BANGOR — Transportation Security Administration officers say they have stopped two people who attempted to bring guns past a security checkpoint at Bangor International Airport in the last several days. The agency said Thursday that officers stopped a man on May 21 after finding a firearm among his clothing in a suitcase. They also said […]
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Closing arguments underway in Bangor triple-murder trial
BANGOR — A prosecutor told jurors Tuesday in the triple murder trial of Nicholas Sexton and Randall Daluz that they did not need to know exactly when or how the victims died the night of Aug. 12, 2012, to find Sexton and Daluz guilty of murder and arson. “You don’t have to be unanimous in […]
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UMaine System trustees OK $529 million budget, 150 position cuts
BANGOR — The University of Maine System board of trustees passed a $529 million budget on Monday that dips into rainy day funds and eliminates more than 150 positions in an effort to close a $36 million shortfall. The trustees’ financial committee recommended approval of the budget during a meeting earlier this month. The full […]
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Sexton says co-defendant shot 1 victim accidentally, 2 others on purpose
Sexton, 33, of Warwick, Rhode Island, and Randall Daluz, 36, of Brockton, Massachusetts, known by the nickname “Ricky” or “Money,” have been charged with three counts of murder and one count of arson in connection with the deaths. Investigators have described the slayings as a drug deal gone bad. Sexton and Daluz have pleaded not […]
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Defense begins case in Bangor triple-murder trial
BANGOR (AP) — The defense is beginning its case in the trial of two men prosecutors say killed three people and burning their bodies after a Bangor drug dispute. One of the defendants, Nicholas Sexton of Warwick, Rhode Island, is expected to be called to the stand to testify in his own defense Monday. After […]
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Weird Wicked Weird: Nick Patterson, psychic artist
BANGOR — Nick Patterson paints and sculpts deja vu. It started as a teenager with sporadic visions in his dreams. Things about to happen — but only to him. And pretty simple things at that. His uncle pulling up in a new Ford Thunderbird. The copier breaking down at work. Now 44, he’s incorporating those […]
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Maine Troop Greeters launch fundraising campaign to preserve legacy in Bangor museum
BANGOR — During the past decade, nearly 1.5 million U.S. Armed Service members walked down a second-floor corridor at quiet Bangor International Airport, either on their way home or on their way to war. No matter if it was a holiday or 3 a.m., Maine Troop Greeters were there to welcome and wish them well. […]
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Bangor police find missing boys from Connecticut, take mother into custody
BANGOR — Three children who had been reported missing on May 9 have been found safe in Bangor, according to state police. The boys’ mother, Jackie Morris, 32, is in custody, according to Maine State Police. Morris and the missing children, Dylan, Brandon and Ryan Lewis, were found late Tuesday morning by Bangor police, according […]
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Baby eagles rescued from Bangor nest after mother falls ill, father electrocuted
BANGOR — On Sunday, area bird-watchers were stunned when over a seven-hour period, one adult bald eagle was discovered standing, apparently ill, on a sidewalk, and another, presumably its mate, flew into electric wires and died. On Monday, a crew methodically assessed the situation, sent a climber up a large white pine tree to the […]
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Bangor man found not criminally responsible for June 2011 murder; says he was ‘possessed’
AUGUSTA — A Bangor man who in 2011 threw another man off a balcony to his death was found not criminally responsible of murder on Monday and was returned to Riverview Psychiatric Center. William Hall, 32, told Judge Ann M. Murray that he “suffered a bout of possession” the night of June 9, 2011, when […]