On these pages we frequently bring you stories about winners. They are about a football player who runs for big yardage and helps his team win or a soccer player who scores a game-winning goal or a runner who cruises to first place. Today, however,… Read More
    PITTSFIELD – Karl Henrikson, the first-year coach of the Maine Central Institute postgraduate team, has left the team on personal leave until after Thanksgiving break, MCI athletic director Julie Treadwell said Wednesday. Treadwell would not divulge the reason for Henrikson’s leave. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
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    GOULDSBORO — Since the first hints of the likely closure of the area’s naval base began to surface a few years ago, the people living in the six Schoodic Peninsula towns have generated an enormous number of questions about their futures. Some of those questions… Read More
    This is one of the nicest gathering opportunities we have heard about in a long while, and we thank Judy Madson, Cheryl Olson and Elaine Smith for providing us this information. A letter came to us from Madson, who is chairwoman of the Redeemer Lutheran… Read More
    Gusty winds caused scattered power outages across the state Wednesday but affected only a few hundred utility customers. Central Maine Power representative Meredith Finn reported about 250 customer accounts that had lost electricity. CMP has 530,000 customer accounts. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
    PORTLAND — A Portland woman has pleaded not guilty to stabbing her boyfriend last summer. Linda Ganley, 42, faces charges of attempted murder and assault. Police said she told them she attacked her boyfriend, Dan MacArthur, 41, and said he was the devil. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    FAIRFIELD — Kennebec Valley Technical College has announced the beginning of the Norridgwock After School Program to serve children in kindergarten through grade six, at Norridgewock Central Grade School. The after-school program offers activities that reflect the interests of the students, including study skills, first… Read More
    Penobscot Valley High School, Howland First quarter honors Seniors, highest honors: Adam Burgoyne; high honors: Jeremy Caron, Leah Cummings, Mitchelle Doyon, Amanda Dube, K. Peloquin-Turner and Patricia Jo Plourde; honors: Aimee Babineau, Jennifer Blaisdell, Travis Cloukey, Heidi Dorrity, Brandi Dunn, Benjamin Fowler, Nicholas Fowler, Jessica… Read More
    PITTSFIELD — The MS Clinic, providing health care opportunities and resources for people with multiple sclerosis, will be open from 7 a.m. to noon Wednesday, Dec. 8, located at the Sebasticook Valley Hospital’s STEP Rehabilitation Center. The morning will feature tours of the center, an exhibit on multiple… Read More
    A fall cleanup day will be held Saturday, Nov. 20, for all Clinton and Benton residents. The following items may be disposed of free of charge on the cleanup day only: Box springs and mattresses; white goods; four tires per family; household furniture; electronics. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    BANGOR — After almost two years of wrangling, refuting and rebutting, the dispute over whether the Sawyer Environmental Recovery Facility can expand its Hampden landfill culminated Wednesday as attorneys presented oral arguments before Justice Margaret Kravchuk at Penobscot County Superior Court. Home rule turned out… Read More
    Sumner Memorial High School, Sullivan First quarter honor roll Seniors, high honors: Julie Ginn, Roy Gott, Amy Mickel, Sarah St. Pierre; honors: Alyssa Abbott, Sarah Abbott, Kirsten Austin, Jacob Barto, Sarah Drinkwater, Sarah Ely, Nathan Haskell, Greg Ingalls, Chirs Joy, Jessica Keen, Elisa Obermann, John… Read More
    MOUNT DESERT — Mount Desert has a new town manager. Selectmen hired William R. Steele, 43, of Springfield, Vt., to lead the town for one year, starting Dec. 15. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner… Read More
    BANGOR — A Levant man was sentenced to two years in prison Wednesday for stealing a firearm that later was used during the robbery of two area convenience stores. Paul Allard, 24, entered a guilty plea in Penobscot County Superior Court to two Class B… Read More
    FAIRFIELD — The Fairfield woman who disappeared nearly one month ago had been staying at a shelter in Bangor, police learned Wednesday. Michelle Brewer Brooks, 31, was reported missing in mid-October, after she failed to return home to the Main Street apartment she shares with… Read More
