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updated: Fri Jul 04, 2008 08:06 am

Orland News

Local news for Orland, ME continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

Friday Jul 4 | Bangor Daily News

Orland: Explosion destroys truck

There were no injuries after a propane tank and an oxygen tank exploded in Orland on Thursday afternoon.

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Thu Jul 03, 2008

Ellsworth American

Zapped Again

The price of electricity just went up for Bangor Hydro-Electric's 115,000 residential, commercial and industrial customers in Hancock, Penobscot and Washington counties.

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Related Topix: Bucksport, ME, Brooksville, ME, Castine, ME

Wed Jun 25, 2008

Ellsworth American

Downeast Fishing Report

The Bass Are Biting If you prefer fishing that is characterized by lots of "catching," this is the time for you.

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Related Topix: Maine

Sun Jun 22, 2008

Ellsworth American

Rev'er Up

Marcia Barker, a land speed race car driver, is shown with the 1976 modified Corvette she races.

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Related Topix: Bucksport, ME, Ellsworth, ME

Fri Jun 20, 2008

Village Soup

No clowning around, circus raises scholarship money

BUCKSPORT : The annual, free, fun-filled Downeast Center Ring Circus Band Concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 11, at the Bucksport Middle School, at the end of Miles Lane.

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Related Topix: Penobscot, ME, Machias, ME, Bucksport, ME

Wed Jun 18, 2008

The Ellsworth American

Two New Members Join WHCA Board

Washington Hancock Community Agency recently welcomed two new members to its board of directors: Cindi Kimball of Orland and Barbara Arter of Steuben.

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Related Topix: Marketing, Steuben, ME, Bucksport, ME, Augusta, ME

Thu Jun 12, 2008

Village Soup

Lindell, Southworth neck-and-neck in District 41 Republican race

WALDO COUNTY : With five of the six towns in House District 41 reporting election results Tuesday night, the race between the Republican primary candidates was too close to call.

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Related Topix: Waldo County, ME, Frankfort, ME, Searsport, ME, Stockton-Springs, ME, Thomaston, ME

Tue Jun 10, 2008

Village Soup

Lucarelli 'delighted' to join SAD 5

ROCKLAND : The Maine School Administrative District 5 School Board convened in a special meeting Wednesday to vote on hiring a new superintendent.

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Related Topix: Belfast, ME, Bucksport, ME, Rockland, ME, Maine

Sun Jun 08, 2008

MaineCoastNOW.com

UPDATED: New SAD 5 superintendent looks forward to starting in Rockland

' A former deputy commissioner of the state education department, who has also served as superintendent for four school districts over her career, will be the new superintendent for School Administrative ...

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Related Topix: Belfast, ME, Bucksport, ME, Education Etc., Rockland, ME

Fri Jun 06, 2008

The Ellsworth American

Bucksport Superintendent Resigns

School Superintendent Judy Lucarelli officially resigned from her post June 5. She will move on to a position as superintendent of MSAD 5, which includes Rockland, South Thomaston and Owls Head, in July.

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Related Topix: South Thomaston, ME, Owls Head, ME, Rockland, ME, Thomaston, ME, Bucksport, ME

Wed Jun 04, 2008

Ellsworth American

Finger Lickin' Rib Stickin' Good

Orland Market proprietor Kim Smith and family members serve up barbecue every other Thursday from mid-April through mid-October.-STAFF PHOTO BY HEATHER STEEVES Falling-off-the-bone pork ribs.

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Related Topix: Baked Goods, Life, Food, Bread, Ellsworth, ME, Bar-B-Q, Bucksport, ME

Sat May 31, 2008

Ellsworth American

Statewide Primary Vote Is Tuesday, June 10

All Hancock County voters going to the polls on June 10 can cast a vote on a statewide referendum proposing a nearly $30-million bond issue for natural resources, agricultural and transportation infrastructure.

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Related Topix: Frankfort, ME, Warren, ME, Searsport, ME

Wed May 28, 2008

Ellsworth American

Man Sentenced to 15 Months fo...

A man was ordered Thursday to serve 15 months in prison in connection with a drunk driving accident, which claimed the life of another man.

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Related Topix: Hancock County, ME

Mon May 26, 2008

Ellsworth American

Orland Man's Passion Is Civil War History

Historian and Civil War buff George Sawyer is on a mission to make sure no local hero goes unsung.

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Related Topix: Hancock County, ME, Washington County, ME, Life, Veteran Affairs

Sat May 24, 2008

WABI-TV Bangor

Ring Pleads No Contest

A man from Castine will spend a year and a half in jail for his role in a fatal crash in Orland... 30-year-old Scott Ring pled no contest to aggravated criminal O.U.I. charges.

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Related Topix: Castine, ME

Thu May 22, 2008

Ellsworth American

On the Runway

Rose Upton, a 13-year-old from Orland, sang at the first annual "Your Keys to Fashion" show Saturday at the Bucksport Performing Arts Center.

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Related Topix: Bucksport, ME

Fri May 16, 2008

Ellsworth American

Bucksport Veterans Memorial on Waterfront

“I know a lot of people have disagreed about where it's going to go”

The votes are in, and the future veterans memorial is likely heading for the waterfront. via Ellsworth American

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Related Topix: Bucksport, ME, Bangor, ME

Wed May 14, 2008

Village Soup

Orland man named new Camden fire chief

“I know him and believe he'll be a good fit for the department”

CAMDEN : By a unanimous vote on Tuesday, the Camden Select Board appointed Chris Farley of Orland as the new fire chief. via Village Soup

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Related Topix: Camden, ME, Mount Desert, ME, Southwest Harbor, ME, Rockport, ME

Mon May 12, 2008

Bangor Daily News

Salmon stocking boosts Pleasant River

“The only reason those fish are there is because we stocked them there. There were no salmon in that river.”

There are about 50,000 more salmon in the Pleasant River this week thanks to the annual stocking effort of the Downeast Salmon Federation. via Bangor Daily News

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Related Topix: Ellsworth, ME

Mon Apr 28, 2008

Bangor Daily News

Fuel costs worry blueberry growers

“We're dealing from a good place”

The annual ritual of burning blueberry fields has been in full swing in recent weeks, but as growers go through the necessary process, they may be watching potential profits disappear with the thick, black ... via Bangor Daily News

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Related Topix: Machias, ME, CPU, Science / Technology, Milbridge, ME

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