A headline on Thursday’s business page said Toyota was recalling some Land Rovers. Toyota does not make Land Rovers. Toyota recalled 1996-1998 4-Runners for control problems discovered during testing of heavily loaded vehicles. However, a separate recall was announced for Land Rover Discovery II’s to check for anti-lock… Read More
    WASHINGTON – Increased rainfall seems to be in store for the dry Eastern states in coming weeks, but not enough to break the grip of drought, forecasters said Thursday. National Weather Service meteorologists anticipate only limited relief – if any – from the drought. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    PORTLAND – Amtrak’s Downeaster has exceeded ridership expectations for the third consecutive month, and the operator of the service is seeking to revise schedules and add more capacity for the service. In February, 25,824 passengers rode the train during what was supposed to be a… Read More
    NEWRY – American Skiing Co., which was removed from the New York Stock Exchange, began trading Thursday on the National Association of Securities Dealers’ over-the-counter bulletin board. The stock once known as SKI closed at 26 cents, down 48 percent for the year, when it… Read More
    PORTLAND – More than 125 Maine telephone customers complained to the state’s Public Utilities Commission that they were slammed by WebNet Communications, a Virginia long-distance company. Complaints indicate the Virginia-based company asked people if they would like a chance to win a trip to Florida;… Read More
    AUGUSTA – Gov. Angus S. King is saying the state should go along with federal changes in income taxes adopted last year as well as those passed last week – sort of. At issue is whether the state can afford to pass on to consumers all of the… Read More
    Except for a period of some three years spent in Old Orchard Beach during World War II and 26 months of extended draft in the service of the U.S. Army in Friedborg near Frankfort, Germany, during 1960-1962, I’ve lived most of my 65 years in this small coastal… Read More
    Whether Maine did or did not just experience a recession is an academic question to five biomedical institutions here that never slowed with the rest of the economy in 2001. Their most recent gains, explained in brief in a new report card, suggest how much more these research… Read More
    The Senate’s failure to achieve anything of substance on improving fuel efficiency for cars and light trucks was a triumph of fear over future. The vote on the amendment this week that effectively killed even incremental improvement was so overwhelming that the primary conclusions the public might draw… Read More
    Thank you for the March 12 article about Bernard “Doc” Mann and his work with a Bangor school’s chess club. Mr. Mann was a student of mine a couple of years ago in an Adult Education Sign Language class. No one else in that class will be surprised… Read More
    I have noticed that when readers like David Labun (Letters, Feb. 27) criticize homosexuality on moral grounds, they never bother to explain why they think it is so wrong. I presume their objections are religiously based, but such readers should know that not everyone shares their religious understandings… Read More
    Calais is doing everything backward. I have lived here for the past 10 years and watched it become a near ghost town. Instead of worrying about a historic center or the upcoming island affair why not work on getting a business here that will employ people so they… Read More
    Limiting the local-option sales tax to the first $5,000 of the price of luxury items such as automobiles and boats, thereby adding only $50 to the price, will not make the tax more palatable. What about the person who can only afford a $4,000 car? What about the… Read More
    I want to commend this newspaper for its insightful editorial “Meeting the tests” on March 4. The point that any more delay in the dates of Learning Results implementation will not help Maine students is right on target. Thank you for understanding and believing in the importance of… Read More
    Tom Hennessey has been a wonderful supporter of the Atlantic salmon as a majestic gamefish, and of the program in Maine to protect them and preserve them from the ravages of pollution, poaching and dam building. He has donated time, effort and numerous prints to the Atlantic Salmon… Read More
    March 11 marked the sixth-month anniversary of the murder of my good friend Capt. John Oganowski. John and his copilot, Tom McGuinness, were murdered by terrorists, who then crashed their B-767, American Airlines Flight 11, into the World Trade Center. This terrorist act killed 10… Read More
