Harden, Smith lift Rockets by Celtics
HOUSTON — James Harden scored 21 points and Greg Smith added 20 on 8-of-9 shooting off the bench as Houston held off the Boston Celtics 101-89 in NBA action Friday night. Chandler Parsons collected 15...
View ArticleWhat home and business owners need to know about insurance
For anyone who suffered serious damage from Superstorm Sandy, the following will sound like the advice to close the barn door after the horse escapes. However, we are subject to serious storms at any...
View ArticleQuimby national park had powerful new opponent, official says
EAST MILLINOCKET, Maine — The Quimby family pulled its 70,000-acre national park proposal off the table just as what might have been the plan’s most powerful opponents were gearing up, Selectman Mark...
View ArticleLambda Chi Alpha tries to move on after plane crash took 3 brothers
On the morning of Friday, Nov. 16, the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity went on a group excursion to tour the Bangor Air Force Base, where fraternity alumnus William “B.J.” Hannigan worked. After walking...
View ArticleIs your child on track?
Before I was a dad I could be found talking about pretty much anything. But as a new parent goes, most of my conversations start off the same way. “Hi. How are you? I’m fine thank you. My son? Yes he...
View ArticleMore than 2,000 without power as Bangor Hydro seeks outage cause
BANGOR, Maine — Bangor Hydro crews are patrolling power lines to determine the cause of an outage that is affecting more than 2,000 customers in Bangor, Orono, Old Town and surrounding towns. Once the...
View ArticleGuns reported stolen from Bar Harbor inn
BAR HARBOR, Maine — Police say they have recovered three guns and that a local man has confessed to taking them from an inn on Holland Avenue. According to Sgt. Shaun Farrar of the Bar Harbor Police...
View ArticleBangor Elves give away cash, gift cards and lots of holiday cheer
BANGOR, Maine — The smiles that spread across a person’s face when they are given something out of the blue — something they didn’t ask for — is the reward. “It’s amazing,” a Bangor Elf said on...
View ArticleBangor police, fire officials respond to rollover that trapped driver near EMMC
BANGOR, Maine — A minivan and SUV collided at the intersection of State and Otis streets on Saturday afternoon, and the impact was hard enough to roll the SUV over and trap the female driver inside....
View ArticleNames and ages of those killed in Conn. rampage
Names and ages of the 26 people gunned down at a Connecticut elementary school Friday in the second-deadliest school shooting in U.S. history: Charlotte Bacon, 6 Daniel Barden, 7 Rachel Davino, 29...
View ArticleConn. school shootings hit close to home for those in Stockton Springs...
STOCKTON SPRINGS, Maine — The terrible news coming from a Connecticut elementary school shocked and saddened Mainers everywhere, but it hit close to home for residents of the small town of Stockton...
View ArticleSlate’s Prudence: Ask Me Anything
Editor’s note: Slate’s Dear Prudence advice columnist Emily Yoffe responded to questions on Wednesday about her favorite letters, her personal life and her long-distance friendship with writer Dan...
View ArticleMaine Genealogical Society quarterlies well worth membership
In the early years of the Maine Genealogical Society, its quarterly contained both resources and news about genealogical activities and other items. Since then, the quarterly publication has evolved...
View ArticlePublic gets rare glimpse at historic Acadia gatekeeper’s home
ACADIA NATIONAL PARK, Maine — If not for the 21st century vehicles parked in the driveway, the scene Saturday morning outside a house in the park would have resembled a bygone era. Small groups of...
View ArticleJonesport-Beals outlasts Deer Isle-Stonington in overtime
JONESPORT, Maine — Garet Beal scored 42 points and Thomas Beal made four straight free throws in the final minute of overtime as the defending state champion Jonesport-Beals boys basketball team...
View ArticleThe right-to-work dilemma
For all the fury and fistfights outside the Lansing Capitol, what happened in Michigan this week was a simple accommodation to reality. The most famously unionized state, birthplace of the United Auto...
View ArticleHow to survive your in-laws: Family gatherings
Married? Here’s some advice on your visiting with your in-laws from the book “How to Survive Your In-Laws” (Hundreds of Heads Books, hundredsofheads.com, $13.95), straight from people who’ve done it:...
View ArticleHomemade Ornaments!
Im just going to give a BIT of insight on us here….Sean and I are VERY sentimental, we dont get rid of anything that reminds us of someone or something special! Some of you may automatically think our...
View ArticleBangor hockey team routs Lawrence 8-2
BANGOR, Maine — Kyle Farley scored early and Parker Sanderson and Jordan Tracy scored often as the Bangor High School Rams skated to an 8-2 high school hockey victory over Lawrence of Fairfield on...
View ArticleCandlelight Vigil for Sandy Hook Victims
Join us for a Candlelight Vigil for Sandy Hook Elementary School Victims Sunday evening at 5:00 p.m. at Westmarket Square in Bangor in solidarity with the vigil being held in Portland at the same time....
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