BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan – A nine-member delegation of U.S. senators touring south and central Asia were greeted by interim Afghan Prime Minister Hamid Karzai during a visit Monday night to Bagram Air Base. Karzai greeted the senators, including Maine Republican Susan Collins, with a… Read More
AUGUSTA – Lawmakers gave a nod of approval Monday to a plan by state wildlife officials to expand coyote snaring, raising the ire of a handful of critics who believe the effort to control the predators is inhumane and ineffective. “It’s not helping the deer… Read More
WARREN – About 1,600 employees, family members and their friends got a sneak preview of the soon-to-open $76 million Maine State Prison, and a few visitors offered rave reviews, while some others gave it two thumbs down. Some employees suggested the facility has a long… Read More
AUGUSTA – The last time Maine’s governor got a raise, Ronald Reagan was president and Yugo was trying to crack the American car market. Sixteen years is too long to wait between raises, claimed some state lawmakers Monday in support of a bill that would… Read More
NSA salmon study rejects King’s stance Maine fish genetically unique, deserving of endangered status
Counter to what many top state officials – including Gov. Angus King – have long contended, Maine’s wild Atlantic salmon are genetically unique, and, therefore, worthy of protection under the federal Endangered Species Act, the National Academy of Sciences said in a report released Monday. Read More
A story Monday misidentified 2nd Congressional District candidate Maine Sen. Michael Michaud, D-East Millinocket. He is Maine Senate President Pro Tempore. Read More
Long-term breast cancer survivors who undergo chemotherapy or take the anti-cancer drug tamoxifen or both after surgery report more physical problems than do women who undergo surgery alone, according to a large study conducted at Georgetown University Medical Center and UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center. Read More
KEENE, N.H. – Customers of a Keene Internet service provider say thieves who hacked into their eBay accounts have widened their reach to bank and credit-card accounts. The Monadnet customers have complained to the Internet provider and the auction Web site, only to have each… Read More
BANGOR – John Bennett supported himself against his truck as a freezing wind pounded his body while he filled the vehicle’s gas tank Monday afternoon. The Plymouth resident didn’t seem to mind the cold, but what he said he couldn’t stand was that gasoline prices were going up… Read More
YARMOUTH – DeLorme, a Yarmouth-based mapping company, announced Monday it is laying off 52 workers because of a slump in its consumer digital business, which includes products like AAA Map ‘n’ Go. The layoffs, which were part of a reorganization and a shift in corporate… Read More
I am writing in response to the article (BDN, Dec. 27) about the author Don Snyder, titled, “Truth behind Omagh bombing surfaces in novel Maine writer drawn to attack site.” What was missing from the article is the fact that this rising star novelist is a native of… Read More
The Northeast will be directly affected if a plan by the Bush administration to ease rules for Midwest power plants goes through without significant reductions in the amount of pollutants the plants are allowed to produce. If Maine’s senators, who have been steadfast in their support for strengthening… Read More
When the federal government listed wild Atlantic salmon as an endangered species in eight Maine rivers just over a year ago, Gov. King promptly sued, alleging that the listing was based upon faulty science. When a National Academy of Sciences panel was convened last summer to sort through… Read More
It is not a “happy thought” that we have one-third fewer farmers and one-third less farmland then we had in 1900, particularly since we have one-third more people (BDN, Dec. 31). Farmers are good people and farmland does more than produce food. Some farms (with assistance to return… Read More
In the Jan. 2 edition of the Bangor Daily News, Maine Coast Heritage Trust’s David MacDonald singles out people from Texas and Singapore who are apparently buying up Maine property as a reason to get coastal property off the market. I agree that this is… Read More
The op-ed piece by Josh Kratka and Matthew Davis (BDN, Dec. 31), regarding the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s plan to assist salmon farming companies in the Cobscook Bay area, shows their ignorance of the way salmon farming is done and illustrates their contempt of the working people of… Read More
In response to the letter by Crista Emerson (BDN, Jan. 3), the unfortunate accident and the demise of the deer is sad, however, it was an accident. I don’t understand her big to-do regarding the deputy’s action. The injured deer is a hazard to traffic and more hazardous… Read More
Well, here we are in a recession (still) and the Legislature says about $300 million in budget cuts are needed. Let’s hope Gov. King gets the message and that our representatives in Augusta smarten up and cut out the expense of seventh-grade laptops that King wants. That expense… Read More
After a year filled with so many instances of grief and pain, you chose to begin a new year by replaying the old wounds. I refer to the page titled, “September 11 Remembered” (BDN, Jan 1). Do you think anone will forget? googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
