JACKMAN – No rocks were thrown and no insults were hurled at law enforcement officials as a large group of demonstrators conducted a colorful, theatrical walk around the border crossing and held a 30-minute blockade of Route 201 Saturday to protest the proposed free trade zone of the… Read More
BANGOR – Jessie, a 23-year-old single mother, steps off the blue-lit stage at Diva’s clutching a handful of bills and the red dress she had thrown to the floor earlier in her performance. With plans to go to college once her 3-year-old daughter starts school,… Read More
BANGOR ? Bangor Hydro-Electric Co. has announced earnings of 40 cents per common share for the quarter ending March 31. Last year’s earnings for the same period were 53 cents per common share. The primary cause for the decline in the first quarter earnings involved… Read More
BANGOR – The economy was on the minds of many who attended the Home Show at the Bangor Civic Center this weekend. Many older people at the show Sunday reported being nervous as retirement investments lost ground in the last year. Some said they would… Read More
With graduation parties coming up, you might be tempted to dig out those holiday lights stored since last fall in an attempt to make your celebrations more festive. But beware! The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission warns that two brands of popular “rope” or “cable” lights may pose… Read More
Karen O’Clair has been promoted to loan officer at the University Credit Union in Orono. O’Clair has been an employee of the credit union for more than 13 years. Lucille Cray has been named assistant vice president in the Madawaska office of KeyCenter for the… Read More
BEALS – Every Monday, Vernal Woodward hops in his Mercury Marquis, puts on some inspirational music and begins paying visits to fishermen and their families. He’s a traveling salesman of sorts. But the 94-year-old son and brother of a lobsterman is selling an idea that… Read More
Imagine a house on fire and firefighters throwing gasoline on it in the hope of extinguishing it. The United States does just that in Colombia with its more than $1.3 billion in support for Plan Colombia. According to Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, “political… Read More
Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins have built reputations for themselves as members of a centrist bloc in the Senate. The New York Times recently listed them, Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island and James Jeffords of Vermont as the core group of four New England moderate Republicans who… Read More
For the last three years, campaign finance reform has been at the top of the nation’s good government agenda. While all the attention has been focussed upon the influence of money on the White House and Congress, its corrosive effect upon the third branch, the Judiciary, has gone… Read More
Want to know what corporations; special interest groups or powerful individuals are buying influence with your elected officials? The web site http://www.opensecrets.org operated by the Center for Responsive Politics is the mother lode of information on political contributions. The Campaign Finance Reform legislation will not… Read More
As the state representative from District 112, I went to Augusta with the hope that we could reduce the tax burden of the people of Maine. Mainers are struggling under the greatest tax burden in the country. From 1820 until about five years ago, our… Read More
Your April 18 story “Maine Medicaid saved millions” misrepresents the DHS new prior approval program and the effect it has on Medicaid recipients. Prescriptions for Medicaid patients have had to be filled with generic equivalents for many years. What is happening now is that people are not being… Read More
I would like LD 1409 to be passed in the state of Maine. Mercury fillings are unhealthy especially for pregnant women and us kids – I am nine years old. I think that mercury fillings are very ugly, they look like cavities. I think that you should make… Read More
The Maine congressional delegation recently eliminated a serious threat to the integrity of Acadia National Park at Schoodic Point. Responding in part to requests of Friends of Acadia, the National Parks Conservation Association and the Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations, and to calls from private parties, Sens. Read More
During mud season, they dot the landscape like swimming pools in Beverly Hills. Melting snow and spring rains fill our vernal pools with water, but by August, they have usually dried up. They are critical to the Maine landscape as we know it, temporary refuges that breed frogs… Read More
As a member of the Maine People’s Alliance (MPA) committed to defending the initiative and referendum process, I was disappointed that the Bangor Daily News continues to editorialize (April 14-15) for reform of something that is not broken. We are not in favor of the… Read More
