Second fireworks store to open in Holden
HOLDEN, Maine — An Ohio-based fireworks business is one step closer to opening its second Maine store in early May, a company official said Thursday. Phantom Fireworks, which currently operates a...
View ArticleUMaine baseball team braves storm, opens season at Miami
MAINE vs. No. 13 MIAMI Time, site: Friday, Saturday, 7 p.m.; Sunday, noon, Mark Light Field, Coral Gables, Fla. Records (2013): Maine 37-22, Miami 37-25 Series, last meeting: Miami leads 61-12, Miami...
View ArticleMaine’s new Catholic bishop to be installed Friday; was investigator of sex...
PORTLAND, Maine — Bishop Richard Peter Deeley, 67, will become the head of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland and spiritual leader of nearly 200,000 people at a Mass Friday afternoon at the...
View Article$30K up for grabs. Entrepreneurs wanted.
The difference between successful entrepreneurs and everyone else isn’t that the former have all the good ideas. The difference is they act on those ideas. If you have an idea for a business, don’t...
View ArticleJulia B. (Sickles) Michaud
AUGUSTA – Julia B. Michaud, 54, passed away unexpectedly, Sunday February 16, 2014 at Maine General Hospital in Augusta. She was predeceased by her Mother Marjorie (Shorey) Damon. Julia is survived by...
View ArticleEileen M St. Louis
OLD TOWN – OLD TOWNEileen M. St. Louis, 72, died unexpectedly February 13, 2014 at a Tampa, FL hospital. She was born July 12, 1941 in Old Town the daughter of Norman J. and Olive L. (Thompson)...
View ArticleRichard M Newcomb
HAMPDEN – Richard M. Newcomb age 70 passed away at a health care facility in Orono on February 14, 2014. Richard was born January 18, 1944 in Bangor, Maine the son of Kenneth T. Newcomb and Ruth E....
View ArticleHazel Peabody
LINCOLNVILLE – Hazel Peabody, 89, passed away on Thursday, February 13, 2014 of natural causes.Hazel was born June 23, 1924 in East Union and was the second of Allen and Bernice (Gracie) Young’s five...
View ArticleElizabeth M Belcher
HAMPDEN – Elizabeth M. “Betty” (Fenlason) Belcher, 82, formerly of Hampden, Maine, died Monday, February 3, 2014, at the Treasure Coast Hospice, Stuart, Florida. Born in North New Portland, ME, Betty...
View ArticlePhilip S Bouchard
FORT KENT – Philip S. Bouchard, 85, died February 15, 2014 at Fort Kent. He was born at Fort Kent Mills, June 26, 1928, the son of Steven and Beatrice (Pelletier) Bouchard, the youngest of the family...
View ArticleRobert Francis Whalen
SULLIVAN – Robert Francis Whalen, Sr., 81, died February 15, 2014 at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor surrounded by his family. He was born on February 9, 1933 on the Track Road in Sullivan, the...
View ArticlePaula Marie Callnan
HOULTON AND FALMOUTH – Paula Marie (Broekman) (Bruso) Callnan, age 86, died peacefully on Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at Sedgewood Commons in Falmouth, ME. Paula was born on July 1, 1927, in...
View ArticleDan Brewer
CARIBOU AND PRESQUE ISLE – Dan Brewer, 73, died February 16, 2014 at his Presque Isle residence. He is survived by his wife Lois (Gartley) Brewer, his daughter Catherine Packard and her husband Dana,...
View Articlesoftball clinics on deck
EMCC SOFTBALL IS HOLDING HITTING AND FIELDING CLINICS AT FIELDS FOR KIDS IN BANGOR EVERY SATURDAY EVENING FROM 6:30 TO 8:00PM COST IS 15$ PER SESSION FOR MORE INFO CONTACT TIM CROWELL 944-9945 OR...
View ArticleWill Rep. Volk recuse herself on virtual schools vote?
The last few days have seen a surprising and encouraging agreement across the political aisle in Maine. Both Republicans and Democrats, from all ideological stripes, have come to the conclusion that a...
View ArticleReport: Gas pipeline not enough to avert New England energy crisis
New England is facing an energy crisis brought on by high natural gas prices, and the call by governors in the six states for a new, publicly funded natural gas pipeline does not go far enough to solve...
View ArticleStunning times at Class A girls and America East championships
The Maine swimming championship season is in full swing as the class A girls competed saturday at the Wallace pool in Orono. While this marks the end of the high school season, club and college...
View ArticleFirst Wind partners with environmental coalition to form $700,000 land...
PORTLAND, Maine — Industrial wind developer First Wind announced Tuesday that it has partnered with a coalition of not-for-profit organizations dedicated to preserving the Appalachian Trail to create a...
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