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Saturday, October 5, 2019

Impeachment probe reaches into White House with new subpoena


For the first time, the impeachment inquiry reached directly into the White House on Friday as Democrats subpoenaed officials about contacts with Ukraine and President Donald Trump signaled his administration would not cooperate.
 

Help pick America’s fattest bear


The bears in Alaska’s Katmai National Park become so mammoth that the park for five years has run an annual contest to name the most blubbery bear of all.
 

Mercedes reached 120 mph before leading police on chase down Bangor walking path


A high-speed chase through Bangor on Tuesday night started about 35 miles north of the Queen City, when Maine State Police tried to stop a car they suspected was driven by a 37-year-old who was wanted for earlier misdemeanors.
 

Marijuana jobs, fire cider and ‘wall of shame’: Here’s what BDN readers talked about this week


Here's a roundup of the biggest conversation starters that happened in the Bangor Daily News' comment sections this week.
 

Maine has seen a record-breaking number of cases of a tick-borne disease this year


“The risk of tick-borne illnesses remains high through November, so we urge everyone to protect themselves from tick bites.”
 

UMaine disappointed with Kent State’s handling of Title IX probe related to stoppage of field hockey game


“A different decision should have been made to ultimately ensure the game reached its conclusion."
 

Man who threatened Walmart purchased AR-15 ammunition there weeks before retail ban


Jeremey Hugh Rogers, 25, of Norwalk, Connecticut, has been in custody since his arrest in Rockport on Aug. 22. He faces terrorism and weapons charges.
 

Waterfront owners lose battle in beach dispute


Maine’s supreme court says Goose Rocks Beach belongs to the town of Kennebunkport and not the beachfront landowners who spent years fighting to keep the public off the beach.
 

Ukraine reviews cases on owner of firm that hired Joe Biden son


Ukraine's top prosecutor said Friday his office is reviewing several cases related to the owner of a gas company where the son of former Vice President Joe Biden sat on the board, but he added that he wasn't aware of any evidence of wrongdoing by either Biden.
 

Princeton man allegedly set fire to friend’s Hampden home


The State Fire Marshal’s office has arrested a Princeton man and charged him with arson after he allegedly set fire to his friend’s home in Hampden earlier this week, destroying the house.
 

St. Mary’s hospital still won’t say whether it notified patients of ‘wall of shame’


Federal law requires health care organizations to tell patients when their information is inappropriately disclosed.
 

A Brewer nonprofit for people with disabilities will almost triple in size


Downeast Horizons provides support to people with autism and other disabilities through daytime programs at the Brewer location on Dirigo Drive, in group homes in Bar Harbor, Hancock and Ellsworth and at about 20 adult foster care homes.
 

Presque Isle will adopt state retirement program to help retain its first responders


A contentious city council meeting lasting nearly three hours Wednesday night ended with a 5-2 vote in favor of reinstating the Maine Public Employees Retirement System.
 

Mysterious bullets were found inside Ararat High School this week


Topsham police and school officials are trying to figure out how they got there.
 

Meet Jemima, an orphaned blue jay that became a star


Jemima the blue jay is clever. Yet she’ll never know just how famous she is, and that her story of survival is being read by bird lovers around the world.
 

Maine’s ‘death with dignity’ law is in effect. Here’s how the rollout is going.


Maine is now one of nine states to allow people to adopt such a law after it was passed by the Democratic-led Legislature earlier this year and signed into law by Gov. Janet Mills in June.
 

Why justice hasn’t been swift for a Maine man accused of killing his family


It’s been two years since a Rockport man was accused of brutally killing his mother, his grandparents and their home health aide in Massachusetts.
 

Cannabis parties are a sign that Maine’s nightlife is evolving


Maine’s cannabis culture is evolving and quickly becoming a key ingredient in Maine’s nightlife.
 

How Bangor plans to make the city more walkable


Officials from the city of Bangor and from several community organizations have been working on a number of efforts aimed at making Bangor a more walkable and bikeable city that’s more accessible to people of all levels of mobility.
 

Border Patrol questioned family in Bangor because they looked Central American and spoke Spanish


“It’s not surprising that they’re relying on race. It’s somewhat surprising that they’re admitting to relying on race.”
 

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