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First it was Elvis impersonators. Now, the Beatles are fair game. A group calling itself Yesterday: A Tribute to the Beatles is taking its own stab at the considerable body of Beatles work. Yesterday will appear at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 22, at the Caribou Performing Arts Center. Read More
CASTINE – Maine Maritime Academy will host its annual Family and Friends weekend Friday, Sept. 29, and Saturday, Sept. 30. The event will bring together students, parents, spouses and family members. MMA scholarships will be presented to the 12 highest-ranking undergraduates. A pancake breakfast fund-raiser… Read More
PORTLAND – For the past three years, Portland firefighter David Petruccelli has spent a week of his summer volunteering at the Connecticut Burn Care Foundation’s camp for burn victims. Now, Petruccelli and others in his department are starting a foundation to pay for Maine kids… Read More
CARROLL PLANTATION – A 34-year-old New Brunswick man was killed early Wednesday morning when a tractor-trailer truck tipped over on Route 6. More than 2,000 people were without power due to the crash. Timothy Robar of St. Stephen, New Brunswick, was driving a 2000 International… Read More
ROCKPORT – Robert Conkey, mayor of a tiny ocean side retirement community in Florida, has died of a heart attack at his summer home in West Rockport. He was 77. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var… Read More
BREWER – Residents who attend tonight’s public hearing on proposals for Penobscot Landing will be among the first in the city to see detailed concepts for the redevelopment of the city’s waterfront area, down to specific plans for individual properties. During the public hearing from… Read More
MILFORD – The Board of Selectmen on Wednesday night instructed Town Manager Vance Merritt to pursue plans to build a new post office and municipal building. The board plans to set a date for a public hearing on the proposal at its next meeting Oct. 4. Read More
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BANGOR – Eastern Agency on Aging will help people 62 and older file for the Tax and Rent Refund Program. The program is administered by the Bureau of Revenue Services and provides property tax relief for qualified homeowners or tenants. The state provides direct payments… Read More
BANGOR – Parents are invited to Bangor High School’s annual open house at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26, according to principal Norris E. Nickerson. The teachers will follow an abbreviated class schedule so parents will have an opportunity to meet their child’s teachers and to hear presentations on… Read More
BANGOR – A patient-employee recognition day will be held from noon to 1 p.m. today at the HealthSouth Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Center at 12 Stillwater Ave., as part of National Rehabilitation Week. The public is invited to drop by for free blood pressure screenings from 10 a.m. Read More
CARMEL – The town has been trying for more than seven years to get three gravel pit owners to remedy what it says is an encroachment onto Horseback Road. Earlier this month, Maine Superior Court Justice Andrew Mead found the trio in contempt of court, imposed another round… Read More
A Winterport teen-ager fled the Rite Aid pharmacy in Hampden with three bottles of alcohol Tuesday evening, but, based on descriptions provided by witnesses, police tracked him to his residence later that night. As a result, Hampden police Sgt. Scott Webber charged the youth with… Read More
THOMASTON – What a difference a few miles makes when it comes to widening Route 1. The state Department of Transportation approached Thomaston for the first time Wednesday to talk about its plan to widen Route 1 here. There was little opposition compared to when… Read More
BANGOR – Window-shopping has become a way of life for Emily Berry-Moore. The 26-year-old woman loves clothes, but as a size 18, she’s hard-pressed to find the stylish garments she hankers for. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
ROCKLAND – After two full days of deliberations, a Knox County grand jury indicted 26 people on charges ranging from arson to terrorizing and tampering with a witness. The 26 indictments included 61 counts levied against the individuals. The grand jury issued no secret indictments,… Read More
BELFAST – It’s a rare occasion when the city’s mayor is called on to cast a tie-breaking vote, but Michael D. Hurley has had the honor twice this week. When confronted with ties during Tuesday night’s meeting of the City Council, Hurley cast the deciding… Read More
BLUE HILL – The Blue Hill Community Center will celebrate its first birthday with a concert bash. Performances will begin at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, at the Blue Hill Consolidated School. Paul Sullivan, Bill Friederich, Kate Foyder and Kelsey Hudson will perform at the… Read More
BELFAST – It’s a rare occasion when the city’s mayor is called on to cast a tie-breaking vote, but Michael D. Hurley has had the honor twice this week. When confronted with ties during Tuesday night’s meeting of the City Council, Hurley cast the deciding… Read More
BAR HARBOR – Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Galway Kinnell will read his poetry at College of the Atlantic this weekend. The free reading will be at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 24, in the Gates Center Auditorium. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
