DANIA BEACH, Fla. – The International Game Fish Association has announced the approval of Maine’s first IGFA state record on four-pound test line. Gerald E. Wolfe of South Casco, Maine caught a six pound, 12 ounce landlocked salmon on May 16 on the Jordan River in Raymond, Maine. Read More
    Ricky Craven knows the statistics “don’t look overwhelming.” They will show that the Newburgh native finished 41st in the NASCAR Winston Cup points; his average start in his 24 races was 28th and his average finish was 33rd. They will also show that he completed… Read More
    Donny Richardson, a shifty 5-foot-5, 155-pound winger who was the University of Vermont’s eighth-leading scorer as a freshman last season, said he has decided to transfer to UMaine. Richardson, a native of Holbrook, N.Y., will begin attending classes at Maine and practicing with the team… Read More
    Obesity has been called a national epidemic. A 1997 report in the journal Science says that half of all citizens in the United States are overweight and one-third are clinically obese, meaning they weigh at least 20 percent more than they should according to actuarial tables. Read More
    LIMESTONE — The country’s top defense official has pledged that no decision to take an instrument landing system from a Limestone runway will be made until the military has reviewed a plan proposed by the Loring Development Authority. In a letter received Tuesday by U.S. Read More
    BANGOR — Despite national advertising campaigns on television and in newspapers, Mainers should avoid the urge to take advantage of Thanksgiving Day sales at Kmart and other large department stores. Under state law in Maine, stores with more than 5,000 square feet of shopping space… Read More
    Today is Thanksgiving Day, an opportunity for us to join our readers in giving thanks for the good works and kindness of others; for the joys of life; and for the bounty of our land. Many have written to the Bangor Daily News extending their… Read More
    ELLSWORTH — The guidance office at Ellsworth High School will present a financial aid workshop for students and parents next week. Grants, loans and work-study arrangements will be discussed. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner… Read More
    ELLSWORTH — Broker Brian Dyer will be the guest speaker when Ellsworth Business & Professional Women gather for a dinner meeting next week. The meeting is planned for Thursday, Dec. 2, at the White Birches restaurant. Dinner will be at 6 p.m., followed by the… Read More
    BUCKSPORT — The town’s appointments committee will consider a planning board appointment during a meeting next week. The meeting is scheduled for 5:15 p.m. Monday, Nov. 29, at the town office. Read More
    AUGUSTA — When U.S. District Judge D. Brock Hornby laid out the rules during a hearing on the constitutionality of Maine’s Clean Election Act earlier this year, he joked with lawyers that it didn’t matter what he ruled because he knew it would be appealed. Read More
    On the Thanksgiving before I turned 14, my grandfather gave me a glorious dollhouse, custom-made from a photo of a home I liked in his town. He presented the gift with pride and smiled as I opened each tiny box of furniture — real mahogany tables, a miniature… Read More
    Some people have said the celebrations of Thanksgiving and Christmas are in the wrong order. Let’s first wish for what we want to receive. Then, after we accept those gifts, let’s offer thanks. Usually the wishes are predictable. Sprinkled in between the standards for peace… Read More
    The light bulb. The Internet. Aspirin. Plastic. The microchip. The internal combustion engine. What do these items all have in common? Besides changing the way we live, they were all the product of an investment in innovation. They were all, in their own way, the result of research… Read More
    Harriet Beecher Stowe moved to Maine in 1850, with her husband, Calvin Ellis Stowe, a professor at Bowdoin College. In Brunswick, she wrote her famous “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” and many stories about New England life, including “The Pearl of Orr’s Island” (1862) and “Oldtown Folks” (1869). The latter… Read More
    For a while there, it almost looked like this crazy, mixed up thing we call civilization was going to survive Y2K with some measure of calm, reasoned restraint. Almost. Think back to this time last year. You couldn’t swing a cat without hitting some back-to-the-land… Read More
    Pregnant women can drink a couple of cups of coffee per day without raising the danger of a miscarriage, but six or more cups can double the risk, a study found. Pregnant women generally are urged to limit their caffeine intake, though studies on this… Read More
    A story in Wednesday’s Maine Day on the negotiations between Saddleback Ski Resort and the National Park Service on protecting the Appalachian Trail incorrectly attributed a statement. It was William Shaddux, chief of the NPS Lands Resources Division, and not NPS Director Robert Stanton, who suggested that the… Read More
    No one’s home except the cat. Pumpkin or pecan pies are not cooling on the rack. There’s no turkey roasting in the oven, nor will there be any leftovers to nibble. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = [];… Read More
    DLClive.com Looking for a concert in Maine or Massachusetts? Check this site. Don Law Co. is the major concert promoter in New England and its site has a comprehensive list of venues, contact numbers, on-sale dates and ticket information. The data are compiled in an… Read More
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    DOVER FOXCROFT — A veterans service officer from the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management will be available from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 15, at the Community Health and Counseling Center, 1093 West Main St. Read More
    I was deeply moved by the painful, yet compassionate report in last weekend’s paper titled “Compassion fatigue.” My heart goes out to all those caring employees at the Bangor Humane Society. They provide love and tenderness for those unable to speak for themselves. Hopefully, your… Read More
    Lubec, America, home of hard-working seasonal workers trying to keep bread on the table. Property taxes keep going up beyond our means. Our school wants more each year for education. Some will go to college, but few. Those who want to make a fair living will have to… Read More
