ORONO – After sitting on a large hoard of cash while the stock market tumbled, students from SPIFFY felt it was time to make their move. The Student Portfolio Investment Fund of the University of Maine Foundation – SPIFFY for short – placed its biggest… Read More
BANGOR – The Rev. Dr. Ansley Coe Throckmorton is leaving Bangor Theological Seminary a far different place from what she found nearly 50 years ago. She arrived at the institution a faculty wife in 1954, but will leave it in August as president – the… Read More
A Camden Hills baseball player was incorrectly listed in a story in Thursday’s paper. His name is Brady Butler, not John Butler. A comment in a Style story Friday attributed to Eastern Maine Charities Vice President Michael Crowley should have read that the equipment in… Read More
ORONO – Student investors who play the market with money from the University of Maine Foundation don’t make their decisions hastily. Research must be presented, and students must vote on all investments. At last Tuesday’s meeting, Maria Grant, a sophomore from Presque Isle, made a… Read More
WASHINGTON – Emmpack Foods Inc. of Milwaukee is recalling 471,000 pounds of ground beef because of possible contamination by potentially deadly E. coli 0157:H7 bacteria, the Agriculture Department said Saturday. The meat was produced on March 6 and distributed nationwide for retail use in five-pound… Read More
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – The Maine-based parent company of Heavenly Ski Resort is selling its dominant interest in the planned Grand Summit Hotel to Marriott Vacation Club International. Marriott executives said they will proceed with construction of the 192-unit hotel at the base of… Read More
BATH – The wife of the late U.S. Sen. John Chafee of Rhode Island joined in a weekend ceremony to mark a milestone in the construction of a warship bearing his name and usher in a new era at Bath Iron Works. Virginia Chafee put… Read More
CONCORD, N.H. – Women working in New Hampshire are paid about one-third less than men, according to U.S. Labor Department statistics. The Bureau of Labor Statistics figures for 1999 show New Hampshire median weekly earnings for both sexes was $599. It was $492 for women,… Read More
Whether you have some serious weight to lose or just want to tighten up, you are a target for a host of companies promoting plans, fads and theories. Regardless of the diet or program you choose, every credible expert agrees that any effective weight-loss program must include regular… Read More
The report of the home invader shot by Bangor Police at 235 French St. on April 30 is a sad statement about what has happened in Bangor, where the citizens are no longer safe in their own homes. Such people used to be kept at Bangor Mental Health… Read More
The Northeast Dairy Compact, which since 1997 has established minimum prices for milk to help that farmers stay in business, has raised the price of a gallon of milk by an average of 29 cents during the last three years. No one much liked institutionalizing the price increase,… Read More
Prospects for a smooth transfer of the Navy’s communication base at Schoodic Point to Acadia National Park promise to assure the park’s integrity. But the economic impact on Winter Harbor is still up in the air. Nearby communities, especially Winter Harbor and Gouldsboro, had become… Read More
I happened to notice an announcement in your paper about a lecture on cloning in my area. What is this country or world, for that matter, coming to when we kill innocent babies who haven’t had a chance to be born and then, on the other… Read More
There is, no doubt, a certain very rare type of religious feeling, which could possibly be helpful to science and which would welcome science’s input in return, as the tiny minority of genuinely religious and scientific persons in the world today and throughout history known and have known,… Read More
I’d like to speak about a concern that is close to my heart. From all my years’ experience with it, I’m still finding, unfortunately and sadly, that although it is growing in leaps and bounds daily among our population, people are not getting the word. The medical community… Read More
Most children are very fortunate to live in this community. There seems to be more opportunities than ever for our kids such as the new skateboard park, the wonderful Maine Discovery Museum and the Bangor Public Library’s beautiful new addition. As summer comes, our park and recreation programs… Read More
Teacher fingerprinting: Absent any evidence of any problem, the governor, the Department of Education and the Legislature agree that all DOE employees must be fingerprinted for criminal background checks. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner… Read More
Recent articles in the media about the 2000 Census reinforce the need for job creation as the best way to stop the declining population in Piscataquis County. Paychecks are the top priority for our region – if people have jobs then they can support a family and stay… Read More
Are you aware that Maine has a nationally recognized medical school? That school is the College of Osteopathic Medicine at the University of New England in Biddeford. Part of a quality education is teaching students how to think critically and independently. That’s why we require our students and… Read More
