PORTLAND – Tests known as PET scans, which help doctors pinpoint where diseases have spread, will show up in Maine for the first time if proposals to operate mobile units and a hospital center are approved. Researchers have used PET scans, which cost about $2,000,… Read More
BANGOR – A Bradford man who spent 13 years in prison for killing a Bangor cabdriver during a robbery in 1983 was back behind bars Monday after allegedly robbing a woman in the parking lot at the Bangor Mall on Sunday night. District Court Judge… Read More
AUGUSTA – With a new sense of pride as political players in the State House, Senate Republicans elected their leaders Monday before resuming negotiations on how to share power with the Democrats. Sen. Richard Bennett of Norway, after winning the GOP senators’ nomination to serve… Read More
The Santa’s Helper Fund aims to raise $50,000 for area Salvation Army units during the next 33 days. Readers may follow its progress by reading this column every day until Dec. 31. The Bangor Daily News will recognize all contributors and the amounts donated. The… Read More
The program was so popular last year, the Eastern Agency on Aging is offering it again. The AARP 55 Alive Safe Driving Program will run from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5, and Wednesday, Dec. 6, at the agency’s office boardroom, 450 Essex… Read More
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Susan Collins has announced the nomination of the following students to U.S. military service academies: . Andrew Pfeiffer of China to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y.; googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
PORTLAND – A scarcity of birds at backyard feeders has left northern New England bird-watchers scrambling for an explanation. “Our feeders are so lonely,” said John Cole, who has four feeders in the back yard of his Brunswick home. “Normally, I put in a new… Read More
AUGUSTA – Gov. Angus King has a featured role in a public service announcement that shows dollar bills blowing out a window. The television spot, filmed Monday at a home in Hallowell, delivers a simple message: A drafty house can eat up a lot of… Read More
CONCORD, N.H. – When they pass the plate at Center Harbor Christian Church, it’s not uncommon for some parishioners to fill it with deer meat. “We’ve gotten a lot of it,” the Rev. Robert Farah said. “A few thousand pounds through the years.” googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
AUGUSTA – The task force charged with recommending how to use the state’s new $50 million educational technology endowment took its first swipe at drafting preliminary proposals Monday. Without reaching consensus on any recommendation, the 17-member task force appointed by Gov. Angus King and the… Read More
BANGOR – The Family Connections program of F.A.C.T., Families and Children Together, is inviting grandparents, aunts and uncles who are raising their grandchildren, nieces and nephews to a holiday party. Children and adults are invited for swimming, food, crafts and karaoke. The free event will… Read More
YARMOUTH, Nova Scotia – Strong swells along parts of the Nova Scotia coast between Cole Harbour and Lockeport kept some lobster fishermen from setting all their traps Monday, the opening day of southwestern Nova Scotia’s lobster season. But most boats from ports in Shelburne west… Read More
BREWER – The City Council is seeking applicants for current and anticipated vacancies on several boards and committees. Positions are available on the planning board, board of appeals, cemetery board, Conservation Commission, Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission, Board of Assessment Review, Housing Authority and water… Read More
HAMPDEN – Serendipity is largely responsible for her new role as town manager here, according to Susan Lessard. “That the job in Hampden, which had been closed for 15 years, should open up at the same time I was looking to move there pushes coincidence,”… Read More
BANGOR – The City Council on Monday approved holding a special election to fill the unexpired term of former Mayor Michael Aube, who resigned earlier this month. In a 7-1 vote, the council opted to hold the election on March 6. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
BREWER – The adoption of the community’s waterfront redevelopment master plan is among the matters to be addressed at 6:30 tonight during the City Council’s monthly meeting. The riverfront revival strategy, which represents the largest-ever investment here, has been enthusiastically endorsed by the majority of… Read More
CLIFTON – A 32-year-old man who interrupted what police suspect was a late-afternoon home burglary was being treated at a Bangor hospital after he was struck in the head by one of the would-be burglars. Waldo Archer remained at Eastern Maine Medical Center Monday evening,… Read More
BREWER – The blueprint for the city’s waterfront redevelopment effort passed another critical test Monday night. Following a final review during their joint hearing with the City Council, members of the Planning Board unanimously endorsed the concepts set forth in an ambitious plan to overhaul… Read More
PITTSFIELD – A Jonesboro woman outraged over the deliberate killing of two horses in Pittsfield on Saturday has begun a petition drive to encourage prosecutors to try the two juveniles suspected of the crime as adults. Two 16-year-old boys, one from Waterville and the other… Read More
AUGUSTA – The release of a final report Monday from the Governor’s Year 2000 Blue Ribbon Commission on Health Care provided no quick remedies for a state coping with an impending health care crisis. In fact, rather than offer any new state policy initiatives, Gov. Read More
BANGOR – U.S. Sen. Susan Collins left the grand corridors of the nation’s Capitol this week for the more humble hallways of the Penobscot County Superior Court. Maine’s junior senator from Bangor was among a pool of Penobscot County residents summoned to appear at the… Read More
