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Man Stabbed in China

[Sep 02nd 2010] State Police are investigating a stabbing in China. It happened Wednesday on Lake View Drive, near the China Middle School. The Kennebec County Sheriff's Department says 23-year old Brandon Knox was stabbed around 5:30 in the morning. ... - read on...

Assault Victim Dies

[Sep 02nd 2010] Bangor Police say a man who was beaten in Bangor early Sunday morning has died. Police say 47 year old Ralph Greenleaf was found lying unconscious in the street under the Joshua Chamberlain Bridge on Union Street. Greenleaf was taken to East... - read on...

Obama Officials in Maine to Encourage Conservation and Outdoor Activity

[Sep 02nd 2010] Obama administration officials are in Maine to hear what's being done at the local and state levels to connect Mainers to the outdoors and conserve natural resources. Thursday's session at the Bangor Civic Center is free and open to the p... - read on...

Organic Milk Company May Have to Close

[Sep 02nd 2010] A Maine farmer-owned organic milk company is on the brink of closing. Maine's Own Organic Milk, known as MOOMilk, of Machias will suspend production on Sunday. One of MOOMilk's founders, David Bright, says they're out of money. T... - read on...

East Machias Fire Cause Undetermined

[Sep 02nd 2010] State Fire Investigators are unable to determine the cause of a fire that ripped through a garage and a small building in East Machias Monday. Fire officials say the buildings on Dwelley Road were used for storage. A pick-up, carpentry, an... - read on...

Ramsdell Sentencing

[Sep 02nd 2010] An Eddington man was sentenced to 11 months behind bars Thursday. Thirty-nine-year-old Walter Ramsdell the third pleaded no contest to possession of sexually explicit material. Police say Ramsdell ran a home daycare and downloaded child porn... - read on...

Video Finson Road Fire Ruled Arson

[Sep 02nd 2010] A fire on the Finson Road in Bangor has been ruled arson according to the State Fire Marshall's office. The call from the Cedar Falls trailer park came in just before 1:00 Tuesday afternoon. Fire crews were on scene until about 7:00 Tuesday ni... - read on...

Beal Admits Union Theft

[Sep 02nd 2010] A 58-year old woman has admitted to embezzling nearly $30,000 from a health care union in Milbridge. Federal prosecutors say Bernadette Beal stole the money from dues sent by union workers for Narraguagus Bay Health Care. Beal was president ... - read on...

Video Maine Bans Firewood from Other States

[Sep 02nd 2010] The Maine Forest Service has issued an emergency order banning out-of-state firewood. The order was signed leading up to this Labor Day weekend in an effort to protect Maine woodlands from the spread of destructive insects such as the asian lon... - read on...

Gym Built in Memory of Lamoine Girl Opens

[Sep 02nd 2010] On Thursday night, a gym honoring a Lamoine girl will open to the public. The dedication ceremony for Jina's Gym will begin at 7 at the Lamoine Consolidated School on Lamoine Beach Road in Lamoine. The gym is in memory of Jina Haslam, a 2005... - read on...

Video Maine Maritime Academy Welcomes Freshman Class

[Sep 01st 2010] Maine Maritime Academy in Castine welcomed one of the largest freshman classes in the school's history today. It's the 69th academic year at MMA and for the first time in the school's history, new president Bill Brennan brought everyone together ... - read on...

Video New Resort Coming to Bar Harbor

[Sep 01st 2010] A new five star resort has been approved for Bar Harbor. And where it will be built means some current businesses will have to close shop. Meghan Hayward reports. Several businesses along West Street in Bar Harbor will be torn down to mak... - read on...

Video Brewer Food Cupboard Has New Home

[Sep 01st 2010] The Brewer Christian Food Cupboard has a new home. The cupboard is now housed at 71 Center Street in Brewer. For 25 years, the organization was split between two churches. Food was held in one and distributed in another. Now, with a growi... - read on...

Video Two Men Arrested in Border Patrol Checkpoint Out of Jail

[Sep 01st 2010] Two men accused of stashing more than 100-pounds of pot in a pickup truck are out of jail. 46-year-old Louis Bailey of Wells and 43-year-old Roland Daggett of Portsmouth, New Hampshire were arrested last week in Old Town. They were stopped... - read on...

Video Councilors Review Revised Bangor Arena Plan

[Sep 01st 2010] The company tapped to design a new Bangor arena has now come up with a plan that includes more seats and a new civic center. City councilors reviewed the latest proposal Tuesday night, which would build an arena with about 8-thousand seats, com... - read on...

Video Meteorologist Todd Simcox's Son Goes to Kindergarten

[Sep 01st 2010] Wednesday was an exciting day for many students across Central Maine and for a member of the TV 5 family. Meteorologist Todd Simcox's son Connor began his first day at kindergarten and we were there as he headed off to school. Diana Bosch re... - read on...

Video Trucker Died from Injuries in Accident

[Sep 01st 2010] The truck driver from Mattawamkeag involved in a fatal accident on Monday, died as a result of injuries sustained in that accident. An autopsy report from the State Medical Examiner's Office says 50-year old Donald Pepin died from multiple blun... - read on...

Video Bangor City Council Close to Naming New Manager

[Sep 01st 2010] The Bangor City Council says it is close to naming a new city manager. The council has been interviewing candidates for several months now for the position. City Council Chairman Richard Stone says city councilors will meet with their top ca... - read on...

Video Three Charged in Ellsworth Vandalism

[Sep 01st 2010] Police have charged three teenagers in connection with a recent vandalism spree in Ellsworth. Buildings and signs around the city were spray painted at some point during the weekend. Two 16-year old boys from Ellsworth and a 17-year old boy ... - read on...

Forest Industry Forum for Candidates for Governor

[Sep 01st 2010] Some of the candidates for Governor will be coming together again Thursday to focus on Maine's forest industry. The Maine Forest Products Council and other forest organizations are hosting a forum in Brewer. It begins at 6:45 p.m. at Jeff's... - read on...

Video Bangor Fire Under Investigation

[Sep 01st 2010] Investigators want to know what started a fire that burned out a home on Finson Road in Bangor. The call from the Cedar Falls trailer park came in just before one o'clock on Tuesday. Crews were on scene until about 7 p-m. The fire marshal's off... - read on...

Video Blue Hill Fair Kicks Off On Thursday

[Sep 01st 2010] With summer coming to a close, there's one big event to enjoy the warm weather, the Blue Hill Fair. Gates open Thursday at 4. Admission is $5 for adults. Children under 12 get in free. Friday is Senior Citizens Day with special discounted... - read on...

Video 65th Anniversary of World War II

[Sep 01st 2010] Several memorials will be hosted Thursday throughout the country and right here in Maine to commemorate the 65th anniversary of World War II. The Cole Land Transportation Museum in Bangor will hold a celebration at its state of Maine World War ... - read on...

Video Sugarloaf Announces Plans For Major Expansion

[Sep 01st 2010] Maine's Sugarloaf ski area is planning to more than double the amount of skiable terrain it has by expanding onto adjacent Burnt Mountain. Officials say once the skiable area has grown from 651 acres to 1,306 acres Sugarloaf will become ... - read on...

Video Fishermen's Memorial in Need of More Funding

[Sep 01st 2010] Officials say fundraising is going slowly for a park dedicated to Mainers lost at sea. A small group of community members gathered Tuesday at what will become the Lost Fishermen's Memorial Park in Lubec, overlooking Cobscoook Bay. Since... - read on...

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