Greater Bangor
 Thousands turn out for Brewer-Bangor paradeSaturday, July 5, 2008 BANGOR, Maine - July Fourth kicked off with a bang Friday morning as a crowd estimated at nearly 30,000 gathered for the annual holiday parade. |
 Longtime street sweeper retiresFriday, July 4, 2008 BANGOR, Maine - One of downtown's unsung heroes was the guest of honor Thursday at a surprise retirement party at the city's public works facility on Maine Avenue. |
 Hollywood Slots' first day draws 9,000Friday, July 4, 2008 BANGOR, Maine - Though the number crunching was still under way on Thursday, a state gambling control official said Hollywood Slots set a revenue record after its first full day in its new $132 million gaming and entertainment complex. |
 EMMC initiates no-noise campaign Friday, July 4, 2008 BANGOR, Maine - The staff at Eastern Maine Medical Center have recognized the legacy of the squeaky hospital wheel, but rather than digging out the grease, they are giving it the boot. |
 Christians convert Brewer motel into family-oriented cafe and eateryFriday, July 4, 2008 BREWER, Maine - Zach and Anna Trundy swore four years ago that they would never return to the former Twin City Motel after spending just one night there. It turned out not to be the kind of place where the former innkeepers wanted to celebrate their 22nd wedding anniversary. |
 Quirk buys Bangor Chrysler DodgeThursday, July 03, 2008 BANGOR, Maine — Quirk Auto Group announced Wednesday that it has completed the purchase of the Bangor Chrysler Dodge car dealership, which will open for business immediately as Quirk Chrysler Dodge. |
 Economy forcing people to make the toughest cut: family petsThursday, July 03, 2008 BANGOR, Maine - As household expenses - food, fuel, heating costs - rise at an unprecedented rate, more and more pet owners are finding themselves making the difficult choice to give up their pets. POLL: Would you give up your pet? |
 Man allegedly attacked wife, her boyfriend in OrringtonThursday, July 03, 2008 BANGOR, Maine - Ryan D. Witmer, 32, allegedly turned the knife on himself and attempted to slit his own throat early Sunday morning. According to court documents, Witmer tried to kill his estranged wife and the 41-year-old teacher and part-time karate instructor she was seeing while her three children, ages 7 months to 9 years, were sleeping upstairs. |
 Jet fuel supplier cites state taxes for BIA pull out Thursday, July 03, 2008 BANGOR, Maine - The corporation that supplies jet fuel to Bangor International Airport has notified the city that it plans to end its agreement with the facility because of the state's high tax burden. |
Groups unite to promote safe Fourth Wednesday, July 2, 2008 BANGOR, Maine - Several local businesses and environmental agencies are collaborating this year to broadcast responsible 'outdoorsmanship' as Independence Day approaches. |
New Bangor slots facility welcomes public on opening day Wednesday, July 2, 2008 BANGOR, Maine - The long-awaited opening of Hollywood Slots Hotel and Raceway Tuesday got off to a brisk start with patrons beginning to arrive about 7:30 a.m., hours before the facility's 10 a.m. official opening. INSIDE: Watch video |
LNG settlement talks perhaps on horizon Wednesday, July 2, 2008 BANGOR, Maine - A federal judge appeared Tuesday to be steering a federal lawsuit filed more than 2½ years ago against the Bureau of Indian Affairs by Passamaquoddys who oppose construction of a liquefied natural gas terminal on tribal land through its final stages toward a possible settlement. |
County panel to study natural gas switch Wednesday, July 2, 2008 BANGOR, Maine - Penobscot County commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to pursue talks with Bangor Gas Co. about converting from heating oil to natural gas at the county jail, courthouse and District Court buildings. |
EMMC group unveils parking plan, saves historic structures Wednesday, July 2, 2008 BANGOR, Maine - After four work sessions spanning six months, members of a neighborhood work group tapped by Eastern Maine Medical Center to find a way to ease the hospital's parking crunch without razing two historic structures has come up with a plan that accomplishes both ends. |
Orrington stabbing suspect makes court appearance Wednesday, July 02, 2008 BANGOR, Maine - The Eddington man charged with stabbing his estranged wife and another person faced a judge for the first time today in Penobscot County Superior Court. |
Overdue pay for Red Shield workers approved Tuesday, July 1, 2008 BANGOR, Maine - Paychecks are on the way to employees at Red Shield Environmental LLC and RSE Pulp & Chemical LLC who have been waiting more than two weeks to be paid. |
Bangor: Penobscot County eyes switch to natural gas Tuesday, July 1, 2008 BANGOR, Maine - Penobscot County commissioners today will consider whether to pursue talks with Bangor Gas Co. about converting from heating oil to natural gas at the county jail, courthouse and District Court buildings. |
Brewer: Labor council head berates Bush's policy Tuesday, July 1, 2008 BREWER, Maine - Jack McKay, president of the Eastern Maine Labor Council, wants to see President Bush in black-and-white stripes and standing behind bars. |
Stabbing incident leaves 3 injured Tuesday, July 1, 2008 ORRINGTON, Maine - Two people were seriously injured and remain in the hospital after a stabbing incident early Sunday morning, Penobscot County Sheriff’s Deputy Chief Troy Morton said Monday. |
