Orono News

Gayle Nelson hugs her husband, Master Sgt. Kent Nelson, shortly before he and other members of the Maine Air National Guard 101st Air Refueling Wing Civil Engineering Squadron departed Thursday morning, July 2, 2009 from Bangor International Airport for a six-month deployment to Iraq.

The Maine Human Rights Commission says the Orono School Department discriminated against a transgender child who was denied access to the girls' restroom.

A Milford man who broke into an Orono pizza place on Monday made so much noise while trying to get into the businessa safe with a crowbar that he woke up neighbors who called police, Orono police Sgt.

ORONO, Maine- The University of Maine is once again accepting nominations for its Sports Hall of Fame.

Social workers, medical profesisonals and educators gathered in Orono Thursday to tackle some of the state's toughest child welfare issues.

A group of local musicians will be performing Wednesday night in Orono to raise money for the Pine Tree Chapter of the American Red Cross.

University of Maine student Sylvia Schuler, 36, holds a sign for traffic to see along Main Street in Orono on Wednesday, June 17, 2009.

There's an old saying, "you are what you eat." Our physical bodies are fueled with what we choose to feed it - so, when we put on extra weight or are a little cranky, maybe we should take a closer look at our food choices .

As awful as it is when tragedy strikes a community, it's still uplifting to see people band together to help each other out.

A benefit dinner and collection will be held for the victims of the Orono apartment fire.

The argument for keeping black and white soldiers in separate units during World War II was that having black men serving beside white men would cause conflict and morale problems.

AUGUSTA : The following news items were compiled by the Public Information Office of the Maine Department of Public Safety: The big lane switch on I-295 from Topsham to Gardiner takes place on Tuesday, June 16th, as the northbound lanes will be closed for the summer for repairs.

Three local men face felony charges after police found them making bombs Thursday night by mixing a common household cleaner and aluminum foil in empty soda bottles.

Investigators from the Office of the State Fire Marshal continue to search for the cause of the fire in an Orono apartment building Thursday morning, June 11, 2009.

A - The chief executive officer of Maine's Iris Network faces criminal charges after flying into a rage over his daughter' s $5,000 cell phone bill.

Three State Fire Marshal's Office investigators rummaged through the burned-out remains of The Orono Apartments at 6 Bennoch Road on Wednesday searching for the cause of the blaze that ripped through the historic building Tuesday night.

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Investigators from the state Fire Marshal's Office joined Orono firefighters Wednesday to find a cause of Tuesday's apartment building fire.

Firefighters ran into some extra challenges tonight fighting a fire at an apartment building in Orono.

There is an apartment fire in Orono at 6 Bennoch road. That building is on the Corner of Bennoch Road and Main Street.