BANGOR – For the Bangor Comrades, a win in Monday night’s American Legion regular season finale gave them a chance to snag the top seeding in the playoffs. For Brewer, win or lose, the Falcons would still go in as the fourth and final seed. Read More
It’s 4 a.m. Tuesday. I can’t believe I’m awake. The alarm actually worked. There’s no call from the front desk. My daughter is stirring and in minutes she’s up! Truly, a miracle! She’s prone to sleep the morning away given the chance. We have a… Read More
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Old Town won District 3 titles in Little League softball in the ages 11-12 division and the Senior division to highlight All-Star tourney action Monday. Old Town knocked off Bangor East 19-14 for the ages 11-12 crown and the Old Town Seniors edged Bangor 9-8… Read More
BELFAST – Nate Hall hit a solo homer in the fourth and added a two-run homer in the fifth as Waldo County cruised to a 12-4 win over Trenton in American Legion baseball action Monday. Ryan Maheux and Josh Pooler each singled twice and hit… Read More
WAITE — Saying that is it highly unlikely that a missing Rhode Island man is in the woods where rescue crews have searched for the past week, the Maine Warden Service closed its search headquarters here Monday. “We don’t think he’s in the grid area… Read More
SERF expansion stirs lively debate in Hampden> Crowd packs hearing; discussion to continue in August
HAMPDEN — The debate over whether the Sawyer Environmental Recovery Facility should be able to expand rages on. With proponents and opponents going head-to-head at Monday’s public hearing on a proposed amendment to the zoning ordinance, Mayor Bill Romano opted to continue the discussion to the Aug. 3… Read More
PORTLAND — Residents concerned about the planned sale of Guy Gannett Communications issued a public appeal to the family-owned company Monday to ensure that its newspapers are sold to a responsible buyer. Save Our Hometown News, a group that includes Portland’s mayor, several state lawmakers… Read More
BREWER — The John F. Kennedy Chapter 6, Disabled American Veterans, will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 12, at the VFW Hall, Center Street. The topic will be the Togus Veterans Administration Medical Center and Regional Office. DAV and Togus officials will discuss changes… Read More
Maine Attorney General Andrew Ketterer was elected vice president of the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) at the 1998 summer meeting of the association, which was held in Durango, Colo., last week. After a one-year term as vice president, Ketterer will serve as president-elect for a year,… Read More
WASHINGTON — Not feeling as young as you used to? You’ve got company. The country as a whole is getting older, and New England’s getting older still, according to census data released Tuesday. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
BANGOR — Bangor Patrolman Dan Herrick told a jury Monday that he could hear bullets whizzing by his head and striking buildings located behind him as he was being shot at by a man inside a Curve Street apartment last November. It was the first… Read More
NORTHEAST HARBOR — Just around the corner from Main Street, and leading to the harbor, Rose Marie Frick has opened her new gallery at 4 Sea St. She closed the Frick Gallery in Belfast after eight years and moved to Portland, to become an independent curator and private… Read More
ROCKLAND — There are hundreds of documented cases of “sloop fever.” Ray Dupere has one of the most extreme strains of the disease. For the uninitiated, “sloop fever” is a malady that strikes many weakened souls who gaze upon a Friendship Sloop for the first… Read More
PORTLAND — Peoples Heritage Financial Group agreed Monday to acquire SIS Bancorp Inc. of Springfield, Mass., in an exchange of stock valued at $427.7 million. The merger, which creates a $12 billion banking franchise, will extend Peoples Heritage’s reach into western Massachusetts and provide its… Read More
Dear Jim: I would like to install a unique-looking contemporary ceiling fan in my living room. I bought a cheap model years ago, but it hummed and wobbled. How can I tell a good model other than by price? — Brenda H. Dear Brenda: Nearly… Read More
BANGOR — While a new school is not on the drawing board, the Bangor school committee on Monday approved the purchase of 42 acres of land at the corner of Griffin Road and Kenduskeag Avenue. The $400,000 purchase will be funded by Medicaid reimbursements that… Read More
Bangor — Smokers Anonymous meetings, sponsored by the Eastern Maine Medical Center’s Healthy Heart Program, will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. every Thursday, in the Brown Conference Room of EMMC. The meetings are free and open to ex-smokers and those trying to quit smoking. For information,… Read More
