An investigation by school officials into an apparent locker room incident involving the Bangor football team won’t be completed until early next week, but the Rams’ 14th-year head coach knew what he had to do as his team prepared to host Oxford Hills of South Paris in its homecoming game at Cameron Stadium on Friday […]
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Documentary on America’s opioid war filmed in Bangor, Portland
When Sebastian Walker traveled to Maine in August to document the drug abuse epidemic, he already knew some sobering statistics. The state has one of the worst rates of opiate addiction in the country. Health care providers in Maine write prescriptions for a commonly abused type of painkiller at the highest rate in the nation. But […]
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Dump truck, motorcycle crashes on I-95 in Bangor block traffic in both lanes
A motorcycle was involved in a second crash just south of the dump truck crash. Traffic in both directions wass backed up for miles as a result of the accidents and motorists were advised to seek alternate routes. No information on possible motorist injuries was available immediately.
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Cakes By Jan owner to put away oven mitts after 36 years in business
BANGOR — When Stephen King needed a cake for his “Firestarter” movie premier, when the Bangor Daily News turned 100 and when the University of Maine hockey team became national champions, Jan Campbell went to work to create scrumptious works of edible cake art to celebrate the special moments. “I made my first wedding cake […]
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H.S. boys’ soccer: Lewiston remains unbeaten, tops Bangor
With two of the top teams in Eastern Maine on the schedule, the Blue Devils were going to see what they were truly made of. After two tough challenges, Lewiston’s standing and unbeaten record held up. After edging Mt. Ararat by one with a late goal Tuesday, Lewiston repeated the effort and result with a […]
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Cutler says state should buy Verso’s energy plant at Bucksport
PORTLAND, Maine — Eliot Cutler has called and written to the CEO of Memphis-based Verso Paper, asking for the company to sell its Bucksport mill to a buyer that would continue to make paper there. If not, the independent gubernatorial candidate said that as governor he would promote the state purchasing the energy assets to […]
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Boys’ soccer: Bangor uses strong second half to double up Edward Little
“The wall was taking up the left half of the goal,” Clein, a junior forward, said. “I saw the right half, and most keepers expect an inward-bending ball. I realized an outward-bending ball off the outside of my foot would avoid the wall and hopefully find the back of the net.” Clein’s strategy worked perfectly. […]
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Beating cancer, one step at a time: 3,000 attend Komen Race for a Cure
BANGOR — When Jae Libby-Folster was 27, she never thought she would be stricken with cancer. She was working at a podiatrist’s office in Lincoln, had a 2½-year-old son, and her life was going well, she said. Then she got the call. Libby-Folster’s doctor told her that she had Paget’s Disease, a rare form of […]
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Maine schools will ask military families to self-identify so students can get support
BANGOR — Students at public schools across the state will get a letter to take home next month asking if they are members of military families. Parents who fill out the questionnaire will help school districts ensure that students who are eligible are getting the necessary accommodations, according to the Maine Department of Education. Responding […]
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Democrat says comment, Michaud ‘not a brain guy,’ taken out of context
BANGOR — In an audio recording released by the Maine Republican Party, a Democratic state senator campaigning for re-election said if the race for governor were between Democratic candidate Mike Michaud and independent Eliot Cutler, he would vote for Cutler. Michaud, Maine’s 2nd District U.S. representative, and Cutler are challenging Republican Gov. Paul LePage. State […]