BANGOR – Protecting Maine from terrorist attack will involve preparing first responders, identifying and assessing threats and vulnerabilities and upgrading and integrating communications networks. Those were among the conclusions reached by participants during a four-day Homeland Security Planning Conference at the Maine Air National Guard… Read More
Maine fishermen were expecting an increase in quotas for catching monkfish starting May 1. It was one of their few rays of hope after an April 26 federal court decision that sharply limited their groundfish catch. But instead of an increase, federal regulators last week… Read More
ELLSWORTH – A former victim-witness advocate for Hancock County has leveled charges against District Attorney Michael Povich, claiming he created a hostile workplace by using “disgusting” sexual comments and references, calling her names and swearing at her and others. Hancock County commissioners spent most of… Read More
PORTLAND – Several people who say they were sexually abused by Roman Catholic priests stood with supporters and called on Bishop Joseph Gerry to lobby for legislative changes that would make it easier to prosecute molesters. The news conference outside Gerry’s offices Thursday was part… Read More
A story on the front page of The Weekly about Polly Gandy Perez coming to Bangor to speak at a symposium on strokes at Eastern Maine Medical Center listed the wrong day of her appearance. She will be in Bangor today from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Registration… Read More
BANGOR – Central Maine Power Co. President Sara Burns came here Thursday to deliver a message – CMP hasn’t made electricity for more than two years. It just delivers it. The point she was trying to make at a Husson College business breakfast is that… Read More
The following are petitions for bankruptcy filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Bangor: Joseph Andres II, dba Andres General Contracting, carpenter, and Sandra Andres, child care worker, two dependents, Gardiner: assets, $42,623; debts, $51,755. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
I am writing in response to the May 2 letter, “Political mistake,” concerning state Sen. John Nutting’s campaign for Congress. The attitude expressed by Bill Randall is one of the major reasons Maine is not only one of the highest-taxed states in the country, but also has a… Read More
This generation’s Pearl Harbor, the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, aroused Americans much like the Japanese attack 60 years ago that catapulted the United States into World War II. Once again, we were fighting mad. We had been caught napping and feared further attacks. Read More
There’s no mystery to why the National Governors’ Association is enthusiastically supporting a plan by Sen. Susan Collins to increase Medicaid funding by up to $9 billion over the next 18 months. State revenues, slammed by a combination of a tepid economy and a massive federal tax cut,… Read More
I am a nurse at Eastern Maine Medical Center and am responding to a quote (BDN, May 4-5) that referred to nursing supervisors and physicians being more in tune with issues of quality of care. Quality care is about time; time with your patient to listen, to comfort… Read More
Sadly, Sen. Susan Collins is right for the wrong reasons when it comes to the farm bill now in the U.S. Congress. The biggest problem with the bill is not for whom the money is earmarked (or where those people live), but rather the simple fact that these… Read More
The May 2 letter by Bill and Cindy Morris contained some grossly inaccurate and misleading information. The statements that they attributed to me, claiming that I refused to help them build an elephant sanctuary or admitting that People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals funds terrorist activities, are… Read More
It seems as if the two most outspoken proponents to the city of Brewer taking the water district under the city umbrella are Michael Celli and Gail Kelly. Might I suggest their efforts would be better served to try and bring the Brewer sewer district… Read More
Do you know how it feels to have everyone trying to run your life? I do. I am a 19-year-old, single mother with two children and a third child on the way. After delivering my first child in July 1999, I graduated from Calais High… Read More
Who doesn’t love a parade? The New Afghan Order, interim version, staged its first late last month – a military review – with an upbeat impulse reminiscent of George M. Cohan. No one did show biz better than America’s early 20th-century vaudevillian. No one does power better, for… Read More
