Rockland, Belfast, Camden, Knox, Waldo County, Maine News

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 | 365 views

Laid-off arts center staff to receive aid

ROCKPORT, Maine — The Center for Maine Contemporary Art’s board of trustees said Tuesday it will conduct a … more

By Jessica Bloch
BDN Staff | 11/18/09 | 385 views

Islanders flock to unveiling of wind turbines

VINALHAVEN, Maine — Dignitaries, schoolchildren and more than 400 islanders crowded Tuesday morning around the base of a massive wind turbine to officially dedicate the Fox Islands Wind … more

By Abigail Curtis
BDN Staff | 11/18/09 | 3724 views

Vinalhaven $14.5m wind project set to go online

VINALHAVEN, Maine — Officials are set to throw the switch on a $14.5 million wind power project on the island of Vinalhaven. On Tuesday the Fox Islands Wind project officially goes online with a … more

By The Associated Press
| 11/16/09 | 253 views

Fiddlers enliven the Blue Goose

NORTHPORT, Maine — A stomping, clapping audience of hundreds packed the Blue Goose dance hall Saturday night to listen to the sixth Waldo County Fiddlers’ Showcase. From little girls in … more

By Abigail Curtis
BDN Staff | 11/16/09 | 985 views

Woman pleads guilty to killing husband

BELFAST, Maine — Amber Cummings, charged with murdering her husband last December, has pleaded guilty to domestic violence manslaughter and will spend at most one year in prison. The 31-year-old … more

By Walter Griffin
BDN Staff | 11/16/09 | 8557 views

Weekend soaking falls on region

BANGOR, Maine — Heavy rain that fell on Saturday quickly made up for the dry November most Mainers have experienced, meteorologist Victor Nouhan with the National Weather Service in Caribou said … more

By Nok-Noi Ricker
BDN Staff | 11/16/09 | 547 views

Creative economy focus of Juice 2.0 conference in Camden

CAMDEN, Maine — If the enthusiasm and the crowds at the Juice 2.0 conference over the weekend were any indication, Maine’s creative economy is alive and well. “We need creative people in our … more

By Abigail Curtis
BDN Staff | 11/16/09 | 1054 views

Two escaped prisoners caught in Rhode Island

WARREN, Maine — The two prisoners who escaped last weekend from the Bolduc Correctional Facility were caught Friday night in Rhode Island, according to a Maine Department of Corrections official. more

By BDN Staff
BDN Staff | 11/14/09 | 5122 views

Police cap fake bottle return case

ROCKLAND, Maine — A Spruce Head woman was charged this week for making $13,000 in fake bottle deposits at the South End Grocery Store. more

By Abigail Curtis
BDN Staff | 11/14/09 | 901 views