4-year-old girl killed in Lyman crash
LYMAN, Maine — A four-year-old girl was killed Monday evening when an SUV driven by her mother crashed into a tree in the York County town of Lyman, Maine State Police have confirmed. Killed in the...
View ArticleLocal sports results for May 6, 2013
Today’s games HIGH SCHOOL Girls Tennis Brunswick at Messalonskee, 4 p.m. Edward Little at Brewer, 5 p.m. Presque Isle at Caribou, 3:30 p.m. Washington Acad. at Woodland, 3:30 p.m. Boys Tennis Edward...
View ArticleAnniversary of blast that killed two Maine soldiers marked, mom recalls...
BREWER, Maine — The mother of Staff Sgt. David Veverka, who was killed In Iraq seven years ago Monday while serving with the 172nd Mountain Infantry, said she got a Mother’s Day message from her son in...
View ArticleLevant woman hurt after being struck by vehicle in pharmacy parking lot
BANGOR, Maine — A 61-year-old Levant woman was taken to a Bangor hospital for treatment of injuries she suffered when she was struck early Monday evening by a vehicle in a pharmacy parking lot....
View ArticleSenate approves online sales tax; House support isn’t so certain
WASHINGTON — A bill that would authorize states to collect sales taxes for online purchases easily passed the Senate on Monday with bipartisan support, but it faces a tougher hurdle in the House of...
View ArticleWarren OKs indoor sports complex
WARREN, Maine — The town planning board gave final approval last week to a proposed indoor sports facility. The planning board gave approval to WSF LLC’s application to construct a 68,850-square-foot...
View ArticleJudge sets bail at $50,000 cash for Bangor man who caused standoff
BANGOR, Maine — A District Court judge set bail at $50,000 cash for a local man who caused a brief but tense standoff last week at his residence. Harold Rogers, 43, of Bangor was charged with...
View ArticleForest rangers investigating small brush fire in Sebec
SEBEC, Maine — Forest rangers and firefighters were able to quickly extinguish a small brush fire along the Milo Road on Monday morning. Kent Nelson, Fire Prevention Specialist for the Maine Forest...
View ArticleTwo charged in Indian Island Health Center break-in
BANGOR, Maine — Bail was set Monday for two men from the Old Town area accused of breaking into the Penobscot Indian Nation’s health center late last week in search of prescription drugs. Brandon...
View ArticleGuardian ad litem reform and the revision of LD872
On Thursday May 9 at 2 pm at the State House in Augusta (room 428) there will be the final hearing on the bill LD872. What will it look like? We have caught glimpses of the direction the bill may take....
View ArticleBangor councilors back citywide synthetic drug ban
BANGOR, Maine — The city’s Government Operations Committee supported a citywide ban on synthetic drugs, including synthetic marijuana, bath salts and related substances, during a Monday night meeting....
View ArticleThree women missing for a decade found alive in Cleveland home
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Three Ohio women believed abducted separately about a decade ago were found alive together on Monday at a Cleveland house near where they had last been seen, and three brothers were...
View ArticleHudson wildfire contained to less than 1.5 acres, ranger says
HUDSON, Maine — Damage from a fast-moving wildfire off Hudson Road Monday evening was contained to less than 1.5 acres, thanks to rapid response from area fire departments and weather conditions that...
View ArticleBruins’ balance sinks Maple Leafs
TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs wanted to take more shots on the Boston Bruins goal on Monday. They did generate more shots but Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask stopped 45 of those 47 shots. The Maple...
View ArticleBrewer school leaders name teachers on chopping block
BREWER, Maine — The “worst case scenario” for next year’s Brewer school budget means that all current first-year teachers and eight others, who were officially listed at Monday’s school board meeting,...
View ArticleWhy Flash Media Will Burn You
Article first published as Why Flash Media Will Burn You on Technorati. USB Flash drives are absolutely amazing, capable of storing up to ONE TERABYTE of data in the palm of your hand is miraculous....
View ArticleDrew’s two-out double in 11th lifts Sox by Twins
BOSTON — Stephen Drew’s fourth hit of the game, a double with two outs in the 11th inning, gave the Red Sox a 6-5 victory over the Minnesota Twins as Boston ended a three-game losing streak. After...
View ArticleStudents can’t resist multi-tasking, and it’s impairing their memory
Evidence suggests that when students multitask while doing schoolwork, their learning is far spottier and shallower.
View ArticleOn its way up: Scenes from stage construction at the Bangor Waterfront
With the Waterfront Concert Series set to start in Bangor, stage construction has brought massive cranes, rolls of new turf and construction workers dangling in mid-air from as high as 69 feet. It took...
View ArticleIndustry man charged with aggravated assault, burglary arrested
FARMINGTON, Maine — An Industry man sought by police last week was found at a home in New Sharon on Saturday and arrested on felony charges of aggravated assault and burglary and a charge of violation...
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