AUBURN – A 14-year-old Lewiston boy admitted that he destroyed a menorah at an Auburn synagogue but maintained that he was not motivated by religious bias, police said. The juvenile, who was not identified because of his age, was charged with criminal mischief arising from… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT – A Dover-Foxcroft man will spend 10 years in prison for setting fire to a local home while its elderly owner was asleep in the residence. Joshua Corson, 20, pleaded guilty Wednesday in Piscataquis County Superior Court to causing a fire on Nov. 6,… Read More
HOULTON – Once the center for community entertainment, the Temple Cinema in Market Square is now barely hanging on and could close if there isn’t an increase in patronage. “I can’t believe the movie business is dead,” says Brian “Herbie” Hockenhull, owner of the Temple,… Read More
The Bangor Daily News invites you to be a part of its annual fund-raising effort to support Salvation Army units in central and Down East Maine – the Santa’s Helper Fund. Over the years, Bangor Daily News readers have generously opened their hearts to friends and neighbors through… Read More
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Remember the USS Maine? In 1898, as the formidable American warship rested at anchor in Havana Harbor, it blew up and sank, claiming the lives of 266 U.S. Navy sailors. Despite decades of debate over whether the terrible explosion was sabotage… Read More
A gas-powered refrigerator manufactured from 1933 to 1957, with a design based on a patent by Albert Einstein, is connected to 22 carbon monoxide-related fatalities and 55 injuries nationally, and an additional 60 deaths in Canada. The refrigerator, with the brand name Servel, was a… Read More
BANGOR – Despite arguments from his attorney that going to prison would do his client no good, Gregory Murray, 47, was sentenced Wednesday by a federal judge to 90 days in jail for a confrontation he had last spring with federal court security officers at the Margaret Chase… Read More
BANGOR – Patients and employees in Bangor’s two general hospitals will no longer be able to take a drag on a cigarette anywhere on the grounds after New Year’s. Both St. Joseph Hospital and Eastern Maine Medical Center have set up a system whereby they… Read More
PORTLAND – Mainers were on the go Wednesday, the day before Thanksgiving, but no delays were reported at Portland International Jetport and officials anticipated no major backups along the Maine Turnpike. On what has been described as the busiest travel day of the year across… Read More
AUBURN – Three Mexican migrant workers who say they were forbidden to speak Spanish in a Latin eatery are planning to file a complaint with the Maine Human Rights Commission and may sue the owner. Victor Estrada, Omar Gonzalez, and Christo Gutierrez said the owner… Read More
MACHIAS – An investigator for the Maine Human Rights Commission has determined that a former administrator at Marshall Manor sexually harassed a female employee and then placed her on probation when she complained about his behavior. The commission will make a final determination on chief… Read More
E PLANTATION – Two Aroostook County men were treated for gunshot wounds on Wednesday as a result of gun accidents. Travis Kinney, 25, of Bridgewater was bird hunting along a woods road in E Plantation west of Blaine when he accidentally shot himself in the… Read More
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. – A former state transportation official says she has information to help New Hampshire in its court battle with Maine over ownership of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Harriet Cady of Deerfield in a letter Wednesday to Assistant Attorney General Leslie Ludtke, said she… Read More
Juan Francisco Ayala Cruz doesn’t take lightly the opportunity to meet with a reporter. “In El Salvador, there would be no opportunity for a journalist to interview youth like us,” he said Friday through an interpreter. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
OLD TOWN – In separate incidents this week, police arrested two men wanted on out-of-state warrants, including one man with a history of escaping who was wanted by federal authorities. Patrick Roland Alexandre, 44, was arrested early Wednesday morning outside a van parked at the… Read More
BREWER – The contract dispute between Brewer’s teachers union and its school committee continues to be a source of strain for representatives from both sides of the issue. Now in its third month, the contract impasse between the Brewer Education Association and the school committee… Read More
BANGOR – Penquis CAP Inc. has been awarded $59,735 from the Maine Department of Human Services’ Bureau of Health for continuation of the Transition into Parenthood, or TIP, program. The TIP program provides case management support and educational services to pregnant and parenting adolescents who… Read More
BANGOR – With winter fast approaching and frequent vandalism taking its toll on the historic Waterworks buildings, city workers want to take extra measures to keep the weather and the troublemakers out. Tired of endlessly replacing the plywood coverings on the doors and window openings… Read More