AUGUSTA – Maine lawmakers, returning from spring break this week to resume consideration of hundreds of bills, thus far have completed more than three-quarters of their anticipated committee workload, according to a staff analysis. Still, if the House of Representatives and Senate are to finish… Read More
MACHIAS – After years of watching helplessly as prescription drug abuse takes an ever-increasing toll on Washington County, District Court Judge John Romei is beginning to feel hopeful. Tari Murphy, a substance abuse counselor for the Regional Medical Center in Lubec, shares Romei’s feeling. Murphy… Read More
BREWER – Leah Wolfsong’s rich voice flows and surges with the rhythmic beat of African drums. She sings of a growing circle of men, women and children making a connection and making a difference. “I hope that they felt some kind of primal stirring, their… Read More
HOWLAND – A 14-year-old girl jumped from a second-floor window to escape a fire that killed her grandfather and gutted their home early Saturday morning. Julien Sirois, 68, died in the fire, which investigators ruled was an accident caused by a smoker’s carelessness. His son… Read More
WASHINGTON – While federal lawmakers took a two-week break from Capitol Hill this month, a small group of senators, including Sen. Susan Collins, worked on a framework for how to fund education. Soon after the Senate returns to work today, Republicans and Democrats will start… Read More
CASTINE – She already has leaped overboard into Maine’s frigid coastal water to learn ocean survival. Now, Katina X. Pilavakis is getting herself psyched to walk into a burning building to learn how to fight ship fires. In between, she tears apart engines so she… Read More
BUCKSPORT – The Hancock County Children’s Council and the Maine Parent Federation will present an opportunity for parents to participate in a discussion at the Miles Lane School. The group will meet from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 24, and is free to all… Read More
BANGOR – The Bangor Humane Society will sponsor a Pet Permanent Tattoo Identification Program from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, May 5, at the Bangor Humane Society at 693 Mount Hope Ave. Alan Dunton will tattoo dogs for $10 each. Forms will be available… Read More
OLD TOWN – Two people were rescued from the Penobscot River on Sunday afternoon after their canoe capsized, sending them into the cold, fast-moving water. Carol Howell and John Gregory, ages unavailable, both from Old Town, were treated for hypothermia at Eastern Maine Medical Center… Read More
AUGUSTA – Former state Senate Majority Leader Chellie Pingree, D-North Haven, will give the annual meeting address to more than 500 members of the Maine Association of Retirees on May 10 at the Augusta Civic Center. Pingree has been a state senator since 1992 and… Read More
The Biddeford City Council has declined to support an effort to allow a volunteer group, The Maine Way Inc., to open a boardinghouse for homeless people at 27 Mount Vernon St. The 3-3 vote represents a snag for a two-year effort to help homeless people… Read More
LEWISTON – The arrest tally was 11 by the time an all-night dance party that attracted 3,700 people wrapped up Sunday morning, but it was not as bad as law enforcement officials had expected. News of the event dubbed the “New England Earth Day Festival”… Read More
GLENBURN – Kindergarten registration for the 2001-2002 school year will be held May 3 and 4 at Glenburn Elementary School. Children should accompany parents to registration. The screening, required by state regulation, will be done by members of the school staff. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
BANGOR – A meeting about Liberty School, an independent high school in Blue Hill, will be held at the Bangor Library board room at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 28. This event is free and open to the public. Parent, student and faculty representatives will discuss… Read More
BANGOR – The Maine Discovery Museum will be featured as an “Editor’s Pick” in the “2001 Yankee Magazine Travel Guide to New England,” among regional restaurants, lodging, museums and shops. The museum is the largest children’s museum north of Boston, with seven interactive exhibits on… Read More
BAR HARBOR – The Abbe Museum’s annual report for 1999 has received awards from the New England Museum and the Maine Graphic Arts Association. Titled “A Blueprint for the Future,” the annual report was designed by Betts Swanton, Abbe exhibits developer-designer, and edited by Sharon… Read More
Ellsworth District Court David R. McDowell, 20, Cherryfield, operating motor vehicle after suspension of driver’s license, $200. 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
BLUE HILL – Faced with the same kinds of shortages in allied health care workers that have been seen statewide and across the nation, the local hospital has adopted a grow-your-own approach to filling the jobs. Officials at Blue Hill Memorial Hospital say they recently… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – The Maine potato could be returning to its roots. While expressing caution, members of the Maine Potato Board have agreed to look into expanding markets in Mexico. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var… Read More