“The waist is a terrible thing to mind.” – Ziggy “Everything I want is either illegal, immoral or fattening.” – Alexander Woolcott googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0;… Read More
When Enron filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 11 in New York City on Dec. 2, it was clear that a major event had occurred with implications for customers – large and small – in electric and natural gas markets. Now, a month later, it is easier to see… Read More
Maine has the highest local (property) and state taxes in the nation according to the Wall Street Journal (Sept. 9). Apparently the editorial employee(s) of the Bangor Daily who wrote the editorial on Jan. 3 concerning the Maine Taxpayers Action Network’s (MTAN) property tax limits… Read More
A polling of Fairmount neighbors present at the Bangor City Council Strategic Issues Committee meeting when asked if city land abutting Silver Road neighbors should be developed resulted in an overwhelming no. The meeting, scheduled to discover residents’ concerns, outlined the possible uses for the excess, city acquired,… Read More
EASTPORT – Sometime within the next three weeks, Washington County’s Cobscook Bay will be empty of farmed salmon for the first time in more than 13 years. Bay fish farmers began removing the remaining 1.5 million salmon from their ocean pens Monday in response to… Read More
AUGUSTA – Savings from a controversial program that forces Medicaid patients to use cheaper prescription drugs are running 50 percent above projections, Maine Human Services Commissioner Kevin Concannon said. Recent figures show that the “prior authorization” program resulted in savings of $15 million last year,… Read More
BANGOR – One day before he was to stand trial for last spring’s fatal shooting of a Carmel man, Donald Robichaud pleaded guilty Monday to murdering 48-year-old Calvin Hamilton and also firing his gun into the home where his own two children and baby grandson were visiting. Read More
AUGUSTA – Three Maine insurers are cooperating in a television ad campaign aimed at convincing Mainers to clear snow from their roofs this winter season to save them grief, and money. “While we are competitors, we are all impacted the same way in the losses… Read More
AURORA – Police evacuated several homes Monday morning and closed a section of Route 9 after a tanker-trailer carrying liquid oxygen rolled over on the slippery road. The accident occurred at about 7:30 a.m. on a curving section of the road just past Mace’s General… Read More
BANGOR – A Ford truck with a souped-up engine reportedly reached speeds close to 150 mph on Interstate 95 during a police chase Sunday night from Bangor to Howland. The vehicle finally was stopped by spike mats positioned on the highway by state police, and… Read More
The deer hunter shook his head in disbelief as he told me about the most jarring sound he’d ever heard in all his seasons of tromping though the Maine woods. It wasn’t the eerie howl of a coyote, or the heart-stopping crack of an unseen… Read More
BREWER – Kindergarten registration for Brewer children who will be 5 years old on or before Oct. 15 will be held from 7 to 10 a.m. Jan. 29, 1:30 to 4 p.m. Jan. 30 and from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Jan. 31 at Capri Street School. Read More
ORONO – Greater Bangor NAACP’s annual Dr. Martin Luther King breakfast, “Keeping the Dream Alive,” will be held from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15, at the University of Maine’s Wells Commons. Tickets are on sale at the Peace and Justice Center and other locations. The cost… Read More
ORONO – The Maine Aviation Historical Society will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 12, in Neville Hall, Room 252, on the University of Maine campus. The meeting will be followed by a planning session. Parking will be at the Maine Center for the Arts… Read More
BANGOR – The Bangor Fire Department’s Fireman’s Valentine’s Ball will be held from 6 p.m. to midnight Saturday, Feb. 9, at the Bangor Banquet and Conference Center on the Hogan Road. Tickets are $50 per couple and can be purchased at the Central Fire Station… Read More
BREWER – The Brewer Parks and Recreation Department has opened the Brewer Auditorium for walking from 7 to 9:30 a.m. Monday through Friday. There is no fee. A challenge program is also available for those who would like to register. Challenge program participants keep daily… Read More
BANGOR – The Bangor Police Department reminds every person, home or business that uses an alarm system in the city of Bangor that they must have a new alarm permit for 2002. The permit is free and is available at the Police Department. The permit… Read More
SOUTHWEST HARBOR- The Friends of Southwest Harbor Library will present a program by Ralph Stanley at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 20, at the Southwest Harbor Library. Stanley’s presentation is based on research he has made on the diary of Gertrude Carroll, the sister of Nell… Read More
SALISBURY COVE – The Stone Barn Farm in Salisbury Cove has been entered in the National Register of Historic Places, according to Earle G. Shettleworth Jr., director of the Maine Historic Preservation Commission. This designation indicates that the property has been documented, evaluated and considered… Read More
