CANAAN – The town of Canaan, nestled between Pittsfield and Skowhegan on U.S. Route 2, doesn’t appear – on the surface – to offer much to its residents. There is no police department, no garbage pickup. Students commute – some of them, more than 20… Read More
    The number of gonorrhea cases reported in Maine since January has tripled over the same period last year, the Maine Bureau of Health reports. Thirty-one cases have been reported in 2001, which has prompted health investigators to urge that the medical community be vigilant in… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE – The Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruled Tuesday that a man who parented a child for several years but was not the biological father still could have a continuing relationship with the child. In a decision that appears to break new ground in… Read More
    PORTLAND – U.S. Sen. Susan Collins received a classified briefing Monday on the collision of a U.S. Navy spy plane with a Chinese fighter jet. Collins, who is a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, was briefed by officials from the Department of Defense,… Read More
    WASHINGTON – More than 200 cancer patients, survivors and volunteers from all over the United States came to the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, urging Congress to increase funding for cancer research. “I wanted to do something positive,” said Betsy Kunkle of Walpole, Maine, a volunteer… Read More
    BANGOR – It’s no secret in business: In order to succeed you have to know your market and the rules of operation for doing business within it. That was the common theme among a series of speakers Tuesday morning at a conference designed to help… Read More
    SOUTH PORTLAND – National Semiconductor Corp. has been ordered to pay more than $320,000 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for violating hazardous waste regulations. The EPA said it found numerous violations during an inspection in August 1999, including failure to have a complete hazardous… Read More
    BATH – Bath Iron Works in Maine and Mississippi’s Ingalls Shipbuilding will share a $29 million contract for continued development of the Navy’s DD-21 destroyer, U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe said Tuesday. BIW is lead yard in this phase of the development of the next-generation warship,… Read More
    Maine state senators have signaled that they recognize passing a budget without including a tax increase on cigarettes or on meals and lodging, as approved in the House, and instead relying on the Rainy Day Fund is not sustainable. Despite what some supporters argue, there is nothing fiscally… Read More
    I want to thank you for giving publicity to the recent VICA competition that was held in the Bangor area last week. All competing students were excited and proud to be a part of this national competition. At a time when we read so much… Read More
    Once again, the Bangor Daily News perpetuates a mythical geography of Maine. In the article “2000 Census results…” (BDN, March 30) the authors state, “Northern Maine’s largest city, Bangor…” which is patently untrue. Look at a map. Measure from of the northern tip of Maine to the southernmost… Read More
    Maine Speaker of the House Michael Saxl believes a true compromise is to spend more than projected state revenues so he and his liberal Democratic legislators can compromise on what tax they will raise and how much. There is no compromising with Saxl on spending… Read More
    I would like to thank everyone in Maine for their support as I attempt to collect some of my judgment award from the murderer of my parents. Particular thanks go the Bangor Daily News staff for their concern and compassion. I want to make it… Read More
    I would rather suffer the costs of the California electric rate than the current Bangor Hydro rate in Maine. Please consider the following: Even after four increases, the average rate in California is 11.5 cents per kilowatt-hour, while the present rate from Bangor Hydro is… Read More
    President Bush and the Big Oil Cabinet have done so much to benefit the public in only two months, but much more work remains to be done. To cut the bloated bureaucracy, they must eliminate the Food and Drug Administration. Our food is fine… Read More
    This is a reminder to commuters who drive through Winterport on Route 1A to watch for children walking to and from school. Please slow down when passing our school from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Stop for children trying to cross the… Read More
    It may never be known whether the collision Sunday between an American reconnaissance plane and a Chinese fighter was the result of pure accident, recklessness or aggression. Whether this explosive situation it is resolved quickly and calmly or is allowed to ignite into military and diplomatic confrontation depends… Read More
    We just returned from a wonderful experience created for us, and the general public, by a group of high school students from St. John Episcopal and All Soul’s Church. It is fantastic and rivals anything we’ve seen at MCA, Lakewood or Kennebunk Summer Theaters. You… Read More
    On February 8, International Paper Co. astounded its employees at the Passadumkeag and Costigan sawmills with the news that it would end the lumber operations at the two mills. Further, it disclosed that it would not sell the mills for two reasons, first because it did not want… Read More
    Some things are simply indefensible. In a campaign filled with platitudes, as his numbers faltered and voters wavered, George W. Bush made a pledge that, barely two months in office, he has abandoned with alarming speed: he promised that he would “leave no child behind.”… Read More
    It was a typical Maine spring day, with snowflakes sailing on a raw wind and the sky a depressing shade of gunmetal gray. Since I couldn’t run off to the warm Florida Keys at the moment, I did the next-best thing to temporarily escape the winter that would… Read More
