A spat over Hong Kong’s protests is forcing a reckoning for Western corporations eager to do business in China.
Carl Natale
Web editor for SunJournal.com
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.
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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. […]
Posted inThe Penobscot Times
Old Town firefighters praised for quick response to apartment fire
OLD TOWN — Although 11 people were initially displaced by a fire at the multi-unit apartment building at 1144 Stillwater Avenue on Sept. 25, tenants in two units were able to move back in within 24 hours, a fact Old Town Deputy Fire Chief Chris Baker credits to the quick response of Old Town Fire […]
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Editorial: Fire Prevention Week
Every year at this time National Fire Prevention Week rolls around. Most years, a lot of us don’t pay much attention to it if we are aware of it at all. This year should be different. On Sept. 21 a devastating fire struck downtown Old Town, destroying one building and damaging several others. Thankfully, no […]
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Old Town Police Log
Tuesday, Oct. 1 — Roy Davis, 53, of Milford, was summoned for disorderly conduct toward a police officer. Officer Lucas Murphy witnessed Davis being rough with his dog on Middle St. and Davis yelled and swore at Murphy after being warned. Wednesday, Oct. 2 — Casey Fitzgerald, 41, of Old Town, was arrested for failing […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Greene teen hospitalized after collision with pickup
The 16-year-old was riding a motorized bicycle from a driveway onto the road when he was hit by a pickup truck Tuesday afternoon.