OWLS HEAD — Peter Shorey was described as “one lucky man” by his instructor after the student pilot walked away from a flaming plane crash Sunday. “He was truly, truly one lucky man,” Knox County Flying School instructor Edward Sleeper said Monday. “The plane caught… Read More
It was a close call for an Old Town police officer on a routine traffic stop Sunday evening when he came within inches of being struck by a passing fuel truck. The truck ripped off the cruiser’s rear driver-side door, but Officer Tom Adams suffered… Read More
FAIRFIELD — Amy Landry could brighten a room with her smile. Whether on the basketball court, in the classroom or out with friends, the Lawrence High School sophomore had a zest for life that spread to anyone around her. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
AUGUSTA — State police divers are expected to continue their search of a quarry today in the southern Maine town of Wells in connection with the slayings of an elderly woman and a teen-ager in Augusta and Manchester one week ago. On Friday, police divers… Read More
Gov. Angus King appointed an aide to U.S. Sen. Susan Collins to a seat on the Maine Public Utilities Commission. Stephen L. Diamond, 54, of Gardiner will replace Heather Hunt if he is approved by the Maine Senate. Hunt resigned in May after serving three… Read More
PORTLAND — Peoples Heritage Financial Group reported Monday its net earnings for the second quarter fell 69 percent because of one-time charges arising from its acquisition of New Hampshire-based CFX Corp. Peoples Heritage said its net income for the three months ended June 30 totaled… Read More
ALFRED — A man who has raised his 11-year-old son, kept a job and remarried while on bail for allegedly stabbing his wife to death went on trial Monday in York County Superior Court. Opening statements were delivered after lawyers spent the morning selecting a… Read More
MOUNT DESERT — Search crews spent Monday afternoon and evening looking in the Echo Lake area for a 25-year-old Connecticut man missing since Sunday evening. The man, Matthew Truskoski, is believed to have wandered away from his family’s campsite at the Smuggler’s Den campgrounds in… Read More
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. John Baldacci recently met with representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to advocate for river dredging projects in Maine. Baldacci used the opportunity to stress the importance of river dredging efforts to Maine’s economy. Two of the projects on… Read More
WATERVILLE — Christopher Rhoda, director of information services at Thomas College, announced Friday that the college has received a software licensing agreement of $63,347 from Microsoft Corp. “This is the second year in a row that we have been recognized by Microsoft with a Microsoft… Read More
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. John Baldacci announced Monday that he has introduced legislation to aid residency programs at small, family medical facilities so they are better able to serve rural areas in Maine and the rest of the nation. The Graduate Medical Education Technical Amendments… Read More
AUGUSTA — There’s a lot of squawking inside the State House, but it’s not coming from lawmakers or special interest groups or even school kids on guided tours. It’s from birds that have made the building their home. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
A photo in Monday’s MaineDay incorrectly identified the Maine Potato Blossom Queen on a parade float. Shown was the 1997 queen, Jennifer Peers of Mars Hill. —- In Saturday’s Business Page story about restaurants coming to Bangor, the opening date for Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill and… Read More
Some months ago, astronomers warned us of the possibility that earth would collide with an asteroid. Many newspapers provided lurid scenarios of the damage that might unfold. Then, in one of the more remarkable astronomical anticlimaxes in recent memory, scientists recalculated the path of the asteroid. They reassured… Read More
After 13 years as an independent, locally owned seller of telephone systems, at first, and later advanced communications hardware, Taylor Communications Corp. has struck a deal that makes it part of an emerging national conglomeration of similar companies. The Brewer-based firm was formed in the… Read More
Let’s say it’s the early 19th century. You’re traveling on a road along the Bagaduce River on a spit of land known as Castine. The day is hot and you’ve had enough of horses and bumps and even sunshine. And you are thirsty. Lucky for you, there’s the… Read More
Christina DeHoff was living in Aspen, Colo., with her fiance, snowboarding and working in a high-end art gallery when the call came from Maine. It was her close friends Keith and Carolyn May, asking if she’d like to run her own gallery in Rockland in… Read More
