With Major League Baseball announcing its award winners for the past season, that can mean only one thing – it’s hockey time. With the passage of a mere 102 days since the disputed goal was scored and the Dallas Stars won the Stanley Cup, the NHL revved up… Read More
While many of their friends were running the roads with the cross country team, rehearsing cheering routines, or attending field hockey or soccer practices this fall, four girls at three Eastern Maine high schools were hitting tackling dummies. Aside from two of the girls, who… Read More
BREWER – Imagine a youth sports system in which the next Michael Jordan goes undiscovered. Instead of lighting up NBA arenas and rewriting record books, he becomes an accountant and a men’s league basketball star in Kalamazoo, Michigan. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
PORTLAND — In a dispute between the two biggest competitors in Portland’s radio market, a judge refused to block temporarily disc jockey Lori Voornas from working for her new employer. On Aug. 31, Voornas left Saga-owned WMGX-FM, 93.1, where she was co-host of the “Tim… Read More
WASHINGTON — Maine’s Republican senators split over two proposals to raise the hourly minimum wage by $1, while state labor experts said the salary hike might not help the state’s working poor. Sen. Olympia Snowe backed a Democratic-sponsored proposal to increase the minimum wage over… Read More
FAIRFIELD — Six days after several residents voiced fears that property values might plunge, bankers and real estate appraisers said Tuesday they have found no cause for alarm. The state’s finding of a brain cancer cluster among young adults isn’t cause enough to devalue homes… Read More
BANGOR — A Fairfield man who admitted to embezzling thousands of dollars and making two dozen false entries into accounts at a central Maine bank where he served as a chief financial officer was sentenced to 15 months in prison Tuesday. Charles P. LeBrun, 55,… Read More
ORONO — For more than a century, it has battled the worst nature has had to offer — snow, ice, drought, pests, disease. This week, an historic elm on the University of Maine campus survived what easily could have proved its most deadly enemy —… Read More
HOULTON — Fire Chief Milton Cone and Police Chief Darrell Malone were back on the job Tuesday, five days after the Town Council failed to confirm their appointments. At least 100 people attended a council meeting Monday night to voice their support for the two… Read More
WARREN — A man who had to give up his home when SAD 40 needed the land for a school expansion has moved out. Authorities burned the house Tuesday night. Chester Collamore, forced from his home through an eminent domain taking, moved out of the… Read More
AUGUSTA — The Land for Maine’s Future Board celebrated its $50 million public land bond victory with a cake at its first post-election session Tuesday. The board members applauded the 68.6 percent of the vote the bond gained during the Nov. 2 referendum, while acknowledging… Read More
ELIOT — A cigarette was to blame for a fire that swept through a home following a party early Monday, killing a New Hampshire man, authorities said. Joshua Stow, 24, of Dover, N.H., tried to escape, but did not make it to the door before… Read More
Editor’s Note: This is the first of several articles written in conjunction with the celebration of Veterans Day on Thursday. All Lt. Dana Dudley wanted to do that January day over North Africa was keep his bomber flying on the level. That’s not easy, the… Read More
RANGELEY — Proposed negotiations between Saddleback Ski Area and the National Park Service on protecting land around the Appalachian Trail fell apart Monday at the eleventh hour, even though some involved in the process had hoped a compromise resolution was in the offing. Both sides… Read More
WASHINGTON — The Fisherman’s Bankruptcy Protection Act, an amendment introduced by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, was adopted unanimously Tuesday in the Senate as part of overall bankruptcy reform legislation. The act would make recognition under Chapter 12 applicable to fishermen, just as it is to farmers. Read More
LEWISTON — Trying to raise awareness of the need to screen youngsters for lead poisoning, U.S. Sen. Susan Collins has scheduled a public hearing Monday on the effects of lead-based paint on children. Lewiston was selected as the site of the hearing before the Senate… Read More
PORTLAND — The Portland post office will conduct a Veterans Day ceremony at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 10, at the Portland post office, 125 Forest Ave. The 101st Air National Guard Honor Guard will participate in the ceremony, as will post office employees. The Honor… Read More
DEXTER — After being scratched by a rabid cat last week, an Exeter mother, her adult son and a Dexter animal shelter owner are receiving a series of vaccinations at the Mayo Regional Hospital emergency room. The cat, which also had feline leukemia, was living… Read More
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The phone message was waiting when I got back from an art exhibit showcasing the talents of a group of disabled people from the area. It was from the assistant to the late Paige Barton, informing me of an upcoming event to honor the remarkable woman’s life. Read More
BANGOR — An Aroostook County man regarded as a valuable member of the community was sentenced to three years in prison Tuesday on two drug-related counts. Jeffrey L. Condon, 35, a mechanic and contractor, technically could have been sentenced to life in prison for crimes… Read More
PORTLAND — The alleged disappearance of thousands of doses of narcotic drugs from the Maine Medical Center pharmacy is the focus of a hearing before the state Board of Pharmacy. In a settlement reached last year, the Portland hospital paid $126,000 to the federal government… Read More