    A common dilemma faces agencies, organizations and clubs that have taken on, or have been charged with, the role of steward of our outdoor resources. Basically, it’s this: How do you manage public land and maintain a quality experience for those using it while at the same time… Read More
    Maine may very well join 36 others states and the District of Columbia in bringing about charter schools. Because this is an important step to reinvigorate public education, lawmakers and citizens alike must take the time to understand what the fuss is all bout. First,… Read More
    Pharmaceutical lobbyists are once again mad as wet hens at Rep. Tom Allen’s dog-and-pony show on prescription drugs. Rep. Allen’s recent comparison of drug costs for people vs. those for animals not only outfoxed the industry’s public-relations department, it highlighted a useful point often missed in the debate… Read More
    “You’ve got your deer. With one workmanlike, well-placed shot your elusive quarry is transformed into meat. On the hoof, he was deer; there at your feet he is venison.” Those words come from Audrey Alley Gorton’s little red paperback book published in 1957 by The… Read More
    Whatever pain two Biddeford residents thought they would inflict on a black mayoral candidate by dressing as Ku Klux Klan members and parading in front of his house we hope was offset by their realization of the sheer stupidity of their act. Nevertheless, the decision by the Attorney… Read More
    One of the most annoying traits of the U.S. Congress is the way it responds to emergencies. No matter what the calamity — tornado, flood, drought, boll weevil infestation, even ice storm — Congress is there with the cash to make the injured whole. And,… Read More
    NEWRY — Maine-based American Skiing Co. received final approval this week for three major resort development projects. Approved by a board of local county officials, a proposed resort village at The Canyons ski area in Utah will make it the largest ski resort in the… Read More
    In 1984, Nature published a paper suggesting that an unseen 10th planet occupies our solar system in an orbit far beyond Pluto in the Oort cloud of comets. Now Science News, in its Nov. 6 issue, has reported the first tantalizing evidence that this might be true. Read More
    BATH — Winds gusting up to 45 mph Wednesday afternoon forced a postponement of the placement of the last of 202 concrete segments on the new Sagadahoc Bridge, one of the state’s largest. The 67-ton segment instead will be put into place at 5:30 a.m. Read More
    Gov. Angus King and U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe challenged the science behind a federal proposal Wednesday to classify Atlantic salmon in eight Maine rivers as an endangered species. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service said in a joint proposal… Read More
    KEARNEY, Neb. — A former chief justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court will be the judge in a dispute between Kansas and Nebraska. Vincent McKusick has been appointed as special master in the Kansas vs. Nebraska lawsuit over use of water in the Republican… Read More
    On Nov. 4, you pictured a 9-year-old boy with a disability who was using his walker to push a soccer ball. The accompanying article related how he has played several soccer games and how his parents covered his walker with padding so as not to injure the other… Read More
    PORTLAND — A University of Southern Maine student from Calais who died after falling out of his dorm room window in Gorham had alcohol in his bloodstream, investigators said. Nicholas Leon, 19, had a blood-alcohol level of 0.085 percent when he died in September. That’s… Read More
    NEW YORK — Although writing has been a struggle for Stephen King since he was struck by a van in June, the Maine author still has a few projects in the works. Fellow author Peter Straub released a statement Wednesday saying the two will co-author… Read More
    Passsamaquoddy tribal Rep. Donald Soctomah scored a victory this week when leaders of the Legislature gave the go-ahead to a bill that would remove the word “squaw” from more than a dozen Maine place names. The decision by the leadership’s Legislative Council means the bill… Read More
    EAST MILLINOCKET — An open house of the state Department of Conservation’s regional office will be held 9 to 9:45 a.m. Thursday at its Main Street location near Dolby Flowage. Jared Stanley, a permit analyst of the Land Use Regulation Commission and a native of… Read More
    BANGOR — Maine scientist Ed Baum expressed his opinion in a talk at the Maine Atlantic Salmon Commission’s hearing Wednesday on why the state should prohibit statewide fishing for Atlantic salmon. But as Dan Scott of the Eddington Salmon Club summed up for many of those in attendance,… Read More