BURNT CHURCH, New Brunswick – A former premier of Ontario brokered an agreement late Tuesday that could clear the way to a peaceful settlement in the Indian lobster fishing dispute in northeastern New Brunswick. The former premier, Bob Rae, called the breakthrough in the standoff… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT – It looks like Big Squaw Township will be known as Big Moose Township. Squaw Mountain, however, will still be Squaw Mountain. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i =… Read More
ELLSWORTH – Julie Barnes reacted calmly to the news Wednesday that she may not be prosecuted on manslaughter charges stemming from the December warehouse fire that killed six Massachusetts firefighters. But a judge’s decision to dismiss the charges may have raised questions in her mind… Read More
MOSCOW – A pulp truck accident Wednesday sent a Canadian trucker to the hospital and delayed traffic along U.S. Route 201 for several hours, authorities said. The accident happened around 7 a.m. when a southbound tractor-trailer loaded with tree-length logs left the road, went up… Read More
ORONO – President Peter Hoff said Wednesday the University of Maine must more forcibly assert its role as the state’s “pre-eminent” public residential and research university. “No other school in Maine – public or private – can match it for breadth and depth of expertise… Read More
WASHINGTON – Energy Secretary Bill Richardson told a group of New England lawmakers Wednesday that President Clinton has been given a set of proposals designed to alleviate the home heating oil crisis that many fear could occur this winter. U.S. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine… Read More
PORTLAND – A judge has approved a $50,000 settlement linked to an agreement in a civil lawsuit that grew out of a widely publicized triple slaying three years ago. Sabato “Sabino” Raia’s insurance company will pay the $50,000 to the families of the three men… Read More
The prestigious 142-year-old Bangor Band is holding open auditions for new members at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 26 at the Bangor Parks and Recreation building, 647 Main St. in Bangor. The facility is the former Bangor Armory. Band president Don Menninghaus said the major criterion… Read More
KITTERY – The sculpture that greets visitors crossing from Portsmouth, N.H., into Kittery on U.S. Route 1 is getting some overdue attention this week. The Maine Sailors and Soldiers Memorial was installed in 1926 to commemorate Mainers who served in World War I. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
PORTLAND – Joel Abromson, a three-term state senator who is seeking re-election, said Tuesday he has been diagnosed with cancer. “I am running a campaign against that cancer – a campaign I intend to win,” the 62-year-old Republican said in a statement. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
EDITOR’S NOTE: Brad Viles, of Bangor, and Randy Galen, of Veazie, spent Labor day weekend hiking a section of the Appalachian Trail in the Mahoosuc Notch area. Here’s how Viles describes his experience. Day One googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
ORONO – All of the attention the coming referendum on physician-assisted suicide will focus on end-of-life care will benefit everyone in Maine, an Oregon Hospice executive said Wednesday. “There’s no question that Mainers should be able to win whether or not this law passes,” said… Read More
AUGUSTA – Mainers may not be willing to get rid of old pickup trucks, even though they may use them only once a week, says a state official. But a new law aimed at curbing aging, polluting vehicles may help change their minds. The “scrap… Read More
WESTBROOK – Owners of small woodlots said Wednesday they will be unable to manage their lands properly and profitably if a referendum on forestry practices passes in November. The ballot measure would keep the owners of land with a “tree-growth” tax designation from cutting trees… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT – The low water level of Moosehead Lake this summer and fall has prompted more than 1,000 people to seek help from the Piscataquis County commissioners. On Tuesday, county officials received petitions signed by 1,016 camp owners and owners of lake-based businesses, asking for… Read More
GREENVILLE – The colored buoys on Moosehead Lake bobbed on the water in the distance as the fisheries biologists navigated their small aluminum motorboat toward the markers on a recent September morning. Underneath the buoys lay an intricate maze of black nets which state biologists… Read More
SKOWHEGAN – Michael Chasse, on trial this week in Somerset County Superior Court on charges of escape and aggravated assault, took the witness stand Wednesday on his own behalf. Chasse told jurors that his escape on Nov. 6, 1998 – which took place as he… Read More
Last week we took a fascinating trip to the summit of Cadillac Mountain to watch raptors on their annual migration south. They’re still making their trip, so find the time to get to the mountain and watch the show. This week you’re invited on a… Read More
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Numbers are starting to add up from the expanded deer archery season that began Sept. 9 and ends Dec. 9. Hunters with the expanded archery license may take two deer of either sex in the designated area, and then take one more in the special archery, or firearm… Read More
The Land Use Regulation Commission meeting in Jackman on Aug. 17 was not quite what I expected it to be as a deliberating process on the John’s Bridge area access point permit. All points used to base the proposed denial looked like excuses to justify… Read More
