An outbreak of lawlessness in Washington, DC
For all the gnashing of teeth over the lack of comity and civility in Washington, the real problem is not etiquette but the breakdown of constitutional norms. Such as the one just spectacularly blown...
View ArticleMary’s Walk and Kerrymen Pub 5k registration opens
SACO – With black Friday in the rear view mirror and cyber Monday staring us in the face, the holiday seasons are in full swing. Many people are looking for the right gift idea or for a unique way to...
View ArticleFood confessions: reining in holiday eating
I hear a lot of food confessions. When this first happened I wasn’t quite sure how to react — did people want me to absolve them, or did they want to know if they were normal? And who was I to say?...
View ArticleWe might feel helpless in face of mass violence, but we’re not
Breaking news: You’re about to be assaulted by images of mass violence. They will be closely followed by an outraged nation so fundamentally indifferent to possible solutions that absolutely nothing...
View ArticleWant to start a business? Down East Maine has strong network to help you out
The Sunrise County Economic Council and Washington Hancock Community Agency would like to thank the Bangor Daily News for its Nov. 5 editorial on the important role entrepreneurship plays in creating...
View ArticleRockland-area teachers call for superintendent’s removal
ROCKLAND, Maine — The war of words between teachers and administrators in the Rockland area school system against the superintendent is escalating. Teachers submitted a letter to the school board and...
View Article‘Fast and Furious’ actor Paul Walker dies in car crash
LOS ANGELES — Actor Paul Walker, best known for his roles in the “Fast and the Furious” action movies, died on Saturday in a car crash in Southern California, his publicist said. Walker, 40, who was in...
View ArticleNo deaths in 70-car pileup in Worcester, Mass.
WORCESTER, Mass. — Interstate 290 westbound in Worcester has reopened Sunday after a series of crashes in icy morning conditions forced the busy road to close. State police reported that more than 70...
View ArticleCalais heads list of EM Class C girls basketball contenders
The Calais High School girls basketball team won the State Class C title in 2010 but lost to Waynflete of Portland 59-55 in last year’s state final. They are seen as the favorite to return to the state...
View ArticleFamily of paralyzed Bangor child find charity effort ‘overwhelming’
ORRINGTON, Maine — Since a bullet paralyzed a 3-year-old girl when she was shot in the neck at her Bangor residence last month, the girl’s grandmother says her family has endured a torrent of...
View ArticleOne man saved from Veazie trailer fire
Fire and heavy smoke twice repelled rescuers before they reportedly saved a town man Saturday from dying in a burning home on Chase Road.
View ArticleBouchard-led Houlton squad among Class C boys hoop favorites
Houlton High School junior forward Kyle Bouchard has point guard skills in a 6-foot-5, 225-pound frame, and he’s used that to give his Eastern Maine Class C foes fits the past two seasons. Containing...
View ArticleDartmouth handles UMaine men’s basketball team
BANGOR, Maine – The University of Maine received double-digit efforts from both Zarko Valjarevic and Till Gloger but fell to 1-5 overall as Dartmouth (3-1) defeated the Black Bears 81-56 at the Cross...
View ArticleHealth care services in Ashland area to expand as a result of collaborative...
ASHLAND, Maine — Residents of Ashland and those in need of medical care in surrounding communities will benefit from a $300,000 federal grant that will help expand local health care services. The...
View ArticleFirst ‘somewhat significant’ snowfall in northern, Down East Maine causes...
Light but steady snowfall in northern Maine and rain along the Down East coast caused dozens of mostly minor accidents Sunday as many motorists coped with freezing roads for the first time since last...
View ArticleTV, radio sports schedule for Dec. 2, 2013
BASKETBALL, MEN FLORIDA at CONNECTICUT, 7 p.m., ESPN2-TV BOSTON UNIVERSITY at QUINNIPIAC, 7 p.m., NESN-TV VANDERBILT at TEXAS, 9 p.m., ESPN2-TV FOOTBALL, NFL NEW ORLEANS at SEATTLE, 8:30 p.m., ESPN-TV;...
View ArticleJeffrey Earl Welch
In Loving Memory Of JEFFREY EARL WELCH April 2, 1956 – Dec. 5, 2012 There are no words to express how speechless we are to lose you so unexpectedly. You will forever be a part of The Scott family…We...
View ArticleSylvia (Burby) Cloukey
OLD ORCHARD BEACH – Sylvia (Burby) Cloukey, 82, died peacefully and with dignity at her daughter’s home on Dec. 3, 2013, after a 20 year battle with Parkinson’s disease. Sylvia was born in Ashland, and...
View ArticleGordon J. King
ELLSWORTH – Gordon J. King, 63, died Nov. 27, 2013, at Collier’s Nursing Home of cancer. He was born Oct. 27, 1950, in Bradley, the son of Louis King Jr. and Ramona (Raymond) King. Gordon graduated...
View ArticleAndre E. Cushing Jr.
HERMON – Andre Emerson “Buddy” Cushing Jr., 80, husband of Jane Purcell Cushing, died Dec. 4, 2013, at his home, surrounded by family. He was born July 19, 1933, in Bangor, son of Andre Emerson and...
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