A front-page photo caption Monday with a story on John Malone’s land purchases in Maine contained incorrect information. The clear-cut shown was done in 1997 before either Malone or Plum Creek Timber Co. bought the land. Read More
WASHINGTON – Baby-equipment-maker Cosco is recalling about 1 million high chairs for infants and toddlers after receiving 57 reports of children being injured when their seats collapsed or restraints gave way. The Columbus, Ind.-based company has received 168 reports of incidents involving the high chairs’… Read More
Climate change expert Robert Kates writes in the most recent Maine Policy Review that global warming “is occurring. Its effects are already observable, it will likely increase, and most of it will be due to increased greenhouse gasses. … The costs of preventing warming are mixed and the… Read More
The next Congress – newly balanced and itching for a fight – will need a lot of help to avoid the bitterness that seems the inevitable legacy of this historically ugly election. Such help may at hand with a new and rosy surplus projection by the Congressional Budget… Read More
We lost a special young person in Jason Stern; a unique set of values, point of view, sense of intelligence, humor and life and an infectious spontaneity. And, seemingly, options that most of us only dream about. But somehow to Jason life appeared differently and he chose to… Read More
We want to add our voices to the chorus that is welling all around regarding the changes in format at Maine Public Radio. We, too, have just sent in our yearly contribution to help MPR broadcast what we thought was a wonderful selection of music of all varieties. Read More
I hope Wayne Brown’s excellent article (BDN, Nov. 23) on the financial problems of the Temple Cinema in Houlton will serve as a wake-up call to everyone in the Houlton area. What a shame it would be to have such a beautiful and historic cinema… Read More
When my sons had a disagreement as youngsters I reminded them that the one who yelled the loudest wasn’t the one in the right, just the one with the loudest voice and best set of lungs. How can we tell our children to respect one another when they… Read More
Has Maine’s superintendent of insurance, Alessandro Iuppa, outlived his usefulness as a public servant? Is it not enough that insurers are allowed to charge any premium they wish of the ill elderly who retain individual insurance past age 65? Maine is a state that claims… Read More
I quote the Bangor Daily News’ lead story of Thanksgiving Day, “Cheney suffers 4th heart attack, has surgery”: “Dick Cheney is healthy. He did not have a heart attack,” Bush told reporters in Texas – even as his running mate was undergoing surgery. Bush did… Read More
It seems all we hear is that Vice President Al Gore is trying to steal the election. How easy it is to look at one side of an issue. Gore has a lead of more than 200,000 votes nationally but because of the Electoral College,… Read More
If you missed the opportunity last Thursday to give thanks for the many things there are to be thankful for, take a few minutes to make your own list. I am thankful: . the right to bear arms does not apply to turkeys (other than… Read More
MACHIAS – Ballots mailed to eligible voters by the Washington County Farm Service Agency in Machias must be hand-delivered to the office or postmarked by Monday, Dec. 4, to be eligible to be counted. Ballots will be counted Wednesday, Dec. 6. This vote will elect… Read More
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Dear Jim: We currently have a 15-year-old heat pump and our electric bills are outrageous. It blows out chilly air and it is noisy. What is new in heat pumps and are new ones more efficient and comfortable? – Meg S. Dear Meg: If your… Read More
Naturally, one of the greatest pleasures of gardening is indulging in the produce. Long after frost has reduced the final succulent pepper plant to lifeless brown stems, ruthlessly killed the last of the tender tomato vines, and punctuated the end of the growing season by zapping the last… Read More
We have an official state cat: the Maine coon. We have an official state insect: the honeybee (NOT the mosquito or the black fly). We even have an official state fossil: Pertica quadrifaria. If, in a highly unlikely fashion frenzy, the Maine Legislature decides we need an official… Read More
University of Maine hockey coach Shawn Walsh said a recent CAT scan conducted at Bangor’s Eastern Maine Medical Center showed that the cancerous tumors under his breast plate had not progressed. But Walsh said the CAT scan was inconclusive concerning whether or not the immunotherapy… Read More
ORONO – The University of Maine women’s basketball team was back hard at work in Memorial Gym Monday afternoon, less than 48 hours after suffering a humbling 87-41 defeat at the hands of Florida in the championship game of the Dead River Company Classic. The… Read More
LINCOLN – When Mattanawcook Academy science teacher John Norris instructed the 32 students in his classroom to design a map of the fictional Dragonfly Pond development, he probably didn’t envision the mess they’d create. Then again, perhaps he did, knowing some of these students as… Read More
HIGH SCHOOL LTC FOOTBALL ALL-STARS CLASS B First Team Offense Tackles: Dan Pelletier (Messalonskee), Jon McCaslin (Winslow) 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++) {… Read More
COLLEGE Tory Cavalieri Tory Cavalieri of the University of Maine, has been named the America East Rookie of the Week for the week ending Nov. 26. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for… Read More
MACHIAS – Albert Whittaker scored 16 points to help the University of Maine-Machias Clippers edge the Thomas College Terriers 69-64 in the Maine Athletic Conference opener for both schools Monday night. Sharrief Sims had 14 and Tony Heal added 12 points for the Clippers. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
Patriots need Flutie Well the Patriots lost, and to one of the worst teams in football. Could it be the coach? No, I don’t think so, they have a new coach. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = [];… Read More
