Orland News

By the banks of the Penobscot River, about 100 people gathered Wednesday afternoon to show their appreciation for those who have served in the armed forces and to witness the official unveiling of a new veterans memorial.

A possible check scam was reported on Oct. 27. A man told police on Oct. 27 that his employer had refused to pay him for his last 60 hours of work.

Our history is marked by a widening circle of inclusion. Starting with a system in which only propertied white males counted, we gradually welcomed to full citizenship Native Americans, African-Americans, women, those without property, and those who chose to marry a person of a different race.

ELLSWORTH, Maine a ' An Orland man has been convicted in Hancock County Superior Court of threatening to kill another man.

Production supervisor Joe Ramsdell takes some quart-sized containers to the filling machine at the Gifforda s Ice Cream plant in Skowhegan recently.

Artist Wayne Hall, who uses Orland's forests for much of his inspiration, earns Rockport art center honor Artist Wayne Hall in his Bucksport studio.

The Gilpin Railroad Incident are bringing Mainers - from The County to the coast - to their feet, as such events tend to do.

ROCKPORT : The Center for Maine Contemporary Art, 162 Russell Ave., is celebrating the 20th anniversary of "Work of the Hand," its annual invitational gallery crafts show and sale.

Rufus Wanning explains how his solar panels work Saturday during a green energy tour.

Firefighters say it looks like a fire that heavily damaged a home on Verona Island may have started in the basement.

BAR HARBOR : A Mount Desert woman suffered a broken neck in an accident on Rte. 102 on Sept.

ROCKPORT : The Center for Maine Contemporary Art will host and celebrate the 20th anniversary "Work of the Hand," Maine's most outstanding crafts show and sale, next month.

A knitter in Israel made this Periodic Table sweater for her husband in 1996. Check out more at http://apinnick.wordpress.com/2009/08/05/periodic-table-sweater/. The season of summer - what little there was - is waning.

This weekend's Folk Marketplace along the Penobscot River gives music lovers wide range of crafts to appreciate as well The primary lures of the American Folk Festival on the Bangor Waterfront are the strands of music that bind the crowds together in song.

Mike Mangione and Father Luke Willenburg of St. Luke's Church, Barrington, R.I., help build the roof on the new farmhouse at H.O.M.E. Click to enlarge photo.

After they are flash-frozen, blueberries are sorted a final time Friday by workers at G.M. Allen & Son Inc.

Crews have begun work on replacing the Orland bridge that carries Route 175 over the Narramissic River in the village.

Crews have begun work on replacing the Orland bridge that carries Route 175 over the Narramissic River in the village.

WINTERPORT : The fourth annual Winterport Music Festival will run from noon to 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug.

James I. Rockefeller, 76, of Dresden, died Monday, July 27, 2009, after a short illness.