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MACHIAS – A woman will finish first when runners toe the line for the Aug. 20 Blueberry Run 5-miler, thanks to a unique starting arrangement instituted by race director Mike Carter. Carter is having the women start at 8 a.m. Saturday, with men racing at… Read More
WEST WARWICK, R.I. – The Old Town-Orono Twins scored two unearned runs late in the game to down Post 9 of Derry, N.H., 4-2, in the opening contest of the Northeast Region One American Legion baseball tournament at Jack McCarthy Field here Friday. Lefthander Gary… Read More
ORONO – The National Junior Racewalk Championships will be held Saturday at the University of Maine’s Beckett Track and Field Complex here. The day begins with a racewalk clinic at 8 a.m. with racing set to start at 9:30 a.m. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
WASHBURN – Twin brothers Mark and Mike Garvin scored two goals apiece to lead Washburn to a 4-3 victory over Easton in a schoolboy soccer matchup here Friday afternoon. Mike added an assist to help 2-1 Washburn while Brad Fox added two assists. Goalkeeper John… Read More
Former University of Maine hockey player Jim Montgomery is going home. Montgomery, heading into his second year playing in the NHL, was traded from the St. Louis Blues to the Montreal Canadiens on Friday for veteran forward Guy Carbonneau. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
Perhaps you’ve noticed that many fishermen now flush their outboards with fresh water immediately after returning from fishing trips. The reason? They were fishing in saltwater; and interest in saltwater fishing, surely you’ve noticed, is rising like ground swells from an offshore storm. If you’re… Read More
LOUDON, N.H. – It was a bad day at the office for the two previous winners of the New England 200 IndyCar race, recently renamed the Slick 50 200, at New Hampshire International Speedway, Bobby Rahal, who won the inaugural race in 1992, ended up… Read More
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — General Mills Inc. is throwing away 50 million boxes of cereal made from oats, some treated with a pesticide not approved for use on the grain, the company confirmed Friday. Meanwhile, the country’s second-largest cereal maker faces a class-action lawsuit filed… Read More
You wouldn’t know it, but the fact that Maine’s public advocate has the summer off is a telling sign of changing times for the state’s utilities. For the first time in at least a decade, public advocate Stephen Ward hasn’t had to prepare for utility… Read More
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WASHINGTON — The health care reform plan released by a group of moderate Republican and Democratic senators Friday includes measures to clamp down on health care fraud that were crafted by Sen. William S. Cohen. The measures were taken from Cohen’s health care fraud bill… Read More
ORONO — The Bangor Symphony Youth Orchestra and Ensemble will hold auditions on Sunday, Sept. 11, at Lord Hall, University of Maine. Young musicians through high school age studying strings, brass, woodwind and percussion instruments are invited to audition for either group. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
BANGOR — We’ll call Fred Lasby’s journey “Around the World at 82 Years.” Lasby, who first climbed aboard an airplane only 25 years after Orville Wright did so in 1903, has been wrapping up his around-the-globe flight with a pit stop in Bangor. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
AUGUSTA — A Benton man has pleaded innocent to murder and other charges linked to the July 21 shooting death of a Waterville woman who police say may have interrupted a burglary at her home. Robert Wayne Lonardo, 39, was arraigned Thursday in Kennebec County… Read More
BANGOR — With the Moving Wall as a backdrop, congressional candidate John Baldacci pledged Friday to fight for Maine veterans if elected next January. During an informal meeting with veterans at Paul Bunyan Park, where the wall is on display, the Democratic state senator from… Read More
While 138,000 Maine residents were going without medical insurance last winter, the overwhelming majority of state legislators debating health care reform were enjoying total coverage for medical and dental care, subsidized by the Maine taxpayer. These two perks, like a third, retirement benefits, are incompatible… Read More
ROCKPORT — Republican Susan Collins vowed to institute a cap on state spending if she is elected governor. In an address before the Rockland Rotary Club luncheon at the Samoset Resort, Collins told the audience of business leaders that a spending cap tied to the… Read More
MACHIAS — When the final blueberry of the 1994 season is finally raked, weighed and processed, the total crop is expected to ring in at about 58 million pounds, or about 2 million pounds below the five-year average. That’s according to blueberry growers, processors and… Read More