MACHIAS — The Washington County Sheriff’s Department suspended a security alert at the county complex Monday after concluding last weekend’s bomb scare was unfounded. Chief Deputy Joseph Tibbetts said two extra deputies and a corrections officer had been on duty at the complex since 6… Read More
BANGOR — The Maine Department of Transportation is planning to replace the top layer of four I-95 overpasses in Bangor during the nights of July 27-30, a week later than originally scheduled. “We had hoped to begin work this week, but the work is subject… Read More
BREWER — City Clerk Arthur Verow has announced the annual city election will be held Tuesday, Oct. 13. During the election, voters will select two members for the City Council, one school committee member and two trustees for the Brewer High School District. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
CAMDEN — The adage “what goes around, comes around” proved true for Patrolman Randy Gagne when a man whose pigs once led him on a merry chase though town helped him collar a runaway horse. “One good turn deserves another, I guess, because I sure… Read More
HOULTON — It shakes and jiggles, tinkles and toots, and most folks under the age of 40 would be hard-pressed to know exactly what it’s called. So why would anyone want one of these strange contraptions, commonly know as a calliope? googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
EAST MACHIAS — Bible study, music, homemade meals and a special family celebration will mark the 10-day Jacksonville Camp meeting, which begins Thursday, July 23. The campgrounds just off Route 191 near East Machias will also be the site of a youth camp featuring Bible… Read More
CAMDEN — A Rockland man who was captured on film attempting to use a pilfered automatic teller machine card has been charged with receiving stolen property. Hollis Duswald, 20, was arrested last week by Officer Randy Gagne in a joint operation with Rockland police. Gagne… Read More
BANGOR — A list of 11 ordinance amendments, all related to parking, will be on the agenda of the community and economic development committee at 5 p.m. Wednesday at City Hall. The measures are one result of months of work by an ad hoc committee… Read More
PITTSFIELD — The 26th annual Central Maine Egg Festival got under way Monday with a tailgate luncheon and a parking lot art contest. By nightfall, people were gathering on blankets and lawn chairs in Hathorn Park for a night of music provided by Easy Street Coffeehouse. Read More
BREWER — The City Council will meet at City Hall today to consider applying for a business assistance grant on behalf of a midcoast Maine business that is planning to move into the city’s Reserve Area Industrial Park. During a special council meeting at 5:30… Read More
They’re over the border. A Maine couple en route to Cuba bringing two donated ambulances and other medical supplies crossed safely into Mexico from Texas on Monday morning. The crossing is the first benchmark for the good Samaritan mission led by Pastors for Peace, a… Read More
ELLSWORTH — Police are seeking a man suspected of raping a woman in Orland early Monday morning. Maine State Police Detective Stephen Pickering said the man accosted the woman, whose name is being withheld because of the ongoing investigation, in her vehicle on Main Street… Read More
With a positive vote on a single amendment, Congress this week can end a harmful welfare program and fix up national forests. The amendment, by Rep. Elizabeth Furse of Oregon, would end taxpayer subsidies for logging in the forests and use the money for conservation and park maintenance. Read More
Three members of the Republic of Texas (the separatist group that remembers the Alamo but is otherwise pretty much in the dark) have been charged with plotting to assassinate President Clinton. Here’s how: Modify a disposable cigarette lighter to expel air instead of propane; glue a piece of… Read More
Over a month ago, on June 9, Maine’s Supreme Law Court ruled 6-0 that Rockport’s Zoning Board erred in awarding Maine Coast Artists a special exception and building permit. As a result, Rockport has a building in violation of both its land use ordinance and… Read More
The article (BDN, July 8) regarding the dismissal of a Lamoine teacher raises a number of questions. Surely, there is another side to this situation. The teacher is charged with “assaulting” a seventh-grade boy by pushing him against a wall and door. My understanding of… Read More
I don’t know Stephen W. Schley or Jeff Toorish, but I’d like to meet them to apologize for the commentary written by “environmentalist” Michael J. Good (BDN, July 16). I consider myself an environmentalist, too, and can’t believe anyone would think that commentary was helpful. Read More
