AUGUSTA – A bill barring hospitals from forcing nurses to work mandatory overtime was passed Tuesday by the Senate and sent to the governor’s office where it faces a grim reception. During a noon meeting with reporters, Gov. Angus S. King said he harbored serious… Read More
BUCKSPORT – Fire crews spent most of Tuesday mopping up from a forest fire that burned an estimated 20 acres and threatened homes while rangers from the Maine Forest Service joined them to investigate the cause. “We have two rangers down there today,” said Jim… Read More
BANGOR – To the consternation of many consumers, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan is not the fairy godmother of the nation’s economy. His magic wand to drop interest rates does not cover all forms of consumer borrowing. “[Borrowers] think Alan Greenspan waves his hand and… Read More
WASHINGTON – The power crunch this summer may be worse than predicted, with California suffering blackouts on an average of 20 hours a week and possible power disruptions in the Northeast if hot weather persists, an industry watchdog group reported Tuesday. At the same time,… Read More
The name of Bangor High School freshman Cory Lunt was omitted from the third quarter honor roll in the May 11 edition of the NEWS because it was not provided on time by the school. Read More
WASHINGTON – Never exactly a reflection of the nation’s melting pot, the Senate has lined the walls of its corridors with portraits that give new definition to the concept of diversity: aging white men with whiskers and aging white men without whiskers. But the face… Read More
In response to Richard Blake’s letter (BDN, May 8) proclaiming that servers are “begging” for tips when they ask if a guest would like change – it is painfully obvious he has never worked in a restaurant as a tipped employee. Every step of service… Read More
AUGUSTA – Maine was right on the slavery question 150 years ago and should be right on the sweatshop question today, according to supporters of LD 1748 who appeared in the Hall of Flags on Tuesday. The bill, expected to come before the House and Senate this week,… Read More
PORTLAND – The Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact hasn’t been the financial cure-all for Maine’s dairy farms. But supporters of the compact, which regulates milk prices to aid New England farmers, say it helps some farms hang on. Congress will decide this year whether to extend… Read More
SACO – An agreement between two major defense contractors could bring 55 additional jobs to the General Dynamics Armament Systems plant here that produces machine guns, rifles and assault weapons. General Dynamics last week signed the agreement to acquire Boeing’s ordnance operations in Mesa, Ariz.,… Read More
ELLSWORTH – Ned Jennings has announced the grand opening of his new business, Granville’s Gran Rental Station, on Bar Harbor Road, will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 19, and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, May 20. The new business… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – Maine Public Service Company has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.32 at the annualized rate of $1.28 per share, on the company common stock. The funds are payable July 1, to holders of record at the close of business on June 15. Read More
BANGOR – The eighth annual Eastern Maine Quality Conference will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 30, at Eastern Maine Technical College. Registration is at 8:30 a.m. The first session, titled “Continuous Improvement – How the Journey Begins,” will begin at… Read More
Most people think of mosquito- borne illness as a problem for equatorial Africa or some other distant part of the world. Well, Maine, the West Nile virus is most likely heading our way. Its first appearance in this part of the world was in New… Read More
I would like to speak out in support of the viewpoint proffered by David Daniel Beckom of Easton in his op-ed commentary of May 2, and I urge all others concerned with the issues he raises to do likewise. As a young amateur historian, I… Read More
Bob DeLong’s photographs that periodically appear in your publication are a pleasure. The compositions of his work are always excellently cropped and balanced. One fine example was the photo of the crab apple buds in the May 12-13 weekend edition. You are fortunate to… Read More
A very large thank you to the Maine Legislature and the Bangor Daily News for their support of nurses on LD 1082. Presently there is a shortage of working nurses in Maine, which only compounds the current nursing shortage. Nurses are being required to work… Read More
A massive foul-up by the FBI has provided an unexpected extra month. Attorney General John Ashcroft could hardly have done less than postpone the execution of Timothy McVeigh for 30 days, unless he wanted to keep conspiracy theorists busy for the next several decades. Defense attorneys now will… Read More
During January, the Family Planning Association of Maine mounted a statewide effort to encourage pro-choice Mainers – Republican, Democrat and Independent – to contact Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins about the nomination of former Senator John Ashcroft as U.S. Attorney General. The concern was simple: As attorney… Read More
