Maine any-deer permits are based on the final two digits of hunting licenses. Information about the any-deer permit system is available by calling 1-800-262-2215 in Maine. From outside area code 207, call 207-287-5207. Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife personnel will staff these telephone lines from 8 a.m. Read More
It was a great exit for player-coach Julie Treadwell of Pittsfield. It could only have been better had her team finished as the national champion rather than third best in the country. Treadwell, the 32-year-old shortstop who went 14-for-18 at the plate, was named a… Read More
Thom Mosley can understand where Seth Burnes is coming from. In a way, he’s been there. Last year, as a Mount Desert Island sophomore, Mosley burst onto the LTC Class C scene and marched through opponents en route to the LTC-C rushing title. Now a… Read More
The University of Maine football team will be striving Saturday to avoid repeating history. Coach Jack Cosgrove’s Black Bears, losers of nine in a row, hope not to tie the school record of 10 consecutive defeats. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
Getting to where the moose are> Guide Bob Lawrence shares expertise on the eve of 13th annual season
Where a wind-toppled spruce leaned on the shoulder of a shadow-paved woods road, Bob Lawrence of Rockwood slowed the pickup to a stop. Nodding toward a clear-cut beyond the spruce, the master guide said, “Yesterday morning there were five moose in this cut, three bulls and two cows. Read More
NEW ORLEANS – Former University of Maine quarterback Mike Buck is still waiting by the phone, hoping for a call from the Phoenix Cardinals or any other NFL team in need of a QB. Buck, who was released by the New Orleans Saints after four… Read More
BANGOR – The Waterville High School Panthers were trailing 14-0 to the Bangor High School Rams in the second quarter and had the ball at their own 12-yard line. There was 5:45 left in the half. The Panthers had been moving the ball but penalties… Read More
ORONO – Chris Bagley converted Jason White’s cross into the game-winner as the Orono Red Riots tripped the Bucksport Golden Bucks 2-1 in schoolboy soccer action Friday. Evan Stinson scored on a Josh LaPointe assist for the other Orono goal. Scott Cunningham made three saves… Read More
Maine Maritime Academy hopes to get back on course toward defending its New England Football Conference title Saturday when the Mariners take on longtime rival Massachusetts Maritime. Kickoff is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. at Ritchie Field in Castine. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
It likely will be at least another week before University of Maine President Fred Hutchinson selects the new director of athletics. That was the word from Charles “Chick” Rauch, the head of the university’s search committee. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
BANGOR – Since they first strapped on the pads in the heat and humidity of mid-August’s two-a-days, the Waterville High School football team has heard all the talk. It’s been Bangor-this and Bangor-that in the Pine Tree Conference this season. Well, not anymore. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
Former University of Maine All-American defenseman Eric Weinrich was hoping to take the ice for the Chicago Blackhawks in Saturday night’s National Hockey League opener against the Penguins in Pittsburgh. Now he just wants to play hockey as soon as possible considering the labor dispute… Read More
JONESPORT – Pat O’Keefe, Joey Cherry, and Adam Kilton each scored unassisted goals to give Machias a 3-1 schooboy soccer victory over Jonesport-Beals Friday. Cherry’s goal, with 2:40 left in the game, proved to be the game-winner. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
ORONO – Margaret Henrick scored one goal and assisted on another to lead the University of Maine field hockey team to a 4-0 North Atlantic Conference victory over Drexel University at Lengyel Field on Friday. It was the first NAC game for both teams. Maine… Read More
Bucksport scored 12 points in the fourth quarter to edge Mattanawcook Academy of Lincoln 31-27 and Bryan Bechard hit a 24-yard field goal with 40 seconds left to lift Messalonskee of Oakland by Hampden Academy 22-20 to highlight LTC football action Friday night. Elsewhere in… Read More
HAMPDEN — Two members of Girl Scout Troop 565 have earned the Silver Award, the highest award for a Cadette Girl Scout. Brianne Beck, daughter of Donna and William Beck of Hampden, is a sophomore at Hampden Academy and has been a member of Girl… Read More
