ELLSWORTH – A murder suspect accused of stabbing another man and beating him with a baseball bat last week made his first court appearance Wednesday. Edwin Graham, 25, of Tremont softly said “yes” when Judge Bernard Staples of Ellsworth District Court asked if he had… Read More
CARIBOU – A Limestone woman charged with the murder of a Caswell child care provider made her first court appearance Wednesday and will remain held without bail until a further hearing. Dressed in bluejeans, a light blue knit top and a white winter coat, Laura… Read More
BANGOR – Marion Dearborn, 92, received something a bit unusual in her mail this month – a postcard mailed almost half a century ago. “I couldn’t believe it,” Dearborn said Wednesday of the postcard addressed to her late mother-in-law, Jeannie Dearborn. “I kept looking at… Read More
AUBURN – The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks took a heavy toll on the nation’s tourism industry, but they didn’t send Maine students enrolled in travel and hospitality programs searching for other majors. “I’ve talked to people getting ready to graduate and they’re still very excited,”… Read More
ELLSWORTH – Coming off what most here are calling a good holiday shopping season, retailers appear to be optimistic as they look ahead to 2002. Wednesday was a busy day in Ellsworth as shoppers, armed with gift certificates and holiday cash, made a beeline to… Read More
RICHMOND – Town officials have found a second tenant to lease space in the former Etonic shoe factory, which is now known as the Richmond Business and Manufacturing Center. Maine Scientific, an electronics maker now based in Brunswick, has agreed to a five-year lease in… Read More
The last several months have been tough on my family because of the loss of my uncle, Stanley T. Kilcollins, who will be missed by many friends and family. I would like to thank his wife Cindy (Garrison) Kilcollins for all her help, support and comfort she gave… Read More
One of the lessons from the arrest last week of a bomber on American Airlines Flight 63 is that a man apparently with explosives in his sneakers can walk on an airplane undetected. A more encouraging thought is what happened to him once he tried to detonate the… Read More
Toward the end of two legislative investigations into the state Department of Human Services and its responsiveness to parents, Karen Westburg, director of the DHS’ Bureau of Child and Family Services, released a general accounting of the last 40 cases her bureau had seen. The cases are a… Read More
The headline in Spotlight reads, “Study shows Navy sonar caused death of whales” (BDN, Dec. 21). Fifteen whales beached themselves and six whales died. Examinations of five of the six dead whales showed they had hemorrhages near the ears. This whole program, Low Frequency Active… Read More
As a child I was taught that there are two sorts of lies – lies of commission and lies of omission. To tell the truth, my mother said, one must tell the whole truth. Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins write [in a Dec. 22-23 commentary] that Majority… Read More
Your editorial titled, “Mr. Arafat’s last stand” (BDN, Dec. 4), contained some of the most enlightened thoughts regarding the Israeli-Palestinian problem that I have read lately. However, I would offer a few twists to some of the positions that you presented. All those involved must… Read More
I have been in one-act plays as a student at the former Higgins Classical Institute, gone to drama workshops and competitions at area high schools, and learned how to act older than I was. Now, it’s not an act. I attended Bangor Community College, where… Read More
The Bangor Daily News recently reported on a coyote snaring seminar held in Down East Maine (BDN, Dec. 20). It said that many people believe the coyote is decimating the deer herd in Maine. It mentioned that the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (IFW) is holding more… Read More
Last year, writing from Jerusalem, I described Christmas Eve in Bethlehem as a “silent night” during which “no bells jingle, no lights twinkle, and no Santas chant ho-ho-ho.” The usually cheerful event was a casualty of then three-month-old Israeli-Palestinian violence. One year later, despite an explosion of hostile… Read More
BANGOR – Two homeless men appeared Wednesday in 3rd District Court after spending Christmas in the Penobscot County Jail. The men were charged with a Christmas Eve burglary and arson at a boarded-up building at the University College Bangor, a campus of the University of Maine at Augusta. Read More
MOLUNKUS – Police were looking for two men Wednesday they believe were involved in an attack on a local man Christmas night in his home on Old Aroostook Road. About 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Daniel and Rhonda Merritt said they were visited at their home by… Read More
LEWISTON – Lewiston officials have offered Wal-Mart more than $5.8 million in tax reimbursements over 20 years to locate a distribution center in the city. In return, Wal-Mart would build a 480,000-square-foot distribution center that would service Wal-Mart stores throughout New England. The development should… Read More
