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Expanded museum hours, new and updated exhibits
Press Release For immediate release: For more information: Eve Anderson 354-8835 Expanded Museum Hours, New and Updated Exhibits The Thomaston Historical Society announces the expansion of their museum hours. Beginning June 5th, their museum hours will be open on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 2 to 4 P.M. and on ...
Man gets 10 months for choking girlfriend, punching dog
ROCKLAND, Maine — A 22-year-old Rockland man was sentenced Wednesday in Knox County Superior Court for choking his girlfriend and then punching her dog. Justice Jeffrey Hjelm sentenced James T. Robertson to three years in jail with all but 10 months suspended. Robertson also was placed on probation for two ...
Sibling of World War I soldier awaits dedication of Rockland memorial
ROCKLAND, Maine — Roberta Holbrook Best never met her brother Albert Holbrook, but she still sheds a tear when she talks about his death during World War I. Ninety-four years after his death in a French hospital that was under control of the Germans, Lt. Holbrook and fellow Rockland World ...
Rockland jury clears woman of all but one charge in love triangle trial
ROCKLAND, Maine — A jury acquitted Friday afternoon a 30-year-old Rockland woman — accused of storming into the apartment of woman having an affair with her husband and assaulting her — of all but one criminal charge. Jessica M. Arsenault was acquitted of charges of burglary, aggravated criminal trespass, domestic ...
Veterans to be honored at John Street Church in Camden
on May 25, 2012, at 3:31 p.m.
CAMDEN, Maine — Retired and active members of all branches of the armed services and their families are invited to be honored in a special worship service at 10:30 a.m., Sunday, May 27, at the John Street United Methodist Church, 98 John St. Members of the church recognize that their ...
Officials: Maine exported record $3.4 billion in 2011
The Associated Press on May 25, 2012, at 2:47 p.m.
ROCKPORT, Maine — State officials say Maine businesses exported a record $3.4 billion in goods in 2011, a 9 percent increase from 2010′s figure. Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner George Gervais also says Maine has about 2,000 exporting companies, and the number is growing. Gervais discussed those trends ...
From the community
Recycologist will Be Seated
Trash-to-treasure artist Judy Judkins, of Funky Junk Arts in Belfast, is pleased to announce her chair design was accepted by Our Town Belfast for the second annual “Please, Be Seated” sidewalk exhibits. Judkins “shops” the curbs from Bangor to Portland in search of cast-off furniture, house parts, or farm implements ...
Bath man in prison longer for refusing black cellmate
PORTLAND, Maine — A Bath man who refused to share a cell with a black man and flooded his cell at the Cumberland County Jail while being held on federal drug and gun charges was sentenced Thursday to nearly 11 years in prison. John Byrd III, 23, pleaded guilty in ...
Nuked and duped: Maine may store nuclear waste for decades
As politicians dither over a permanent repository for America’s radioactive waste, costs are mounting at closed nuclear power plants such as Maine Yankee, where approximately $8 million is spent each year safeguarding the spent nuclear fuel stored onsite. New security measures under review by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission could force ...
Aroostook businessman expands company out of home with hit mobile app 7 Little Words
A word game for smartphones launched just a year ago by an Aroostook County businessman has turned a one-person home-based business into a multi-employee company that can design and support products for popular platforms and in different languages. Christopher York’s 7 Little Words game took off after being featured in ...
Two teens charged with trying to break into Topsham business after tripping alarm
By Darcie Moore, Times Record on May 25, 2012, at 10:42 a.m.
TOPSHAM, Maine — Topsham police charged two Brunswick teens with criminal mischief and criminal trespass after they allegedly tried to enter through a fence of a business on Gray Street early the morning of May 15. That escapade tripped an alarm. Interim Police Chief Christopher Lewis said police received the ...
Police say co-sleeping likely a factor in 6-week-old infant’s death in Bath
By Beth Brogan, Times Record on May 25, 2012, at 6:01 a.m.
BATH, Maine — The death of a 6-week-old infant who perished early Wednesday morning at her home in Bath was not the result of foul play, Maine State Police have determined. “It is likely that the child co-sleeping with her parents is a contributing factor,” Stephen McCausland, spokesman for the ...
Brunswick woman nominated for top Navy Reserve post says she’s just ‘part of the team’
By BETH BROGAN, Times Record on May 24, 2012, at 9:20 p.m.
BRUNSWICK, Maine — A Brunswick woman has been nominated by President Barack Obama for promotion to vice admiral and chief of the Navy Reserve. Rear Adm. Robin R. Braun, deputy director of the European Plans and Operations Center at U.S. European Command in Stuttgart, Germany, said Tuesday while home on ...
Diversity predicts export success, MIT professor tells Maine audience
ROCKPORT, Maine — For those willing and able to plumb the depths of some pretty dense data and economic theory, a strategy for increasing Maine’s exports could be found in Cesar Hidalgo’s presentation Thursday. Hidalgo, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, spoke at the Maine International Trade Center’s ...
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Rockland physics students drop eggs from 93-foot-high tower truck
on May 24, 2012, at 6:00 p.m.
ROCKLAND, Maine — The Rockland Fire Department gave support to a local physics class to allow students to test their skills. The department loaned their tower truck to Dave Allen’s physics classes at Ocean Side High School on Thursday, May 24. The students used the truck as a 93-foot-high platform ...
AND JUSTICE FOR ALL
“In the best interest of the child” – Do you know what this means…?
on May 24, 2012, at 5:58 p.m.
It was an SS Nazi slogan, now used by today’s family courts to determine custody: It is also… the prime directive of all Child Protection Services. “Justice denied anywhere, diminishes justice everywhere.” Martin Luther King, Jr. There is an undeniable correlation between the above-mentioned and today’s Child Protection Service system ...
Experts warn against loan scam by company claiming to be based in Belfast
BELFAST, Maine — The Virginia family of a deployed, active-duty service member is among the victims of a consumer loan scam by a company claiming to be located in Belfast. Local police and the state Bureau of Consumer Credit Protection issued an alert Thursday to warn consumers to be on ...
Rockland woman on trial accused of assaulting woman having affair with her husband
ROCKLAND, Maine — The trial of a 30-year-old Rockland woman accused of assaulting a woman having an affair with her husband is expected to go to the jury Friday. Jessica M. Arsenault is charged with burglary, aggravated criminal trespass, domestic violence assault, assault, criminal mischief and criminal threatening. The incident ...
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 ...
Belfast won’t be purchasing hydropower dams
BELFAST, Maine — The city of Belfast will not own its own hydropower utility anytime soon, according to a decision made earlier this spring by the City Council. Councilors let the option to purchase Goose River Hydro, a privately owned series of three power plants and five dams, expire at ...
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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