A man and woman spent three nights in the woods near the Maine-New Hampshire border after driving their sport utility vehicle down a snowy logging road, sliding off a bridge and getting stuck. Dan Aiken of Derry, N.H., and Darlene Landry of Wilmington, Mass., spent… Read More
AUGUSTA – U.S. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine says her trip with eight other senators through Central Asia and the Persian Gulf region has helped her better understand the long-standing conflicts in the region, and will make her a better member of the Senate Armed Services Committee. But,… Read More
A contractual dispute between 11 hospitals in eastern and northern Maine and Cigna Health Care of Maine likely will result in a split that could force thousands of Mainers to change their hospital and doctor of choice. The dispute between Maine Health Alliance, a consortium… Read More
CARIBOU – It took more than three years and as many tries, but Aroostook County finally has been designated as a Rural Development Empowerment Zone. The designation brings with it millions of federal dollars to be used to attract businesses and jobs to the region… Read More
The Dec. 20, 2001, High School Basketball Preview advertising supplement misspelled the names of two players: Beth Pinkham of the Medomak Valley High School Panthers and Ashley Brooker of the Limestone Maine School of Science and Mathematics Eagles. Read More
AUGUSTA – Veteran reporter Sharon Kiley Mack of the Bangor Daily News was presented with an award for her reporting on agricultural issues by Maine Agriculture Commissioner Robert Spear during this week’s Agricultural Trades Show at the Augusta Civic Center. “In recent years there has… Read More
WASHINGTON – Amtrak would be forced to relinquish ownership of tracks and stations, bridges and tunnels under proposals by a federal panel studying the financially troubled passenger railroad. The Amtrak Reform Council meets Friday to finalize recommendations it will deliver to Congress on Feb. 7. Read More
I did not realize so much information was hidden from the public concerning child protection cases until it affected me personally. As Richard Wexler says (BDN op-ed, Jan 2), some of these children are taken before the whole story is known. I still believe that if my daughter… Read More
Osama bin Laden is either dead or on the run, but the thousands of terrorists who trained in his camps remain a continuing threat. Their “sleeper” cells have blended into community life in countries around the world, including the United States, awaiting only directives and financing to strike… Read More
Before September, when the U.S. Army had time to think of things besides terrorism and war, the big military story was the conversion to black berets for all Army personnel. The story was big because, in its haste to acquire 5 million berets, the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA)… Read More
I just heard the tragic story of the 69-year-old man from Lyman who, on the day of his retirement and after a retirement party, was killed on the way home by a driver who was allegedly drunk and a habitual offender. Our laws are supposed… Read More
Thank you, McKie Roth, for a great letter in the Bangor Daily News on Jan. 1 on violent self-defense. It would be worth it for those to get a copy of the paper and read a letter that makes a lot of common sense. Did you ever notice… Read More
In his Jan. 4 column, “Odds favor Bush in framing the 2002 debate,” Matthew Miller laments the disappearance of the federal budget surplus, mainly because of President Bush’s tax cut, which he insists is going mostly to the wealthiest of Americans. When are liberals like… Read More
If someone orders a hamburger, another orders a hot turkey sandwich and another orders a steak dinner from the same restaurant each would pay a different price for their order because they each would each receive a different value. However, if each one of the… Read More
More than 100 years ago, Peace and Eli Jones, Quaker missionaries from Maine, founded a school in Palestine to educate poor children. More than two weeks ago the school, located in the city of Ramallah in the occupied territories claimed by Israel, was substantially damaged by indiscriminate Israel… Read More
I had not planned to run for governor this year, but I see the Legislature has increased the pay to $132,500, so it is now worthwhile. My platform: No computers for seventh grade; no new taxes; no new programs; and cut the Legislature to one… Read More
The Penobscot Nation and the Passamaquoddy tribes are seeking legal protection in a public access case that is being brought against them by Great Northern and Georgia-Pacific. These paper companies want to know what the tribes are planning to do in the future about water pollution in Maine… Read More
Try this conundrum for size: A) As important as what’s a priority is what’s not; B) Non-priorities can still be important. Such has been the case with four Afghanistan crisis issues, as yet unexplored in this column. Time to address these now. Post-Oct. 7 loss… Read More
BOSTON – The specter of a 1942 fire hung like smoke over the state’s highest court on Thursday, as prosecutors asked that manslaughter charges be reinstated against two formerly homeless people, including a woman now living in Maine, accused of starting an abandoned warehouse fire that killed six… Read More
