HOLE-IN-ONE Dick Gray DEXTER – Dick Gray of Etna used a 6-wood to ace the 185-yard par-3 8th hole at Dexter Municipal Golf Course Friday. Witnessing his feat were Frank Pray, Helena Pray and Francis Gray, all of Etna. Read More
It has been John Tortorella’s dream to be a head coach in the National Hockey League. He realized his dream at the end of last season. Sort of. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner =… Read More
It was an evening just like any other for Paul Sawyer. The Harrington man had passed a few hours exercising one of his beagles at the Sunrise County Beagle Club in Cherryfield, and when he arrived back at his home on the Wilson District Road, all that remained… Read More
Richard Foss’ yard has the potential to stir up a lot of disappointing memories. It’s not the neatly kept flower beds. It’s not the lawn swing. It’s the picnic table. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var… Read More
RANGELEY – Lakeside Park will host the Rangeley Guides and Sportsman’s Association’s 4th annual Outdoor Sporting Heritage Day Wednesday, Aug. 9 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event will feature exhibits, lectures, flycasting contests, and demonstrations. The historical society will present a program on the Rangeley region’s… Read More
A year ago, I got together with 4,000 people – 2,000 of whom weigh less than one of my legs – and ran more than five miles for the first time in 10 years. Afterward, all the Skinny-Runners went off on their five-mile cooldown jogs. Read More
HOLDEN — Nine years ago, John Burke II of Holden, currently a candidate for the Maine House seat from District 116, underwent an experience he says forever changed his life. In July 1991, Burke was arrested on a marijuana cultivation charge after police, acting on… Read More
ROCKPORT — A Somesville woman involved in a single-car accident was in serious condition Friday at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor. Sara Butler, 21, was alone in her Saab when it rolled over on Beech Hill Road at 11:45 p.m. Thursday, according to a… Read More
BANGOR — The Penobscot County commissioners have suspended the county’s longtime roads and mapping manager, who is also director of the county Emergency Management Agency, for two weeks with pay for reasons that were not made public Friday. The commissioners unanimously voted to suspend G. Read More
A Greenfield man turned himself in to Old Town police Friday morning after a police investigation linked him to several thefts and a burglary. Joseph Lizotte, 19, faces one count of burglary and six counts of theft, reported Detective Joel Phelps. Authorities linked Lizotte to… Read More
ACADIA NATIONAL PARK — A Maryland man died Friday after falling an estimated 100 feet or more from a trail on Beehive Mountain. Park rangers declined to release the man’s name, pending notification of his relatives. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
ROCKLAND — Kristin Elieen Saunders scooped the coveted title of 2000 Maine Lobster Festival Sea Goddess Friday, winning the honor and a $2,000 cash prize. The 2000 Rockland District High School graduate plans to attend the University of Maine in the fall and major in… Read More
PENOBSCOT — Excessive speed was the cause of a single-car accident on Route 175 Friday morning that killed one of three brothers from Union traveling in the car and injuring the rest of the occupants in the vehicle. Vaughn Talgo, 20, a passenger in the… Read More
GREENVILLE — Weather is the factor that will determine if Dan DeLuca’s second attempt to swim the 32-mile length of Moosehead Lake will be successful. “We’ve been keeping a close watch on the weather. It concerns me the most,” said DeLuca, a Scarborough resident, in… Read More
ORONO — An initiative aimed at encouraging more University of Maine students to use public transportation will begin later this summer when UMaine, Veazie, Orono, Old Town, The Bus and the Bangor Area Comprehensive Transportation System launch a one-year pilot project. Beginning Sept. 1, UMaine… Read More
MOUNT DESERT — The Israeli and Palestinian peace process will be the subject of the monthly Bar Harbor Discussion series sponsored by Congregation Beth El of Bangor. The program will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 9, at the home of Marion and Dr. Read More
NEW LIMERICK — A two-car accident almost two weeks ago on Drews Lake Road has got some residents expressing concern about cars and trucks speeding through the village. The road has a posted speed limit of 35 mph, but people who live in the village… Read More
ROCKLAND — A Camden man pleaded no contest Thursday in Knox County Superior Court to seriously beating his then-fiancee’s 28-month-old son in October while he was baby-sitting the child. Michael S. Gibbs, 29, had his sentencing continued until a presentence investigation is completed, which generally… Read More
The thank-you card towered over the heads of the Libra Foundation’s directors when it was presented to them at the Windover Art Camp in Newburgh. It was the work of Bangor third- through sixth-graders at a half dozen area camps who have benefited from the… Read More
BREWER — Senior citizens here will soon have some new living and health care options. Lon Walters, president of the Woodlands Inc., is poised to construct two new facilities to expand area options for senior residential care. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
BANGOR — U.S. Rep. John Baldacci, who serves on the House Prescription Medicine Task Force, announced Friday that he is seeking a federal review of a decision by the management of SmithKline Beecham to end direct shipments of pharmaceutical products to Maine. In letters to… Read More
