Penobscot News

STOCKTON SPRINGS : FORT POWNAL CELEBRATES ITS 250TH ANNIVERSARY STOCKTON SPRINGSa 'SATURDAY JULY 18 AND SUNDAY JULY 19, 2009 Fort Pownal, the little known fort that was the starting point for Waldo County is celebrating its 250th Anniversary on Saturday and Sunday, July 18th and 19th.

Imagine an oil spill happened in the Penobscot River... The results could be devastating.

State Rep. Richard Blanchard of Old Town tried to use his position to dissuade a state fire marshal from citing him for illegal fireworks possession during a heated discussion at Blanchard's camp on Abbott Road on the Fourth of July, authorities said Tuesday.

PROSPECT : A woman from Florida who told police she fell asleep while driving across the Penobscot Narrows Bridge July 5 awoke to a breathtaking view after her vehicle struck the bridge several times.

Abstract: While the era of dam building is largely over in the United States, globally dams are still being proposed and constructed.

BELFAST : Dear Vendor, Have you signed up as a 2009 Vendor for the Maritime Heritage Festival in Belfast, Maine? We would love to have you display your wares or boat on Saturday July 25th.

Thunderstorms that moved through parts of Maine have caused a number of power outages in Hancock, Penobscot and Washington counties.

AUGUSTA : Fifty years to the day after the group was incorporated, the Natural Resources Council of Maine hosted a festive birthday party on Thursday, June 25, featuring a giant birthday cake in the shape of the state of Maine.

In the weeks leading up to the historic breaching of the Edwards Dam, there was little doubt that striped bass, sturgeon and salmon would eventually return to the Kennebec River north of Maine's capital city.

BANGOR : Penobscot Theatre Company concludes its 35th Anniversary season with its annual new play festival, Northern Writes.

Come late June, a couple of natural migrations catch the eye of visitors to the Bangor area.

Eight people had to take the long walk down the stairs of the Penobscot Narrows Observatory, after the elevator malfunctioned Wednesday.

They fought in all of the wars of this country, even though they weren't recognized as full American citizens until 1964.

SEARSPORT : Students in Elly Farrar and Regina Seaman's fourth-grade class at Searsport Elementary School made a field trip to Penobscot Marine Museum June 22.

Charles Shay caught his first glimpse of France over the side of a World War II landing craft during the first wave of the Allied invasion of France on D-Day 65 years ago.

More than once in the past few years the word "resort" has been used to describe Millinocket.

The Maine Association of Retirees members, at their Regional Meeting held on March 31, 2009 in Bangor, ME, voted to promote John F. Doran, Jr.

This week, ClickBack seeks editorial page reader comments on Iran, salmon, George H.W. Bush and medical marijuana.

Scott R.C. Levy , artistic director of the Penobscot Theatre, talks about the sights during the Tommyknockers and More media tour Tuesday in Bangor.

Bridge Alliance member Will Newman, left, paints a rainbow on the face of Viola Sea Davis as her parents, Christopher, second from right, and Erica Davis, right, of Bangor watch on Saturday, June 13, 2009 during Bangor's first Gay Pride Festival held in West Market Square.