Fifteen people were convicted last month of stealing more than 2 tons of evergreen boughs in Washington County, the Maine Forest Service said Thursday. Under Maine law, people who harvest evergreen boughs and other forest products must obtain written permission from the landowner. The written… Read More
BANGOR – A Kenduskeag woman who tried to set two Penobscot County sheriff’s deputies on fire Wednesday in an effort to avoid beginning a jail sentence in Farmington appeared in 1st District Court on Thursday. Bail for Donna Marshall, 39, was set at $500 cash… Read More
BANGOR – The fact that sentiments about the Allagash Wilderness Waterway differ dramatically and tend to run along geographic lines was reaffirmed at public hearings held Thursday night. The hearings held at five locations throughout the state and broadcast over interactive television were meant to… Read More
TOWNSHIP 14 RANGE 6 – A Frenchville man was killed and four members of his family were injured Thursday morning when their sport utility vehicle collided with a logging truck on Route 11. James Picard, 30, died at the scene. His wife and two stepdaughters… Read More
AUGUSTA – How heavily the state should encourage abstinence turned into a central issue as a legislative committee took up a bill Thursday to promote sex education from kindergarten through high school. Maine had one of the nation’s highest teen pregnancy rates 25 years ago,… Read More
ORONO – The town’s only nightclub is planning to expand its services by adding a 64-seat restaurant. Ushuaia owner Alex Gray has submitted a site plan for a 1,700-square-foot addition to the nightclub, which is adjacent to the University of Maine. The site plan will… Read More
OLD TOWN – AMVETS Post 9 of Old Town will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16, at the VFW Bingo Hall on South Water Street. All members are encouraged to attend. You could qualify for AMVETS membership if you are a… Read More
BANGOR – The Federal Aviation Administration is still planning to contribute $9 million in funding toward the $20 million runway renovation project at Bangor International Airport, U.S. Rep. John Baldacci announced Thursday. The three-year project is expected to begin this spring. City officials were concerned… Read More
ELLSWORTH – Juanita G. Higgins of Ellsworth was installed as 2002 president of the Hancock-Washington Board of Realtors. Higgins is a sales associate with Town & Country Realtors in Ellsworth. The installation was held at the Surry Inn during the annual Realtors holiday party. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
ELLSWORTH – Ellsworth Public Library will hold Harry Potter Day at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 19, in the Riverview Room. There will be discussions on what kind of wand children would want, how they would spend their gold from Gringotts – the wizard bank in… Read More
ELLSWORTH – The monthly meeting of the Hancock County Democratic committee will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, at the Ellsworth City Hall. Kalleigh Tara, Lewiston mayor and a candidate for nomination in the 2nd Congressional District will speak. Discussion also will take… Read More
PITTSFIELD – As Gov. Angus King tours some of the most successful businesses in Somerset County today, local leaders hope he gets the message about the “other side of the coin.” “Yes, we have success stories and that is wonderful,” said James Batey, director of… Read More
MADAWASKA – They need snow in northern Maine for snowmobiling, but organizers of the sixth annual International Snowmobilers Festival are not worried yet. There are still three weeks before the border opens up to snowmobilers for the Feb. 1-3 festival. For one weekend a year,… Read More
HOULTON – Paul J. Adams of Houlton was elected chairman of the Aroostook County commissioners at the commissioner’s meeting Wednesday night. He replaces Norman Fournier of Wallagrass. Adams, who is employed by Katahdin Trust Co. as vice president for indirect lending, was first elected county… Read More
BENEDICTA – There will be a snowmobile poker run from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2, at the Benedicta Parish Center. The event is a 45-mile run and will include a baked bean supper. All hands must be turned in and stamped by 4 p.m. Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – Perly Dean was unanimously elected chairman of the Presque Isle City Council during the council’s organizational meeting Monday night. He replaces Frank Bemis. Dean was first elected to the City Council in 1999 and served as deputy chairman last year. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
FARMINGTON – The Western Maine Legislative Caucus will hold a breakfast forum featuring state Sen. Peter S. Mills, R-Cornville, from 7 to 9:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 18, at the University of Maine at Farmington’s North Dining Hall. Mills will discuss current tax policies and tax… Read More
DETROIT – The Voices in Action Walkable Communities Committee and the Sebasticook Valley Chamber of Commerce are looking for people and organizations interested in helping to develop one map of all the existing snowmobile, horseback riding, cross-country skiing and miscellaneous trails and paths in Pittsfield, Detroit and Newport. Read More
CARIBOU – A former SAD 1 educational technician has served seven days in jail after pleading guilty last month to four of five charges of sexually abusing teen-age boys and giving them liquor. Stephanie Arsenault, 26, of Presque Isle is on probation for two years,… Read More
