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Former Vermont ski resort exec pleads guilty to 1 charge, 9 dropped

By The Associated Press on Aug 15, 2021 03:10 pm
A former Vermont ski resort president pleaded guilty Friday to providing false documents during a failed plan to build a biotechnology plant in Newport using tens of millions of dollars in foreign investors' money.
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Disgraced lawyer Michael Avenatti’s financial woes revealed

By Tribune Content Agency on Aug 15, 2021 02:02 pm
Avenatti said he was crashing with a pal, didn’t have a car and owned little more than the clothes on his back.
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It’s your final chance to win Thomas Rhett tickets with our weekly BDN trivia

By Rosemary Lausier on Aug 15, 2021 01:53 pm
Take this week’s quiz and be automatically entered for a chance to win a pair of tickets to see Thomas Rhett at the Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion in Bangor on Friday.
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Connecticut man dies while hiking Mount Washington

By The Associated Press on Aug 15, 2021 01:26 pm
Officials said the man was was hiking with his sons when he suddenly collapsed in the early afternoon about two miles from a base station.
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Canned goods left for too long in your pantry can turn deadly

By Julia Bayly on Aug 15, 2021 01:00 pm
The biggest danger from spoiled canned food is botulism, according to food safety experts. Improperly prepared or stored home canning can create the right conditions for botulism spores to grow and produce a dangerous toxin.  
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Powerful quake adds to Haiti’s misery, killing at least 304

By The Associated Press on Aug 15, 2021 11:31 am
The disaster added to the plight of Haitians who were already grappling with the coronavirus pandemic, a presidential assassination and a wave of gang violence.
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Rhode Island man airlifted off Katahdin

By Rosemary Lausier on Aug 15, 2021 10:41 am
The man — who was in his 60s — was hiking down the Hunt Trail with his wife when he suffered several injuries, including to his lower leg, after falling about 6 feet.
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Lobster boat tracking coming to protect whales, fishery

By The Associated Press on Aug 15, 2021 10:00 am
It would provide regulators with better data to get an idea of where in the ocean lobsters are located.
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Bill could end North Carolina as a child bride destination

By The Associated Press on Aug 15, 2021 09:41 am
The proposed legislation would raise the minimum marriage age from 14 to 16 and limit the age difference between a 16-year-old and their spouse to four years.
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Afghan president flees the country as Taliban moves on Kabul

By The Associated Press on Aug 15, 2021 09:26 am
In a stunning rout, the Taliban seized nearly all of Afghanistan in just over a week, despite the hundreds of billions of dollars spent by the U.S. and NATO over nearly two decades to build up Afghan security forces.
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