The proposed extra testing of senior citizen drivers of Maine is unwarranted, disgraceful, and biased. When anyone drives on public highways they are taking chances. The brakes may fail, another drive may be driving drunk, inexperienced, become ill, distracted or confused, the ground may freeze… Read More
This letter is in response to the Sept. 27 letter from Vivian J. O’Reilly of Milo regarding District Attorney R. Christopher Almy. In her last paragraph she states, “… Chris’ record speaks for itself.” That is exactly right! Just ask the residents of Old Town… Read More
Maybe I know why our governments (state and federal) run deficits. In the Sept. 24 BDN you profiled the four individuals running for two House districts in Maine. Of the four listed, three of them were retired educators and their ages were between 54 and 60. Read More
I have been unhappy with the Bangor Daily News for quite some time now and am about fed up with it. Your columnist Al Diamon, for one, I find pathetic. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var… Read More
Maine people have always been able to see through clever political advertisements. Congressman Andrews’ current campaign seems to be aimed at convincing us he is an anti-pork hero. Apparently it is designed to deflect attention from the fact that he has gotten failing grades from… Read More
Great headline, “62 athletes at OTHS disciplined,” and a great story. The administrators and the students (at Old Town High School) should be commended. It was great the students came forward and admitted they were wrong. But, let’s not leave it up to the schools… Read More
I went out to my car this noontime only to find a ticket on my windshield for overtime parking. I had been in the parking spot for 34 minutes in a two-hour parking zone. When I called the police department, I was informed that a person can only… Read More
On Saturday, Sept. 17, I took my children to the Old Town Public Library to get some books they needed for school. I was informed that since I didn’t live in Old Town or have children in an Old Town school, I would have to pay a fee… Read More
Have the people of the Ellsworth area checked the gas prices between Ellsworth-Brewer lately? I have, and found for at least the past two weeks, there is a difference of 14 cents a gallon on premium gas (Ellsworth, $1.319; Brewer, $1.179). I can see maybe… Read More
I believe there should not be a time limit set for any U.S. Congress member, any state legislator, or any government-elected official as long as he or she is performing his or her duties properly, and when he or she fails to do so is not (the time)… Read More
When the late Al Cyrus joined the University of Maine theater faculty in 1960, he did more than notice the old sheep-judging facility behind the campus library. He had a plan for it. Nearly 20 years later, he had successfully spearheaded a mission to have the farm building… Read More
ORONO — The Orono Comprehensive Planning Committee wants to know what its residents’ feel is the town’s best view. The committee would like people to submit photographs of their favorite vistas, which will be displayed in one of the windows of Parks Hardware on Mill… Read More
BANGOR — A woman was injured Friday when the truck she was riding in rolled over on the Hogan Road. Bangor police reported that Karen Stecher, 33, of Bangor pulled out of Eastern Maine Technical College and into the path of a 1989 GMC truck… Read More
The Bangor Area Visiting Nurses Association will hold flu shot clinics at the following times and places: Old Town, noon-2 p.m. Oct. 6 and 9-11 a.m. Oct. 20, City Council chambers; googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = [];… Read More
BANGOR — Bangor Symphony Orchestra supporters may support the BSO and enjoy a matinee performance of Carol Channing in “Hello Dolly!” as part of a fund-raising effort by Friends of the Symphony. The event will begin Saturday, Nov. 17, with a bus trip to Boston… Read More
BANGOR — The sixth annual “What Families Want!” conference will be held Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 5 and 6, at the Ramada Inn, providing families and professionals a chance to discuss treatment for children suffering from mental illness or neurobiological disease. Offerings will include such… Read More
DEER ISLE — Proponents of building a new island school must wait until November to see if the state will support their project. Local school officials appealed the state’s ranking of their project at an administrative review hearing in Augusta on Friday and were told… Read More
SANGERVILLE — Selectmen here voted Wednesday to place a dumpster at the landfill for the collection of demolition debris in October. The Department of Environmental Protection ordered the town to close the former demolition debris landfill site. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