BANGOR – Lauree Gott’s sixth-grade science class gathered Wednesday morning in the field behind Fire Station No. 5 on the Hogan Road. The Veazie Community School pupils kicked a dusting of snow off the still soft earth as they looked over the garden plot they will tend over… Read More
There may still be “a light at the end of that dark tunnel” for me after all. Reference is made to the Bangor Daily News article of Nov. 14 concerning the individuals who seemed to have fallen through the cracks, in respect to the 2000 U.S. Census, but… Read More
First off, I hope your Thanksgiving is a great one, and you stop for at least a minute or two to reflect on the past year and give thanks for being able to live in an area with so many natural wonders. I know I’m thankful for those… Read More
You know that schtick in opera where the singers don’t actually sing but instead talk rhythmically while the orchestra quietly noodles? It’s called recitative (accent on “teeve”) and it’s a centuries-old device used to fill in the audience on the background of who’s who and what’s what so… Read More
With only a couple days left before the close of the 2000 deer season, here’s a look at some numbers, through Monday, from various tagging stations around the state. The Moosehead Trail Trading Post in Newport has tagged a healthy number of deer this season,… Read More
One day two men were sitting discussing politics. That evening when one of their daughters knelt down for prayer before going to bed, this is what she prayed for: “God bless momma and daddy and all my friends, but most of all God please take care of yourself… Read More
The editorial staff of the Bangor Daily News has written in support of the methadone clinic in Bangor, based on uncertain data and unclear reasoning. The staff has likewise reported the results of Dr. Johnson’s article on opiod dependence in the New England Journal of Medicine (Nov. 2… Read More
In Theaters RUGRATS IN PARIS 80 minutes. G; directed by Stig Bergqvist and Paul Demeyer; written by J. David Stem, David Weiss, Jill Gorey, Barbara Herndon and Kate Boutilier. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner… Read More
There we were, those of us who could stand, facing the unfurled flag, still glorious nonetheless. Standing at attention saluting Old Glory with gnarled, shaking hands, were some veterans in the golden phase of their lives. Some family members, clergy and friends also were present to pay their… 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
BREWER – Barbara Parker, coordinator of the Penobscot Breast and Cervical Health Coalition will speak at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 7, at the Brewer Public Library. Parker’s topic will address “Bringing awareness and opportunities for community involvement to men, women, and businesses in an effort… Read More
BATH – The 55-day Bath Iron Works strike has been over for weeks, but management and the Machinists union are at odds over the number of shipbuilders who chose not to return to their jobs. “Most everyone is back to work at BIW,” company spokeswoman… Read More
While in the process of obtaining a loan from the bank that I have been doing business with for more than 35 years, I felt the bank was being just a little too picky. I was seeking a loan on a piece of property that… Read More
Even though the hand count of Florida votes is being allowed, the result will be a virtual dead heat. Even a differerence of a thousand votes is less than one tenth of one percent and statistically insignificant. Any attempt to have a state wide or even local “reelection,”… Read More
WASHINGTON – The Justice Department is forcing Georgia-Pacific Corp. to sell its commercial tissue business in order to win government approval of its $11 billion acquisition of Fort James Corp. The department announced Tuesday that the companies had agreed to the divestiture to resolve antitrust… Read More
HOULTON – The snowmobiling industry in Aroostook County has gotten another big boost as a result of an upbeat article in a national snowmobiling magazine. “[W]hen it comes to outstanding American trail riding, snowmobilers can definitely count on The County,” wrote David Wells in the… Read More
INDIAN ISLAND – There are no stoic Indian braves colorfully clad in feathers and buckskin stuck on the school bulletin boards here. Nor do Indian maidens smile demurely down upon the pupils at Indian Island School. There are no apple-cheeked Pilgrims primly attired in black and white nor… Read More
ELLSWORTH – The chief of the Maine State Police announced Wednesday that the use of deadly force by a trooper trying to apprehend a gun-toting runaway juvenile was “inconsistent” with state police policies and procedures. The trooper, Cliff Peterson, has been on administrative leave since… Read More
For thousands of Maine kids who have grown up in the child welfare system, labels are a fact of life. Rootless teens are often known for their case histories and psychological diagnoses first, their names and personalities second. When two teen-age boys from KidsPeace New… Read More
SKOWHEGAN – As it plodded through the $4.2 million proposed budget in a pair of recent meetings, the Somerset County Budget Committee made one overriding decision, according to Chairman D. Dwight Dogherty. A 20 percent increase is way too much. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
