Orrington News

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

A man driving down the River Road around 1:30 a.m. Friday noticed flames shooting into the air from the backside of a two-story white home and called emergency 911 for help.

The man accused trying to kill his estranged wife and her friend has been acquitted of the most serious charges.

Hordes of volunteers armed with lawn signs and cell phones made a final push for votes over the weekend as Mainers prepared to cast ballots on issues ranging from gay marriage to government spending.

Police said Tuesday they are investigating the death of a 29-year-old man and the apparent drug overdose of a woman that was reported Saturday morning.

Jurors late Monday afternoon found an Eddington man not guilty of trying to kill his estranged wife and her boyfriend 16 months ago.

On Nov. 3 a landmark vote on same sex marriage will take place in Maine. There voters will cast ballots on a measure known as Question 1 . It will be the first time that voters can decide whether to affirm a same sex ballot measure that was approved by a state legislature and signed by a governor.

The Eddington man accused of trying to kill his 37-year-old estranged wife and her 42-year-old boy-friend in June 2008 took the stand in his own defense Friday.

The Orrington woman who testified that her former husband tried to kill her and her boyfriend 16 months ago covered her ears Tuesday as a recording of her 911 call was played at the request of the defense during her alleged attacker's jury trial in Penobscot County Superior Court.

The Orrington woman who testified that her former husband tried to kill her and her boyfriend 16 months ago covered her ears Tuesday as a recording of her 911 was played at the request of the defense during her alleged attackera s jury trial in Penobscot County Superior Court.

The jury trial of an Eddington man charged with trying to kill his estranged wife and her new boyfriend before slitting his own throat nearly 16 months ago began Monday afternoon in Penobscot County Superior Court.

When Governor Baldacci signed the same sex marriage bill in May those who supported it rejoiced but they also knew they would have a fight on their hands.

Two out-of-town people were charged with theft and removing political signs recently by local police who caught the couple red-handed, Sgt.

Supporters of a repeal on same sex marriage say their political signs are disappearing off lawns in the greater Bangor area.

Let me get this straight. Central Maine Power is requesting a $1.4 billion upgrade of the transmission system from the Maine Public Utilities Commission.

The Maine Warden Service says a man from Orrington was killed when his ATV rolled over on a steep trail in Dedham.

Perhaps 30 years ago, while driving to work, I listened to a news item stating that on the previous day an association of orange juice distributers agreed to add 10 percent water to their orange juice.

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

Fire crews are on the scene of a structure fire on Verona Park Road on Verona Island at this time.

A trash truck driver prepares to dump his load of municipal solid waste at Penobscot Energy Recovery Company in Orrington recently.