BANGOR – Katy Calligan scored three goals for the second day in a row and assisted on two more to lead Husson College to a 5-1 women’s soccer win over Thomas College of Waterville. Calligan also assisted on the other two goals for 3-4 Husson. Read More
ORONO – Chelsea Dwyer’s goal with 26:03 left in the second half proved to be the game-winner as Orono posted a 2-1 high school field hockey win over Brewer Wednesday. Marilyn Nichols scored in the first half off assists from Dwyer and Lisa Hedstrom. Susan… Read More
Rather than working on his drives off the tee this fall, Trevor LaLonde is helping the Bucksport football team with its drives instead. And the coaching staff couldn’t be happier, especially after LaLonde booted a school and possible league (LTC) record 47-yard field goal last… Read More
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The seasonal signs are all over the kitchen: stains the color of garnet on the previously white counter, a wadded-up cheesecloth dripping more red dye into the sink, dollops of wax coating the cutting board, and an oven top spatter-painted. Sweet steam clouds the kitchen… Read More
The cloche hats and lace collars are gone. So are the follies and gala balls. But the Junior League of Bangor remains a busy bunch with 70 years of volunteerism under its belt and great plans for “Antiques of Distinction,” the 50th annual Bangor Antiques Show and Sale,… Read More
Given that dying is so often painful, expensive and these days, too often protracted, it is small wonder that Maine voters seem to favor the so-called “Death with Dignity” option proposed on the November ballot as Question 1. It’s bad enough to have to die… Read More
Gay-rights supporters began their Question 6 campaign last week by firing up the Equality Express, a bus that will carry their message from, in that time-honored route of Maine politics, Kittery to Fort Kent. Gay-rights opponents countered a few days later with the announcement that… Read More
Maine’s official sailing vessel, the schooner Bowdoin, suddenly faces an uncertain future. Word is circulating in and around Castine that the Maine Maritime Academy has decided to get rid of the fine historic vessel, a veteran Arctic research ship and for 11 years a training ship for the… Read More
Tuesday’s letter titled, “Unfair assessment,” should have stated that on Aug. 10, the 36-year-old woman was placed in Ross Manor in Bangor. Read More
DYER BROOK – Rhonda Chambers scored three goals, two unassisted, to lead the Southern Aroostook Warriors to a 5-3 schoolgirl soccer win over Woodland on Wednesday. For the 4-5 Warriors, Ashley Porter had a goal and an assist, Holly Toothaker scored a goal, and Brandi… Read More
The world sees North Korea and South Korea together at the Olympics and feels relief that North Korean leader Kim Jong Il seems intent on bringing his nation out of its self-imposed exile. But the real relief is just starting to occur not in Sydney but in Pyongyang,… Read More
It’s always a good idea for citizens to critique their government and to be informed as to how elected officials are carrying out their duties. If this scrutiny is to have credibility, it must be carried out within the boundaries of fairness and be based on all the… Read More
Why would middle-class workers vote for the Bush-Cheney team? As a governor of Texas who has spent more time campaigning than governing, Bush has no track record other than presiding over one of the worst state governments in the nation. He’s also not a very… Read More
Over the last three weeks you have written three front-page stories about Maine schools and their need for teachers. I have all the courses I need to be certified to teach in Maine. All I need to do is get my fingers printed, and I can be employed… Read More
I am honored to say that I am a friend of Jennifer Malmstrom. This young woman has taught me much over the past few years about moral strength, perseverance and courage in the face of personal tragedy and seemingly insurmountable odds. Nearly four years ago,… Read More
I read with moderate interest and a raised eyebrow the Sept. 14 Bangor Daily News article, “New poll shows support for park.” I am amazed at the temerity of the group RESTORE to claim both that the public hates them so much that they had to cancel three… Read More
PORTLAND – Natural gas prices in Maine are likely to be 30 percent higher than last winter, a result of strong demand and rising oil prices. Northern Utilities, which distributes natural gas in southern Maine, has applied to state regulators for permission to raise prices… Read More
BATH – Negotiations resumed Wednesday between striking shipbuilders and Bath Iron Works as the Machinists Local S6 president took aim at the shipyard’s second-largest union for failing to join in a sympathy strike. Rock Grenier blamed Mary Cunningham, president of the Bath Marine Draftsmen’s Association,… Read More
Jenifer M. Phelps has launched a new business, JMP Consulting. Located at 18 Bloomfield Road in Bar Harbor, JMP provides guidance in all aspects of small business ownership. For more information, call 288-1163. Rentsinmaine.com is an Internet business designed by Keith and Suzanne Howard of… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – A Mars Hill man involved in an accident that claimed the life of a high school senior has been charged with manslaughter. Justin Michaud, 18, appeared Tuesday in Maine District Court and entered a denial, or not guilty, plea, according to court… Read More
