BANGOR – Maine’s workers this Labor Day are earning about the same wages they were last year, and according to one think tank, median income may not grow by much in the next year because it hasn’t in the last three years. In the days… Read More
ELLSWORTH – A man was found hiding inside the Main Street post office Sunday after a silent alarm alerted police from three agencies to what they believe was an attempt to break into the vault. A second man was arrested outside the building. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
SEBEC – Wells Shealy stood off to the side, holding his instant camera. The lanky 16-year-old gazed in silence at the hulking bear carcass that hung from a wooden frame while being skinned. Shealy could have been any local kid out in the woods during… Read More
The Maine Technology Institute will conduct four workshops around the state in October. The workshops will provide general proposal preparation advice and specific information regarding MTI’s development award request for proposal, or RFP, and the MTI seed grant RFP. Participants will be guided through common components of a… Read More
Maine Public Broadcasting Corp. has promoted Gil Maxwell to senior vice president for operations and technology. Deborah Turner has been promoted to vice president for marketing and development. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner =… Read More
One of the latest fads of the Rollerblade, skateboard and two-wheeled vehicle generation is the motorized scooter. These are similar to the foot-powered scooters but are assisted by gasoline or electric (battery) motors. Foot-powered scooters themselves are increasingly responsible for injuries and death but because the new generation… Read More
During the 1512 French taking of Bresica, Italy, the teen-ager Nicolo (the stammerer) Tartaglia fled with his father and many others to a cathedral for sanctuary. The soldiers entered the cathedral; his father was killed, and Nicolo was left for dead with a split skull and a saber… Read More
Sky-high food prices predicted as a New York City truck drivers’ strike spreads across the river into New Jersey. Holiday weekend death toll reaches 124 on the nation’s highways. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner… Read More
If those aforementioned lines of communication are open, a new survey sponsored by the AFL-CIO suggests there’s a lot of static in the connection. That spirit of compromise has a ghostly pallor. The telephone survey, conducted in July by Hart Research, polled 1,792 workers, including… Read More
Within recent months consolidation has been discussed among attendees of school board and local town meetings. Citizens representing the four communities (Millinocket, East Millinocket, Medway and Woodville) involved have expressed their desire for the school officials to consider consolidation. The people of this tri-town community… Read More
I want to commend the staff of the Bangor Public Library for their professional assistance. I was researching the existence of a picture in an issue of Life magazine during World War II. I was not sure if the issue was in 1942 or ’43, and to complicate… Read More
The town of Hampden recently completed a survey of those living on gravel (or “dirt) roads, asking if they preferred to keep them as is, or have them paved. On July 17, Ruth-Ellen Cohen of the Bangor Daily News reported that 27 people responded “no” and 34 “yes”… Read More
As a recovering asthmatic, I found Susan Young’s story (BDN, Aug. 22) more interesting from what it leaves out than for what it includes. She joined the politicians and tax-exempt entities in blaming power plants in the South and Midwest for the air pollution in Acadia National Park. Read More
Despite multiple law breakings by Maine’s Department of Conservation on the federally protected Allagash Wilderness Waterway, the National Park Service has levied but a modest mandate. NPS did not order DOC to yank its $1.4 million industrial-style, concrete-and-steel Churchill Dam, illegally built in 1998 without a federal permit… Read More
FAIRFIELD – A Fairfield carpenter has won the 2001 Maine Worker of the Year Award, an honor bestowed by a company that manufacturers working clothes. James Auclair, 44, was notified in late August that his wife’s essay about him had caught the eyes of contest… Read More
ORONO – In a white dress shirt and black slacks, Stephen King, Class of 1970, welcomed the University of Maine Class of 2005 to campus Sunday – and made an offer that brought 1,000 freshmen to their feet in a burst of applause. “You are… Read More
ELLSWORTH – The “thuds” being heard this past week at the former Merrill Apple Farms weren’t the sounds of apples falling prematurely from the trees in the orchard. They were the noises of demolition equipment tearing down a building at the Route 1A site. The… Read More
BANGOR – The Warren Center for Communication and Learning operates in a fashion that does not garner a lot of public attention. “We’re quiet,” said Mary Poulin, its administrative director. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var… Read More
Despite this year’s long winter and unusually dry summer, Mother Nature has done nothing to hurt the state’s feathered quarry, which has grown in popularity. So Maine biologists have recommended changes to the wild turkey season that would expand the hunting range, extend the hunt… Read More
GUILFORD – His body comfortably perched on top of a desk, William Thompson fired questions Friday at the dozen students seated in his slightly cluttered laboratory at Piscataquis Community High School. From the answers given, most of the students in Thompson’s physics class clearly understood… Read More
