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Tuesday, November 26, 2019 at 1 pm

 

American Folk Festival ends after 18 years on Bangor waterfront


The American Folk Festival said Tuesday that the 2019 edition of the 18-year-old festival was its last.
 
 
 

AC Moore to close more than 140 stores — including one near Bangor Mall


Up to 40 A.C. Moore stores will be replaced by Michaels, another chain of arts and crafts stores, sometime in 2020.
 
 
 

These foodies want you to raid grandma’s recipe box for her best Maine recipes


The recipes are likely to be included in a cookbook timed for release as Maine celebrates its bicentennial next year.
 
 
 

Sanford city worker fatally struck by bucket truck while hanging Christmas wreaths


The man, who has not been identified, was struck about 1:30 p.m. on Main Street near Springvale District Court, according to the Sanford Police Department.
 
 
 

The end of Happy Wheels leaves Maine’s biggest roller derby team without a home


One of Portland’s dearest sports teams may soon find themselves without a permanent home.
 
 
 

Get ready for Thanksgiving with these trivia questions


Before you head to a jam-packed Hannaford for those last-minute ingredients, quiz your Thanksgiving knowledge with these questions.
 
 
 

Federal judge says Donald McGahn must comply with House subpoena


The outcome could lead to renewed efforts by House Democrats to compel testimony from other high-ranking officials, including former national security adviser John Bolton.
 
 
 

New manager, local businesses are reinvigorating the long struggling Aroostook Centre Mall


Bruce Brigman says he has accomplished much of the first part of his plan: he has seen a noticeable rise in traffic across the mall since the beginning of his tenure.
 
 
 

He found his grandmother’s notebook of traditional Acadian folk songs. Now he’s turning them into an album.


Guitarist and singer Rob Sylvain never heard his grandmother, Elisa, sing the traditional Acadian folk songs she knew and loved. But when she died in 1998, she left behind a tattered, spiral-bound notebook filled with handwritten lyrics.
 
 
 

Bangor’s Styrofoam ban starts next year, but many restaurants have already phased it out


The new ban will take effect on Jan. 1, a full year before an almost identical ban takes effect across the whole state of Maine.
 
 
 

Why the UMaine football team failed to make the playoffs this season


The Black Bears showed a lot of grit and determination, putting together a four-game winning streak to overcome a 2-5 start. But New Hampshire ended their playoff hopes with a 28-10 win on Saturday.
 
 
 

East Grand pulls out of Aroostook County regional high school plan


A proposed regional high school for southern Aroostook County is heading back to the Maine Department of Education for consideration after one of the member schools pulled out of the project.
 
 
 

Bangor woman’s ‘Wheel of Fortune’ mishap sparks outcry over game show’s rules


A Bangor woman last week became the second Mainer in less than a month to narrowly lose out on winning an episode of a wildly popular game show.
 
 
 

Maine transportation funding panel deadlocks on gas tax as it nears December deadline


A blue-ribbon commission has one more meeting scheduled before the Legislature reconvenes to propose solutions to bridge a shortfall for road and bridge maintenance that now sits at $232 million.
 
 
 

Bucksport’s salmon farm has received the last permit it needs to start building


The company planning what could be New England’s first indoor Atlantic salmon farm in Bucksport received its final building permit Monday.
 
 
 

Bucksport paper mill owner completes sale of on-site power plant to NY firm


A New York City-based investment firm has completed its purchase of the electrical plant at the former Verso Paper mill site in Bucksport.
 
 
 

Hampden man guilty of murder in sister-in-law’s death


Jurors found a Hampden man guilty Monday of murder in the shooting death of his sister-in-law last year.
 
 

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