on March 4, as a member of Boy Scout Troop 478 of Orono. Zac has held the offices of patrol leader, senior patrol leader for two consecutive years, and is currently a junior assistant scoutmaster. Zac’s Eagle project consisted of building a new bridge and trail in the Orono Land Trust.  The planning stage required submitting a proposal to the Department of Environmental Protection, obtaining permission to build from the town of Orono and obtaining the materials for the bridge. He also
coordinated volunteer workers to assist with the construction. More than 19 people helped out including nine Scouts, four BSA registered adults and other friends.  It took Zac approximately 20 hours of planning and preparation, and the team a total of 140 hours of construction to complete a 6 foot by 24 foot bridge with 133 yards of trail.  Zac officially received his Eagle Scout award at a Court of Honor ceremony on June 16 at Calvary Baptist Church Fellowship Hall.

EAGLE SCOUT

on June 19, 2013, at 9:14 a.m.

Community news

on June 19, 2013, at 9:08 a.m.
Streamside cleanup nets lots of trash BANGOR — More than 350 volunteers took part in the Bangor Area Storm Water Group’s 8th annual Streamside Cleanup. On June 1, more than 320 volunteers from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints picked up trash around Artic Brook, Capehart Brook, Meadow ...
Maine by Mainers, a shop that sells handcrafted items by Maine artists and artisans, which opened recently at 96 Harlow St. in Bangor, benefits at risk teenagers in Down East Maine. Board members are (from left) Oonah Ryan of Veazie, Nancy Waldron of Newburgh, Marilyn Rozelle of Lagrange, Rosalita Feero of Eddington, and Cathy Goslin of Veazie.

New shop in Bangor aims to aid young people in Down East Maine

on June 19, 2013, at 9:01 a.m.
by Ardeana Hamlin of The Weekly Staff   BANGOR — Maine by Mainers, which began in the basement of St. Michael’s Catholic church in Cherryfield, now has a shop in Bangor. The purpose of the shop is to support programs that aid young people in Down East Maine who are ...
Lyrica Marsh appears during the March 2013 production of “Alice in Wonderland.”

Arts center provides theater, dance, arts for all kids

on June 19, 2013, at 8:54 a.m.
By David M. Fitzpatrick Of The Weekly Staff   Six years ago, two high schoolers had a dream. Alexandria “Lexi” Marceron, a junior, and James Bartol, a sophomore, approached Marceron’s parents with an ambitious goal: Create a community arts center for children of all ages and financial means — not ...
GYM CLASS DROPOUT (blog)

Beliefs about diet and exercise might dictate weight

on June 19, 2013, at 7:30 a.m.
Quick! What’s the cause of obesity — a lack of exercise or overeating? Your answer might be a reflection of your current body shape. Researchers from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology found that people who believe diet is ...
 
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