Ross Manor hosts a 1940s theme wedding

Submitted by Around Town Web... on Monday, May 16th, 5:23 pm

BANGOR, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Residents of Ross Manor traveled back in time and attended a wedding set in the 1940s today.

Most of the residents were married in the 1940s, so several of them displayed their own wedding photos at the reception. Carolyn Corey's mother, Evelyn, suffers from Alzheimer's, and she said it's amazing to see her mother enjoy the mock ceremony and remember bits and pieces of her own wedding.

"It means a lot when you bring a memory back to someone who has Alzheimer's as severely as my mom does," Corey said. "The minute she saw that picture, she knew it was her, and she knew it was my dad."

Ross Manor does a several activities like this that are interactive and attempt to stimulate old memories, but this was the first time they had a wedding.

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Woman arrested for attempted murder after Bangor fire

Submitted by Around Town Web... on Sunday, May 15th, 7:52 pm

BANGOR, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- A 25 year old Ellsworth woman faces charges of aggravated assault and attempted murder following a fire on outer Broadway.

Emily Cole was arrested Saturday.

The fire was reported around 4pm on Friday May 13th at a building on outer Broadway.

According to Police the burns received by the victim in the fire were caused intentionally and with the use of an accelerant. No other details are being released.

The victim, an elderly woman, was taken to the hospital with severe burns on her upper body.

The fire is still under investigation by the Bangor Police Department and the State fire Marshal's Office.

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Students at Husson University embark on life after class

Submitted by Around Town Web... on Saturday, May 14th, 7:33 pm

BANGOR, Maine (NEWS CENTER)--Govenor Paul Lepage spoke at Husson University's 112th commencement ceremony.

Governor Lepage earned a bachelors degree from Husson 40 years ago. Lepage called the 500 graduates an extraordinary group for their achievements at the school and because they managed to make it through the ceremony without seeing any rain.

According to the governors office nearly 60 percent of jobs in Maine will require a college education by 2018. Currently, only 39 percent of people in Maine have a college degree.

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Movies: "Bridesmaids"

Submitted by Peter Weyl, Movie Blogger

Saturday, May 14th, 2011, 3:52pm

Sigmund Freud once asked the question, “What do women really want?” Thanks to “Bridesmaids,” we now have the answer: to make us laugh uproariously.

You may have heard how this movie came to be. Impressed by Kristen Wiig’s supporting performance in 2007’s “Knocked Up,” producer-director Judd Apatow told her that if she brought him a screenplay he’d put it on screen. Wiig (who regularly steals the show on “Saturday Night Live”) got together with comedy sketch pal Annie Mumulo (who has a cameo in “Bridesmaids” as the nervous woman on the plane) to write this movie.

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Old Town City Council responds to Daigle's resignation

Submitted by Around Town Web... on Friday, May 13th, 5:46 pm

OLD TOWN, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- The Old Town City Council is now responding to the resignation of one of its town leaders.

Thursday night, City Manager Peggy Daigle tendered her resignation at a special city council meeting. The council accepted her resignation six votes to one.

In her resignation letter, Daigle noted she enjoyed her time working for the city and hopes to see the city grow.

City Council Chairman David Mahan said Daigle was instrumental in redeveloping the mill after it mill closed.

"It's a tough day for the city of Old town, especially me, Peggy and I worked arm and arm on a lot of things," said Mahan. "At this time we've both chosen to go our both ways and that's what direction we're heading in at this point."

Daigle had been the city manager in Old Town since 2004. She and the city are still negotiating her termination agreement.

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Collins urging CFTC to enforce rules, curb gas prices

Submitted by Around Town Web... on Friday, May 13th, 5:06 pm

BANGOR, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- With gas prices flirting with $4 per gallon, one Maine senator is calling for tighter regulations on oil speculators.

Senator Susan Collins and several other senators are criticizing oil speculators for contributing to rising gas prices.

Collins said federal regulators are charged with making sure speculators are not creating artificially high prices that are not based on supply and demand. The senators sent a letter to the us commodity futures trading commission urging it to enforce those rules.

"There is no reason for such a sharp increase in the price of oil that I can see," said Collins. "Granted there is instability in the Middle East and the dollar is somewhat weak, but that would not explain enormous volatility and jump in prices."

The senators are hoping to see federal regulators implement a plan to reduce gas prices by May 23.

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Forest Products Expo hits Bangor

Submitted by Around Town Web... on Friday, May 13th, 4:24 pm

BANGOR, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- About 7,000 people from across the country are expected at Bass Park for the Northeastern Forest Products Equipment Expo.

The expo, which happens every two years, brings heavy equipment, trucks, supplies and services together for people in the wood and forest products industry.

Assistant Show Manager Eric Johnson says the industry has seen its ups and downs, but certain areas like home building and biomass are growing.

"Currently biomass which is making wood for energy is a growth industry, in maine in particular, so a lot of the equipment that you're seeing is tailored to that --chippers, grinders and the equipment used to get to the wood out of the woods and into that machine," said Johnson.

The last day for the expo will be Sat. from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. There is a $7 charge at the gate. Children under 12 are free.

The next expo won't be until 2013.

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