WASHINGTON – Joan Churchill said she buys books for everyone. As a mother, the assistant director of child and family services at Community Concepts in South Paris, Maine, understands the importance of creating a reader-friendly home environment for preschool children. “I watched my daughter learn… Read More
CASTINE – When departing Provost William Eisenhardt was asked to speak at Maine Maritime Academy’s graduation, he declined, thinking graduates would want to hear from someone more famous. But since the president and Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II weren’t available, and the school’s board of trustees… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – More than 50 years after spending nine months in German prison camps during World War II, a former New Sweden man has received parts of the plane in which he was shot down near Linz, Austria. The two metal pieces from the… Read More
MILLINOCKET – A doctor who was ousted from practicing at Millinocket Regional Hospital six months ago is back in business, thanks to the efforts of hundreds of his supporters. Dr. Abe Pahilan was asked to resign by hospital officials in October. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
ROCKPORT – People need to give more credence to their emotional attachment to the land when it comes to preservation, rather than basing decisions on what areas should be protected on scientific measures such as whether endangered species live there, a leading conservationist said Saturday. Read More
BREWER – Though fire destroyed a garage on Parkway North on Saturday morning, firefighters were able to halt it before it spread to an attached breezeway and house. According to Brewer Fire Department Capt. Gary Parent, the fire at 39 Parkway North was reported by… Read More
CANAAN – Robert Johnson, the owner of a lumber mill that burned Friday, plans to be back in business today, thanks to the generosity of another sawmill owner. The three-man crew at R. Johnson & Sons Co. mill, on the Whitten Road, had gone home… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – Robert Urich, television actor and cancer patient, told Saturday how he decided if God brought him through his disease, he would go preach the gospel of survivability throughout the country. In a presentation on Saturday night that oscillated between the hilarious and… Read More
NARRAGANSETT, R.I. – A raspy male voice came over the radio: “I need emergency assistance, en route to Block Island. Taking on a lot of water. Goin’ down, goin’ down.” Then silence. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
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PATTEN – People Helping People, a support group for those coping with health problems, and their families and friends, will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, May 14, at the Mount Heights Health Care Facility, Island Falls Road. Read More
FORT KENT – A representative of Maine Veteran Service will be available to serve the veterans of northern Maine from 1 to 4 p.m. on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month at the Fort Kent Armory. Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – The Aroostook County Branch of the American Red Cross is offering classes in adult, infant and child CPR along with first aid at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, May 19, at the branch office, 141 State St. Preregistration is required, and participants may register… Read More
CARIBOU – The Maine Alzheimer’s Association will offer a free daylong workshop from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, May 10, at the Caribou Inn and Convention Center for family members caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease. The workshop, titled “Hands-on Training for… Read More
HOULTON – A representative of Maine Veteran Service will be available to serve the veterans of northern Maine from 9 a.m. to noon on the second and fourth Thursday of each month at the Houlton Armory. Read More
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ORLAND ? Organizers of International Migratory Bird Day at Craig Brook National Fish Hatchery promise a hot cup of shade-grown coffee and a walk in the woods. At 7 a.m. Saturday, May 12, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Great Pond Conservation Trust… Read More
ELLSWORTH ? The Woodlawn Museum-The Black House is sponsoring its first membership bus tour, to visit five museums in Brunswick. The bus leaves at 7 a.m. Saturday, May 12, from the Ellsworth City Hall parking lot and will return from Brunswick at 3 p.m. The… Read More
ELLSWORTH ? “Survivors in Your Classroom: Straight Talk about Child Abuse, Sex and Violence,” a conference for educators, administrators and support staff, will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 19, at the Holiday Inn in Ellsworth. Developed in response to a… Read More
SOUTHWEST HARBOR ? The annual Whittle-a-Warbler workshop at the Wendell Gilley Museum on the Henrick Road will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 12. The museum’s carver in residence, Steven Vallaeum, will instruct up to 10 participants in the one-day workshop. Read More
BAR HARBOR ? Katrina Zarrella, a sophomore at College of the Atlantic from Foxboro, Mass., has been awarded a Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship of $7,500. Nominated by the science faculty at COA, she is one of 250 students nationwide to receive the honor. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