BANGOR – The Attorney General’s Office on Tuesday ruled a Bangor police officer was justified in last month’s shooting of a 32-year-old man on the porch of a French Street home. In the report, Attorney General Steven Rowe determined Bangor police Officer James Buckley appropriately… Read More
At this time of year, with all manner of nasty dust and pollen riding the wind and heading for our noses, it’s wise for us occasional allergy sufferers to pay attention to the medicine ads on TV. Yet with all the marketing of prescription drugs… Read More
AUGUSTA – While Congress is debating sweeping changes in federal tax policy, Maine lawmakers are waiting to see how much flexibility they will have in addressing state tax reform initiatives. “We have had some incremental tax reform since I have been on the committee, and… Read More
LINCOLN – An 11-year-old Enfield boy admitted to charges in court on Tuesday stemming from his bringing a gun to school and firing it. Appearing in 13th District Court in Lincoln on Tuesday, Justin Landry, through his attorney, James C. Munch III, of Bangor, changed… Read More
AUGUSTA – The Legislature is a step closer to starting an investigation of the state Department of Human Services’ child protective system. The House on Monday agreed to create an 11-member panel to review the foster care system. The proposal now goes to the Appropriations… Read More
BANGOR – A civil lawsuit against a Lewiston attorney accused of defaming a former owner of Beacon Cadillac Oldsmobile Jeep and Eagle has been settled out of court for an undisclosed amount. In the lawsuit, Jerry Conn of Eddington had alleged that David J. Van… Read More
Keastol Ferry of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., was pulled over on Center Street in Bangor at about 12:45 a.m. Sunday because he allegedly was driving erratically. Officer Chad Foley was called to administer a field sobriety test to the 38-year-old Ferry, who explained that the car… Read More
GLENBURN – More than a dozen residents turned out Tuesday night for a public hearing on the proposed school and municipal budgets, but few of them had anything to say. If approved at the town meeting in June, property taxes would increase $2 per $1,000… Read More
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HAMPDEN – A Kennebec Road resident is circulating a petition among his neighbors asking that the water district superintendent abandon a plan to change the color of a nearby water tower from gray to light blue. “Bright baby blue affects the value of my house,”… Read More
TOWNSHIP 31 – A tractor-trailer truck carrying 32,000 pounds of fresh fish tipped over early Tuesday morning, blocking one lane of Route 9 with haddock, cod and flounder. Maine State Police said Scott Bubar was driving the truck full of fresh fish packed in ice… Read More
TREMONT – A single-car accident on Route 102 claimed the life of at least one person Tuesday night. The accident resulted in downed power and phone lines. The accident, near the Quietside Campground on Mount Desert Island, occurred around 8:30 p.m. According to Southwest Harbor… Read More
BELFAST – The following divorces were granted in Belfast District Court during April on grounds of irreconcilable marital differences: Winfred H. Spaulding of Belfast and Rachel Spaulding of Turner, married at Belfast, July 3, 1997. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
PORTLAND – City councilors are considering raising the price of bar permits from $50 to $250 to cover the cost of police patrols in the Old Port. The fee would cover the $100,000 tab for police patrols in the trendy tourist district, the council said. Read More
BAR HARBOR – Councilors denied a citizen’s request that the town use pesticide-free herbicides on municipal parks Tuesday night. Kimberly Ballard told councilors that she had experienced headaches, nausea and confusion last week after she napped in grass on the Village Green that had been… Read More
LAMOINE – Firefighters discovered the body of Forrest Pinkham, 71, inside the charred remains of his garage on Route 204 Tuesday morning. Investigators determined that Pinkham’s death was a suicide and that the fire was set. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
Newport District Court Jaron G. Cyr, 18, no address given, assault, jail 90 days, all but 20 days suspended, probation one year; assault, dismissed. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i… Read More
CORINNA – The first year of the Superfund cleanup at Corinna provided a few surprises for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, according to Ed Hathaway, project manager. Last year, the EPA thought the cleanup would cost about $10 million and include the excavation of about… Read More
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PITTSFIELD – Town councilors and members of the Skowhegan E-911 Communications Center on Tuesday night went through each of 58 items listed in a memo written by Pittsfield police-fire dispatch supervisor John Curtis. The review was part of a workshop held to determine if Pittsfield should keep a… Read More
