A federal judge Thursday rejected recommendations from a prosecutor and defense attorney and sentenced a former Maine man to five years in federal prison, the maximum term of imprisonment for stalking. Read More
The Theatre at Monmouth’s production of William Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" is a fast-paced farce full of physical comedy, bawdy asides and hysterical romantic mix-ups. Read More
An Old Town man who told police he planned to rob his way to Mexico was charged Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Bangor with robbing a Milford store and an Orono bank last month. Read More
Philip Clark, 55, is charged with murder in the death last week of Renee Clark, 49, who lived in an adjacent apartment from her brother-in-law at 557 Kennebec Road. He made his first court appearance Monday at the Penobscot Judicial Center. Read More
Two of the state’s busiest prosecutorial districts will have new district attorneys in November after long-serving chief prosecutors decided not to seek re-election. Read More
Acadia Repertory Theatre’s production of “Pygmalion” infuses Bernard Shaw’s romance with modern #MeToo sensibilities that makes the playwright’s class criticism and portrait of female independence relevant more 100 years after it first was staged. Read More
Misdemeanor assault and disorderly conduct charges against Penobscot Nation Chief Kirk Francis Sr. were dismissed Tuesday by the Penobscot County District Attorney's Office for lack of evidence, according to a dismissal form filed at the Penobscot Judicial Center. Read More
The man charged with robbing Shaw’s Supermarket in Bangor on Friday is listed by the U.S. Bureau of Prisons’ inmate locator website as “absconded.” Read More
There is magic in the air and not all of it is Prospero’s doing. Read More
Benjamin Byorak, 18, of Brewer was arrested June 17 and charged with aggravated furnishing of a scheduled drug, a felony, according to documents filed at the Penobscot Judicial Center. Read More
Two men accused of being part of a conspiracy to distribute marijuana through a medical pot smoking lounge in Bangor were in U.S. District Court on Thursday. Read More
A Connecticut man accused of shooting a Garland resident in his home on April 19 was indicted Wednesday by the Penobscot County grand jury on one count each of robbery and elevated aggravated assault. Read More
The Bangor man charged earlier this month in connection with a May crash that killed a longtime friend was indicted Wednesday by the Penobscot County grand jury on one count each of manslaughter, aggravated criminal operating under the influence of intoxicants and driving to endanger. Read More
The man acquitted Monday of murder and manslaughter in the death of a Biddeford man was charged Wednesday in federal court with being a felon in possession of a firearm — the gun that killed the victim. Read More
A Hampden woman accused of slitting her 54-year-old boyfriend’s throat while he slept Friday, April 13, was indicted Wednesday by the Penobscot County grand jury on one count each of aggravated attempted murder, attempted murder, elevated aggravated assault and aggravated assault. Read More
In the hands of this talented cast, every clever note rings true. Read More
Investigators used DNA evidence collected nearly 10 years after the robbery to connect Michael E. Algiere to the alleged crime. Read More
“We know Adam is driving with Sean hanging his arm out the passenger side window with big grins on their faces. We are at peace knowing their internal suffering is over.” Read More
Information in the affidavit, made public Monday, detailed the moments before John Williams allegedly shot Cpl. Eugene Cole on April 25. Read More
Having her son’s name on the Maine Murder Victims’ Memorial Monument makes him “honorable,” Shirley Turner said Friday. Read More