    AUGUSTA – Most children under 8 years old will have to be secured in booster seats while riding on Maine highways if a bill that received overwhelming initial approval Thursday by Maine’s House becomes law. After a debate sounding themes of state mandates versus child… Read More
    BANGOR – The man in the wheelchair, the one you probably cursed at because he was traveling in your right of way on a busy street instead of on the sidewalk, died on Tuesday. To thousands of people in the area, the man in the… Read More
    BANGOR – Saying the Maine Board of Dental Examiners is seeking to eliminate the denturist profession from the state because of the competition it poses to dentists, a lawyer representing a Brewer denturist asked a judge Thursday to reinstate his client’s license. The board, which… Read More
    AUGUSTA – As members of a special panel discussed ground rules Thursday for reviewing ballots in a contested southern Maine Senate election, lawyers for Democrats and Republicans squared off over the consideration of 36 late ballots that were never counted by local election officials. The… Read More
    AUGUSTA – Nearly all the gubernatorial candidates representing Maine’s three political parties are expected to meet Friday’s 5 p.m. deadline for filing their nomination papers with state election officials. Steven Farsaci of Farmington said he was unable to gather the 2,000 signatures required to qualify… Read More
    LEVANT – The Levant Elementary School will hold kindergarten registration for the 2002-2003 school year from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 9. Parents or guardians should call the school at 884-7444 to schedule an appointment. Children must be five years of age on… Read More
    BANGOR – A woman and her 1-year-old son were not injured after the car they were in struck a guardrail on Interstate 395 Thursday afternoon. Rachel Littlefield, 20, of Winterport was driving onto the highway via the ramp from Route 202 when she lost control… Read More
    WINTER HARBOR – With a show of hands, most of the 50 or so residents at a Thursday night meeting indicated they are not in favor of converting the housing being abandoned by the Navy into time-share condominiums. The meeting at the grammar school was… Read More
    STONINGTON – The old adage “You can’t get there from here” takes on new meaning when one considers Moose Island in Stonington. The narrow causeway that connects the island to the town does allow traffic to move to and fro, albeit only in one direction… Read More
    DEDHAM – An 81-year-old man from Hancock was scheduled to be released from the hospital Thursday after being treated for injuries from a single-car accident on U.S. Route 1A. Gerald Wilbur was traveling south on Route 1A near the Dedham-Ellsworth town line at about 7… Read More
    HANCOCK – The Hancock Woman’s Club is offering scholarships to high school seniors and college students. Applicants must be residents of the town of Hancock and plan to attend an institute of higher education in the fall of 2002. Scholarships will be paid the second… Read More
    BLUE HILL – Blue Hill Memorial Hospital announces its community traineeship program. The program provides financial assistance to one graduating high school senior, Blue Hill Memorial Hospital employee or adult member of the community who pursues a career in one of the following health care… Read More
    BUCKSPORT – The Miles Lane School is preregistering kindergartners for the 2002-2003 school year. Parents or guardians who have not already notified the school that their child will be attending in the fall should call 469-6666 to register. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
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    FORT KENT – Jann Jackson, an intense woman who was just about done raising a family of three daughters, started college four years ago because it seemed to be “just time” to get it done. The local woman is graduating this spring, but not before… Read More
    A 41-year-old Greenbush woman told Old Town police she had been assaulted by her husband during an argument and that she feared he’d return to their home and use his firearms against her. During the fight on North Main Street in Old Town, the woman… Read More
    EDDINGTON – Residents will fill local elective positions and adopt a municipal operating budget during their annual elections and town meeting next week. Town elections will take place from 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Monday at the municipal building. The annual town meeting will be… Read More
    GUILFORD – A Massachusetts man and woman who were arrested this week for the theft and misuse of their landlord’s credit cards made their initial court appearance for a bail hearing Thursday in 13th District Court. Michael D. McMackin, 40, whose last known address was… Read More