AUGUSTA — Warden Scott Colter went out to Bowdoin on Sept. 30 to follow up on reports of someone hunting at night. But when he went to park his truck, he found someone else already in the secluded spot — a car with two people,… Read More
PORTLAND — Racial tensions erupted into a string of brawls involving at least 100 youths near Portland High School on Tuesday. Five people were arrested and a police officer was injured. Police Chief Michael Chitwood characterized the episode as a racial incident that began as… Read More
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After seeing “Anything Goes,” which opened over the weekend at the Grand Auditorium in Ellsworth, you’ll get no kick from champagne. Mere alcohol won’t thrill you at all. What you’ll want is to stow away with director Ken Stack’s cast into the romping, rhyming, reeling world of Cole… Read More
I think I’ve got this straight. If I’m a tired old limping dog, the one-month supply of the arthritis medicine Lodine prescribed for me by my vet costs $37.80. But because I’m a tired old limping human being, the same amount of the same drug… Read More
Last Friday, after the close of the stock market, federal Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson released his preliminary findings in the government’s year-long anti-trust trial against Microsoft. He found that Microsoft used its monopoly in the computer-operating system market to thwart and stifle companies that dared to compete against… Read More
An item on page B8 in Tuesday’s editions listed an incorrect phone number for the Bangor Census Office. The correct number is 888-325-7733. Read More
WASHINGTON — John Reed, co-chairman of Citigroup Inc. and one of the world’s most prominent bankers, decried past abuses by some executives in handling millions of dollars deposited by foreign officials now accused of money laundering. But Reed told a skeptical Senate panel Tuesday that the problem had… Read More
Former President George Bush was in Berlin this week to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the fall of the Wall. The president who lived and breathed foreign affairs deservedly was named an honorary citizen of the city that was the Cold War’s Ground Zero and hailed for his… Read More
MONROE — The Waldo County Democratic Committee will be host of a public supper and share half the proceeds with the Jackson Food Cupboard. The supper will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 13, at the Monroe Community Church, Route 139. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
CALAIS — A local prosecutor has been awarded the Maine Warden Service Colonel’s Award for his tough pursuit of people who violate fish and game laws Down East. Paul Cavanaugh has been assistant district attorney for eastern Washington County the past six years. On Tuesday,… Read More
ROCKLAND — Court action against a Rockland lawyer who violated a city ordinance banning dogs from Main Street could be nipped in the bud by a “political resolution” by the City Council. Jean Chalmers, a prominent Rockland lawyer, was twice cited — once in September,… Read More
THOMASTON — A zoning board hearing to consider an appeal of the code enforcement officer’s ruling that two gravel pits are violating town ordinances has been postponed until January. The meeting, originally scheduled for Tuesday, has been tentatively rescheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 18,… Read More
EAST MILLINOCKET — Lack of participation in an income survey will jeopardize the town’s chances of getting a $400,000 grant for sewer improvements, according to a town official. East Millinocket is planning a $1 million sewer improvement project that includes replacing some of the old… Read More
Two towns that send students to Mount Desert Island High School must soon decide whether to pay a proposed 10 percent increase in the state-set tuition level that the high school’s trustees are seeking. The request is considered an attempt to make sure tuitioning towns… Read More
ROCKLAND — City councilors have squelched proposed changes to the noise ordinance that would have raised the volume allowed downtown. Scrutiny of the city’s noise and vibration ordinance followed numerous complaints about the sound level coming from a pub in the south end. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
BELFAST — Wesley McNair will read from his work Sunday at the Belfast Maskers Theater. McNair directs the creative writing program at the University of Maine at Farmington. He is known for his readings and down-to-earth style. He is the recipient of fellowships from the… Read More
CAMDEN — The Community School will hold its 18th annual auction Saturday. Money raised will help to complete the addition being built at the school on 79 Washington St. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner… Read More
FORT KENT — Proposals by the towns of Winterville and Eagle Lake to change the SAD 27 cost sharing formula could cost Fort Kent $100,000 a year. Paul Bouchard, the Fort Kent Town Council representative on a committee reviewing the proposal to change the school… Read More
ROCKLAND — The students, faculty and staff of the Mid-Coast School of Technology will hold their annual open house from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., then from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 17. During the day, all programs will have students at work… Read More
BELFAST — With the cost of running the Waldo County Sheriff’s Department and jail consuming more than half the county budget, commissioners saw red when they encountered overruns Tuesday. Commissioners approved transfer of funds among various accounts to cover the shortages, but not before reminding… Read More