    EAST MILLINOCKET — School Union 13 announces an early release day Tuesday, Nov. 23, due to parent-teacher conferences in the afternoon and evening. The following is a list of release times: Opal Myrick Elementary School, 11:20 a.m.; Medway Middle School, 10:40 a.m.; Schenck High School,… Read More
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    Apparently 77 years of construction experience in central Maine, bonding power to 7 million and a workers’ comp MOD of .79 didn’t qualify my company to bid on the new community center. Being a taxpayer on 100 acres of land in town didn’t help either. Read More
    CARIBOU — A new women’s and children’s health center will open next month at Cary Medical Center offering comprehensive coverage in a 10,000-square-foot renovated space. “It’s our Christmas present for our community,” said Chris Doody-Chabre, the hospital’s administrator, on Wednesday. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    I congratulate the Bangor Daily News, especially reporter Mary Anne Legasse, on the article (Nov. 7) about Lyme disease in Maine. I am a registered nurse, who has been misdiagnosed for five years, after two tick bites and a rash. I worked with the best… Read More
    I read the Nov. 1 aricle concerning Maine’s low wages. We who live and work in Maine are at a huge disadvantage over workers who work in other states near Maine. I know an excellent mechanic who works 40-plus hours a week and doesn’t make $10 an hour… Read More
    The poverty statistics in the U.S. Census Bureau report (BDN, Nov. 3) are based on income as reported on U.S. tax returns. Nationally, single-parent households receive more than $30 billion in child support. Under the U.S. Tax Code, however, child support is not considered income for the parent… Read More
    In the caption of your Style feature photo (BDN, Nov. 8) of Felician nuns carrying a reproduction of a painting of Our Lady of Czestochowa you stated it was “prayed to” by the founder of the order. Unfortunately, this sort of statement, in an otherwise excellent presentation about… Read More
    The children’s museum event at the Freese’s building made us even more optimistic about the future of downtown Bangor. This summer there were many events downtown that also received advance promotion, but were lightly attended. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
    The patriotic businessman’s award should be presented to Henry Blay, owner of City Limits Restaurant. On Nov. 11, Henry opened his doors to honor Bangor’s veterans to a complimentary dinner menu. This was truly a Veterans Day to remembered. Blay has given of his time and resources to… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — A federal report saying that potato acreage in Maine dropped by 500 acres this year caught the industry by surprise, according to the assistant executive director of the Maine Potato Board. During a year when it was believed the state’s largest agricultural… Read More
    SACO — Fresh Samantha juice company officials are scaling back projected sales estimates after re-examining market trends. Fresh Samantha blamed a seasonal sales slowdown for the layoff of 20 workers. But officials said the long-term health of the business remains strong despite the lowered growth… Read More
    WARREN — The Beary Merry Christmas Fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 20, at the Second Congregational Church. Featured items include teddy bears, angels, baked goods, fancywork, a Chinese auction and a children’s shop for kids to do their… Read More
    Machias District Court James A. Paton, 74, Richland, Wash., speeding 1-15 mph more than posted limit, $70. 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++) {… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — Caroline Gentile, associate professor of physical education at the University of Maine at Presque Isle, has been honored with the Highest Praise Award by the Maine Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. Gentile was recognized earlier this month at the… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — A Big Brothers Big Sisters training session will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 4, at the University of Presque Isle Alumni Room in the Campus Center for those individuals interested in giving a couple of hours a week to be a… Read More
    FORT KENT — The therapeutic uses of herbs will be discussed before the Edgar Paradis Cancer Fund Support Group at 3 p.m. Monday, Nov. 22, at the Northern Maine Medical Center medical library. The featured speaker will be Scott Richards, director of pharmacy at the… Read More