MONTREAL — Via Rail passenger service announced Friday it was dropping one of its two runs that operate in the Maritime region and into Maine. The Halifax-Montreal run by way of Saint John, New Brunswick, will be discontinued as of Dec. 15. The run now… Read More
ROCKPORT — A new wing at Penobscot Bay Medical Center brings the treatment of mental illness and drug addiction where it belongs — back home. The doors of the Psychiatric and Addictions Recovery Center were opened to the public Thursday for tours of the new… Read More
AUGUSTA — Waterville lawyer Donald H. Marden has been nominated to serve as a Superior Court justice, Gov. John McKernan announced Friday. Marden, 57, would replace Justice Bruce Chandler, who is retiring. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
NEWPORT — SAD 48 Superintendent William Braun and his central office staff will have a new base of operations by the end of the year, if the school board accepts a lease-purchase agreement Tuesday night. At the 7:30 p.m. meeting, the board will act on… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Department took home top honors at the annual law enforcement competition shoot held in Milo the weekend of Sept. 24-25. The team of Sgt. David Roberts and Sheriff John Goggin placed first in the use of revolvers and automatics… Read More
PORTLAND — A South Portland truck driver who killed his wife and buried her body in the basement of their home was sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday, but the events surrounding her death remained a mystery. William Bruns, 63, who initially was charged… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — A Presque Isle man escaped serious injury Friday afternoon when he lost control of his motorcycle and struck a vehicle head-on in front of the University of Maine at Presque Isle’s Kelly Commons. Brian Pombo, 20, a UMPI student, was treated for… Read More
BANGOR — City Engineer James D. Ring said Friday that the city will begin street renovation projects on State Street, between Broadway and Forest Avenue, and on Outer Hammond Street, from the Hermon town line to the Hammond Street bulge. Ring said the city had… Read More
PITTSFIELD — A controversial and confusing vote will be one of the issues addressed at the Monday, Oct. 3, meeting of the SAD 53 board of directors. The directors will take their session on the road this month by meeting at the Dorothy R. Cookson… Read More
PITTSFIELD — The Pittsfield Town Council will hold a public hearing Tuesday night to see if a local building will be determined dangerous. The former Better Homes building on Central Street has been called an eyesore for years, and attempts over the past year to… Read More
MADAWASKA — A St. Agatha man was injured early Friday when he lost control of the motorcycle he was driving on a slippery bend on 11th Avenue. Alan Chamberland, 30, was traveling south when he came to the curve and his motorcycle started to skid… Read More
I suppose that any garden-variety weekend mountain climber who has ever been caught short while crossing the infamous Knife Edge atop Katahdin can appreciate the announcement in Monday’s newspaper that an outhouse will soon grace the slopes of Mount Everest. After hearing a voice whisper… Read More
VAN BUREN — Maine Association of Museums members combined their fall conference this weekend with visits to some Aroostook County cultural and historic treasures. The group of about 80 museum-lovers came to the area from all over Maine, many of them on a chartered tour… Read More
ORONO — The Orono Recycling Committee has gained some willing allies from Old Town High School’s freshman class. Members of the ninth grade and special education students from the resource room have been out in force in recent weeks canvassing the town and distributing fliers… Read More
BANGOR — A Newport woman who claims she was permanently disabled after receiving a hepatitis B vaccination has filed a federal lawsuit against Merck & Co., the drug’s manufacturer. In the complaint, filed this July in U.S. District Court in Bangor, Susan L. Andrews said… Read More
The following telephone numbers are 24-hour hot lines in the Bangor Daily News circulation area which may be called collect, when necessary, for help with domestic-violence crises. Aroostook County — Battered Women’s Project, 1-800-439-2323. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
VEAZIE — The town is planning its fall cleanup for the week of Oct. 3. Town Manager Bill Reed said workers will pick up wood items with no nails, in bundles of 40 pounds or less, building debris in bundles not to exceed 40 pounds, branches, tires without… Read More
