Shawmut man arrested after threatening girlfriend with knife, police say
WATERVILLE, Maine — A Shawmut man is facing a felony charge after police say he threatened his girlfriend with a knife early Friday morning. Even though James Chartrand, 45, never used the weapon, he...
View ArticleMilbridge WHRL Open House and Art Exhibit August 12
Women’s Health Resource Library Open House and Art Exhibit The Women’s Health Resource Library will host an Open House and Art Exhibit on Sunday August 12th from 3 p.m. – 5 p.m. at the library, located...
View ArticleBucksport woman accused of assaulting fellow jail inmate
ELLSWORTH, Maine — A Bucksport woman was charged with aggravated assault Tuesday after allegedly attacking a fellow inmate in Hancock County Jail. The attack happened in a cell block common area. The...
View ArticleOld shoes mean new funds for County cat rescue facility
CARIBOU, Maine — Most people look under the couch cushions while scrounging up a couple of bucks, but at the Halfway Home Pet Rescue, they check their shoes. The Caribou-based cat rescue recently...
View ArticleBiologists investigate Maine’s “remotest spot”
The “remotest spot” in Maine was recently found to be just 6 miles away from the nearest road. The location has cellphone reception, planes fly overhead regularly and a campground for backpackers is...
View ArticleFishing for answers sheds light on stripers
As far back as I can remember, and long before that, the Penobscot River has been a productive fishing ground for striped bass. Until five years ago, that is. Since then the sporty “schoolies” have...
View ArticleSearch for sharks ends on an unexpected high note off the coast of Maine
ON THE ATLANTIC OCEAN, OFF MOUNT DESERT ROCK, Maine — After pounding through 4- and 5-foot swells on the way out to his favorite shark-fishing spot, Capt. Pete Douvarjo idled back the motor on his...
View ArticleTalk to someone whose friend was shot to death, then debate gun laws
Bill Harwood discusses losing a close friend -- a federal prosecutor -- to gun violence.
View ArticleSeafood Hash with Lobster Hollandaise
This recipe is the winner of the 2012 Maine Lobster Festival Seafood Cooking Competition.
View ArticlePolice: Mass. man in jail after attempting to use counterfeit cash in Maine
OLD ORCHARD BEACH, Maine — A Massachusetts man who attempted to use counterfeit money at Palace Playland was arrested on Thursday, according to police. Fernando Paniss III, 41, of Milford, Mass.,...
View ArticleWoman who drove getaway car for boyfriend in York bank robbery gets 22 months...
PORTLAND, Maine — The New Hampshire woman who admitted driving a stolen getaway car for her boyfriend after he robbed a York bank last year has been sentenced to 22 months in federal prison. Christie...
View ArticleSmall cruise ship ties up in Eastport on 10-day Bay of Fundy cruise
EASTPORT, Maine — Why should Bar Harbor have all the fun? Eastport was the port o’ call Friday for a small cruise ship, The Grande Caribe, which tied up at 10:30 a.m. with its 50 passengers and 25 crew...
View ArticleRockland election season ready to roll
ROCKLAND, Maine — Rockland’s mayor said he will make an announcement by Wednesday — when nomination papers become available for municipal offices — on whether he will seek an unprecedented fifth...
View ArticleBucksport, Jay Verso mills to see more work, but not more jobs, from closure...
BUCKSPORT, Maine — Verso Paper Corp. announced Thursday that it will permanently shutter its Sartell, Minn., paper mill after a fatal explosion that gutted the plant on Memorial Day. Now,...
View ArticleNew Brunswick fishermen protest Maine lobster imports
ELLSWORTH, Maine — Maine lobstermen aren’t the only fishermen unhappy about the glut and resulting low price of lobster they are getting for their catch. Lobstermen in New Brunswick, just east across...
View ArticleFather of boy with severed hand won’t gain from lawsuit, lawyer says
ROCKLAND, Maine — The father of the 5-year-old boy whose hand was severed in June when a jump rope he was holding in a car inadvertently was caught in a wheel of that vehicle won’t gain financially if...
View ArticleCDC warns about pig flu at fairs
ATLANTA — It’s the season for state and county fairs, and health officials are reminding fairgoers to be careful around pigs because of a new flu spreading from the animals to people. Officials say 29...
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