Maine State Police, assisted by Bangor police, have charged 24-year-old Daniel Porter with murder in connection with the disappearance of Florida firefighter Jerry Perdomo, according to a press release from Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Steve McCausland....
The Tremont Board of Selectmen Feb. 21 authorized Town Manager Millard Billings to look into a state funding program designed to provide high-speed internet service to underserved towns. The topic came up at last Tuesday’s meeting, when the board met with...
The owner of the Independent Cafe in Bar Harbor, Democrat Tim Rich, announced his he plans to vie for the Maine House of Representatives District 35 seat currently held by Rep. Elsie Flemings, D-Bar Harbor. “There have been a couple of things over the past couple of...
Dr. Yijun Ruan, an American geneticist who has pioneered new techniques to sequence and map DNA to better understand cancer growth and stem cell properties, has been tapped as the first scientist to join the new Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine (JAX Genomic...
The Ellsworth Duplicate Bridge Club held a regular open game on Feb. 23. The first place team was Carol Harriman of Bangor and Will Taylor of Blue Hill. The next game will be held on Thursday, March 8 at 6:30 p.m. at St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church, 134 State St. in...
