Shelly Yankowsky and others whose lives have been impacted by the opioid crisis are coming together in hopes of taking a step toward healing and will gather for an interfaith service for communities impacted by substance abuse at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday at St. John Catholic Church, 207 York St. in Bangor. Read More
Allan Monga, who moved to Maine from Zambia last year, has applied for asylum but has not yet received a green card. He and the school district sued the NEA in U.S. District Court earlier this month for not allowing him to compete at the national level. Read More
“It’s in the national interest to give the limited resources of the country to permanent legal residents and U.S. citizens,” replied Assistant Attorney General Rachael Westmoreland. Read More
A federal judge will hear arguments Wednesday in Portland. Read More
Sonya Dupray, 38, is charged with elevated aggravated assault and aggravated assault. Read More
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear the appeal of an abortion protester who has been cited for shouting outside the Planned Parenthood clinic in Portland. Read More
Jim Martin, 52, of Stillwater was studying social work at the University of Maine when he and two other students organized the Bangor's first gay pride parade in 1992 as a class project on advocacy. Read More
Eric Bard, 25, of Sidney, who is accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting a 4-year-old girl he was babysitting and recording it with his cellphone, pleaded guilty in 2014 to 21 charges. Read More
“America is a county of immigrants. If someone works hard and earns something, no barriers should be placed in his or her way. I am the state champion and I should be given an equal opportunity.” Read More
A Connecticut man who, with his wife, robbed a Bangor bank and a Dollar Tree last Memorial Day weekend was sentenced Wednesday to nine years in federal prison for his role in the crimes, which were motivated by drugs. Read More
A chorus of more than 100 voices Sunday transformed the concert hall in the Collins Center for the Arts into a cathedral when the Bangor Symphony Orchestra performed Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Mass in C Minor. Read More
If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Walker would be the U.S. District judge in Bangor. Federal judges are appointed for life. Read More
The jury of seven men and five women deliberated for about 40 minutes before announcing they had reached a verdict. Read More
Tieman spoke haltingly and gave disjointed answers under questioning. Read More
Howard Yee of Falmouth is asking U.S. District Judge Nancy Torresen to order school officials to allow PrinceHoward Yee to play “as long as he makes the team and his grades are good enough.” Read More
Wayne Lapierre was a licensed medical marijuana grower, who also owned storage facilities, a plowing and excavation company and other businesses in the area, the affidavit said. Read More
Austin Santoro was released Tuesday on $100,000 unsecured bail with conditions that he live with his parents in York and that his access to the internet is restricted. Read More
Luc Tieman is on trial in the shooting death of his wife Valerie Tieman. Read More
A Prentiss Township man accused of setting fire to a fire marshal's car in 2011 will not be retried, according to the head prosecutor for Penobscot County. Read More
He is expected to make his first court appearance Monday at the Penobscot Judicial Center. Read More