ELLSWORTH – U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe and a round-table forum of local community leaders will hold a community conversation on security in the wake of terrorist attacks. The forum will take place at 3 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 10, at the Ellsworth City Hall. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
ELLSWORTH – Police arrested a runaway teen-age girl on Sunday afternoon on the ice of Graham Lake. Officers from the Ellsworth Police Department and Maine State Police and the Ellsworth Fire Department responded to a call from KidsPeace New England reporting that the girl had… Read More
PITTSFIELD – A 9-year-old girl and a 14-year-old boy required medical treatment Sunday afternoon after they allegedly were attacked by a Rottweiler which later was impounded and quarantined. The girl had gone to the dog owner’s home at 28 Mill St. with the owner’s daughter… Read More
PITTSFIELD – Sixteen applications had been received at the Pittsfield town office by 5 p.m. Monday, the deadline for those who want to fill the office of town manager. In a process geared toward selecting the best candidate, town councilors have set a meeting for… Read More
PITTSFIELD – A complaint filed last May with the Maine Human Rights Commission against the Pittsfield Police Department citing a hostile working environment has been rescinded to allow a federal lawsuit to be filed. Pittsfield Police Chief Steven Emery said this weekend that Jennifer Dorman’s… Read More
PITTSFIELD – A directive from the Town Council to the mostly volunteer recycling committee to recommend ways to cut costs at the transfer station and increase the efficiency of the recycling center was taken seriously Monday night. During a two-hour brainstorming session, the committee created… Read More
NORTH AMITY – The Reed School in North Amity has been entered in the National Register of Historic Places, according to Earle G. Shettleworth Jr., director of the Maine Historic Preservation Commission, whose staff prepared the nomination. The designation indicates that the property has been… Read More
HOULTON – The municipal tax rate could increase by a half-mill this year. That would change the tax rate from its current $25.75 per $1,000 of valuation to $26.25, adding 50 cents per $1,000 to tax bills. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
FORT KENT – Two more St. John Valley Catholic churches closed at the end of 2001, bringing to seven the number of Catholic parishes that have been merged in the last three decades. The last Masses were celebrated at St. Paul’s Mission in Allagash and… Read More
FORT KENT – The Greater Fort Kent Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its 54th annual dinner. Gov. Angus King will be the keynote speaker for the dinner scheduled for Friday, Jan. 25, in the University of Maine at Fort Kent Sports Center. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
FORT KENT – The Fort Kent Recreation and Parks Department has announced the Jalbert Skating Rink schedule for the season, weather permitting. Public skating will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Fridays, from 1 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Read More
BANGOR – A celebration of Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 20, at the Peace and Justice Center of Eastern Maine, 170 Park St. A potluck supper and general assembly meeting will be held from 5… Read More
BANGOR – People of all ages are hoping to visit the Challenger Learning Center planned to open next fall, an organizer told the school committee Monday. The space science center may be geared toward middle school pupils, but that hasn’t stopped others from asking if… Read More
HAMPDEN – Four council members, one of whom was elected mayor, began new two-year terms Monday night. Two of the new councilors defeated longtime incumbents by narrow margins in November to win their seats. Edward C. Murphy defeated former Mayor William J. Romano 150-138 in… Read More
BANGOR – Bail was set at $100,000 surety or $25,000 cash for Christopher Seavey, a local man who is charged with seriously injuring a Bangor Wal-Mart employee Friday who confronted him after he allegedly tried to steal a car stereo. Seavey, 19, of Hermon and… Read More
HARRINGTON – Washington County Democrats will meet at 1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 13, at Cindy Scally’s home on East Main Street. Guest speaker will be Lori Handrahan, candidate for the 2nd Congressional District seat being vacated by U.S. Rep. John Baldacci. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
EAST MILLINOCKET – Medway Middle School, Opal Myrick Elementary School and Schenck High School will have an early release Friday, Jan. 18, for a teachers workshop. Medway Middle School will dismiss pupils at 10:40 a.m. Opal Myrick Elementary School and Schenck High School will dismiss… Read More
BANGOR – The Penobscot County commissioners recently completed new three-year contracts with all five of the county’s labor units. The contracts include measures aimed at stemming the flood of patrol officers, corrections officers and dispatchers leaving the county’s employ for similar work with other area public safety agencies. Read More
CAMDEN – School administrators and the three school board members on the district’s building and grounds committee are split on how to configure grades among buildings next year. At a meeting last week, the committee’s three board members voted to recommend to the full board… Read More
