Bangor Raceway had a better season this year than last year. As a startup meet, the Bangor track seems to set the tone for the agricultural fair circuit. If Bangor does well, the fairs tend to do well. But final figures for Bangor Raceway’s 29-date… Read More
A crew of three blind sailors and one sighted captain will set sail in the 19th MS Regatta in Portland Saturday, marking the first time that a boat with a mostly visually impaired crew will sail in the multiple sclerosis charity event. The 32-foot sloop-rigged… Read More
The concensus among track administrators is that attendance at the state’s six stock car tracks has been hurt by the cold, rainy summer. The rain hasn’t been significant enough to postpone most of the races and give them a chance to reschedule on a better… Read More
Maine’s top age-group swimmers will get in some summer meet experience when they take to Wallace Pool in Orono for the Maine Summer Combined Championships, which started Thursday and runs through Sunday. The weekend is actually comprised of three meets – the Summer Ages 8-and-under… Read More
BANGOR – After three entirely forgettable trips to Bangor for the Greater Bangor Open, Mike Meehan had a day to remember in Thursday’s opening round. The white-hot pro from Boynton Beach, Fla., took a big step toward regaining his Buy.com (formerly Nike) Tour card with… Read More
AUGUSTA – Four public hearinga are scheduled around the state to discuss the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife’s proposals for the 2001 moose hunt. One proposal calls for a one-week hunt during the second week of October in southwestern and central wildlife management districts;… Read More
The Maine Event field hockey teams, made up of the top high school players in the state, will host the fourth Annual Maine Field Hockey Festival at Gorham High School Saturday. Two teams representing Seacoast in New Hampshire will play the Maine teams. The ages… Read More
BANGOR – Andy Goode of the Atlantic Salmon Federation will address the Penobscot Fly Fishers at their monthly dinner meeting Wednesday at Miller’s Restaurant. Social time begins at 6 p.m. Goode will be speaking about the Fish Friends program. The meeting is open to the… Read More
BUCKSPORT – Ben Silver’s performance on the mound and at the plate carried Bangor West past Bucksport 2-0 to the Little League ages 11-12 District 3 title Thursday. Bangor West will open the state tournament in Westbrook Saturday at 3 p.m. against District 5 champ… Read More
MANCHESTER – The question as to who would win the Women’s Maine State Golf Association Championship was never in doubt, just the margin of victory. Waterville’s Abigail Spector answered the latter when she carded a 75 over the rain-soaked 18 holes of Augusta Country Club… Read More
BANGOR — Dr. Westley Clark, director of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Center of Substance Abuse Treatment, will be the featured speaker at today’s methadone public forum. The event, sponsored by the city, Acadia Hospital and the Maine Department of Mental Health,… Read More
Dover-Foxcroft District Court Joshua Damon, 19, Milo, operating motor vehicle after revocation of driver’s license, jail nine months, all but 90 days suspended, probation two years. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for… Read More
Ask an arts writer to name the cultural event that felt most like a vocational calling and he might tell you about the Broadway show that first opened his eyes to the transformative powers of theater. Another might refer to that special painting on a… Read More
GREENVILLE — Law enforcement officials in Piscataquis County were scouring logging roads and blueberry fields Thursday in search of the man who robbed a Beaver Cove family of their vehicle by gunpoint on Tuesday night. Greenville Police Chief Duane Alexander said Thursday that the man… Read More
ALFRED — Designers of the new York County Jail blame the soaring cost of building materials and labor for a significant rise in the building’s projected price tag. Voters last November approved $20 million for the jail, but the cost is now pegged at $3.7… Read More
HOWLAND — Route 6 East from LaGrange to Howland will be closed from 6 a.m. Friday, Aug. 4, to Monday, Aug. 7, due to the replacement of an existing culvert with a new arch pipe. During the closure, LaGrange-bound traffic will be re-routed through the… Read More
Bangor District Court Herbert J. Heal Jr., 21, Kenduskeag, operating motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, $500. 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
BANGOR — City councilors and staff received a primer Thursday on conference centers — information they will use in planning what is expected to be a key component in the multimillion-dollar redevelopment of the waterfront. The $184 million project, planned to cost $144 million in… Read More
The director of development for the University of Maine in Machias, Susan Palmer, is eager for members of the public — especially those in Washington County — to attend the daylong grand opening of the George Simpson Murdock bookstore on Saturday on the UMM campus. Read More
ORRINGTON — Reports of a chlorine discharge at the HoltraChem Manufacturing Co. Thursday proved groundless, according to emergency personnel at the scene. According to Lt. Erik Tourtillotte and firefighter Scott Stewart of the Orrington Fire Department, firefighters from Orrington and Brewer were dispatched to the… Read More
MILLINOCKET — Great Northern Paper Inc. and the town of Millinocket may be one step closer to settling a $4.7 million tax dispute. The Town Council on Thursday approved an “agreement in principle” with the paper company, which lays the groundwork to resolve the pending… Read More
