In the 1980s and early 1990s, in May and June, you could catch a fresh run of Atlantic salmon on the Penobscot River. And you could play your king of game fish within eyeshot of downtown Bangor. As a result, salmon clubs popped up along the river banks like ostrich ferns. Those were heady times. […]
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Brewer man dies in Veazie crash
VEAZIE — Maine State Police say a driver was killed when his car left Interstate 95 in Veazie, struck a tree and overturned, throwing him from the vehicle. Police said 50-year-old Kendall Gordon Jr. of Brewer died at the scene Wednesday night. No one else was in the car. Police said the likely cause of […]
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Newly appointed Bethel town manager reflects on past, looks to future
BETHEL — When Christine M. Landes was hired as town manager Nov. 10, it was the culmination of more than 16 years of municipal experience. However, Landes said government was the last thing on her mind when she was in high school. “If you had told me, when I was in high school, that I […]
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Firefighters, police rescue Veazie man from burning home
VEAZIE — Fire and heavy smoke twice repelled rescuers before they reportedly saved a town man Saturday from dying in a burning home on Chase Road. The man, whom Veazie Fire Capt. Pete Metcalf described only as a resident in his 50s, and Veazie police Officer Matthew Parkhurst were treated for smoke inhalation at Eastern […]
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Bath man charged after police say he was clocked going 91 mph in Veazie
VEAZIE — A man from Bath is schedule to appear in court next month to answer to a criminal speeding charge he received after an alleged high-speed drive on Stillwater Avenue. Veazie police Officer Brian Sirois was on patrol the night of Sept. 27 when he saw a red Mazda heading north toward Orono on […]
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Veazie Dam removal brings hope to salmon anglers
VEAZIE (AP) — Eighty-five-year-old Claude Westfall points to a photograph on the wall of the Veazie Salmon Club. In the 1992 photo, a smiling Westfall presents then-President George H. W. Bush with his prize: the first salmon pulled from the Penobscot River in the Bangor area that year. For nearly 80 years, the first salmon […]
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Four tanker cars derail in Veazie; no leaks reported
VEAZIE — Four tankers in a 92-car Pan Am Railways train derailed Wednesday morning near the Penobscot River, but indications are nothing is leaking, local fire and railroad officials said. “There are no leaks or hazards,” Bangor fire Lt. Greg Hodge said from the end of Riverview Street in Veazie with tankers still on the […]