BEDDINGTON — The driver of a tractor-trailer rig loaded with a dozen giant rolls of paper escaped serious injury Friday when he lost control of his truck after passing another rig on a blind corner on Route 9. According to Maine state Trooper Thomas Perkins,… Read More
MADAWASKA — The use of safety belts was credited for preventing five Madawaska residents from being seriously hurt in a vehicle rollover Thursday on Beaulieu Road in Madawaska. A 1980 Mustang driven by Tina Bouchard, 17, went over an embankment at a curve in the… Read More
State Rep. Sean Faircloth, candidate for state Senate, has announced plans to enact a line-item veto for the state. Faircloth said that more than 40 states have enacted line-item vetos and that Maine should follow in becoming more fiscally conservative. Faircloth was one of fewer… Read More
PORTLAND — Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt said Friday that Mainers would be ill-advised to march to the drum of politicians who suggest that the state can sidestep auto emissions tests required under federal law. Bearing both a carrot and a stick, Babbitt said it was… Read More
Stewart Smith, professor of sustainable agriculture at the University of Maine, will speak on “Food Systems: Fodder for Exploitation?” at a benefit harvest supper, 5:30 p.m. Oct. 1, at the First Universalist Church, 120 Park St., Bangor. The event is the sixth annual Peace and… Read More
ORONO — Educational psychologist Marie Clay, professor emeritus of the University of New Zealand and founder of Reading Recovery, an early intervention reading and writing program helping the lowest 20 percent of first-grade pupils, will speak during a visit to Augusta and Bangor Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 3… Read More
DEXTER — Dexter councilors Thursday hired Kleinschmidt Associates of Pittsfield to develop a comprehensive water management plan for Lake Wassookeag in Dexter. The Corinna Sewer District will foot the bill for the $5,000 study. The main focus of the plan is to study what happens… Read More
MADAWASKA — Madawaska police are investigating the theft of an estimated $20,000 in Canadian-brand tobacco products from a Main Street gasoline station and service center. The burglary at Larry Beaulieu Tire and Service Center is believed to have occurred between 12:30 a.m. Friday, when the… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — The Aroostook Democrats will hold an open house at 1 p.m. today, at the Maine ’94 campaign office at 455 Main St. Attorney General Michael Carpenter will speak along with other local and county candidates. Refreshments will be served. Read More
FALMOUTH — A Falmouth doctor whose office has been the target of anti-abortion protests shut down his practice Friday, saying he would no longer subject his patients to harassment and threats of violence. In a prepared statement, Dr. Gregory Luck said weekly picketing at the… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — A federal grant writing workshop will be offered by the Aroostook Literacy Coalition noon-3 p.m. Oct. 14 at the Christie Building at Northern Maine Technical College. The workshop is designed for individuals with little or no grant-writing experience. The program presenter is… Read More
LIMESTONE — Members of a social service team from the Youth Community Action Project, a federally funded program, have volunteered to take over Loring Air Force Base’s Operation Happy Christmas project. The team has held car washes, bottle drives, bake sales and races, and solicited… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — University of Maine at Presque Isle students, faculty, staff and community are being encouraged to participate in a 14-day art study tour to Greece and the island of Crete beginning Dec. 27. The trip will be led by E. Clifton Boudman, UMPI… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — The merger of the Maine State Health Laboratory and the Environmental Testing Laboratory in Augusta has resulted in the donation of more than $100,000 in duplicate equipment to the University of Maine at Presque Isle. The equipment will be used by students… Read More
HOULTON — The Maine Department of Labor, Houlton Job Service division office will be closed 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7, for staff training. The office will be open 1-4 p.m. Oct. 7. Read More
Editor’s Note: A woman is battered every 15 seconds in the United States. In Maine, a domestic assault occurs every two hours, 20 minutes, according to the state Department of Public Safety. October is domestic violence awareness month. This is the first of several stories addressing domestic violence… Read More
