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A driver faces charges after he fatally struck a man with his car Friday night. The 39-year-old victim was lighting fountain fireworks in the middle of Pleasant Street.

Doug Spalding took two years to build an outdoor, wood-fired pizza oven and adjoining tea house which he has transformed into a year-round gathering place.

June 9, 2008 Governor's Office AUGUSTA – Governor John E. Baldacci and the ConnectME Authority announced today that applications are now available for the second round of its grant program to expand ...

BELFAST : After a long winter shrouded in scaffolding, the roof of the Belfast Free Library is visible again, and nearly complete.

FELLING THE GIANTS? Plum Creek thinks these beautiful trees would make lovely lumber.

“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

“You look at shoes, the textile industry, the paper industry - they've all dramatically been affected [by free trade] because it's very difficult to compete with countries that pay very little.”

Dwain Allen of Moosehead Furniture says the scaled-down company now plans to focus on limited, high-end pieces. via Bangor Daily News

By Roxanne Moore Saucier Monday, March 24, 2008 - Bangor Daily News It's wonderful to have a couple of queries this week. via Bangor Daily News

“I think the snow makes this whole thing even more exciting”

Joe Hyatt rolls a snowball down the sidewalk on 3rd street in Bangor on Saturday, March, 1 2008. via Bangor Daily News

Three Western Maine teenagers are dead after a single-vehicle accident just over the state line in New Hampshire. via WVII

A house fire in the Piscataquis County town of Monson has left one person dead. Investigators from the Maine Fire Marshal's Office said the body of Leroy Nightingale Jr., 64, was found near his second-floor ... via WMTW-TV Auburn

“It will enhance the vitality of our historic city”

Preserving the view of Lake Minnetonka from Water Street in downtown Excelsior is more important than re-creating a historic waterfront pavilion, many residents said during opening discussions about a ... via Star Tribune

“It is our job to keep our citizens safe,"he said. "Even if it means putting down sand on a state road.”

It was primarily "housekeeping" matters that the board of selectmen dealt with at their meeting Tuesday Night. via MaineCoastNOW.com

“We are trying to keep it as lean as possible, yet we have to move forward in maintaining our roads and to stay current with the times”

A proposed budget that reflects a 6 percent increase over the current spending plan is under review. via Bangor Daily News

In an age of monster houses and humungous malls, it is a breath of fresh air to come upon Christmas. via Magic City Morning Star

By Judy Harrison Friday, December 14, 2007 - Bangor Daily News For theatergoers who just can't get into the holiday spirit without the Charles Dickens' classic but may have grown weary of the play, the Wayside ... via Bangor Daily News

“Ste. Agathe Cemetery Records Part II 1990-2006”

Page 14, the sailor in the lower left-hand corner, that's my dad, Gayland A. Moore Jr. via Bangor Daily News

“That leaves the two of us to work together to try to get a plan in place”

SAD 68 is among a handful of districts across the state that has found itself as the "doughnut hole" of school district regionalization. via Bangor Daily News

“We expect to travel to Bangor from Monson early on Thanksgiving day, which is where we will be staging our week-long hike.”

UNITY : Unity College leadership students will volunteer Thursday, Nov. 22, at a Thanksgiving meal at Bangor Theological Seminary on the Husson College campus. via Village Soup