BREWER — Two people are dead after a head-on collision Tuesday afternoon on Route 9 in Brewer, police said. Brewer Public Safety Director Perry Antone confirmed that two people were killed, but did not disclose their identities pending notification of relatives. “It’s very, very early in the investigation to be able to tell what happened,” […]
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Ex-manager of Brewer Chinese restaurant gets 15 months for hiring, housing illegal workers
BANGOR — The former manager of a buffet-style Chinese restaurant in Brewer that has been the target of a federal investigation since 2006 was sentenced Tuesday in U.S. District Court to 15 months in federal prison on multiple charges related to employing and harboring undocumented workers. Mei Ya Zhang, 29, of Waterville pleaded guilty more […]
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Bald eagle that fell ill in Bangor released in Brewer
BREWER — The female bald eagle that ingested an unknown toxin and fell ill in Bangor three weeks ago emerged from a large dog crate, flapped its wings, and returned to the wild on Tuesday afternoon. The eagle, dubbed “Bangor Mom” by biologists, flew across a pond at the Penobscot County Conservation Association and landed […]
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Behavioral health workers gather to learn about gambling addiction
NORWAY — Treatment and support options for Mainers struggling with a gambling problem have expanded in recent years, and new state rules may help more people break away from an addiction to gambling. A handful of representatives from local social work, behavioral health and faith organizations gathered in a conference room at Stephens Memorial Hospital […]
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Maine to hold final hearing on elver catch cuts
The Maine Department of Marine Resources meeting scheduled for Tuesday was supposed to take place last week but was rescheduled due to bad weather. It’s taking place at Jeff’s Catering in Brewer. Elvers, as the baby eels are known, are caught in Maine rivers and exported to Asia. They’ve come under scrutiny since prices ballooned […]
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Meeting to discuss cuts to elvers fishery postponed
BREWER (AP) — A public hearing on plans to cut Maine’s lucrative glass eel catch has been delayed by weather — again. About 150 people attended the first hearing last month in Augusta. The second meeting was postponed because of bad weather until Thursday in Brewer. The Maine Department of Marine Resources announced Thursday that’s […]
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Car collides with plow truck in Brewer
BREWER — An Ellsworth woman and her 3-year-old son escaped injury Monday morning after their vehicle collided with a plow truck on Route 1A, police said. Alanna Edwards, 31, had just exited Interstate 395 onto Route 1A eastbound when the accident occurred shortly before 11 a.m., Maine State Police Trooper Chris Hashey said at the […]
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Christmas tree growers hopeful about season as plastic rivals make gains
FORT KENT — Few things embody the sights, scents or sentiments of the holiday season better than a freshly cut Maine Christmas tree. “Things are looking pretty good,” according to Gaye Richards, a Mapleton tree farmer and president of the Maine Christmas Tree Association. “My sales over the last three days are bigger than the […]
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Ralph E. Goss
1922 – 2013 BANGOR — Ralph E. Goss, 91, of Glenburn, beloved husband of Phyllis A. Goss, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 19, at a Bangor healthcare facility. He was born Aug. 2, 1922, in Levant, the son of Roy C. “Pop” and Addie (Phillips) Goss. Following graduation from Bangor High School in 1940, Ralph served […]
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Brewer man struck, killed while lying in road in Kenduskeag
KENDUSKEAG — Police are investigating the death of a Brewer man who was struck by a vehicle after leaving a bar late Friday night or early Saturday morning. The Penobscot County Sheriff’s Department said Sunday that Branden Look, 24, of Brewer had been at the Wrong Turn Pub on Grant Road. The bar closed at […]