Stories about Midcoast
‘Get over it’: Madeleine Albright implores Bowdoin College grads not to give in to self-pity
By Kirsten Sylvain, Special to the BDN on May 24, 2013, at 8:53 p.m.
BRUNSWICK, Maine — Madeleine Albright, the first female U.S. secretary of state, reflected on life during her college career, calling on Bowdoin College’s graduates of 2013 to approach the changing world with confidence despite the burdens they will inherit from the previous generation. Albright, a Bowdoin honorary degree recipient, was ...
From the community
Belfast Garden Club Announces 8th Annual Open Garden Series
For 8 consecutive years, Belfast Garden Club has presented Open Garden Days, a Friday garden tour series, which will feature 11 gardens in the Belfast area this year. From backyard experimental plantings and ornate Master Gardens, to cooperative gardens and vegetable plots visitors can expect to see brilliant blooms, unique ...
From the community
Nurture Your Family’s Inner Musicians: Midcoast Music Together Announces Summer Schedule
Jessica Day and Midcoast Music Together announce a summer-full of opportunities to make music with your family! Three Music Together™ mixed age family music classes, designed for newborns to 5 years of age and their parent or caregiver, will be held in Rockport and Belfast starting in July. Up to ...
From the community
Bahner Farm organic farmstand open for the season
Bahner Farm announces the seasonal opening of its farmstand on route 3 in Belmont. The stand, which opens Memorial Day weekend, is currently selling certified organic vegetables and seedlings grown on the farm including; Spinach, Salad Mix, Arugula, Radishes, Pac Choi and organic Tomatoes, Peppers, Eggplant, Kale, Chard, Lettuce, Morning ...
Searsport chemical company expanding, joining forces with Mexican firm
SEARSPORT, Maine — A chemical manufacturing plant at the end of a dead-end road in Searsport and a Mexican chemical company are joining forces. Dalegip America Inc., based north of Mexico City with U.S. headquarters in Houston, will construct a total of 5,000 square feet of production space at GAC ...
Hot rod becomes hot ride when Belfast man’s motorcycle catches fire
BELFAST, Maine — A local man was singed, but not badly injured, when the motorcycle he was riding Friday on Back Searsport Road in Belfast caught fire. Lloyd Stover, Jr., of Searsport, felt his motorcycle get hot around noon, according to Chief Mike McFadden of the Belfast Police Department. “He ...
Bath man gets 21 months in prison on child porn charge
PORTLAND, Maine — A Bath man will spend the next 21 months in prison after he was sentenced on a child pornography charge. Joseph Finocchiaro, 62, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Portland Friday, according to U.S. Attorney Thomas Delahanty II. Finocchiaro had pleaded guilty to the charge of ...
From the community
Belfast Maskers/Cold Comfort Theater hosts Children’s Theater Camp
The recently formed partnership of Belfast Maskers and Cold Comfort Theater announce the 9th annual running of their Children’s Theater Camp, at 85 High Street in Belfast, from July 1-12, 2013. Open to children ages 8-14, BM/CCT’s camp stresses inclusiveness of all students in a comfortable atmosphere, where they learn ...
Residents to have say on midcoast school budgets next week
School district budget hearings are scheduled for next week across the midcoast. Regional School Unit 13’s proposed 2013-2014 budget faces its districtwide vote at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Oceanside High School East in Rockland. The meeting is open to registered voters of Rockland, Thomaston, St. George, Owls Head, South Thomaston ...
Knox County jury awards $56,000 to insurance inspector who fell in hole
ROCKLAND, Maine — A Knox County jury agreed Wednesday to award a Rockland man $56,000 for injuries he suffered when he fell in a hole while doing a home inspection. The jury awarded the damages to Joshua Callahan following a two-day trial in Knox County Superior Court. Callahan was doing ...
Memorial Day Weekend events
on May 23, 2013, at 6:43 p.m.
AROOSTOOK COUNTY Prayer services will be held at 12 Catholic cemeteries in Aroostook County over Memorial Day weekend, May 25-27, as follows: 11:30 a.m. May 26, St. Mark’s Cemetery, Ashland; 9:30 a.m. May 27, Old Holy Rosary Cemetery, Caribou; 10 a.m. May 27, New Holy Rosary Cemetery, Caribou; noon May ...
