AUGUSTA – Maine’s last Republican governor told delegates to the GOP State Convention on Saturday that either independent Gov. Angus S. King or Democratic majority leaders must call lawmakers into a special session to resolve a potential $180 million revenue shortfall. While emphasizing the need… Read More
HOLDEN – When he’s not in class, Jason Bosse usually can be found at the local fire station. A tall, lean 19-year-old, Bosse has been living at the local firehouse since August as a participant in a residential program for fire science technology students. Under… Read More
The name of Dennis Casey, University of Maine bursar and the husband of UMaine athletics director Suzanne Tyler, was reported incorrectly in a Saturday story. Read More
AUGUSTA – State business leaders recently returned from a trip to Japan that included their playing three hockey games aimed at cultivating international business opportunities between the two nations. For the second year, 16 Maine business professionals faced off on the ice with a group… Read More
BATH – Wall Street apparently is not overly concerned that Bath Iron Works lost its bid to design a new battleship for the Navy. Three days after a rival was picked to design the new DD-X battleship, the stock price of General Dynamics, the Bath… Read More
CAMDEN – Camden National Corp. has announced quarterly earnings of 50 cents per fully diluted share, a 13.6 percent increase over the record earnings of 44 cents reported for the first quarter of 2001. President and Chief Executive Officer Robert W. Daigle attributed the performance… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – First Citizens Bank has reported a 32.5 percent increase in net income for the first quarter of 2002 when compared to the same period in 2001. Net income for the period was $230,698, a first quarter earnings record for the bank. In… Read More
ELLSWORTH – Union Bankshares Co., the holding company for Union Trust Co., has announced a stock repurchase program, authorizing the holding company to repurchase into treasury stock up to 5 percent of its 577,000 outstanding shares of common stock as of April 1, 2002. The repurchase program may… Read More
BANGOR – Eastern Maine Development Corp., in cooperation with the Maine Technology Institute, Small Enterprise Growth Board, Finance Authority of Maine and Coastal Enterprises Inc., is holding a program titled “Financing Growth,” on Wednesday, May 8. A panel of specialists will be available to provide… Read More
Morse Payson & Noyes, an affiliate of Banknorth Insurance Group in Portland, has promoted Michael W. Sawyer to vice president of personal lines sales for Northern New England. In his new role, Sawyer will be responsible for the company’s personal lines business, including home and auto insurance, throughout… Read More
Something often missed when discussing consumer affairs is that while not all consumers are businesspeople, all business and professional people are consumers. Merchants have to deal with suppliers, wholesalers, manufacturers, and other businesses. They also are consumers of groceries, medications, automobiles, homes, insurance, appliances, and… Read More
Twice recently executives of two of Maine’s largest paper mills, Domtar and Fraser, have gone before officials of their towns, Madawaska and Baileyville. In both instances, the reason was to caution that the property tax burdens they bear are unbearable. As the biggest property taxpayers… Read More
University of Maine scientist George Denton received one of the nation’s highest honors in his field last week with his election to the National Academy of Sciences. As the first-ever UMaine faculty member to join this elite group, he adds to a distinguished career in geological sciences. And… Read More
Currently there are about 60,000 peacekeepers active in Bosnia, 40,000 in Kosovo and 10,000 in East Timor, while in Afghanistan, a country much larger than Bosnia, Kosovo and East Timor combined, the 4,500 British-led peacekeepers are restricted only to the capital, Kabul. The United States… Read More
Upon reading a letter in the Bangor Daily News on April 25, suggesting that the word liberal gets a bad rap under conservative criticism, I believe true tolerance needs to be addressed. Liberal is defined as “open-minded” and “tolerant”; however, tolerance in its truest sense carries with it… Read More
Growing up, I was taught to examine an issue from many aspects to get to the core of the matter. With this in mind, I would like to address the situation at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Ellsworth. I have been a member there my entire life, 21… Read More
A number of letters have been critical of Israel’s incursion into the West Bank; I would like to offer a history lesson. There has never been a nation called Palestine. It is at best a geopolitical region dating back to the Roman Empire, if not longer. There was… Read More
As a disabled veteran, I am concerned with quite a few things our government is planning; such as the shutdown of Togus VA Hospital, the refusal of Congress to pass concurrent receipt and many other benefits that we veterans constantly lose. I want someone in Congress who will… Read More