CARIBOU — Cary Medical Center and area civic organizations will sponsor flu shot clinics in October in an effort to increase participation by the public and uninsured adults and children with chronic illnesses. Free clinics are scheduled as follows: 2-6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, at… Read More
FRANKFORT — A hit-and-run driver was arrested after a three-hour search of the woods here Friday. Robert Macon, 32, of Frankfort ran his car into the back of another car on Loggin Road at about 10 a.m. His car rolled over but Macon climbed out… Read More
Alice and Joe Laing, 69 Harthorn Ave., Bangor 04401, will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on Oct. 13 at their home and would appreciate cards and well-wishes. A story, remembrance or news to share would be a welcome part of any greeting. Reginald and Hazel… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — The response to a University of Maine survey on law enforcement in Piscataquis County has been extremely good. Jean Lavigne, UM professor in public administration, said Friday that the response rate was high among the residents who were randomly selected to participate in… Read More
THOMASTON — A group of residents are ready to do battle with town officials over whether a waste-water treatment plan is too expensive, unnecessary and possibly illegal. Although the validity of a referendum is now being questioned by opponents, it appears likely Thomaston voters will… Read More
Republican Rick Bennett became the first candidate in the 2nd District congressional race to hit the airwaves when he began running his television spots this week. Bennett’s biographical ads are intended to highlight his background — including that his family has been in Maine for… Read More
WASHINGTON — Scientists found surgery so effective in preventing strokes among patients with partially blocked neck arteries that a nationwide study was cut short and the results announced earlier than planned. Health officials said Friday that the $20 million study found that surgery can cut… Read More
BELFAST — The saga of the new Troy A. Howard Middle School is drawing to a close with a settlement between SAD 34 and a bonding company over disputed charges for the beleaguered construction project. The SAD 34 board this week unanimously approved a payment… Read More
State Rep. John Michael, an independent congressional candidate from Auburn, recently released an economic conversion plan that calls for a grant system to funnel funds to areas hit hardest by defense restructuring. As the government closes a facility or reduces military expenditures, 60 percent of… Read More
Both Republican congressional candidate Rick Bennett and GOP gubernatorial candidate Susan Collins have received the endorsement of the United Bikers of Maine. “The importance of this endorsement should not be overlooked,” Bennett said in a statement. “This organization represents a broad cross section of middle-class… Read More
PORTLAND — Transportation planners want to know how many commuters would use a rail service linking Portland and neighboring Westbrook. The line along a little-used stretch of rail would alleviate the clogged state Route 25 that connects the neighboring cities. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
I didn’t know about the dirt. The soil. The rows of earth. This is not what I had imagined when I decided to meet Carole and Kenny Wilson in Hodgdon and spend a day harvesting potatoes. But there’s some mighty dirt up there in Aroostook… Read More
KATHLEEN CHAMBERS has joined Designwrights Inc., an advertising and graphic design firm in Blue Hill, as a graphic designer. Chambers had operated her own design business since 1980. She is a graduate of San Francisco State University and holds a master’s degree in creative arts therapy from Lone… Read More
The Bangor Daily News recently won a first-place award at the annual meeting of the New England Newspaper Operations Association in Nashua, N.H. The award was for excellence in the production of a color news layout using the flexography process for a feature called “Searching for the Penobscot… Read More
Albert L. Rand of Brewer recently was awarded the prestigious Paul Harris Fellow Award at the annual dinner meeting of the Bangor Area Breakfast Rotary Club, held at the Alamoosook Lodge in Orland. The award was presented by Ed Clift, president of the Rotary Club, and Larry Hersom,… Read More
ORONO — Did you know that more than a quarter of the students at the University of Maine major in arts and humanities? This was the question Leslie Flemming, dean of the college of arts and humanities, asked Friday at a news conference which marked the beginning of… Read More
Attorneys for the police officers being sued for their involvement in the shooting death of Katherine Hegarty are taking their case to the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston. Attorneys representing the four Somerset County deputies and a state police trooper will be… Read More
