Girl Scouts from around the state are invited to participate in Girl Scouts Love State Parks, a two-day celebration providing Girl Scouts of Maine members with free entry to all Maine State Parks, set for Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 9 and 10. The weekend offer applies to all Girl Scouts and their family members accompanying […]
A devastating threat is bearing down on New England’s oldest documented artistic tradition. Emerald ash borer, an insect native to Asia, has barreled through ash stands in at least 35 states and three Canadian provinces since it was first documented in Michigan and Ontario in 2002. Brown ash (Fraxinus nigra), the species Wabanaki basket-tree harvesters […]
December 8th, 2020 | by: Stu Marckoon
Police Search
(Bangor) â A manhunt last evening in the Capehart section of Bangor as police looked for two men who fled following a traffic stop. A state trooper reportedly pulled over a maroon colored SUV for a traffic violation and both the driver and passenger fled. The passenger dropped a handgun and police recovered the gun. Bangor police joined state troopers in the search. Police have not released names.
(Augusta) â Bucket trucks and line crews will continue working around the clock to get electricity restored to Mainers who lost it during the weekend. Central Maine Power reported nearly 31-thousand outages at 5:30 this morning, while Versant Power said more than 14-hundred, mostly in Northern Penobscot County still lacked electricity. The power went out Saturday as heavy wet snow and high winds brought down trees over power lines, snapping the lines and sometimes the poles. CMP says the