New vote sought on casinos in Maine Oct 16, 2009
That led to Bangor s Hollywood Slots complex. Since then, efforts to expand gambling have failed. (Boston Globe)
Picture-perfect take on imperfection Oct 15, 2009
Jim Bishop Bangor, Maine. Copyright 2009 Globe Newspaper Company. (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
Foliage reports go high-tech in Maine Oct 13, 2009
The Bangor Daily News reports the Maine Forest Service received the PDAs in April and used them during the spring flooding and the wildfire season ... Information from: Bangor Daily News. (Concord Monitor)
Spartans Complete Sweep of Clarkson With Dramatic Win Oct 11, 2009
Next weekend, MSU treks to Bangor, Maine to take on the Black Bears,followed by a CCHA series at Miami. NOTES: Michigan State recorded its first sweep of a home weekend since Nov. 9-10, 2007 against Mercyhurst. (Msuspartans.com)
Penn National Gaming Names Anthony Carlucci General Manager of Hollywood Casino Tunica Oct 10, 2009
Carlucci, most recently the Assistant General Manager at Penn Nationals Boomtown Biloxi property, fills the General Manager position at Hollywood Casino Tunica previously held by John Osborne, who was named the General Manager of Penn Nationals Hollywood Slots Hotel ay in Bangor, Maine on September 28. Related Quotes. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Listening to the Twins-Yankees game Tuesday, one of the broadcasters made a... Oct 9, 2009
TBS Selects MLB Postseason Announcers. Players Smoltz, Granderson Join Veteran Broadcasters For Division Series Coverage. (Multichannel News)
Air Cargo Carriers buys Maine firm Oct 8, 2009
of Milwaukee, which does business as Air Cargo Carriers, has acquired The of Bangor, Maine. ACC Holding Inc., which was founded in 1986, specializes in scheduled air cargo operations, aircraft integration, maintenance, overhaul and parts sales. (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)
Documentary Celebrates Maine’s Soldier Greeters Oct 2, 2009
Battling their own declining health and personal tragedies, senior citizens in Bangor, Maine, have taken on a difficult job: Around the clock, they greet more than 900,000 soldiers who come through a small airport in their town. LOG IN NOT A SUBSCRIBER. (Roll Call)
Maine mayor files to run in 2010 governor's race Sep 24, 2009
For the quality of food, their prices are some of the best in town and the atmosphere is pleasant (Seacoast New Hampshire)
He got a new job - and ended working with the brother he didn't know he had Sep 23, 2009
Photo: AP/The Bangor Daily News, Gabor Degre. The two men were given up for adoption as babies about 35 years ago, then attended rival high schools and even lived in neighbouring towns on the Maine coast before working together at Dow's Sleep Centre in tiny Waldoboro and uncovering their relationship. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
This weekend's N.E. games Sep 18, 2009
ANNA MARIA at HUSSON ECFC preseason favorite Eagles kick off conference slate in Bangor after a rough opener vs. Division 2 foe Merrimack. WPI at BECKER Combustion. (Boston Globe)
Ted Goble, 84; spiritual man became career FBI agent Sep 17, 2009
In 1985, with most of the children out of the house, Gobledale said, he and my mother moved to Maine so he could go to Bangor Theological Seminary. He was interested in becoming a pastor. (Boston Globe)
National Day of Service helps heal country Sep 11, 2009
Maine Gov. John Baldacci will be participating in the Sept. 11 Day of Service in his hometown of Bangor, where he will be among volunteers helping to clean up a park. We encourage people to take up similar causes. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Read more... Sep 10, 2009
Maine -- Community volunteers and Senior Corps and AmeriCorps members will join Gov. John E. Baldacci and filmmaker Aron Gaudet to create a picnic area and urban garden for families that are transitioning out of homelessness at the Park Wood Transitional Housing area in Bangor. Read more. (PNN Online)
Maine man OK after 130 mph crash Sep 10, 2009
The food here was excellent and we've had Indian from coast to (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Americans to Remember 9/11 With Acts of Service Sep 9, 2009
Maine -- Community volunteers and Senior Corps and AmeriCorps members will join Gov. John E. Baldacci and filmmaker Aron Gaudet to create a picnic area and urban garden for families that are transitioning out of homelessness at the Park Wood Transitional Housing area in Bangor. Illinois -- The White Sox are sponsoring a day of service September 10 at a high school on the south side of Chicago, starting with a rally at U.S. Cellular Field, followed by a day of painting and refurbishing at the... (PR Newswire)
Maine High Court Tames Threat to Internet Commerce and Free Speech Sep 9, 2009
BANGOR, Maine, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NetChoice applauds today's order of the U.S. District Court of Maine, which acknowledges the constitutional problems with the Maine Predatory Marketing Law. The court's action should protect the free speech and privacy rights of Maine citizens, schools, and businesses until the law can be reworked when the legislature returns to session. (PR Newswire)
