College Winter NESCAC All-Academic team (Colby College students and Maine natives listed) Men’s swimming and diving: Andrew Bancroft (Wesleyan) 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;… Read More
    The Bangor YMCA 14 and under girls basketball team had a third-place finish at the 13th annual YMCA East Field Basketball Tournament, held at Cortland State College in Cortland, N.Y. The team posted a season record of 11-3. Read More
    BOSTON – Bangor boxer Marcus Davis remained undefeated with a technical-knockout of Brimfield, Mass.’s Rick Zola Saturday night at The Roxy. Davis sent Zola to the canvas twice in the first round before the ring-doctor stopped the fight at the end of the round. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    UNITY — Maine farmers are beginning to take advantage of the growing demand for distinctive local cheeses. In recent years, a few of the state’s herders of cows and goats have expanded their dairy product options by adding cheese to the mix. Last week, some… Read More
    BANGOR — Investigators today will continue their probe into an early morning fire that destroyed a local lingerie shop and caused heavy smoke damage to a historic downtown building. The Extra Touch, a fixture in the business district for nearly 22 years, was little more… Read More
    BANGOR — There was only one solution when Roy and Pam Daigle decided recently to pursue professional ambitions in two states — they’ll see each other on the weekends. Roy Daigle, manager of Bangor Mall since its opening in 1978, has had a lifelong dream… Read More
    AUGUSTA — Citing the need to have something positive emerge from the controversy surrounding the school fingerprinting bill, a Waldoboro legislator on Tuesday called for the creation of the Maine Commission on the Study and Prevention of Child Abuse. Weary of the harsh debate that… Read More
    ORONO — As part of Rainbow Millennium, the Northeast regional gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered and questioning student conference, activist Candace Gingrich will speak at 7 p.m. Friday at the University of Maine. The event will be held in room 100 of the Donald P. Corbett… Read More
    BANGOR — The organization that oversees New England’s power grid is investigating possible price fixing and collusion among power generators supplying electricity to the six-state market. In Maine, the Public Utilities Commission is supporting ISO New England’s internal investigation into why prices on what is… Read More
    Two Maine colleges — College of the Atlantic and Colby College — are beneficiaries of a new scholarship program aimed at bringing scores of qualified students from around the world to the United States to further their educations. Shelby M.C. Davis, a mutual fund manager,… Read More
    AUBURN — The City Council has voted 6-0 to allow Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to build a 220,000-square-foot Supercenter, the discounter’s largest store in New England. The vote came after an hour of public comment Monday night in which residents of the Turner Street area appealed… Read More
    AUGUSTA — Amid budget negotiations Tuesday, the Senate gave preliminary approval to a citizen initiative that would repeal Maine’s snack tax. Following the lead of the House of Representatives, the Senate approved the repeal 28-6. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
    Maine’s highest court Tuesday upheld an arbitrator’s decision reinstating a Lamoine schoolteacher dismissed in May 1998 for allegedly shoving an unruly student into a wall. The decision also means that Timothy Barlow, 47, will receive roughly $35,000 in lost wages as a result of his… Read More
    The Bangor Daily News recently won a first-place honor in the annual Cyber Site contest sponsored by the New England Associated Press News Executives Association. The BDN was honored for its online Tournament 2000 section which included coverage of University of Maine men’s and women’s basketball and men’s… Read More
    Calling all area high school artists! We have a project for you. Lindsay Farris, who happens to be the art director for the Hammond Street Senior Center in Bangor, is wearing a volunteer hat at the moment. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
    Bangor District Court Clarence E. Grant, 37, Columbia Falls, hunting with use of artificial lights, $300. 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
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    Back in December, the last time legislators had to deal with cost overruns for the State House restoration, the pain of budget-busting bids was soothed by the explanation that high prices were the price Maine paid for a booming economy. Construction was lively, contractors were, as busy Mainers… Read More
    With the stroke of a pen, Gov. Angus King on Monday ordered the renaming of two dozen or so Maine landmarks. The word “squaw” will be purged for offending the sensibilities of the states Indian nations, who after all were our first settlers. Tribal officials pointed out that… Read More
