Carmel News

Five vehicles all heading west on Union Street ended up crashing into one another early Thursday evening in what police describe as a double accordion-style incident.

Lured by the promise of sampling a piece of a cake prepared by "The Leonardo Da Vinci of cakes" - whose average cake sells for over $100,000 - my wife convinced me to attend the taping of a TV cooking show at ...

Phyllis Johnston, left, of Carmel, and Paul MacDonald, also of Carmel, discuss the petition Johnston was collecting signatures for on Maine's primary elections day at the Carmel Grange.

Inattention on the part of a driver of a pickup truck resulted in a collision with a motorcycle early Monday morning at the intersection of Route 69 and Meadow Road, sending the motorcyclist to the hospital.

By BDN Staff Saturday, May 24, 2008 - Bangor Daily News In an OpEd in the Bangor Daily News, parents Sandra Pyne and Janet Winchester detailed how district reorganization planners in SAD 38 are looking to ...

The local man convicted of hogtying then murdering a Carmel man two years ago was sentenced Friday to life in prison . via Bangor Daily News

The former owner of a local restaurant was indicted Monday by the Penobscot County grand jury on 10 counts of gross sexual assault, two counts of unlawful sexual contact and sexual exploitation of a minor. via Bangor Daily News

“I was pleased with that. [He] might be one of the people who makes a change in our country for alternative energy.”

By Toni-Lynn Robbins Monday, May 05, 2008 - Bangor Daily News Two area middle schools are challenging students to learn more about alternative energy and how their schools can become more self-sufficient. The ... via Bangor Daily News

“I've won other races at the fairs and such but it's nice to get this win at Scarborough under my belt. The other guys were all happy for me. We'll have fun driving against each other in the amateur club this year.”

One month removed from his 18th birthday and with a freshly upgraded Provisional License in hand, Ryan Hall served notice that he would be a force to be reckoned with in 2008 as the Maine Amateur Driving Club ... via Hoof Beats

“We hope to get eight fires before we lose it”

Firefighters from four local departments gathered Saturday morning to hone their skills and at the same time help a property owner and the town. via Bangor Daily News

“People have been using credit cards all winter trying to get by”

Connie Esparza of Bangor and Carol Lackedy of Hermon organize cans of donated food for the new Neighbors Supporting Neighbors Community Pantry located on Route 2 in Hermon. via Bangor Daily News

Emergency workers remove Sandra Li-Wen, 20, from the scene of a motor vehicle accident off of I-95 south in Carmel on Monday, March 31, 2008. via Bangor Daily News

“He said, - I killed my best friend last night,'”

After addressing the media on the steps of Penobscot County Courthouse, Laurie Stevenson of Brunswick gets a kiss from her husband Scott Stevenson after a jury found Peter Tuller guilty of murdering her brother ... via Bangor Daily News

A Penobscot County jury heard opening arguments Monday morning in the murder trial of Peter Tuller of Bangor. via Bangor Daily News

“She and my brother had a good friendship”

The sister of a Bangor man murdered in June 2006 said Tuesday that she was finding it more and more difficult to sit through the trial of the man accused of killing him. via Bangor Daily News

“She said, - Oh my God! I'm reading about a 100-year-old person and it's me!'”

One day last week, Phyllis Hand was looking over her birth certificate with her son when the significance of the date handwritten on the paper finally hit home. via Bangor Daily News

“As the number of AEDs increases, so do reports of lives saved from sudden cardiac arrest”

Jefferson Elementary School in Jefferson and Monhegan School on Monhegan Island will each receive an automated external defibrillator donated by a Connecticut-based company. via Lincoln County News

“For us, we will break even in two years.”

David Fairbrother, an employee of Corinth Wood Pellets, shovels sawdust into a hopper Thursday, Feb. via Bangor Daily News

“He would pick out a town, then pick a neighborhood and basically he'd hit everything he could in that neighborhood and then move on”

Investigator Dave Wilson of the Piscataquis County Sheriff's Department studies a DeLorme map that is marked with ''X's'' indicating the towns where a Dover-Foxcroft man committed burglaries over the year. via Bangor Daily News

“When Bragdon and Richardson finally retire, the unit's average age will drop a full six years”

David Spaulding of Augusta, center, sits with his family, wife Mikee, left, and son Aidan, right, during the Sendoff Ceremony for Charlie Company 1-126th Aviation Regiment, Maine Army National Guard on Tuesday ... via Bangor Daily News