Maine's Snowe a key figure in health care reform Sep 5, 2009
Union and activist groups, including Organizing for America, a project of the Democratic National Committee, delivered about 35,000 letters, post cards and e-mails supporting Obama's reform proposals to Snowe's Bangor office. Critics of the public option and conservative groups have stuck largely with the issues while urging Congress to slow down. (Anchorage Daily News)
Louis Byington Barnes, 81, Harvard professor, author Sep 4, 2009
Known by intimates as By, he died Aug. 22 at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor. The retired Harvard Businesses School professor was 81 and had suffered from long-term kidney failure. (Boston Globe)
Ex-convict arrested in Maine after chase Sep 4, 2009
The Bangor Daily News reports Hanson, who suffered minor injuries, was charged on multiple counts. Hanson, of Brattleboro, Vt. (WCAX.com, VT)
Bernard Charles Jakel Sep 3, 2009
He attended college at the University of Wisconsin Madison for one semester, followed by work in the Veterans Hospital at Waunakee until World War II when he joined the Army Air Force and was stationed in Gander Newfoundland Air Force Base and Bangor, Maine doing maintenance work ... He briefly married Doris Douglas of Bangor, Maine. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Maine blueberry crop looks solid Sep 2, 2009
Thank goodness we cut the pastry in half first. The inside was bright blue with mold. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
HINGHAM YESTERDAY'S: New tricks of sleight-of-hand at Loring Sep 1, 2009
Mr. & Mrs. Wallace Pratt returned the first of this week from to trip to Bangor, Maine. The members of ht Isaac Little Association of this town, made their annual pilgrimage to Nantasket Beach on Tuesday evening, and took supper at the Waverly house, conducted by Mr. Henry H. Burr. (Hingham Journal, MA)
‘The Way We Get By’ follows military greeters worth meeting Aug 27, 2009
It s at the Bangor airport, dispensing hugs and handshakes, that Bill Knight, Jerry Mundy, and Joan Gaudet get the human affection that seems to elude them elsewhere ... What they re doing at Bangor International seems extraordinary. (Boston Globe)
Baby's death probed in Maine Aug 27, 2009
That way, not only would I get to drive Daddies Beemer and flop my oh too shiny (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Young man stabbed on Roxbury street Aug 27, 2009
Connor Soucy died Tuesday afternoon at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor ... The baby was then flown by helicopter to the Bangor hospital. (Boston Globe)
Visitors were warned of waves Aug 25, 2009
Peter Axlerod was later airlifted to Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor. About 3:30 p.m., rescuers recovered Clio Axlerod and took her to the hospital, where she was declared dead. (Boston Globe)
Maine ranger: Wave viewers didn't heed warnings Aug 25, 2009
Would love to see a good restaurant to revitalize the (Seacoast New Hampshire)
SWEPT AWAY... Aug 24, 2009
3 swept out to sea at Thunder Hole - Bangor Daily News ... Sponsored by Bangor Hydro ... Bangor Daily News Photo Store. (The Drudge Report)
Maine Woman Wins $21M in Lawsuit Against Cuba Aug 22, 2009
"I never, never once asked for money," she told the Bangor Daily News. "I was in court asking for information, either from this government or the Cuban government, and I just can't get it done.". (Newsmax)
Bangor rezoning OK'd Aug 20, 2009
World Photo by Madeline Steege A lot of people went to the North Bend Planning Commission hearing Monday night to hear and participate in the discussion over the rezoning of the former Bangor Elementary School property. World Photo by Madeline Steege Bangor LLC partner Dr. Scot Burgess sits with Crystal Shoji of Shoji Planning LLC, during a North Bend Planning Commission meeting Monday night ... Following hours of testimony, the commission recommended the Bangor School site be rezoned commercial... (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
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The World Link : Bangor rezoning OK'd. Bangor rezoning OK'd ... World Photo by Madeline Steege A lot of people went to the North Bend Planning Commission hearing Monday night to hear and participate in the discussion over the rezoning of the former Bangor Elementary School property. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
NEAPNEA announces 2009 news writing award winners Aug 19, 2009
Third: Bangor (Maine) Daily News; John Holyoke; Legacy of a tragedy. Class II. (Concord Monitor)
Hope vs. Fear Aug 18, 2009
Not a Commie wrote on Aug 17, 2009 8:27 PM:" To a Liar Not a Commie. Ever look at a map of the NorthEast? Folks from Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick came to Eastern Maine medical Center in Bangor. ALL THE TIME. Guess what. I was born and raised in Maine 50 Years. I moved because Maine elected a Blue Head Liberal who took away all the jobs and replaced them with high taxes. Some folks were paying as much in monthly property taxes as the mortgage. Nice. Get ready for communism... (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