    MILLINOCKET – Great Northern Paper Inc. will temporarily curtail production on two of the four paper machines at its Millinocket mill beginning Monday. The two-week production curtailment will affect about 100 employees at the mill. Employees, whose vacation-scheduling period runs from May to May, will… Read More
    CAMDEN – The SAD 28 board agreed at its meeting Wednesday night to hold off moving fourth-graders to the Knowlton Street school complex until at least September 2003. The board heard a recommendation from the district’s building and grounds committee to forestall the move. Earlier… Read More
    Cushing Residents at Tuesday’s annual town meeting will talk about where they would like to locate a town garage and will vote on how much money to take from undesignated funds for a town garage account. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
    WARREN – Residents will gather Tuesday for the annual town meeting to consider a proposed $1.4 million municipal budget, which reflects a 2 percent increase, and to consider the potential purchase of Crowe Rope’s downtown properties. However, if voters agree on two money articles, the… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT – A proposed 2001-2002 municipal budget that reflects an increase of 7 percent got its initial review Tuesday by selectmen. The proposed $2.7 million spending plan, which will continue to be scrutinized and adjusted by selectmen and the local budget advisory committee over the… Read More
    Dover-Foxcroft District Court Cases Feb.7 to March 14, 2002 Kelly Anderson, 17, Abbot, possession of tobacco products by minor, $100, and possession of drug paraphernalia, $100. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for… Read More
    GUILFORD – A resurrection is under way for the local Kiwanis Club that disbanded a few years ago because of low membership. Howard Kesseli, the lieutenant governor of the New England District for Kiwanis, said Thursday that a handful of Kiwanis supporters are recruiting men… Read More
    LITTLETON – A two-story house on Route 1 was leveled Wednesday night by fire. “It was pretty well engulfed,” Barry Campbell, assistant Littleton fire chief, said Thursday. “It had already been burning for a while.” googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
    Patten An $11,000 reduction in the municipal budget approved by voters on Tuesday reflected conservative spending and the absence of funding for special projects completed last year. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false;… Read More
    HARRINGTON – A Columbia man will be psychologically evaluated after he fled police, threw a gun from a car and wound up jumping into Flat Bay on Thursday. The pursuit began after a report that a man had been seen along U.S. Route 1A with… Read More
    CALAIS – The Washington County Democratic Committee will meet at 1 p.m. Sunday, March 17, at the Seventh Day Adventist Church. The committee is a grass-roots organization representing Democratic voters in Washington County, and all Democrats are invited to attend Sunday’s meeting. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
    MACHIAS – The University of Maine at Machias Theater is presenting the rock musical version of William Shakespeare’s “Two Gentlemen of Verona” from Monday through Saturday. The script is the work of John Guare, author of “Six Degrees of Separation,” and Mel Shapiro, with music… Read More
    PATTEN – The Veterans Memorial Library learned Tuesday that it has been awarded a $10,000 technology grant from the Maine Library Commission’s New Century Community Program. “We’re going to purchase catalog-software programming,” librarian Susan Hess said Thursday. “That will enable our patrons to access books… Read More
    Play ball! That happy cry can be heard throughout the area next month as youngsters doff their winter hats in exchange for spring caps and an opportunity to play the all-American sport of baseball. Today, unlike years ago, girls get to play along with boys… Read More
    AUGUSTA – Legislative negotiators discussed an expanded list of tax-and-spending proposals Thursday amid intermittent signs that a final push for a supplemental budget deal was under way. Democratic and Republican lawmakers professed to be pursuing multitrack talks with an eye toward forging a bipartisan accord. Read More
    AUGUSTA – 1st Congressional District candidates Tom Allen and Steven Joyce filed nominating petitions with the Secretary of State’s Office in time to meet today’s 5 p.m. deadline for party candidates. Unenrolled, or independent, candidates have until June 3 to file their signatures. Allen, a… Read More
