St. John Flooding
Photos: John Clarke Russ, Beurmond Banville Audio: Beurmond Banville
The St. John and Fish rivers reached record levels Wednesday, April 30 causing extreme flooding, closing off roads, shutting down the bridge between Maine and Canada and causing the evacuation of about 600 people.
Photos: John Clarke Russ, Beurmond Banville Audio: Beurmond Banville
The St. John and Fish rivers reached record levels Wednesday, April 30 causing extreme flooding, closing off roads, shutting down the bridge between Maine and Canada and causing the evacuation of about 600 people.
All that Jazz
Photos/Audio: Nick Sambides
Held at Stearns High School on Friday and Saturday, the Maine Music Educators Association’s High School State Instrumental Jazz Festival drew more than 1,000 people and 100 volunteers.
Photos/Audio: Nick Sambides
Held at Stearns High School on Friday and Saturday, the Maine Music Educators Association’s High School State Instrumental Jazz Festival drew more than 1,000 people and 100 volunteers.
Can-Am Sled Dog Race
Photos/Audio: Kate Collins
All mushers in the 2008 Can-Am Crown International Sled Dog Race finished early Tuesday morning, March 4 with the final musher crossing the finish line at 2:40 a.m.
Photos/Audio: Kate Collins
All mushers in the 2008 Can-Am Crown International Sled Dog Race finished early Tuesday morning, March 4 with the final musher crossing the finish line at 2:40 a.m.
Tourney 2008
Photos: Bangor Daily News Audio: Kevin Bennett, Jeff Tuttle
The action was fast and furious as student athletes from all around Eastern Maine took part in the 2008 high school basketball tournament at the Augusta Civic Center and Bangor Auditorium.
Photos: Bangor Daily News Audio: Kevin Bennett, Jeff Tuttle
The action was fast and furious as student athletes from all around Eastern Maine took part in the 2008 high school basketball tournament at the Augusta Civic Center and Bangor Auditorium.
Obama Rally
Photos: Bridget Brown, Gabor Degre Audio: Anne Ravana
Sen. Barack Obama brought his 'Stand for Change' argument to Maine on Saturday to keep pace with Sen. Hillary Clinton in the race for the Democratic Party’s nomination for president.
Photos: Bridget Brown, Gabor Degre Audio: Anne Ravana
Sen. Barack Obama brought his 'Stand for Change' argument to Maine on Saturday to keep pace with Sen. Hillary Clinton in the race for the Democratic Party’s nomination for president.
Clinton Town Hall
Photos: Bridget Brown, Gabor Degre Audio: Anne Ravana
Sen. Hillary Clinton took her 'Solution for America' town hall forum to the University of Maine Saturday and received a rousing welcome from an enthusiastic crowd.
Photos: Bridget Brown, Gabor Degre Audio: Anne Ravana
Sen. Hillary Clinton took her 'Solution for America' town hall forum to the University of Maine Saturday and received a rousing welcome from an enthusiastic crowd.
Two Moms, One Family
Photos/Audio: Bridget Brown
Melinda and Charissa Merrill-Maguire fell into each other’s arms and wept for joy after a groundbreaking adoption proceeding.
Photos/Audio: Bridget Brown
Melinda and Charissa Merrill-Maguire fell into each other’s arms and wept for joy after a groundbreaking adoption proceeding.
Ice Storm 98
Photos: Bangor Daily News
Ten years ago, much of Maine was coated in a thick sheet of ice that knocked out power to nearly 700,000 residents.
Photos: Bangor Daily News
Ten years ago, much of Maine was coated in a thick sheet of ice that knocked out power to nearly 700,000 residents.
Ghost Hunt
Photos/Audio: Bridget Brown
The full moon shone through the trees, casting an eerie glow on the weathered gravestones of the Jackson family dating back to the 1800s.
Photos/Audio: Bridget Brown
The full moon shone through the trees, casting an eerie glow on the weathered gravestones of the Jackson family dating back to the 1800s.
Bar Harbor Fire of 1947
Photos: Bangor Daily News
In October 1947, a cataclysmic forest fire swept across 17,000 acres of eastern Mount Desert Island and permanently changed Bar Harbor.