ROCKLAND — A Knox County Superior Court justice declared a mistrial Friday in the retrial of a Warren man accused of sexually abusing his stepdaughter for three years. The jury in the trial, which began Tuesday, deliberated for nearly eight hours Thursday and for a… Read More
The Lawrence High School Class of 1981 will hold a 20th reunion planning meeting at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 6, at the Fox Den in Fairfield. All interested classmates are urged to attend. Classmates may also register at www.highschoolalumni.com. For more information, call or email Pam Voisine Baker… Read More
While eating breakfast on the morning of July 25, I watched sunlight burning through the fog rising from the Penobscot River. Allowing that within the hour I’d be fishing the falling tide for striped bass, things couldn’t have been better. That is, until I read the BDN’s front… Read More
WATERVILLE — No one ever accused Steve Swift of being overly pessimistic. In fact, the chairman of the Forest Ecology Network is already handing out signs directing tourists to the “Maine Woods National Park” — a huge wilderness area existing only in the minds of… Read More
AUGUSTA — The King administration is in the midst of posting a passel of nominations for various boards, commissions and agencies in advance of a Senate confirmation session slated for Aug. 31. On Friday, a Massachusetts man was put forth to direct the Maine International… Read More
CARIBOU — About 20 people attended the last session Thursday night on a proposed split, two-week moose hunting season, and about half of them were state employees, media and state legislators. The 45-minute hearing garnered more general discussion than actual comment on the plan to… Read More
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Thomas Allgood Sr., a member of the Board of Regents and a former leader of the Georgia Senate, was killed in a fiery plane crash Friday along with his wife and pilot. Allgood, 71, and his wife, Thelma, were making one of… Read More
EASTPORT — The rising sun strikes the cross atop the St. Joseph Catholic Church spire before any other Catholic church in America, but that is not what makes this white clapboard structure unique in a town which is the first in the nation to greet the new day. Read More
During the mid-50s I worked for Stanwood and Elizabeth King of Manset at their Southwest Harbor castle, well, actually the Hotel Dirigo. Perched atop the High Road, all the way to the end, stood one of the last of the grand hotels that once abounded… Read More
I would like to know when the politicians in Augusta and Washington are going to address the problems of health services of the people in the age group of 60-65. The state says it is a federal program and Congress says it is a sate program. The Department… Read More
Twenty years ago, Moorhead Kennedy was held hostage for 444 days in retaliation for what his Iranian captors said were acts of aggression about which he knew little and had no control. His life would never be the same. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
BANGOR – Fred Hartstone won’t take no for an answer. “Don’t walk away … let me show you,” the owner of Fred’s Hardware would plead with customers who were reluctant to purchase his plastic snow shovels. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
PHILADELPHIA – The minor flare-up over abortion at the GOP convention makes clear the difference between modrate Maine Republicans – such as U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe, an abortion-rights supporter – and the men at the top of the ticket. George W. Bush and Dick Cheney… Read More
They came as a militant horde. Angry students, fueled by their hatred of the shah of Iran and the inflammatory rhetoric of their spiritual leader Ayatollah Ruholla Khomeini, stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran in November 1979 and held its staff hostage until January 1981. Read More
The town of Bridgewater held a special town meeting Monday night Bridgewater is just a small town where neighbors still greet each other by name and most are quick to lend a helping hand to someone in need. There were three ordinances on the table:… Read More
Moose hunt For 2001, the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is proposing an increase in the numbers of moose that can be killed, the season from one week to two, and the geographic area that moose can be hunted. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
On July 26, the Bangor Daily News published a story titled “Steinberg confident in Concorde.” It indicated that hours after the Concorde crash, sports agent Leigh Steinberg was at New York’s Kennedy Airport waiting to board a Concorde to London and expressed both sympathy to victims’ families and… Read More
To the extent that a nomination acceptance speech is the way a presidential candidate formally introduces himself to the nation and sets the tone for the coming campaign, Gov. George W. Bush on Thursday night made a good first impression and struck a chord that resonates. His relaxed… Read More
Cal Thomas, in his column in the BDN, quotes Dick Cheney about a campaign: “…because we managed to conduct a presidential election and [got] a government that’s going to rule for the next four years.” I take issue with the concept and the wording of rule. In this… Read More
Watch one of the tightly scripted national political conventions unfold on television and chances are tht at some point it may strike you that the late H.L. Mencken of the Baltimore Sun was on to something when he wrote that people of genuine sense seldom come to what… Read More