GLENBURN – A pair of grass fires here Sunday afternoon kept more than 35 firefighters from area communities busy. According to Lt. Allen Adams of the Glenburn Fire Department, the first fire was reported on the Hudson Road about noon, when a controlled burn from… Read More
BREWER – Things could have turned out much worse for Brewer pilot Mark Rideout. Though his airplane crashed Sunday after the engine quit as he was taking off from Brewer Airport, Rideout suffered only minor injuries. He was taken to Eastern Maine Medical Center in… Read More
AUGUSTA – The unique political power-sharing arrangement in the numerically deadlocked Maine Senate has in one way succeeded beyond anyone’s wildest expectation. Turns out, that’s the problem. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false;… Read More
MACHIAS – Many children dream of having someone write a book about them and their friends. That fantasy has become a reality for more than Washington County schoolchildren, thanks to the Jasper Keller chapter of the Telephone Company Pioneers of America. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
HOWLAND – George and Joan Mason’s dedication to Penobscot Valley Hospital’s Howland-based ambulance service has won the couple special recognition. The 2001 EMS Lifetime Achievement Award is among only four to be presented later this month by the Department of Public Safety’s Maine Emergency Management… Read More
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GARLAND – A fire Sunday destroyed a garage on the Center Road, resulting in $6,000 to $7,000 in damage. Fire Chief Bruce Smith said no injuries were reported as the result of the fire. The garage was owned by Clarence Giles. Officials are not sure… Read More
ADDISON – The wildfire that began midday Friday continued to blaze throughout the weekend, destroying a total of 500 acres by Sunday evening, according to the Maine Forest Service. “There are 35 people there again today and we’ve had a few places flare up on… Read More
ADDISON – In keeping with a new state requirement, the state Board of Environmental Protection is giving the public an opportunity to comment on a proposed $6,290 out-of-court settlement with an Addison fish processor. Jim Glowa of the state Department of Environmental Protection said Randy… Read More
ORONO – A Garland man remained hospitalized Sunday night for injuries he suffered in a two-vehicle crash Friday night on Interstate 95. Police said speed was a cause. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner =… Read More
CAMDEN – When Will Neils was young, he and his friends would play the “if you could …” game. If he could be alive at any time in history, Neils would tell his friends without hesitating, it would be in Chicago in August 1968. The… Read More
WASHINGTON – Sen. Susan Collins has been notified by House-Senate conferees that the budget resolution that emerged from the conference committee contains her amendment establishing a 10-year, $13.7 billion reserve fund that can be used only to eliminate the 15 percent reduction in Medicare home health payments scheduled… Read More
OXFORD – Two people were killed and three injured in a weekend crash on Route 26 in this western Maine town. The collision took place shortly before 6:30 a.m. Saturday when a car apparently crossed the centerline into the opposite lane and struck a pickup… Read More
BIDDEFORD – A man has been charged with attempted murder and jailed after allegedly shooting his former girlfriend, then turning the weapon on himself. Robert Bedard, 76, was treated for a superficial wound to the head after Friday night’s shooting at 9 Pine St. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
DURHAM, N.H. – Other than the fact they are in New England, what links mansion row in Newport, R.I., with Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom, Maine’s Acadia National Park and New Haven? That is one of the questions two University of New Hampshire professors are asking as… Read More
BANGOR – Weakness in some sectors of the forest products market did not hurt attendance at the 47th annual Northeastern Forest Products Equipment Exposition on Friday and Saturday at Bass Park. Despite the recent closure of paper mills, pulp operations and sawmills in Maine and… Read More
A spring storm canceled the event at which they were to be officially recognized, so the women who grace the 2002 Celebrating Women of Aroostook calendar will be honored during the official kickoff of calendar sales on Saturday, Sept. 8, at Northern Maine Technical College in Presque Isle. Read More
LEWISTON – Arsenic levels in an estimated 20 percent of Maine’s public water supplies are higher than those now considered safe for human consumption, according to state officials. For Mainers who draw their water from private sources, the percentage could be higher. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
PORTLAND – Convicted kidnapper Norman Dickinson, who has spent more than a third of his life behind bars, was being held in the Cumberland County Jail after he escaped from house arrest and was charged with violating probation. Dickinson, 33, was captured Saturday morning, hours… Read More
NEWBURGH ? The Windover Arts Center, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping young people expand their ideas and horizons through the arts, is conducting its first juried filmmaking competition for teen-agers. Designed to recognize creative teens, the contest will support production of a 10- to… Read More
