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Obama to target technology use in human rights abuses - Bangor Daily News
Obama's visit to the memorial will follow by a few days the official Holocaust Remembrance Day, and senior administration officials said he will use the first part of his speech to discuss the mass killing of Jews in Europe. He visited Buchenwald in ...
Police investigating former maintenance director of Hermon School Department - Bangor Daily News
Dearborn, who reportedly stepped down last month, had been employed by the School Department for nearly 20 years, according to a local official who did not wish to be identified. Penobscot County District Attorney R. Christopher Almy said Wednesday ...
Anti-Americanism in Pakistan snarls US war efforts - Bangor Daily News
He didn't give his name because he was not authorized to speak on the record. Before November, about 30 percent of the nonfatal supplies for foreign troops in Afghanistan were unloaded at the port of Karachi and then trucked across Pakistan to the ...
Fifth man identified in Lamoine fatal shooting - Bangor Daily News
“I heard three gunshots,” said the man, who asked not to be identified. “But that's not unusual. The person who lives across the street repairs guns, so we hear shots a lot.” State police Lt. Chris Coleman said Sunday afternoon that investigators had ...
Eco-terrorism falls, but government still targets groups - Bangor Daily News
One industry source familiar with intelligence matters who for security reasons asked not to be identified, said that when it came to possible acts of eco-terrorism, “it is in our conversations. It's a world we live in.
Motorcycle club forms to support veterans through charity work - Bangor Daily News
By Christopher Cousins, BDN Staff Curby Biagiotti of the Garry Owen Motorcycle Club gets the group's insignia tattooed on his arm in Chelsea Saturday afternoon, March 3, 2012, by an artist who asked not to be identified. Buy Photo Curby Biagiotti of ...
Motorcycle club forms to support veterans through charity work - Bangor Daily News
Curby Biagiotti of the Garry Owen Motorcycle Club gets the group's insignia tattooed on his arm in Chelsea Saturday afternoon, March 3, 2012, by an artist who asked not to be identified. Buy Photo By Christopher Cousins, BDN Staff Curby Biagiotti of ...
Maine Senate 2012: Evolving By The Minute - Bangor Daily News
Speaking of wild rides, a source close to Angus King tells me this morning that King is “seriously considering” a run. Unlike Pingree and Michaud, however, he has more time to mull it over as his filing deadline is June 1st.
Police still withholding name of man found dead in Bangor apartment - Bangor Daily News
“I asked her why police were after her and she said, 'I was raped and stabbed a guy,'” said the man, who asked not to be identified. He said police arrived a short time later and went to the top floor to investigate. The woman described by her ...
Man in mid-40s found dead in Bangor apartment; police call death 'suspicious' - Bangor Daily News
“I asked her why police were after her and she said, 'I was raped and stabbed a guy,'” said the man, who asked not to be identified. He said police arrived a short time later and went to the top floor to investigate. Hamblen said she and a friend, ...
ICE agent shot dead in LA office after turning gun on supervisor - Bangor Daily News
A man who identified himself as Garcia's brother but declined to give his name said only that Garcia was a “hard-working guy with two young kids.” Staff writers Phil Willon, Hector Becerra and Andrew Blankstein contributed to this report.
Failing grades blamed on schedule change at Deer Isle-Stonington High School - Bangor Daily News
One parent with three children in the school system, who declined to give her name, said the discussion leading up to last year's vote was all about college-bound kids. But she said the new system is hurting many other students.
7 charged in $78M record-setting inside trade case - Bangor Daily News
The two officials asked to remain anonymous because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the deal. WASHINGTON — The largest banks must show how they would break up their assets if they were in danger of failing, under a rule approved ...
New medical marijuana dispensary opens in Hallowell - Bangor Daily News
A medical marijuana user in Portland, who asked that his name not be used to protect his privacy given the controversial nature of the drug, said marijuana is very effective in reducing pain and eases the muscle stiffness he experiences due to his ...
Press Herald gets 'significant new' investment - Bangor Daily News
At the time, a source who asked not to be identified told the Bangor Daily News that Connor's resignation came amidst increasing disagreement between him and the company's board of directors over the direction of MaineToday Media. ...
A year of bath salts in Maine; users getting younger - Bangor Daily News
The man, who said he has used every drug in the book “in quantity,” asked not to be identified. He said he has been using bath salts for nearly a year and learned the hard way that the drug is nothing to fool around with. He tried snorting and smoking ...
House votes to ban synthetic drugs that mimic pot - Bangor Daily News
A government official said the blast caused a fire that burned for hours. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media. “An armed terrorist group on Thursday committed an act of sabotage,” the ...
After Farmington shooting, experts say more can be done to prevent PTSD ... - Bangor Daily News
Training and educational resources for law enforcement officers is another area where Maine could improve, according to several local police chiefs who spoke on background, noting that they didn't want to be second-guessing the incident in Farmington ...
Second person alleges abuse by Rev. Carlson; former sheriff says he had concerns - Bangor Daily News
Another relative interviewed by police, a woman from Alton who asked not to be identified, said Carlson put forward a very caring public face. “I know people will believe what they want, but we know the truth,” she said Tuesday. ...
For the record, journalists are snakes - Bangor Daily News
Acknowledging that this is a legitimate question, the higher-toned media have attempted to establish rules about when it is permissible to use an anonymous source, to hold these occasions to a minimum, and to require the reporter to say why, ...
Wal-Mart brings in consultants to help keep shelves stocked - Bangor Daily News
During the summer, less than 90 percent of items in a typical basket of goods were available for shoppers, said the supplier, who declined to be named because his discussions with Wal-Mart are private. Keeping shelves full is a focus for Wal-Mart, ...
Portland neighbors welcome proposed medical marijuana dispensary - Bangor Daily News
Two employees of Local 188 setting up chairs outside the restaurant Friday afternoon said they did not want to be identified in the newspaper, but said they were unconcerned about the arrival of a medical marijuana dispensary behind the eatery. ...
Warren residents vote to settle lawsuit over methadone clinic — for $1 - Bangor Daily News
Despite that, one woman still declined to give her name when the BDN asked her opinion of the split vote afterwards. “There's quite a few people who are unhappy,” she said. “Some people wanted it to go away. And some people wanted to do what's right. ...
Warren residents to vote whether to settle lawsuit over methadone clinic - Bangor Daily News
“People have a lot of questions, but no answers,” one man who declined to give his name said. “This whole mess is a question,” added a woman he was talking to, who likewise didn't identify herself. Selectmen said they hoped residents would find some ...
Anonymous Maine donor gives Suffolk University 80 acres on Penobscot River - Bangor Daily News
Suffolk spokesman Greg Gatlin said the donor asked not to be identified. He wouldn't say if an individual, group or business gave the property. “This is an extraordinary gift that will serve to measurably enhance our science programs,” said Barry Brown ...