It’s a warm day in August and veterans are telling members of Congress of their concerns about the lack of staffing and the long waits for appointments at Togus medical center. This may sound like the meeting Rep. John Baldacci held Wednesday, but it took place in August… Read More
Your recent article on the Cory Plantation septic waste disposal site notes the legal aspects but mentions nothing of the frustration, anguish and despair of the many people who live in the surrounding area. The site is a serious health hazard to the families there, for the dumping… Read More
Bill and Hillary Clinton had a little party last week on the South Lawn of the WhiteHouse. Actually there were two. About 3,500 journalists, family and guests on Wednesday and another 3,500 the following Saturday. There were carnival rides for the kids and a contraption… Read More
I am a proud parent and I want to raise my kids healthy and with the best education. That’s why I’m worried that George Bush is running for president. In Texas, people need health insurance the same way we do in Maine. Only Texas ranks last in percentage… Read More
BANGOR – The nation’s drug czar Friday weighed in on a proposed methadone clinic for the city, taking the state’s top federal prosecutor to task for statements that “contradict the expert opinions of the country’s top public health and public safety officials.” Office of National… Read More
CALAIS — They look like two lone sentries guarding the entrance to the castle. In reality, they are two young eagles who were hatched in May at the Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge. Their parents, a popular and prolific pair of American bald eagles, have been… Read More
OLD TOWN — The Old Town-Orono YMCA older adult program is organizing a trip to the International Festival at Calais and St. Stephen, New Brunswick. The bus will leave at 7 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 12, from the YMCA in Old Town. The cost of the trip is $20,… Read More
ROCKLAND — U.S. Army Reserve drill sergeants will perform double duty Saturday during the 53rd Maine Lobster Festival — first marching in the annual parade and then trying to recruit personnel with previous service in the military. The 98th Division’s 2nd Battalion, 304th Regiment with… Read More
LEVANT — Nomination papers will be available Aug. 11 at the Levant town office for municipal elections. Positions available are two three-year terms on the Board of Selectmen and one three-year term on the SAD 23 board of directors. The deadline for filing nomination papers is Sept. 22. Read More
ROCKLAND — As part of the Farnsworth Art Museum’s summer lecture series, Ed Deci will present a slide talk titled, “A Century of Art on Monhegan” at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 9, at the museum. Deci’s talk will be in conjunction with the Farnsworth’s exhibition,… Read More
CALAIS — The State Fire Marshal’s Office has been asked to investigate a fire of unknown origin that damaged a two-family house Thursday night. Around 10 p.m., the Calais Fire Department responded to a call of smoke coming from the Rocky Young residence on Lafayette… Read More
UNION — Friends of the Vose Library will hold the eighth annual book and bake sale from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 12, on the Union Common. New and older hard covers and paperbacks, including fiction and nonfiction will be for sale. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
CAMDEN — Police have arrested Eugene B. Bowler, 63, of Camden on a charge of stalking. Bowler was arrested Thursday by Police Chief Phil Roberts. The arrest was the culmination of an investigation that began last February, Sgt. Randy Gagne said Friday. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — State police said a Maine man died in an early morning crash Friday. Purusottam Pandey, 25, of Portland was headed north on Interstate 95 around 3 a.m. when his sport utility vehicle rolled over, police said. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
BREWER — The State Fire Marshal’s Office on Friday wrapped up its investigation into a June fire at the offices of the Maine Times weekly newspaper — ruling the fire “accidental” and citing the disposal of cigarettes in the back deck area as a possible cause. Read More
ST. AGATHA — A six-person committee will look at the SAD 33 cost-sharing ratio in the coming weeks, and decide if residents will vote on a change in the formula which has been using the member town’s state valuation to determine local costs. The 37-year-old… Read More
ROCKLAND — Swapping his trademark headband for a jaunty yachting cap, Texas songman Willie Nelson showed a rollicking Maine Lobster Festival crowd why he is a legend the world over. From the moment he took the Fisherman’s Memorial stage with his Family Band Thursday night… Read More
PITTSFIELD — When the police cruiser pulled slowly into the municipal parking lot on a sunny afternoon this week, the three teen-agers looked at one another, already knowing what was coming next. They got the boot. Kicked out of yet another paved area for skateboarding. Read More
An item in the scene Thursday had the incorrect date for The Downtown Arts Festival in Bangor. The correct date is today. For more information, call 942-4821. Another item incorrectly listed a schedule of open houses at the Haystack Museum on Thursdays during August. No… Read More
ELLSWORTH — Police officers and firefighters are set to take to the water around the city thanks to a local Kawasaki dealer. Under a nationwide loaner program, the Friend and Friend dealership in Ellsworth will provide a Kawasaki personal watercraft to the city’s police and… Read More