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    MONTPELIER, Vt. – Sales of milk and dairy products made Vermont New England’s top agriculture producing state last year, a regional agriculture report shows. The report from the New England Agricultural Statistics Service showed that total agricultural receipts in Vermont were $508 million in 2000,… Read More
    BREWER – Gas masks are flying off the shelves at the Maine Military Supply Inc. in Brewer, the result of burgeoning Internet mail-order sales after the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon. People fearing “NBC” – nuclear, biological or chemical terrorism – started placing… Read More
    BANGOR – A Maryland company has been selected by the Maine Public Utilities Commission to be the supplier of standard offer electricity to more than 550,000 state households starting next March. Constellation Power Source, a subsidiary of Constellation Power Group of Baltimore, was chosen after… Read More
    CHICAGO – United Airlines, citing continued soft passenger demand in the wake of September’s terrorist attacks, announced Monday it will downgrade service in several cities at end of the month. Elk Grove Village-based United will withdraw service from Allentown, Pa.; Knoxville, Tenn.; Norfolk, Va.; Portland,… Read More
    BATH – The sale of a fish processing and freezer ship could have implications for the city’s working waterfront. The 366-foot Atlantic Frost is believed to be the largest ship of its kind on the East Coast. The vessel will be sold Nov. 7 at… Read More
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    While the public will not soon know the full reasons that NATO yesterday concluded the United States has provided sufficient evidence linking Osama bin Laden to the Sept. 11 attack, it should gain confidence from the deliberate preparations led by the Bush administration. Congress, with the help of… Read More
    Congratulations to Channel 12. They have won the Bad Taste Award for 2002 for the promotional crawl superimposed over Sister Wendy’s discussion of paintings in the Chicago Institute of Art Museum on Sept. 19. Since it has been some years since I have been able… Read More
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    We would like to thank the Ohio Street Redemption Center and all of the people in the Little City, Trillium Trail, Fox Hollow and Birch Street neighborhoods who donated bottles to the bottle drive for the New York crisis. We would like all of you who helped to… Read More
    While our attention is understandably focused on major issues of se-curity and safety impacting our nation, Congress is also engaged in important work on the most sweeping federal education reform package in decades. These reforms – known as the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)… Read More
    Rep. John Baldacci and Sally Jacobs (BDN, Sept. 5) recognize that economic development demands vision and the creation of something new. The city’s determination to develop the sensitive area along the Penjajawoc marsh and stream does not reflect either vision or creativity. Rather, it ignores the mounting evidence… Read More
    AUGUSTA – Former federal administrator Patrick McGowan said Tuesday he will not be a candidate for Congress in Maine’s 2nd District next year. McGowan, a former state representative from Canaan, had been thinking about joining the field of Democrats who are competing for their party’s… Read More
    SKOWHEGAN – Lake George Regional Park will be host of a fund-raising auction Nov. 3 at the Skowhegan Community Center. For information about making a donation, contact Nancy Warren at 474-0708. Read More
    BAR HARBOR – Town councilors Tuesday approved a new fee system for recycling appliances at the municipal waste disposal center. According to public works director Chip Reeves, a worldwide decrease in the value of recyclable metals necessitates the change. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
    BELFAST – Committees studying the condition of Waldo County’s buildings and technology presented reports to the county commissioners Tuesday and their findings weren’t pretty. Both the facilities and technology committees painted a picture of cramped, crumbling buildings in need of repair and replacement, and of… Read More
    WALDO – The location of a natural gas compression station in this rural Waldo County town would result in an undreamed of financial windfall for local taxpayers. That was the observation made by veteran First Selectman Kathy Littlefield during a Tuesday discussion of the proposal… Read More
    MILBRIDGE – The Washington Hancock Community Agency sponsors a network of 60 family child care homes and two centers in Hancock and Washington counties who participate in the Child and Adult Care Food Program. Last year, more than 1,000 children were served by this program… Read More
    TRENTON – Kathy’s Breakfast and Chowder House will sponsor a benefit spaghetti supper for the New York police and fire departments. The supper will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Oct. 8 at the Sunrise Motel. Cost is $10 per person, and donations will… Read More
    ST. GEORGE – The town is expected to close on the $130,000 purchase of the McDonald property on Oct. 26, Town Manager John Falla said Tuesday. There are no immediate plans, however, for the buildings and grounds. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
