The Santa’s Helper Fund has reached almost $30,000 in donations, reaching 60 percent of its goal with only two weeks left to support this year’s effort. Consider joining the many people and organizations who are assisting The Salvation Army through this charity. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
    Stearns of Millinocket football star Justin Cummings, already the recipient of the LTC Class C Player of the Year award, is one of three finalists for the Fitzpatrick Trophy. Cummings, Massabesic of Waterboro’s Jason O’Tash and Quinton Porter of Portland, were announced as the top… Read More
    NEWPORT – After a preseason full of distractions and discontent, the Nokomis Warriors were eager to get the regular season started. And boy did it show. Nokomis seized momentum and the lead almost immediately after the opening tip and raced out to a 14-3 advantage… Read More
    BANGOR – When the Caribou girls basketball team came out in a zone defense Saturday against Bangor, it was almost like a test – the Vikings knew Ram forward Terra Curtis would shoot the ball, but would the rest of the team take shots from the perimeter? And… Read More
    In theaters WHAT WOMEN WANT Directed by Nancy Meyers. Written by Josh Goldsmith, Cathy Yuspa and Diane Drake. 110 minutes. PG-13. 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
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    Record-breaking warm weather and a mischievous storm system brought a combination of thunderstorms, flooding and wind to New England, sending emergency crews scurrying throughout the region. According to the National Weather Service in Taunton, Mass., the mercury climbed past records in Hartford, Conn., Concord, N.H.,… Read More
    CENTERVILLE, Mass. – University of Maine kicker Todd Jagoutz was named the first-string kicker on the Eastern College Athletic Conference Division I-AA All-Star team on Friday. Jagoutz, who finished his career as the Black Bears’ leading all-time scorer, was the lone UMaine player selected to… Read More
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    BANGOR – The owner of a Stetson center for training hunting dogs was fined $1,200 last week after pleading guilty to three charges related to setting traps, some on 6-foot poles, to capture birds of prey. Dennis Seelenbrandt, 54, apparently wanted to catch and kill… Read More
    ALFRED – A Wells man who stuffed his girlfriend into the trunk of her car faces up to 40 years in prison after being found guilty Friday of kidnapping and attempted murder. A York County Superior Court jury also found Olin K. Williams, 23, guilty… Read More
    A night shift employee at the Airport Mall Shop ‘n Save discovered his car, a 1990 Ford sedan, was missing Saturday morning from the store’s parking lot. The employee, who had left the keys in his vehicle, discovered that the Bangor Police Department had learned that the vehicle… Read More
    BAR HARBOR – Tourists and horse trailers are a frightening combination in Acadia National Park, a group of equestrians told park officials this weekend. Tourists visit the facility for carriage rides provided by a concessionaire under contract to the park. In addition, equestrians can bring… Read More
    WALDOBORO – A benefit dinner will be held for Debra and Vincent Grassia at 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 6, at the Waldoboro VFW Hall on Mill Street. Debra was recently diagnosed with a brain tumor in a place that is inoperable. Debra has had a long battle over… Read More
    STONINGTON – A 27-year-old woman rolled her new Ford, causing an estimated $7,000 in damage, when she struck a patch of ice and lost control of the vehicle Friday morning. According to the Hancock County Sheriff’s Department, Michelle Eaton of Stonington was driving too fast… Read More
    SURRY – A 19-year-old Sedgwick man was found unconscious on the shoulder beside Route 172 Friday morning with no recollection of how he arrived there. Several residents were gathered around Eddie Silguero, covering him with blankets, when Hancock County Deputy Jason Lepper arrived. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    PITTSFIELD – After Skowhegan Regional Vocational Center director Ray Arbour criticized SAD 53 earlier this year for what he perceived as a lack of participation by Maine Central Institute students in the center, MCI took a close look at how it was informing students about vocational education. Read More
    Newport District Court Delores E. Adams, 28, Corinna, operating motor vehicle after suspension of driver’s license, $250; failure to appear in court on criminal summons, continued for sentencing. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner =… Read More
    PITTSFIELD – Town councilors will hold six public hearings Tuesday night, including one for the proposed $2.3 million 2001 town budget. With councilors divided on one key issue in the budget – the retention of the economic director’s full-time position – it’s uncertain whether the budget will pass… Read More
    Houlton District Court Travis White, 15, Wade, failing to give motor vehicle accident information, jail 48 hours; failing to make oral or written accident report, jail 48 hours; operating motor vehicle without driver’s license, jail 48 hours. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
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    PRESQUE ISLE – A Caribou man is facing a felony charge after allegedly smashing windows at the field offices of two members of Congress, two law offices and the former residence of a state legislator, police said Saturday. Lance Kelley, 48, was arrested late Friday… Read More
    CARIBOU – After five years of budgets with decreases, the proposed spending plan for 2001 for Aroostook County government reflects an increase of 6.5 percent in expenditures. The $5.3 million budget, which funds agencies such as the District Attorney’s Office, the county jail and the… Read More
    CALAIS – The federal government has turned off the tap on the city’s effort to establish a water source at the Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge. That unilateral decision could cost the city the $275,000 it already has spent on the project. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
    PORTLAND – Maine Turnpike Authority Chairman Julian Coles should have tried harder to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest when the panel voted for a new interchange near a moving business he owns, an investigation by the Attorney General’s Office concluded. Coles did… Read More
