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Two Pedestrians Killed In Two Days
(PORTLAND, Maine) December 8, 2021 - On Monday night and Tuesday morning this week two women were killed in separate…
MaineCF’s Conservation for All fund awards $121,000 to conservation projects
PORTLAND & ELLSWORTH—The Maine Community Foundation’s Conservation for All fund awarded $121,500 in grants this year to 14 organizations in…
Federal Bill Includes Funding for Walking and Biking Infrastructure
This past weekend, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the $1.2 trillion bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which…
Portland Resident Killed by Motorist on Commercial Street
(PORTLAND, Maine) Nov. 8, 2021 - A 68-year-old Portland resident was hit and killed by a driver while walking on…
Orono business owner biking to D.C. to help others access bicycles (via WABI)
ORONO, Maine (WABI) - Many Mainers dream of having a bike, but for some, that dream is just out of…
Sheriff’s Deputy Hit and Killed by Driver in Trenton
(TRENTON, Maine) Sept. 24, 2021 - Deputy Luke Gross, an 18-year veteran of the Hancock County Sheriff’s Department, died after…
Orono Brewing’s Abe Furth Debuts Beer, Prepares for Maine-to-D.C. Bike Ride to Benefit BCM
(ORONO, Maine) Sept. 22, 2021 - Orono Brewing Company Founder Abe Furth wants to raise $50,000 to launch the Bicycle…
Pedestrian deaths aren’t statistics. They are people. (via BDN)
Readers don’t have to go too far back in the Bangor Daily News archives to find stories and editorials about pedestrians being killed by…
Police Seek Information in Sabattus Pedestrian Hit and Run Death
(SABATTUS, Maine) Sept. 20, 2021 - A 28-year-old woman was struck and killed in Sabattus on Sunday night by a…