BANGOR — A 24-year-old woman was violently raped early Friday morning after reportedly accepting a ride home from a man she met at a party. Her alleged attacker was in jail Friday charged with gross sexual assault. Mike Hazelton was working at the Irving Station… Read More
STARKS — Farmer Harry Brown’s fields will come alive with music, food, merriment and marijuana activists this weekend as the fourth annual Hempstock festival gets under way noon Saturday. Hempstock drew more than 10,000 people last summer and raised more than $20,000 for advertising and… Read More
EDMUNDSTON, New Brunswick — A Hong Kong-owned company will construct a $14 million plant in Edmundston to produce denim for the European market, it was announced here Friday. Officials with Goodison Textiles Canada Inc., owned by the Lee Group of Hong Kong, made the announcement… Read More
THOMASTON — Survey results which suggest that motorists are satisfied with the operation of southern Maine’s auto emissions testing centers have drawn skepticism from legislators reviewing the program. The survey by the state Department of Environmental Protection relied on comment cards returned by people whose… Read More
Stephen King is keeping more than his readers in suspense. Hundreds of independent booksellers are awaiting word from the master of the macabre about which 10 stores he will visit on his October book tour. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia — A ship familiar to many older Halifax residents has steamed into port — one of only two surviving Liberty ships from World War II. The SS John W. Brown, based in Baltimore, arrived Wednesday, a day behind schedule, but it was… Read More
BANGOR — Although attendance at this year’s Bangor State Fair was disappointing, fair officials are not ready to give up on the new pricing structure. “I knew we’d hit some turbulence with the change, but I didn’t think it would be this bad,” said Bass… Read More
BANGOR — When Missouri evangelist Joyce Meyer first came to Bangor a few years ago, barely 85 people showed up. Last Saturday, more than 800 people filled the seats at Peakes Auditorium for one of her four talks over the course of the weekend. The series was sponsored… Read More
The Asticou Azalea Garden got its start in the 1950s when lifelong Northeast Harbor resident Charles K. Savage, a landscape designer, came up with the idea of blending a Japanese garden with the natural Maine landscape. With financial help from John D. Rockefeller Jr.,… Read More
A breeze whispered through the leaves and flowers while chatting birds and the gurgle of water filled out the quiet symphony. Visitors spoke only in hushed, reverent tones as they made their way over paths and granite steps checkered with shadows. Visiting someone else’s garden… Read More
I’m not quite sure what possessed me this spring. Whatever it was, I’m reaping the red fruits of it now. Tomatoes. Lots of them. One could expect “lots” when one has 50 tomato plants. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
This lovely summer-in-Maine weather can be so deceiving. Let’s all just face it — we’re really in deep denial. With the vegetables coming quickly and blooming flowers all around us, we refuse to believe that sooner or later we will be up to our ear lobes in snow. Read More
ELLSWORTH — A Catholic lay evangelist from Milwaukee, Wis., Leonard Alt, spoke recently at churches in Bar Harbor, Winter Harbor and Ellsworth. A religious educator, he gives talks throughout the United States to people who are interested in learning about Catholicism. “We learned right away… Read More
LIMESTONE — Loring Development Authority trustees authorized its executive director Wednesday to ask the federal government for a $1 million planning grant. The application will be submitted to the Office of Economic Adjustment in Washington, D.C., said executive director Brian Hamel. The money is needed… Read More
BANGOR — Twenty-three people graduated Aug. 7 from the first Individual Ministry course at Grace Christian Center Church, 1195 Ohio St. Several of those attending were from other local churches. Designed to prepare Christians to answer the call when someone asks for help, the course… Read More
BANGOR — Gary and Helen Barnhart, formerly of Bangor, will speak during services at 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 21, at Door of Faith Center, 131 Main St., Bangor. They will also be seen at 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 22, on Door of Faith’s Channel 17… Read More
AUGUSTA — A central Maine district attorney’s handling of drug forfeiture cases is under review by Attorney General Michael Carpenter. The attorney general said Friday he is examining whether plea agreements offered by District Attorney David Crook in Kennebec and Somerset counties were improperly linked… Read More