    A story Tuesday about the University of Maine’s plans for a welcome-back rally for the men’s hockey team gave the wrong time. The Alfond Arena rally will be at 2 p.m. Sunday if the team makes it to the title game, win or lose. —- The correct phone… Read More
    There has been a disheartening failure of political leadership in Maine on the Atlantic salmon issue. This is all the more alarming because the very difficult type of problem involved — the environment vs. specific businesses and jobs — will certainly recur on a much larger scale all… Read More
    Researchers have informed about 25,000 women taking part in a federal study of hormone replacement therapy that, far from protecting the heart as many researchers had assumed, the therapy may have put the women at a slightly higher risk of heart attacks and strokes. The… Read More
    With the anxiety over high fuel prices hardly abating even as gasoline prices begin to fall, it takes courage to defend fact and environmental priorities before an expectant electorate. For that, Maine’s Sen. Olympia Snowe deserves applause. Sen. Snowe, a member of the Senate Budget… Read More
    AUGUSTA — The threat of losing federal funds has doomed a proposal to prevent the state from collecting Social Security numbers from drivers. The House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly Monday to reject the measure despite a legislative committee’s endorsement. The Senate is expected to follow… Read More
    Bottle drive You’re used to seeing high school mascots on T-shirts, sweat shirts, posters and uniforms, but on water bottles? As a fund-raiser, Mount Desert Island, Ellsworth and Bucksport high schools are selling bottles of Mount Desert Spring Water emblazoned with their logos. And they’re… Read More
    It might be difficult for many people in northern and eastern Maine to think of the Bangor Auditorium as anything but the durable old shrine that has been making joyful memories for 45 years. They only have to recall the period just a few weeks… Read More
    BANGOR — Mothers from Alaska to Maine to Texas are banking on the commonly held belief that “Mother knows best,” particularly when it comes to their children and handguns. The women are outraged by gun violence that kills or wounds thousands of children each year. Read More
    AUGUSTA — Police officers and prosecutors moved a step closer Tuesday to winning one more tool to fight drunken and reckless drivers. With little discussion and no debate, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved the second reading of bill that would make it a felony… Read More
    SABATTUS — A Roman Catholic priest who was sent out of state after being identified by church officials as the creator of a sexually explicit Web site for gay clergy will not be coming back, according to his parishioners. Sister Lucille Fournier told churchgoers at… Read More
    BATH — A local businessman is preparing to launch a high-speed boat service along the Kennebec River that would carry tourists and commuters between Augusta and Phippsburg. Michael Kiernan, owner of Kennebec Financial Group, said his Kennebec Jet Boat Tours will operate a diesel-powered watercraft… Read More
    PORTLAND — In 1939, Frances Dennett’s prospects for attending college were dim. Although she was a gifted student, her father had died and her mother struggled to support her and her younger brother. Then a teacher told the Deering High School student about the Portland… Read More
    Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Maine’s biggest customer announced Tuesday that it opposes the insurer’s sale to Anthem Insurance Cos. of Indiana. The Maine Education Association, which represents 60,000 teachers, said the sale of Maine’s only nonprofit insurance company is unnecessary and the price… Read More
    STANDISH — A 20-year-old sophomore at St. Joseph’s College was arrested on an arson charge in an early morning dormitory fire that left more than 100 students homeless. Lisa Carbonneau of Oxford was ordered held without bail following her arrest Monday night by officers from… Read More
    BANGOR — A Sunday night tire-slashing spree in which 30 vehicles were vandalized remained under investigation Tuesday. The episode resulted in as much as $5,500 in damage to vehicles parked in two lots used by tenants of The Terraces, an apartment complex on Hancock Street,… Read More
    ORLAND — Community radio station WERU-FM says it has been approached by a national tower company interested in leasing land from the station to build a cellular phone tower. The station says the company, which it did not identify, would lease tower space to cell… Read More
    CASTINE — A lecture this week sponsored by Bagaduce Interfaith Peace & Justice Committee will launch a three-part series on human conflict. Michael Renner, a peace researcher with the Worldwatch Institute, will speak at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Castine Historical Society. Renner’s talk is… Read More
