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Orono man charged with murder in death of Glenburn teen

1 hour ago BANGOR, Maine — A 20-year-old Orono man was charged Tuesday with murder in connection with the death of Nichole Cable, a 15-year-old girl from Glenburn. ...

Portland food trucks on a roll; city on board with mobile eateries

PORTLAND, Maine — The food truck movement is hitting high-profile speed bumps in some major U.S. cities. But in Portland, where the scene is emerging ...
Gov. Paul LePage answers questions from reporters following his education summit at Cony High School in Augusta on Friday, March 22, 2013.

LePage pledges $44,000 for suicide prevention training for all Maine teachers

AUGUSTA, Maine — Gov. Paul LePage pledged $44,000 from his contingency fund Tuesday to support one of the most emotional bills presented to lawmakers this ...
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Regional School Unit 13 Superintendent Lew Collins (left) and board Chairwoman Esther "Tess" Kilgour listen to debate on the proposed merger of the district's two middle schools in April.

School board chairwoman offers plan to realign Rockland area schools

Adriana (right) and Jamie Garcia unpack boxes of furniture delivered Tuesday afternoon from Marden's by the Cumberland County Department of Corrections work crew to their new apartment on Pine Street in Lewiston. "I love it. It's so cozy," Adriana said. "I am so happy with it." The Garcias, along with hundreds of other people, lost their homes in a string of fires in downtown Lewiston.

With help from community, Lewiston fire victims putting lives, homes back together

Leanne Parks, 39, of Glenburn (left) with her attorney Walter McKee at the Penobscot Judicial Center in Bangor.

Glenburn woman gets 18 months for embezzling $100,000 from beagle rescue group

Lewiston moves toward fake pot, bath salts prohibition

1 hour ago LEWISTON, Maine — Police are calling for local rules that ...

Speed, alcohol believed to be factors in Mattawamkeag car crash

1 hour ago MATTAWAMKEAG, Maine — Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a single-vehicle crash ...
This screen, in the Greely High School main office, displays video that monitors various parts of the school. It is part of a series of district-wide security upgrades made earlier this year.

Cumberland school board approves payment for hastily installed security system

Portland’s Otto Pizza to join Five Guys, El Rodeo in growing South Portland restaurant scene

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine — The city’s restaurant scene has been ...

Oxford Casino sale waiting on gambling board license

11 mins ago AUGUSTA, Maine — The Oxford Casino won’t be asked to ...

Rockland landlords tell city it’s too strict in enforcing safety codes

ROCKLAND, Maine — A group of landlords has asked for ...

Greater Bangor Convention and Visitors Bureau announces tourism award winners

1 hour ago BANGOR, Maine — The Greater Bangor Convention and Visitors Bureau ...
BOURBON. PORTLAND. BEER. POLITICS. (blog)

LePage isn’t offended, The Office of the Governor is. What?

3 hours ago Christopher Cousins | BDN This Sunday, Appropriations Committee Co-Chair State ...
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Opinion

Kristine Wiley, mother of Nichole Cable, holds a picture of her daughter and hugs a pillow that belonged to Nichole at the family's Glenburn home on Tuesday after a body believed to be Nichole's was found in Old Town.

Nichole Cable: In our minds, hearts

On Mother’s Day, a daughter went missing. More than a week later, on May 20, a body believed to be Nichole Cable, 15, of Glenburn, ...

Sports

Ray Wood of Bangor celebrates his first professional bout win over John Raio during Fight Night V on Nov. 18 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston. Wood is 3-0 as a pro after another win Saturday night.

Bucksport’s Wood enjoying the professional cage in MMA bouts

LEWISTON, Maine — Ray “All Business” Wood doesn’t see a mere opponent standing across the cage from him when he visualizes an upcoming mixed martial ...

Health & Fitness

Consumers who saw TV drug ads more likely to be prescribed medication

I learned last week about two prescription drugs I’d never heard of before — not from my doctor, but from TV commercials. Axiron is applied ...

Business

A view from Edmundston, New Brunswick, of the papermaking mill in Madawaska in 2011.

New York investment firms to purchase Madawaska paper mill

MADAWASKA, Maine — The majority owner of Twin Rivers Paper Co. plans to sell its stake in the company to a pair of New York ...

Living

Nancy Hoffman runs the world's only umbrella cover museum on Peaks Island.
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Fun, informative or just plain strange: 8 museums in Maine worth a road trip

Musical Wonderhouse, 16 High St., Wiscasset There are more than 5,000 chiming, singing mechanical music machines at the Musical Wonderhouse in Wiscasset — boxes, player ...

Outdoors

ACT OUT WITH AISLINN (blog)

1-minute hike: Gorham Mountain on Mount Desert Island

Difficulty: Moderate. The 4-mile loop hike of Gorham Mountain includes a long stretch of even terrain (Ocean Path), a gradual ascent up the south side ...

Food

CULTURE SHOCK (blog)

Belfast’s Lost Kitchen closes for good; The Gothic to open in its place June 7

The rumors are true: The Lost Kitchen, the acclaimed locavore restaurant opened by Chef Erin French in late 2011 in downtown Belfast has officially closed ...

Events

Maine Civic Hack Day

Maine’s first civic hackathon is set to happen June 1 and 2, in Bangor  and Portland, in coordination with the National Day of Civic Hacking. This ...

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