PORTLAND – A sheriff’s deputy who tried to help a young man who was later found dead at the end of his Standish driveway did nothing wrong, Cumberland County Sheriff Mark Dion said. The sheriff’s department has nearly completed an internal review of Deputy Kyle… Read More
SANFORD – Town officials trying to unload a polluted 16-acre site on New Dam Road that was home to a copper recycling plant during the 1980s are preparing to explore other options. Nobody responded to the town’s call for proposals on the so-called CGA property… Read More
BANGOR – The Penobscot County Farm Service Agency has announced the availability of funding for socially disadvantaged individuals who want to purchase or operate a family-size farm. This financing is for people who have been subjected to racial, ethnic or gender inequality. Eligible people include… Read More
BAR HARBOR – Local residents who are taking reservations for their “weekly rentals” – homes rented out to visiting families during the busy summer season – can breathe a little easier knowing that town planners are on their side. Planning board members voted Wednesday to… Read More
ELLSWORTH – Bar Harbor and U.S. Coast Guard officials are concerned about the potential of a terrorist attack posed by the seasonal presence of cruise ships anchored off the Mount Desert Island resort town. Charles Phippen, Bar Harbor’s harbor master, on Thursday told U.S. Sen. Read More
ROCKPORT – The town is finally ready to close the books on a violation of environmental law that dates to 1998. Town Manager Ken Smith confirmed Thursday that attorneys representing the town, the state Department of Environmental Protection and part-time resident Lewis Rohrbach have agreed… Read More
CAMDEN – Fourth-graders in Camden and Rockport will have a new school to call home. District officials hope that beginning in the fall, all fourth-grade pupils in SAD 28 will attend classes in the building known as the Knowlton Street complex in Camden. The SAD… Read More
Neighboring midcoast school boards may get together in March to talk about all sorts of things, including possible consolidation of Georges Valley and Rockland District high schools. It’s all tentative at this point, but SAD 5’s main idea in proposing the talks with SAD 50… Read More
OWLS HEAD – Helen F. Wylie Scholarship applications for the 2002-03 school year are available to teen-agers who have lived in the town for three years. When Wylie, a former resident, died, she had a scholarship fund established to help young residents obtain an education… Read More
CUSHING – A Thomaston man apparently was uninjured Wednesday night when his pickup truck snapped a utility pole on River Road, cutting electrical power to 710 customers for nearly six hours. Shawn Emerson, 33, was driving north on River Road in a 1998 Ford pickup… Read More
CONCORD, N.H. – The state’s tardy response to a warning about Kassidy Bortner illustrates the consequences of understaffing at New Hampshire’s child protection agency, its director says. The 21-month-old girl was beaten to death 14 months ago, nine days after the Division for Children, Youth… Read More
DEXTER – An appeal of Dexter’s state valuation for 2002 recently was denied by the State Board of Property Tax Revenue. Town officials had submitted an appeal because they considered the town to be overvalued googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
GUILFORD – After having studied the tropical forests in Brazil, fifth-grade pupils at Piscataquis Community Middle School on Wednesday got a personal glimpse of life in the Amazon region from a graduate. Amber Reed, a junior at Bowdoin College who returned home last month from… Read More
CHARLESTON – The Charleston Board of Selectmen will hold an emergency meeting at 8:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 14, in the town office to discuss the reassignment of the town’s elementary pupils and teachers to the Morton Avenue Elementary School in Dover-Foxcroft. Read More
BAILEYVILLE – Workers who were laid off at the Georgia-Pacific Corp. chip-n-saw plant more than a year ago will be eligible for federal retraining assistance after all. Labor Secretary Elaine Chao approved the workers’ petition Thursday, after U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe appealed the Labor Department’s… Read More
MILBRIDGE – The manager of Petit Manan National Wildlife Refuge has issued a draft version of a fire management plan. Manager Stan Skutek is accepting comment on the plan until Feb. 11. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
SEDGWICK – A 17-year-old girl received minor injuries Thursday morning after three cars were involved in two related accidents on Route 15 near the top of Caterpillar Hill. The first accident occurred when Edward Simmons, 76, of Sedgwick was traveling south on the road, according… Read More
LUBEC – The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved a loan and a federal grant totaling $90,000 for the Regional Medical Center to support two projects designed to improve health care services and youth outreach facilities. The money announced Thursday comes from USDA’s Rural Development… Read More
People age 60 or over who welcome an opportunity to get out of the house and enjoy community fellowship may soon be able to do that, at least once a week, through a new initiative of the North Brewer-Eddington United Methodist Church. “We want to… Read More
