If the 3 Bucksport-area dams are forfeited, the water supply of several towns will be in peril.
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Judge sides with Maine religious order in child sexual abuse case
An Oregon woman had filed a lawsuit against the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate alleging she was abused almost 70 years ago by priests in Bucksport and Bar Harbor.
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State denies initial request of Bucksport-area owner to give up dams
What happens if the forfeit requests are accepted has never been tested.
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Bucksport officials continue to urge closing of defunct landfill
Town leaders are asking the state to push the company that owns the facility to file a plan to close it after a proposed sale apparently falls through.
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High schoolers pull all-nighter for robotics, cybersecurity, video game competition
About 90 high schoolers from across the state competed in the annual Thomas Cup on Friday, an event where students stay up all night to compete in a unique array of challenges ranging from crime scene analysis to a League of Legends tournament.
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Maine Supreme Court sides with state regulators, allows special gas rate for Bucksport generator
In its Dec. 28 decision, the court ruled that the Maine Public Utilities Commission’s approval of the special rate ‘did not result in unjust, unreasonable or discriminatory rates.’
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Healing trauma, celebrating creativity through Maine’s Veterans in the Arts and Humanities Day
Painting has helped Lori Johnson Bryant deal with post-traumatic stress disorder. The annual veterans art exhibit at the State Capitol Complex has helped her realize she is an artist.
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Body found on residential street in Bucksport
Police have not shared the identity or the cause of death of a Bucksport man whose body was discovered on Hinks Road early Tuesday morning.
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Body found in Penobscot River tentatively identified as missing canoeist
Levi Kelly, 28, had been missing since April 3, when the body of his wife, Loren Wadas-Kelly, 28, was found nearby in the river in Orrington.
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Under pressure: Maine lobster processors embrace tech to create new menu items
Processors say high pressure opens up new product options, saves consumers from the hassle of shell removal and cuts down on labor at the processing plant.