WINTERPORT – Coming from a big family, sisters Rose DeGennaro and Millie Brown are used to cooking for a crowd, but even they never figured on whipping up turkey dinner for a couple of towns. The owners of Sisters Restaurant and a bunch of their… Read More
AUGUSTA – If terrorists were to strike Maine today, most residents would have their losses covered by insurance. But, that may change as hundreds of insurance companies are asking that claims made as a result of terrorist acts be excluded from policies. “Yes, we could… Read More
BAR HARBOR – In a tiny gymnasium – built back when it was considered unladylike for female basketball players to dribble – women ranging in age from 20 to 80 sat at folding tables and giggled like girls over turkey and mashed potatoes Tuesday afternoon. Read More
SOUTH PORTLAND – Maine’s real estate market remained strong in October despite concerns about the economy in the wake of the terrorist attacks. The Maine Real Estate Information System said sales grew 2.3 percent compared with the same month a year ago, and median sales… Read More
Aroostook Mental Health Center announces several appointments and promotions. Susan A. Duff of Houlton has joined AMHC as a prevention specialist. Duff will be responsible for developing and managing youth prevention projects and community awareness activities. She will administer the Aroostook Cares Best Practice Forum… Read More
BAR HARBOR- Bar Harbor Bankshares, parent company of Bar Harbor Banking and Trust Co. and BTI Financial Group, has announced earnings of $1,215,000, or $0.37 per share of capital stock, for the quarter ended Sept. 30, and $2,687,000, or $0.81 per share of capital stock for the nine… Read More
Almost casually, the United States is slipping into a major decision to trade freedom for security. An emergency presidential order has authorized secret, summary military trials for suspected terrorists. The attorney general is letting the FBI intercept telephone messages and mail between prisoners accused of terrorism and their… Read More
Christmas season is officially here, though the long, warm fall has hardly made it feel like winter. Before the shopping and partying frenzy overtakes you, please remember those who cannot afford the presents that most people take for granted, who struggle to put food on the table, let… Read More
In the Nov. 16 edition of the Bangor Daily News, Walter Griffin relates the experience of the Sullivan family who suffered massive trauma as a result of an automobile accident through no fault of their own. Passing a car where one cannot see a safe distance ahead, assuring… Read More
This letter concerns the money allotted to the University of Maine for a five-year study by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. It does not make sense to spend $530,873 for a five-year study survey on why people are shopping at large supermarkets instead of mom… Read More
I am writing in response to the story you printed on Kelly Davis, the little girl who is raising money to purchase K-9 vests. The attorney general obviously is not an animal lover; what does that tell us all? Why did it take so long… Read More
Al Jazeera Television, the major source of television news for the Middle East, is described by credible news sources as an independent station that airs views of many sides, including Osama bin Laden and the Pentagon. Though we are unable to watch al Jazeera in the United States,… Read More
Even the threat of further terrorism dims beside the possibility of worldwide destruction by nuclear weapons. This ultimate cataclysm could result from the “launch on warning” strategy still adhered to by both Russia and the United States despite the end of the Cold War. Much of the human… Read More
I was shocked to learn that while our nation was reeling from the anthrax threat, and few people were paying attention, the House voted to give gigantic tax rebates to our country’s largest corporations. They voted to repeal the “Alternative Minimum Tax” on corporations, which normally requires companies… Read More
Several recent articles and news reports have focused on Maine’s workplace safety record and the resulting Workers’ Compensation costs. By any standard of measurement, Maine’s rate of occupational injuries and illnesses is too high. Each year, statistics are collected and published on occupational injuries, illnesses and deaths in… Read More
LEVANT – Peter Asdot has worked 12-hour night shifts the past few weeks at Northeast Industrial Services Corp. in East Millinocket. So the Brownville hunter didn’t have much chance this month to track whitetails until Thursday, two days before the regular firearm season ends. But… Read More
Those who benefit from donations to the Santa’s Helper Fund struggle day by day to feed, clothe and provide for their families. Christmas is an especially difficult time for these families, according to the Salvation Army, because children often don’t understand their family’s financial situation. Read More