He was in the barn before the sun rose and at 6 a.m. state Sen. John Nutting still had three hours to go before his transformation. From rumpled dairy farmer to pressed and polished lawmaker, the Leeds Democrat – one of six candidates vying for his party’s nomination… Read More
AUGUSTA – The Maine Republican Party is criticizing Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Chellie Pingree for investing in mutual funds that hold pharmaceutical stocks. Pingree has made lowering prescription drug prices a centerpiece of her campaign and has often criticized the high profits earned by drug… Read More
PORTLAND – Jon Roberts of Yarmouth had his reasons to pick War Emblem to win the Kentucky Derby. But as for the next three finishers, “I took a total shot in the dark,” he said. It turned out to be a lucky shot, as the… Read More
AUGUSTA – Three decades after the Clean Water Act changed the way Americans view water quality, an evolving world demands that even residents of water-rich Maine consider quantity. How much can be used without harming the environment? And who has a claim to this limited resource?… Read More
ETNA – Ernest and Paula Schmidt were starting over after they lost their home in Troy to a fire two years ago. With a lot of care and attention to detail, the couple were renovating their two-story brown shingled cape and had completed much of it when disaster… Read More
PETTICOAT WHALERS: WHALING WIVES AT SEA, 1820-1920, by Joan Druett, illustrations by Ron Druett, University Press of New England, Hanover, N.H., 2001, paperback. In New England the word “whaling” triggers images of Nantucket, New Bedford and other regional whaling ports. But most often it is… Read More
Retirement has agreed with actor Richard Dysart. “I’m not jumping to the phone, not having showbiz on the mind,” the Madison native said Monday from his British Columbia home. He and his wife, Kathryn Jacobi, an artist, keep a second home in Santa Monica, Calif. Read More
The members of Women With Wings, a grass-roots community chanting group, were standing in a circle last weekend and waiting for a sign. Kay Gardner, the director, pointed her finger directly toward heaven. “Mean the words,” she demanded, and the room fell silent, “and I will give you… Read More
David Smallidge’s 15 minutes of fame has already lasted a week and he’s hoping it might even stretch into the summer. Smallidge is featured in this month’s edition of Martha Stewart Living, where the domestic diva herself dubs him as “the best slipcover maker in… Read More
BANGOR – It became clear Thursday that the mental competency of a 39-year-old Brewer woman charged with robbing a downtown bank earlier this week was in question not only for her attorney, but for prosecutors as well. Motions filed by attorneys on both sides of… Read More
SHERMAN STATION – The SAD 25 board has approved a 2002-03 budget of $3.5 million. The spending plan passed quickly at a meeting Wednesday, Superintendent Charles Pease said, adding that board members had talked about everything at budget workshops and “they knew what they had… Read More
Richard Sprague knew Hancock County folks were caring and generous, but until he tried to raise $1.2 million for people with severe mental retardation, he didn’t know just how generous they could be. As Sprague’s Downeast Horizons nonprofit group reaches the million-dollar mark in its… Read More
ELLSWORTH – A discussion centered on the six Democratic candidates for the 2nd Congressional District nomination will be held at the May meeting of the Hancock County Democrats. Candidates who attend may speak for themselves. The meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 16, at City Hall. Read More
MOUNT DESERT – The Mount Desert Island Water Quality Coalition has received a $4,000 grant from the Maine Community Foundation. The money is to help launch the first Maine Coast Learning Expedition in January. These interdisciplinary, semester-long environmental programs for 11th- and 12th-graders are designed… Read More
ELLSWORTH – City police say they have a suspect in a vandalism spree late Wednesday that destroyed 41 mailboxes along four roads. Ellsworth police Lt. Harold Page said police believe one of the culprits is a juvenile. He said it appears a baseball bat was… Read More
SULLIVAN – Registration for children entering kindergarten from Sullivan, Sorrento and Franklin will be held May 21-22 at the Mountain View School. Children must be age 5 by Oct. 15. Parents must bring their child for screening along with a copy of their child’s birth certificate and immunization… Read More
DEDHAM – A local man was in fair condition Thursday after smashing his car into a tree on Bald Mountain Road. The Hancock County Sheriff’s Department, which responded to the 8:20 p.m. Wednesday call, have charged Charles E. Ugro, 56, of Dedham with operating under… Read More
