Man faces homicide charges in Saturday crash that killed Biddeford pastor, wife
BARRINGTON, N.H. — Barrington resident John Shaw is facing negligent homicide and DWI charges after Saturday’s head-on collision that killed The Rev. Joel McLain and his wife, Maxine, both of...
View ArticleZamboni on auction block in Auburn
AUBURN, Maine — An old city Zamboni, loaders, snowblowers and other surplus city equipment will go on the auction block in October. Councilors voted 4-3 to schedule the auction to sell the old...
View ArticleAuburn council approves synthetic drug ban over objections
AUBURN, Maine — Councilors approved a ban on synthetic drugs, despite a last-ditch effort by Councilor Joshua Shea to derail it. “We are being asked to create a law here, and it’s not just an ‘I hate...
View ArticleCitizen Promaster Divers Watches
Many people have voted the Citizen Promaster Divers watch as the most beautiful divers watch ever. When you first gaze at it, you notice that the Citizen promaster diver watch has an ultra large and...
View ArticleOne in four U.S. heart disease deaths could be prevented, CDC says
CHICAGO — About one in four U.S. deaths from heart disease could be avoided with better prevention efforts and treatment, according to a first-of-its-kind report from the U.S. Centers for Disease...
View ArticleNullification everywhere
Washington and Colorado are getting lots of love on the left for legalizing recreational marijuana use. The states are especially looking like winners now that the Obama administration has announced...
View ArticleIs sugar a toxin? Experts debate the role of fructose in our obesity epidemic
American eaters love a good villain. Diets that focus on one clear bad guy have gotten traction even as the bad guy has changed: fat, carbohydrates, animal products, cooked food, gluten. And now Robert...
View ArticleEastern Tire Sales to Aid Conservation
Eastern Tire Inc. in Rockland will donate $5 to Georges River Land Trust for every Michelin tire sold between 8/22 and 9/24. “We are so grateful to Eastern Tire for their long term commitment to local...
View ArticleBDN Maine Outdoors fall issue is out
In the coming days, the fall issue of Bangor Daily News Outdoors will hit newsstands around the region, and we hope you’ll pick up a copy and take a peak. And keep your money in your pocket: As always,...
View ArticleLocal sports results for Sept. 3, 2013
Today’s games HIGH SCHOOL Field Hockey Bangor at Messalonskee, 4 p.m. Dexter at John Bapst, 6 p.m. Hampden at Skowhegan, 4 p.m. Maine Central Institute at Lincoln, 4 p.m. Mattanawcook at Central, 4...
View ArticleEuropean Ukrainian. The country bargains for a dialogue with EU
These days the world changes promptly and new economic tendencies force to look for new trade areas, labour, as well as perspective directions of strengthening of the European Community. These days the...
View ArticleKorean-style chicken wings just in time for football
The best dishes are often those that only contain a few ingredients. This dish certainly fulfills those criteria.
View ArticleThomaston teen gets 40 days for assaulting health care staffers
ROCKLAND, Maine — A 19-year-old Thomaston woman was sentenced Tuesday to 40 days in jail for assaulting two employees at the local hospital. Sierra McDonald was sentenced by Justice Jeffrey Hjelm in...
View ArticleBrewer police nab Texas man with felony drunken-driving warrant
BREWER, Maine — A Texas man with a felony drunken-driving warrant was arrested Tuesday evening in Brewer, according to police. A local business told police around 7:30 p.m. that a possible drunken...
View ArticleYork man suffers life-threatening head injury in Edgecomb motorcycle crash
EDGECOMB, Maine — A York man was in fair condition at Central Maine Medical Center Wednesday morning after suffering a life-threatening head injury in a motorcycle crash Sunday. David Fitzgerald, 58,...
View ArticleCahmden, USA.
Cahmden By Camden Emmet Camden is number one. Just ask us. It is routine that my home town makes the best or the prettiest or the most pretentious list. Big deal. Most recently it is Frommers.com....
View ArticleWild and Scenic Film Festival Comes to College of the Atlantic!
Join College of the Atlantic and Friends of Acadia when they host the “Wild and Scenic Film Festival On Tour” at the Gates Community Center, September 20, 2013. Doors open at 6:30pm, with the films...
View ArticleMultiplatinum Christian recording artist brings tour to Cross Insurance Center
BANGOR, Maine — Multiplatinum Christian musician Michael W. Smith, on his Worship Around The World Tour, will perform Friday, Nov. 1, at the Cross Insurance Center. Jason Crabb, Christian music’s...
View ArticleThursday, Sept. 5, 2013: Wheat, Ke$ha and Syria
GMO, no After reading the Aug. 30 BDN letter “Correcting Wheat” by Judi Adams, president of the Wheat Foods Council, I had to respond. Yes, wheat has been genetically modified for as far back as we...
View ArticlePutting a HALT to Readdiction and Relapse.
Recently we have heard from parents who have gone through divorce and who have secondary custody to a drug addict and/or an alcoholic. Those who have shared their story with us have acknowledged that...
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