WESTON – A Danforth man has been charged with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicants after an accident Tuesday afternoon on Bancroft Road. Ryan Brown, 19, was taken to Houlton Regional Hospital by the Northern Washington-Southern Aroostook Ambulance with injuries he… Read More
CARIBOU – The former credit manager of Maine Potato Growers Inc. was indicted late last week for allegedly stealing $35,000 from the farmers’ cooperative in Presque Isle, according to investigators and court documents. Scott S. Sirois, 35, was charged by the Aroostook County Grand Jury… Read More
CARIBOU – Cary Medical Center and the Aroostook Mental Health Center will hold two programs on fetal alcohol syndrome to recognize Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Awareness Month in May. The first will be for local physicians, physician assistants and nurse practitioners at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, May… Read More
CARIBOU – The Jefferson Cary Foundation will hold a free public seminar on tax advantages of charitable giving at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 30, at the Chan Center, Cary Medical Center. The foundation was established in 1981 named after Dr. Jefferson B. Cary, whose bequest… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – Presque Isle Air Service Inc. on May 11 opened a renovated hangar as its new home at Northern Maine Regional Airport. The company specializes in aircraft maintenance. Jimmy Vaughn Jr. is director of maintenance for the service. The company is in the… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – The Northern Maine Development Commission will hold a series of Land Use Forums on Project Compost, the Regional Advisory Report, and Smart Growth, at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 16, at the Frenchville Community Center, Route 1, and on Wednesday, May 23, at the Houlton Town… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – Secretary of State Dan A. Gwadosky will speak to the Presque Isle Chamber of Commerce at 3 p.m. Wednesday, May 16, at the Chamber offices, 3 Houlton Road. Gwadosky will make a presentation on “Election Reform: A Local and National Perspective.” He… Read More
Washburn District High School WASHBURN – Larry Hallowell, principal of Washburn District High School, has announced honor parts for the Class of 2001. Graduation exercises will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, June 8, at the high school gymnasium. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
Houlton District Court Michael J. Morse, 44, Puryea, Tenn., operating motor vehicle without driver’s license, $150. 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
CARIBOU – Local transportation officials have proposed that a highway rest area along Route 1 not be opened this year because of “nearly constant vandalism” at the site. The rest area is commonly known as the Prestile Hill Rest Area and overlooks some of the… Read More
HAMPDEN – The SAD 22 board of directors will consider tonight a proposed $16.8 million budget that calls for a 5.56 percent increase over the current year. Unanimously endorsed by the board’s Budget Committee, the local share for 2001-2002 would be $7,032,969, an increase of… Read More
CALAIS – A recommendation to cut teacher salary increases has met with about as much enthusiasm as a flat tire on the interstate. Mayor Eric Hinson, armed with a letter signed by a majority of the City Council, met Monday night with the school committee… Read More
AUGUSTA – The Maine Human Rights Commission has sided with a gay man who said that Lepage Bakeries employees taunted him for a perceived lack of masculinity. Terry Mikesell of Auburn said he endured nearly two decades of harassment at the bakery. Between the fall… Read More
AUBURN – A Bath man accused of trying to hire someone to kill his estranged wife pleaded innocent in Androscoggin County Superior Court on Tuesday. Joel Bagely, 38, was arrested in March after Lewiston police received an anonymous tip that Bagely had offered $2,000 to… Read More
Bangor District Court Clifford A. Foss, 30, Bangor, failure to register motor vehicle operating on public way, dismissed; operating motor vehicle while under influence of intoxicating liquor, $500, jail 48 hours, license suspended 90 days. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
AUGUSTA – The Maine Human Rights Commission says a pharmaceutical company failed to accommodate a part-time sales representative who suffered from a disability. The commission voted 4-0 Monday in favor of Arlene Emery’s discrimination complaint against GlaxoSmithKline, a corporation that operates in the United States… Read More
AUGUSTA – Major General Joseph E. Tinkham II, the commissioner of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management, announced recently that the department will be hold a dedication ceremony at 1 p.m. Monday, May 28, for the new Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery at Mount Vernon Road. The… Read More
LINCOLN – Bill Lee, 32, of Calais assumed his new duties as Lincoln’s fire chief on Tuesday. Lee’s appointment won the unanimous support of the Town Council during its meeting Monday. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = [];… Read More