MADAWASKA — Madawaska and county law enforcement personnel uprooted 28 marijuana plants Thursday morning off Dufour Road, following a tip received by the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency. Deputy Sheriff Michael Bouchard and Madawaska Assistant Chief of Police Levite Hebert took several hours to find, pull… Read More
Jeremiah Pent, a representative of Wallbuilders in Aledo, Texas, will speak at several Maine churches next weekend: In Sangerville, 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 26, Grace Bible Church. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false;… Read More
What with the recent focus on D-Day activities, one inevitably thinks back on his or her memories of Normandy. When I arrived there during the summer of 1947 with a shipload of midshipmen from the Naval Academy, the province still bore the horrible scars of the war that… Read More
A recently released report from the Maine Waste Management Agency shows that the state’s recycling goals have turned out to be elusive targets for many communities. The report, however, has its critics. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
ELLSWORTH — Proposed transportation priorities for Hancock and Washington counties will be presented in a series of five public meetings throughout the region next month. The Regional Transportation Advisory Committee for Hancock and Washington counties is one of eight committees in the state created to… Read More
Two spellings of the name of the new director of the Bangor YMCA were given in a story in Friday’s MaineDay. The director’s name is Chris Mogridge. Read More
BLUE HILL — The Blue Hill Adult Education Program will begin its fall semester on Sept. 8. Classes will include offerings in history, English, steel band, basic sewing, adobe sculpture, woodworking, basket making and picture framing. For further details, call 374-9927. Read More
Harry Vose Sr. is recuperating at his son’s home after a stay in the hospital and would appreciate receiving cards from friends. He also had a birthday July 26. Send cards to him c/o Rose or Loran Vose, P.O. Box 698, Penobscot Avenue, Howland 04448. Read More
Maine’s recycling goals have proved an elusive target for many communities that now are working with state officials to improve their recycling programs and stave off penalties. The issue came to a head last month when the Maine Waste Management Agency released progress reports on… Read More
HERMON — An orientation day will be held for freshmen students and school will open for kindergarten through ninth grade at 8:05 a.m.-2:12 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 30. Classes for grades 10-12 will begin at 8:05 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 31. New pupils in grades one through… Read More
WATERVILLE — Mid-Maine Medical Center will offer a series of classes next month for women in their 30s and 40s who are expecting their first baby. Topics include nutrition, exercise, prenatal testing, labor and delivery, relaxation breathing techniques, breast-feeding, baby care and more. There will… Read More
MILFORD — Union 90 schools will open Wednesday, Aug. 31. Alton Elementary School will open at 7:50 a.m. Kindergarten classes will be dismissed at 11:35 a.m. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for… Read More
BREWER — A man having a seizure while driving in heavy traffic along North Main Street at 4:30 p.m. Friday pulled into a parking lot, where he struck several vehicles before coming to rest against two vehicles and a row of shrubbery. Lawrence Cyr, 38,… Read More
BATH — Shipbuilders at Bath Iron Works voted overwhelmingly Friday to approve a three-year contract that will bring sweeping changes to jobs at the yard. By a vote of 3,280 to 1,550, union members endorsed the contract which goes into effect Monday. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
ELLSWORTH — Hancock County towns find both good news and bad news in the Maine Waste Management Agency’s recylcing figures for municipalities. Bar Harbor and Castine are at the high end of the scale with rates at 35 percent or better. In the mid range,… Read More
Recycling rates determined by the state have frustrated some communities in the greater Bangor area and satisfied others. “I disagree with what they’re assigning us,” said Arthur Stockus, Bangor’s public works director. “What they allow us to take credit for and what we think we… Read More
ROCKLAND — While the contrast between recycling operations in Belfast and Rockland is striking, both cities’ recycling rates fall below the state’s acceptable level of 35 percent. In Rockland, where use of the city transfer station is free to residents with dump stickers, the estimated… Read More
The Maine Waste Management Agency ranked Maine towns and cities based on the amount of municipal waste each was recycling. The list below shows the recycling rates for communities in the northern half of the state. Cranberry Isles 67.6% Monson 53.6% Washburn 43.1% Wade 43.1%… Read More