    A letter by Audrey Marra of Wayne (BDN, Nov. 12) caught my attention. Her comments should be carefully considered and her questions honestly answered by the Maine Insurance Bureau and the attorney general. Instead of selling Maine Blue Cross and Blue Shield to for-profit Anthem… Read More
    The BDN usually does readers a service by identifying those who write op-ed pieces: information about what writers do for a living or what groups they belong to provides a context for understanding their interest in the issues they discuss. David B. Field wrote an… Read More
    I am writing this in reference to Tom Weber’s column (BDN, Nov. 20-21) about his observance of kids in a toy aisle quoting wrestlers and playing with wrestling figures. As a wrestling fan, especially the World Wrestling Federation, I am beginning to feel like wrestlers and wrestling fans… Read More
    BAR HARBOR — Students, parents, teachers and administrators at the Acadia Waldorf school just received word of a recess. And it’s not Thanksgiving vacation. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i… Read More
    BAR HARBOR — After six years as executive director of the Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce, Risteen Masters is leaving to become marketing director for the company that runs The Cat catamaran. Wednesday was the last day at the Municipal Building for Masters, who will… Read More
    Hiking the Appalachian Trail is probably not on your list of things to do today as you celebrate Thanksgiving. (Although, after you stuff yourself to overflowing you might wish you were out there walking it all off!) If you’ve hiked the trail in the Caratunk… Read More
    HOULTON — Put up a few extra strings of Christmas lights. Play a few more holiday CDs. Bake an extra dozen cookies. It’ll cost you less. While the price of many everyday necessities are going up, the cost of electricity for customers served by the… Read More
    THE FORKS PLANTATION — Directors of the plantation’s school department have submitted a proposal to the Maine Department of Education to try to settle the question of where the community’s children will go to school. “We need to have a long-term commitment to educate the… Read More
    DEXTER — It was adopted, repealed, resurrected, and if a group of Dexter residents has its way, the town’s land use ordinance will be repealed again. A group calling itself the Committee for Property Rights is circulating petitions seeking a vote to repeal the land… Read More
    MILO — A veterans service officer from the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management will be available from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 8, at the town office. She will be there on the second Wednesday of each month to assist veterans, widows and their… Read More
    What is the world coming to when people are complaining that some teen-agers at the beginning of a football game are saying a prayer? Would they rather see a group of young people with guns in their hands, like what has happened at so many schools around the… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Work is being completed on an application for an economic development infrastructure grant that would allow Dover-Foxcroft to help a business remain in the community. The application, which must be submitted by Jan. 3, is seeking funds to pay for the extension of… Read More
    Newport District Court Robert E. Cooley, 40, Corinna, operating all-terrain vehicle while under influence of intoxicating liquor, $500; operating all-terrain vehicle on public way, $150. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var… Read More
    Dover-Foxcroft District Court Frank H. Andrews Sr., 46, Bristol, Conn., attaching false motor vehicle plates, $100. 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… Read More
    THOMASTON — A public hearing is set for next week on an amusement license for the Harbor View Tavern. The restaurant-lounge off Water Street along the harbor has requested permission to include entertainment such as live bands and karaoke, according to Town Manager Valmore Blastow… Read More
    BELFAST — The state has brought charges against two men involved in a shooting accident while deer hunting in Swanville two weeks ago. The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife charged Dennis Colby, 38, of Swanville with hunting without a license, hunting without hunter orange,… Read More
    ST. GEORGE — The 19th annual St. George Grange Fair is planned next week, and the call is out for crafters to reserve tables for the day. The daylong event will open to the public at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 4, and feature arts, crafts,… Read More
    THOMASTON — A woman known for years as the Toy Lady is getting ready to help others along the midcoast during the holiday season. Thelma Marr, with the help of family members, each year asks area residents to donate new and nearly new toys for… Read More
    THOMASTON — A community party is planned Jan. 21 at the public landing to celebrate completion of a waterfront park. The event is being organized to recognize the people involved in the project. Among them were Mid-Coast School of Technology building trades students and people… Read More
    ELLSWORTH — Alice Endre, administrator of Courtland Rehabilitation and Living Center, has been named her company’s administrator of the year. Endre has been administrator of Courtland since June 1998. Since her arrival, the facility has won accreditation by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health… Read More
    MOUNT DESERT — Budget writing will be among the items on the agenda when the Mount Desert Island Regional School District board meets next week. The regional board will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 29, in the Mount Desert Island High School library. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    BLUE HILL — Blue Hill Memorial Hospital will mark the opening of its ambulatory surgery unit with a ceremony Friday. The unit has already opened. Its opening represents completion of the first phase of the hospital’s $5.1 million renovation project. Community donations paid for the… Read More
    CRANBERRY ISLES — The Islesford Historical Society has been awarded a $5,000 grant from the Stephen & Tabitha King Foundation to help publish “A History of Little Cranberry Island.” The book, written by society president Hugh Dwelley, will be released in July as part of… Read More
    SULLIVAN — Recognition of student achievements is among the agenda items when the Flanders Bay Community School District governing board meets next week. The session will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 30, at Sumner Memorial High School. Read More