The road signs won't be installed before the monument's second anniversary this Friday, but the process is underway, Superintendent Tim Hudson said. Read More
Logan Thompson spent Tuesday morning beginning a long journey south. Read More
The results are uncanny. George makes a pitch-perfect loon call that will leave you certain that there’s a real, live loon hiding nearby. Read More
Thomas J. Davis Jr. of Kenduskeag died Sunday of cancer at his home. He was 81. Read More
The university and the Penobscot government say they have come to an agreement that guarantees access to all of the school’s Penobscot cultural heritage items and solidifies the informal relationship that has been growing in recent years. Read More
POLAND SPRING — For those walking, running, biking and attending this weekend’s Eastern Maine Medical Center’s Champion the Cure Challenge in Brewer, be sure to bring your own bottle to refill at the Poland Spring Hydration Station. It’s a self-contained mobile trailer where people can fill up their reusable bottles with… Read More
DEXTER—Catholic Charities Maine (CCM) has presented the Matthew 25 Award to Our Lady’s Kitchen, an all-volunteer effort which serves free meals in the parish hall of St. Anne Church on Free Street in Dexter. The award includes a $5,000 grant. The awards, presented by CCM’s Parish… Read More
The road signs won't be installed before the monument's second anniversary this Friday, but the process is underway, Superintendent Tim Hudson said. Read More
A special election to fill the Penobscot County Commissioner District 2 seat will be coinciding with the statewide general election on November 6. Read More
HERMON, Maine — Ben Jenkins of Brewer worked his way up through the field, passing Sean McNevin of Hudson on the 20th and final lap on Wednesday night to win the Roadrunner feature race at Speedway 95. Jenkins, who started 23rd, negotiated the field throughout the… Read More
Logan Thompson spent Tuesday morning beginning a long journey south. Read More
POLAND SPRING — For those walking, running, biking and attending this weekend’s Eastern Maine Medical Center’s Champion the Cure Challenge in Brewer, be sure to bring your own bottle to refill at the Poland Spring Hydration Station. It’s a self-contained mobile trailer where people can fill up their reusable bottles with… Read More
The results are uncanny. George makes a pitch-perfect loon call that will leave you certain that there’s a real, live loon hiding nearby. Read More
DEXTER—Catholic Charities Maine (CCM) has presented the Matthew 25 Award to Our Lady’s Kitchen, an all-volunteer effort which serves free meals in the parish hall of St. Anne Church on Free Street in Dexter. The award includes a $5,000 grant. The awards, presented by CCM’s Parish… Read More
Thomas J. Davis Jr. of Kenduskeag died Sunday of cancer at his home. He was 81. Read More
The university and the Penobscot government say they have come to an agreement that guarantees access to all of the school’s Penobscot cultural heritage items and solidifies the informal relationship that has been growing in recent years. Read More
The death of a Milford man is no longer considered suspicious, but the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate it. Read More
More than 2,000 power customers were in the dark Thursday afternoon as a powerful thunderstorm rolled through Greater Bangor. Read More
The body of the Milford man whose death is being investigated as suspicious was discovered Tuesday morning by his teenage daughter, who climbed in through a ground-floor window and found him lying unresponsive with a bloodied face, according to family members. Read More
Authorities are investigating the suspicious death of a Milford man whose body was found in his apartment Tuesday morning. Read More
HAMPDEN — The Hampden Historical Society held a groundbreaking ceremony on Monday, Aug. 6 to celebrate the beginning of Phase one construction of its “Our History Lives Here” capital campaign – the construction of a new Archive Wing. Members of the society gathered today at the Kinsley House… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT – Wesley McNair, Maine’s former poet laureate, will return to the Thompson Free Library on Tuesday, Aug. 21, at 5:30 p.m. to read from his latest volume of poems, “The Unfastening.” The event is free and open to the public. Although… Read More
Nearly 470,000 Central Maine Power customers lost service in the storm, and it took workers 10 days to fully restore service. Read More
BREWER — The annual Brewer High School Alumni Reunion will be held Friday, Aug. 17, at Jeff s Catering and Banquet Center, 15 Littlefield Road. All former graduates and students who have been out of school 50 years or more are invited to attend. The Class of 1967… Read More
DOVER- FOXCROFT — Leslie Lizotte Aging and Disability Resource Center Specialist from the Eastern Area Agency on Aging, will be holding a Medicare 101 class at the Piscataquis County office building (Peaks House), 163 East Main St., on Wednesday Aug. 15 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. This… Read More
BRADLEY — Spencer’s Ice Cream has been a local favorite for the town of Bradley since 1933 due to its consistently high standards of ice cream perfection and its deeply-rooted town history. This past May, the shop was purchased by 18-year-old Jack Watkin just weeks away… Read More
We asked BDN readers what they thought of the practice, and whether they had any tales to share about their experiences with those deep woods canoes. Read More
