November 6, 2013 Bravo!
This Friday, the Bangor Symphony Orchestra's Juniper String Quartet will perform at Acadia Hospital in Bangor as part of a new wellness program.
The musical performances will happen on a monthly basis as a way to "provide an opportunity for reflection, inspiration, and education for child and adolescent; and adult patient groups," according to hospital officials.
October 30, 2013 A verbal threat against a high school gets a young man in trouble with the law in Washington County.
Washington County Sheriff Donnie Smith said in a press release the Washington County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of a verbal threat towards Narraguagus High School located in Harrington Tuesday night.
October 28, 2013 "Last year, over 800 babies were born in this state, drug addicted. If that isn't a damned scary figure, then I don't know what is," states Maine's Commissioner of Public Safety, John Morris.
Morris goes on to explain that a "reasonable percentage" of those babies were addicted to Methadone.
Commissioner Morris says he's working with Governor Paul LePage to produce a Governor's bill for the legislature's consideration in January. The recommendations will address a variety of negative impacts the state is experiencing, brought on by the significant drug use and abuse in Maine.
October 28, 2013
The fire happened in the early morning hours Saturday at an apartment in Penobscot Hall on the campus of Northern Maine Community College.
The fire started in a bedroom but was quickly put out by the sprinkler system. No one was hurt, but that apartment, and others, sustained water damage.
October 25, 2013 The deadline for Maine oil dealers, who offer pre-paid contracts for the heating season, to get their reports into the state is quickly approaching.
According to Maine’s Department of Professional and Financial Regulation reports are due by next Thursday
October 23, 2013 So, you're at the checkout getting ready to purchase that new washing machine and the cashier asks you if you'd like to purchase an extended service contract or warranty.
The Maine Attorney General's office suggests you first consider Maine's Express and Implied Warranty Law.
October 22, 2013
Often times those who are legitimately using prescription pain medications unwittingly open themselves up to a lot of possible danger.
Drug take-backs are a great way to rid yourself of unused or outdated meds and there's one coming up at the end of the month.
October 21, 2013 Music education and live performance teach young people how to listen, read a foreign language of sorts, and contribute creative individualism to a team effort.
Some folks will be able to pick up some tips from one of the best trumpeters in the country during clinics and workshops, and you can see him in performance tomorrow night in Brewer
October 15, 2013 Years ago it was a career field as essential as the doctor or teacher.
Not only did the horses need to be shod, but tools needed to be made and maintained for everything from transportation to logging.
October 13, 2013 Amazing.
Heart-felt, patriotic, and nothing short of amazing. A tribute to the men and women of the United States military, and their families, like none other.
The Perpetual Christmas Tree was ceremonially removed Sunday from the town of Bar Harbor and relocated, under escort by Maine members of the Patriot Riders of America, to the town of Columbia Falls, Maine.