Central High School, Corinth CORINTH – Central High School Principal William Connors has announced honor parts for the Class of 2001. Commencement will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 10, at Central High School gymnasium. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
LINCOLNVILLE – By an 80-39 vote Tuesday, residents approved the concept for a new K-8 school proposed by the school committee. The building would replace the Lincolnville Central School, which is now closed because of air quality problems. The old school on Route 235 will… Read More
ROCKPORT – Novelist and screenwriter Richard Russo will give a benefit reading from his soon-to-be-released novel “Empire Falls” from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday at the Center for Maine Contemporary Art, formerly Maine Coast Artists, 162 Russell Ave. Russo, who now lives in Camden, is… Read More
ROCKPORT – The Camden-Rockport-Lincolnville Chamber of Commerce will be the host of a business after-hours reception from 5 to 7 p.m. today. The reception will be at the Center for Maine Contemporary Art, formerly Maine Coast Artists, 162 Russell Ave., near the intersection with Union… Read More
ST. GEORGE – Fix it, don’t nix it. A town-appointed committee reached that conclusion after a year of studying educational options for St. George children. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var… Read More
CAMDEN – A vibrant village like Camden is supported by institutional and structural pillars, Barrie Pribyl believes. Pribyl, who owns ABCD Books in the village, is a member of a fledgling group called Camden Village Corp., which formed in January to monitor the health of… Read More
WASHINGTON – The United States Department of Justice has awarded a total of $83,436.66 to the state of Maine and 45 law enforcement agencies to assist with the purchase of bulletproof vests, U.S. Reps. John Baldacci and Tom Allen announced Tuesday. The funding is being… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT – A municipal budget that would shift the mill rate from $19.70 to $20.22 per $1,000 valuation will be decided at the annual June town meeting. The proposed municipal budget, which previously was reviewed by the town’s budget advisory committee and was approved Monday… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT – A fire that gutted an empty house on Lincoln Street early Tuesday morning is still under investigation, according to Lt. Keith Cookson of the Dover-Foxcroft Fire Department. Cookson said a neighbor reported flames at the building at 2 a.m.. When fire crews arrived,… Read More
BAR HARBOR – Healthy Acadia, a project of the Mount Desert Island Community Health Plan, will hold the first of a series of “healthy community” forums from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 24, at the Mount Desert Island Regional High School library. At the… Read More
ELLSWORTH – Jack Grindle of Blue Hill called police Monday to report that his son’s car had been vandalized while the teen-ager was performing in Saturday night’s “Battle of the Bands” at the Grand Auditorium. “You Suck” was scratched into the hood of the 1993… Read More
ELLSWORTH – A Hancock teen-ager was charged with furnishing an illegal drug after he was caught with just under 2 ounces of marijuana in his car Tuesday morning. The boy, 17, was driving on the Surry Road, Route 172, when Officer Kelvin Mote of the… Read More
East Grand High School, Danforth DANFORTH – Matthew Oliver, principal of East Grand High School, has announced honor parts for the Class of 2001. Graduation exercises will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 7, at the East Grand High School gymnasium. Class night will… Read More
Machias Memorial High School MACHIAS – Terry D. Atwood, principal of Machias Memorial High School, has announced the valedictorian and salutatorian for the Class of 2001. Graduation exercises will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, June 10, at the high school gymnasium. Senior banquet will… Read More
AUGUSTA – Maine is one of few states that allow prisoners to vote, and the House of Representatives voted Tuesday to stay in that select group. By a 78-64 tally, the House rejected a bill that seeks to strip convicted felons of the voting right… Read More
BANGOR – Embattled former Down East ambulance owner Dana McGovern and his service were named in a superseding indictment handed up Tuesday by a federal grand jury in Bangor. The 214-count document contains the same number of charges as an initial indictment handed up six… Read More
Augusta residents and University of Maine students Abe Furth, 19, and 20-year-olds Kevin Bunker and Adam Wintle fly out of Bangor to San Francisco on Friday, May 18, where they will launch their “Black Bears for Kids” campaign to raise $250,000 for the Maine Children’s Trust. Read More
BANGOR – Testimony continued Tuesday in the trial of a Glenburn man accused of assaulting a Kenduskeag man and then firing shots at police who came to question him at a Pushaw Lake camp. Maine State Police troopers testified at the Penobscot County Superior Courthouse… Read More
