Stories about Mid-Maine
Rollover crash sends Pittsfield family of 4 to hospital
CARMEL, Maine — A family of four from Pittsfield was taken to a Bangor hospital Friday evening after the car they were traveling in rolled over on Interstate 95. Taken to Eastern Maine Medical Center for treatment were Amanda Fuchs, 27, her husband, Benjamin Fuchs, 32, and their two children, ...
High school baseball
Messalonskee’s seven-run fourth seals victory over Hampden
By Joe Duball, Special to the BDN on May 25, 2012, at 8:40 p.m.
HAMPDEN, Maine — With the postseason just a week away, high school baseball teams are looking to solidify their positions in the standings and prove they can rise to challenges.The Messalonskee Eagles did so Friday against Hampden Academy.With both teams bound for the postseason, it was an opportunity to show ...
POLICE BEAT
2 Mass. men, Waterville woman behind bars after cocaine found in apartment, police say
WATERVILLE, Maine — A pair of men with a history of drug offenses in Massachusetts were arrested early Thursday along with a woman after police raided a local apartment. Vincent Weaks, 29, of Dorchester, Mass., Hasani Francis, 22, of Waterville and Martha Marble, 29, of Waterville are all facing drug ...
Anson woman arrested after cocaine seized in search
MADISON, Maine — An Anson woman wound up behind bars on Thursday after police found cocaine, cash and drug paraphernalia on her and in her vehicle, according to Somerset County Sheriff’s Department Detective Lt. Carl Gottardi. Stacey Carrigan, 40, of Anson was arrested after the sheriff’s department executed a drug ...
Judge: Claims of abuse by father permissible at murder trial of son
The Associated Press on May 25, 2012, at 1:35 p.m.
SKOWHEGAN, Maine — A judge has ruled that a Maine man accused of beating his father to death will be allowed to raise claims of physical and sexual abuse at the hands of the older man at trial. The judge ruled Thursday that testimony of prior abuse would be admissible ...
Former CEO of MaineToday Media Richard Connor sued over $250,000 in loans
By Terrie Morgan-Besecker, The Times Leader on May 24, 2012, at 8:23 p.m.
SCRANTON, Pa. — The owners of The Times Leader have filed a federal lawsuit against the media company’s former publisher and chief executive officer, Richard Connor, alleging he has failed to repay more than $250,000 in loans the company made to him. The suit, filed Thursday by Wilkes-Barre Publishing LLC, ...
MCI student from Kenya collecting shoes for organization that took him off streets
PITTSFIELD, Maine — Kindness and caring is what brought Sammy Gachagua to Maine from Kenya and changed his life. Kindness and caring is what he’s giving back to his adoptive and native communities. Gachagua, a 19-year-old senior at Maine Central Institute, decided to collect shoes for Tumaini Children’s Home in ...
Newport, St. Albans elementary school principals to swap positions
NEWPORT, Maine — Two elementary schools in RSU 19 will be swapping principals starting in July, said Superintendent William P. Braun. Amanda Hersey, principal at St. Albans Consolidated School, will switch positions with Randy Gould, the principal at Newport Elementary School, on July 1. Braun said he announced his decision ...
Former Jay school guidance counselor accused of sexually abusing two young girls
By Donna M. Perry, Sun Journal on May 24, 2012, at 9:40 a.m.
WILTON, Maine — A local man is accused of sexually abusing two Franklin County girls, who were younger than 12 at the time, within the last six years, police said. Sgt. Richard Billian Jr. arrested Carl A. Seaward Jr., 81, of Wilton, on Tuesday on a felony charge of unlawful ...
High School Baseball
Worcester pitches six-inning perfect game as Bangor defeats Skowhegan
BANGOR, Maine — Jeff Fahey saw it coming, then Curtis Worcester went out and delivered — not just the no-hitter his coach had predicted, but a six-inning perfect game as the Bangor baseball team defeated Skowhegan 10-0 at Mansfield Stadium on Wednesday. The senior lefthander, bound for the University of ...
