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Thursday, November 7, 2019 at 1 pm

 

Storm to bring rain, first snow of season to parts of Maine on Thursday


Mainers should expect rain and even snow in some areas on Thursday.
 
 
 

Bangor City Forest is a popular destination for walkers, cyclists and geocachers


The forest features a large network of intersecting trails and gravel roads that are open to running, hiking, biking, snowshoeing and cross-country skiing.
 
 
 

‘Someone’s going to get killed’: Frustration with proposed lobster gear regulations boils over


"This is not safe. You're thinking about [the] right whale, you're not thinking about us," Vinalhaven lobsterman Frank Thompson told Maine Commissioner of Marine Resources Patrick Keliher.
 
 
 

Fort Kent vote could stall Valley Unified regional school


The SAD 27 board of directors will seek legal advice about the process that resulted in Frenchville being chosen as the potential home of a state-funded regional grades seven-12 school in the St. John Valley, potentially stalling the multi-year project.
 
 
 

Hermon man dies in Bangor ATV crash


Shane Brown was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead after the crash was reported at around 4:30 p.m. on Banair Road.
 
 
 

Libertarians sue Maine in federal court, saying enrollment thresholds ‘suppress competition’


The Libertarian Party of Maine is suing Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap in federal court over political party enrollment thresholds it says are impossible for new parties to maintain.
 
 
 

Utah man arrested after New Hampshire couple found dead in Texas


Authorities say police have arrested a man in Mexico who's suspected of stealing a car that belonged to a New Hampshire couple found buried at a South Texas beach.
 
 
 

UMPI students are benefitting from tuition-free program


The Way It Should Be program also awards For Maine Families packages, aimed at Maine students who do not qualify for the federal Pell grant.
 
 
 

What do you do to pass the time while waiting for deer during your hunt?


Today, I’ve got a question for the rest of you stump-sitters, tree-stand-perchers and ground-blind-lurkers: What do you do to pass the time during those boring times?
 
 
 

An Old Town native is tending the Patriots’ fields, with the help of his dog


Ryan Bjorn didn’t play football while attending Old Town High School in the early 2000s, so he never dreamed back then he’d someday be working closely with the New England Patriots.
 
 
 

Watch Bucksport’s smoke stack come down from multiple angles up close


Many cameras captured the demolition of the 360-foot smoke stack at the former Verso Paper mill site in Bucksport late last month. But perhaps the closest shots were taken by the company doing the demolition.
 
 
 

To understand growing problem of rural homelessness, these Mainers plan to experience it


In the largely rural and bucolic midcoast, the face of homelessness looks much different than it does in the state’s urban areas.
 
 
 

4 Maine towns passed recreational marijuana rules on Tuesday. Others are still wary.


At least four municipalities passed marijuana-related questions and three others were rejected, proving that municipalities are still wary of weighing in on the issue before the state opens a new recreational market next year.
 
 
 

Veteran trio leads UMaine’s quest for 3rd straight conference basketball title


It is critical that this trio stays healthy, given the Black Bears’ list of unproven supporting talent.
 
 
 

Former student sues Unity College over alleged sexual assault and fall from window


A former Unity College student has sued the liberal arts school alleging that a former Title IX officer did not investigate her report that a male student sexually assaulted her on campus four years ago.
 
 
 

Former Google executive to join Democratic primary for Susan Collins’ seat in 2020


An Arundel native who was an executive at Google and an aide to former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will enter the Democratic primary in 2020 for the seat held by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins.
 
 
 

Two injured in ATV crash in Bangor


Two people were injured in a Wednesday afternoon ATV crash on Banair Road in Bangor.
 
 
 

How the first 3 women of color elected to office in the Bangor area helped each other win


“I had faith in Bangor and its people. From what we heard, a lot of people were ready for change.”
 
 
 

‘Evil Dead: The Musical’ is a bloody good time in the dark with demons


Five college students break into a cabin in the woods for a weekend of debauchery. What could possibly go wrong?
 
 
 

For the first time in history, a majority of Bangor city councilors will be women


Tuesday’s election has brought the Bangor City Council its first female majority in history.
 
 

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