BELFAST — State Senate President Mark Lawrence, D-South Berwick — and a candidate for the U.S. Senate — will be the featured speaker at the next meeting of the Waldo County Democratic Committee. The group will meet 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 12, at the Harbor… Read More
On Sept. 12 our convenience store was broken into and merchandise and cash were stolen. The process of finding the suspect or suspects and bringing him or her to justice seemed to take forever, but because we were kept informed by the Limestone Police Department, we saw the… Read More
The Bangor Daily News’ recent support of the Maine Board of Environmental Protection’s approval of new rules for oil tankers (Chapter 600) was a clear case of those knowing little about a particular industry thinking that “more regulation always is better.” The Maine Department of… Read More
The Oct. 23-24 headline reads, “Maine’s magnet school grads competitive at top U.S. colleges.” This should not be news. These are some of Maine’s top students. If they had remained at their local high schools they would have been competitive at top colleges around the country. Read More
Bangor District Court Roger L. Gardner, 38, Brewer, assault, jail six months, all but 30 days suspended, criminal mischief, dismissed. 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
I read the front-page article, “Labor Department rejects Maine loggers’ argument,” in the Oct. 27 edition of the Bangor Daily News. I’ll quote a statement from the U.S. (Canadian?) Department of Labor: “Companies that follow all the rules when they use Canadian bonded workers and… Read More
CALAIS — The Calais School Committee’s decision to place two portable classrooms on the grounds of the closed middle school prompted the start of a recall effort Tuesday. Opponents of the board’s decision went to the City Building on Tuesday afternoon to request recall petitions… Read More
WHITING — Whether the town should accept the gift of a 1-acre beach on Gardner Lake goes to a vote during a special town meeting next week. Several residents who attended a selectmen’s meeting Monday night argued against the town’s acquiring Pearl Beach, saying the… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Pittsfield town councilors unanimously approved an ordinance Tuesday night that began the process to renew a sludge ban. The ordinance stated that, after listening to residents at several public hearings, the councilors “do not find that sufficient data exists and adequate safeguards are… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County draft budget for the year 2000 reflects an increase of about $200,000 over the 1999 spending plan. Meeting for the first time Monday on the approximately $2.5 million budget, the county Budget Advisory Committee scrutinized the line items for those… Read More
FORT KENT — The bridge replacing the old Fort Kent Mills Bridge over the Fish River won’t be open to traffic until next summer, but some people already are proposing names for the new $1.9 million structure. The town has two bridges, less than one… Read More
CLINTON — The Clinton town office and the Clinton-Benton transfer station will be closed Thursday, Nov. 11, in honor of Veterans Day. Both will reopen on Friday, Nov. 12. Read More
HOULTON — The Community Development Advisory Board is supporting a request by the Southern Aroostook Vocational Education program for a Community Development Block Grant to help build a day-care center in town. The Houlton area is faced with a crisis in day care, since there… Read More
GREENVILLE — Consumers Maine Water Company recently completed a $330,000 water filtration facility for its Greenville division, which serves 520 water customers in that community. The new facility will help remove iron and manganese from the town’s ground-water source at Wiggins Brook to ensure that… Read More
ELLSWORTH — The Wild Blueberry Commission of Maine Tuesday approved a revised million-dollar budget for the current year that reflects additional income based on this year’s crop. David Bell, executive director of the commission, said he had revised the amount anticipated from the penny-a-pound tax… Read More
GOULDSBORO — A Route 1 crash involving a concrete truck left two vehicles as total losses Tuesday and sent one driver to the hospital with minor injuries. The driver of a concrete truck owned by Vaughn Thibodeau & Sons Contractors was traveling north on Route… Read More
WINTER HARBOR — For the town’s water district, and the people in the more than 240 households it serves, the prospect of a $400,000 grant to replace 4,000 feet of a 100-year-old water main is a true case of whether the glass is half-empty or half-full. Read More
The world of art is the focus of the world of animals when volunteers for the Townline Animal Shelter in Belfast play host to the first Charity Art Auction from 2 to 7 p.m. Saturday, at the Waldo County Shrine Club on Northport Avenue, across from City Park. Read More
NEWPORT — Reports of counterfeit cash are increasing in central Maine. On Saturday, a Newport business took in a $100 bill that turned out to be bogus, according to Newport Police Chief James Ricker. Two weeks ago, a $20 bill was turned in. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
STETSON — Where do you go with a hot fish ladder? You can’t sell it. Scrap metal or not, no reputable junkyard wants it. Not likely you’ll be able to use it. It’s stash it or dump it. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
BREWER — The city’s newly elected mayor addressed the growing importance of partnerships in Brewer’s effort to improve the quality of life for its residents in his state-of-the-city address Tuesday during the annual city reception. Councilor Eddie Campbell, now serving his second term, was the… Read More