Spring has come and all the kids have a winter worth of energy stored up. The parents who live in the Bangor area are fortunate enough to have parks and playgrounds to bring their kids to let that energy out. But how unfortunate to load… Read More
Eastern Maine Medical Center (EMMC) and Penobscot Pediatrics re-cently announced the resumption of Pediatric Intensive Care services at EMMC. This comes as part of a new, comprehensive, and long-range plan designed to exceed past and current capabilities for the provision of quality care to children of eastern and… Read More
Leaders in Washington have talked extensively about how to make prescription drugs more accessible and more affordable. Right now in Congress there are hundreds of proposals supposedly aimed at lowering the high cost of prescription drugs. Unfortunately, the majority of these proposals will not provide the comprehensive relief… Read More
OWLS HEAD – The expression “flying by the seat of your pants” just may have been coined with Johnny Miller in mind. Miller’s first solo flight also was his first flight in an airplane, he told a rapt group of about 100 people on Saturday… Read More
ELLSWORTH – The bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland may get a chilly reception next week from parishioners at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church who still are smarting over the abrupt removal of their pastor last weekend, according to members and parish officials. William… Read More
Balancing a few crackers and a hunk of Gouda with a stack of his political literature, congressional candidate Sean Faircloth plunks down into his cluttered Subaru and back onto the campaign trail. Locked in a six-way battle for his party’s nomination, the Bangor Democrat isn’t… Read More
BREWER – Three area truck drivers experienced firsthand Maine’s infamous wet-dirt season when their vehicles became stuck in the mud Sunday on a power line easement off the Lambert Road. The episode began late Sunday morning, when Andrew Okusko, 19, of Hermon and Kollen Spinney,… Read More
BRUNSWICK – Talking about sprawl and the loss of open space won’t brand you as an alarmist around here. Brunswick is the only town in Maine to employ a full-time natural resources planner, evidence of the municipal government’s interest in protecting wildlife habitat, as well… Read More
HOULTON – They have satellites, Doppler radar and an assortment of detectors to tell them what the weather might do. But when the National Weather Service wants to know for sure what’s going on, it turns to people. On Saturday, about a dozen people from… Read More
POLAND – Built from scratch, the $18 million Poland Regional High School is a sleek, modern building equipped with the latest technology for 523 students from Poland, Minot and Mechanic Falls. Before it opened in 1999, the school had its pick of some of the… Read More
5 injured in Route 167 accident Drivers airlifted in head-on crash; 3 children hurt, infant unharmed
PRESQUE ISLE – Five people, including three children in one car, were injured Saturday afternoon in a head-on crash on Route 167. An infant escaped injury. The accident occurred at about 12:15 p.m. near the Quoggy Jo Ski Center. State police on Sunday still did… Read More
TOWNSHIP 10 RANGE 4 – An Athens man suffered minor head injuries Saturday when the all-terrain vehicle he was driving hit a blown-down tree. Gregory Beckwith, 25, was riding on a wooded trail at about 10:30 p.m. near Squa Pan Lake with another man from… Read More
AUBURN – A transient man was arrested after a bank robbery that went awry when a brisk wind sent the stolen cash airborne. Jeffery Hall, 39, was found at a local motel with an undisclosed amount of cash and taken into custody Saturday, police said. Read More
SKOWHEGAN – Five people were injured, two of them seriously, when a minivan collided with a school bus Saturday. Police said the minivan, which belongs to a home for mentally challenged adults, failed to stop at a stop sign. The van slammed head-on into a… Read More
AUGUSTA – An attorney representing the estate of a Whitefield man who committed suicide in jail said he is conducting his own investigation into the death. Jason Rozell, 24, was found slumped against his maximum security cell door with a bedsheet wrapped around his neck… Read More
FREDERICTON, New Brunswick – The New Brunswick government says it will have the backing of Quebec, at least one other Maritime government, and powerful Ontario interests when it makes its case to the National Energy Board for a guaranteed Canadian share of Sable Island gas reserves. Read More
BREWER – Local day care providers and other advocates of reading to children are invited to an introduction event for the Born to Read Child Care Book Bag Lending Program from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the Brewer Public Library. During the program, participants… Read More
