BANGOR, Maine — Defense attorneys told jurors in closing arguments today that whether they find a former governor of the Indian Township Passamaquoddy Tribe and the ex-business manager guilty of misusing …
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BANGOR, Maine — Three video surveillance tapes from buildings around where Christina Siminon’s body was found in March 2007, hog-tied and bagged, were shown on Tuesday in second day of the court case …
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AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine election officials say two candidates for the House of Representatives have withdrawn their ballot recount requests.
Democratic challenger Ruth-Marie Spellman of Brewer …
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BANGOR, Maine — Two men who were arrested on Saturday for reportedly forcing their way inside a Bangor residence and demanding money at gunpoint made an initial court appearance Monday and were …
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BANGOR, Maine — A Superior Court judge has awarded a local man nearly $5 million in damages from Central Maine Power Co. for injuries he suffered six years ago in an electrical accident at a …
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BANGOR, Maine — The jury is expected to begin deliberations today in the federal trial of a former Indian Township Passamaquoddy tribal governor and the tribe’s ex-business manager accused of …
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BANGOR, Maine — Though personnel at Bureau of Motor Vehicles offices around the state were prepared for problems Monday, virtually none arose, a spokesman for the Secretary of State’s Office said.
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BANGOR — Nine family members of homicide victim Christina Simonin sat crying at times, and holding hands at other times, Monday morning during the opening day of testimony in the trial against Ashton Moores, the man accused of killing and sexually assaulting her.
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BANGOR, Maine — Two Orrington men were arrested Saturday after they reportedly forced their way inside a Bangor apartment, demanded money at gunpoint and assaulted three people.
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HAMPDEN, Maine — Dustin Ramsay was in third grade when a magazine in the library caught his attention.
The magazine’s cover depicted planet Earth in an obvious state of sickness. Later that night, Ramsay looked up the article online and read about sea-level rise, a warming atmosphere and other effects of climate change.
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ORONO, Maine — Dennis Carey worked his way through college waiting tables at Pat’s Pizza and, sometimes, ironing shirts for his fraternity brothers at 10 cents apiece.
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BUCKSPORT, Maine — As murky fog off Penobscot Bay gradually engulfed Carmichael Field late Saturday afternoon, one thing couldn’t have been clearer for the John Bapst of Bangor football team.
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Twenty years ago today, in a quiet backyard in Hermon, a hunter fired two shots that still reverberate in the minds of Mainers. A young mother of twin girls, Karen Wood, lay dead. Game wardens arrested Bangor hunter Donald Rogerson.
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BANGOR, Maine — A small group of disgruntled mail processors picketed outside the United States post office on Friday in response to recent changes that have resulted in less work for postal employees in eastern Maine.
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BREWER, Maine — It was standing room only Saturday night as locals filled the Brewer High School gym to watch a dance competition, dubbed “Dancing Like the Stars,” that paired professional dancers with teachers, students and community members.
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ORONO, Maine — Imagine every keystroke you’ve entered into your computer — every credit card number, every password, every instant message — was being watched and recorded, unbeknownst to you, by someone else.
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BANGOR, Maine — Two women who live in public housing have sued the Bangor Housing Authority over the way it imposed surcharges for heating oil last winter.
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BREWER, Maine — City councilors on Wednesday night gave fire and police command officers a raise, heard the Fire Department was awarded grant money for a new firetruck, and received a thank-you from firefighters for the new public safety building.
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BANGOR, Maine — Maine is in a tough economic spot, but a former state economist Thursday recommended focusing on opportunities instead of panicking.
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