New cougars. Amazing foliage. Ricky Craven on ice. So much to look forward to in 2014 and it’s a mere three days away. We poked around for the silly, the cool, the championship-caliber events that await Maine in the new year and offer 10 of them here. Mark your new calendar — some are can’t […]
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Utility crew receives death threat by frustrated customer
SURRY — Bangor Hydro Electric Co. workers trying to restore power to residents here were pulled from the site Thursday after a threat was made by a customer to the service center. The dissatisfied customer in the area threatened to kill someone if his power was not restored, Bangor Hydro spokesperson Susan Faloon said. The […]
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Ex-Troy clerk to spend 3 months in jail
BELFAST (AP) — Troy’s former town clerk has been sentenced to three months in jail for stealing more than $18,000 from the community. Kathleen Mattingly was ordered Thursday in Waldo County Superior Court to serve 90 days of a three-year sentence. The Morning Sentinel (http://bit.ly/1ctdV8A ) reported that she pleaded guilty earlier this month to […]
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New fishing rules in 2014 Maine lawbook
RUMFORD — The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife continues work to simplify its fishing rulebook, now available at most town offices. Additionally, there are six significant changes listed in the 2014 magazine-format book. The general law for lakes and ponds in the southern and eastern counties now allows year-round fishing with no special […]
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Well-known Bangor troop greeter Bill Knight, 91, dies Christmas Day
BANGOR — Well-known Maine troop greeter Bill Knight died Christmas Day at the Maine Veterans Home at the age of 91. Funeral arrangements are pending. Knight, along with Jerry Mundy and Joan Gaudet, was featured in the documentary “The Way We Get By,” produced by Gita Pullapilly and her husband, Aron Gaudet. Knight and the […]
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Lawmakers seeks better oversight of Maine DEP
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine lawmakers are preparing measures that would tighten oversight of the state Department of Environmental Protection following allegations last summer of failure to adequately implement or enforce certain environmental laws. However, given a lack of evidence, lawmakers are unlikely to order an investigation of the past activities of Commissioner Patricia Aho. Assistant […]
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Maine police out in full force over the holidays
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine police departments are beefing up their patrols over the holiday season in an effort to stymie drunken driving. Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Steve McCausland said about 70 police departments across the state recently received federal grants to pay overtime for officers who will be on the lookout for drunk […]
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Snow, cold may hamper power efforts in Maine
LITCHFIELD — Snow was falling Thursday morning in places still hustling to get power back on after a weekend ice storm that turned out the lights from Michigan to Maine and into Canada. Southeast and parts of interior Maine that have been without electricity since Sunday were anticipating from 3 to 7 inches of snow […]
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Fire destroys Waterville company
WATERVILLE (AP) — Authorities said a Christmas Day fire that destroyed a flooring business and injured the owner was caused by careless disposal of wood ash. The Waterville Fire Department said in a statement that Wednesday’s blaze at Grenier’s Classic Flooring was caused when ash from a wood stove that was put in a plastic […]
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Augusta woman charged with stabbing boyfriend
AUGUSTA (AP) — An Augusta woman charged with stabbing her boyfriend in the back and shoulder after he came home late and drunk has been held on $20,000 bail. Ariana Lee Doherty appeared Monday in Kennebec County Superior Court on a charge of elevated aggravated assault. She remains in jail. The 27-year-old Doherty also agreed […]