BUCKSPORT – The executive vice president of the Maine State Chamber of Commerce will speak at the Bucksport Bay Area Chamber of Commerce quarterly breakfast. The breakfast is planned for 7:15 a.m. Friday, Sept. 29, at MacLeod’s Restaurant. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
TREMONT – Someone dropped by Betsy’s Kitchen on Route 3 to pick up some ice late Tuesday night, and cleaned out the two Getchell Bros. Inc. coolers in front of the restaurant. Sherri Butler reported the theft of about $135 worth of ice that she… Read More
SOUTHWEST HARBOR – A distraught woman aboard a 52-foot schooner sailing in Schoodic Harbor Wednesday night radioed the U.S. Coast Guard Station at Southwest Harbor to say the vessel had become stuck on a shoal. Petty Officer Pat Vanzura said the woman called for help,… Read More
NORTHEAST HARBOR – Charles Brunious spent Tuesday night in the Hancock County Jail after kicking out the back door and window of a Mount Desert police cruiser. He was angry at having been arrested on a drunken driving charge. The 37-year-old man is no stranger… Read More
ROCKLAND – A city pool hall owner has appealed a $1,023 fine and surcharge against him for “allowing” the sale of cocaine on the premises in 1998. Craig A. Simmons, owner of Homeport Billiards, was found to have violated liquor regulations by not preventing the… Read More
The Maine Department of Transportation is still planning to rehabilitate the bridge that spans the Penobscot River linking Hancock and Waldo counties – even as it reconsiders the possibility of constructing a new bridge in the area. After meeting with the local project advisory committee… Read More
STOCKHOLM – Cynthia Harvey will be installed as the new postmaster of Stockholm at noon Tuesday, Oct. 3, at the Stockholm American Legion Hall. Steven J. Pelletier, manager of post office operations for the U.S. Postal Service, District of Maine, will administer the oath of… Read More
ELLSWORTH – Officials from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. came before the Ellsworth planning board Wednesday night prepared to discuss their plans for a new Supercenter store to be constructed on Route 3, but left barely saying a word after being scolded by John Fink, chairman of the planning board. Read More
FAIRFIELD – The communities of Greater Waterville must begin cooperating to revive the region’s sluggish economy, business and municipal leaders agreed Wednesday. Most of the 35 people attending a strategic planning session at Kennebec Valley Technical College concurred that Waterville and the surrounding communities must… Read More
A story in Tuesday’s Maine Day referred to state Transportation Commissioner John Melrose as Brewer’s former economic development director. It was the commissioner’s father, of the same name, who worked for the city. The Alteri family was inadvertently omitted from the list of thank-yous at… Read More
MILO – The Piscataquis Region Incubator Without Walls honored two of its members at a regional trade show Sept. 14 at the Bangor Civic Center. Sylvia Black of Down Home Bed and Breakfast of Milo was named member of the year. Judy Craig of Judy… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT – Mayo Regional Hospital’s Imaging Center for Women and Spectrum Radiology will provide free mammogram screenings during October, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Fifteen free mammograms will be given Monday, Oct. 23, to women over 35 who are without health insurance and never have… Read More
SKOWHEGAN – Somerset County Sheriff Barry A. Delong’s appearance Wednesday before the county commissioners was a mere formality. Delong asked for, and received, approval for a new telephone system at a cost of about $5,000. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
NEWPORT – Reluctantly, SAD 48 Superintendent William Braun is preparing yet another special referendum to take to the voters of the six-town district. Fortunately, the timing allows him to piggyback the district’s special question with state and national elections on Nov. 7. Changes in the… Read More
CLINTON – State police have issued a nationwide alert for a 14-year-old girl who disappeared early Sunday and may be with a man her parents said she met on the Internet. Steven and Aurora Johnson said they believe their daughter Stephanie, a freshman at Lawrence… Read More
SYDNEY, Australia – Brooke Bennett looked unbeatable. America’s diva of distance swimming began her pursuit of a second straight Olympic gold medal in the 800-meter freestyle, cruising through the preliminaries Thursday (Wednesday night EDT) more than three seconds faster than anyone else. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
Three years ago, Bangor’s Jeff Courtney came back from the United States Tennis Association’s amateur team championships and was sure he wouldn’t get back into the competitive circuit. He wanted to spend time with his wife and only son, then 17 months old. And for… Read More
Bangor television station WABI (Channel 5) will air its second live broadcast of University of Maine football this week, thanks to a little help from its friends. Maine’s Atlantic 10 Conference game at Villanova (Pa.) stadium Saturday (noon kickoff) will be seen on WABI thanks… Read More
HAMPDEN – Fabio Martini may be from Brazil, but he knows all about the rivalry between the Bangor and Hampden Academy boys soccer teams. A Bangor win earlier this season was definitely on his mind as his Broncos held a shaky one-goal lead in the… Read More