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    PITTSFIELD – The Pittsfield Public Library will be hosting a special evening of discussion and sharing in the wake of the Sept. 11 terror attacks. “Let Freedom Ring – Maine Communities Read and Reflect” will be held form 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11,… Read More
    SKOWHEGAN – Redington Fairview General Hospital will present stress reduction training at 9 a.m. Friday, Oct. 26, at Senior Spectrum Resource Center at 45 Leavitt St. The workshop is free and is offered by Somerset County Cooperative Extension Service. For more information, call Gene Tobey, (800) 287-1495. Read More
    NEWPORT – The Newport board of selectmen will meet at 6:30 tonight in the municipal building. The agenda includes discussions of the police garage and roads identified for abandonment of winter maintenance. Read More
    The following divorces have been granted in 2nd District Court in Houlton on grounds of irreconcilable differences: Joseph P. Ledger, North Amity, and Sally J. Ledger, Linneus, married June 8, 1985, at Houlton. Custody of two children awarded to the mother. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
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    FORT KENT – The following events are scheduled at Northern Maine Medical Center: . First Aid Course Part 1, with Percy Thibeault, EMT, will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. today, in the Second Floor Solarium. Participants must register by calling 834-3155. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    FORT KENT – The University of Maine at Fort Kent corporate relations office will hold an open house at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, to introduce the Aroostook County Service Corps. The session will be held in UMFK’s Grindle conference room in Cyr Hall. Making… Read More
    BREWER – After a public hearing Tuesday night that generated nearly an hour of lively debate, city councilors voted 3-1 to add to the Nov. 6 election ballot a charter amendment that would give them the authority to remove one of their own under specific circumstances. Read More
    UNITY – The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association and the University of Maine Cooperative Extension will hold the 12th annual Farmer to Farmer Conference in Bar Harbor Nov. 2-4. At the conference, farmers and other agricultural experts will share information about sustainable agriculture. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
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    SEAL COVE – Police have arrested a man suspected in a hit-and-run accident on Route 102 that injured a Colorado woman on Monday. Frederick Ward, 21, of Bangor was arrested late Monday night after a chase through the woods in Bangor. The search for Ward… Read More
    BANGOR – Attendance was down but profits were up this year at the Bangor State Fair, according to preliminary figures released by Bass Park officials Tuesday. Mike Dyer, director of the Bass Park complex, said fair profits jumped to $58,594 – a 46 percent increase… Read More
    BANGOR – A Frito-Lay truck was burglarized near the Frito-Lay warehouse on Outer Hammond Street early Tuesday morning. According to Lieutenant Ron Gastia of the Bangor Police Department, a call was received just before 3 a.m. that products had been taken from one of the… Read More
    BANGOR – Moorhead Kennedy, former U.S. Foreign Service Officer and hostage in Iran, will be keynote speaker at the Husson Business Breakfast Thursday. Kennedy will use his unique perspectives to address the question, “Terrorism: Is Retaliation Enough?” googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
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    BANGOR – Bangor Area Citizens Organized for Responsible Development will be sponsoring a Bangor City Council candidates forum on development in the Bangor Mall area from 7 to 9 tonight at the Bangor Public Library upstairs lecture hall on Harlow Street. BACORD is a local… Read More
    BANGOR – The Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder group begins the school year with an in-depth discussion regarding federal and state laws that affect children and teens with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. The meeting informs parents about additional support at schools. Informational handouts… Read More
    MILLINOCKET – A proposal to give Great Northern Paper Inc., a tax break on its $172 million modernization project received little support on Tuesday. Some residents suggested the proposal be renegotiated. The proposed tax agreement lays the groundwork for resolving a tax dispute. The town… Read More
    WASHINGTON – The U.S. Fire Administration, a subdivision of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, has awarded a grant of $6,120 to the Tremont Volunteer Fire Department in Bass Harbor to buy firefighting equipment. Additionally, the USFA has awarded a grant of $9,626 to the Carrabassett Valley Fire Department… Read More
    TROY – A public baked bean supper, sponsored by the Seven Star Grange No. 73, will be held from 4:30 to 6 p.m., Oct. 13. Cost for adults is $5 and children 5-12 is $2.50; children under 5 are free. For information, call 948-2290. Read More
