WASHINGTON – A minor car wreck involving a state legislator escalated into a fracas complete with tire irons and pepper spray after four friends of one of the drivers arrived at the accident scene, investigators said Tuesday. When it was over, four people had been… Read More
ACADIA NATIONAL PARK – While hikers, campers, motorists, bicyclists, swimmers, snowmobilers and equestrians manage to live in harmony at Acadia National Park, administrators occasionally have drawn a line to say that certain uses of the park simply aren’t appropriate. The citizen Acadia National Park Advisory… Read More
BANGOR – The University of Maine System board of trustees selected a new chancellor Tuesday afternoon, but a spokesman declined to announce his name until contract details were worked out and the other candidates notified. After deliberating for nearly two hours, board members unanimously agreed… Read More
BANGOR – Jurors in the Boyd Smith murder trial Tuesday saw a video secretly taped in a Camden cemetery in which he admitted connecting the victim’s widow to the man she allegedly hired to kill her husband. Smith, 41, of Brooks is accused of being… Read More
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Olympia J. Snowe of Maine pressed Tuesday for an immediate economic stimulus package and more federal spending for domestic programs that benefit Maine while renewing her push for a “trigger mechanism” that would control the level of government spending and taxes. Read More
PORTLAND – It didn’t take long for New England Patriots Super Bowl championship T-shirts to appear on store shelves in Maine. Just hours after Pats kicker Adam Vinatieri’s 48-yard field goal beat the heavily favored St. Louis Rams 20-17, euphoric Patriots fans flocked to stores… Read More
The Maine Recruiting Consortium, which includes 22 of Maine’s public and private colleges and universities, will sponsor its first online Maine Collegiate E-Fair from Monday, Feb. 25, through Friday, March 8. Described as a virtual job fair, the Maine Collegiate E-Fair will allow students and… Read More
Philip Price in his Jan. 25 Bangor Daily News letter, “Ivy League scholars,” while accusing columnist Maggie Gallagher of being reactionary, himself provides a key example of what the elitist left represents. His words display an arrogance shared by those who consider themselves liberal while at the same… Read More
The events of Sept. 11 and after opened a lot of eyes to a lot of vulnerabilities in matters of homeland security, public health, law enforcement, investigation and prosecution. While there is disagreement on whether some of these vulnerabilities are real and overlooked or imagined and overblown, federal… Read More
Though all the actors gathered quickly, who can say whether the $8.5 billion drama over coveted state highway funds is already scripted? If it is, this will happen: State highway officials will testify about the centrality of federal funding to local transportation plans, members of Congress will talk… Read More
I cannot let the letter, “High drivel” (BDN, Feb. 1), go unchallenged. It would seem that the author lives in his own personal haze, bordering on a pea soup fog. Even President Bush’s sharpest critic in the form of Sen. Tom Daschle heaps praise on the president for… Read More
The dictionary definition of a hero is someone who achieves a feat. A lot of the time you think of a hero as someone saving someone or something. That is a type of hero, but here are some others: war heroes, civil rights heroes and presidential heroes. Read More
Bravo to Rep. Joseph Bruno who said, “It’s too early in to the budget discussions to be talking about the laptop program.” Some of that $30 million could be used for a school wherever one is needed. If you have a representative pushing for laptops,… Read More
My father told me as a child, if it doesn’t make sense, don’t do it. I am now trying to make sense of the Ayers Island LLC proposal. It appears to me after attending the task force meetings that three issues don’t make sense: googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
Northern Bay is the heart of Penobscot, home to fishing, sailing, lobstering, clamming and duck hunting for so many. But Maine needs jobs. Penobscot needs jobs. Should we transform Northern Bay and Bagaduce into an industrial corridor in hopes of creating jobs? No way. Mike… Read More
Now that the wild turkeys are becoming a nuisance – pecking at pumpkins and destroying bales of hay – the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife could start another snaring program to get rid of pesky turkeys. Lisa Nadeau googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
Stephen Bowen argues that Maine’s tax burden is bloated and needs to be reduced (BDN oped, Jan. 31). Although the system could use restructuring, Mainers should be very careful about radically reducing taxes. Here’s why. Reducing taxes shifts power from government to corporations. The primary… Read More
Second-biggest and fastest-growing of world religions, Islam in the post-Sept. 11 world attracts more attention than ever. Its external observers tend to be either lumpers or splitters. Many lumpers regard the Muslim experience monolithically – often in negative, talk-radio style as the single-minded source of virulent terrorism. This… Read More