NEWPORT – Senior citizens, age 60 and over, from SAD 48 and SAD 38, including the towns of Corinna, Newport, Palmyra, Plymouth, St. Albans, Etna and Dixmont, are invited to attend a spring concert at noon Wednesday, May 22, at Nokomis Regional High School. A… Read More
NEWPORT – The Sebasticook Garden Club will hold its annual plant sale, beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 18, at the Newport Shop ‘n Save Plaza, rain or shine. The proceeds will be used to buy plants, trees, and park benches for public gardens in… Read More
HOULTON – The Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians has unveiled plans for a second housing development on Foxcroft Road. The tribe will use 17.6 acres of a 115-acre parcel owned by the Maliseet Indian Housing Authority on the east side of the road, across from… Read More
CALAIS – City councilors were given options for sewage treatment upgrades Thursday as officials assessed how to prevent the kind of release that dumped nearly 500,000 gallons of raw sewage into the St. Croix River last week. The release occurred before a city crew could… Read More
A divorce granted in 2nd District Court in Presque Isle on grounds of desertion is: Maurice Amos Spell, town and state of residence unknown, and Catherine E. Spell, Fort Fairfield, married Sept. 22, 1980, at Fayetteville, N.C. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
ST. AGATHA – Town officials have received word that the town’s $10,000 Community Development Block Grant to study the possibility of a beef producers cooperative in Aroostook County has been approved. According to Aroostook County Cooperative Extension, the 175 farms growing livestock only represent a… Read More
FORT KENT – Dr. Homa Varghai recently joined the medical staff at Northern Maine Medical Center. Varghai received her medical degree from the University of Tehran in Iran. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner =… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – Foodplay, an award-winning nutrition theater production, will take its cast of characters, feats of juggling, motivating messages, music and magic to pupils in kindergarten through fifth grade in SAD 1. The production is designed to make nutrition come alive for the children. Read More
FORT KENT – The University of Maine at Fort Kent will be host of an interactive satellite education program titled “Reaching for New Frontiers in Multiple Sclerosis Research.” The program will run from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, May 14, in the Nadeau Hall teleconference… Read More
MADAWASKA – Some white dust removed earlier this week from a local school was tested and found to be nontoxic. The dust, found Monday morning among test pamphlets at Madawaska Middle-High School, was quarantined and driven to Augusta for testing. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
SHERMAN STATION – Katahdin Elementary School is planning on operating a program for 4-year-olds during the 2002-2003 school year. The morning sessions will last from 7:30 to 10:45 a.m., and the afternoon sessions will run from 11 a.m. to 2:10 p.m. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
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Brewer police seized marijuana and prescription medications from a Clifton couple they had stopped Wednesday night on North Main Street for driving a car with a loud exhaust. According to Cpl. Levi Sewall, Brenda Sjostrom, 39, was the driver of the black 1988 Chevrolet Corsica… Read More
BANGOR – Voters in Bangor could get a chance to sound off on a proposal to build a new Bangor Auditorium. The City Council, meeting as the Strategic Issues Committee on Thursday, pondered placing on the November ballot a question asking voters if they would… Read More
BANGOR – The developer of the Main Street Shaw’s supermarket is looking to add a 10,000-square-foot expansion onto the existing building. The City Council at its Monday meeting is expected to sell Portland-based developer the Boulos Co. a vacant city-owned lot on Walter Street to… Read More
BANGOR – The Children’s Room of the Bangor Public Library presents its 11th annual Summer Reading Bookmark Contest. This year’s theme is “Folk Festival Fun.” The winner will have his or her design professionally printed by Fast Forms and distributed throughout the summer program. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
ORONO – There will be an orientation for the class of 2006 at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 23, at Orono High School. All registered students and their parents are requested to attend. Students will receive their class T-shirts and meet advisers and teachers. An activities… Read More