“Sherry Huber wouldn’t be in favor of our program, for sure,” said Guilford’s town manager, Robert Littlefield. “We have a metal bin where folks can toss their heavy metal, like refrigerators, and so on. That is about the extent of our program.” Littlefield’s town placed… Read More
SKOWHEGAN — Pamela J. Partridge and Warren Brown of North Anson were among 17 recent graduates of the ninth annual Natural Resources Institute, a statewide environmental workshop. Partridge is a teacher of middle level science at Garret Schenck School in Anson, and Brown teaches fourth… Read More
HOULTON — Anyone who doesn’t think that experience is the best teacher has only to look at Presque Isle when it comes to recycling in Aroostook County. At 43.1 percent, the city’s recycling program has the highest rating in the County and the sixth-highest in… Read More
I am writing in response to the letter from Andrew Schoening (BDN, July 27). Mr. Schoening’s letter took issue with the role that Legal Services for the Elderly has played in blocking the discharge of two elderly residents of the Penobscot Nursing Home who were faced with eviction. Read More
WINTERPORT — As the late summer sun takes the chill out of the early morning air, a group of students and professors on their hands and knees pore over a toilet paper-sized roll of paper unfurled on the dock. The thin paper, printed with a… Read More
Again the Coalition for Sensible Energy wishes to thank the Bangor Daily News for your two excellent editorials, “Air petition,” Aug. 6-7, and “Auto emissions,” Aug. 13-14, about the southern Maine car testing issue. We agree wholeheartedly with you that “most Mainers are willing to… Read More
I am a 25-year-old Native American woman. I am a member of the Passamaquoddy Tribe. I am now married and bringing up my own family on the reservation. I have been brought up to be proud of who I am as a Native American, my… Read More
I would like to thank District Attorney Chris Almy and Detective Joseph Zamboni for their hard work and effort in working on and winning my case against Corey Mitchell. I know they both worked very hard on this case. Penobscot County should be proud to have such dedicated… Read More
I am angry about the defeat of the crime bill. I am angry because young people living in Bangor have semi-automatic guns in their apartments. I am angry because Congress lacks the leadership to act “for the greatest good.” The crime debate, like the health… Read More
On Saturday, Aug. 20, hundreds of humane socieites and other animal advocate groups will observe the third annual Homeless Animals’ Day. Each year in the United States an estimated 17 million dogs and cats must be killed in shelters and pounds because there are not enough homes to… Read More
MACHIAS — According to a Maine Waste Management Agency report card on community recycling, Topsfield, with 235 residents, recorded the highest recycling rate in Washington County last year, removing 37 percent of all recyclable material from the town’s general waste stream. In fact, Topsfield, at… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Even though there is no contract between SAD 68 and the Teachers Association for the school year, directors have voted to pay step increases to those eligible to receive them. Directors also agreed to hire a professional negotiator to help in the negotiations,… Read More
ROCKLAND — “Just For Teens,” a six-week prenatal support group, will begin Tuesday, Sept. 6, at the Midcoast School of Technology. The group will meet from 3 to 5 p.m. Tuesdays for six weeks. “Just For Teens” is for pregnant women up to age 24… Read More
OWLS HEAD — Buyers and lookers will be delighted when everything from Dodges to Duesenbergs roll onto the tarmac for Sunday’s annual Antique and Classic Automobile auction at the Owls Head Transportation Museum. One of New England’s premier summer events for the sporting set, the… Read More
CASTINE — The newly appointed interim president of Maine Maritime Academy named enrollment levels and dwindling state funding as the institution’s major concerns Friday. Now serving as MMA vice president for external affairs, Leonard H. Tyler Jr. will act as president beginning Aug. 22, when… Read More
PERTH-ANDOVER, New Brunswick — A 43-year-old Perth-Andover businessman was remanded to a government hospital for psychiatric examination Friday after he was charged with second degree murder in the death of a friend of his estranged wife. David Archibald Hanscome was charged in the 10:30 p.m. Read More
There’s no way the Republican Party can fail to win control of the state Senate in this November’s election. Well, maybe there’s one small way. The GOP could keep heading in its current direction. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
SACO — A five-car accident on the Maine Turnpike that injured seven people was caused by a truck driver who apparently fell asleep at the wheel, state police say. Vincent Fougere, 68, also may have had trouble trying to brake when he woke up, because… Read More