Last Thursday in British Columbia, Anna Sprague of New Sweden finished 37th out of 70 women in the 5K Classic race of the Merrill Lynch Continental Cup, finishing with a time of 19 minutes, 39.1 seconds. The winner, Beckie Scott of the Canadian National Team,… Read More
WATERVILLE – Two Massachusetts men and two teen-age boys were held Monday in connection with an early morning motel robbery. Waterville police charged Dennis J. Mooney, 23, and Manuel A. Roderick, 22, with armed robbery, said Deputy police Chief Joseph Massey. A 17-year-old from Portland… Read More
MADAWASKA – NAMI St. John Valley, a support group for families and friends of people coping with mental illness, will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 12, at 564 Main St. For more information, call Ruth Tardif at 728-4610. Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT – Few comments were made Monday regarding the proposed 2001 Piscataquis County budget, but commissioners were urged to separate the dispatch center from the operation of the jail to better protect law and safety officials in the field. The proposed $2.7 million spending plan,… Read More
MACHIAS – A Machias-area moneymaking opportunity that promises women a $40,000 return on a $5,000 investment is illegal and will result in most people losing their money, according to the Maine Attorney General’s Office. Special Assistant Bob Way said Monday that the office had received… Read More
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas – Julian Dunkley connected for 27 points Monday night as the University of Maine men’s basketball team posted a 94-79 victory over Prairie View A&M. The 3-1 Black Bears won their third straight to close out a series of four consecutive road… Read More
MACHIAS – The December Eggs and Issues business breakfast of the Machias Bay Area Chamber of Commerce will be held Friday at the Blue Bird Ranch Restaurant. A representative from Atlantic Salmon of Maine will discuss the recent federal decision to place the Atlantic salmon on the federal… Read More
MACHIAS – The Honey Recourse Loan Program, authorized by the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000, was established to assist honey producers who have suffered from low prices and market competition. You are eligible to apply for a loan through this program if you produced… Read More
LUBEC – The Washington County Sheriff’s Department is asking for assistance from anyone who may have information about an abduction that took place outside the Rock Lobster bar between 10 p.m. and 11 p.m., Friday. Dep. Jack Fuller said a 24-year-old woman reported that she… Read More
HOULTON – Police are investigating a weekend burglary at the American Legion Hall on Bangor Street that netted thieves about $1,200. Jim Burton, finance and service officer for Post No. 47, said Monday that he discovered the break-in around 4 p.m. or 5 p.m. Sunday. Read More
HOULTON – The arrest of three men this month for possession of narcotics has agents with the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency concerned that the use of such drugs is on the increase in southern Aroostook County. “It’s getting to be more and more, and we’re… Read More
ELLSWORTH – Want to explore new methods for selling those agricultural products? Seeking new customers? If so, this is the workshop that may get results. The University of Maine Cooperative Extension will hold an educational workshop to explore new avenues for customer development from 9… Read More
SOUTHWEST HARBOR – High winds during the night kept the U.S. Coast Guard busy early Monday morning. Winds that were at least gale-force – between 34 and 47 knots – tore three vessels from their moorings Sunday night or early Monday morning and washed them… Read More
SOUTH THOMASTON – A Thomaston man was injured Monday when he lost control of his pickup truck on Route 131 and rolled the vehicle. Forrest J. Young, 24, was taken to Penobscot Bay Medical Center by his father, according to a report filed by Knox… Read More
AUGUSTA – Heating oil prices in Maine increased again this week, jumping 2 cents to an average of $1.56 a gallon, 53 cents more than a year ago. The State Planning Office, in its weekly report on heating oil prices across the state, said international… Read More
BANGOR – The USDA Rural Development state office at 967 Illinois Ave. and the USDA Rural Development area office at 28 Gilman Plaza will be closed from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 6, to allow personnel to attend a Rural Development employees’ meeting. Read More
PORTLAND – The Maine chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving will hold its fourth annual candlelight vigil at 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2, at Monument Square. The vigil is held in remembrance of those killed or injured by drunken drivers. Friends and loved ones will… Read More
WARREN – Warren Community School pupils returned to class Monday after having a week off because of damage caused by pipes in the school’s air ventilation system freezing and bursting Nov. 19. SAD 40 officials still were trying to assess the damage, Richard Lash, director… Read More
ROCKPORT – More than two years after Lewis Rohrbach was cited for illegally dumping gravel on his harbor-front property, the fill remains. Rohrbach has argued all the way to Knox County Superior Court that the filling did not violate local and state environmental regulations. Though… Read More
BANGOR – St. Joseph Hospital’s Live and Learn program for December will feature nurse practitioner Barbara Higgins. She will speak about pelvic rehabilitation treatments for urinary incontinence. The session will be held from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 13, in Conference Room 2 at… Read More
THOMASTON – The zoning board of appeals will continue its review Dec. 19 of two Beechwood Street gravel pits, for which permits are being sought to bring in debris from other locations to be processed. Testimony was heard from certain witnesses and public comments were… Read More