Fifty years ago today — Labor Day, Sept. 2, 1946 — Dick and Eva Estey of Bangor were married at St. John’s Church. As was the tradition of the time, the Bangor Daily News carried the announcement of the “Estey-Crawford Nuptials” on its Society Page the very next… Read More
    OLD TOWN — A 20-member team of firefighters left Maine Sunday headed for a forest fire near Wennenanucca, Nev., joining more than 40 other Mainers already fighting several fires in the West. The Old Town crew is headed by Ranger Joe Mints of Masardis. The… Read More
    BANGOR — “DIG SAFE” read the painted blue letters by a manhole on Eighteenth Street. “No Hydro” and “No NYNEX” were painted nearby in other fluorescent colors. Protests of some sort? Not at all. The notes had a practical purpose for city workers, who a… Read More
    Where are working Americans heading? No one knows the future, of course, but as labor secretary, I have two special advantages: an opportunity to meet and talk with thousands of working people and their employers throughout America, and lots of data from our Bureau of Labor Statistics. Here… Read More
    Ellsworth District Court: Operating a motor vehicle with license under suspension, Darryl L. Ogden, 20, Brewer, two charges, $200 and $300. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i… Read More
    If Labor Secretary Robert Reich isn’t careful, he may accomplish what seemed impossible just a few days ago. He could turn brown egg magnate Austin “Jack” DeCoster into a sympthetic figure. In July, DeCoster brought federal heat down on his operation, and accumulated $3.6 million… Read More
    Secretary of Labor Robert B. Reich’s prognosis for the economy is upbeat, as is to be expected in an election year. But as his commentary on today’s Oped page shows, the good news does not carry far beneath the surface of the latest unemployment rates. Read More
    I would like to comment on the Compact for Maine Forests article that appeared in the Aug. 17-18 Maine Weekend. It was stated that Charles Gadzik, the director of the Maine Forest Service, sees no danger that large landowners will abuse the clear-cutting exemptions or abandon their commitment… Read More
    Concerning the Bangor Daily News’ Aug. 24-25th letter to the editor, “Reagan didn’t fight.” This is true, but, while he was not involvled in combat, at least he did not spend his time in a foreign country, badmouthing the United States and our way of life. Ronald Reagan… Read More
    There are three reasons to have a straight up-or-down vote on the Green Party referendum this November rather than putting a third alternative on the ballot: 1. It would be best for the forest; googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
    Fort Knox is a wonderful place — amazing in construction, beautiful in situation, and interesting in history. It would be fun to know how many children, young and old, have followed their flashlight beams down the passage ways or standing above the Penobscot have imagined the days when… Read More
    WISCASSET — Maine Yankee officials said Sunday a contract worker at the nuclear plant was found in distress by a co-worker Saturday night and subsequently died. Maine Yankee spokesman Eric Howes said the cause of death appeared to be a heart attack. Howes said the… Read More
    An Old Town woman was listed in fair condition at Bangor’s Eastern Maine Medical Center Sunday evening after the car she was a passenger in collided with another vehicle on Wilson Street in Brewer. Theresa Culbertson, 63, was seated in the back seat of a… Read More
    Promoting high-tech investments based on information superhighway hype is one of the most common investment frauds among unscrupulous telemarketers. The latest of these scams involves licenses for wireless interactive television, also called Interactive Video and Data Service (IVDS). Many companies are using telemarketing to sell… Read More
    GARFIELD PLANTATION — An Ashland woman and her baby, which was born after a single-vehicle accident late Friday night, both died from injuries sustained in the wreck. The driver of the vehicle, Lloyd McPherson, 21, of Portage, was not injured. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    AUGUSTA — Responding to a draft plan from state regulators, Central Maine Power Co. says the ability of utilities to recover past investments remains “the most controversial issue” in the debate over industry deregulation. Detailed comments by CMP on a July 19 Public Utilities Commission… Read More