    AUGUSTA – With barely a word of debate, the Legislature’s Judiciary Committee on Tuesday voted against a number of bills that sought to ban “partial-birth abortion,” to require parental permission before abortions, and to toughen penalties for violence against pregnant women. The brief work session followed a lengthy… Read More
    BANGOR – Citing the need to preserve the Penjajawoc Marsh as a rare, irreplaceable natural habitat, the planning board voted 3-2 Tuesday night to deny site plan approval for a 224,000-square-foot Wal-Mart Supercenter on Stillwater Avenue. While board member George Burgoyne and Chairman Rick Fournier… Read More
    Bangor District Court Jeffrey Meader, 31, Brewer, assault, dismissed. 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++) { if (isMobileDevice()) { if (slot_sizes[i][0] googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
    BREWER – The Brewer Parks and Recreation Department will be host to a Canadian-American program at 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 11, in the Senior Center, located in the Brewer Auditorium. Amy Morin from the University of Maine Canadian-American Center will present a slide show and… Read More
    BANGOR – Opening a family child care business in the home is the topic of a training workshop titled “Getting Started in Family Child Care: An Orientation.” The training covers state certification procedures, health and safety practices, working with families, child development, community and professional… Read More
    WASHINGTON -U.S. Sen. Olympia J. Snowe has agreed to co-chair the Congressional Coastal Caucus. The Congressional Coastal Caucus is both bipartisan and bicameral, chaired in the House by Reps. Clay Shaw, R-Fla., and Frank Pallone, D-N.J. The caucus is composed of congressional members interested in… Read More
    Amity After a two-hour annual town meeting Saturday, residents complimented town officials on the new budget format in the town report. 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
    PORTLAND – A public opinion poll shows that Maine voters favor programs that help children get the right start in life and prevent crime to a cut in federal taxes, law enforcement leaders said Tuesday. “Maine voters and law enforcement leaders are sending a clear… Read More
    HOULTON – Next year, kindergarten pupils in SAD 29 will go to school all day as a result of school board action taken Monday night. By a vote of 9-2, the board approved the measure and in doing so authorized Superintendent David Wiggin to develop… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE – The Aroostook County Branch, American Red Cross, will hold adult, infant and child CPR and first aid classes at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, April 21, at the branch office, 141 State St. Advance registration is required by calling 762-5671. Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE -Dr. Katarina Vajdova, executive director of the Slovakian Academia Istropolitana Nova, will be a German Marshall Fellow April 8-14 at the University of Maine at Presque Isle. She will visit classes, meet student newspaper staff and members of the International Students Club and present a public… Read More
    WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved a water and waste disposal direct loan of $220,000 for Calais, Maine. The funds are being made available through the USDA’s Rural Development Agency. They will be used to replace water and sewer lines, a storm… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT – The Piscataquis County Extension Office has information packets on basic horse care that follow two equine clinics held in March. The packets may be had by contacting the Extension office at 59 East Main St., Dover-Foxcroft 04426, telephone 564-3301 or (800) 287-1491. E-mail… Read More
    WINN – Three Medway men and a teen-age boy face charges of burglarizing the Winn General Store twice early Tuesday morning. State Trooper Barry Meserve said Dean Lee Jr., 23, Leonard Osborne, 21, and Michael Morrison, 21, all of Medway and a 16-year-old Molunkus boy… Read More
    WARREN – SAD 40 directors approved a $16.7 million budget that will be presented to district voters in June by secret ballot. “We looked in every corner to see what we could cut,” board Chairman Sam Pennington said Tuesday. “When we ran out of corners,… Read More
    Bangor District Court Andrew M. Adams, 19, Exeter, possessing marijuana, $200; possession of drug paraphernalia, $75. 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++) { if… Read More
    LINCOLN – A veterans service officer from the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management will assist veterans, widows and their dependent children in filing for state and federal benefits from 9 a.m. to noon Thursday, April 12, and Thursday, April 26, at the Lincoln District Court Office. Read More
    MILLINOCKET – A veterans service officer from the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management will assist veterans, widows and their dependent children in filing for state and federal benefits from 9 a.m. to noon, Thursday, April 5, at the Millinocket District Court office. Read More
    ROCKPORT – Maine’s eighth annual Recycling and Solid Waste Conference will be held Monday and Tuesday at the Samoset Resort. The Maine Resource Recovery Association in cooperation with the Maine Chamber and Business Alliance, Maine Buy Recycled, Maine WasteCap, Maine Environment and Energy Center and… Read More
    BELFAST – SAD 34 will conduct kindergarten registrations for children who will turn 5 by Oct. 15. SAD 34 comprises Belfast, Belmont, Morrill, Northport, Searsmont and Swanville, googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false;… Read More
    CAMDEN – Ross Overcash will be at Merryspring Nature Park at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, April 5, to give a talk and slide presentation on orchids. Included in the theme of the discussion will be the nutritional, light, moisture and temperature requirements of the orchids most… Read More