WELLS – A homeowner wrested a .357-Magnum handgun from an attacker and fired a shot as the assailants fled during a botched home invasion, police said Thursday. No one was hurt. Two Springvale men were in custody Thursday morning and investigators thought there could be… Read More
AUGUSTA – Most of the state’s gubernatorial candidates paid homage to the fruits of Maine’s woodlands Thursday night at a forum held by the Maine Forest Products Council. In the process, state and federal regulators served as targets of dissatisfaction, as did outsiders favoring creation… Read More
KITTERY – The USS Alexandria and its crew of more than 150 arrived Thursday at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, where it will be undergoing unspecified maintenance and system upgrades. How long the Groton, Conn.-based Los Angeles-class nuclear attack submarine remains at the shipyard is unclear. Read More
BANGOR – Russ Collett, state conservationist for the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, has announced that as a result of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000, the U.S. Department of Agriculture will provide $252,500 to NRCS in Maine for the Agricultural Management Assistance program. Read More
BELFAST – “Family Connections,” a new support group for grandparents, aunts, uncles and other relatives raising their grandchildren, nieces and nephews will meet from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 14, at the Belfast Center, 9 Field St. Refreshments will be served and mileage reimbursement is available. Call… Read More
ORONO – The Maine-Vermont women’s basketball rivalry seems to be characterized by an especially high level of emotion and intensity. It was no surprise that Thursday night’s first meeting of the season between the two America East teams provided both qualities – and went down… Read More
ORONO – University of Maine sophomore defenseman Francis Nault has fond memories of Northeastern University’s Matthews Arena. It was Nov. 4, 2000 and the game ended in a 1-1 overtime tie. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = [];… Read More
BANGOR – There’s no friendship between them, divers Justin Alley and Chris Rodway admit. The two seniors don’t know each other well. They’re competitors on rival swimming teams (Alley with Bangor, Rodway with Brewer) with plenty of close finishes between them over the years, and two of the… Read More
NEWPORT – Defensive execution, offensive patience, and foul shots. Those three factors combined extended one streak and ended another. Nokomis won its third straight home basketball game against Bangor with a come-from-behind, 57-50 verdict before a partisan crowd of approximately 1,100 noisy fans. The loss… Read More
ORONO – Money talks. On Saturday, the University of Maine and University Credit Union are offering up $20,000 worth of cash and prizes during the Black Bear women’s basketball home game against Albany at Alfond Arena in Orono. Game sponsor University Credit Union is putting… Read More
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MILO – The Penquis Patriots held Central to just 13 points in the first half and rolled to a 55-35 schoolboy basketball win on Thursday night. Dustin Perkins scored 14 for the Patriots while Justin Allen picked up 11 points and Terry Joyce added 10. Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – Nick Casavant nailed a pair of free throws with three seconds to give Presque Isle a 48-46 schoolboy basketball win over Caribou on Thursday night. Presque Isle trailed by as many as seven in the first half, and didn’t get a lead… Read More
BUCKSPORT – Jason Harvey scored on a driving layup with four seconds left as Bucksport rallied from a 12-point halftime deficit and posted a 52-50 schoolboy basketball win over John Bapst of Bangor Thursday night. Bucksport outscored John Bapst 36-22 in the second half. Harvey… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – Jed Johnson scored 22 points and Corey Streams added 19 points and six assists as Maine Maritime Academy edged the University of Maine-Presque Isle 74-72 in men’s basketball play Thursday night. Matt Clement pitched in with 18 for the Mariners of Castine. Read More
Shantel Gammie, who is in her fifth season as an assistant coach with the University of Maine women’s hockey team, is one of three finalists for the head coaching job at the University of North Dakota. North Dakota is beginning its women’s program next season. Read More
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A new video will offer some Mainers their first glimpse of the National Folk Festival, set for the next three summers in Bangor. The film, five minutes and 22 seconds in length, brings to life the sights and sounds of the festival to be held… Read More
Top 11 Films of 2001 Remember when the phrase “coming soon to a theater near you” meant something? With few exceptions, the best films of 2001 had only fleeting, spotty appearances in Maine – if they appeared at all. There was no shortage of the… Read More
When conductor candidate Janna Hymes-Bianchi lifts her baton at the Bangor Symphony Orchestra on Sunday, she will have Bangor in her blood. As one of five candidates being interviewed this season for the position of music director, Hymes-Bianchi has not only been rehearsing Brahms, Mozart and Rosetti. She… Read More