CALAIS – Heritage Salmon Inc. pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges of failure to tell the state Department of Marine Resources that salmon in its Cobscook Bay cages had tested positive for a deadly fish virus. The virus, infectious salmon anemia, is not harmful to… Read More
Victims of domestic violence may be better protected from their abusers if Secretary of State Dan Gwadosky can convince the Legislature to sign on to a program that will help keep addresses of abuse victims confidential. Gwadosky testified Tuesday before the Legislature’s Judiciary Committee, urging… Read More
BANGOR – A Washington County man described as a “junkie dealer” of the painkiller Dilaudid was sentenced to 57 months in prison Tuesday at U.S. District Court in Bangor. Brett Reid, 20, of East Machias is the first in what is expected to be a… Read More
AUGUSTA – Maine’s gas tax would be adjusted every year to provide a cost of living increase for highway programs under a measure proposed by Gov. Angus King to help deal with ever increasing highway expenses and often shrinking revenues. The Maine Department of Transportation… Read More
President Bush’s defense budget includes a commitment to fund an additional DDG-51 Aegis destroyer next year at Bath Iron Works. Bush proposes making a $74 million down payment for the $1 billion ship in the year that starts Oct. 1. The remainder of the funding… Read More
CALAIS – An Alexander man who worked as a part-time driver for United Parcel Service has been charged with the theft of 1,000 Maine State Lottery scratch-off tickets. Police Sgt. David Randall said UPS security personnel notified the Calais Police Department late last year that… Read More
BAR HARBOR – When President Bush announced his budget plans Monday, Jackson Laboratory was shocked to learn that its $1.25 million in funding for a new research facility had been targeted. “We’re planning a much-needed research expansion, and we were really counting on these funds,”… Read More
PITTSFIELD – When the Pittsfield planning board held a public hearing on a proposed fence ordinance last month, not a single member of the public attended. Tuesday night, however, several residents, including two who sell fencing, objected to the ordinance, calling it too restrictive and… Read More
HERMON – The Hermon Elementary School kindergarten registration will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12, and from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 14. Parents should bring the prospective kindergartners’ original birth certificate, immunization records, and any court documents… Read More
BANGOR – Eastern Maine Medical Center’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit will hold its 22nd annual valentine party for all former patients of the NICU and their families. The event will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10, in EMMC’s Mason Auditorium. For information… Read More
BLUE HILL – The two boards that now govern George Stevens Academy have sent a proposal to the Legislature asking that one of those boards be dissolved. The proposal asks that the Legislature dissolve the GSA joint board, a move that would leave the academy’s… Read More
BAR HARBOR – Less than one year after local restaurateur Michael Boland purchased the Criterion Theatre, he has announced his intention to sell the historic building. Boland and his partners on Monday placed the Criterion Theatre on the market with an asking price of $1.5… Read More
ELLSWORTH – A painting reported Monday as missing was recovered Tuesday across the street from where it last had been seen. A painting of a horse’s head had disappeared from The Mex restaurant on Main Street sometime between 5 p.m. Jan. 17 and 9 a.m. Read More
SURRY – The Surry Republican caucus will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10, at the Surry Municipal Office. At this time, the election for the town Republican officers, Hancock County Republican Committee, and delegates and alternates to the state convention on May 3… Read More
ELLSWORTH – Marjorie Hunter of the University of Maine’s Cooperative Extension Office will conduct a class on healing herbs at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 23, in the Riverview Room at the Ellsworth Public Library. Hunter will highlight some of the most popular healing herbs, discuss… Read More
ELLSWORTH – A workshop for new family child care providers will be held for people interested in beginning a family child care business and for those involved in Maine Roads to Quality by Child and Families Opportunities Inc. Some of the topics to be covered… Read More
CASTINE – Maine Maritime Academy’s Corning School of Ocean Studies will sponsor a spring 2002 seminar series All lectures will be held at 3 p.m. in the Humanities Lecture Hall, Bath Iron Works Center for Advanced Technology, on the college campus. Lectures, which are free… Read More
ELLSWORTH – The biennial Democratic caucuses for the city of Ellsworth and the town of Otis will be held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10, at Ellsworth City Hall in the City Council chambers. All registered Democrats of Ellsworth and Otis are encouraged to attend. Read More
