BANGOR — Police in Bangor say a man has been charged with theft after using his father’s ATM card to withdraw money. Thirty-one-year-old Frederick Ward was at a hospital with his father — who was being treated — when he reportedly threatened to steal the father’s car. Lt. Jeff Millard says police were called, and […]
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4 charged in burglary at American Legion post
STOCKHOLM — Police say four people have been charged with burglarizing an American Legion post where eight ceremonial rifles were stolen. Sgt. Brian Harris says three men and a 17-year-old boy were apprehended late Wednesday at a mobile home park in Caribou after being linked to Monday’s break-in at the post in Stockholm. Twenty-year-old Steven […]
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Last space shuttle comes home, ends 30-year era
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Space shuttle Atlantis is back on Earth, and the shuttle era is over. Atlantis and its four astronauts glided through the twilight Thursday and landed in Florida shortly before sunrise. Hundreds gathered near the runway to welcome Atlantis home — and to bid NASA’s 30-year space shuttle program goodbye. Atlantis’ successful […]
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Gov. LePage holds Capitol for a Day in Piscataquis
DOVER-FOXCROFT— Gov. Paul LePage is in Piscataquis County to meet with business leaders and residents as he holds his sixth Capitol for a Day event. LePage starts the day Thursday with a tour of Mayo Regional Hospital in Dover-Foxcroft. He’ll then visit Pleasant River Lumber in Dover-Foxcroft, Pepin Industries in Greenville, Hardwood Products Co. […]
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Census: More gay couples living together in Maine
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The number of homes with same-sex couples has grown nearly 60 percent over the past decade in Maine, according to census data released as same-sex marriage advocates gather petitions that could lead to the state’s second statewide referendum on gay marriage. Data released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau show that […]
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EPA warns of unhealthful air quality
CONCORD, N.H. — Federal authorities say the air will be unhealthful in parts of New England, including southwestern New Hampshire and southern coastal Maine. The Environmental Protection Agency said Connecticut and central and northeastern Massachusetts also will be affected Thursday. EPA Administrator Curt Spalding said the heat contributes to elevated ozone levels that can […]
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Forum panel split on new health insurance plan
AUGUSTA — Health care experts disagreed Wednesday about the impact of new legislation that makes sweeping changes to the health insurance system in Maine.
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Collins bill would delay new boiler regulations
WASHINGTON — Citing the worries of a Maine business, Sen. Susan Collins and Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon introduced a bill Wednesday that would delay new federal regulations limiting emissions from industrial boilers.
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LOBSTER BOWL: McKee’s hard work pays off
HEBRON — When you break it down, all Colin McKee really did was what all good wide receivers do. He saw an opening, and he went for it.
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Eagles raise family at Waterville site
WATERVILLE — High atop a dead tree overlooking Messalonskee Stream, near homes and Waterville Senior High School, is a nest made with stout sticks that is big enough to hold a person.