    CAMDEN – The driver was uninjured and the cargo remained intact when a tractor-trailer truck slid off Virginia Avenue on Tuesday morning. Police Officer Michael Geary said the single-vehicle accident was reported at 7:28 a.m. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
    GREENVILLE – An ordinance that would prohibit nude strip shows in Greenville will be discussed during a public hearing at 6:30 tonight in the municipal building. The public indecency ordinance was proposed last month after a local pub owner sought permission from selectmen to conduct… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT – A Dover-Foxcroft man was arrested Monday evening for allegedly assaulting his 13-year-old son at their Edes Avenue home. Robert Goodwin, 36, charged with assault, will make his initial court appearance May 14, according to Lt. Scott Arno of the Dover-Foxcroft Police Department. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    Calais District Court Jeremy L. Nason, 18, East Machias, cruelty to animals, $250. 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++) { if (isMobileDevice()) { if… Read More
    SKOWHEGAN – A Superior Court judge sentenced a Norridgewock man to five years in prison in the beating and attempted drowning of his ex-girlfriend last August. Donald Rundlett, 19, pleaded guilty Monday to charges of attempted murder and aggravated assault. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
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    MONMOUTH – The Maine Human Rights Commission rejected a discrimination complaint Monday by a Monmouth man who said town officials should have been more accommodating at town meetings because he suffers from an anxiety disorder. Michael Sawyer, 48, accused town officials of discriminating against him… Read More
    SOLON – Rosita Lewis, 58, of Solon, a nurse practitioner in private practice, was arrested on drug charges Tuesday morning after a two-year investigation by the Somerset County Sheriff’s Department and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency. Sheriff’s deputies executed a search warrant shortly after 7… Read More
    MACHIAS – The Washington County grand jury indicted 18 people Tuesday, including seven charged with trafficking in prescription narcotics. The grand jury charged Patrick Burke, 18, of Baileyville with one count of furnishing Schedule W drugs and one count of forfeiture for his alleged use… Read More
    ROCKPORT – An Ashwood Waldorf School auction will be held from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday, April 6, at the Elks Lodge, 210 Rankin St. More than 350 donations from area businesses and individuals will be auctioned to benefit the school’s tuition-assistance program. The event… Read More
    Only five tables remain for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Maine Affiliate Spring Luncheon. Since reservations must be made by Tuesday, April 10, you better make them now. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var… Read More
    HARTLAND – The Legislature’s Business and Economic Development Committee will hear a bill Thursday intended to give consumers more choices in the creation and care of their dentures and to allow denturists the ability to regulate their profession. LD 1639, an Act to Improve the… Read More
    DOVER, N.H. – The man who last saw 21-month-old Kassidy Bortner alive said he supports an effort to toughen Maine’s law on reporting suspected child abuse. But Jeffrey Marshall said he wants to make sure lawmakers weigh all the implications before giving their approval to… Read More
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    MOUNT DESERT – Two young ladies from Mount Desert Island will take a tumble down a rabbit’s hole this weekend as Acadia Community Theater presents “Alice in Wonderland” at the Neighborhood House. Eighth-graders Nora Miller of Somesville and Mary Elizabeth Kelley of Bar Harbor, will… Read More
    Sorrell Cardello of Hermon, who swims for the Bangor YMCA’s Barracudas, finished in the top six in each of her events in the 10-and-under age group at the USA Swimming Eastern Zone meet in Lanham, Md., last week. She compiled 30 points and was the top Maine finisher… Read More
    Food for thought There’s nothing fresher than food grown in your own garden. If you’re looking for unusual, organic seeds for vegetables and spices, try The Cook’s Garden Catalog. It’s packed with seeds, gardening books and prints. For a free copy, call (800) 457-9703, fax… Read More
    Chris McKenney, who has been the offensive coordinator at Springfield College (Mass.) the past 10 years, has been named to replace Mike Hodgson as the head football coach at Maine Maritime Academy in Castine. The 39-year-old McKenney said the MMA job “seems like a great… Read More
    The 37th R.H. Foster Energy/Mobil Paul Bunyan Amateur Golf Tournament will have a new look this year as Bar Harbor Golf Course in Trenton replaces Kebo Valley Golf Club in Bar Harbor in the tournament’s three-course rotation. The other two courses, Bangor Municipal Golf Course… Read More
    Some are surprised whenever they hear that the NCAA, college presidents and college coaches are actually working together on a project. Actually, these parties align on most issues – it’s just that their house controversies garner most of the news. There is no in-house controversy… Read More
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    Bangor High School senior forward Alison Smith and Deering of Portland swingman Jamaal Caterina have been named Gatorade National High School girls and boys basketball players of the year. Smith averaged 18.9 points, 9.7 rebounds, 3.3 steals and 2.0 steals per game while Caterina averaged… Read More
    Presque Isle’s Paige Findlen won two gold medals and earned a national ranking at last weekend’s Charles Schwab Nastar National Championships at Beaver Creek Resort in Colorado. Findlen, 8, completed four runs in two days and won a gold medal on each day of competition. Read More