Orono News

Local police arrested a man at gunpoint Thursday night after learning he was wanted in Oklahoma for a felony firearms violation and possibly kidnapping.

After hearing from the public, which was divided on the issue, the Town Council is expected next week to consider potential bond proposals for the new library.

Joe White, right, of the Air National Guard 101st Security Force, participates in a training exercise during which he was sprayed with pepper spray before trying to subdue a mock attacker.

The University of Maine and the Challenger Learning Center of Bangor have launched a professional development program designed to help the state's middle and high school educators learn how to use climate ...

People head out in canoes for a tour of Wabassus Lake following a press conference at the boat landing by the Downeast Lakes Land Trust in T-5 ND BPP.

The privatization of the Elizabeth Levinson Center for children with multiple handicaps has been put off until the beginning of next year due to a lack of qualified bids for the contract.

ROCKLAND : Nearly five years after I decided to take my professional life in a different direction, the fork in the road has returned me to where it all began.

What would become Maine's largest wind-power facility could get the final go-ahead when the state's wilderness planning board meets Wednesday in Orono.

A Standish man is facing a long list of serious charges after he reportedly led police on a high-speed chase near Bangor and then ditched the car with his girlfriend and her 18-month-old daughter still inside.

State Police are still investigating a burglary that took place in May in Lubec.

Doucet Survey Inc. congratulates Jeff Goldknopf on passing the N.H. Land Surveyor's license exam this spring.

Bride-to-be Gloria Woodman and her fiance, Keir Peterson are relieved and grateful for help the Orono Fire Dept.

Firefighters rescued a man stranded in the middle of a raging Penobscot River in Orono yesterday evening.

ORONO, Maine -- Firefighters typically save people from burning buildings or respond to car accidents.

Continued problems with 911 systems, which have now spread to Penobscot County, are a good reason for FairPoint Communications to slow down its takeover of phone and Internet service in northern New England.

In a recent BDN home improvement column, my friend Tom Gocze advises readers to meet the current energy crisis through energy conservation by superinsulating their house.

A system crash in Penobscot County's 9-1-1 service over the past three days forced it to temporarily forward its calls to the Department of Public Safety in Orono.

Everyone I've talked to is unhappy about the new big-box development in Bangor, not only because of its aesthetics, but because of concerns for wildlife habitat that are being destroyed.

Technicians expect to have the 911 system in Penobscot County back on on line later this afternoon, Jim Ryan, director of Penobscot Regional Communications Center, told county commissioners this morning.

City officials are close to signing a three-year contract with a local company to run natural gas service lines to City Hall and four other municipal buildings, a switch that could save the city $100,000 ...