Midcoast schools, hunger prevention programs team up to send healthy meals...
BRUNSWICK, Maine — Sen. Angus King returned to Brunswick, where he lives, Monday to join representatives of Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program and Good Shepherd Food Bank in announcing a new “Backpack...
View ArticleOrono woman accused of OUI, drug possession after traffic stop
BANGOR, Maine — An Orono woman was arrested Saturday evening on suspicion of drug possession and operating under the influence, police said. Erin Haggerty, 23, was pulled over for expired registration...
View ArticleDivorce isn’t the child’s fault. Don’t say anything unkind about your ex to...
In our series on parental alienation we are exploring what kind of parent alienates his or her child against the other parent. Parental Alienation is defined as the deliberate attempt by one parent to...
View ArticleWoman accused of leaving Shaw’s with more than $200 in unpaid items
BANGOR, Maine — A local woman who tried to leave Shaw’s supermarket with more than $200 in unpaid merchandise Saturday wound up under arrest, police said. Sherrilyn Kenney, 27, had been placing...
View ArticleMartin’s Point Health Care data management group lends a helping hand to...
Portland, ME (August 9, 2013) – How to stay relevant and strive for excellence in a rapidly evolving world of technology? It’s a looming question facing organizations of all sizes and types – small...
View ArticleEight Maine hospitals sue head of DHHS over payments for low-income patients
Eight Maine hospitals have sued U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius over the government’s handling of millions of dollars in payments for some low-income patients....
View ArticleNatural beginnings in Otisfield
Brittany Sasser and Jimmy Butcher August 11, 2012 | Otisfield Story Ardeana Hamlin Photographs by Michele Stapleton Photography Birch trees, which symbolize new beginnings, were very much in...
View ArticleLike it or Not… It’s Fall, Y’all
I noticed it this weekend. The crispness in the air. Cool breezes in the morning and evenings. The sudden desire to make oatmeal cookies and apple pies and pots of chili. It feels like Fall, y’all....
View ArticleFeds approve Maine’s request to waive No Child Left Behind standards
AUGUSTA, Maine — The U.S. Department of Education announced Monday that Maine’s application for a waiver under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act has been granted, allowing the state to...
View ArticleIf I Offered You Really Fast, Really Cheap Internet …
… would you care where it came from? Back in 2003, the City of Fredericton, New Brunswick (Canada) established free, community-wide, internet access in areas designated as part of the “Fred-eZone.” The...
View ArticleTeenage boy dies in dirt bike accident
CARTHAGE, Maine — A teenage boy was killed Sunday evening while riding a dirt bike, according to officials. The victim, whose name was not released, was carrying a coil of rope while riding the dirt...
View ArticleSixers hire South Portland native Brett Brown as head coach
The Philadelphia 76ers hired Brett Brown as their head coach on Monday, according to multiple media reports. Brown, a former South Portland High School basketball star, was offered the job Friday and...
View ArticleSkowhegan Savings Bank wins national award for support of nonprofit group
SKOWHEGAN, Maine — Skowhegan Savings Bank on Monday announced it had won a national award for its work helping students to graduate high school and find jobs. Job’s For America’s Graduates, a national...
View ArticleFirst elver case against Passamaquoddy fisherman dismissed on technicality
ELLSWORTH, Maine — A member the Passamaquoddy Tribe who was facing a civil charge of fishing for elvers without a license had his case dismissed because of the way he was charged. Dozens of members of...
View ArticleFuel Assistance Appointments
Beginning September 3, 2013 Washington Hancock Community Agency staff will begin to accept calls to schedule fuel assistance appointments for the Ellsworth, Milbridge, Machias, and Calais offices. To...
View ArticleFuel Assistance Appointments
Beginning September 3, 2013 Washington Hancock Community Agency staff will begin to accept calls to schedule fuel assistance appointments for the Ellsworth, Milbridge, Machias, and Calais offices. To...
View ArticleMorning fire destroys St. Albans home
ST. ALBANS, Maine — A home on the Woodmere Lane was destroyed by fire early Monday morning, officials said. Nobody was home at the time of the blaze and no injuries were reported, according to First...
View ArticleFormer Central High principal pleads guilty to leaving the scene of an accident
BANGOR, Maine — Through a plea agreement negotiated with the Penobscot County district attorney’s office, former Central High School Principal Garry Spencer pleaded guilty Monday at the Penobscot...
View ArticlePolice arrest 4 in connection with alleged New York-to-Maine heroin pipeline
WISCASSET, Maine — Two local residents and two other people from Brooklyn, N.Y., were arrested over the weekend in Wiscasset and charged with possession of and trafficking in heroin. Agents with the...
View ArticleOff-duty police officer who witnessed fatal Biddeford crash: ‘It was just...
BIDDEFORD, Maine — “It was just surreal,” Kennebunk Police Lt. Daniel Jones said of witnessing last week’s accident in Biddeford, when a truck driven by David Labonte swerved across oncoming traffic on...
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