Nearly 15 years after an act of Congress ended one of the most divisive episodes in Maine history, the Penobscot Nation is attempting to revise the document to reflect an understanding that isn’t there. The tribe wants the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act of 1980… Read More
Advice to anyone looking for exciting answers to the multitude of pressures on the Maine woods: Run away from the final report of the Northern Forest Lands Council. Its 32 recommendations focus on tax structures, easement policies, insurance reform, natural-recource assessments, primary and secondary marketing strategies, funding of… Read More
MILBRIDGE — The Maine Community Foundation has awarded a $1,000 grant to the Milbridge Historical Society to pay initial architectural fees and fund-raising costs of building a museum. The society soon will begin a capital fund drive to raise $90,000 for construction of the local… Read More
BANGOR — Gourmet to Go and Cafe Nouveau have gone. With no apparent warning, the popular Central Street cafe closed its doors Friday, the morning after owner Cheryl Wixson held a $35-a-plate dinner for patrons. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
Michael Collins, the brother of Republican gubernatorial candidate Susan Collins, could face extradition to Canada to face 18-year-old escape and drug charges, a Crown official said Friday. The 44-year-old Collins was charged in a federal complaint released Wednesday of attempting to buy 1,000 pounds of… Read More
The pulse of health care reform, which throbbed weakly in the final days of the 103rd Congress, has finally stopped. But health care reform should not be considered dead and should not be abandoned. A great deal of work has been done over the last… Read More
BAILEYVILLE — The planning board will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4, at the town office to review a draft of the town’s long-range plan, Baileyville Tomorrow. Seven additional meetings, culminating in a March vote on the plan, are as follows: Oct. 18, public… Read More
It’s a natural fit. When the St. Joseph Hospital Auxiliary was looking for a new twist for its annual fashion show, the board members decided to seek out volunteers among Bangor’s TV newscasters. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
AUGUSTA — Almost 12 months ago, the horror story of a slaying in Skowhegan was outlined in an Augusta courtroom. Police investigators described a 14-year-old girl from Old Orchard Beach who had been invited to spend the weekend with her great-aunt in Skowhegan, but then… Read More
ELLSWORTH — Despite increasing enrollment that may fill up the new building within five years, Ellsworth High School will continue to accept tuition students from Union 92, the school superintendent said Friday. “There have been no formal or informal discussions in which I’ve been involved… Read More
Bar Harbor District Court: Operating motor vehicle while under influence of intoxicating liquor: Elwood K. Carter, 27, Ellsworth, seven days in jail, one-year license suspension, $500. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for… Read More
WASHINGTON — The most common drug prevention program in American schools has only a slight effect on pupils in elementary classes but is more effective among early adolescents, a study finds. The program called D.A.R.E., for Drug Abuse Resistance Education, is in use by 50… Read More
Maine churches have scheduled crusades, named clergy, and planned anniversaries. People of all denominations are welcome to attend any of the events: Columbia Street Baptist Church in Bangor will offer special services on Bible exposition at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 5, and at 7 p.m. Read More
PORTLAND — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland has announced activities: Renew, a statewide renewal process which began in 1992, will hold its fifth season beginning the week of Oct. 2. More than 100 parishes around the state have held worship, large-group and small-group activities… Read More
PORTLAND — Following Christ and strengthening families were the themes addressed at a regional conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Sept. 11 in Portland. Elder Boyd Packer, a member of the church’s Quorum of Twelve Apostles, addressed church members and leaders from Maine and… Read More
DARTMOUTH, Nova Scotia — The queen took the ferry from Halifax to here and so did we. It seemed logical that what was good enough for the queen was good enough for us commoners. This pretty, but interestingly plain place is just across the water… Read More