Hampden News

Miriam Baisgaard , of Denmark, an international student at Bangor High School, watches as University of Maine business major Faisal Alghamdi , of Saudi Arabia, shows Brewer High School international student Alice Ruiu, of Italy, how to wear a traditional head scarf during the University of Maine's 22nd annual Culturefest, held Saturday at the ...

A Newburgh man will spend the next 6 months in jail following a plea deal for supplying teenagers with drugs.

Jeremy Yehle casts his vote at the Hampden Municipal Building on Tuesday. According to town clerk Denise Hodsdon, by about 4:30 p.m., more than 2500 residents had cast their votes, either in person or by absentee ballot, of Hampden's 5800 registered voters.

The first of two flu shot clinics for school-aged children in the greater Bangor area, takes place Wednesday.

BELFAST : The following divorces were recorded in Fifth District Court in Belfast in September.

The wait Wednesday morning at the Bangor Civic Center for a flu vaccine was long for some people, but most everyone agreed it was worth it.

The first shipments of H1N1 vaccine have arrived in the Bangor area and school children from 12 nearby towns will be among the first to receive it.

Kristina Tran was so excited about her mother becoming a U.S. citizen Friday that she rushed from her father's side into the well of U.S. District Court to throw her arms around her mother's leg.

ELLSWORTH, Maine a ' Three men accused of breaking into and stealing items from several homes in Amherst are expected to appear next week in Hancock County Superior Court.

STOCKTON SPRINGS : It has been a while since I have had any news to report, so Ia ll try and make up for that today.

John Adams married Sarah Fairbank on Sept. 24, 1713, and they had nine children born in Wrentham, Mass.

MONROE : Ralph Lewis Bickford was born at a Winterport home for mothers on September 28, 1927.

People walk by a rain-soaked hybrid car last week in Portland. Mainers will vote in November on two tax questions, one of which is to exempt new or leased hybrid and other alternative-energy vehicles from sales tax.

A former state senator and city councilor has threatened to sue the city over damage caused to his boat while it was docked at the municipal pier in October 2008.

"Hopes and Promises" Handbag and Purse Auction to Benefit StepUP! Residential Services and the Book Angels Program Released 10/7/09 As a twist on a silent auction fundraiser, StepUP! Residential Services, Literacy Volunteers of Bangor, and St.

A small menagerie of stuffed animals awaits the birth of a new grandchild. Several months ago I learned that my son and his wife are expecting a baby in February.

A 51-year-old man charged with murder in the stabbing death of a friend in York, Maine, remains in jail after a jury failed to reach a verdict.

Saufley: Newport courthouse - just needs some upgrades' State Rep. Joshua Tardy and Maine Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Leigh Saufley greet Superior Court Justice William Anderson as they tour 3rd District Court in Newport on Tuesday.

Four men accused of robbery were indicted on Monday. They are 21-year-old Jeremy Sigouin of Hampden, 20-year-old Richard Wentworth, 28-year-old Chad Theriault, and 24-year-old Ryan Gaudet, the latter three from Bangor.

Kelly Maltz, a member of St. Paul the Apostle Parish and St. Matthews Church, is one of many area Catholics who responded to Bishop Richard J. Malone's plea at church on Sunday for funds to support Question 1, which would overturn the state's same-sex marriage law.