BREWER – A Massachusetts woman was hospitalized in critical condition after a car accident Wednesday morning on Wilson Street sent her through her windshield. Linda Giberti, 55, of Randolph, Mass., was westbound into Brewer in the right lane at around 11 a.m. when the vehicle… Read More
The Santa’s Helper Fund has reached and surpassed its goal of raising $50,000 for The Salvation Army. With today’s donations, the total now stands at $50,404.47. Such an outpouring of love, support and generosity is a true testament to the kindness that exists all around… Read More
AUGUSTA – Low-wage workers in Maine need a statewide program to help pay their share of employers’ health insurance plans, an association representing 38 Maine hospitals says as lawmakers prepare to deal with the issue. The Maine Hospital Association issued a report listing that and… Read More
BANGOR – A local sales tax to help build a new Bangor Auditorium got a boost Wednesday night when the Bangor City Council decided to ask the Legislature to adopt the Debt Avoidance Act. The act, if passed, would allow municipalities to enact a 1… Read More
LEWISTON – A 44-year-old handyman found beaten to death last weekend in his Blake Street apartment had been injured in a separate attack earlier in the week. The body of Gregory Rowe was discovered Saturday, but investigators believe he was killed Dec. 19. The death… Read More
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Four people were taken to the hospital after a pickup truck broadsided a car on Miller Hill on Route 2 in Hermon on Wednesday afternoon. Adam Blakeway, 13, of Hermon and Larry Violette, 21, of Orland were being evaluated at Eastern Maine Medical Center in… Read More
BUCKSPORT – Delmore Andrew Adams, Bryce Babson and William Howard Hunt have been awarded Eagle Scout status. Adams, 15, from Troop No. 82, coordinated the donation of materials and organized the building of two lifeguard chairs for the Bucksport public pool. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
ELLSWORTH – A planner at the Hancock County planning commission is hoping a clarification about alleged corruption in local government will bring to a close a mild furor over his analysis of the city’s leadership. James Fisher, in a report released last month on the… Read More
BLUE HILL – Blue Hill Memorial Hospital’s Health Education Center is sponsoring diabetes education classes from 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesday mornings from Jan. 16 to Feb. 13 in the Health Education Center library, across the street from the Blue Hill Memorial Hospital. The program… Read More
BLUE HILL – A support group is forming for people with Parkinson’s disease, their family, caregivers and those in related health fields. From 2 to 4 p.m. starting Jan. 16, the group will meet the third Wednesday of every month at the Parker Ridge Retirement… Read More
FORT KENT – The University of Maine at Fort Kent will hold its third annual Women’s Conference on Feb. 23 in Cyr and Nadeau Hall on campus. The event is planned around the theme, “Women’s Interest: Wealth, Power, Politics and Education.” Registration will begin at… Read More
MADAWASKA – The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill will hold a support meeting for families and friends of people coping with mental illnesses at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15, at 272 Main St., Suite 101. Call 728-4610 for information. Read More
The following divorces were granted in 2nd District Court in Presque Isle on grounds of irreconcilable marital differences: Lewis A. Michaud, Island Falls, and Bonnie R. Michaud, Presque Isle, married Aug. 5, 1973, at Island Falls. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
BELFAST – A Corinna man is being held at the Waldo County Jail after storming into his wife’s room at the Rocky Ridge Motel on Route 1 in Stockton Springs and allegedly threatening to shoot her to death. John A. Rossignol, 44, is being held… Read More
WARREN – It’s the season for taking out nomination papers in many towns that hold annual meetings in March. Warren officials recently announced that nomination papers are available at its town office for three-year positions: selectmen seats 1 and 2, an SAD 40 director, and… Read More
ROCKLAND – A steep hike in health insurance costs has become a hot potato in negotiations between SAD 5 and the teachers union, with both sides refusing to get burned by the increase. Teachers in the district – which comprises Rockland, South Thomaston and Owls… Read More
WATERVILLE – People living in the Waterville area might have thought they received the wrong phone books when they were delivered earlier this month. All 301 white pages of the books read “Augusta-Gardiner Area” on the black banner at the top of the pages. They… Read More
MACHIAS – Machias Savings Bank has donated $1,500 to Jobs for Maine’s Graduates to help provide educational opportunities for more than 500 students in Washington, Hancock and Aroostook counties. The program operates in more than 145 communities across the state and has an enrollment of… Read More
STEUBEN – Planners of a centennial capital campaign for the Henry D. Moore Parish House and Library are seeking public response to a proposed brochure highlighting the facility. The brochure will be available for review at the library Jan. 2-22. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