TOWNSHIP 11 RANGE 9 – An Ashland man was airlifted to a Bangor hospital with serious injuries after a snowmobile accident in the North Woods on Saturday afternoon. A second man was taken by ambulance to the hospital. Jeff Clark, 41, was listed in fair… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – The Maine Potato Board has outlined a broad approach in marketing, legislation, communication, education and research to help strengthen the industry. “This is not a day-to-day plan,” Michael Corey, the board’s executive director, said. “It is a proactive approach to dealing with… Read More
SANGERVILLE – An informational meeting about the possible closing of the Abbie Fowler Elementary School will be held 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 24, at the school. Speakers will include local representatives of the SAD 4 board of directors, who have discussed closing the school in… Read More
MACHIAS – Two prominent Maine literary figures will read at 3 p.m. Thursday, April 26, in the George Simpson Murdock Bookstore at the University of Maine at Machias. Miriam Colwell of Prospect Harbor, whose 1955 novel “Young” is enjoying a resurgence of interest since its… Read More
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Rockland District Court Ricky Coffin, 17, Rockland, operating all-terrain vehicle on public way, $50; operating unregistered all-terrain vehicle on public way, $50. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0;… Read More
ROCKLAND – Knox County Law Enforcement Explorer Post 911 will get a shot in the arm Tuesday that will help revive the sluggish youth group. A $2,000 grant, which was awarded recently, will be officially presented to the group during a ceremony, Knox County sheriff’s… Read More
SAD 50 to vote on K-4 school District would have to fund entire $2.2 million cost of Cushing project
CUSHING – SAD 50 voters will decide May 22 whether to spend $2.2 million to build a new kindergarten through grade four school on land given to the district by the town. The $2,275,000 school would replace the 52-year-old Cushing Community School, Superintendent John Dirnbauer… Read More
Belfast District Court Travis M. Bennett, 26, Lincolnville, assault, jail 60 days, suspended, probation two years; criminal mischief, dismissed; possession of drug paraphernalia, $100. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i… Read More
THOMASTON – SAD 50 voters will go to the polls in May to vote on a $9.1 million budget, which is 5.36 percent higher than last year. The primary reasons for the increase in the 2001-2002 budget are teacher raises, interest payments on a proposed… Read More
Ellsworth District Court Denise Linscott, 27, Bucksport, allowing dog at large, $50; allowing dog at large, $50. 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
GREENVILLE – It was apparent that those gathered Wednesday all had a common goal – to promote Greenville and its activities – but they initially differed on the avenue to carry out the goal. Selectmen last month voted 4-0 not to include $10,000 in the… Read More
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GREENVILLE – John Smith, a retired Maine Forest Service mechanic known for offering others a helping hand, died Sunday of complications attributed to a car-moose accident last year. He was 85. Smith had been seriously injured in the Aug. 2 accident in Greenville. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
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MACHIAS – The University of Maine at Machias is inviting the public to a program highlighting the newly revitalized UMM honors program. The event will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 24, in Kimball Hall. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
EAST MACHIAS – Preschool registration for SAD 77’s program for 4-year-olds at Mary C. Burns School will be held from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, April 25-26. The school is on High Street in East Machias. To be eligible children must live in the SAD 77… Read More
The public is invited to join more than 300 members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from central and coastal Maine participating in a special project to benefit people living in area communities. The church’s women’s group, the Relief Society, is host… Read More
MONSON – A Monson man may face charges after his dog attacked a couple Saturday while they were pushing their baby in a carriage and walking their leashed dog on Water Street. Arvid “Sam” Anderson was treated at the Charles A. Dean Memorial Hospital in… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT – For years, Bob and Barbara Moore have given to their community and now the community is giving something back to the couple. The Moores lost their maple syrup processing business, Bob’s Sugarhouse, to fire March 25, causing the couple a loss in excess… Read More