BANGOR – The Bangor Garden Club will hold its annual plant sale from 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday, May 18, at Paul Bunyan Park near the bandstand. All money earned through this sale will fund civic projects. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
LINCOLN – The Seaplane Pilots Association will sponsor a seaplane safety symposium from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 11, at the P.K. Float Manufacturing facility at the Lincoln Regional Airport. The Lincoln Airplane Owners and Pilots Association will hold an airport open house… Read More
BANGOR – Eastern Maine Medical Center’s blood donor program will hold a blood drive from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, May 11, at the Bangor Mall’s Center Court. Donors must be age 18 or older, although 17-year-olds may donate with a signed note from a parent or… Read More
CAMDEN – Treading water may be the best option available at the troubled Elm Street School, the SAD 28 board has decided. The board learned Wednesday night that keeping kindergarten and second-grade pupils at the school safe from the lead found in paint in the… Read More
CAMDEN – Former FBI Director Louis Freeh will be one of the featured speakers at the Camden Public Library’s Distinguished Visitors’ Forum on May 25. The topic of the forum is “The Moral Dimensions of Using Power Responsibly.” googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
SOUTH THOMASTON – A Warren man was injured Tuesday morning when the right wheels of his car dropped off the shoulder of Route 131, causing him to lose control of the vehicle. Christopher Mills, 26, was taken by ambulance to Penobscot Bay Medical Center. He… Read More
SEARSPORT – In honor of Older Americans Month, Senior Spectrum’s Waldo Community Center will provide a free turkey dinner from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, May 26, at the Searsport United Methodist Church on Route 1. The Rev. Robert Murchie will host the dinner. The… Read More
SEARSPORT – A citizen group that serves as an advocate for SAD 56 schools has elected officers and filled its governing board of directors. In its annual meeting late last month the group Save Our Schools chose Deb Middleswart as president, Charlie Plourde as vice… Read More
GREENVILLE – The local school committee on Wednesday moved to end the longtime tradition of hazing at Greenville High School. The committee adopted a policy that prohibits “injurious” hazing, both on and off campus, in an attempt to stop the harassment and intimidation of students. Read More
MACHIAS – A fund-raising drive by the University of Maine at Machias board of visitors has surpassed its $50,000 goal, a step that will result in a substantial facelift for the campus. The Building the Future beautification campaign launched during the 2001 alumni reunion was… Read More
MACHIAS – The late Ruby (Blanch) Johnson of Perry, a 1932 graduate of Washington State Normal School, remembered her alma mater with a $125,000 bequest directed to the Center of Lifelong Learning on the University of Maine at Machias campus. The longtime teacher, who died… Read More
WHITING – Sustainability and strategy were the key words as some Down East after-school and safe-schools coordinators gathered recently to share some of their successes and consider ways to maintain their programs when their grant money runs out. Rose Binda and Harper Dean, directors of… Read More
BANGOR – The New England School of Communications, an affiliate of Husson College, will hold graduation exercises at 7 p.m. Saturday in Newman Gymnasium on the Husson campus. Thirty-four students will receive degrees during the school’s 20th commencement. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
AUGUSTA – The U.S. Submarine Veterans Inc. USS Maine Base, will hold its monthly meeting at 1 p.m. Sunday, May 19, at the American Legion Post 205, Eastern Avenue, Augusta. If you are interested in joining the group, which meets every third Sunday of the… Read More
PORTLAND – Hundreds of mentally disabled children who are currently on waiting lists will receive in-home care from the state under the settlement terms of a class-action lawsuit announced Wednesday. Two Augusta-area families alleged in the lawsuit that the state failed to meet standards of… Read More
Members of the Newburgh Volunteer Fire Department need your help to enable them to more effectively protect the property and lives of those they serve in this small community. Volunteer firefighter Skip Smith called me recently to explain that the NVFD is holding an auction… Read More
ORONO – Orienteering Maine, one of the nation’s fastest-growing orienteering clubs, invites the public to join its members for its next event Saturday, May 11, at the University of Maine. The event, open to everyone, will start and finish at the university field house. Those… Read More