TRENTON – An employee of American Legion Post 207 reported to police Monday that someone has targeted the organization in an apparent fraud scheme. She said that a man called Monday afternoon and told her he was a member of the Legion post and needed… Read More
PITTSFIELD – Walking across a crisp blanket of snow in snowshoes benefits balance, cardiovascular endurance, coordination, muscle strength and endurance, said SAD 53 K-4 physical education instructor Sue Nile this week. “It’s fun!” said her pupils. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – The City Council on Monday voted unanimously to hold public hearings on a proposed ordinance to regulate commercial nudity. The hearings have been set for 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20, and Monday, March 4, at City Hall, in conjunction with regular council… Read More
HOULTON – The 2002 Democratic caucuses will be held Sunday, Feb. 10, for the following towns in Aroostook County. The meetings are listed in order of town, time, location and convener, where available: Allagash – 2 p.m., town office, Louis Pelletier. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
FRENCHVILLE – The Northern Aroostook Regional Airport Authority is hoping that Aroostook County’s largest private employer will take over the duties of the fixed base operator of the facility. That would mean Fraser Papers Inc. would move its corporate aircraft from a Canadian base near… Read More
HOULTON – The Town Council on Monday approved hiring a grant writer for the town. “We should be more aggressive in getting grants,” Town Manager Peggy Daigle said Tuesday. “We need to do whatever we can to move Houlton into a better economic position.” googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
VAN BUREN – SAD 24 is holding registration for pre-kindergarten and kindergarten pupils for the 2002-2003 school year. Registrations will take place from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, March 8. To be eligible for kindergarten, a child must be 5 years old before Oct. Read More
WASHBURN – In the past 30 days, three Polaris snowmobiles have been stolen in Greater Washburn, one incident occurring between 4 and 7:30 p.m. Jan. 14 behind the Griffin’s One Stop on Main Street. This was one of three similar snowmobile thefts reported in Washburn… Read More
PATTEN – People Helping People, a support group for those coping with serious health concerns, along with their families and friends, will hold its regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 11, at the Mt. Heights Health Care Facility, downstairs meeting room, Island Falls Road. Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – Applications are available for the Aroostook County Federal Savings & Loan Association Scholarship Fund Program and may be picked up at local high school guidance offices. The program is for high school seniors who will pursue postsecondary education upon graduation, and for… Read More
DIXMONT – The 2002 Etna and Dixmont Democratic caucuses will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10, at the Dixmont Town Office, Route 202. Participants at the caucuses will elect delegates to the Maine Democratic State Convention, the Penobscot County Democratic Committee and the… Read More
HAMPDEN – Democrats will caucus to select delegates to the Democratic State Convention, elect municipal officers, county committee members and discuss important issues at 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10, at the Hampden Municipal Building. Attendees are asked to bring their viewpoints, ideas and questions for discussion. Read More
OLD TOWN – A public hearing drew little comment at an Old Town City Council meeting Monday on a proposal to issue bonds and notes to the tune of $6 million for, among other projects, the design, construction and equipping of a new fire station for the city. Read More
Bangor police arrested 34-year-old Billy Pinkham after it was reported he assaulted his girlfriend late Monday night and damaged her apartment and belongings. Called to the Second Street apartment building shortly before midnight, several police officers could hear yelling coming from inside as well as… Read More
ROCKLAND – A local man is suing a Rockland karate instructor for allegedly fracturing his cheekbone during a sparring session at a martial arts class. Eric Allyn of Rockland filed a lawsuit Friday in Knox County Superior Court claiming that his karate instructor, William Whitmire… Read More
LINCOLN – Lincoln’s Winterfest 2002 is the place to be for people who like racing snowmobiles and ice fishing derbies, according to organizers. The two-day event, which starts Saturday, Feb. 9, and ends Sunday, is expected to draw more people than the 1,500 who came… Read More
ORONO – The University of Maine Winter Carnival 2002: Breaking the Ice, will be held Sunday, Feb. 10, through Saturday, Feb. 16. Events during the carnival include a snow sculpture party, game night, American Red Cross blood drive, UMaine winter Olympics, Mardi Gras casino night… Read More
BANGOR – Hospice of Eastern Maine invites area residents living within a 25-mile radius of Bangor to join its patient care volunteers, to share their time with terminally ill patients and their families. HOEM’s comprehensive, free 20-hour spring 2002 volunteer training course will be held… Read More
