Eric Stork, former EPA official who oversaw auto emissions compliance, dies...
Eric O. Stork, an Environmental Protection Agency regulator who tangled with the auto industry over automobile air pollution standards, died Feb. 2 at his home in Arlington County, Va. He was 87. The...
View ArticleCaribou-Hermon boys summary
CARIBOU 58, HERMON 39 Hermon (12-9) Beaton 1-2 7-8 9, Thayer 9-24 6-7 26, Kelly 0-0 0-0 0, Plummer 2-5 0-0 4, Verrill 0-0 0-0 0, Bennett 0-0 0-0 0, Kipler 0-0 0-0 0, Feeney 0-2 0-2 0, Marseille 0-0 0-0...
View Article$25 rent proposal for Bangor Farmers’ Market sparks heated council debate
BANGOR, Maine — Members of the City Council spent nearly 40 minutes Tuesday night arguing about whether to charge the Bangor Farmers ’ Market $25 per year to set up shop in a place it used for free in...
View ArticleSenior guard Dayne Savage scores 32 to lead Caribou boys past Hermon, into EM...
BANGOR, Maine — Caribou has been able to wear down opponents with strong defense and a balanced, well-oiled offense. On Wednesday afternoon, the Vikings rode a stellar individual performance from...
View ArticleJacqueline L. (McClay) Beals
CARIBOU and MARS HILL – Jacqueline L. (McClay) Beals, 87, ended her long journey on earth and went to be with the Lord Feb. 19, 2014, with her family by her side. She was born May 13, 1926, in Boston,...
View ArticleH. Vivian Bethune
LINCOLN – H. Vivian Bethune, 78, wife of the late Percy Bethune passed away Feb. 19, 2014, at a Lincoln hospital. She was born April 14, 1935, in Pleasant Hills, Nova Scotia, the daughter of Robert and...
View ArticleOld Town police release identity of woman struck, killed by vehicle on Poplar...
OLD TOWN, Maine — Old Town police have identified the woman who was struck and killed by a vehicle Wednesday night on Poplar Street. Tamela Glenn, 54, of Old Town died at the accident scene, Old Town...
View ArticleBoston’s Ortiz combative toward critics of contract request
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz has a rejoinder for the critics who insist he should honor the final year of his contract rather than request a one-year extension. “I’m...
View ArticleAugusta man gets 2 years for robbing local pharmacy 13 months ago
BANGOR, Maine — An Augusta man who admitted robbing a local pharmacy 13 months ago was sentenced Thursday in U.S. District Court to two years in prison. Anthony Post, 20, also was sentenced to three...
View ArticleMaine human trafficking bill wins heartfelt support of police, women’s groups...
AUGUSTA, Maine — “I could tell you stories here today that would make you throw up.” Those were the words of Detective Sgt. Steve Webster, speaking Thursday in support of a bill that would help victims...
View ArticleColorado lawmaker leaves behind loaded handgun in state Capitol
DENVER — A Colorado lawmaker said on Thursday he found a loaded handgun that one of his colleagues had mistakenly left in a room at the Capitol building where a committee had discussed a bipartisan...
View ArticleSafe in Boston, Angus King recounts brush with car bombing Wednesday in Beirut
AUGUSTA, Maine — When Sen. Angus King’s office publicized his five-day trip to the Middle East last week, they left one stop off the published itinerary: Lebanon. The public was left unaware of the...
View ArticleEast Machias Selectmen Enter Fight to Save County Jails, Downeast...
Washington County municipalities opposed to a proposed closure of the Downeast Correctional Facility as well as a state takeover of the county jail are being encouraged to sign on to a pair of...
View ArticleHodgdon boys knock off Easton, advance to EM ‘D’ final
BANGOR, Maine — After barely winning a slowdown game against upset-minded Easton in last year’s tournament, Hodgdon coach Rob Smith felt his team needed to be the aggressor in their meeting this time...
View ArticleA 4-part recipe for ultimate abs
You don’t need to — and shouldn’t — work your abs every day. Just like every other muscle group, your abs need a break between workouts. And overtraining them, especially doing endless crunches (or any...
View ArticleRavenous ‘Veloci-teens’ Wipe Out Pantries Across State
So these past few weeks have been super-money-saving, crazy, I-feel-bad-for-the-cashiers-at-Shaws couponing months. Check out my friend Ally’s page, More Bang(or) For Your Buck for details, tips,...
View Article‘The victims deserve more’: Murdered woman’s brother, others testify in...
AUGUSTA, Maine — The Legislature’s Judiciary Committee wanted stories Thursday that illustrate why Maine needs a cold-case squad to solve the state’s 120 unsolved homicides. So Michael Hawkes gave them...
View ArticleMathers free throws lift Southern Aroostook past Van Buren in OT, into title...
BANGOR, Maine — Freshman guard Jackson Mathers is a 90 percent free-throw shooter and he hasn’t let the pressure of the Eastern Maine Class D tournament bother him. Mathers sank eight of his nine free...
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