By The Associated Press PORTLAND — Maine has banned winter electricity disconnection threats that mislead consumers.

By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff When Elizabeth “Liz” Ryan began her nearly 40-year career as an emergency dispatcher in the early 1980s, she used a manual typewriter with a red and black ribbon, a landline telephone and a two-way radio to communicate with police officers, firefighters and ambulance drivers.

Registration for the Maine Woods Rambler — a gravel ride scheduled for Sunday, Sept.

On Sunday, July 11 please join Moosehead Trails for a fun day of trail maintenance and hiking in one of the greater Moosehead Lake region’s stunning and remote locations.

GREENVILLE — All are welcome to the Friends of Wilson Ponds annual meeting at 10 a.

The descendants of James and Sylvia Burrill Bell will gather for a potluck style family dinner to reconnect, share memories, photos and meet other members of the family on Sunday, July 25.

By Jessica Piper, Bangor Daily News Staff AUGUSTA — A national Republican group was quick to put out a statement hammering Gov.

By Christi Holmes I tied a Grey Ghost streamer to the leader of my fly rod and counted out the turns of the line in my head until I got to six, then secured the knot.

By Sam Schipani Maine’s prolonged drought, now more than 16 months long and impacting the whole state, has exacerbated the threat of wildfires by creating an earlier and longer wildfire season.

DEXTER — Around 80 teenagers and adults will arrive in Dexter on July 4 to work on and improve homes of the elderly, disabled and other residents.