Heated battle in Maine's same-sex marriage vote Oct 29, 2009
Last week, Graves stood on the bank of the nearby Penobscot River clad in a red flannel shirt, where he and a videographer filmed a 30-second ad in favor of Question 1. He'll pay "a few thousand dollars" to air it locally. (San Francisco Chronicle)
More projects return America's rivers to their natural state Oct 6, 2009
In addition, Northern California's Trinity River is being restored after it was affected by hydroelectric dams, as is the Penobscot River in Maine, says Mickey Hazelwood of the Nature Conservancy, which is heading up the restoration of the lower Truckee River. DeLong reports for the Reno Gazette-Journal. (Florida Today)
Historic reawakening of San Joaquin River begins Sep 30, 2009
In recent years, government agencies across the nation have attempted other big river restoration projects, from the Penobscot River in Maine to the Klamath in Oregon. But nobody is 00004000 restoring a big, salmon-supporting river this far south or a river as damaged as the San Joaquin. (Fresno Bee)
Maine: Scenery and lobster Aug 14, 2009
The view from Penobscot Narrows Bridge vatory is highlighted with the sparkling blue waters and deep green forests and hills of Penobscot River and Bay. Mary Ann Anderson/MCT. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Penobscot Narrows Observatory in Ma... Aug 12, 2009
The is atop one of the massive vertical supports for the bridge that spans the Penobscot River gorge. The bridge's design is modern and sleek. (Suite101.com)
Maine bows to tribe’s athletic stars Jul 29, 2009
According to Penobscot tribal lore, he could throw a baseball across the Penobscot River at the old ferry landing. His cousin Andrew Sockalexis, a marathon star a century ago, did his winter training on a track cleared on the frozen river, his metal spikes clattering on the ice. (Boston Globe)
Maine man gets swept away by river, dies Jul 14, 2009
On Friday night, a 16-year-old Pennsylvania girl nearly went over a waterfall after she was swept downstream on the Penobscot River. She was wearing a life jacket and survived. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Pa. teen safe after swept downstream in Maine Jul 13, 2009
MILLINOCKET, Maine - A 16-year-old Pennsylvania girl was swept downstream in the Penobscot River in northern Maine, but was able to reach shore just before she would have dropped over a waterfall. The Maine Warden Service says Rebecca Levine of Pittsburgh floated and bounced two and a half miles downstream and through rapids Friday evening. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
* US pulp-maker pioneers new biofuel Jun 28, 2009
From the outside, the rustic red-brick mill on a bend in Maines Penobscot River resembles any other struggling US pulp and paper mill. But along with its usual business of pulp-making, the century-old mill is doing something unprecedented: Developing technology to produce bio-butanol, a jet fuel, from parts of trees that would otherwise go to waste, one of the worlds first to do so. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
U.S. pulp-maker pioneers new biofuel Jun 25, 2009
OLD TOWN, Maine (Reuters) - From the outside, the rustic red-brick mill on a bend in Maine's Penobscot River resembles any other struggling American pulp and paper mill. But along with its usual business of pulp-making, the century-old mill is doing something unprecedented: Developing technology to produce bio-butanol, a jet fuel, from parts of trees that would otherwise go to waste, one of the world's first to do so. (Scientific American)
US expands laws protecting Atlantic salmon Jun 16, 2009
And while the Penobscot River fish seem to have been doing marginally better in the last two years, the overall number of Atlantic salmon that return each year to state rivers remain dismal ... Penobscot River's returning salmon had numbered around 1,000 in recent years. (Boston Globe)
Kittery's Metevier getting soccer kicks on semi-pro team May 24, 2009
Husson, located just down the Penobscot River from the state's flagship university, has an enrollment of about 2,500. Last month, Maine announced it was dropping its men's soccer program along with women's volleyball to help address a $9 million expenditure reduction. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Bangor, a Queen City that's home to a King May 10, 2009
Bangor's Victorian-era fortunes were built on the millions of trees felled in the North Woods and driven down the Penobscot River, then milled and shipped from its busy port. One local tale paints super-logger Bunyan as a native son, which might explain the 31-foot-tall statue of him in Bass Park downtown. (Boston Globe)
Maine bridge observatory opens for season May 4, 2009
The glassed-in observation deck is 420 feet high on top of the western tower of the $84 million Penobscot Narrows Bridge that links Prospect and Verona Island over the Penobscot River. The bridge replaced the deteriorating Waldo-Hancock Bridge and opened to traffic in December 2006. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
43rd Kenduskeag Stream canoe race draws hundreds Apr 19, 2009
5-mile race begins in Kenduskeag village and ends near the confluence of the Penobscot River in downtown Bangor. Along the way, plenty of spectators take in the race at various vantage points along the route. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Small Maine town joins Twitter for flood alerts Apr 6, 2009
Milford is located on the Penobscot River north of Bangor. Fire Chief Chris Matson told WLBZ-TV that he decided to make a Twitter account after reading about people in the Midwest receiving warnings through Twitter. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Barge heads to Texas with Maine-made modules Mar 27, 2009
Scores of people lined the Penobscot River on Thursday to watch the seagoing tug Emma Foss haul the 350-foot barge from Cianbro Corp.'s Eastern Manufacturing Facility in Brewer. The modules, which weigh up to 700 tons each, are the first of 53 such units being built at the former paper mill site for the Motiva Enterprises expansion. (KSLA.com, LA)