BIW seeks contract investigation Shipbuilder charges Navy inconsistent in award of $2.9 billion deal
WASHINGTON – Bath Iron Works is demanding an investigation of the process behind the Pentagon’s recent $2.9 billion contract award to a Mississippi shipyard as lead designer for the Navy’s new DD-X program. The Navy named Ingalls Shipbuilding of Pascagoula, Miss., to lead the three-year… Read More
ARUNDEL – A South Portland developer is proposing turning a 133-acre wooded area off Route 1 into Maine’s first park to cater almost exclusively to all-terrain vehicles and motocross riders. Todd Erickson said he hopes the $1.5 million plan will help relieve the growing tensions… Read More
HOLDEN – Elementary and middle school pupils from Holden and Dedham got the chance Thursday to put what they’ve learned in French class to the test during a quiz show – en francais – at Holbrook School. The questions for the game show were developed… Read More
AUGUSTA – Even though a potential $180 million state revenue shortfall looms, money set aside for Gov. Angus King’s laptop program is safe – at least for the immediate future. King is looking for ways to balance the budget in light of lagging collections of… Read More
ORONO – Six University of Maine students are putting the final touches on two solar-powered vehicles – the Solar Black Bear and the Phantom Sol, that will compete in the annual Tour de Sol electric vehicle showcase and race next week. The Tour de Sol… Read More
WOOLWICH – Maine Initiatives, a nonprofit foundation, announced the recipients of three new grants at its annual dinner in Woolwich: Unity Barn Raisers, Bayside Neighborhood Association in Portland, and the Maine Center on Deafness. Funding to Unity Barn Raisers will allow the group to expand… Read More
BANGOR – Dr. Clifford Rosen and the staff of St. Joseph Healthcare’s Maine Center for Osteoporosis Research and Education, are seeking postmenopausal women, ages 50 to 89, to participate in one of three clinical studies to test the effectiveness of new treatment options for osteoporosis. Participants will receive… Read More
ORONO – In the wake of passionate pleas from members and former members of the University of Maine men’s soccer and men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams to spare their programs the budgetary ax, the institution’s Athletic Advisory Board voted unanimously Thursday to recommend retaining those programs. Read More
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BANGOR – Lisa Richards has always been able to depend on the senior members of her Bangor softball team, but Thursday’s game against Brewer may have been a turning point for the younger players. Some of those less experienced Rams, Richards said after Bangor edged… Read More
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Three Bangor Christian softball players were doing fine after they were involved in a head-on collision Thursday afternoon on Broadway, Bangor Christian athletic director Aaron Wilcox said Thursday night. Gabby Eastman, Vanessa Layton and Danielle Miller were taken to a local hospital but did not… Read More
BANGOR – The more he pitches, the more he looks like a senior. Sophomore righthander Josh Young extended his personal scoreless innings streak to 20 and notched his second straight shutout victory by outdueling Brewer starter Chad Gomm in Bangor’s 1-0 win in a classic… Read More
ORONO – While the kickoff of the Division I-AA football season is still four months away, the University of Maine Black Bears have been busily preparing for the much-anticipated regular season. Coach Jack Cosgrove’s Bears, coming off a tremendous 9-3 season that featured a share… Read More
BURLINGTON, Vt. – Liz Borawski’s RBI single in the third inning plated the only run of the game Friday as Hartford beat the University of Maine 1-0 in the first round of the America East Tournament at the University of Vermont. The Black Bears take… Read More
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NEWPORT – Danielle Clark roped a single down the left-field line to score Michelle Murray with the game-winning in the bottom of the ninth inning Thursday afternoon as Nokomis rallied for a 3-2 high school softball victory over Old Town. Kaycea Grignon laced an RBI… Read More
DANFORTH – Jason Thompson, Sam Harris and Dan Buckley combined on a three-hitter Thursday, striking out 14 and walking two, as Washburn earned a 7-3 baseball victory over East Grand. Sam Harris cracked a two-run double for Washburn, which took advantage of seven walks. Lucas… Read More
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