60 resident community of Bancroft waiting on plan to deorganize
BANCROFT, Maine — A bill that has moved through the Legislature with little to no opposition from the 60 residents that it will impact could eventually turn Bancroft from a community into an...
View ArticleUndefeated Bucksport sweeps Madison in Maine Class C State Championship...
BREWER, Maine — A six-hit third inning produced four runs for Bucksport, giving Cassidy Adams all the run support she needed as she pitched a shutout to lead the Golden Bucks to their second...
View ArticleBangor Christian defeats Buckfield to win second straight Class D baseball...
STANDISH, Maine — The Bangor Christian baseball team capped off an overwhelming postseason with a victory fit for a champion Saturday afternoon. Senior right-hander Ben Bragg pitched a complete-game...
View ArticlePolice identify tractor-trailer driver questioned in death of Trek Across...
HANOVER, Maine — Police have identified the driver of a tractor-trailer that was stopped during the investigation into the fatal collision with a bicyclist from Massachusetts who was participating in...
View ArticleIran elects moderate cleric president to replace contentious Ahmadinejad
TEHRAN — Hassan Rouhani, a moderate Shiite cleric known as one of Iran’s leading foreign policy experts, has won the election to succeed Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as the Islamic Republic’s next president,...
View ArticleUS missiles, jets to stay in Jordan as Syria crisis rages
WASHINGTON — The United States said on Saturday it will keep Patriot missiles and F-16 jet fighters in Jordan after joint military exercises end next week while Secretary of State John Kerry said a...
View ArticleMoose mania: 4,110 permits drawn in Greenville
GREENVILLE, Maine — After welcoming an overflow crowd of more than 400 spectators to the 2013 moose permit lottery drawing on Saturday afternoon, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife...
View ArticleRichmond shuts out Penobscot Valley for Class D softball crown
STANDISH, Maine — Richmond High School’s senior class has enjoyed considerable athletic success during the last four years. On Saturday afternoon, the Bobcats ended that run with another state...
View ArticleSnowman pitches Cougars to third state C baseball title in four years with...
BANGOR — Dirigo High School senior righthander Chad Snowman didn’t know if he was going to play baseball this season after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his left knee at the end of...
View ArticleScarborough storms past Skowhegan 9-3 to win Class A state softball title
AUGUSTA, Maine — Marisa O’Toole slammed a home run and a triple and knocked in three runs to lead Scarborough to a 9-3 victory over Skowhegan in the Class A softball state championship game Saturday...
View ArticleGreenville hosts 2013 Moose Lottery Festival
The 2013 Moose Lottery Festival was held in Greenville by Moosehead Lake June 14-16 and featured vendors, a fishing derby, archery competition, games, speakers, art shows and more. The main event was...
View ArticleCar accident sends Skowhegan woman to Bangor hospital, diverts Trek Across...
FAIRFIELD, Maine — A two-car collision on the Norridgewock Road on Saturday morning caused a woman to be airlifted to the hospital with serious injuries and also forced police to divert the Trek Across...
View ArticleFairy Garden Workshop offered at Bar Harbor library on June 20 at 10:30 a.m.
BAR HARBOR — Where do you find fairy houses? In fairy gardens, of course! Learn how to create an inviting one of your own, and make something to take home to put in it during a workshop with author...
View ArticleMoose Mailbox featured in “The One-Way Bridge” to be raffled at Bar Harbor...
BAR HARBOR — The fun folks at the Jesup Memorial Library are getting into the spirit of “The One-Way Bridge” by Maine author Cathie Pelletier by raffling off a replica of the moose mailbox featured in...
View ArticleChesterville man pleads guilty to shooting at his roommate
FARMINGTON, Maine — A Chesterville man pleaded guilty Friday to shooting at his roommate inside a home Nov. 19, 2012. State police previously said that the bullet just missed the roommate. Philip...
View Article‘A family reunion with NASCAR and tractor pulling:’ lobster boat racing...
BOOTHBAY HARBOR, Maine — During the height of the busy summer fishing season, lobstermen’s lives can get busy, stressful and competitive. Which is all the more reason why Maine Lobster Boat Racing...
View ArticleYork subdues Winslow to win first baseball state championship since 1971
STANDISH, Maine – Adam Bailey scattered six hits during a complete-game pitching effort to lift York to a 4-1 victory over Winslow in the Class B baseball state championship game Saturday at Saint...
View ArticleTurkish riot police storm Istanbul park in bid to end protests
ISTANBUL — Turkish riot police stormed an Istanbul park at the heart of two weeks of protest against Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday, firing tear gas and water cannon and sending hundreds...
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