SOUTHWEST HARBOR – If you see U.S. Coast Guard officers boarding some of those big luxury liners this summer, don’t be alarmed. They’re just being extra cautious after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks that have shaken the nation’s sense of security on both land and sea. Read More
    If you are shopping for a long-distance carrier and are baffled by all the ads, offers and confusing claims, here’s how to sort out what’s a good deal and what’s not. . Carefully review all information related to price. Watch for hidden monthly fees. When… Read More
    A primary race that I am carefully looking at is the Republican candidate to the general election for Penobscot County sheriff. In these troubled times, with the airwaves full of terrorist alerts, I cannot stop thinking about ways to protect my family and our Penobscot County communities. Read More
    I would like to thank the veterans of the St. John Valley for sending out a message to the congressional delegation. We, as veterans, will not stand for anymore cuts to our benefits. The veterans who faithfully mailed the form to Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins demanding… Read More
    May is National Better Hearing and Speech Month and the nation’s attention is focused on hearing loss. Hearing loss is more common in the United States today as younger people lose their hearing due to noise exposure and baby boomers’ age. Now more than ever, it is vital… Read More
    President Bush rejected the plea by former President Carter to lift the trade sanctions against Cuba by castigating Castro as a dictator who does not have free elections and who does not have a free press. Bush believes the trade embargo is a vital part of America’s foreign… Read More
    As an avid outdoorsman, and a man literally obsessed with spring turkey hunting, I was deeply troubled by the actions of the two men who fired upon Richard LaFlamme and Stephan Pelletier in Lyman last Monday. Almost as troubling was your May 15 headline, “Two charged in hunting… Read More
    Some Maine dentists feel caught in a trap. They are required by law to warn their patients that amalgam fillings contain mercury, a poisonous chemical. And yet, if they make a filling for a back tooth from the safer – but more expensive – white material known as… Read More
    In 2000, Democratic state Sen. Mark Lawrence ran a mostly polite, issues-oriented campaign against Republican incumbent U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe. He was pounded at the polls. This year, former Democratic state Sen. Chellie Pingree is running a less polite, more personal campaign against Republican incumbent Sen. Susan Collins. Read More
    During these challenging economic times, the United States must have common-sense trade policies that will promote economic growth and more opportunities for all Mainers and Americans, without isolating us from the rest of the world. It is time for Congress to approve President Bush’s request for Trade Promotion… Read More
    ELLSWORTH – With ceremony and celebration, and little of the controversy that has surrounded it in the past few months, the Roman Catholic Church ordained a priest here this weekend. On Saturday, Bishop Joseph J. Gerry of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland, led the… Read More
    FARMINGTON – John “Sonny” Richards, at 61, sits on the antique sulky, quietly clicking and whistling to his draft horses to begin plowing. “Gee. Haw. Stand back. Whoa.” The matched pair of 7-year-old Percheron geldings, Mike and Mikey, step carefully, one horse walking in the… Read More
    AUGUSTA – State officials are closely watching the process that has started in Congress to rewrite federal highway funding legislation, worried that Maine could get less for roads and bridges. State Rep. Charles Fisher, D-Brewer, co-chairman of the Legislature’s Transportation Committee, doubts there would be… Read More
    YORK – Residents of York soundly rejected the idea of legalized casino gambling in a nonbinding referendum held during the weekend. Saturday’s vote to gauge local sentiment on the issue was 3,057 against casinos and 767 to allow them. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
    ORONO – The town’s spring cleanup for the north side of the Stillwater River will begin today. Items must be placed curbside by May 26 in order to be picked up. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = [];… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE – Two men escaped serious injury Sunday afternoon after their canoe capsized as they were returning from a fishing trip on Arnold Brook Lake. Jason Whitmore, 21, of Brewer and Steve Jordan, 36, of Limestone were about 300 yards from shore when Whitmore… Read More
    NEWPORT – A local man suffered minor injuries after he lost control of his vehicle, which hit a parking lot light pole before striking the front wall of the Shop ‘n Save supermarket in the Newport Shopping Plaza, police said. Hazen Nelson, 76, was treated… Read More
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    PORTLAND – U.S. Solicitor General Thomas Olson may soon weigh in on the Maine Rx law, but it won’t be soon enough for critics who blame Olson and the Bush administration for delaying the court case. Olson, who was invited by the U.S. Supreme Court… Read More
    SOLON – A road construction project was blamed for the interruption of long distance telephone service late last week in some central and eastern Maine communities. Excavation on the French Hill Road resulted in a buried fiber-optic cable being accidentally severed Friday, according to a… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE – It took local-boy-made-good Glynn Willett several failed attempts before making it with his own business. Six attempts, to be exact. On Saturday the co-owner and chief executive officer of one of the country’s fastest-growing private companies told the 199 members of the… Read More
    GETTYSBURG, Pa. – Former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell of Maine gave an optimistic assessment for peace prospects in the Middle East while he was in Pennsylvania to speak at a college commencement Sunday. “There is no such thing as a conflict that can’t be concluded,”… Read More
    NORWALK, Conn. – Jurors weighing the fate of Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel are hearing about a strange school where students wore dunce caps and signs, screamed and confronted each other at dreaded “general meetings” and inflicted beatings in boxing rings. Skakel, 41, is accused of… Read More
    Tom Obey’s first playoff coaching experience was forgettable. Facing a tough Jonesport-Beals team and star pitcher Sandi Carver, Obey’s Bangor Christian squad lost 30-1 in an Eastern Maine Class D quarterfinal. “I think we got one hit and we kicked the ball a few times,”… Read More
    The University of Maine baseball team, fresh off an outstanding regular season, goes into this week’s America East Championship as the No. 1 seed. Coach Paul Kostacopoulos’ 36-14 Black Bears wrapped up the conference regular-season title Saturday when all three league doubleheaders, including UMaine’s scheduled… Read More
    HOLE-IN-ONE GUILFORD – John Warren of Dover-Foxcroft registered a hole-in-one Saturday at Piscataquis Country Club. Warren aced the 165-yard sixth hole using a 6-iron for his third career ace. The shot was witnessed by Brian Campbell, Carl Brackett and Becky Warren. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
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    MILWAUKEE – The Brewers placed Bangor resident Matt Stairs on the 15-day disabled list Sunday with a strained left hamstring and activated infielder Luis Lopez. Stairs’ move is retroactive to Friday. He was hitting .111 with one homer and three RBIs in 23 games for… Read More
    SCARBOROUGH – Jason Fowler of Scarborough rallied past Steve Carrier of Saco, and then held off Saco’s David Pinkham to win the NASCAR pro series event at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway Sunday. Fowler’s younger brother Mike Fowler won the NASCAR sports series race. It is… Read More
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    The next time someone suggests to you that genealogy didn’t take hold in America until the Bicentennial in 1976, point out that The Register rightfully marks its current edition as “Volume 156.” Yes, 156 years is the length of time the Boston-based New England Historic… Read More