Cindy Blodgett is the offensive focus when she’s on the basketball court for the University of Maine. With Blodgett sidelined for the first time in her career because of a foot injury Thursday night, the Black Bears simply switched the focus to their inside game. Read More
If you think your rights and privileges as licensed Maine sportsmen aren’t being targeted by special-interest groups, read on: A decision regarding the recreational use of 2,600 acres of land recently purchased from Great Northern Paper Co. by the Baxter State Park Authority will be made Jan. 13… Read More
The Maine Harness Horsemen’s Association has canceled its annual meeting and awards banquet due to the inclement weather. MHHA has not decided on a new date but will inform its members in advance. Call Ken Ronco, the executive secretary, at 783-2535 for more information. Read More
MAINE vs. DELAWARE Time, site: Saturday, 1 p.m.; Carpenter Center, Newark, Del. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i < slot_sizes.length; i++) { if (isMobileDevice()) { if (slot_sizes[i][0]… Read More
MAINE vs. DELAWARE Time, site: Saturday, 1 p.m., Alfond Arena, Orono googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i < slot_sizes.length; i++) { if (isMobileDevice()) { if (slot_sizes[i][0]… Read More
HULLS COVE — “It was a brilliant, starry night. There was no moon and I have never seen the stars shine brighter; they appeared to stand right out of the sky, sparkling like cut diamonds. …” That’s how John B. Thayer Jr. remembered the night… Read More
MACHIAS — Machias began the third month without a town manager this week, and selectmen voted Tuesday to fill a vacancy in the public works department with a working supervisor. Curt Pooler Sr. will serve in a contract position because there is no public works… Read More
GREENVILLE — Hoping to play a role in bringing better water quality to some 500 residents, Greenville selectmen on Wednesday voted to apply for a grant to help build a filtration system. Consumers Maine Water Co., which owns the public water system in Greenville, had… Read More
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BANGOR — A Skowhegan man got his prison sentence reduced by 34 months this week in federal court after a higher court determined a judge erred when he considered one of the felon’s crimes violent in sentencing him a year ago. Ira Damon III, 40,… Read More
BIDDEFORD — Police say they have broken up a burglary ring responsible for the theft of more than $40,000 in cash, jewelry and firearms from a dozen homes and businesses. Six men and a handful of juveniles from Biddeford, Saco and Arundel have been arrested… Read More
BANGOR — A national restaurant chain is planning to build a Neighborhood Grill and Bar in the Kmart parking lot on Hogan Road. Code Enforcement Officer Dan Wellington said Thursday that his office has received plans from Applebee’s International Inc., a chain of 960 restaurants… Read More
AUGUSTA — Gov. Angus King dropped into an armchair in his office, looking exhausted, his legs in jeans and rubber boots stretched out in front of him, after spending Thursday night and Friday morning touring shelters and shadowing utility repair crews. Benjamin, his 7-year-old son,… Read More
CALAIS — Canadian police arrested a 25-year-old Calais man late Wednesday night after he apparently fled across the border after allegedly robbing a local convenience store clerk at knife point. Acting on information provided by the Calais Police Department, Dean Travis Moore was arrested by… Read More
GREENVILLE — The Greenville Economic Development Committee on Thursday adopted an aggressive work plan for the year. The committee, which consists of residents, town officials, Chamber representatives and business leaders, meets monthly to devote its energies to improving the community. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
GREENVILLE — Greenville selectmen on Wednesday discussed the development of lots in the rear of the town’s industrial park. One 13-acre parcel, which has some wetland, will need a permit and some accommodation might be involved, Greenville Town Manager David Cota said Thursday. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
Shelters sprang up in schools, town offices and churches around the state Thursday and Friday, as hundreds of people took refuge from homes which the storm had left without electricity. “Here it is, tent city,” volunteer Pete Hast said Friday, gesturing to the rows of… Read More
ELLSWORTH — When winter storms move into the area, television news reports usually urge residents to bring their pets inside. That’s all very well if the pet in question is a cat or dog, but not much help for Sharon Worcester of Southwest Harbor, whose pets Bobby and… Read More