Photos: Bangor Daily News
In October 1947, a cataclysmic forest fire swept across 17,000 acres of eastern Mount Desert Island and permanently changed Bar Harbor.
American Folk Festival - Sunday
Photos/Audio: Bangor Daily News
Gospel harmonies, Irish reels, the melodic sounds of Inuit throat singing, a little French-Canadian contradance music, guitar tunes from a pair of master thumb-pickers and a few Cajun rhythms fill the air on Sunday at the 2007 American Folk Festival.
Photos/Audio: Bangor Daily News
Gospel harmonies, Irish reels, the melodic sounds of Inuit throat singing, a little French-Canadian contradance music, guitar tunes from a pair of master thumb-pickers and a few Cajun rhythms fill the air on Sunday at the 2007 American Folk Festival.
American Folk Festival - Saturday
Photos/Audio: Bangor Daily News
Catch a glimpse of Saturday's activities at the 2007 American Folk Festival on the Bangor Waterfront.
Photos/Audio: Bangor Daily News
Catch a glimpse of Saturday's activities at the 2007 American Folk Festival on the Bangor Waterfront.
American Folk Festival - Friday
Photos/Audio: Bangor Daily News
A 10-foot-tall stilt walker surrounded by dancers waving flags and shaking sequin-clad hips led crowds of bopping revelers toward the Railroad stage as the American Folk Festival on the Bangor Waterfront opened Friday evening.
Photos/Audio: Bangor Daily News
A 10-foot-tall stilt walker surrounded by dancers waving flags and shaking sequin-clad hips led crowds of bopping revelers toward the Railroad stage as the American Folk Festival on the Bangor Waterfront opened Friday evening.
Lobster Summit
Photos: Bridget Brown
They called it the 'Lobster Summit,' with President Bush hoping his meetings Sunday and Monday with Russian President Vladimir Putin would be nicely seasoned by the scenic seaside setting and a taste of Maine's signature food.
Photos: Bridget Brown
They called it the 'Lobster Summit,' with President Bush hoping his meetings Sunday and Monday with Russian President Vladimir Putin would be nicely seasoned by the scenic seaside setting and a taste of Maine's signature food.
A Cut Above the Rest
Photos/Audio: Bridget Brown
Dwight Helstrom is what you'd call a local institution. The 59-year-old has been cutting hair for so long in Presque Isle that people begin lining up in front of his barbershop most mornings before he even shows up for work.
Photos/Audio: Bridget Brown
Dwight Helstrom is what you'd call a local institution. The 59-year-old has been cutting hair for so long in Presque Isle that people begin lining up in front of his barbershop most mornings before he even shows up for work.
Birding by Ear
Photos/Audio: Kevin Bennett
Steve Coleman leads a group of visually impaired bird-watchers along the back field of the Fields Pond Audubon Center in Holden, testing their ears and identifying birds merely by their melodies.
Photos/Audio: Kevin Bennett
Steve Coleman leads a group of visually impaired bird-watchers along the back field of the Fields Pond Audubon Center in Holden, testing their ears and identifying birds merely by their melodies.
Seeing the Possibilities
Photos/Audio: Bridget Brown
When Sarah Perry Hurlbert was 17, she took a job caring for a 90-year-old man in a foster home. Then, two weeks into the work, the man died, but Hurlbert’s employers were reluctant to lose the Addison native as a worker.
Photos/Audio: Bridget Brown
When Sarah Perry Hurlbert was 17, she took a job caring for a 90-year-old man in a foster home. Then, two weeks into the work, the man died, but Hurlbert’s employers were reluctant to lose the Addison native as a worker.
General Store Jamboree
Photos/Audio: Kevin Bennett
The Monson General Store comes alive 7 o’clock every Friday evening as area musicians hold a jam session. Fans from far and near gather in the aisles to hear the makeshift band.
Photos/Audio: Kevin Bennett
The Monson General Store comes alive 7 o’clock every Friday evening as area musicians hold a jam session. Fans from far and near gather in the aisles to hear the makeshift band.
Frozen Four Recap
Photos/Audio: Kevin Bennett, Bridget Brown
A look back at the sights and sounds from the University of Maine hockey team's appearance at the Frozen Four in St. Louis.