ROCKLAND – Soon after Marjorie East and her husband bought a house on Limerock Street in 1960, they encountered a man at the city dump preparing to deposit a Clarion wood cookstove on the garbage heap. Way before back-to-the-landers made it fashionable, East recognized the… Read More
GREENVILLE – Independent Energy Producers of Maine blame energy deregulation and rules that discriminate against “green” power producers for the closures of three Maine renewable energy plants. The recent closure of a renewable energy plant in Greenville, the Greenville Steam Co., after closures in Jonesboro… Read More
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DOVER-FOXCROFT – The University of Maine Cooperative Extension is sponsoring a Pesticide Recertification Training session at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 28, at the Piscataquis County Extension Office. All interested people are welcome to attend this free meeting. Private pesticide applicators will receive two recertification credits… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT – The University of Maine Cooperative Extension Piscataquis County Office is sponsoring a series of free programs on “Using the Computer for Farm Financial Record Keeping and Exploring the Internet.” Training sessions will be from 7 to 9 p.m. March 25, April 1 and… Read More
AUGUSTA – The Legislature’s Education Committee approved legislation Tuesday that will increase the debt limits of the Calais School District to 10 percent of city valuation. The district’s debt ceiling is now $6 million. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
MACHIAS – The first children will arrive next week at the University of Maine at Machias’ $500,000 child care facility, which formally opened Tuesday as the latest milestone in a four-year, $4.5 million capital campaign. Almost 100 people gathered for the opening of the Elizabeth… Read More
PEMBROKE – An early morning single-vehicle accident Tuesday aroused the suspicions of a Washington County sheriff’s deputy who was on his way to his office in Machias. It led to a police pursuit and two arrests. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
SABATTUS – A Sabattus man was killed Monday when his snowmobile went airborne while going over a knoll and rolled over several times, the Maine Warden Service said. Dana J. Bilodeau, 21, apparently was traveling too fast in a large open field and had passed… Read More
While most people have not yet begun working on their income taxes, some have, and others soon will be. A letter from Candy Eaton, program director for Hancock County Children’s Council, asking that I remind readers about the $1 checkoff on your 2001 Maine Income… Read More
GREENVILLE – Ed Courtenay has a bold vision to make Moosehead Lake the kind of wild fishery it once was. On Tuesday, the Warren man asked the group that helps manage the lake’s fishery to help him make his dream a reality. Courtenay has had… Read More
AUGUSTA – A Franco-American day at the Legislature will be held Wednesday, March 6, to celebrate the French presence in Maine. Performers from throughout the state will be on hand, French organizations will feature displays, and French dignitaries from the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick… Read More
ST. ANDREWS, New Brunswick – The Schoodic Band of the Passamaquoddy Tribe believes that a plan to develop a 4-acre parcel at Indian Point could disturb an ancient burial ground. The tribe has won support for its position from a group that called itself the… Read More
WASHINGTON – Looking to strengthen financial aid for students from low-income families wanting to attend college or receive vocational training, President Bush is proposing to remove millions of dollars in funding for local research, education and community projects. All of the programs targeted for cuts… Read More
AUGUSTA – The Maine House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to allow the Maine State Housing Authority to issue up to $500 million more in bonds. Enactment of the measure would boost the amount of bonds that the authority could issue to more than $2.1… Read More
PORTLAND – The Maine Turnpike Authority plans to introduce pacer vehicles later this month as its latest weapon to help slow traffic through construction zones. The specially marked trucks will drive side-by-side through construction areas at 50 mph, forcing would-be speeders to follow at a… Read More
AUGUSTA – Ten new state troopers have begun their assignments, increasing the number of officers in the Maine Department of Public Safety to 333. At the recent swearing-in ceremony, Col. Michael R. Sperry, chief of the state police, told the new troopers, “You have the… Read More
AUGUSTA – Former state Sen. John Hathaway of Kennebunkport, who lost a bid for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in 1996, entered the GOP gubernatorial primary contest Tuesday. In a filing with the state’s ethics commission, Hathaway declared his intent to qualify for public… Read More