    FORT FAIRFIELD — The possibility of the Aroostook River flooding this town’s Main Street area eroded Tuesday as ice that had piled up downriver broke up the night before, according to Town Manager Dan Foster. “We are out of danger,” Foster said. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
    LINCOLN — A representative of the Bangor office of the state Department of Human Services will help residents apply for Food Stamps from 9:30 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesday, April 12, at Penquis CAP building on 119 Main St. Read More
    HOWLAND — SAD 31 and Child Development Services will hold a preschool screening from 9 a.m. to noon, Wednesday, April 12, at St. Leo’s Catholic Church, River Road. The screening is for 3- and 4-year-olds, and for children age 5 but not eligible for kindergarten. Read More
    LINCOLN — The University of Maine Orchestra will perform at 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 10, at the Mattanawcook Junior High School gym. The ensemble dates back to 1915 and is one of 12 performing groups in the university’s music department. Three Mattanawcook Academy musicians —… Read More
    OLD TOWN — American Veterans Post No. 9 will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 19, on South Water Street in Old Town. All members are encouraged to attend. Anyone interested in being an AMVETS member may call Don Plummer at 827-6575… Read More
    BANGOR — The Acadia Hospital will hold a free educational seminar called “Body Wars: Making Peace with Women’s Bodies” with author and speaker Margo Maine, Ph.D., from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, April 6, at the Acadia Hospital, 268 Stillwater Ave. The seminar is for… Read More
    BANGOR — An overturned tanker truck on the grounds of the Bangor Mental Health Institute was part of a drill Tuesday — and not a real accident — for about 20 Department of Environmental Protection workers undergoing training. Mike Lauderbaugh, a training specialist for Pittsburgh-based… Read More
    NEWPORT — Two Connecticut residents escaped serious injury early Tuesday morning when the van in which they were riding rolled over in the median on Interstate 95 in Newport. Elvin Rivera, 26, of Windsor Locks was driving a 1987 Dodge van north when he fell… Read More
    LAMOINE — Eighth-grade students at Lamoine Consolidated School will hold an auction Saturday. The preview begins at 9 a.m. and will be followed by the auction. Items on the block include gift certificates at local businesses, fuel oil, gravel and furniture. Read More
    PITTSFIELD — It took two policemen and Pittsfield’s animal control officer Tuesday morning to determine that a dog going in circles on Phillips Corner Road wasn’t rabid — it was just trying to find a suitable spot to go to the bathroom. “It’s a little… Read More
    MADAWASKA — It isn’t often in the St. John Valley that elections for state office are interesting, but this year may be different. One change from traditional expectations is that all of the positions — three House of Representative seats and one Senate seat —… Read More
    FAIRFIELD — Police are investigating the theft of a sport utility vehicle from a Main Street used car lot. Sometime last weekend, someone forced open a door at Classic Cars, took a set of keys and a dealer plate and drove away in a green… Read More
    VEAZIE — A 29-year-old Veazie man was ordered by a judge Monday to enter Acadia Hospital for drug treatment after he was arrested for the third time in one week. During the first arrest of Gerald L. Reeves on Tuesday, March 28, Veazie police Officer… Read More
    WINTER HARBOR — School board members from Winter Harbor and Gouldsboro met at the Winter Harbor grammar school Tuesday evening to discuss the pros and cons of the two towns’ forming a single community school district. The CSD concept has gained the attention of the… Read More
    As a young child 55 years ago, I remember no electricity, running water, central heat and inside plumbing. In those days, this was expected and we lived with it, but today in a world so full of technology, it seems to me that the wind gusts blows harder… Read More
    Three times today telemarketing robots, some barely functional, have rung my phone number, the first two times just a single ring, once while I was shaving, and once during a fifteen minute catnap after lunch. When I reached the phone … nobody … just a humming, a couple… Read More
    I take offense at the Arab caricature under the oil spigot in the Danby political cartoon of March 24. The grinning merchant symbol is as racist as you want to be. Worse, Danby is implying that only the Arab nations are responsible for the recent price hikes, and… Read More
    In its March 25-26 edition this newspaper carried a story reporting that Eastern Connecticut State University has a policy of inflicting cruel and unusual punishment on students administratively convicted of minor rule infractions. The punishment requires their compulsory attendance at operatic and symphonic performances. Since these violators of… Read More