CAMDEN – It’s a hat Jeff Nims has been wearing for some time, but now it’s official. The Select Board on Monday night voted to add the title “planner” to Nims’ already full job description. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
WALDOBORO – A Warren man was arrested Friday after a high-speed chase on Route 1 that reached a top speed of 90 mph on the coastal highway. Richard Rytky, 38, was arrested at 4:32 a.m. on Atlantic Highway on charges of attempting to elude an… Read More
THOMASTON – Three businesses were burglarized over the weekend, but only one break-in netted the perpetrators valuables. At the Humane Society of Knox County on Dexter Street, a large old tions, including distemper vaccine and antibiotics. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
BAILEYVILLE – Domtar Industries’ pulp and paper mill suspended production from its paper machine, cutsize and finishing operations Monday in a shutdown that will last through the end of the week. The shutdown is being blamed on weak market conditions for business and printing paper… Read More
COLUMBIA FALLS – An investigator from the state Fire Marshal’s Office is expected on the scene today of a fire that demolished a home Monday on the Tibbettstown Road. Columbia Falls firefighter Eli Brown said the fire at the home of Jeff Redimarker was reported… Read More
CALAIS – The Calais Incubator Without Walls micro-entrepreneur program will start a group at its Calais office, this month. The IWW program provides business training, with a focus on creating a written business plan, networking opportunities, technical assistance, special training, workshops, and resources available as… Read More
MACHIAS – Through Jan. 22, infants and toddlers ages 6 weeks through 3 years and preschool children ages 3 to 7 can be enrolled in a new community-based child care program operated by the Washington Hancock Community Agency on the campus of the University of Maine at Machias. Read More
STEUBEN – The Henry D. Moore Parish House and Library in Steuben has been entered in the National Register of Historic Places, according to Earle G. Shettleworth Jr., director of the Maine Historic Preservation Commission. Commission staff prepared the nomination. The designation indicates that the… Read More
CALAIS – Police are asking anyone who may have lost a “significant” amount of money this past weekend to call the Calais Police Department. Chief Michael Milburn said that someone over the weekend found a quantity of money lying on the ground and turned it… Read More
CALAIS – The former director of the Asian Museum in San Francisco will be the first guest lecturer in the World Awareness Through Literature Lecture Series at the Washington County Technical College. The lecture will be presented at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, at St. Read More
CALAIS – A call is out for rugged and fearless souls who are not afraid to dip more than their big toes into the icy Atlantic. Tess Ftorek, Washington County Technical College student support counselor, is leading the search for new polar bears. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
Individuals born during World Wars I and II will remember the small red-and-white banners with the blue stars that hung in the front windows of our some of our homes and those of relatives, friends, neighbors and community members. The Blue Star Banner displayed in… Read More
HAMPDEN – A near head-on collision at a busy intersection Monday sent two local delivery truck drivers to a Bangor hospital, one with head injuries. Donald Carney, 57, of Hampden was ejected from the passenger side window of his white 1999 Ford panel truck during… Read More
Maine Initiatives, a nonprofit foundation dedicated to grass-roots social change, is accepting nominations for recipients of its annual Watering Can Awards. The foundation offers two types of awards. The first, the Golden Grower Philanthropy Award, goes to a person or group exemplifying the spirit of… Read More
Editor’s Note: Student Union is written by students at Hampden Academy, Brewer High School, Old Town High School and Schenck High School in East Millinocket. The weekly column is a joint effort among the schools, the Bangor Daily News and Acadia Hospital. This week’s column was written by… Read More
The public would like to see more, not less, protection of the Allagash Wilderness Waterway, according to a statewide Sierra Club poll released Monday. In addition, the majority of respondents said the state could do a better job of managing the northern Maine waterway. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
AUGUSTA – In the wake of the international foot-and-mouth disease scare, revisions have been proposed for the state’s animal disease control laws. Shelly Doak, director of the Animal Welfare Division of the Maine Department of Agriculture, said that regulations had not been reviewed in more… Read More
BANGOR – A Dexter man arrested in November for allegedly shooting at his son during a family altercation was indicted Monday by a Penobscot County grand jury on several charges including attempted murder. Wayne Elliott, 57, was indicted on charges of attempted murder, attempted aggravated… Read More
CONCORD, N.H. – All-terrain vehicle and trail bike operators should be required to join a trail use club by mid 2004, a special legislative panel is recommending. The panel also recommends nearly doubling registration fees to pay to maintain trails, buy land and rights of… Read More