Photos/Audio: Kevin Bennett, Bridget Brown
A look back at the sights and sounds from the University of Maine hockey team's appearance at the Frozen Four in St. Louis.
Frozen Four Countdown
Photos: Kevin Bennett, Bridget Brown Audio: Kevin Bennett
The University of Maine hockey team prepares for its Frozen Four semifinal game against Michigan State.
Photos: Kevin Bennett, Bridget Brown Audio: Kevin Bennett
The University of Maine hockey team prepares for its Frozen Four semifinal game against Michigan State.
'87 Flood
Photos: Kevin Bennett, Dwinal D. Hall Audio: Jeff Tuttle
Dwinal D. Hall recalls the last moments of Low's covered bridge in Guilford. Hall photographed the demise of the bridge on April 1, 1987 when the flood waters swept it downstream.
Photos: Kevin Bennett, Dwinal D. Hall Audio: Jeff Tuttle
Dwinal D. Hall recalls the last moments of Low's covered bridge in Guilford. Hall photographed the demise of the bridge on April 1, 1987 when the flood waters swept it downstream.
Crushed Ice
Photos/Audio: Kevin Bennett
The crew aboard the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Tackle breaks the ice buildup along the Penobscot River to allow other vessels to pass if needed and prevent potential flooding.
Photos/Audio: Kevin Bennett
The crew aboard the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Tackle breaks the ice buildup along the Penobscot River to allow other vessels to pass if needed and prevent potential flooding.
Hummin' Fun
Photos: Kevin Bennett Audio: Bridget Brown
Children enjoy humming on their homemade kazoos made during the Maine Discovery Museum's celebration of National Kazoo Day.
Photos: Kevin Bennett Audio: Bridget Brown
Children enjoy humming on their homemade kazoos made during the Maine Discovery Museum's celebration of National Kazoo Day.
The Last Cannery
Photos/Audio: Kevin Bennett Graphics: Shelley Sund
The Stinson cannery defies the odds to survive the demise of an industry that dominated Maine into the 1960s.
Photos/Audio: Kevin Bennett Graphics: Shelley Sund
The Stinson cannery defies the odds to survive the demise of an industry that dominated Maine into the 1960s.
Derby Girls
Photos: Bridget Brown
"Oh man. Oh man. They are so cool. I totally want to be a derby girl," said a magenta-haired female spectator at the first-ever scrimmage of the Maine Roller Derby, held Jan.14 at Roller World in Topsham.
Photos: Bridget Brown
"Oh man. Oh man. They are so cool. I totally want to be a derby girl," said a magenta-haired female spectator at the first-ever scrimmage of the Maine Roller Derby, held Jan.14 at Roller World in Topsham.
Scott Haskell Best of 2007
Photos/Audio: Scott Haskell
Listen to photographer Scott Haskell talk about his 2007 Pictures of the Year
Photos/Audio: Scott Haskell
Listen to photographer Scott Haskell talk about his 2007 Pictures of the Year
John Clarke Russ Best of 2007
Photos/Audio: John Clarke Russ
Listen to photographer John Clarke Russ talk about his 2007 Pictures of the Year
Photos/Audio: John Clarke Russ
Listen to photographer John Clarke Russ talk about his 2007 Pictures of the Year
Kevin Bennett Best of 2007
Photos/Audio: Kevin Bennet
Listen to photographer Kevin Bennett talk about his 2007 Pictures of the Year
Photos/Audio: Kevin Bennet
Listen to photographer Kevin Bennett talk about his 2007 Pictures of the Year
Bridget Brown Best of 2007
Photos/Audio: Bridget Brown
Listen to photographer Bridget Brown talk about her 2007 Pictures of the Year
Photos/Audio: Bridget Brown
Listen to photographer Bridget Brown talk about her 2007 Pictures of the Year
Kate Collins Best of 2007
Photos/Audio: Kate Collins
Listen to photographer Kate Collins talk about her 2007 Pictures of the Year
Photos/Audio: Kate Collins
Listen to photographer Kate Collins talk about her 2007 Pictures of the Year