PROSPECT – Sheriff’s deputies are investigating an overnight Friday break-in at the Prospect Store during which cash and retail goods were taken. Waldo County Deputy Sheriff Ben Seekins said that approximately $130 in cash and goods were taken from the Route 1A business. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
FORT KENT – The University of Maine at Fort Kent Corporate Relations Office will hold a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Enterprise Forum Satellite Broadcast at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 11, in the Grindle Conference Room of Cyr Hall. The broadcast is being made possible through… Read More
MADAWASKA – The Martin Family Reunion Committee will meet at the Madawaska Safety Complex at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 5. The sessions for the 2002 reunion are open to everyone with Martin family roots. Read More
FORT KENT – Wendy Kindred, professor of art at the University of Maine at Fort Kent, has been awarded a fellowship by the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. VCCA is located near Sweet Briar College in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in… Read More
FORT KENT – The Fort Kent Recreation and Parks Department will have a soccer league for children in grades four, five and six. Registration forms are available from area elementary schools. The forms must be returned to the recreation office at the Fort Kent Municipal… Read More
LIMESTONE – The Loring Job Corps Center will hold an open house and Fall Festival 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, at their facilities at the Loring Commerce Centre. Celebrating five years of operation, the center will have vocational displays and informational booths… Read More
MADAWASKA – A bikeathon to benefit St. Jude’s Research Hospital will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, at the Madawaska Multi-Purpose Center. If the weather allows, participants will bike around the outside of the building. If the weather is bad, the biking will be… Read More
FORT KENT – Nine people are joining the faculty and staff at the University of Maine at Fort Kent campus this fall. In the classrooms will be J. Creed Clayton, instructor of biology and environmental studies; Anthony Gauvin, instructor of computer applications; Kelly Goldick, instructor… Read More
Houlton District Court Jeffery Simpson, 35, Bangor, operating vehicle while under influence of intoxicants, $400, 48 hours in jail, driver’s license suspended 90 days. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i… Read More
FORT KENT – Early numbers from the University of Maine at Fort Kent suggest that first-time student enrollment may be up this fall by 15 percent compared with last year. Classes for freshmen begin Thursday. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
FORT KENT – University of Maine at Fort Kent Interim President Donald Zillman and his wife, Linda Zillman, are inviting St. John Valley community members to meet and greet student athletes and coaches. The social gathering will take place Friday, Sept. 7, from 4:30 p.m. Read More
FORT KENT – SAD 27, like many school districts and departments across the state, leases space to accommodate needs that can’t be met by district-owned buildings. SAD 27 currently leases three facilities to house the superintendent’s office in Fort Kent and elementary school libraries in… Read More
Houlton District Court Jeffery Simpson, 35, Bangor, operating vehicle while under influence of intoxicants, $400, 48 hours in jail, driver’s license suspended 90 days. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i… Read More
ACADIA NATIONAL PARK – Downeast Audubon will sponsor a bird walk along the shores of Jordan Pond on Sept. 9. Rob Slabinki, an avid birder and Audubon member, will lead the walk, focusing on warblers, woodpeckers and any other species that he spots during the… Read More
PENOBSCOT – A Castine man was arrested on charges of operating under the influence of an intoxicant after he crashed and demolished his car on Route 15 Friday night. Deputy Alan Brown said Damon Gray, 24, was driving a 1991 Plymouth south on the highway… Read More
ORLAND – The Hancock County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a report of an armed robbery at the Big Apple Store on Route 1 early Sunday. Two men entered the store about 2:15 a.m. and ordered the clerk to open the safe and cash drawer, according… Read More
ELLSWORTH – Investigators on Sunday were still trying to determine the cause of a fire that burned part of a truck at a Lakes Lane business Saturday morning. Ellsworth firefighter Gary Saunders indicated that the truck was the cab of a Freightliner tractor-trailer and was… Read More
Authorities in Penobscot and Cumberland counties said Sunday they are investigating a report that a woman was forcibly driven from South Portland 125 miles north to Exeter, where she was able to break free from a male captor and call deputies. Deputy Tom Burgess of… Read More
CALAIS – When the city councilors decided to open Nash’s Lake to the public earlier this year, they did not realize it would generate an almost weekly debate. Abutting landowner Billy Howard, through his Bangor attorney, has sent a letter to the city threatening litigation… Read More
BEAVER COVE – Three people, who left Beaver Cove by canoe Saturday to camp out on Sugar Island, ended up in Moosehead Lake after high waves swamped their boat. Someone from shore saw the canoe capsize at about noon just outside the mouth of Beaver… Read More