FARMINGTON – Mandatory training for animal pulling events is available to all event superintendents and assistant animal pulling event superintendents at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 12, at the Farmington Fairgrounds. For more information, call 287-3701. Read More
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded long-term loans and grant awards totaling $2,065,000 for water system improvement projects in Livermore Falls and Eustis, according to members of Maine’s congressional delegation. The Livermore Falls Water District will receive a guaranteed loan for $1,050,000… Read More
WASHINGTON – The Social Security Administration has awarded a $66,667 grant to the Disability Rights Center of Maine, according to Rep. John Baldacci. The funding will help the Augusta-based organization offer information about vocational rehabilitation and employment services to Maine individuals with disabilities who receive… Read More
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Commerce has awarded two grants totaling $415,711 to research institutions in Maine. The funding, which is being made available through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, will support marine education and research. Specifically, the University of Maine Office of… Read More
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, and Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., introduced legislation last Thursday to double the child tax credit to $1,000, making the first $500 per child of the credit refundable. “Our legislation will bolster the president’s proposal to double the child tax… Read More
BANGOR – A Portland TV station and Maine Public Radio won top honors Saturday night in the annual Maine Associated Press Broadcasters Association contest. A Bangor radio station took top honors in the sports category. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
STANDISH – Thomas College baseball coach Greg King called it his “five-year plan.” He hoped to get his fledgling program into the NAIA New England Tournament’s championship game by the fifth year. The Terriers exceeded expectations on Sunday at Larry Mahaney Diamond. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
ORONO – The University of Maine Black Bears went into the weekend hoping to challenge Delaware for the top spot in the America East baseball standings. UMaine got the next best thing, clinching a spot in the conference tournament. The Bears rode their stellar pitching… Read More
HERMON – Matt Gillie went to Speedway 95 for Sunday’s opening day of racing with a car he thought was fast enough to win, and snazzy enough that a panel of judges deemed it the winner of his division’s “pretty car” competition. He left after… Read More
BANGOR – It wasn’t the best possible prelude to Saturday’s twinight baseball doubleheader with winless Schenck of East Millinocket for the Searsport Vikings. The inexperienced Vikes limped in with a 3-4 record, the pitching staff was young and thin, many of the players had already… Read More
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SCARBOROUGH – Windham’s Barry Babb surged past pole-sitter Jackie Roussel of Gorham en route to winning his first NASCAR Late Model Pro Series 40-lap feature this season at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway Saturday night. The youngest member of the racing Babb family emerged victorious from… Read More
STANDISH – Sarah Webster of Searsport pitched a four-hit shutout to lead the Saint Joseph’s College Monks to their third straight NAIA New England championship with an 8-0 victory over Green Mountain College Sunday. Saint Joseph’s, now 24-14, advances to the NAIA Northeast Regional (Thursday-Friday)… Read More
DEXTER – Cindi Koscielny led Dexter with two doubles, a triple and a single for eight RBIs as the host Tigers outlasted Central of Corinth 29-23 in softball action Saturday. Ashley Foster hit two singles and a double for three RBIs while Ashley Foster drove… Read More
HODGDON – Phil Smith pitched a four-hitter while striking out 15 batters and walking none to lead the Van Buren Crusaders to a 9-1 schoolboy baseball win over the Hodgdon Hawks in a battle of unbeatens Saturday. Stacey Ayotte hit a double and a single… Read More
HAMPDEN – They pressed their noses against maps hung on the walls, took notes furiously and thumbed through books looking for that elusive ancestor. They’re genealogists, practitioners of the second-most-popular hobby in the country, and they packed the classrooms Saturday at Reeds Brook Middle School… Read More
Maybe it’s because she moved away and then came back that Patricia Ranzoni so deftly mines memories of Maine – digging dandelion greens, baking beans for Saturday night, watering the cows, brushing against “touch me not” jewelweed until its buds pop. In her latest collection… Read More
Despite the popular belief that a majority of today’s youth abuse alcohol, results from a survey suggest that drinking is not a serious problem among Old Town youth. The study found that most Old Town middle school and high school students do not abuse alcohol and that many… Read More
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For many of us, the majority of our ancestors in the mid-19th century already were in Maine. But if any of yours were lingering in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you’ll want to check the state censuses done in 1855 and 1865. The devoted compiler of… Read More
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