Mills launches Maine gubernatorial site Aug 17, 2009
I don't know what they do but I hope they keep doing it (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Maine's windkeepers: From ship masts to windmills Aug 12, 2009
From there, it's sent by overhead lines to the nearest utility, Bangor Hydro-Electric Co.. Stetson's wind-generated power might wind up running electric razors, cake mixers and toasters anywhere in New England. (Fresno Bee -- State)
Maine car dealership to buy another car company Aug 10, 2009
The food is very disappointing and very over priced for (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Opponents lose appeal of Maine wind power project Aug 8, 2009
My husband and I were delighted to discover the (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Ken Burns pays visit to Acadia National Park Aug 7, 2009
He told the Bangor Daily News on Wednesday that he hopes to convey people's emotional connection to the land, as well as the history of the park system ... Information from: Bangor Daily News. (Concord Monitor)
Maine fugitive nabbed after 2 1/2 years on the lam Aug 5, 2009
BANGOR, Maine (AP) Police say they have arrested a northern Maine man who went missing more than 2 1/2 years ago while awaiting trial on cocaine trafficking charges. The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency said Tuesday that agents arrested 24-year-old Brad Plourde at an apartment in Bangor. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Witness: Helicopter was spinning out of control Aug 5, 2009
Mary Offutt tells the Bangor Daily news that the helicopter dropped from the sky, spinning like a corkscrew and splashing hard in the water. She says she figured all were killed. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
New commander for 101st Air Refueling Wing Aug 4, 2009
BANGOR, Maine (AP) -- The Maine Air National Guard's 101st Air Refueling Wing has a new commander ... KC-135 tankers from Bangor and from New Hampshire's Pease Air National Guard Base participate in refueling military aircraft en route or returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. (Concord Monitor)
British lord, 3 others escape serious injury Aug 4, 2009
Chris Barry, a Coast Guard search and rescue coordinator, tells the Bangor Daily News that Irvine Laidlaw was at the controls of the helicopter when it went down at 5 p.m. Saturday. The Scottish multimillionaire is currently on leave from the House of Lords. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Maine wind study gets boost Aug 2, 2009
The Bangor Daily News says funding for a National Deepwater Offshore Research Center at UMaine is included in a 2010 energy and water appropriations bill, which was approved by the Senate on an 85-9 vote Thursday ... Information from: Bangor Daily News, http://www. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Juniors win state, headed to California Aug 2, 2009
The winner in California will advance to play for the Junior (ages 13-14) Little League World Series Aug. 16-22, in Bangor, Maine. Share this page. (Juneau Empire)
18 Maine police departments get stimulus money Jul 29, 2009
Bangor is second with $704,880 to hire four officers. Others getting a share of stimulus funding are Auburn, Baileyville, Boothbay Harbor, Caribou, Dover-Foxcroft, Fryeburg, Lewiston, Mexico, Milo, Newport, Norway, Sanford, Skowhegan, Westbrook, Winthrop and the Penobscot Indian Nation. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Howie Day Set To Release SOUND THE ALARM September 8 Jul 29, 2009
SOUND THE ALARM comes after more than a decade of touring, during which the Bangor, Maine native self-released his 2000 debut Australia and became a full time travelling musician. Howie became known for his powerful one-man shows and his penchant for live loop sampling, the strength of his songwriting, and a warm tenor voice that soars into fluttering, high registers, but also grates with real, pleading grit, as one critic put it. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Maine bows to tribe’s athletic stars Jul 29, 2009
Last month, the Maine Legislature agreed, and yesterday, the tribe honored the athletes at a ceremony here in the cemetery where they are buried just north of Bangor. Dozens of tribal members, ranging from toddlers to octogenarians, attended. (Boston Globe)
Alcohol-fueled brawl clouds Maine cod fish races Jul 28, 2009
Place an obit: (559) 441-6228. Web Search powered by YAHOO. (Fresno Bee)
Employers Lack Unity on Health Overhaul Jul 24, 2009
Jim Conlon, president of Bangor Savings Bank, said premiums are becoming harder to afford for the lower-salaried people in his 650-person workforce, such as "the teller whose husband's a fisherman." He likes the idea of a new insurance exchange that would draw more insurers into the market. "If there's a bigger playing field with more competition . . . then that's a home run," he said. (CBS News)