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Superior Court judge ruled Tuesday that the state’s lawsuit against lead paint manufacturers can proceed on a single issue: whether it constitutes a public nuisance. Judge Michael Silverstein’s ruling means that, for now, the state will not be required to identify… Read More
AUGUSTA – Efforts to date by the King administration to raise $15 million in private contributions for the state’s laptop computer fund have been somewhat anemic. But Gov. Angus S. King hinted Tuesday that the cash finally may be starting to trickle in. “I’m going… Read More
ATTLEBORO, Mass. – Two members of a religious sect that rejects modern medicine were jailed Tuesday after refusing to cooperate with authorities investigating their missing baby. Juvenile Court Judge Kenneth Nasif said he was not convinced that Rebecca Corneau had a miscarriage, as she claimed. Read More
Let me just begin by saying, right up front, that I am in high pout mode. And I have been for the last 20 or so hours. Round about 4 p.m. Sunday, I settled into my recliner, picked up the remote, and discovered our local… Read More
Gerald Sabatino celebrated the Patriots’ Super Bowl victory like any other proud New Englander. But the Camden man was thankful for more than just the win: He was glad he wasn’t working for Rams owner Georgia Frontiere anymore. In the early ’80s, Sabatino and his… Read More
Loafing around The Ellsworth Public Library has announced the winners of its Bountiful Breads Contest, held Jan. 26 at the library. Shelley Felix won the people’s choice award for her Almond-Poppy-Seed Bread in the adult category. In the child category, Joshua and Cordelia Walsh took… Read More
PORTLAND – Adding a new twist to northern New England’s largest indoor event, the Portland Flower Show plans to stage a Garden Gate Art Gallery in March. The sixth annual show will be held March 13-17 at the Portland Company Complex on the Portland waterfront. Read More
BOSTON – The University of Maine Black Bear women’s basketball team held America East scoring leader Katie Terhune to two first-half points in taking a 40-39 lead into the intermission. But Boston University freshmen Adrienne Norris and Larissa Parr picked up the slack. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. – The Hartford Hawks shut down Maine’s inside game to earn a 59-47 men’s basketball victory at The Sports Center Tuesday night. A six-minute scoring drought late in the second half, when Maine had been down by only a point at 42-41,… Read More
GUILFORD – One hundred and one, and no longer counting. It took an almost superhuman effort from a skinny, 5-foot-9 senior guard; a defensive strategy Bill Belichick himself would have admired; and a near-perfect offensive game plan to stop the longest high school basketball win… Read More
BANGOR – It wasn’t hard to figure out which aspect of Tuesday night’s game against Bangor that Hampden girls basketball coach Mike Webb was most pleased with. “I’m just tickled pink with our defensive effort. It was just superb defense,” he said with a big… Read More
Defining moments. Our lives are dotted with them. Good and bad. For long-suffering New England sports fans, the New England Patriots’ dramatic last-second 20-17 victory over the heavily favored St. Louis Rams in Super Bowl XXXVI will be one of those moments. It was the… Read More
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HIGH SCHOOL Official Class A basketball and Classes A and B ice hockey standings as reported by the Maine Principals’ Association (due to a computer glitch some girls basketball records may not be correct; the points were unaffected). The MPA will release final points for… Read More
The first Big East Conference Class B championship basketball games will be played tonight at the Bangor Auditorium. The Houlton and Mount Desert Island teams will take the floor at 5:30 p.m. for the girls’ title game. The Bucksport and Caribou boys will follow at… Read More
Matt Michaud puts more miles on his skies each week than many of us put on our automobiles. He also fires more rifle rounds in a week than some of us will fire in a lifetime. Michaud, a 1995 graduate of Fort Kent High School,… Read More
Since Dec. 18, winning matches, qualifying for states, and winning team titles have lost a lot of importance for members of the Medomak Valley wrestling team. That was the day sophomore wrestler Stephen Michaud went down in a heap and landed on his head while… Read More
HOULTON – Matt Michaud tallied two goals, including the game-winning shorthanded goal 3:47 into the extra session, to give the Stearns Minutemen a 5-4 overtime victory over the Foxcroft Academy Ponies in high school hockey action Tuesday night. Michaud scored off a pass from Rick… Read More
MACHIAS – The Husson Braves downed the University of Maine-Machias 73-62 in men’s basketball play Tuesday night to maintain their unbeaten mark in the Maine Athletic Conference. Husson of Bangor, 10-0 in conference action, jumped out to an 18-point first-half lead behind Robert Pilsbury who… Read More
WOODLAND – The Narraguagus Knights scored the final seven points of the game in the final minute to beat the Woodland Dragons 63-56 in schoolboy basketball action Tuesday night. Steven Knapp had 10 of his team-high 16 in the fourth quarter to spark the Knights… Read More