    While I applaud the promises of Bangor city officials and U.S. Attorney Jay McCloskey to step up drug enforcement efforts, their failure to support a Bangor-based methadone clinic underscores a major flaw in this country’s so-called war on drugs. Perhaps the argument can better be… Read More
    THOMASTON — SAD 50 officials have selected three finalists for the Georges Valley High School principalship; one of them is a Thomaston resident. Superintendent John Dirnbauer on Tuesday confirmed that the field of 11 applicants has been narrowed. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
    BAR HARBOR — Peregrine falcons have returned to Acadia National Park and have begun defending their territory and exhibiting breeding behavior. The two pairs of falcons arrived in the area around the third week of February and have returned to two established sites in the… Read More
    EXETER — A proposal to move the sixth grade from Exeter Elementary School to Dexter Middle School to free up space for all-day kindergarten classes has sparked an outcry from some Exeter and Garland parents. SAD 46 directors are expected to decide tonight whether to… Read More
    FORT KENT — The University of Maine at Fort Kent Student Nurses Organization will sponsor an American Red Cross blood drive from 1 to 6 p.m. Monday in the campus sports center. Individuals who are 17 and older, weigh at least 110 pounds and are… Read More
    LINCOLNVILLE — School officials learned Monday that the Lincolnville Central School is plagued by an airborne fungus that could pose a health threat to students, teachers and staff. The fungus was found during routine testing in anticipation of construction to expand the school, Principal Paul… Read More
    CALAIS — Classes at the high school and Washington County Technical College were disrupted Tuesday afternoon because an anonymous caller claimed bombs had been planted at the two schools. This was the 13th bomb threat in the city since last year. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County commissioners will play a major role in the reform of job training for county residents. John Holden of the Eastern Maine Development Corp. updated commissioners Tuesday on the reform progress made to date under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998. Read More
    BAILEYVILLE — A fire Tuesday roared through a single-family bungalow, destroying the house and possibly killing a cat. Neither the owner, Janet Casey, nor her two children were home when the fire broke out. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
    OWLS HEAD — Residents have approved the taking of Cottage Avenue by eminent domain, paving the way for a long-awaited sewer project. The project, which has not gone smoothly, still could face a bumpy road due to a bid dispute. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    ROCKLAND — One of midcoast Maine’s leading lobstermen pleaded no contest Tuesday to fishing violations and will forfeit traps and gear worth $50,000. Mark Ames, 37, of Matinicus pleaded no contest in Rockland District Court to two fishing violations that carry a $1,000 fine each. Read More
    If anyone doubts the March 28 story, “Repeat offenders drive on,” buying a scanner could be an elightening investment. The numerous calls to headquarters by state troopers and other police officers for motorist record checks, and the alarming responses, will effectively remove all doubt. Drivers… Read More
    CARIBOU — After 26 years of practicing law in both the public and private domains, Caribou lawyer John McElwee is ready for a change — professionally and geographically. McElwee, 54, will be sworn in today as one of the state’s newest District Court judges. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    HODGDON — With no other options available to them, local residents voted Monday night at the annual town meeting to raise $64,000 to handle the town’s solid waste for this year. The figure is $9,000 more than last year — about a 16 percent increase… Read More
    BAR HARBOR — A move to turn to voters for views on a recall provision which would have allowed the public to remove a town councilor or local school board member from office fizzled Tuesday night when town councilors took no action. The recall proposal,… Read More
    MACHIAS — Tips on designing a successful trade show exhibit will be the featured presentation at Friday’s breakfast meeting of the Machias Bay Area Chamber of Commerce. The speaker will be Janet Toth, a business development specialist working in Washington County for the Eastern Maine… Read More
    ELLSWORTH — The Washington Hancock Community Agency said Tuesday that Hancock County will receive more than $8,000 to supplement emergency food and shelter programs in the area. A local board must decide how to allocate the money, so a meeting is planned at 10 a.m. Read More
    ROCKLAND — The recent spike in oil prices has apparently affected the bids to repave much of the city’s roads. In November, voters approved borrowing up to $2 million to repave most of the city-maintained roads. In the preparation of bid specifications, the cost of… Read More