PORTLAND – Some librarians in Maine fear that a new anti-terrorism law will make it impossible to protect the privacy of library patrons. New measures signed into law in the aftermath of Sept. 11 could force libraries to relinquish information about patrons, including the books… Read More
PORTLAND – Diane Jenkins usually cooks up a storm on Thanksgiving. This year there was no celebration. Just lots of unanswered questions. Jenkins’ daughter, Amy St. Laurent, disappeared about a month ago from Portland’s Old Port. She was last seen when a man dropped her… Read More
BANGOR – Tommy Baron pedaled four miles from Brewer looking for a hot meal and warm place to eat it Thursday. He found it at Captain Nick’s, a Bangor restaurant that for years has been serving Thanksgiving Day meals for free. Baron, a veteran and… Read More
THORNDIKE – The soaring voices of the Mount View Chamber Singers are warmed up and ready to bring their special blend of song and joy to the Christmas season. Over the next four weeks, the Mount View High School choral group will perform at a… Read More
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – For years, Harvard Square has been a place for kids to congregate with friends, to fit in when they might elsewhere be considered misfits, to sleep when they might not have a home. Io Nachtwey was drawn to this gathering spot, a… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – Preparing a Thanksgiving Day meal for a crowd is nothing new for many Mainers, especially in the St. John Valley where serving a houseful is all part of the tradition. So fixing the feast for a large crew yesterday was completely in… Read More
NEWPORT – With steaming squash and potatoes, rich brown turkey in a sea of gravy, and a generous slice of pie before them, John McDevitt and Robert Fanjoy bowed their heads Thursday in a decorated gymnasium and silently gave thanks for their blessings. “Mostly,” said… Read More
GUILFORD – Fire damaged a Bates Street home Thursday afternoon, but the family inside managed to get out safely. The fire was contained to the basement and appeared to have started in the area of the dryer, although a state fire investigator has been asked… Read More
PITTSFIELD – With the turkey and dressing barely cool, Pittsfield councilors will begin their annual budget review next week, a task that must be completed by Dec. 18. At their first meeting, they will review the capital budget, hear from two guest speakers and tackle… Read More
BAR HARBOR – A local man spent Thanksgiving in jail, as police rearrested him earlier this week after an escape during his first arrest last month. Police originally sought Josh White, 22, of Bar Harbor, on a number of outstanding warrants including possession of an… Read More
ORONO – An Orono man remained at the Penobscot County Jail on Thanksgiving night, a day after he was arrested and charged with stabbing another man in the leg with a piece of broken glass. Daniel McGurn, 36, faces charges of aggravated assault, possession of… Read More
PORTLAND – A Portland teen who once faced a murder charge for the death of another teen was arrested when police found a .22-caliber revolver under the front seat of his car. Seiha Srey, 19, was pulled over Wednesday for failing to yield to two… Read More
YORK – Portsmouth Naval Shipyard workers have lost another battle in their fight to avoid Maine income taxes. York County Superior Court Judge Arthur Brennan has ruled eight workers still fighting the tax must pay $150,000 in back taxes they owe the state. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
PITTSFIELD – Merrill Merchants Bank on Pittsfield’s Main Street will open its new drive-up facility on Monday, Nov. 26. The window, automated teller machine and customer parking area have been under construction for most of the summer and involved the removal of a historic Main… Read More
PITTSFIELD – Cianbro Corporation employees presented a whopping $100,000 donation Wednesday to the American Red Cross. Dr. Robert Clark of the Mid-Maine Chapter of the ARC accepted the donation at Cianbro’s corporate headquarters in Pittsfield. “It is wonderful that the employees of Cianbro can do… Read More
PITTSFIELD – Dr. Joseph R. deNatale of Sebasticook Valley Surgical Associates was one of four outstanding general surgeons recently elected to the board of trustees of the American Society of General Surgeons. DeNatale will be representing surgeons practicing in rural areas of the country. He… Read More
LINCOLNVILLE – The Lincolnville Central School capital campaign committee is seeking community comment on its fund-raising for construction of a new school. Residents are asked to come to a meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 28, to share their thoughts and expertise on such matters… Read More