BANGOR — Police were led on a high-speed chase Thursday afternoon that started in Brewer and went through Bangor before ending in the breakdown lane on Interstate 95. Robert McKee, 40, of Hampden is in jail facing six charges, including operating under the influence, failure… Read More
SOUTHWEST HARBOR — Three of the top people at the U.S. Coast Guard station will be new to Mount Desert Island once Officer in Charge and Chief Boatswain’s Mate David Brugger turns his command over to Chief Boatswain’s Mate Shawn Vrendenburg. The ceremony marking the… Read More
Carrabec High School, North Anson Fourth Quarter Honor Roll Seniors, high honors: Jessica Campbell, Dawn Foss, Trisha Frost, Elizabeth Luce and Aryke Porter; honors: Kathryn Avallone, Dan Briggs, Scott Caparelli, Adam Carbone, Amy Chestnut, Denver Fletcher, Bille Jo Fuller, Stephen Graham Jr., Lilah Jillson, Amanda… Read More
CLINTON — Selectmen approved a contract Thursday night that gives Town Manager Christina Therrien an $8,000 raise. As the town’s administrative assistant for 1 1/2 years, Therrien had drawn a salary of $25,000. Now, as manager, she will receive $33,500. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
CLINTON — In the spring of 1899, industrialist William W. Brown wanted to give something back to his hometown. With a gift of $10,000, he hired a contractor to build Clinton a public library, saying an informed citizenry was vital to democracy. On Aug. 15,… Read More
BANGOR — A Hampden woman complained of pain in her right foot a few years before the Aug. 18, 1995, accident at Sam’s Club that, she claims, permanently disabled her, according to testimony during a civil trial Thursday in federal court. A former pharmacy technician… Read More
Sen. Bob Smith, R-N.H., is sponsoring a plan to ban a gasoline additive that’s been blamed for contaminating drinking water. Smith’s bill would ban MTBE within four years unless the government determines a ban isn’t necessary to protect air and water quality and public health. Read More
MACHIAS — John H. Joseph has a story to tell. Three weeks into his new job as president of the University of Maine at Machias, Joseph says the school’s location Down East is part of its appeal and should be a drawing card as it… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — The former manager of the Frog Rock Cafe in Auburn whose disappearance in 1999 was the subject of an intensive search has been molding a new life in the San Francisco area, according to police. Darell Shepardson, 35, reported missing on Nov. 29,… Read More
AUGUSTA — Preliminary reports indicate that state government’s year-end revenue surplus will top $30 million, but the figures suggest there is at least one major puzzle within the windfall. That’s an apparent $24 million shortfall in the individual income tax revenue line, which has been… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — The president and chief executive officer of a northern Maine-based bank promises business as usual following Thursday’s announcement of the agreement by Katahdin Trust Co. to purchase eight branch offices from Peoples Heritage Bank. “This is a great chance for us to… Read More
BANGOR — Maine authorities and U.S. Border Patrol agents were on the lookout Thursday for a Florida man wanted for killing his ex-wife shortly after their appearance on the “The Jerry Springer Show.” Police are also searching for Ralf Panitz’s current wife, Eleanor Panitz, formerly… Read More
ORONO — No animals were injured in a fire that destroyed a large hay barn Thursday afternoon at the Orchard Hill Farms on Main Street. The fire, which destroyed 2,079 bales of hay, is considered suspicious, according to Orono Fire Chief Lorin LeCleire. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
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BANGOR — Clearly frustrated with the young man who stood before him, U.S. District Court Judge George Singal on Thursday sentenced James Farnham of Garland to nine months in a federal prison — the maximum penalty for violating the conditions of his supervised release. “I… Read More
PITTSFIELD — A three-year project came to a crushing end early halt Wednesday morning when three members of the Cianchette family of Pittsfield were involved in a plane mishap at a Batavia, N.Y., airport. “No one was hurt,” Lynn Cianchette said Thursday afternoon. “That’s the… Read More
BANGOR — Michael Morgenstern, one of two men who robbed the downtown branch of the Bangor Savings Bank at gunpoint in early 1998, returned to federal court in Bangor Thursday seeking the right to file a belated appeal of his seven-year-and-one-month prison sentence, among other requests. Read More
AUGUSTA — Maine’s largest electric utility is looking to reduce its light bill. Central Maine Power Co. has joined a Maine Chamber and Business Alliance group in an attempt to pool resources with more than 200 other companies seeking lower rates. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
McLEAN, Va. — With today’s opening of a 76,000-square-foot retail store in one of suburban Washington’s fanciest and best-known malls, L.L. Bean Inc. is slowly paddling toward a bigger, broader retail market. The 88-year-old outdoors company is investing in a Tysons Corner Center anchor store… Read More
NEW YORK — Members of the Communications Workers of America union, which represents 72,000 employees of Bell Atlantic in 12 states, including Maine, have voted to let union leaders call a strike if negotiations for a new contract fall through. The current contract between the… Read More