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Internet can make the news more democratic, giving the public a chance to ask questions and seek out facts behind stories and candidates, the head of the country’s largest online service said Friday. But the greatest potential for public participation is… Read More
DEER ISLE — The Haystack Mountain School of Craft has received a $5,000 grant from the Davis Family Foundation for a new international session in 1998. The session, set for Aug. 16-28, will feature workshops in clay, jewelry, fibers, paper, wood and blacksmithing led by… Read More
The Baxter State Park Authority will consider Tuesday whether traditional uses within a recent addition to the park should be continued or whether the 2,669 acres purchased last spring from Great Northern Paper should be held as sanctuary. The short answer is that Maine should continue to allow… Read More
When Cindy Blodgett threw up a wild shot at the basket and went down with a foot injury in the University of Maine women’s basketball game against Boston University last Friday night it hushed the record-setting crowd at the Alfond Arena something fierce. Blodgett, who… Read More
No sooner had Iranian President Mohammad Khatami wrapped up his unprecedented interview with Cable News Network Wednesday night when American pundits and politicians began dissecting every syllable, parsing every sentence, looking for hidden meaning in the call for improved relations between the hostile nations. Such… Read More
James Cameron’s epic “Titanic” centers on a fictional love story between a young, spirited socialite from Philadelphia traveling first class and an artist who worked and drew his way through Europe and won in a card game his third-class passage on the ill-fated ocean liner. Read More
Is Maine House Speaker Elizabeth “Libby” Mitchell inching closer toward becoming the Democratic party’s nominee for governor? Sure sounded like it Wednesday during the Vassalboro representative’s “opening remarks” to the second session of the 118th Legislature. Some of her potential opponents have since dubbed the… Read More
STANDISH — This year’s Respect Life symposium at St. Joseph’s College of Maine will discuss “Capital Punishment.” The symposium gets under way at 7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 25, in The Chalet, with the film “Dead Man Walking.” googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
BANGOR — Members of the First Church of Christ, Scientist, Bangor, will staff a booth at the Bangor Mall today to provide information on Christian Science and its founder, Mary Baker Eddy. Readings from the Bible and “Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures”… Read More
Roman Emperor Constantine ushered in an age when the teachings of Jesus and his church would be the dominant religious force in the Western world. Theologians today believe that the world is moving into a post-Christian age, when Christianity will be pushed to the margins and non-Christian religions… Read More
AUGUSTA — Poverty issues and the plight of the homeless will be the focus of the Maine Council of Churches’ Legislative Day, slated for Jan. 15 under the Capitol dome in Augusta. From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., members and associate members of the Maine… Read More
THE GREAT LOBSTER WAR, by Ron Formisano, U.Mass. Press, Amherst, Mass., 1997, 150 pages, $35 cloth, $14.95 paper. To the world at large, the celebrated Maine lobster is a minor source of protein; along the Maine coast, where thousands of people make their living, or… Read More
So many plants we grow in our gardens aren’t indigenous to Maine or even to our temperate climate, yet, thanks to technology, we are able to make them thrive. In fact, those of us who enjoy landscaping and flower gardening have come to depend on the visual effects… Read More
When a writer’s first novel is published, it is a time of celebration, surprise, back-slapping. It is also a time of shifts in consciousness. Now the writer has a book on the shelves in a bookstore. Now the writer signs books, gives readings, talks about the craft. Now… Read More
A PRIDE OF LIONS, Joshua Chamberlain And Other Maine Heroes by William Lemke, Covered Bridge Press, softcover, 390 pages, $14.95. When Gen. Ulysses S. Grant chose Maine Gen. Joshua L. Chamberlain to command the Union parade at the formal ceremony of surrender of Gen. Robert… Read More
Paul Woodfin is egg-static as he sits in his egg-lectic office in the basement of Bar Harbor’s municipal building. Nearly two years ago, the 43-year-old former printer indulged his egg-centricities and founded a magazine called EGG, hoping he would not wind up with yolk all over his Web… Read More
