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A fire Tuesday at Corinth Wood Pellets Manufacturing LLC has caused an estimated $500,000 in damage and shut the company down for an unknown period of time.

“We are trying to keep as many professional people employed even though we will have a reduction in force going by shifting people around”

A proposed $10.2 million budget for the operation of SAD 68 schools that includes a reduction in force will be forwarded to residents for adoption at a district budget meeting later this month. via Bangor Daily News

“This is the coolest form of art I've done”

With a cowboy hat shielding him from the bright sun Garrett Cotta sat on a curb and attempted to eat a piping hot biscuit fresh out of a Dutch oven.It's good, he said, but there was one thing missing."I like to ... via Los Banos Enterprise

“The juvenile will serve the initial portion of their sentence in a juvenile facility and then they will finish the remainder of their sentence in an adult facility”

In a ceremony that stemmed from tragedy, Gov. John Baldacci joined the family of a teenage manslaughter victim Tuesday in marking passage of a bill to allow blended adult and juvenile sentences in certain ... via Bangor Daily News

The local man with a distinctive "Easy Rider" tattoo on his bald head pleaded not guilty Friday in Penobscot County Superior Court to attempted murder and other charges related to what police described as a ... via Bangor Daily News

“I explained to Earl that he just led us on a long foot chase through deep snow and woods and he was able to breathe the entire trip.”

By Anne Ravana Saturday, March 29, 2008 - Bangor Daily News A 43-year-old Bradford man led police on an extensive chase through three towns by car and then on foot through swamps and deep snow in Charleston ... via Bangor Daily News

“When it takes a thrashing, it's just not good”

By Aimee Dolloff Wednesday, March 19, 2008 - Bangor Daily News It was a bumpy ride Wednesday morning that left a trail of trash from Charleston to Corinth. via Bangor Daily News

“And I don't see it changing a lot. I'd like to tell you that next year the prices will go back to normal, but I don't know what's normal any more.”

When it comes to this spring's planting, Maine farmers are facing a double whammy: both the devil they know - increasing fertilizer costs - and the devil they don't - rocketing fuel prices. via Bangor Daily News

“Based upon the evidence we have seized, combined with the rest of evidence, we are comfortable saying there was an attempt [for meth] to be made”

Agents with the Maine DEA remove and document evidence at 1237 State Street in Veazie Thursday, Feb. via Bangor Daily News

“Based on what we believed we'd be getting back in October, we built that into our budget as revenue”

Despite continuing efforts to complete a jail consolidation compromise, the elimination of community corrections funds from the state's proposed supplemental budget has left some county officials edgy. via Bangor Daily News

By Roxanne Moore Saucier Monday, February 11, 2008 - Bangor Daily News The January issue of the Corinth Historical Society newsletter is a keeper. via Bangor Daily News

“I looked out the window and there they were, running”

Three times was not the charm Friday when two juveniles were apprehended just feet from where they escaped from the Newport District Court. via Bangor Daily News

“I want this officer to develop a relationship with those kids and the school community”

Efforts are being stepped up to place a resource officer in the schools after the discovery last week of a loaded handgun in the locker of one of the two youths charged with last month's bomb threats and fire ... via Bangor Daily News

“It appears that the courthouse may have shared steam heat with the Y”

The removal of asbestos and the mitigation of radon in the Penobscot County Courthouse basement has uncovered a few surprises, including this headstone, the back of which has a poem written by inmates. via Bangor Daily News

“I like everything but I don't like mashed potatoes”

Children at a local school said they are thankful for many things that people often take for granted, for instance, freedom, electricity, food and their sofa bed. via Los Banos Enterprise

Police have arrested one and summonsed three teen vandals that ripped through the town of Corinth Wednesday night, painting 50 targets including several buildings and signs with profanity and demonic symbols. via WVII

“We're still trying to put together an estimated cost of damages”

Four teenagers were in trouble with the law on Thursday after a Halloween night vandalism spree that left most of the town painted red, blue, silver and black. via Bangor Daily News

A 17-year-old male was arrested on the Turner Ridge Road on Wednesday after reportedly scalding his 16-year-old sister with a pot of boiling water. via Bangor Daily News

“We do have the potential for an empty building there”

Dover-Foxcroft selectmen learned Monday that the former superintendent's office on Mayo Street has been transferred to the town. via Bangor Daily News

“I can turn that milk into $10 a gallon.”

By Sharon Kiley Mack Monday, October 08, 2007 - Bangor Daily News ORONO, Maine - The squeals of the children were the loudest noise at Olde Oak Farm on Sunday, where Scott Belanger and Jennifer Macverde were ... via Bangor Daily News