Jackman News

KINGFIELD a ' Not every bride-to-be gets to have military police fire off a World War II howitzer at her bachelorette party during an 80-piece orchestra's performance of Tchaichovsky's 1812 Overture.

Phyllis Jackman-Stefanakos feels more comfortable working with homeless animals than she feels talking about it in front of a camera.

Jeff Barnes of Bangor leaves the voting booth Tuesday after marking his ballot at the Bangor Civic Center polling station.

AUGUSTA, Maine a ' State police say motorists on some Maine highways may experience delays this week as oversized tractor trailers transport large sections of windmill turbines between Jackman and the Penobscot County town of Chester.

BANGOR, Maine a ' State police are advising Maine motorists to expect some delays during the first week of June, when a series of oversized tractor-trailers travel through part of the state to deliver large sections of windmill turbines.

Motorists traveling through parts of northern Maine next Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday could face delays as tractor-trailers move section of wind turbines.

Norman Jewison Yes, he directed 'Moonstruck' and two unforgettable musicals, but Jewison is also responsible for a trilogy of films focusing on racial-injustice, a whacky Cold War comedy and a signature film of Steve McQueen's showing that he is one of the most versatile directors since Robert Wise.

Are Hugh Jackman's chiseled pecs enough to carry a lackluster 'X-Men' prequel? Post Date May 1, 2009 What do you do when your superhero franchise has no future? You reverse time's arrow and plunder the past.

Janet Napolitano, the U.S. Homeland Security Secretary recently informed a CBC interviewer that some of the terrorist-hijackers who carried out the attacks on September 11, 2001 entered the United States from Canada.

The U.S.-Canada border crossing near Jackman, Maine, and Armstrong, Que., Sept.12, 2001.

Puppet fun: More than 50 puppets are available for check-out. Berwick, Maine, Public Library 103 Old Pine Hill Road at Sullivan Street, Berwick, Maine; www.berwick.lib.me.us ; 207-698-5737. Open Mondays and ...

The state of Maine is receiving more than $130 million in funding for highway projects from President Barack Obama's economic stimulus package, but very little of that funding is being targeted for projects in ...

SAU 37 Superintendent Phil Richardson wants the state to treat his rural district the same way it treats island districts.

The Kennebunk Chocolate Extravaganza, being held from noon to 4 p.m., Sunday, Feb.

SAD 68 voted 371-265 in support of the plan. The individual town votes in the district were Dover-Foxcroft, 289 yes, 167 no; Charleston, 28 yes, 32 no; Sebec, 22 yes, 23 no; and Monson, 32 yes, 43 no.

GREENVILLE a ' The Moosehead Messenger, a weekly newspaper serving the Moosehead Lake Region, rejoined the Maine Press Association on Jan.

Officials push for scenic byway extension MILLINOCKET, Maine - The Grindstone Scenic Byway will extend from Medway's Grindstone Road on Route 157 and Lake Road to the Baxter State Park entrance if regional and ...

A district judge's recent decision will prevent families from becoming homeless over a landlord-tenant dispute between the owner of numerous trailers and the owners of two Friedens mobile home parks.

With help from her mother, Ruth Hamlin, Davis compiled many lists of cemetery inscriptions for the Upper Kennebec Valley in the 1990s when she was at Bingham Union Library.

WALDO COUNTY : A strong northeast storm punctuated by thunder and lightning dumped more than a foot of snow on Waldo County Sunday, closing schools and posing problems for plow drivers.