THOMASTON – The daughters of the Thomaston Toy Lady say they will carry on their mother’s tradition for a final year. Thelma Marr, who established the role of the Thomaston Toy Lady four decades ago, died July 13. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
The following divorces have been granted in 5th District Court in Belfast on grounds of irreconcilable marital differences: Martin L. McKeen, Stockton Springs, and Joli A. McKeen, Searsport, married at Stockton Springs on Dec. 10, 1994, shared custody of two children. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
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MONTPELIER, Vt. – The discovery of a small beetle that damages pine trees has prompted a five-county quarantine in three northern New England states. The federal quarantine will restrict the distribution of pine products from Essex, Orleans, and Caledonia Counties in Vermont; Coos County in… Read More
WINDHAM – The brook trout on the Pleasant River were biting so voraciously on the final day of the season that Bob Bukaty found the fishing to be almost too easy. So The Associated Press photographer and longtime fly fishing enthusiast set aside his rod… Read More
PORTLAND – For the last nine years, Randy Mondor has spent Thanksgiving with his family … and hundreds of others. “His parents gave up trying to get him to come home for Thanksgiving,” said Dorothy Grannell, volunteer coordinator for the United Way of Greater Portland. Read More
WASHINGTON – The state and 8 counties together will get $290,227 in funding from the U.S. Department of Justice to provide compensation for costs associated with the incarceration of undocumented, criminal aliens, according to U.S. Sens. Olympia J. Snowe and Susan M. Collins. “Increased security… Read More
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Olympia J. Snowe of Maine has introduced legislation to make needed security enhancements in America’s seaport and maritime systems as soon as possible. “Our nation will remain strong only so long as it remains mobile, which is why we must take… Read More
WASHINGTON – Republican Sen. Susan M. Collins has introduced bipartisan legislation with Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M., that would make it easier for companies to provide investment advice to those in employer-sponsored retirement plans. Under current law, employers can be held responsible when they refer their… Read More
WASHINGTON – The Senate has approved legislation authored by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins that will provide $30 million for programs to teach children the basic lifesaving skill of cardiopulmonary resuscitation. “The American Heart Association estimates that about 50,000 of the 220,000 Americans who die yearly… Read More
PHOENIX – Following in the footsteps of the late Sen. Margaret Chase Smith, U.S. Sen. Olympia J. Snowe has been presented the Northwood University’s Distinguished Women’s Award. “For over 30 years, Northwood University [of Midland, Mich.] has honored women on the leading edge of thought… Read More
A breakthrough season for Ricky Craven will come to an end at his favorite track. When they drop the green flag for the start of the New Hampshire 300 at New Hampshire International Speedway at noon Friday, the Newburgh native will have just one thing… Read More
Life as a Division I basketball player or coach can be a bit lonely at times. Players leave their homes, families and friends to attend far-away colleges. They travel often during the season and wind up spending some holidays in strange places. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
ORONO – University of Maine football coach Jack Cosgrove learned a long time ago that it’s pointless to concentrate on exactly how Ernie Svolto plays the game. The senior outside linebacker approaches his position from a different perspective, often leaving his coaches scratching their heads. Read More
Saying he wants to “bring back the pride” at Unity Raceway, John Crawford signed a lease agreement with owner Ralph Nason recently. Brent Hutchins and Brian Leary had leased the stock car track the last two seasons. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
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LOUDON, N.H. – Enjoying mild temperatures and their own camaraderie, NASCAR fans built campfires and cooked turkeys in a parking lot at the New Hampshire International Speedway on Thanksgiving, the day before Friday’s Winston Cup race. They threw horseshoes and baseballs Thursday afternoon in the… Read More
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JACKIE’S NINE: JACKIE ROBINSON’S VALUES TO LIVE BY, by Sharon Robinson, Scholastic Inc., New York, 2001, 181 pages, $15.95. We all know of Jackie Robinson as a sports hero, a breaker of the color barrier in baseball. Playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers, he was the… Read More