PORTLAND – Another border battle is brewing between Maine and New Hampshire, and it has nothing to do with which state owns the island on which the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard sits. Maine lawmakers are considering a bill that would end the practice of allowing New… Read More
York County is the fastest-growing county in Maine, and the population surge is making it easier for residents to skirt state law by registering their vehicles in tax-free New Hampshire, police say. The problem is biggest in York and Kittery, where police are cracking down… Read More
The Maine Land Use Regulation Commission will vote Thursday on an application by Cherryfield Foods Inc. for a five-year permit to irrigate 5,517 acres of blueberry land in the watersheds of three Washington County rivers where Atlantic salmon are an endangered species. Irrigation can double… Read More
ORONO – Mike MacDonald’s spot in the University of Maine weekend rotation was in jeopardy heading into Sunday’s America East baseball doubleheader against Towson (Md.). The promising freshman from Camden, who had failed to get past the fourth inning in his previous three league starts,… Read More
For a crowd of hundreds that generally enjoyed itself Saturday at Six Mile Falls during the 35th Kenduskeag Stream Canoe Race, there were still tense moments as some of the less experienced paddlers ran into dangerous trouble where high water and submerged logs met. In… Read More
BANGOR – With the sometimes meandering Kenduskeag Stream transformed into a swift-moving April torrent, Houlton kayaker Fred Ludwig obeyed on essential rule on Saturday. “Just hang on,” Ludwig said after he and partner Steve Moser had maneuvered their Olympic-style two-man boat down the stream to… Read More
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Ruth Stokes of Orono bowled a 300 game Sunday afternoon at the Heritage Bowling Center in Hermon. Stokes’ perfect game came during the Maine State 10 Pin Team Tournament. It was Stokes’ ninth 300 game. Read More
Karen Matero of Westbrook won her fourth straight women’s state candlepin bowling championship Sunday afternoon with a 1,296-1,141 defeat of Amanda Davis of Buxton. The 10-string matches took place at the Vacationland Bowling and Recreation Center in Saco. Kevin Sparks, also of Westbrook, took the… Read More
BANGOR – Zach Means went 3-for-4 with three singles and an RBI to help the John Bapst Crusaders knock off the Bangor Rams in high school baseball action Saturday 4-2. It was the season-opener for both teams. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
BREWER – Carolyn McAvoy stood at her post near third base, a game-ending third out in her glove, her Brewer softball teammates jumping around her in excitement. It was as if the Witches had won a playoff game instead of the season-opener. But there was… Read More
BURLINGTON, Vt. – The University of Maine scored just three runs in the first three games of the weekend before exploding for eight in a college softball win over Vermont on Sunday. The Black Bears scored four runs in the second inning en route to… Read More
ELLSWORTH – Sarah Metivier struck out eight while allowing four hits to lead the Old Town Indians to a 9-2 high school softball victory over the Ellsworth Eagles Saturday. Metivier aided her own cause with three singles. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
BANGOR – Keith Simmons was Mr. Versatility for the Husson College Brave baseball team on Sunday. The sophomore pitcher-first baseman from Friendship fired a two-hit complete game in the opener and tied the second game with a two-out, eighth-inning single as the Braves completed a… Read More
ORONO- Despite the day being probably the finest that the Bangor area has seen this spring, and despite the lack of guest soloists or guest conductors on the program, seats were well filled for Sunday afternoon’s concert by the Bangor Symphony Orchestra at the Maine Center for the… Read More
When the hurly-burly’s done, when the battle’s lost and won, youngsters in more than 20 schools will have seen the Penobscot Theatre Company’s touring production of “Macbeth” this spring. “With this tour, we are thrilled to offer schools throughout Maine the opportunity to see one… Read More
High school is a whirlpool of never-ending homework, sports, extracurricular activities and social events. It’s a hectic world where many adults would find it hard to survive. Most teen-agers manage to get through simply because they must or because of their sheer youth. Those high… Read More
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The search room at the Maine State Archives in Augusta continues to be closed due to a water leak, but there’s good news. Many of the microfilm rolls – both town records and vital records by surname – have been moved across the hall to… Read More
WATERVILLE – The Shakespeare Summer Camp for Teens is taking early registration for its six-week day camp program which runs 10 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays beginning July 9 and ending Aug. 19. The program will be held at the Waterville Junior High Theater. The camp has… Read More
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