MADAWASKA – Users of the Madawaska Water District are facing a request for a 20 percent overall increase in water rates early in 2001, if it is approved by the Maine Public Utilities Commission. The water rate increase sought by the district is the second… Read More
MADAWASKA – The possibility of Grand Isle closing its elementary school next year and paying tuition for its students to go to Madawaska or Van Buren could assist either one or both of the those school systems. Madawaska school directors discussed the possibility again Tuesday,… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – Madawaska High School communication students and their teacher, Tom Pennington, recently filmed and took part in a health education program at Gould Memorial Hospital. The program, coordinated by HORIZONS public relations and The Aroostook Medical Center Women’s Health Care Center, allowed the… Read More
SKOWHEGAN – The Somerset Economic Development Corp. is temporarily joining forces with the Kennebec Valley Council of Governments to seek a state grant to hire a staff. The group, consisting of town managers, selectmen and economic directors from most of the towns in Somerset County,… Read More
SKOWHEGAN – The Somerset County Extension will offer a workshop for home-based businesses on pricing handmade products from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 7, at the extension office on Norridgewock Avenue. Topics include knowing costs, market, customers and competition. To register, call 800-287-1495. Read More
ST. ALBANS – St. Albans and Sherman Veterinary Service will hold a rabies clinic from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 2, at the St. Albans Fire Station. Fee is $5 and registration may be done on the day of the clinic. For information, call 938-4568. Read More
HARTLAND – A community meeting designed for area residents to share ideas and concerns will take place 2-3:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 9, at the Hartland Library. The meeting is sponsored by the Healthy Communities Initiative. Kathy Leen, Healthy Communities coordinator, invites teens, young families, elders,… Read More
FAIRFIELD – The town’s newest firetruck is camouflage green. Last week, the Fire Department obtained a surplus military personnel carrier from the Maine Forest Service. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var… Read More
WATERVILLE – Police arrested a Clinton man early Wednesday after finding him nude in a car with a teen-age girl. Kevin Lounsbury, 23, was released from the Waterville police station on his own recognizance after being charged with sexual abuse of a minor, said Deputy… Read More
MACHIAS – Selectmen have called a special town meeting for Tuesday, Nov. 28, to change the due dates for town tax payments. If voters approve Tuesday’s warrant articles, taxpayers will have until Jan. 12, 2001, to pay half of their 2000-2001 taxes. The second half… Read More
On Saturday, Todd Jagoutz finished his career as the leading scorer in University of Maine football history, while junior Chad Hayes established himself as both a dominant blocker and able pass-catcher. On Wednesday, that duo became the only Black Bears to gain mention on the… Read More
When Allen Sockabasin was growing up in Washington County, he laid in the dark, late at night, in a house without electricity. Snuggled under the covers, the young Passamaquoddy clutched a transistor radio and eagerly soaked up the music that danced across the sky from hundreds of miles… Read More
Former University of Maine-Presque Isle wrestler and wrestling coach Chico Hernandez will represent the United States and North America Sunday at the World Cup of Sombo Wrestling in Nice, France. Hernandez will compete in the 163-pound (middleweight) class against six other competitors representing the other… Read More
For anyone, a 12-point, 210-pound buck would make for a fine hunting day. For Herb Lounder of Hancock, it meant quite a bit more. In July 1978, a motorcycle accident left Lounder paralyzed at the age of 22. A lifelong hunter and angler, Lounder returned… Read More
BANGOR – The Husson College women’s basketball has been blessed in the last several years with tall, talented players who presented tough matchups for the Braves’ Maine Athletic Conference opponents. This season, 12th-year coach Kissy Walker knows her team lacks such a presence. As a… Read More
BUSH PILOT ANGLER: A MEMOIR, by Lee Wulff, Down East Books, Camden, 2000, 228 pages, $24.95. Although he died at 86 a decade ago, from a heart attack while piloting his Piper Super Cub, Lee Wulff is still the unchallenged supreme being of the fly-fishing… Read More
On the Sunday before Thanksgiving, the song selection was slim to say the least. There were just two pages in the hymnal devoted to the Thanksgiving holiday and neither pertained to anyone or anything I knew. Every year the Methodist minister would pick up his… Read More
The Nov. 11 edition of the Bangor Daily News carried an Associated Press article describing a near panic sweeping Europe about “mad cow disease.” French chefs are removing beef dishes from their menus, schools have stopped serving beef in their cafeterias and officials of the European Union are… Read More