TEMPLE OF THE WINDS by Terry Goodkind, Tor Books, hardcover, 528 pages, $25.95. A character from Maine author Terry Goodkind’s “Temple of the Winds” (Book Four in his series “The Sword of Truth”) sums it up best: “Prophecy was never anything but trouble.” googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
Regarding the state of Maine’s “surplus”: Why not use it to pay off some of the state debt which has accumulated over the years? googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i… Read More
We’re proud our Bangor Daily News colleagues got Friday’s paper out, despite waiting several hours in the dark to do it. However, only 12,000 copies were printed, and they are all gone. Therefore, we have decided to rerun Friday’s column since our readers most interested… Read More
When a big storm strikes, sending most workers home early, doctors and nurses are right there with police and plow drivers as the first called in to lend a hand. After almost a week of icy conditions, Bangor-area hospitals Friday reported busy emergency rooms, high… Read More
BANGOR — It sounds like a nifty idea during an outage. Buy a gasoline-powered generator, hook it up and you can have electricity. But the power we depend on daily is nothing to play with, and those who try the project on their own could… Read More
BREWER — In North Brewer Thursday, Ron Pelletier spent a sleepless night at the Paradis Supermarket, hoping the ice storm outside would not spoil the store’s perishable foods. The manager had to turn away scores of residents, many of whom worried about the effect the… Read More
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The special referendum of Feb. 10 concerns but one issue, namely discrimination. We must not let the various agendas of groups seeking to repeal the legislation in question to confuse the matter. As one who, as an ordained Presbyterian minister, has been extensively involved in… Read More
Diana Bowley’s Jan. 6 story on school reform efforts in SAD 4 in Guilford should not go unnoticed by the general public but I am afraid it may. Consider this quote of text from the December 1997 NEA NOW!, a newsletter sent out to local… Read More
I just read Rob Huber’s [commentary], “Long live the citizen initiative” (BDN, Jan. 6), and I commend him for his insight and taking the time to let the people of our great state see the folly of individuals like Sean Faircloth’s undemocratic hyperbole, “Naughty secret about referenda” (BDN,… Read More
Maine remained in a state of emergency Friday as emergency workers, power crews and individual residents struggled to deal with the worst electrical outage in the state’s history. Gov. Angus King spoke directly to the national director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and said,… Read More
In the fifth day of El Nino’s revenge, I think we owe some thanks to many people who have served us well through rain, sleet and ice. Though I didn’t see him today, and for good reason, my Bangor Daily News carrier has earned my everlasting admiration and… Read More
SOUTHWEST HARBOR — So what if lines were out the door? So what if you had to wait more than an hour for a five-minute audition? So what if the National Weather Service said it was dangerous outside? This is Maine and this is winter,… Read More
AUGUSTA — A proposal to add the concept of education equity to the state constitution will bring the document into line with current school funding practices, not turn the education establishment on its head, a state senator says. The amendment’s sponsor, Sen. Susan Longley, D-Liberty,… Read More
BANGOR — When Brad Ryder set out to check on his store Friday morning, he expected to find it dark and empty. Instead, the power was on at Cadillac Mountain Sports in downtown Bangor and as soon as he opened the doors, people started coming. Read More
The American Red Cross, Bangor Water District, Central Maine Power, and Maine Emergency Management Agency offer the following tips for dealing with the aftermath of the storm: Stay home: All area shelters also rely on regular power, and there is always the danger of a… Read More
MOUNT DESERT ISLAND– The Ice Man Didst Come here. After four days of escaping the icy clutches of the great ice-out, residents on Mount Desert Island reluctantly joined the rest of the state in slipping, sliding and salting Friday when they awoke to an ice-covered… Read More
Ever wonder what Mormon missionaries do when the weather is this bad? They don’t deliver Utahan bags of salt, that’s for sure. Two brothers, dressed in black trench coats, sat reading the Bible over breakfast at Pat’s Pizza in Orono. They had been out talking to people on… Read More
