Cause of death for Bath man, 39, found Sunday afternoon remains undetermined
BATH, Maine — The cause of death of a 39-year-old Bath man, whose body was discovered by his girlfriend Sunday afternoon, remains undetermined. Police believe Joel Theriault died overnight Saturday in...
View ArticleMaine conservative Senate candidate defends ‘flamboyantly prancing around’ in...
LEWISTON, Maine — A state senate candidate seeking election in 2014 said he’s proud of a video clip that includes footage of him dancing in a Brazilian-style swimsuit. Eric Brakey of New Gloucester...
View ArticleAs KahBang turns five, organizers promise ‘big party,’ festival atmosphere,...
For its fifth birthday, the KahBang Festival, set for downtown Bangor and the Waterfront Aug. 8-11, is celebrating things a little differently than in years prior. With age comes wisdom, you could say....
View ArticleHow Obamacare can help workers, keep business competitive
These days I’ve become aware of people discussing the need for healing and resiliency to an extent I just don’t remember from the past. This Saturday I came across an OpEd in The New York Times...
View Article‘It should never be legal to murder a child’
When I was younger, I wrote multiple times per week in order to make sense of the difficult aspects of our world. I don’t write often anymore. Maybe as I get older I’m getting more jaded. Maybe I have...
View ArticlePortland officials seek to quell controversy over fate of Congress Square area
PORTLAND, Maine — While a neighborhood group continues to oppose plans for selling a portion of Congress Square Plaza, the city is urging the public to look beyond the hardscaped open space. The city’s...
View ArticleChanges to the Associated Grocers Board of Directors
Michael Comeau of Jericho, Vt., has been elected to the Board of Directors of Associated Grocers of New England. Thomas Rath has been named Director Emeritus. After serving 10 years, Robert George of...
View ArticleRecalling all mavericks
As congressional leaders depart the nation’s capital for a much-deserved five-week break, it is with a sense of relief and pride in accomplishment: A grand bargain budget that ends sequestration and...
View ArticleBoston mob boss ‘Whitey’ Bulger faces life imprisonment as case goes to jury
BOSTON — The jury in the trial of James “Whitey” Bulger on Tuesday began deliberating whether the former Boston mob boss is guilty of murder and racketeering charges that could put him in prison for...
View ArticleEnfield man flips car, walks home after accident
MEDFORD, Maine — An Enfield man accidentally flipped his car, then walked at least two miles late Monday before getting a ride home and reporting the accident, police said. Sixty-year-old Dwayne Gilman...
View ArticlePortland eyes adding city’s first roundabouts at busy intersection near USM
PORTLAND, Maine —The Portland City Council on Monday voted unanimously to move ahead with plans for reconfiguring one of the city’s most congested, most confusing and most dangerous intersections....
View Article10 new Maine books to read before summer’s out
“Islands of Time,” by Barbara Kent Lawrence, May 2013, Just Write Books, 225 pages, paperback, $14.95, ebook, $7.99. During the summer of 1958, 14-year-old Rebecca “Becky” Granger found herself on an...
View ArticleBroadreach Public Relations welcomes recent graduate Jillian Kanter
PORTLAND, Maine — Broadreach Public Relations, a growing communications firm headquartered on Portland’s waterfront, welcomes Jillian Kanter of Swampscott, Mass., as public relations executive...
View ArticleCitizens Radio Controlled Watches
Citizens Radio Controlled watches are not just accurate – they are atomic clock accurate! While most of us need and appreciate a watch that is fairly accurate, there are lots of professionals out there...
View ArticleMaine Winter Sports Center to pull out of Bigrock Ski Area
MARS HILL, Maine — For the second time this summer, The Maine Winter Sports Center has announced it is ending its relationship with a Maine ski area. On Tuesday the organization issued a press release...
View ArticleWill Republicans blow it again in 2014 campaign?
In the past few weeks, the U.S. Senate races of 2014 have started to take shape. Elizabeth Cheney, daughter of the former vice president, announced that she would take on Wyoming Sen. Mike Enzi in a...
View ArticleVREELAND MARKETING & DESIGN RE-BRANDS FOR A NEW ADVERTISING ERA
Yarmouth, Maine (August 6, 2013) — Vreeland Marketing & Design is celebrating its 35th anniversary this year with re-branding that illustrates just how dramatically marketing has changed in three...
View ArticleClawd for responsible gambling
Clawd the lobster and his handler Stephan the chef are the characters Hollywood Casino came up with to promote responsible gaming at the facility this week.
View ArticleShould Maine’s surplus fund state income tax cuts or go to cities and towns?
AUGUSTA, Maine — For the first time since its creation, state dollars are being funneled into a new income tax reduction program, thanks to a roughly $58 million surplus in the recently concluded...
View ArticleBangor transient faces felony charge after alleged beer theft
BANGOR, Maine — A local transient is facing a felony theft charge after allegedly taking beer from a Hammond Street convenience store. Chance Scott, 46, has three prior convictions for theft, according...
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