AUGUSTA — The sale of the state’s largest student loan portfolio by a Maine nonprofit to a for-profit Nebraska corporation came under sharp attack by two Democratic senators at a legislative hearing Thursday. “It’s striking some of us as taking the money and running,” said… Read More
President Clinton got it right in describing the recent trade agreement between the United States and Vietnam as a “historic step in normalization, reconciliation and healing.” It took five years of tough bargaining, and it took guts on each side to reach the accord. The… Read More
ADDISON — A Washington County sheriff’s deputy and two Addison residents escaped serious injury Wednesday after their vehicles collided almost head-on. Cpl. Rodney Merritt reported that he had just crested a hill on the Basin Road and was making a lefthand turn into a driveway… Read More
ELLSWORTH — The city has received the final permit needed for it to move ahead with the dredging of the municipal harbor on the Union River. The permit came from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Monday, according to City Manager Tim King. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
BUCKSPORT — Learnin’ Vernon Cox, local storyteller, will bring to life a new character at the Fort Knox Bay Festival this weekend. “Willey Phinedit the Unregistered Maine Guide” will tell tales at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, July 29, on the Children’s Fun Center stage at the… Read More
ROCKPORT — A Knox County Superior Court justice has dismissed a lawsuit seeking to overturn code citations issued by the town. Justice Andrew Mead ruled this week that an appeal brought against the town by Lewis Bunker Rohrbach could not go forward because Rohrbach did… Read More
ROCKPORT — Two juveniles who led police on a chase that began just after 3:30 a.m. Thursday were in custody, facing multiple charges. Todd Butler, chief deputy of the Knox County Sheriff’s Department, said Deputy Corey Dodge saw a 1996 Chevrolet Corsica traveling about 73… Read More
ST. STEPHEN, New Brunswick — Members of the St. Croix Estuary Project paused during their annual meeting this week to honor a man who believed that the beauty of the area should be preserved. R. Whidden Ganong, who died last year, was recognized Wednesday for… Read More
ROCKLAND — A man working on a communications tower under construction fell about 60 feet on Wednesday. Steven Brown, 28, hometown not available, is an employee of Maine Tower Services of Westbrook. The company’s president, Jonathan Carr, said Thursday that he had no idea how… Read More
Nancy Oden says the recent destruction of 3,000 hybrid poplar trees in an experimental plantation owned by the Mead Corp. is a reflection of the public’s anger over genetically engineered organisms and the threats they pose to human health and the environment (BDN, July 25). Read More
Four major national health organizations, including the American Medical Association, have released a study directly linking violence in entertainment to increasing violence among children. Based upon more than 30 years of research, the study finds the effects of violent television, music, video games and movies to be measurable… Read More
In response to your July 13 editorial, “Buoys on the move,” I find it unfortunate that members of the Mount Desert Island community were given an inaccurate description of changes being proposed for the Western Way. Despite what your article states, there is no plan to light Cow… Read More
BANGOR — The next respiratory support group meeting will be held from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 2, in the Brandow Conference Room (Room 2B) at Eastern Maine Medical Center. A representative from a local home care company will discuss the Helios oxygen system. Read More
Recently, a story on the wires gave us news of an FBI surveillance system called “Carnivore,” which sifts through all the e-mail at an Internet service provider (in reality, the “header,” or message information, rather than the text itself) looking for any relevance to a “target.” All the… Read More
In his commentary in Tuesday’s Bangor Daily News, Michael Vayda might as well have simply penned in a happy face for the thoughtfulness of his presentation. His conclusion that “markets will ultimately decide the fate of genetic engineering” disregards the extraordinary measures to which the corporate pioneers of… Read More
With all the articles that have been published in the Bangor Daily News regarding the number of growing opiate addicts in the Bangor area, why is the state being given such a hard time by city officials about implementing a methadone program? It’s obvious there are many people… Read More
The front page of the July 25 Bangor Daily News indicates that, “More than half of Mainers – including those living in the northern part of the state – favor the creation of a North Woods national park.” This statement is based on a survey… Read More
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Do you sometimes think of a former classmate, athlete, or movie star and wonder whatever became of them? How about spacecraft? In the August issue of Sky & Telescope, Jonathan McDowell gives us an update on four old friends that were launched decades ago and… Read More
The first time former Orono resident Susan Durst asked the Saxony Brass Ensemble to play for her mother’s 90th birthday, she was only half-serious. After all, the German ensemble performs largely in Europe, and Elizabeth Meyer, Durst’s mother, lives in Orono. It seemed like a far-fetched idea. Read More
The Osmonds aren’t on the program, but the 151st Bangor State Fair will certainly be “a little bit country – a little bit rock ‘n’ roll.” That’s because the extra-admission concerts this year will feature country star Neal McCoy on Monday, and the former singer… Read More