MACHIAS – The town of Machias will conduct a public hearing Jan. 14 on the grant the town received to construct the Early Child Care and Education Building at the University of Maine at Machias. The hearing will take place at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. Read More
The Sunrise County Economic Council in Washington County has received a $10,000 grant from the King & Jean Cummings Charitable Trust through the Maine Community Foundation. The grant will be used to fund an endowment to continue the council’s grass-roots campaign for economic development in… Read More
ELLSWORTH – Six nonprofit organizations across the state received $17,000 from the Equity Fund of the Maine Community Foundation in support of projects that support gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender issues. A grant to the Mabel Wadsworth Women’s Health Center in Bangor will support the… Read More
WALDOBORO – Paramedics pieced together furniture parts Wednesday, while the police chief lifted an office chair and boxes from the back of his pickup truck. It was moving day at the town office and everyone was pitching in. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
WESTBROOK – Greg and Kim Sferes didn’t know whether they were adopting a boy or girl when they painted the nursery. They opted for butter yellow walls, a cloud-flecked blue sky on the ceiling and a honey-gold pine floor – all fitting for the child… Read More
SCARBOROUGH – A leaked report that faults British detectives for failing to pass on warnings that could have thwarted Northern Ireland’s deadliest terror attack left author Don J. Snyder pondering the overlap between truth and fiction. Snyder was drawn to the town of Omagh in… Read More
WINTHROP – First and second graders at Winthrop Elementary School this week will be sending a holiday gift to New York: a banner in support of the city in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The pupils in Alice Olsen’s multiage class cut,… Read More
LONG ISLAND – A fund-raising campaign for the Long Island Community Library is getting a boost from an unlikely source: artwork created by five homeless men in New York. Five large pieces of intricately carved wooden furniture – called “tramp art” because they are made… Read More
SAINT JOHN, New Brunswick – NB Power’s nuclear generating station at Point Lepreau is expected to be back on line by late Friday. The plant, located less than 30 miles from the Maine border, was shut down last Friday for the second time in less… Read More
As the sun sets and dusk starts to turn to darkness on New Year’s Eve, Belfast goes through an enchanting transformation. Thousands of people fill the streets downtown. The storefronts and streetlights start to sparkle and anticipation fills the air. “It’s a very spectacular, magical… Read More
January is named for Janus, the two-faced Roman god who could see both the past and the future. Ovid wrote that Janus was the keeper of the gates of heaven and the custodian of the universe – all in all, an appropriate choice to start a new year… Read More
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BANGOR – The vast majority of the time, icing carries a negative connotation in hockey. But icing has been a relatively friendly term to the John Bapst High School hockey team. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = [];… Read More
Happy holidays to one and all. Time for that “didn’t I just do this” look back at 2001 and ahead to 2002. Doing that from the sports perspective makes one feel like the Scrooge of the New Year’s party. The Red Sox sale is just… Read More
“What was the last New Year’s resolution you kept?” “I don’t remember that I’ve actually kept one.” 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++) {… Read More
So last year’s resolutions are lying in tatters, especially the one about expanding your mind and reading more. It’s not too late to take one giant step forward in realizing that promise. Tune in to one – or better yet, all 11 – episodes of… Read More
BANGOR – Presidents, movie stars, criminals and heroes. Jetliners, puddle-jumpers, Blackhawks and the Concorde. Connie Strout has greeted them all in her 33 years at Bangor International Airport. A city employee for 441/2 years, Strout has worked as an administrative assistant at BIA since Bangor… Read More
BANGOR – Training and Development Corp. has announced the approval of the Loring Job Corps Center and the Penobscot Job Corps Center as nontraditional limited purpose schools. The Maine centers received state approval Sept. 26. This approval allows Maine residents to receive credit toward their… Read More
ORONO – University of Maine civil engineer Per Garder of Bangor will receive a national award for his research on traffic safety at a meeting of the Transportation Research Board on Jan. 16 in Washington. Garder, an associate professor of civil engineering, specializes in the… Read More
ORONO – The Maine School Leadership Network is recruiting teachers and school-level administrators throughout the state for the third cycle of its school-based leadership development program, which begins in May. Based on the Maine Academy of School Leaders model of the early 1990s, the two-year… Read More
