The vigorous storm is likely to set low pressure records as it unleashes gusts to 60 mph and more than 3 inches of rain in spots.
Carl Natale
Web editor for SunJournal.com
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime
Thieves remove solar panels and batteries from Sabattus speed trailer
SABATTUS — Police say someone damaged the town’s speed trailer when they stole several parts from it while it was parked on Marsh Road last month. On Sept. 25, someone reported the speed trailer lights weren’t working and wires were hanging from it. When police officers checked it, they found the power unit missing. That […]
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Nor’easter expected to hit Maine starting Wednesday night
A nor’easter packing high winds and soaking rains is bearing down on the state and is expected to strike sometime Wednesday evening in Maine. The powerful storm will organize rapidly Wednesday, qualifying as a meteorological “bomb,” due to its speed as it strengthens. The stage is set for a potentially impactful Wednesday night across the […]
Posted inNation / World
Why snot? It’s ‘like pixie dust’ that’s hostile to germs
Mucus isn’t just a physical barrier to microbes — its potent biochemistry helps stop bacteria, too.
Posted inOpinion, Perspective
China’s war with the NBA and the frailty of the liberal order
A spat over Hong Kong’s protests is forcing a reckoning for Western corporations eager to do business in China.
Posted inOpinion, Perspective
While Adam Silver tries to straddle a line on China, the NBA misses an opportunity
The league had a chance to stand for something. Instead it chose to tap-dance.
Posted inNation / World
New Jersey farmers kept refusing to let him have sex with their animals. So he sought revenge, authorities say.
Richard Decker allegedly used homemade spikes to destroy farmers’ tires, threatened to beat a man’s wife with a wooden stick and wrote negative online reviews of farms and stables that turned down his proposition.
Posted inThe Penobscot Times
Living History Days in Bradley draws big crowd
BRADLEY — Hundreds of families and volunteers were transported back in time over the weekend as they gathered in Bradley at the Maine Forest and Logging Museum for its annual Living History Days. The event has been held for more than 35 years, before there were any buildings on museum property. Museum executive director Sherry […]
Posted inThe Penobscot Times
Gas leak leads to Orono apartment complex evacuation
ORONO — An excavator struck a natural gas line causing a leak that led to the evacuation of an apartment complex on Mill Street and some anxious moments for tenants on Wednesday, Oct. 2. The gas line near the Hasbrouck Court apartment complex was quickly repaired by Bangor Natural Gas personnel and no injuries were […]
Posted inThe Penobscot Times
Section of Stillwater Avenue to be closed daily from Oct. 13-18
The City of Old Town has announced that part of Stillwater Avenue will be closed to traffic at times next week in order to complete a sewer line replacement project. Stillwater Avenue between Spring Street and Bennoch Road will be closed daily from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. from Sunday, Oct. 13, through Friday, Oct. […]