    AUGUSTA – A bill stemming from a Bath girl’s civic action cleared its first hurdle in the Maine House on Thursday. Representatives gave initial approval to the bill, LD 2090, which would overturn a state law barring people from soliciting funds to benefit law enforcement… Read More
    LEWISTON – The seven Democratic candidates for Maine’s 2nd District congressional seat will square off in a debate at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 27, in the Muskie Archives at Bates College. The event, sponsored by the Bates Democrats working with the Androscoggin County Democratic Committee,… Read More
    AUGUSTA – It’s official. Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins and her Democratic challenger, Chellie Pingree, will square off in the November election. Pingree and Collins each submitted to the secretary of state the 4,000 signatures required to place their names on the ballot for the… Read More
    Applications are now being accepted at the Maine Innkeepers Association for their Annual Scholarship Program for Maine students who have been accepted at accredited schools offering concentrations in specialized aspects of the hospitality industry, including hotel administration and culinary sciences. Schools considered eligible include state… Read More
    AUGUSTA – Maine’s House gave overwhelming final approval Thursday to a bill that provides scholarship funds for a western Maine camp that promotes peace between nations in troubled regions of the world. The measure, LD 1931, which was approved 123-18, provides a one-time appropriation of… Read More
    The stakes are high. In all likelihood, the winner of the University of Maine’s Hockey East Tournament semifinal game against Boston University on Friday night at Boston’s FleetCenter will earn a first-round bye in the NCAA Tournament’s Eastern Regional in Worcester, Mass., scheduled for March… Read More
    Shelly Chessie and Kirsti Anderson of Bowdoin College have been selected as first-team All-Americans by the American Hockey Coaches Association. The Polar Bears posted a 23-5-1 record and won the New England Small College Athletic Conference championship. Chessie, a junior from Fredericton, New Brunswick, registered… Read More
    HERMON – Hermon Meadow Golf Club is opening Saturday for one of its earliest starts ever, according to head golf pro Thea Davis. The course will have play on its “spring 9,” Davis said with holes 1, 7, 8, and 9 open on the front… Read More
    COLLEGE Maine College Basketball Coaches and Writers Association All-State team 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++) { if (isMobileDevice()) { if (slot_sizes[i][0] googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    The University of Maine placed four players on the All-Hockey East first, second, and rookie teams, the most since their national championship season of 1998-99. Maine didn’t have any last year. Senior defenseman and captain Peter Metcalf and senior goalie Mike Morrison were first team… Read More
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    Some of the top swimmers and club teams are expected at the University of Maine’s Wallace Pool in Orono for the four-day 2002 Winter Combined Championships. The meet opened Thursday afternoon with the 1,650-yard freestyle for boys and girls in the senior and 13-14 age… Read More
    FORT MYERS, Fla. – Brent Dan pitched a four-hitter in the opener, then Derek McIntosh knocked in four runs with four singles in the second game as Saint Joseph’s College of Standish posted a sweep of Judson College (Ill.) Thursday at Terry Park. The Monks… Read More
    BLUE HILL – It used to be that Saturday morning cartoons were the highlight of the weekend. Cuddle up on the couch, bowl of cereal in hand, and – BING-BANG-BOOM – what a morning. But for a small and skillful group of musicians in coastal Maine, the TV… Read More
    BAR HARBOR – Craft items from all of Maine’s American Indian tribes are featured in the Abbe Museum Shop. Hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Thursdays through Sundays. The shop is best known for its large selection of baskets created by Penobscot, Passamaquoddy, Micmac and Maliseet… Read More
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    ROCKLAND – Volunteer positions are available in all departments of the Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland. Admission desk volunteers are needed for year-round on-call service or for a once-a-week commitment. Weekday and weekend coverage is needed. Duties include providing visitors with information about the museum… Read More
    WISCASSET – The director of a now-closed Dresden day care center was convicted Wednesday of sexually assaulting two young girls. A jury in Lincoln County Superior Court convicted Steven Guay, 53, of five felony sex charges. The incidents occurred in 1998 and 2000, when Guay… Read More