Carrabec High School announces honor parts
on May 23, 2012, at 5:08 p.m.
NORTH ANSON, Maine — Principal Regina Campbell has announced the valedictorian and salutatorian for the class of 2012 at Carrabec High School. Graduation will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 2, in the Carrabec High School Gymnasium. Sudie Myers, daughter of Suzanne Scott of New Portland, has been named ...
Lewiston man facing felony drug trafficking charge
SKOWHEGAN, Maine — A Lewiston man was arrested early Wednesday afternoon after police found crack cocaine in his possession, the Somerset County Sheriff’s Department said. James Anderson, 21, is charged with Class B felony drug trafficking, which carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison, a $20,000 fine, or ...
Army Guard holds change of command ceremony in Waterville
on May 23, 2012, at 4:53 p.m.
WATERVILLE, Maine — The Maine Army National Guard’s 11th Civil Support Team in Waterville held a change of command ceremony on May 18. The outgoing commander, Lt. Col. Herbert J. Brock of Winslow, passed the responsibilities of command to Maj. Darryl Lyon of Bangor. A previous member of the 11th ...
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 ...
Bus hits truck driven by Christian Civic League of Maine chairman Bob Emrich
PLYMOUTH, Maine — A veteran school bus driver for RSU 19 apparently did not see the pickup truck driven by local resident Bob Emrich, chairman of the Christian Civic League of Maine, when she turned and struck his vehicle on Monday, officials said. “It was very minor,” Superintendent William P. ...
Rumford woman found guilty of welfare fraud
By Tony Reaves, Sun Journal on May 23, 2012, at 2:48 p.m.
PARIS, Maine — A Rumford woman was found guilty of defrauding Maine and the U.S. government of more than $10,000 in food stamps, TANF and MaineCare benefits on Wednesday. Amy Knowlton, 30, was found guilty of felony theft by deception by a jury of seven men and five women after ...
Sugarloaf to buy energy-efficient snow guns to keep skiers on slopes
The Associated Press on May 23, 2012, at 11:50 a.m.
CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine — In an effort to avoid a repeat of last winter when the lack of natural snow kept skiers off the slopes, Sugarloaf ski area has announced plans to install 300 new energy-efficient snowmaking machines. Sugarloaf spokesman Ethan Austin says a $300,000 grant from Efficiency Maine will ...
Three friends to embark on second Boarding for Boobies fundraising trip
SKOWHEGAN, Maine — Ethan Johnson, Jake Weese and Connor Reeves, all of Skowhegan, who say they have been friends forever, are set to hit the road again in the name of charity on their longboards, which are wider skateboards with softer wheels. Last year the teenage trio surfed the highway ...
Annual motorcycle ride in honor of Gary Griffith planned in Guilford
GUILFORD, Maine — The seventh annual Griff’s Ride and barbecue is scheduled for Father’s Day weekend. In its previous six years, the motorcycle ride has raised $4,900 in scholarships for seniors at Piscataquis Community High School. The ride is in honor of Gary Griffith, who was killed in a motorcycle ...
Maine Central Institute honor parts announced
on May 22, 2012, at 5:52 p.m.
PITTSFIELD, Maine — Maine Central Institute has announced the honor parts for the Class of 2012. Andrew Schanck, son of Lance and Marybeth Schanck of Pittsfield, has been named valedictorian. He has been a four-year member of the Jazz Band and the Concert Band, a three-year member of the Jazz ...
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
Small idea launches major project in Hampden
Former CEO of MaineToday Media Richard Connor sued over $250,000 in loans
Out of the ashes, Central Street’s garden grows
New, old methods combine to deter scrap metal thefts in Aroostook
Gary Allan talks with the BDN leading up to Bangor concert
Mid Coast Actor’s Studio provides new forum for classic plays
Signs lead artist to opportunity
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