CAMDEN – In summer, vacant parking spaces at Camden’s public landing are about as rare as snowflakes in Miami. The town’s parking committee has decided it’s time to put a price on those spaces, and recommended to the Select Board this week that the town… Read More
ORRINGTON – A free developmental screening for all area children ages 3 and 4, and 5 year olds not yet eligible for kindergarten, will be held 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Wednesday Dec. 6, at the North Orrington Elementary School. The screening will check a child’s overall development. Read More
BANGOR – The Bangor Police Athletic League has five computers for its after-school program, a gift from U.S. Rep. John Baldacci. The computers had been used in Baldacci’s office. The donation was announced Wednesday at PAL’s Essex Street center. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
BANGOR – The Salvation Army will accept applications for Christmas assistance from 9 a.m. to noon Monday, Nov. 27, at the SA headquarters, 146 Center St. Applicants must provide rent receipts, proof of income and expenses, Social Security numbers for all living in the same… Read More
BELFAST – You won’t find real estate agent Fran Riley licking her fingers over the city’s building moratorium. Riley informed the City Council this week that the moratorium had cost one of her United Realty client’s an opportunity to sell his Route 3 property to… Read More
ROCKLAND – On Tuesday, Jan. 9, the Guild of the Farnsworth Art Museum is sponsoring a bus trip to visit the “Frank W. Benson: American Impressionist” exhibit at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Mass. Benson has been called the last great American impressionist, the… Read More
SEARSPORT – The Searsport Area Bed and Breakfast Association will sponsor the second annual Afternoon in the Tiffany Tradition. The event, featuring music and song, will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 26, in the Second Harbor Church. Music will be performed… Read More
CAMDEN – Merryspring Nature Park’s annual Holiday Bazaar is planned for the weekend of “Christmas by the Sea,” Dec. 2 and 3. Members of Merryspring Nature Park have a special members-only preview sale, planned for 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 30. The general public… Read More
LINCOLNVILLE – Kelmscott Rare Breeds Foundation is celebrating the holidays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2 as part of the area’s Christmas by the Sea festivities. Kelmscott Farm will waive its admission fee for farm guests Saturday and open its Wool Shed Gift Shop for… Read More
Thirty-five million Americans have an ancestor who was among the 102 passengers on the Mayflower, the little ship that landed at Plymouth Rock in 1620. But how many of the original Pilgrims can you name? Maybe Capt. Myles Standish, Gov. William Bradford, Elder William Brewster,… Read More
VINALHAVEN – There were more questions than answers after a Vinalhaven man admitted himself to Penobscot Bay Medical Center Wednesday morning, the apparent victim of a shooting. A spokesman for the Maine Warden Service said hospital officials contacted state police after Colby Oakes, 22, of… Read More
THOMASTON – Two Rockland teens were apprehended Wednesday after an apparent attempt to steal money from a hairdresser’s home. Rockland police Sgt. Kevin Haj said the two boys, 16 and 17, entered the Lasting Impressions hair salon on Thomaston Street. While one of the boys… Read More
THOMASTON – The state has stepped into some muddy litigation over an acre of ground owned by a former Thomaston official and his wife who tried to restore a stream bank on the property but wound up with a stop-work order amid reports they were excavating $10,000 worth… Read More
Bucksport High School First quarter honor roll Seniors, highest honors: Danielle Arnold, Annette Caswell, Abraham Grindle, Marion Harless, Jared Knight, Matej Krajcovic, Justin Peters, Jeremy Porter, Daniel Pye Jr. and Jean Thompson; high honors: Melanie Carter, Heather Jellison, Patrick Lalonde, William Noyes, Andrea Pelletier, Carolyn… Read More
Narraguagus High School First quarter honor roll Seniors, high honors: Nicole Barbee, Samantha Berst, Brittany Howe, Danielle Meneses, Sarah Nichols, Eugene Stewart; honors: Chelsey Babiarz, Anna Davis, Larry Fickett, Jason Greene, Elisabeth Hammond, Austin Leackfeldt, Travis Lesbines, Michelle Moore, Jennifer Murphy, Jacqueline Ouellet, Jessie Roach,… Read More
BAR HARBOR – On the streets, in offices and across the dinner table, many residents are weighing a big question as they await a Nov. 29 special town meeting vote to determine the future of the Bar Harbor Water Co. Is the town capable of… Read More
BAILEYVILLE – An investigator from the State Fire Marshal’s Office has been asked to determine the cause of a Tuesday night fire that destroyed a home on the Houlton Road. Baileyville Police Officer Shawn Newell said the blaze was reported at 11:15 p.m. and the… Read More
FORT FAIRFIELD – A Caribou man escaped serious injury Wednesday morning when his car rolled over on Route 1A. Jeffrey Harvey, 51, was driving south at about 3:35 a.m. on his way to work when his car went off the road and rolled over. Harvey… Read More