    PITTSFIELD – Two 15-year-old boys, one from Pittsfield and the other from Detroit, were arrested early Sunday and charged with stealing a pickup truck from a Route 100 driveway. Gareth Southard reported his 1988 Ford stolen about 6 a.m. and police discovered it abandoned less… Read More
    BRUNSWICK – Acquaintances of the woman accused of killing her husband’s mistress nine years ago in California are shocked by the allegations. Susan Navarat, 47, narrowly escaped arrest in Brunswick on Tuesday. Navarat, who has run the Thai Place restaurant for the past five years,… Read More
    BANGOR – Nick Wiberg scored 23 points and grabbed 17 rebounds to lead Eastern Maine Technical College to a 99-66 men’s basketball victory over Southern Maine Tech Sunday. Brad Galley added 22 points as Mike Dow poured in 18 for the Golden Eagles. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
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    LONG ISLAND – A Portland man suffered a minor injury when hit by buckshot fired by his hunting companion Saturday during a specially authorized hunt to remove nuisance deer on this Casco Bay island, the Maine Warden Service said. Daniel Train, 31, was struck in… Read More
    BANGOR – The electricity users most likely to be hit hardest by a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ruling last week could be those in the transmission area of Bangor Hydro-Electric Co. FERC’s ruling is expected to have a widespread impact on power rates throughout Maine,… Read More
    BANGOR – Mike Merritt scored three goals and notched an assist to power the Orono Red Riots to a 6-0 high school hockey victory over the Foxcroft Academy Ponies Saturday at Sawyer Arena. Patt Skall notched a goal and an assist while Eric Gordon and… Read More
    LUBEC – Miranda Richardson’s three-pointer from the left side of the key as the buzzer sounded lifted the Lubec girls basketball team to a 39-37 win over East Grand Saturday in high school basketball action. Amber Lavalley had grabbed a defensive rebound and passed it… Read More
    Come one, come all is the invitation for a “Christmas Carol Sing and Potluck Supper” at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 19, at the Prospect Harbor Methodist Church. The supper is the major holiday event sponsored by Schoodic Arts for All. New SAA director Mary Laury… Read More
    BOSTON – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit recently affirmed a Bangor jury’s decision awarding a former employee of a Waterville U-Haul outlet $300,000 for sex discrimination. In a decision rendered Dec. 7, the appeals court affirmed that Karen Romano of Augusta… Read More
    FREEPORT – A ceremony was held last week at the Harraseeket Inn to install Joseph Koch, president of Dragon Products Co., as chairman of the board of directors of the Maine State Chamber of Commerce. Koch replaces 1999-2000 board Chairman Peter Vigue, president of Cianbro Corp. of Pittsfield. Read More
    WINTHROP – A bedspread maker whose name is synonymous with Lewiston’s industrial might is having unexpected trouble making the move 23 miles up the road to Winthrop. Bates of Maine has been granted an extension of its current lease in Lewiston while it attempts to… Read More
    Following are petitions for bankruptcy filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Bangor: Karen Whitney, shipping clerk, one dependent, Fort Kent; assets, $2,460; debts, $13,194. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var… Read More
    So we finally got some serious snow. OK, not so much. But for a child, any time the ground is barely white, it’s time for the sleds, snowboards, snow tubes and discs to come out. Every winter, an average of 35,000 children 14 and under are treated in… Read More
    PITTSFIELD – Dairy farmer Bernard “Bunny” Grignon said Sunday that being tied to the farm is just part of his way of life. “Whether you have one cow or 1,000 cows, you are there forever,” he said. “You don’t get too far away.” Cows are… Read More
    PORTLAND – The financial struggle for BroadcastAmerica.com has worsened to the point executives informed the Internet broadcaster’s remaining workers that there was not enough money to pay them. The announcement Friday came after a federal bankruptcy judge gave a pair of key vendors permission to… Read More
    Despite a tight state budget expected next year, Education Commissioner Duke Albanese did the right thing this week by proposing that Maine stay on track for recovering K-12 funding lost to communities in the early 1990s recession. His recommendation that General Purpose Aid to Education be increased by… Read More
    As winter closes in, take a moment to look on the bright side. The sights and sounds and smells of the season make it a time to relish, not just something to soldier through. The scraping at night of steel blades against pavement reminds us… Read More
    Recently there has been a lot of media coverage about neglect and abuse in long-term nursing care facilities. How about looking at the other side of the coin and writing an article titled, “The better side of nursing care.” I work in a nursing facility,… Read More
    It was a horrific deed these young men proceeded to do in killing Have At It and Rocket in the Pittsfield area. My heart goes out to the owners and the caravan folks. Perhaps these young men should be sentenced for two years to a… Read More
    I am writing in response to Robert Ronco’s letter (BDN, Dec. 12) concerning the Palestinians. Ronco compares the Jewish resettlement in Palestine with “a mullah and contingent of Arabic military” coming up the Penobscot and conquering Bangor. He leaves out the fact that unlike this Arab invasion force,… Read More
    It’s becoming clear from the outpouring of letters that the management at Maine Public Radio has made what may prove to be a fatal mistake (for them) by arbitrarily making programming changes that go completely counter to the precepts and raison d’etre of public radio. Read More
    I once found a “cousin” by leaving a note on a gravestone where both of us had been placing flowers on Memorial Day. These days, of course, it’s not unusual to find a relative through the Internet, a new-fashioned device that can make for some old-fashioned reunions. Read More