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BELFAST – While the city contemplates the future of the footbridge over the Passagassawaukeag River, work is under way on a new paint job for its modern upriver replacement, the Veterans Memorial Bridge. Crews began the arduous task of removing the old lead-based paint and… Read More
PORTLAND – A two-day workshop next month will attempt to develop legislative proposals to improve safety for Maine’s commercial fishing vessels following a two-year spate of tragic accidents at sea. Gov. Angus King has asked the state Department of Marine Resources to come up with… Read More
BELFAST – Teams of bridge-watchers manned the span over the Passagassawaukeag River this weekend to record the public’s use of the popular footbridge. Volunteers were posted at each end of the bridge and recorded the number of people using the bridge and also their opinions… Read More
LEWISTON – Two men and two juveniles were arrested early Friday and charged with robbing a man and shooting him in the face at close range with a pellet gun, police said. The victim, Kenneth Leppala, told police he was beaten, robbed of about $75,… Read More
ELLSWORTH – Police spent Saturday and Sunday investigating a car accident that claimed the life of an 18-year-old pedestrian on U.S. Route 1A. Cruz Rich of Ellsworth was struck by a car headed toward Bangor while he was trying to cross the highway on foot… Read More
For 40-year-old Catherine Eaton Woodward of Freeport, the 2001 Dublin Marathon is a labor of love. Woodward is entered in her first marathon as a member of the Maine “Joints in Motion” Training Team that will be participating in the 26.2-mile event in October in… Read More
Anticipating a run as a publicly financed candidate under Maine’s Clean Election option, Jonathan Carter has begun circulating a letter designed to raise what are known as seed money contributions to get his campaign off the ground. “I am taking the step of trying to… Read More
PORTLAND – Cod and haddock are once again filling fishermen’s nets from Maine to Rhode Island, but the rebound of groundfish stocks isn’t all good news. It’s creating a dilemma for fishermen and resource managers: How to keep hundreds of boats with valid fishing permits… Read More
HERMON – Ben Rowe’s persistence paid off at Speedway 95 Sunday night. Turner’s Rowe had dogged race leader Chuck Lachance of Cushing for 50 laps. He had tried to slip past him countless times without success. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
BANGOR – As John Bapst football coach Barry Terrill took the handshakes, pats-on-the-back and words of encouragement after Saturday night’s game against Mount Desert Island, he put the final result in perspective. “You can take some positive things from a loss,” he said. “Obviously you’re… Read More
ELLSWORTH – The first cross country meet of the season was a comeback of sorts for one individual champion. For the other, it was brand new territory. Ellsworth senior Steven DeWitt looked none the worse for wear in his first high school running event since… Read More
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WISCASSET – Charlie Colby of Edgecomb cruised to his first pro stock victory Saturday at Wiscasset Raceway. Colby started from the pole and held off John Phippen of Bar Harbor to gain the win. It was the last point-scoring race of the season. Jeff Burgess… Read More
ORONO – Maine and Central Connecticut State battled to a 0-0 double overtime stalemate Sunday in the final game of the Black Bear Invitational in women’s soccer action. Naomi Welsh made two saves on four shots for 1-0-1 Maine. For 0-1-1 Central Connecticut, Sabrina Mariani… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – Sarah Belden scored two goals to lift 4-0-1 Presque Isle to a 2-1 schoolgirl soccer victory over Nokomis of Newport Saturday. Sarah Gahagan contributed an assist and Melissa Demerchant made eight saves on 10 shots. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
CARIBOU – Melissa Jacobs kicked in a cross from Rachel Wing with 12 minutes remaining in the second half to propel the Brewer Witches to a 1-0 schoolgirl soccer victory over the Caribou Vikings Saturday. Stephanie Dickey notched the shutout, stopping 19 of 23 shots… Read More
BANGOR – Deane Stern has long had the gift of drawing people’s attention. Now he’s passing that gift on to others. Stern, a magician, and his partner, Hal Myers, a stage illusionist, are the creators of the Skyliner. The toy resembles noisemakers used at parties,… Read More
The information that fleshes out what we know about our forebears can be sad. An example is finding out that an ancestor was lost at sea – a too-common occurrence for families from coastal towns. In Gloucester, Mass., for instance, there is a statue of… Read More
TABERNACLE: POEMS OF AN ISLAND, by Susan Deborah King, Island Institute, Rockland, 2001, 75 pages, $14.50. The islands of Maine have been known to capture the hearts of poets. Whole collections have been devoted to these offshore places. Harold Vinal’s “Hurricane Island,” Hortense Flexner’s “Poems… Read More
In the TV show, a plainclothes detective and a police officer, clad in a blue uniform with a Fort Kent Police Department patch emblazoned on it, enter an apartment to arrest a man. It wasn’t an especially dramatic scene, but prompted some northern Maine viewers to do a… Read More
In theaters O, directed by Tim Blake Nelson, written by Brad Kaaya, based on William Shakespeare’s “Othello.” 91 minutes. Rated R. 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
The Folklife Center at the University of Maine recently made some of its books more widely available, both at Maine’s public libraries and on the World Wide Web. The center donated seven books, including “Anna May,” “I’m a Man that Works,” “Dell Turner” and “Wilbur… Read More