Bath residents could see 5 percent property tax increase
BATH, Maine — With city, school and county costs tallied, the city could see a tax increase of nearly 5 percent next year. The fiscal 2014 municipal budget, unveiled Wednesday, will be voted on by the City Council on June 5. Also Wednesday, the council enacted a temporary moratorium on ...
‘Disgruntled’ 15-year-old charged with breaking into, vandalizing Morse High School in Bath
BATH, Maine — A 15-year-old boy who allegedly brought a pocket knife to Morse High School on May 20 returned to the school, broke in and vandalized it sometime last night, police said today. Police received a call from school officials at 6:11 a.m. today. Bath police Lt. Bob Savary ...
Run For Your Life 5K obstacle course race to recruit first responders
CAMDEN, Maine — Those who take part in this weekend’s Run For Your Life obstacle course race will have the chance to swing over a stream on ropes, jump over fire, swim through the waters of a chilly Maine pond and crawl 15 meters under barbed wire with smoke pouring ...
Fugitive serial rapist found hiding out in Maine to serve two consecutive 18- to 20-year sentences
By Jack Encarnacao, The Patriot Ledger on May 23, 2013, at 3:54 p.m.
DEDHAM, Mass. — A convicted serial rapist who hid out in Maine for 34 years was sentenced to two prison terms that could keep him behind bars for the next four decades. On Thursday, in the same Dedham, Mass., court in which he failed to appear in 1979, 52-year-old Gary ...
From the community
FLOOD WATCH in effect – in your basement?
Record rainfall turning your basement into a wading pool? Water seeping into your home through foundation leaks or a dirt cellar floor is more than an inconvenience. Unwanted moisture causes major structural rot problems, fosters the growth of unhealthy mold spores, and contaminates your breathing air with unpleasant must and ...
VIDEO
Hold the beans, pass the jambalaya: When church suppers go gourmet
Sharon Smith and Margaret Elliott don’t have anything against baked bean and hot dog church suppers. They like them just fine. They just want to do something a little different when it comes to the suppers they help plan at the Monroe Community Church. Instead of macaroni and cheese, how ...
Owls Head Fire Department wants you
Town struggling to find volunteer responders
Man arrested after loaded handgun found in his Belfast hotel room during bail check
BELFAST, Maine — Police arrested a man last week at a Belfast hotel after officers conducting a bail check found a loaded, cocked semi-automatic handgun under his pillow. John T. Berry, 42, has been living at the Searsport Avenue hotel for “quite some time,” according to Belfast Police Chief Mike ...
Unity woman arrested twice in one week, accused of assaulting girlfriend
UNITY, Maine — A local woman was arrested twice in the past week in connection with a reported domestic violence assault on her girlfriend. Tammy Mitchell, 28, of Unity was first arrested on Friday, May 17, when police responded to a report of a fight at a residence there. According ...
Former Bangor YMCA building sold to new dental technology school
Bangor man charged with murder, escape from psychiatric hospital found not competent to stand trial
‘Knife war’ led to fatal stabbing at Bangor apartments in April, witness says
University of Maine hockey job has been offered to former assistant Red Gendron
After 27 years, a father continues to search for his daughter, presumed dead
Why is DHHS always asking for more money?
Maine GOP disappoints on Medicaid
The scramble to fill the 2nd District seat if Mike Michaud runs for governor
Governor Veto
Goodwin steps down as Brewer High School boys basketball coach
Bucksport’s Cassidy Adams strikes out 19 in single game
Live Updates: UMaine baseball vs. Binghamton in America East championship round
Lawrence, Connolly help UMaine advance to America East baseball title game
Maine Democrats stooped to the governor’s level with TV complaint
Maine’s beer industry continues to brew double-digit growth
‘All That’ actress Amanda Bynes arrested after allegedly tossing bong out apartment window on 36th floor
KahBang organizers announce film and visual arts lineup for festival