SKOWHEGAN — The ongoing used book sale held at the Skowhegan Municipal Building to benefit the Lake George Regional Park is in need of good, used books. National Geographic magazines, cookbooks and autobiographies are in great demand. Anyone wishing to donate can do so by… Read More
BANGOR — In Maine, we call it the east-west highway proposal. In two other New England states, the concept is the “international trade corridor,” — and they want to work with us. Recent legislation by New Hampshire and Vermont was the focus Monday of Bangor… Read More
Emily Boss of Penquis Valley High School in Milo received a $200 Meritorious Speaker award recently at the 28th annual Northern New England Junior Science and Humanities Symposium at the University of New Hampshire. Boss presented her research paper, “Calcium and Oxalic Acid in Spinach,”… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Passenger trains will return to Brownville Junction July 25 as part of the second Railroad Festival. The festival, sponsored by the Three Rivers Kiwanis Club of Milo and Brownville Junction and the Southern Piscataquis County Chamber of Commerce, will offer two train rides… Read More
GREENVILLE — A few residents on Monday criticized actions taken by the Greenville School Committee during the past few months and the board’s frequent use of executive sessions. The concerns centered on two people, Darralyn Gauvin, a secretary who was fired by the board, and… Read More
HOULTON — The U.S. Customs Service will hold a presentation on the new debit card program being piloted at the ports of Houlton and Champlain, N.Y., at 1 p.m. today at the U.S. Customs Facility. The program provides a new service to commercial traffic, in… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — In celebration of its first anniversary, the Department of Labor will host an open house from 1 to 3 p.m. today at the Presque Isle Unemployment Insurance Call Center. Gov. Angus King and other political and business figures are expected to attend. Read More
ISLESFORD — The Medical Examiner’s Office has concluded that drowning was the official cause of death of the Islesford man whose body was found July 12 in Islesford harbor, police said. John Fisher, 47, drowned after he became tangled in a rope off the stern… Read More
HOULTON — Jon Stemkoski’s Celebrant Singers, an internationally known Christian music ministry, will present a community concert at 7 p.m. July 23, at St. Mary’s Church in Houlton. Featuring 10 singers and a 12-piece orchestra, the singers share the gospel through a musical celebration. The… Read More
In regards to Dr. Erik Steele’s commentary of July 14, “Capable people in emergency department,” and Dr. John Myers’ response of July 17, I, as a family physician in this area for more than 13 years and having known Dr. Steele the majority of that time, feel compelled… Read More
PITTSFIELD — The Pittsfield Fire Department will hold an open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 27, at the fire station. All those who assisted in fund-raising efforts toward the purchase of the department’s thermal imaging camera are invited to attend. The camera… Read More
SKOWHEGAN — Items are needed for the trash and treasure sale held in the Skowhegan Municipal Building hallway. Donations may be dropped off at the municipal building, or if pick-up is required, call 474-6900. All proceeds are donated to various local charities and to the… Read More
PITTSFIELD — The central Maine Egg Festival in Pittsfield will have a special postal cancellation to commemorate the festivities from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 25 at Manson Park. Pittsfield postmaster Judy Mann explained the cancellation depicts assorted sports items: a football, soccer ball,… Read More
HOLDEN — Heath A. Goss, son of Cindy and Kevin Goss of Holden, received the Eagle Scout Award on June 15th. His eagle project was to design and build a compost bin, birdfeeders, birdhouses and benches for the Holbrook School. Heath has been active in scouting since he… Read More
BANGOR — The Division on Deafness is sponsoring a series of forums concerning services for the deaf and hard-of-hearing, each of which will be moderated by state Sen. Sharon Treat, D-Gardiner. The Bangor forum will be held Tuesday from 6 to 9 p.m. in the… Read More
HAMPDEN — Bangor and Hampden firefighters will instruct the third annual Fire Safety Day at 9 a.m. Tuesday, July 28, at the YMCA Camp Prentiss. The camp is designed to teach fire safety lessons through games, often reinforcing fire rules learned in schools. For directions… Read More
Rep. Christina Baker is seeking re-election to the Maine Legislature from Bangor’s east side District 117. The Bangor Democrat represents the Little City, Bangor Gardens, Kenduskeag Gardens, Judson Heights, Outer Essex Street and the Church Road. Baker was instrumental in securing funds to restore the… Read More