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Unanswered questions return with recovery of ejection seat from B-52 bomber crash in 1963

TOWNSHIP 8, RANGE 10 — Presumably the last person to sit in the ejection seat Maine Forest Service rangers hauled from Elephant Mountain on Thursday was a B-52 crewman enduring the most harrowing experience of his life. But which crewman? Was it Maj. Robert Morrison, co-pilot of the ...

Nick Sambides Jr., Bangor Daily News • Maine • Friday, May 25, 2012 at 2:02 am

Bangor, Maine: The place where diverted flights go

BANGOR — Given the size of the place, the name "Bangor International Airport" might seem a little grandiose. But the airport actually gets an outsize share of international visitors. Of course, many of them are accidental tourists who would rather not be here at all. Because t...

David Sharp and Glenn Adams, Associated Press • Maine • Friday, May 25, 2012

Detective commended for emergency delivery of breech baby in Fort Fairfield

CARIBOU — A detective with the Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles’ Office of Investigations was lauded Thursday afternoon for going beyond the call of duty when she responded to a medical emergency and assisted in the delivery of a breech baby at a Fort Fairfield home last month. S...

Jen Lynds, Bangor Daily News • Maine • Friday, May 25, 2012

State climatologist to speak on climate change May 30 at Maine Audubon

FALMOUTH — Maine climatologist George Jacobson will speak about changes in the state's ecosystem and environment from past and future climate change on Wednesday, May 30, at Maine Audubon's Gilsland Farm Center. As part of Maine Audubon's Speaker Series, the

• Maine • Thursday, May 24, 2012 at 11:11 pm

Two raccoons confirmed rabid in Pittston

PITTSTON, Maine (AP) — Pittston's animal control officer says two raccoons in town this spring have tested positive for rabies. Officer Ross Boardman said the first incident occurred on March 2 and the second on May 14. He tells the Kennebec Journal (http://bit.ly/JpqlxK) that no humans were...

The Associated Press • Maine • Thursday, May 24, 2012 at 1:01 am

Windham asks state to consider plastic bag ban

WINDHAM, Maine (AP) — A Windham eighth-grader's proposal to ban plastic bags in Maine has taken a baby step forward. The Windham Town Council on Tuesday rejected an outright ban on plastic bags in the community as suggested by Sierra Yost, but did vote to send a resolution to the Legislature in...

The Associated Press • Maine • Thursday, May 24, 2012 at 1:01 am

Maine police investigate death of 6-week-old girl

BATH, Maine (AP) — Maine State Police are investigating the death of a 6-week-old girl in Bath. Bath Police Chief Mike Field said the death doesn't appear to be suspicious, but that police by law are required to investigate the death of any child younger than 6. Field told The Times Record (...

The Associated Press • Maine • Thursday, May 24, 2012 at 1:01 am

Maine sheriff's deputy dragged by fleeing woman

BELGRADE, Maine (AP) — A Maine woman wanted on several warrants in four counties dating back three years is in more trouble after allegedly dragging a sheriff's deputy whose arm got caught in her car as he was trying to arrest her. Police say Kennebec County Sheriff Deputy Nathan McNally was dr...

The Associated Press • Maine • Thursday, May 24, 2012 at 1:01 am

Maine man pleads guilty to molesting girl

BANGOR, Maine (AP) — A Maine man accused of having inappropriate sexual contact with a 12-year-old female relative has pleaded guilty. Timothy Damien of Bradley pleaded guilty on Tuesday to two counts of unlawful sexual contact just before his trial was about to start. In exchange for his pl...

The Associated Press • Maine • Thursday, May 24, 2012 at 1:01 am

N.H. man to plead guilty in missing Maine mom case

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — One of three defendants in the disappearance and death of a Maine mother whose body was found in a ski area pond last year will plead guilty, New Hampshire Attorney General Michael Delaney said Wednesday. Anthony Papile, of Ossipee, will enter a plea and be sentenced on Thu...

Lynne Tuohy, Associated Press • Maine • Thursday, May 24, 2012 at 1:01 am

Maine home sales, prices go up in April

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A realty group says home sales in Maine have gone up for the ninth straight month. The Maine Association of Realtors says home sales rose by nearly 9 percent in April while the median sales price increased more than 4 percent, to $167,950. The group says home sales nat...

The Associated Press • Maine • Thursday, May 24, 2012 at 1:01 am

Fire on nuclear-powered sub at Maine shipyard hurts 6

KITTERY, Maine (AP) — A fire on a nuclear-powered submarine at a Maine shipyard has injured six people, including a firefighter. Fire crews responded Wednesday to the USS Miami SSN 755 at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard on an island in Kittery, a town near Portsmouth, N.H., popul...

The Associated Press • Maine • Thursday, May 24, 2012

No charges for passenger who caused jet diversion

BANGOR, Maine (AP) — A French woman accused of causing a US Airways flight to be diverted to Maine by claiming she had a surgically implanted device will soon be headed back home, officials said Wednesday. U.S. Attorney Thomas Delahanty II told a federal magistrate judge that the evi...

The Associated Press • Maine • Thursday, May 24, 2012

Paul LePage signs bills to rebuild deer herd

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — With hopes of rebuilding a deer herd that has shrunk sharply in parts of Maine, Gov. Paul LePage has signed legislation to implement strategies that include restoring habitats that shelter the animals in the winter and thinning out the population of their main predator...

Glenn Adams, The Associated Press • Maine • Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at 2:02 pm

Despite eyewitnesses, no arrests in fatal Bangor stabbing

BANGOR, Maine — While an eyewitness said the fatal stabbing on First Street early Tuesday involved a group of people &m... 1

Nok-Noi Ricker, Bangor Daily News • Maine • Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at 1:01 pm

Horse gets stuck in hole after escaping from stall at Acadia, causing large rescue effort

MOUNT DESERT, Maine — A carriage horse in Acadia National Park apparently got out of his stall and into trouble Wednesday morning, triggering a massive effort to extricate the 1,800-pound animal from a deep hole in the stable floor. Duke, a 12-year-old Belgian Suff...

Kevin Miller, Bangor Daily News • Maine • Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at 1:01 pm

Man fatally stabbed in Bangor during group assault, eyewitness say

BANGOR, Maine — The man mortally wounded in a stabbing early Tuesday morning on First Street was bleeding profusely when he tried to get help fr... 1

Nok-Noi Ricker, Bangor Daily News • Maine • Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at 7:07 am

Expert advises Camden, Thomaston how to make downtowns pedestrian-friendly

CAMDEN, Maine — There is a simple truth that Maine small towns would do well to learn and embrace, Dan Burden says. The lower the speed of vehicles passing through, the higher the retail sales at downtown shops and restaurants. Burden, 

Tom Groening, Bangor Daily News • Maine • Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at 7:07 am

Biddeford doctor reprimanded over narcotics prescription practices

BIDDEFORD, Maine — A physician affiliated with Southern Maine Medical Center has been reprimanded by state licensing officials in the wake of a patient’s apparent overdose death. Stephen H. Doane, a Biddeford internist and geriatrician, was ordered by the Maine Board of Licensu...

Jackie Farwell, Bangor Daily News • Maine • Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at 5:05 am

10 arrested in cocaine, oxycodone distribution ring

BANGOR — Nine of 10 people charged in connection with a cocaine and oxycodone distribution ring allegedly operating in central Maine were arraigned Tuesday in U.S. District Court. They are among 16 people indicted May 17 by a federal grand jury on charges related to the distribution ...

Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News • Maine • Wednesday, May 23, 2012
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