Kenduskeag News

Zach and Anne Trundy manage the Christian Lighthouse Cafe in Brewer. Buy this photo The Christian Lighthouse Cafe in Brewer opened it's doors in September of least year.

Penobscot County commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to pursue talks with Bangor Gas Co.

Bangoreans already knew a century ago that their export ice industry was dying, a victim of financial manipulation and technology.

What is your name? Rich Oliver. What is the name of your business? Classic Post & Beam.

A Kenduskeag woman was taken to the hospital Sunday afternoon after her parked van, which was sitting in the Nealley's Corner Store parking lot, was struck by a truck traveling on Route 69.

Despite a slim turnout at a recent farm forum in Kenduskeag - the second in a series of summer meetings - dairy farmer Joan Gibson said she will continue to work to save Maine's small farms.

Freaks. Weirdos. Unmapped roads. Whispering rocks. Deadening fog. Ghost pirates.

By Wayne Reilly Monday, May 26, 2008 - Bangor Daily News "HIGH SCHOOL BOYS HAD WILD NIGHT," declared the headline in the Bangor Daily News on the morning of May 15, 1908.

The mobile food company Samaritan Inc. is now extending its outreach by trucking donated food to the Mystic Ties Grange Hall in Kenduskeag.

Local farmers say the only thing growing in their barns these days is their debt level. via WCSH 6 Portland

A school bus carrying elementary students was involved in an accident yesterday afternoon that sent two people to the hospital. via WVII

By Dawn Gagnon Friday, May 09, 2008 - Bangor Daily News Two area women were injured Thursday in a chain-reaction crash on Route 15 that involved two cars and a Glenburn school bus. via Bangor Daily News

“We've been good, hardworking farmers who are fiscally responsible who work very long days and are fighting constant fatigue. We're being crushed alive.”

Dairy farmer Brian Call lugs fresh milk through the family's barn while milking 30 of his 50 cows Tuesday, April 22, 2008. via Bangor Daily News

“It's an urban river in a beautiful spot. It's a great backyard or after work paddle for a lot of people, and it just certainly deserves a cleanup.”

Two groups in Bangor who love the outdoors got together in Bangor for a little spring cleaning. via WLBZ

More than 700 paddlers will be participating in the 42nd annual Kenduskeag Stream Canoe Race Saturday. via WLBZ

“They're going to move their equipment around so that it won't affect our portage areas. They're going to move their silt screen aside. So it shouldn't look a whole lot different as far as participants being able to portage than it ever has.”

Tom Lucier of Dedham plays in the whitewater of the Kenduskeag Stream near downtown Bangor on Wednesday, April 16, 2008. via Bangor Daily News

“One of the things we found was an electrical conduit laid in the floor that had rusted away. There were exposed live wires under the floor. That's simply too dangerous.”

Murphy's Law has been hard at work in the basement of the Penobscot County Courthouse. 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

An animal control officer for five communities is out of jail after being convicted of unlawful sexual contact with a female under the age of 18. via WABI-TV Bangor

Richard Carter, who is probably the tallest man in Maine, is 6 feet and 8 inches in height, and is as straight as an arrow. via Sun-Journal