Old Town News

HOULTON, Maine - A Canadian man who held police at bay for nine hours last March by threatening to blow up a Cyr Bus Line bus will serve more than a year in jail on terrorizing and assault charges related to the incident.

OLD TOWN, Maine - A Bangor man who is barred by court order from being with a woman he was arrested for assaulting last month attempted to hide Wednesday night when police showed up at her Dartmouth Street residence, Old Town police Sgt.

Local band OneSixtyOne makes its debut at Paddy Murphy's Friday night, playing heavy rock, somewhere in between Queens of the Stone Age, Pearl Jam and Motley Crue.

Survived by her chosen family, Max Clark, of Venice, Amber Clark, of Venice, Brad, Jamie and Kaley Snow, of Venice, Peggy Evens, of Venice, Jessie Deschaines, of Madison Wis., Bobby Hawes, of York Harbor, Maine, Will "Butch" and Diane Watson, of Gainesville, Barbara Winkler, of Old Town, Maine, and Kathy Lidaburg, of Fort Lauderdale.

OLD TOWN, Maine - A University of Maine student who was speeding downtown early Friday morning didn't stop for an Old Town police officer who was following him with his blue lights and sirens on, Capt.

OLD TOWN, Maine - Helen Hunt Health Center recently underwent renovations, including the addition of a full-scale pharmacy on the ground floor that once housed the staff lunch room and a meeting room, according to a press release from Penobscot Community Health Care.

Singers Amy Heidemann and Nick Noonan of the band Karmin perform onstage at the iHeartRadio Music Festival held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on September 23, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The Maine Warden Service is pleased to announce the hiring of a new Game Warden Pilot for the Eagle Lake patrol.

It's not uncommon for children to have imaginary friends, in fact, it may be a sign of intelligence.

Normand L. Ayotte, 78, of Rye, died peacefully Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, at home, with his family at his side.

Brewer - Police arrested two Old Town men for 20 reported car break-ins. Joshua Albert, 25, and Andrew Grindle, 20, reportedly stole money and electronics from vehicles in the north end of Brewer.

Bangor -Representatives of Bangor area churches, non-profits and social service agencies turned out Monday for a rally and press conference in Bangor to call for reasonable alternatives to oppose legislation before the state legislature that would impose deep cuts on the state Department of Health and Human Services budget and the Maine Care ... (more)

The members of the Orono band Frank and the Redhots are avoiding talking about what will happen once they all graduate this May.

Paperwork in the military is nothing new. The "Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Maine for the Years 1864 and 1865" numbers more than 1,300 pages.

Wendy's restaurant in Old Town was shut down for most of the day today after employees called to report what they thought was a fire inside the kitchen.

Pop music shouldn't make your teeth hurt. But it should, at the very least, leave a sweet, sugary taste in your mouth, like you've just had a cherry slushie in audio form.

A Medway man accused of leading police on a 15-mile, high-speed pursuit through three towns and driving his car directly at a police officer is scheduled to face a judge.

A Medway man is facing multiple charges after a 15-mile high speed chase Friday night through Old Town, Orono and Milford that reached speeds of nearly 100 mph.

John Bear Mitchell, a noted Native American storyteller, author, actor and educator, will present two programs on Friday, Jan.

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