PORTLAND – A fast-moving storm that was expected to bring the heaviest snow accumulations of the season delivered its biggest punch to interior sections of Maine on Monday, but spared the coast from a major dig-out. The much-ballyhooed storm dumped 8 inches of snow in… Read More
SABATTUS – A motorist killed last week in a collision at an intersection has been identified as William Manson, 44, of Leeds, police said. Manson died Thursday evening when the car he was driving collided with another car near a restaurant at the intersection of… Read More
LEPREAU, New Brunswick – New Brunswick’s lone nuclear reactor has been shut down again. NB Power said Monday the Point Lepreau facility was safely shut down Saturday after a loss of power from the main generator. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
PORTLAND – Maine’s former chief justice is going into private practice, joining the state’s largest law firm. Daniel E. Wathen will begin work Jan. 22 at Pierce Atwood, whose ranks include another former chief justice, Vincent McKusick, said Bruce A. Coggeshall, the firm’s managing partner. Read More
Well do I remember the lead to an Associated Press feature story written about my Down East community years ago by a journalist and friend from New York: “It’s high winter. The sky is as blue as a baby’s eyes. The chill factor lower than… Read More
BANGOR – It’s difficult to imagine an entire city reading one book in these days of “Survivor,” and other sensationalist TV shows. But that is exactly what the Bangor Public Library aims to have happen. Even more surprising is the book chosen for Greater Bangor… Read More
William Pope.L, a controversial but not well-known artist, says he is not angry at the National Endowment for the Arts for denying money to a collaboration between him and the Maine College of Art in Portland to mount “William Pope.L: Eracism,” a 25-year retrospective of his work. The… Read More
Versatile actor Hank Azaria has made his mark on TV (“The Simpsons,” “Tuesdays with Morrie”) and movies (“America’s Sweethearts,” “The Birdcage”). The likable actor is a natural for a lead in a TV sitcom. It’s a shame that Azaria didn’t better develop “Imagine That,” which… Read More
Dear Jim: You recently wrote about electric radiant floor heating for comfort and silent operation, but I prefer wall or ceiling radiant heating instead. Is it as efficient as floor heating for just one or two rooms? – Don R. Dear Don: Electric wall and… Read More
HARRINGTON – The Narraguagus Knights entered Monday night’s schoolgirl basketball contest against George Stevens Academy knowing that their success – or failure – may well depend upon exactly how much damage one particular player would do against them. Michala Bunten, you see, is 6-foot-6. And… Read More
As it has for the past five years, Bangor all-sports radio station WZON will remain the home of University of Maine sports for the foreseeable future. Four months after the deadline passed for bids to Black Bear sports radio rights, the ink is finally dry… Read More
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AUGUSTA – Speedway 95 was well represented at the 2002 Northeast Motorsports Expo at the Augusta Civic Center this past weekend with six exhibitors displaying their cars for the racing season. Matt Eaton of Deer Isle won the Best-of-Show trophy as well as the Best… Read More
EAST MACHIAS – Nick Reynolds scored 27 points and grabbed 19 rebounds to help the Washington Academy Raiders hand the Calais Blue Devils their first loss of the season in schoolboy basketball action Monday night. Bobby Richardson added 18 points for the Raiders and Jared… Read More
BREWER – The Ellsworth Eagles outscored the Brewer Witches 19-9 in the fourth quarter to earn a 49-38 schoolgirl basketball victory Monday night. Sarah Silsby led Ellsworth with 15 points. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var… Read More
BREWER – The Ellsworth Eagles outscored the Brewer Witches 19-9 in the fourth quarter to earn a 49-38 schoolgirl basketball victory Monday night. Sarah Silsby led Ellsworth with 15 points. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var… Read More
BIDDEFORD – Sophomore Missy Stults and senior Amanda Rodgerson combined to score 36 points and the University of New England never trailed in a 63-46 victory over Tufts University. Stults scored 19 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and Rodgerson added 17 points. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
With two undefeated Class A girls basketball teams set to meet Wednesday in Newport, the coaches of the Nokomis and Hampden squads might look to a game between undefeated teams from last weekend. The Skowhegan girls pulled off the biggest upset of the season so… Read More
As it transpired, the play looked innocent enough. A day later, it may be just the latest in a string of misfortunes that have beset John Giannini’s University of Maine men’s basketball team. Early in the second half on Sunday, a Stony Brook defender stepped… Read More
MPA, stay away After redesigning the hunting and fishing licenses, did the wizards at the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife help the Maine Principals’ Association redesign the format for the Heal point system? googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More