AUGUSTA – Passing a new tax is rare. Having it endorsed by conservative Republicans and liberal Democrats is even rarer. And considering it’s a voluntary tax may make it unique. But without a formal vote, the Legislature’s Taxation Committee has adopted a self-imposed tax on sarcasm. Read More
ALFRED – A man from Sanford is dead after an accident Monday on Route 111. Maine State Police said Jaron Hardage, 18, was killed after he tried to pass another car in his Volkswagen Golf and collided with an oncoming dump truck. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
PORTLAND – The U.S. Postal Service has set up a hot line for postal employees in Maine to report harassment complaints. The hot line is one of a number of steps the agency is taking to make sure employees are able to voice their concerns… Read More
AUGUSTA – The mother of a man who was murdered five years ago applauded the Maine Senate after it took action Tuesday that may have saved a handgun-control bill from being rejected. The bill, LD 774, seeks to have all guns that are seized by police after being… Read More
PORTLAND – The Maine Green Independent Party will hold its 2001 convention from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, May 19, at the Woodbury Campus Center of the University of Southern Maine, Bedford Street. Elections will be held and candidates will be able to address… Read More
BOSTON – Saf-T-Hammer, the small trigger lock company that bought Smith & Wesson this week, inherits the critical dilemma facing the nation’s oldest gun maker: How to fend off potentially crippling lawsuits while regaining the trust of gun owners. Smith & Wesson infuriated many gun… Read More
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – David A. Williams, an attorney and former journalist who once designed a fisheries cooperative in Fiji, died May 13 after a long illness. He was 58. Williams had been in private practice in Scottsdale. While in the Peace Corps, he designed the… Read More
AUGUSTA – A day of deer hunting reserved just for Mainers should be preserved, the state Senate voted Tuesday as it rejected a bill to open residents-only day to out-of-staters. Residents-only day falls on the Saturday before the early-November start of open firearms season. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
FALMOUTH – Genevieve Allen, the mother of U.S. Rep. Tom Allen of Maine, died Saturday at her home. She was 87. Allen served on the state board of directors of the League of Women Voters and the YWCA. Her husband, Charles Allen, is a former… Read More
ELLSWORTH – The Los Angeles Brass Quintet will soon be saying goodbye to Hancock County, but another ensemble will be taking its place for the next school year. For the school year now ending, trumpeters Jason Foltz and Rich Candelaria, trombonist Steven Suminski, tuba player… Read More
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Cary Weston of Bangor is building a golf Web site, MainelyGolf.com, which will be grounded in Maine but touching the rest of the golf world. He wants his Internet site to be more inclusive than many that are available now. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
ORONO – Quin Peel will tell you that hockey is king in Canada. But baseball continues to gain popularity in his home country and Peel is among a growing number of Canadian baseball players pursuing their careers at American colleges. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
University of Maine hockey coach Shawn Walsh has said right along that he intends to treat his battle with kidney cancer like a hockey game: thorough preparation, complete focus, positive attitude and a tireless work ethic. Walsh will begin a critical stage of his battle… Read More
Why do professional athletes make so much money? They make it because we are willing to pay for it. Take a gander at this. The U.S. Tennis Open is a two-week event held each year in Queens, N.Y., under the auspices of the United States… Read More
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MIKE TARDIFF BREWER – Mike Tardiff used a 3-iron to ace the par-3, 166-yard fifth hole at Pine Hill Golf Club Sunday. Paul Bouchard and James Bouchard witnessed the feat. Read More
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LIMESTONE – Craig Allen spun a five-hitter, striking out twelve and walking two to lead Central Aroostook to a 9-1 high school baseball win over Limstone/Maine School of Science and Mathematics on Tuesday. Jason Tapley had two singles for Central Aroostook of Mars Hill while… Read More
NEWPORT – Pat Morse smacked a two-run triple, and also combined with Shawn Henderson to scatter five hits to power Nokomis to a 9-5 high school baseball win over Orono Tuesday. Henderson chipped in with three singles and drove in two runs for Nokomis. Brian… Read More
Sportsmanship has become a lost value. The Toronto Maple Leafs’ Tie Domi has provided the most graphic example of that lost value as evidenced by his vicious elbow on New Jersey’s Scott Niedermayer which caused a concussion. Domi was suspended for the rest of the… Read More
The University of Maine football team has announced its captains for the 2001 season, and coaches have handed out awards to four other players based on their performance in spring workouts. Chad Hayes of Old Town, Zack Magliaro of Beverly, Mass., and Malik Nichols of… Read More