Penobscot News

Thunderstorms that moved through parts of Maine have caused a number of power outages in Hancock, Penobscot and Washington counties.

AUGUSTA : Fifty years to the day after the group was incorporated, the Natural Resources Council of Maine hosted a festive birthday party on Thursday, June 25, featuring a giant birthday cake in the shape of the state of Maine.

In the weeks leading up to the historic breaching of the Edwards Dam, there was little doubt that striped bass, sturgeon and salmon would eventually return to the Kennebec River north of Maine's capital city.

BANGOR : Penobscot Theatre Company concludes its 35th Anniversary season with its annual new play festival, Northern Writes.

Come late June, a couple of natural migrations catch the eye of visitors to the Bangor area.

Eight people had to take the long walk down the stairs of the Penobscot Narrows Observatory, after the elevator malfunctioned Wednesday.

They fought in all of the wars of this country, even though they weren't recognized as full American citizens until 1964.

SEARSPORT : Students in Elly Farrar and Regina Seaman's fourth-grade class at Searsport Elementary School made a field trip to Penobscot Marine Museum June 22.

Charles Shay caught his first glimpse of France over the side of a World War II landing craft during the first wave of the Allied invasion of France on D-Day 65 years ago.

More than once in the past few years the word "resort" has been used to describe Millinocket.

The Maine Association of Retirees members, at their Regional Meeting held on March 31, 2009 in Bangor, ME, voted to promote John F. Doran, Jr.

This week, ClickBack seeks editorial page reader comments on Iran, salmon, George H.W. Bush and medical marijuana.

Scott R.C. Levy , artistic director of the Penobscot Theatre, talks about the sights during the Tommyknockers and More media tour Tuesday in Bangor.

Bridge Alliance member Will Newman, left, paints a rainbow on the face of Viola Sea Davis as her parents, Christopher, second from right, and Erica Davis, right, of Bangor watch on Saturday, June 13, 2009 during Bangor's first Gay Pride Festival held in West Market Square.

A few hundred yards from that? Waterville's bustling Main Street. On Tuesday, none of that mattered.

New law expands ban on - squaw' A new Defence Point Road sign is posted in front of the road's former name, Squaw Point Road, in Stocking Springs.

There's a new general store in town. But it's a very old store. The Penobscot Historical Society is busy adding the final touches to its restoration of the building which was built sometime around 1841 and served as a general store and post office for a number of years.

Cancer survivors celebrated life on the Bangor waterfront Sunday. Cancer Care of Maine hosted its annual "Cancer Survivor Day" along the banks of the Penobscot.

The nonprofit group Maine Preservation has recognized the Penobscot Theatre Company for its restoration of the Bangor Opera House facade.

ELLSWORTH : The Ellsworth Duplicate Bridge Club held a regular open game on May 28.