Forget downturn with a ride on the Tilt-A-Whirl Jul 23, 2009
WLBZ of Bangor, Maine; WLWT of Cincinnati; WOWT of Omaha, Neb. WSLS of Roanoke, Va. (MSNBC -- Business)
Obituaries in the news Jul 22, 2009
Family members told WABI-TV in Bangor that Willey died Monday of complications from lung cancer. Comments. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Online enrollment rises at Maine universities Jul 20, 2009
BANGOR, Maine - Students at Maine's seven universities spent 10 percent of their credit hours online during the last school year, up from 7 percent the previous year. Online learning could play a greater role as the University of Maine System looks to stem a projected $43 million budget deficit over the next four years. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Turkish Ban on Public Smoking Ignites Ire Jul 20, 2009
Bangor Maine became the first city/town in this nation to ban smoking in cars/trucks when minors are in them. People thot they lose business but they did not. (CBS News)
Frugal before it was fashionable Jul 16, 2009
Take Martha Wolford, who makes do in Chester, north of Bangor, with two modest Social Security checks every month ... Her good cheer about her frugal ways is typical, said Kristen Andresen Lainsbury, a former shopping columnist for the Bangor Daily News who blogs about the state s retail scene as the Maine Maven ... Marion Syversen, an investment adviser in Bangor, quickly came to understand the state s guiding ethos after she moved to Maine in the 1980s. (Boston Globe)
Man uses beer to entice intruder to leave Jul 16, 2009
Information from: Bangor Daily News. Comments. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Weird News)
Water, snail found in fuel tank of crashed plane Jul 10, 2009
The Bangor Daily News says Hall reported that his plane lost power on takeoff before crashing into trees on June 15. He suffered minor injuries. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Bangor, Maine, marks hate crime anniversary Jul 8, 2009
BANGOR, Maine (AP) -- It's been 25 years since Charlie Howard was chased down in Bangor, beaten, kicked and tossed into a stream because he was gay. The 23-year-old Howard drowned on July 7, 1984, a murder that made national headlines and led to an anti-discrimination ordinance in Bangor and a state hate crimes law ... Howard, a New Hampshire native, is being remembered this week in religious services, concerts, workshops and the dedication of a memorial near where he drowned, the Bangor Daily... (Concord Monitor)
Relentless rains mean big Northeast mosquito crop Jul 7, 2009
It was the wettest June on record in Atlantic City, N.J., and in Bangor, Maine; the second-wettest in New York City; and the fourth-wettest in Bridgeport, Conn. In Portland, rain fell on 21 of the final 24 days of the month. (Concord Monitor)
Molly Kool, first woman to captain ship, will be buried at sea Jul 5, 2009
BANGOR, Maine - The first woman in North America to become a licensed ship captain will be buried at sea today in the waters of New Brunswick, Canada. Molly Kool Carney died in February in Bangor, Maine, at age 93. (Boston Globe)
Breaking News Jul 5, 2009
BANGOR, Maine (AP) A new report says Maine is still the fattest state in New England ... (AP) A Maine church group that was in Honduras during the military coup has returned home to Bangor. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
New England in brief Jul 4, 2009
BANGOR Maine still fattest state in N.E., report says A new report says Maine is still the fattest state in New England. The nonprofit Trust for America s Health released its annual F as in Fat report this week ranking states in terms of obesity rates. (Boston Globe)
Maine highest obesity rate tops in New England Jul 4, 2009
BANGOR, Maine (AP) A new report says Maine is still the fattest state in New England ... Dr. Dora Anne Mills, Maine's top health official, told the Bangor Daily News that the high obesity numbers have been decades in the making and that it will take time to turn them around. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Maine Air National Guard members deploy to Iraq Jul 3, 2009
BANGOR, Maine More than 40 members of the Maine Air National Guard in Bangor are deploying to Baghdad, Iraq, on July 2 for approximately six months in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom ... More than 800 members of the 101st Air Refueling Wing in Bangor have deployed over the last three years in support of Contingency Operations and the War on Terror. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Forsley honored for 'green' approach at Eliot conference center Jun 25, 2009
The Maine Public Utilities Commission's Efficiency Maine program honored Forsley with an award for his energy efficiency practices at the Regatta and Shipyard Pub, both on Route 236, which follow in the footsteps of his restaurants in Kennebunk, Portland, Peak's Island, South Portland and Bangor. But Forsley said it is the Route 236 facility that has been the showcase for all of his properties. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