GLENBURN – Members of the Glenburn and Hudson fire departments took nearly 11/2 hours Sunday afternoon to extinguish an out-of-control brush fire that sparked flames in a nearby forest, officials said. Firefighters for the Glenburn Fire Department had been at a controlled burn when they… Read More
Three men were charged with aggravated assault Saturday afternoon after a doctor reported that a man the three allegedly had attacked just before 2 a.m. in Old Town would need numerous surgeries to repair his right eye and would suffer permanent damage to his retina, officials said. Read More
CALAIS – After sending the city’s failed pump motors from its wastewater treatment plant to Bangor for repair, city workers got the pumps working and back in place Friday evening, according to the acting city manager. James Porter, acting city manager for Calais and the… Read More
MACHIAS – The Sunrise County Economic Council, in cooperation with the Maine Technology Institute, Small Enterprise Growth Board, Finance Authority of Maine and Coastal Enterprises Inc., will present a program Tuesday about growth capital for companies and about financing and support for research and development of a new… Read More
AUGUSTA – Legislative leaders have turned down a state representative’s request for an exercise room in the State House complex. Rep. Marie Laverriere-Boucher, D-Biddeford, had asked the committee that oversees the State House complex to set aside space for a gym where lawmakers could work… Read More
PORTLAND – Some homeowners in a west-side neighborhood are upset over a car dealership’s plan to buy 30 homes so it can expand. Forest City Chevrolet wants to buy the homes near its Brighton Avenue dealership. The expansion would enable it to share its prime… Read More
PORTLAND – Police are investigating two more suspicious deaths in the city, and suspect both may be drug-related. The body of Lori Calor, 28, was found Saturday in her State Street apartment, a half-hour before Kimberly Allen, 39, was found dead in her home on… Read More
SEARSPORT – The Searsport Boy Scouts and Searsport Lions Club will hold their ninth annual auction at the club’s Prospect Street headquarters June 1. A preview of the items to be auctioned will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 1, followed by the auction… Read More
TOWNSHIP 26 – A man who has lived in a camp on a small pond for the past decade was injured Sunday morning when an explosion blew out a wall of the building, according to a local fire chief. David Libby was attempting to light… Read More
BURLINGTON – After a six-week adjournment, residents will head back to the town hall tonight to adopt a town budget. Saying the annual town report did not include enough financial information, residents voted March 25 to adjourn the town meeting until the information could be… Read More
MILLINOCKET – Residents will have an opportunity to comment on a $6.7 million municipal budget proposal during a public hearing at 6 p.m. Thursday, at the high school auditorium. Town Manager Gene Conlogue said a tax increase would be necessary. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
LINCOLN – After months of deliberations, SAD 67 board members last week approved a $9.1 million budget proposal. Public hearings are scheduled to begin next week. Approval of the budget came just as Gov. Angus King announced the state was facing a $180 million deficit,… Read More
AUGUSTA – Faced with two gubernatorial candidates sharing similar views, delegates to the Republican State Convention were urged Saturday to consider seriously the single glaring issue that separates both men: where they get their money. Peter Cianchette, a former South Portland state legislator, is running… Read More
PORTLAND – A woman has filed a $20 million lawsuit against York County alleging she was raped repeatedly while she was in the York County Jail more than 30 years ago. The lawsuit in U.S. District Court says that Kristin Douglas, formerly known as Tina… Read More
What an exciting time this is for members of the Winterport Woman’s Club. Not only is the WWC celebrating its 70th anniversary this year, but for the first time in the history of the club one of its own members will become the new president… Read More
The 25th Infantry Division Association is holding its 53rd annual reunion convention Sept. 4-8, in Branson, Mo. Also, a Veterans Day weekend reunion will be held Nov. 8-11 in Washington, D.C., commemorating the 20th anniversary of the dedication of the Vietnam War Memorial along with… Read More
YORK – Divers recovered the body of a 34-year-old woman who drove her car off a wharf in York Harbor and into a river, police said Sunday. The victim was identified as Tracey Taylor of South Berwick. Taylor, who was pronounced dead at York Hospital,… Read More
CANAAN – An Old Town woman riding in a car on Route 23 died Sunday when the driver swerved off the road. Christine Inannaccone, 19, was thrown from the car and eventually drowned in a stream, police said. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
GLOUCESTER, Mass. – Hundreds of fishermen from New Jersey to Maine gathered at this historic port Sunday to protest court-ordered restrictions they fear will destroy commercial fishing in New England’s coastal waters. Cheering and holding signs while more than 100 fishing boats floated offshore, the… Read More
