This year’s 18th edition of the American Folk Festival in Bangor was its last.
Carol Semple
Posted inNation & World, New England
New Hampshire youth center halts admissions after possible overdoses
Four girls and a boy from a Manchester substance abuse treatment center were taken to a hospital Monday night after a 911 caller told authorities the children may have taken the sedative Xanax.
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Posted inLocal & State
Six Maine health organizations share $2.1 million to expand online services
The largest single grant will go the state’s university system to provide teaching services to students in rural areas.
Posted inNation & World
Pentagon chief says Trump ordered him to allow SEAL to keep status
Defense Secretary Mark Esper also accuses the Navy secretary, who was fired Sunday, of secretly proposing a deal to the White House about the disciplinary outcome in the case.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Maine man convicted of murder for shooting sister-in-law 10 times
Renee Henneberry Clark of Hampden had a protection order against her estranged husband and a criminal trespass order against his brother, Philip Clark, who killed her.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Fight over tools preceded fatal Maine shooting, priest testifies
Philip Clark is on trial for murder in the death of his sister-in-law, Renee Henneberry Clark.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Nation & World
Major projects get underway at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Because of growing demands on the fleet, it’s important to minimize the length of repairs and maintenance in shipyards, the government says.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Divided U.S. House committee backs pot decriminalization
The future of the bill is uncertain, with a Republican on the committee saying, ‘It’s going nowhere.’
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, New England
Warming waters spell more bad news for New England shrimp
The fishery has been shut down since 2013 and recent surveys show the species is still struggling.
Posted inLocal & State
Maine trooper rescues stunned owl, who doesn’t remain jail bird for long
The bird eventually gets his head on straight again and flies the coop.