For the past 25 years, Annie Earhart has been an artist who expresses herself through radio, music serving as her palette and the airways as her canvas. For much of that time, she worked at commercial radio stations in Connecticut and Maine. But such stations… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Pine Tree Hospice is sponsoring a bimonthy adult drop-in support group led by two trained facilitators and open to all grieving people. The group meets from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on the first and third Tuesday of the month at the oncology waiting room, located… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Two men indicted secretly by a local grand jury made their initial court appearances Thursday in Piscataquis County Superior Court. Jeffery A. Banker, 27, of Williamsburg entered not guilty pleas on one count each of gross sexual assault, sexual abuse of a minor… Read More
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FAIRFIELD — Soured by a dispute over a small-business loan fund, town councilors plan to ask voters for permission to consider pulling out of a regional planning agency. Fairfield has belonged to what now is known as Kennebec Valley Council of Governments for more than… Read More
HOULTON — The following divorces were recently granted in 2nd District Court in Houlton on grounds of irreconcilable differences: Aurele M. Gantnier, Springfield, Mass., and Bonnie R. Gantnier, Island Falls, married July 8, 1995 at Benedicta. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
DEXTER — SAD 46 Adult and Community Education is offering a 150-hour, state-approved certified nursing assistant course. Classes will be held from 5 to 9 p.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays, beginning Sept. 5. The class fee is $380, of which $200 is due the first night… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — A Veterans Service officer from the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management will be available from 9 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, Aug. 2, and Wednesday, Aug. 16, at the Community Health and Counseling Center, 1093 Main St. in Dover-Foxcroft. The officer… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Community Service Consultant Leslie Lizotte for the Eastern Agency on Aging will offer outreach assistance to senior citizens at the following locations for the month of August. Assistance will be available: at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 3, at St. Ann’s Parish in Dexter;… Read More
ASHLAND — An Ashland-area man was slightly injured Thursday afternoon when he lost control of his three-wheel all-terrain vehicle. Gary Boulier, 29, was driving his ATV along the edge of Route 11 shortly before 1:45 p.m. He had almost reached the village of Ashland when… Read More
GOULDSBORO – Art is in the air on the Schoodic Peninsula as the Schoodic Arts Festival gears up for its second season. The festival runs from July 31 through Aug. 13. The idea for the festival began in 1998 as a grass-roots effort to bring… Read More
MILO — A Veterans Service officer from the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management will be available from 9 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, Aug. 9, at the Milo Town Office. The officer will assist veterans, widows and their dependent children in filing for… Read More
NEW LIMERICK — Improper passing and speed are being blamed for an accident Wednesday night that demolished two cars. Brent Shields, 36, of Linneus has been charged with exceeding the posted speed limit and improper passing, according to Maine State Police Trooper Greg Burns. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
ORONO — The Orono Historical Society will meet at noon Wednesday, Aug. 9, at Ayers Island for a brown bag lunch. John Hackney will conduct a tour. Please bring a chair. For information, call 866-3309. Read More
BANGOR — The sixth annual Neighborhood Block Party will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 1, at Chapin Park in Bangor. The event is presented by State Street area businesses and will feature a concert by the Bangor Band, free ice cream, soda, clowns,… Read More
GLENBURN — The meeting of the Glenburn Town Council scheduled for Thursday, July 27, has been postponed to 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 3. Read More
GREENVILLE — Two kayakers were rescued Thursday afternoon by a concerned boater on Moosehead Lake after their kayak overturned. The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife was alerted around 2 p.m. by a woman who noticed one of two kayaks on the north end of… Read More
ELLSWORTH — Maine Coast Memorial Hospital’s Wellness Center has planned osteoporosis education classes. Each class will be two hours long and meet weekly for three weeks, beginning at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 1. A nurse, pharmacist, dietitian and physical therapist will be on hand for… Read More
PROSPECT HARBOR — A musical group, Puckerbrush, will appear at a free evening concert at the Prospect Harbor Woman’s Club. Schoodic Arts for All will sponsor the entertainment as part of an arts festival at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 1. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
ELLSWORTH — Maine Coast Memorial Hospital’s Wellness Center has planned osteoporosis education classes. Each class will be two hours long and meet weekly for three weeks, beginning at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 1. A nurse, pharmacist, dietitian and physical therapist will be on hand for… Read More