NORWALK, Conn. – By posh Greenwich standards, the single-story, brick courthouse could pass for a guest bungalow or a vintage car collector’s spare garage. But Tuesday, downtown Norwalk’s courthouse will receive more limelight than any “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous” episode. It will be… Read More
ORONO – Great pitching Saturday. Timely hitting Sunday. Put them together and it spelled a four-game weekend sweep for the University of Maine baseball team at Mahaney Diamond. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner =… Read More
ORONO – As Aliesha Rautenberg’s marathon at-bat neared an end … and as Jess Brady stood on second base … University of Maine softball coach Deb Smith shouted to her freshman speedster and gave her one piece of advice. “She said, ‘Don’t run into a… Read More
HERMON – Jason Thayer doesn’t have a driver’s license. He hasn’t even taken driver’s education. In fact, the 15-year-old (by two weeks) high school freshman from Hermon never even drove a real race car on a real track until a few weeks ago. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
STANDISH – While members of the Saint Joseph’s College baseball team were watching Thomas College outlast Husson College in a dramatic 7-6 elimination game Saturday night at Ward Park, they were thinking about last season. While they were torching the Terriers for five runs on… Read More
Jato Highlands Golf Course in Lincoln is open for the season. Carts are available and all 18 holes are in play. Course opens at 7 a.m. Call 794-2433. Read More
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JONESPORT – Daren Kelly blasted a two-run home run in the fifth inning to give the Jonesport-Beals baseball team a 3-0 victory over Shead of Eastport Saturday in high school action. Billy Merchant and Shead’s Ben Maloney locked up in a pitchers’ duel, each allowing… Read More
BUCKSPORT – Kelly White fired a no-hitter in the first game of a high school softball doubleheader to help Bucksport to a 23-0 win over Caribou while two Golden Bucks pitchers combined on a one-hitter in a 24-1 win in the second game. In the… Read More
BANGOR – It was just a split of an early-season baseball doubleheader, but it seemed to hold much more significance to both teams. For Presque Isle, it was the end of a five-game losing streak and the Wildcats’ first win of the season that sent… Read More
BUCKSPORT – Kelly White fired a no-hitter in the first game of a high school softball doubleheader to help Bucksport to a 23-0 win over Caribou while two Golden Bucks pitchers combined on a one-hitter in a 24-1 win in the second game. In the… Read More
WISCASSET – Peter Oakes of Boothbay benefitted from some late-race accidents, taking the pro stock feature race despite crossing the finish line in third place Saturday night at Wiscasset Raceway. The race finished under a red flag after Daren Ripley of Appleton hit Scott Chubbuck… Read More
POULTNEY, Vt. – Courtney Sirois smacked a home run and Helene Liaci added an RBI single, all in the fifth inning, to lift the Saint Joseph’s College Monks by the University of Maine-Farmington Beavers 4-2 in the NAIA Region X championship Sunday. St. Joseph’s advances… Read More
DANBURY, Conn. Saturday, Cathy Knapp’s RBI single in the top of the sixth proved to be the game- and championship-winner as No. 1 Western Connecticut topped Southern Maine of Gorham 3-2 in the Little East Conference championship softball game. USM, the No. 6 seed, beat… Read More
Conductor Uri Barnea got lucky when he was slotted to direct the final concert of the season for the Bangor Symphony Orchestra and faced a program of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 and Bach’s Orchestral Suite No. 3. What true-hearted musician wouldn’t want the challenge of lifting a baton… Read More
The Wilderness From Chamberlain Farm: A Story of Hope for the American Wild, by Dean B. Bennett, Island Press, Washington, D.C.; $30. This comprehensive and so diligently researched history of Maine’s Allagash River and the lands around it would always be welcome. But given the… Read More
No one seems to know why Edwin Grozier, the publisher of the Boston Post, decided in 1909 to give a gold-headed ebony cane to the oldest man in hundreds of New England towns. Almost a century later, Grozier’s newspaper is long defunct. Many of the… Read More
Maybe you’ve heard of John Ames, the Civil War veteran who was superintendent of schools and postmaster in Orland. The Orland Historical Society has a story about Ames in the inaugural issue of Narramissic Notebook, available for $2.50 at several businesses in Orland, Verona, Bucksport and nearby towns. Read More
Editor’s Note: The following is the eighth in a 12-part series of columns from Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor. Move & Improve is an outreach program, promoting healthful lifestyles for Maine people, of EMMC’s Community Wellness Service. Your body is 55 to 75 percent… Read More
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