Eddington News

A line of staples ringed the neck of an Eddington man at his initial appearance Wednesday in Penobscot County Superior Court on an attempted murder charge.

You don't have to be a Stephen King fan, or even an avid reader of his work, to appreciate "The Tommyknockers & More" bus tour, named after the Bangor author's 1987 best-seller. The event, promoted by the ...

Graham Garber, a firefighter with the Glenburn Fire Dept.,looks for smoke as he helps others put out some of the burning remains of Thursday afternoon's fire in a wetlands area near Marston Meadow Road in ...

By Aimee Dolloff Monday, May 26, 2008 - Bangor Daily News At 82, John Deroche isn't the typical age of someone who is lost without his cell phone.

Hermon High School Junior ROTC cadets Kyle Holland, Kevin Holland and Duncan Dorr present the colors at Monday's Memorial Day Commemoration at the Cole Land Transportation Museum in Bangor.

By John Holyoke Tuesday, May 20, 2008 - Bangor Daily News When Ken Clark headed to the Penobscot River on Wednesday, he was prepared for a long day of fishing for Atlantic salmon.

By Nok-Noi Ricker Thursday, May 22, 2008 - Bangor Daily News It may be something in the catnip, but whenever Otto and Peanut - two Maine coon cat mixes owned by Deb Neuman of Bangor - travel to My Cat's Choice ...

By Jessica Bloch Monday, May 19, 2008 - Bangor Daily News Four girls emerged from the brush in a field off Wilson Street with wide, triumphant smiles - one of them was even humming the foreboding Darth Vader ...

“The Holden Veterans Memorial began as a student-generated idea and has become a source of community pride and investment in those who have served our country”

By Nok-Noi Ricker Monday, May 19, 2008 - Bangor Daily News HOLDEN, Maine - The large memorial stone and benches arrived on Friday and the Kids of Liberty - a new generation of patriots - spent Saturday morning ... via Bangor Daily News

“Two of the guys ... decided they would go to Holden and be Holden firemen”

Gene Kelso, who has led the town's Fire Department since November, handed in his resignation as chief on Saturday but remains part of the department. via Bangor Daily News

“As soon as I could get my dad's rod out from hiding without him knowing about it, and strap it to the handlebars of my bicycle, I started coming down”

By John Holyoke Tuesday, May 06, 2008 - Bangor Daily News For nearly a decade, Bangor-area salmon clubs have marked the traditional opening of fishing season symbolically, even though their home river was ... via Bangor Daily News

“The thing that affects our group the most is the cost-sharing formula”

By BDN Staff Thursday, May 01, 2008 - Bangor Daily News The Regional School Unit 15 planning committee has not met for two months because it was waiting to see what legislators in Augusta did with the new ... via Bangor Daily News

“I'll have my fishing gear with me, but I have no intention of going out there”

By Kevin Miller Thursday, May 01, 2008 - Bangor Daily News After nearly a decade's hiatus, fly fishermen can once again test their skills against one of the kings of sportfish - the Atlantic salmon - on the ... via Bangor Daily News

“The situation isn't as immediate”

St. John, Fish rivers set flood records Tyler Thibeault of Frenchville and his cousin, Ben Bouchard, get ready to embark in a canoe to remove floating debris from Bouchard's home. via Bangor Daily News

“We don't see it as being at odds with development, but rather as helping guide development into appropriate locations and helping complement that development”

By Kevin Miller Bangor area seeks ideas on open space - Bangor Daily News A dozen Penobscot Valley communities are partnering with a national organization to develop a regional approach to expanding the amount ... via Bangor Daily News

After a closed-door meeting that lasted more than 31 2 hours Friday evening, the SAD 63 board of directors decided to place Superintendent Louise Regan on administrative leave pending an investigation into her ... via Bangor Daily News

Two city men have been sentenced to six to eight years in state prison after pleading guilty in Hampden Superior Court to a series of charges stemming from a Dec. via MassLive.com

“Everyone asks me, why do I want to be an art teacher?”

By Jessica Bloch Thursday, April 10, 2008 - Bangor Daily News Some of the students in University of Maine professor Laurie Hicks' Topics in Art Education class were aware of the ongoing violence in the Darfur ... via Bangor Daily News

Cub Scout Pack 81, which serves boys ages 8 to 11 in Franklin, Sullivan and Sorrento, will hold a bottle drive Saturday, April 12, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Franklin Rec Center. via Ellsworth American

“The first time I walked in the hall I said oh yeah, I want to do stuff here. This is good”

A century ago, meeting halls and grange halls were the pulse of a community. But now, those types of buildings aren't as popular. via WLBZ