Brewer: Labor council to hold July 4 Solidarity Celebration Tuesday, July 1, 2008 BREWER, Maine - The Eastern Maine Labor Council, AFL-CIO and Food AND Medicine will hold the eighth annual July Fourth Solidarity Celebration at 5 p.m. Friday at the Solidarity Center, in hopes of raising support for laid-off local workers. |
 Hollywood Slots opens doors for grand openingTuesday, July 1, 2008 BANGOR, Maine - With less than five hours to go before a charity event set Monday night, the early afternoon hours found dozens of employees at Hollywood Slots Hotel and Raceway vacuuming carpets, wiping smudges off glass and metal, touching up paint and setting up serving stations for hors d'oeuvres. INSIDE: Watch video |
Mexican arrested in Brewer for re-entry Tuesday, July 1, 2008 BANGOR, Maine - A Mexican national appeared Monday in U.S. District Court on charges of re-entry after deportation. |
 Hollywood Slots unveils Dixmont artist's painting Monday, June 30, 2008 BANGOR, Maine - Just in time for Tuesday's much-anticipated grand opening of the new Hollywood Slots facility, officials on Sunday afternoon unveiled a large-scale work of Maine-themed art that now fills the facility's prominent Main Street window. |
 Penobscots' powwow bears repeatingMonday, June 30, 2008 INDIAN ISLAND, Maine - Wrapping up a week of intertribal meetings on Indian Island, the Penobscot Nation hosted a spirited weekend powwow, open to the public - the first of what is expected to become a yearly cultural celebration on the reservation near Old Town. |
Restructured Red Shield likely to survive Monday, June 30, 2008 OLD TOWN, Maine - The list of debts owed by Red Shield Environmental LLC and RSE Pulp & Chemical LLC to each of their 20 largest unsecured claims totals more than $5.6 million, according to documents from the companies' bankruptcy filings Friday. |
Storm in Bangor cuts evening short Monday, June 30, 2008 BANGOR, Maine - A fast-moving thunderstorm that knocked out power to about 1,500 Bangor Hydro-Electric Co. customers Friday night in parts of Bangor and Hampden affected several buildings on Main Street and the Bangor Waterfront, including the Bangor Fire Department's Central Station. |
 Bangor: Veterans receive July 4 parade honorMonday, June 30, 2008 BANGOR, Maine - The Fourth of July Parade in Brewer and Bangor will indeed have honorary grand marshals, but it's safe to say they won't all be walking abreast. |
 Driver inattention blamed for collisionMonday, June 30, 2008 BANGOR, Maine - Two vehicles involved in a collision on Union Street on Saturday morning had significant damage, according to Sgt. Paul Kennison of the Bangor Police Department. |
Brewer council to consider methadone clinic moratorium Saturday, June 28, 2008 BREWER, Maine - The city of Brewer will become the latest Maine municipality to take up the methadone torch next month when councilors discuss and vote on a 180-day moratorium on the controversial clinics. |
Tribal decree stresses sovereignty Saturday, June 28, 2008 INDIAN ISLAND, Maine - The chiefs of more than 40 tribes from across Canada and New England attending a conference here this week passed a resolution stressing their right to self-governance. |
 Hollywood Slots in Bangor readies for Tuesday's openingSaturday, June 28, 2008 BANGOR, Maine - The move is on for Hollywood Slots. Less than three years after it opened with 475 slot machines in an interim home at the former Miller’s Restaurant on Main Street, Hollywood Slots at Bangor is poised to set up shop in a new, larger $132 million complex called Hollywood Slots Hotel and Raceway. |
Bangor: Storm knocks out power to about 1,500 customers Saturday, June 28, 2008 A fast moving thunderstorm Friday night knocked out power to about 1,500 Bangor Hydro-Electric Co. customers in parts of Bangor and Hampden, including at the Bangor Daily News on Main Street in Bangor. |
 A growing passion for pelletsSaturday, June 28, 2008 As the first week of summer draws to a close, patio furniture lines the storefront of Finest Hearth & Home and gas grills are for sale, ready for the Fourth of July barbecue. |
 Bangor: World Over to close due to low salesSaturday, June 28, 2008 BANGOR, Maine - After 15 years in business, World Over Imports, a home furnishing store on Hogan Road, will close, probably by late summer. |
Bangor power outage forces early closings Saturday, June 28, 2008 BANGOR, Maine - A fast-moving thunderstorm that knocked out power to about 1,500 Bangor Hydro-Electric Co. customers Friday night in parts of Bangor and Hampden affected several businesses on Main Street and the Bangor Waterfront, including the Bangor Fire Department’s Central Station. |
 Traditional celebration marks end of inter-tribal meetings on Indian IslandSaturday, June 28, 2008 INDIAN ISLAND, Maine - Wrapping up a week of inter-tribal meetings on Indian Island, the Penobscot Nation hosted a spirited weekend powwow, open to the public - the first of what is expected to become a yearly cultural celebration on the reservation near Old Town. |
 Corinna celebrates old home daysSaturday, June 28, 2008 CORINNA, Maine - Misty skies and wet, mushy fairgrounds did nothing to dampen the spirits of hundreds of people this weekend who attended Corinna Old Home Days, the third year of the celebration. |
Red Shield companies owe creditors $5.6 million-plus Saturday, June 28, 2008 OLD TOWN, Maine - The list of debts owed by Red Shield Environmental LLC and RSE Pulp & Chemical LLC to each of their 20 largest unsecured claims totals more than $5.6 million, according to documents from the companies’ bankruptcy filings on Friday. |