BUCKSPORT — The Bucksport Parents-Teachers Organization will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 30, at the Bucksport High School library. All parents and teachers are welcome. The Bucksport Golden Bucks will host the Orono Red Riots in their first football game of the season on… Read More
ELLSWORTH — Hospice of Hancock County is accepting applications for new volunteers who are able to attend a 30-hour training course in the fall. Hospice volunteers offer respite and support to people suffering from a life-threatening illness and to their families. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
BLUE HILL — The Hancock County Agricultural Society invites area farmers and craftspeople to exhibit their best handmade items, flowers and produce, and cooked foods at the Blue Hill Fair during Labor Day weekend, Sept. 2-5. For the first time, the fair is offering a… Read More
ELLSWORTH — Eleven Hancock County towns have submitted a joint bid for road paving and in the process have saved themselves $78,000. “Our recent pavement purchase is one of the best examples I’ve seen of how towns can save money through the joint purchasing of… Read More
ROCKLAND — Second Read Books & Coffee will feature jazz vocalist Marguerite Juenemann and jazz pianist Charlie Bechler from 8 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27. Juenemann, a former member of the Grammy Award-winning jazz vocal group Rare Silk, is a veteran of the New… Read More
A letter in Wednesday’s section by Jean S. and the Rev. Robert L. Zoerheide thanking various emergency personnel for their efforts should have included the Brewer Police Department, which responded to the call. Read More
ST. GEORGE — The St. George Historical Society will hold its August meeting at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 25, at the St. George Grange Hall in Wiley’s Corner. The featured program will be a panel of people all connected with the old community of Elmore,… Read More
NEWPORT — The winners of the annual Friends of the Newport Public Library art festival were treated to a reception and awards ceremony recently at the library. Winners in various categories were: Art — Mari Haut, first; Barbara Hammond, second; Lois Copeland, third; Margaret Mitchell,… Read More
It was syndicated columnist Mike Royko, I think, who told about a fellow with the unfortunate name of Joe Crapp who petitioned the court to change his name to John Crapp. Said he was tired of people asking him the same old question: “How’s it going, Joe?”… Read More
WALDOBORO — Schools reopen in SAD 40 on Wednesday, Aug. 31, for kindergarten-grade 12. Orientation and opening day for grade nine students entering Medomak Valley High School will be held from 7:45 a.m. to 2:05 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 30, a full-day session. Bus transportation and hot lunch will… Read More
NORTH GUILFORD — The Big Pine Gun Club on Route 150 on the Willimantic Road will hold a public pistol match starting at 9 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 21. The silhouette class will start at 9 a.m. followed by the bench-rest class. There is a $5 entry charge for… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Police are investigating the theft of several items and a vandalism spree at a logging site in Blanchard. Windows were broken out of a 1981 crane carrier owned by Richard Thomas Trucking of Guilford, according to dispatcher David Roberts at the Piscataquis County… Read More
GLENBURN — Classes will begin at 7:55 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 31, at Glenburn Elementary School for kindergarten through fourth grade. Those in the fourth-grade multiage classroom and in grades five through eight, will start classes at 9 a.m. New pupils may register 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Read More
ROCKLAND — “`Have you hugged your child today?’ I believe in that bumper sticker firmly,” Lawrence W. DeMotte, 49, of Warren told a Knox County Superior Court jury on Friday. A few hours later, that jury found DeMotte guilty of eight counts of child sexual abuse involving four… Read More
EAST MILLINOCKET — The first day of school will begin at 8 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 30, at Schenck High School for seventh grade through grade 12. A seventh-grade orientation will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 25, at Schenck High School auditorium, followed by a cookout. Read More
PORTLAND — The Maine State Chapter of the March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation will introduce three programs on breast-feeding for public and professional education. The Babies and You prenatal health program offers free seminars by volunteer health care professionals at business, school and community… Read More