    BELFAST – The University of Maine Cooperative Extension will hold five business workshops at the Waldo County Extension Office. . “How and Why to Write a Business Plan,” 9 a.m.-noon, Oct. 16, with presenter Marnie DuBois, SBDC business counselor. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT – The following divorces were granted in 13th District Court in August on the grounds of irreconcilable marital differences: Terry Levensalor of Dexter and Lesley Levensalor of Dover-Foxcroft; married at Dover-Foxcroft June 12, 1993. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT – A Plymouth, Mass., man was arrested Tuesday for criminal threatening and assault in connection with an incident in Guilford on Monday night. William Hatery, 38, turned himself in to the Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Department on Tuesday after learning there was a warrant for… Read More
    GREENVILLE – The Natural Resource Education Center and the Central Maine Chapter of Small Woodland Owners will sponsor a field trip to a cable logging operation in the Moosehead region at noon Thursday, Oct. 11. Cable logging is a means of extracting logs from terrain… Read More
    MACHIAS – A Washington County grand jury indicted Tuesday a local minister and former Calais School Committee member on a charge of tampering with a witness or informant in connection with last year’s vandalism of Calais High School. Although he has been indicted, the Rev. Read More
    ELLSWORTH – A Hancock County grand jury Tuesday indicted a Bass Harbor man on drug and explosives charges. The grand jury charged David C. Faulkingham, 33, with unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs, unlawful possession of scheduled drugs and criminal use of explosives. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT – A proposal to develop a speculative building to draw industry and resulting jobs to the region was presented Tuesday to Piscataquis County Commissioners. With Piscataquis County lagging other Maine counties in wages and available jobs, the Piscataquis County Economic Development Council is making… Read More
    The final date to obtain crop insurance on apples or blueberries in Maine for the 2002 crop year is Nov. 20, 2001. Current policyholders likewise have until Nov. 20 to make any changes to their existing contracts. As a result of significant increases in premium subsidies in 2000,… Read More
    BANGOR – The U.S. Small Business Administration and the U.S. Treasury Department have awarded a total of $350,000 in federal funds to MaineStream Finance of Bangor. The Treasury Department also has awarded another $57,000 to Four Directions Development Corp. in Old Town. The awards were… Read More
    From time to time in this column, I will update you on events or activities that have taken place, or will take place, to aid the victims of the terrorist attacks our country suffered on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001. People throughout the United States and… Read More
    HOULTON – The National Transportation Safety Board has determined that pilot error was the cause of a July 19, 2000, crash of a Canadian cargo plane in Linneus that killed the pilot and co-pilot. The probable cause of the crash of the twin engine Grumman… Read More
    MONTPELIER, Vt. – Eight Northeastern states are forming a coalition their legislative leaders believe would have the economic power to force pharmaceutical manufacturers to lower their prices. Legislators from the six New England states, New York and Pennsylvania plan to adopt a regional plan later… Read More
    BANGOR – The U.S. Small Business Administration has awarded a $249,822 grant to Eastern Maine Development Corp. of Bangor to help small businesses grow larger through mentoring programs, according to members of Maine’s congressional delegation. The grant, awarded under SBA’s Business-to-Business Learning, Investment, Network and… Read More
    FALMOUTH – A teen-ager from Silver Spring, Md., committed suicide when he drove his father’s car in the wrong direction on the Maine Turnpike and slammed head-on into a tractor-trailer, authorities said Tuesday. Daniel McGivren’s death followed a 12-hour car trip Monday that began after… Read More
    BANGOR – The chief of National Public Radio hopes that his institution can help Americans through what have become uncertain times. Kevin Klose, chief executive officer for NPR, said that his programming service has two missions in the wake of the Sept. 11 tragedies: “to… Read More
    Home-grown menus Restaurants across the state are cooking up locally grown and raised ingredients in honor of Maine Menus Month. With offerings such as steak fajitas, roasted game meats, stir-fried veggies or Maine crab ravioli, the selections are all mouth-watering. Maine Menus Month is a… Read More
    Marcel Bastide has a gold medal but more importantly he still pedals a bicycle with both of his legs. Bastide, a transplanted Frenchman from the Toulouse area who lives in Orrington, won a gold medal in the 20-kilometer bicycle race in the 50-59 age group… Read More
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    ORONO – Josh Hareld’s goal at the 66:55 mark gave the New Hampshire Wildcats a 2-1 men’s soccer victory over the Maine Black Bears Tuesday. Nicholas Mello scored the first goal on a pass from Hareld while Shaun O’Neil made four saves on 12 shots… Read More