Old Town News

Two motorists were taken to a Bangor hospital Wednesday evening for injuries they suffered in a head-on collision on Riverside Drive, about a mile off Route 9. Injured were Debra Donelan, 53, of Levant, and Timothy Libby, 23, of Old Town, Deputy Daren Mason of the Penobscot County Sheriff's Department said Wednesday night.

On Monday night, MDEA Agents and Old Town Police executed a search warrant at the home of Christopher Daley on Main Street in Old Town.

If the enthusiasm and the crowds at the Juice 2.0 conference over the weekend were any indication, Maine's creative economy is alive and well.

Sen. Elizabeth Schneider, D-Orono, has released a "Tribute to Veterans." The tribute is dedicated to two Maine heroes: Dick Grenier of Old Town and Darrell Savage of Lincoln.

Bringing home baby is one of a parent's most exhilarating experiences. But what happens when a woman who has waited months to be a mom leaves the hospital with empty arms - and goes back a crib that will never hold her child.

Rich Goodenough, of York, poses with Brenda Davis, who is on a quest to stamp out hunger in Maine.

Elwood Mason began his farming career at the age of 7A1 2, milking cows on the family farm.

The Pine Tree Chapter of the American Red Cross has had a very busy 24 hours, as volunteers helped the victims of three fires.

Brenda Davis and three members of four generations of her family gather at Footprints Food Pantry in Kittery Wednesday morning after she delivered a check sympbolically to Barbara Fernald, Executive Director of the pantry.

ORONO, Maine a ' An Augusta man was issued a summons for assault early Saturday morning after he punched two University of Maine students on campus.

IT has been a positive week for the old Towner gallery. There is now terrific support for a campaign group whose aim is to save the old Manor House building, which formerly housed the Towner Art Gallery and museum.

BANGOR, Maine a ' Two men were indicted Monday by the Penobscot County grand jury for three September robberies.

Voters on Tuesday will choose from among three candidates seeking to fill two vacancies on the seven-member City Council.

Officials from the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency arrested a Milford woman late last week when she turned up in an Old Town parking lot a ' allegedly to make a drug deal.

The pleasure of shopping in Maine is a gift in itself. Instead of fighting the crowds at the malls and big-box stores, an excursion through these classic Maine institutions will keep you in the holiday spirit while satisfying everyone on your shopping list.

BELFAST : The following cases were closed in Belfast Fifth District Court from Oct.

Advanced biofuels will stoke global warming: study Biomass, the unused portions of logged trees such a branches and the tree tops, sit at the Old Town Fuel and Fiber mill to be burned to generate electricity in Old Town, Maine in this June 2, 2009 file photo.

Three longtime Verde Valley residents have formed a partnership to open and run A Checkered Past Antiques at 907 N. Main St.

Biofine uses waste wood, above, recycled paper and food waste to make fuel. A full-scale biorefinery could create an estimated 486 jobs.

THE former Towner Gallery suffered yet more destruction as another batch of lead was stolen at the weekend.