    LIMESTONE — The Friends of the Aroostook National Wildlife Refuge will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 30, in the Limestone Community School, Room 101B. Don Lima, assistant refuge manager, will provide an update and answer questions about the refuge. Candidates are needed for the… Read More
    SKOWHEGAN — Just how much money it will take to repair the county’s antiquated, overcrowded jail won’t be known until spring, a pair of engineers told Somerset County commissioners Wednesday night. A needs assessment will be conducted over the next several months, an assessment that… Read More
    THE FORKS — The day might come soon when residents along the northern corridor of Route 201 will call their highway by its historic name, “Old Canada Road.” The temporary name, according to those who attended public meetings this month, is much better than “Moose… Read More
    NEWPORT — A committee will be formed in Newport to study the town’s options and needs for developing an ordinance or ban on sludge spreading in the community. “I don’t think we should be spreading this stuff in Newport,” said Selectman John Buckland. “Every stream… Read More
    PITTSFIELD — The biggest surprise to town employees Tuesday night when they got their first look at a revamped, 27-page personnel policy draft, was that they already had benefits of which they were unaware. At least three employees at the meeting, who have worked for… Read More
    Van Buren High School First quarter honor roll Seniors, high honors: Christopher Lajoie, Sara Ouellette, Chanel Wright; honors: Jessica Ayotte, Nikki Cyr, Joseph Doucette, Lucretia Gagnon, Michel Gagnon, Liza Lajoie, Natasha Lajoie, James Lapointe, Denise Marquis, Nicole Sirois, Kathleen Stitham, Thomas Todd, Kasey Violette. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    BELFAST — The Passy River Artisans will bring their annual display of quirky arts and crafts to the National Theater Workshop of the Handicapped on Thanksgiving weekend. The show will be the artisans’ fifth annual offering of gifts and fine arts. It will be held… Read More
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    It’s time for the fifth annual early bird sale and pajama party in Bar Harbor. Shoppers should set their alarms a little earlier than usual on Nov. 20 for the Annual Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce Early Bird Event. The hunt for bargains officially begins… Read More
    ELLSWORTH — Imagine a walk along the Union River past a new brick office building and a restaurant and downriver on a boardwalk past colorful historical murals, all the way to the city dock. That’s what a group of students from College of the Atlantic… Read More
    HERMON — Pupils at Hermon Elementary School will get an extra day off from their studies this week because a malfunctioning water pump reduced water pressure to almost a dribble Wednesday morning at the 400-pupil facility. Pupils at the kindergarten-through-grade-five school on the Billings Road… Read More
    MADAWASKA — Preliminary plans for a nearly $3 million road reconstruction project at Madawaska were explained Tuesday night by the Maine Department of Transportation project manager. Michel Morin said the project could start in the fall of 2000 and be completed by late summer of… Read More
    HOULTON — The Aroostook County District Attorney’s Office on Wednesday filed felony charges against two teen-agers who allegedly stole a bulldozer and front-end loader on Nov. 9 from a local construction equipment dealership. Clayton Codrey, 16, of Monticello has been charged with theft for allegedly… Read More
    ORONO — Children’s books for needy youngsters from toddlers to teen-agers are being collected by the University of Maine’s College of Education and Human Development. The public is invited to join in the annual collection by donating new or used books in very good condition. Read More
    BANGOR — A round-table forum on education reform sponsored by the Maine School Choice Coalition will be held at 6:30 p.m. today at Borders Books, Music and Cafe. Topics include the national perspective on charter schools and other education reform movements, the Maine perspective on… Read More
    BANGOR — Eastern Maine Medical Center’s Community Wellness Service will offer CPR classes from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, Dec. 14 and 16, in Conference Room 2D. Symptoms of heart attack victims, activating emergency services and CPR skills will be among the topics. Read More