ORONO – Full tuition is available for four graduate-level, special education courses to be offered by the University of Maine during the spring semester. Funded by a U.S. Department of Education grant, the early intervention courses will be taught at sites around the state. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
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Want to share something through School News? E-mail it to weekly@bangordailynews.net, or mail it to The Weekly, P.O. Box 1329, Bangor, ME 04402; or drop it off at the front desk of the Buck Street entrance at the Bangor Daily News, 491 Main St., Bangor. Schools… Read More
Bangor Symphony Orchestra’s Jan. 13 Classical Concert, the first of the new year, is the antidote for midwinter chill. It is also the third in a series of five auditions for a new conductor and music director of the Bangor Symphony Orchestra. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
HAMPDEN – Hampden’s McGraw School has ordered a dozen new Apple iMac computers, thanks to the combined fund-raising efforts of Modern Woodmen of America and the McGraw School Parent Teachers Organization. On Dec. 13, Dale Tudor from Modern Woodmen of America and Tiffany Dickinson, president… Read More
The Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength and hope in order to solve their common problems. Al-Anon holds meetings at: googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = [];… Read More
BANGOR – Have you read “The Killer Angels” by Michael Shaara yet? The staff of the Bangor Public Library hopes everyone in the city has started reading the Civil War novel. The programs supporting this year’s “Bangor Reads!” have been scheduled. Events are free and… Read More
As we head off into the holiday sunset, here’s some sports trivia to ponder with your eggnog. Happy holidays and good luck. 1. Who was Joey Gamache’s opponent in his last fight? googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
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BANGOR – Ervin P. Dumond, of Orrington, a representative for Prudential Individual Financial Services in Bangor, has received a Prudential Community Champions Golden Star Award of $5,000 for the Bangor Christian Schools Foundation. Dumond, in turn, presented the check to Rich Bach, principal, and the… Read More
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If the idea of an assisted living facility conjures up visions of the elderly napping in rocking chairs carefully placed by sunny windows to warm their bones, think again. Exercise classes, game night, concerts, bingo, outings such as leaf peeping excursions to see the fall… Read More
The Maine Health Access Foundation Inc., an independent private nonprofit statewide foundation created in Augusta as the result of the sale of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Maine to Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, has scheduled several health forums around the state. Co-sponsored… Read More
Got something for Community News? E-mail it to weekly@bangordailynews.net, or mail it to The Weekly, P.O. Box 1329, Bangor, ME 04402; or drop it off at the front desk of the Buck Street entrance at the Bangor Daily News, 491 Main St., Bangor. Bangor googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
BANGOR – The head of the U.S. Small Business Administration in Maine, Mary McAleney, recognized local Fleet Bank employees recently for their collective effort in supporting small-business owners in Maine. According to the SBA, Fleet was named the top small-business lender in Maine for 2001… Read More
ORONO – The Maine Recruiting Consortium will participate in the very first Maine Collegiate e-Fair from Feb. 25 to March 8, 2002. It will take place on the Web and will be powered by MonsterTRAK in collaboration with 22 colleges and universities in Maine. An… Read More
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ORONO – They attract tourists by the thousands, provide the foundation for the state’s economy and stir poets to eloquence. Trees are at the root of Maine’s identity. Now, Maine residents and visitors have a chance to learn more about the habits and special needs… Read More
BANGOR – Penobscot Theatre Company/Maine Shakespeare Festival invites high school juniors and seniors to join its High School Intern Program, an integral part of the production and administrative fabric of the theater. Interns work with theater professionals in hands-on projects involving scenery, lighting, costumes, stage… Read More
ORONO – Research by a University of Maine electrical engineer has led to four patents approved last summer by the U.S. Patent Office. The patents are based on work by David Kotecki of the UMaine Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) and colleagues at… Read More
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ORONO – Managing information has long been key to success in business, health care, telecommunications and other fields, but the expansion of computer technologies has created a need for specialists who have the skills to design and implement the latest information systems. The University of… Read More
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