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Curtailment order hits education sector hardest

AUGUSTA, Maine — Gov. John Baldacci ordered more than $63 million in midyear budget cuts Friday in a curtailment order that heavily targets state funding for education and social services programs. more

By Kevin Miller
BDN Staff | 11/21/09 | 444 views

Slanket inventor gets cozy with success

As the wind howled and the mercury dipped into inhumanly low numbers, Gary Clegg was nestled up in his dorm room in Kennebec Hall at the University of Maine in Orono. It was 1997, and Clegg, then a freshman, was trying to stay warm as he watched late night television. more

By Emily Burnham
BDN Staff | 11/21/09 | 468 views

New Judicial Center puts art on display

BANGOR, Maine — The new Penobscot Judicial Center will open Monday with likely hundreds of people wandering in over the course of the week to take a look at the state-of-the-art building with dozens of technological upgrades and modern conveniences. more

By Jessica Bloch
BDN Staff | 11/21/09 | 119 views

Bangor Land Trust outlines plan for preserve

BANGOR, Maine — When the land was first purchased several years ago, the plan was to divide its 750 acres into 1.5-acre house lots; hundreds of them. more

By Eric Russell
BDN Staff | 11/20/09 | 2195 views

Red Cross helping family after fire

WINTERPORT, Maine — The Pine Tree Council of the American Red Cross is assisting the Searles family after their home was destroyed Monday by fire. more

By Walter Griffin
BDN Staff | 11/20/09 | 366 views

Troop greeters documentary fails to make cut for Oscar

BANGOR, Maine — The documentary film about the Bangor International Airport troop greeters already has won plenty of prizes and awards, but an Oscar may not be one of them. “The Way We Get … more

By Jessica Bloch
BDN Staff | 11/20/09 | 1835 views

Sculpting young minds

To the viewer, the art project Luis Salas created Tuesday afternoon looked like a few clusters of wood pieces glued to a base. more

By Jessica Bloch
BDN Staff | 11/20/09 | 555 views

County panel OKs $14.8M budget for ’10

BANGOR, Maine — The Penobscot County budget committee Wednesday night approved a $14.8 million budget for 2010, which is about $400,000 more than last year’s budget of $14.41 million. more

By Judy Harrison
BDN Staff | 11/19/09 | 687 views

Revitalized mill earns Brewer prestigious honor

BREWER, Maine — There are empty hulls of once prosperous paper making and textile mills all over Maine and New England that were abandoned decades ago and left to deteriorate with no hope of a future. more

By Nok-Noi Ricker
BDN Staff | 11/19/09 | 694 views

Brewer council returns mayor to post

BREWER, Maine — The vote was not unanimous, but Arthur “Archie” Verow, who served as mayor for the last year, was named to the post for another year on Tuesday at the City Council’s annual organizational meeting. more

By Nok-Noi Ricker
BDN Staff | 11/19/09 | 469 views