BELFAST — An attorney hired by the City Council to investigate the conduct of top-level city officials has recommended that councilors seriously consider the dismissal or revocation of the city code enforcement officer’s appointment. In a letter to the council dated Jan. 6, Robert Miller,… Read More
MADAWASKA — Reconstruction of a three-quarter-mile section of a municipal street will cost about $700,000, but it could escalate to nearly $1 million if residents get everything they want. The reconstruction of 11th Avenue is needed to eradicate traffic safety problems brought on by increased… Read More
SHERMAN STATION — The decision last month by Patten voters to keep their two local elementary schools open has resulted in dissension among residents in SAD 25. That became evident during a school board meeting Wednesday night. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
BANGOR — It was 7 p.m. Thursday. Across the Penobscot River, the blue flashes of arcing power lines lit up blacked-out Brewer. We sat, frustrated, not discouraged, in total darkness in the newsroom on the second floor. Sleet continued to crackle on the windows. There had been no… Read More
There’s a new type of history, according to The New York Times. It’s called “counterfactualism.” googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i < slot_sizes.length; i++) { if (isMobileDevice())… Read More
NEWPORT — A commendable effort by several local residents helped Newport police apprehend two Etna men and charge them with burglary late Thursday night, according to Chief James Ricker. An audible alarm at the Newport Redemption Center was the first indication of the burglaries between… Read More
A selection from the recording of St. John’s Summer Organ Concerts will air on a national radio program this weekend. The “Chorale Preludes on Tunes Found in American Hymnals,” by Richard Purvis, will be broadcast on Pipe Dreams, a program devoted to pipe organ music, produced and hosted… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — The larger municipalities in central Aroostook County started the new year with selecting officers and welcoming members elected in November. In Presque Isle, veteran Councilor Richard Scott was elected as the City Council chairman earlier this week. Ron McPherson, who was elected… Read More
People venturing out during the past few icy nights almost unanimously describe the sound of creaking and crashing tree limbs shattering the silent darkness. “I could barely keep myself inside last night because it was just so interesting hearing the trees falling,” said Philip Dalto… Read More
SULLIVAN — “The pine limbs were going off like shotguns,” said Phil Dunbar, who was out late Thursday night, chain-sawing a big pine that fell across the Hog Bay Road running between Sullivan and Franklin. Like people in many Hancock County towns, Sullivan residents had… Read More
AUGUSTA — Jay Testa came to the microphone after the appropriations panel had heard hours of testimony about the governor’s $25.6 million emergency spending package and said nervously, “I want to live in a group home … [but] it’s too full.” Testa is one of… Read More
New England fishery managers will debate next week how to severely restrict fishing in the Gulf of Maine, where scientists say cod stocks are in danger of collapse. The New England Fishery Management Council is scheduled to meet in Wakefield, Mass., Wednesday, Jan. 14, and… Read More
PLEASANT POINT — Passamaquoddy officials have rejected a plan proposed by a former tribal governor to store hazardous waste on this seaside reservation until it could be shipped to a processing plant in Africa. Gov. Rick Doyle said Thursday that the Passamaquoddy over the years… Read More
Due to the storm, the Bangor Daily News ran its presses early Friday and could not list stock prices from Wall Street and the weekly mutual funds that traditionally are part of the Saturday paper. We apologize for the inconvenience. These features will return to… Read More
CARIBOU — A St. Agatha man, convicted twice of stealing a brass pump from Fraser Paper in Madawaska, has lost another round in court. Earlier this week, a motion to grant Emile Collin a new trial or acquit him was denied in Aroostook County Superior… Read More
Criminal and fire investigations, normal fare for police and firefighters, generally took a back seat to the more pressing calls of downed trees, limbs and power lines this week. Area police handled some nonweather-related investigations such as thefts and assaults, but to a lesser degree… Read More
BRUNSWICK — Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance has announced the publication of the 1998 Maine Literary Yellow Pages, its first annual directory of literary and design consultants. The publication is designed to help writers who are seeking one-on-one editorial help with their manuscripts, those looking… Read More