BANGOR – Bangor is one of a dozen “pockets of prosperity,” according to the Oct. 14 issue of Business Week magazine, which ranked the small cities on unemployment rates and the ability to create jobs in the past year. The city’s 2.3 percent unemployment landed… Read More
AUGUSTA – University of Maine System Chancellor Joseph Westphal was in the hot seat Wednesday as lawmakers grilled him about his plan to request double-digit funding hikes for higher education despite an ever-increasing state budget deficit. “This is a dress rehearsal for next winter,” said… Read More
BANGOR – Rail World Inc., when it assumes ownership of Bangor and Aroostook System in the next couple of months, will not be employing as many people as the system’s previous owners, Iron Road Railways. The rail system that has crisscrossed northern Maine for more… Read More
The Brewer Water District’s assistant superintendent was referred to by the wrong last name in a news story published in Wednesday’s city edition. Her correct name is Yvonne Martin. It was a reporting error. Read More
PORTLAND – Real estate experts say Greater Portland’s real estate boom is cooling off and could be poised to pop. There’s a growing consensus among real estate professionals and analysts that the region is experiencing a real estate bubble with home values that are unsustainably… Read More
LIMESTONE – Still hopeful for positive news for the construction of a wood products mill at the Loring Commerce Centre, trustees of the Loring Development Authority approved Wednesday a six-month extension of a land option with Irving Forest Products. The six-month extension is for 435… Read More
WATERVILLE – The Hathaway brand will probably live on even after the C.F. Hathaway plant here shuts down later this month. An official with Windsong Allegiance Apparel Group said the company intends to continue manufacturing clothing bearing the Hathaway label. Windsong Allegiance, based in Westport,… Read More
Critics of the Judiciary Committee in the Democratic-controlled Senate have concentrated on the committee’s recent rejection of two judicial nominations on strict party-line votes. It voted 10 to 9 to reject Texas Supreme Court Justice Priscilla Owen and U.S. District Judge Charles W. Pickering, both for seats on… Read More
There are many good reasons one could be opposed to casino gambling in Maine, or at least valid concerns one would want addressed first. That a casino, such as the one proposed by the Penobscot and Passamaquoddy tribes, would create too many good jobs is neither a good… Read More
Stan Moses waxing poetic about paving the state (BDN, Oct. 7) was something to behold. Would that Maine’s economic problems could be fixed with asphalt. As a Maine native and high-tech small business owner, I have been waiting for the day when Maine’s tax structure… Read More
I have serious concerns about the way Michael Michaud is handling the Republication allegations that he voted to tax Social Security. His answer is “Social Security is not taxed in Maine.” This is true. It is also true that Michaud voted in June 1999,… Read More
I am appalled at the Republican-sponsored meanness in the campaign for Second District congressional seat. Kevin Raye has hammered at the record of Michael Michaud with distortions, especially with respect to Michael Michaud’s record on senior citizen issues. The distortions center on AARP’s alleged withdrawal… Read More
If our nation is truly a democracy, then our elected officials would be listening to us instead of following the Bush administration to war. On Oct. 7, I phoned the congressional offices of Snowe, Collins and Baldacci to get a sense of communication from… Read More
If taxation is an unfair burden it may be that some are evading their share of the proper costs of community. Most of the innocents we send to legislate for us don’t remember when Maine was much more even-handed in extracting the rightful costs of society. We had… Read More
This letter is in response to Gary Woolson’s comments about the annual Junior League Antique Show. I have always enjoyed the shows in years past, but this year there were booths there to cater to all people – not just those who could afford to buy the expensive… Read More
I’m a person of generally conservative politics. I usually vote Republican. I don’t usually agree with the editorial opinions of the Bangor Daily News. So when I read that the welfare-cushioned American worker won’t go into the woods for$11 an hour, I cringed. That’s not… Read More
I see no immediate rationale for attacking Iraq. If the United Nations supports and backs an attack, it is a different matter. Otherwise it is the most flagrant election year manipulation/boondoggle I’ve heard in my 62 years. The United States of America acting as a… Read More
It is much harder to look and plan ahead than to fill a 50-year time capsule with descriptions of current events or mementos of the past. However, the payoff for looking ahead can also be much greater. Therefore dreaming about a better future for one’s successors, writing up… Read More
The next governor will be in a strong position to resolve one of our state’s most controversial issues, the continuing fingerprinting of thousands of school personnel. Out-going Gov. Angus King’s veto has twice frustrated the Legislature’s attempt, first to amend the law in 2000, then to repeal it… Read More
I have been more than just a little bit grumpy lately. Every day I listen daily to the endless rhetoric: weapons of mass destruction, al-Qaida sleeper cells, the heinous Saddam Hussein, and the pre-emptive strike on Iraq. Recently, I watched Shields and Brooks do their… Read More
WASHINGTON – Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe voiced her support on the Senate floor Wednesday for the proposed Senate resolution to authorize U.S. military action against Iraq. Snowe said disarming Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein is imperative because “we simply can’t afford the risk to humanity.” After… Read More
LIMESTONE – Unhappy with the 2003 funding level proposed by the Air Force Base Conversion Agency for the Loring Commerce Centre, the Loring Development Authority board of trustees Wednesday authorized its president to appeal the proposal. The conversion agency’s original proposal for 2003 was $900,000. Read More
BREWER – First-grade teacher Laurie Richards was one of the last people at Pendleton Street School to be let in on one of the school’s best-kept secrets. During a surprise assembly at the school, which houses Brewer’s grades one and two programs, Richards was presented… Read More
DEXTER – Salvage operations were under way Wednesday at the site of Monday’s plane crash at the Dexter Municipal Airport. Efforts are being made to salvage the plane, which was substantially damaged. Employees of Telford Aviation of Bangor and Frank Woodworth Inc., a Pittsfield construction… Read More
ACADIA NATIONAL PARK – A disastrous fire such as the one that ravaged Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Island in 1947 could happen again, but the damage could be mitigated if homeowners take precautions now rather than later, park fire officials said Wednesday. In the… Read More
SEARSPORT – A chemical company that supplies the paper industry will contribute $20,000 to a study of the decline of Stockton Harbor and has begun complying with federal wastewater discharge rules, a conservation group said Wednesday. The Conservation Law Foundation said restoration of Stockton Harbor… Read More
AUGUSTA – Maine has squandered its role as a leader in energy conservation during the last decade or two, and it is time to put a renewed emphasis on clean and renewable energy, a report released Wednesday said. “At a time when the United States… Read More
HOLDEN – Comments from residents and an informal poll taken Tuesday night suggest the community is far from reaching consensus on where a proposed connector road should be built. A 20-member public advisory committee has been working with a state and federal study team for… Read More
BANGOR – Eleven children from the Bangor-based Wassookeag School waved anti-war signs and chanted slogans Wednesday during a brief, organized protest against President Bush’s war initiative. Biting winds failed to quell the spirit of the children, aged 6 to 14. They stood outside the Margaret… Read More
BANGOR – The Bangor Museum and Center for History is sponsoring “Ghost Lamp Tours” of the city each Thursday in October, including Halloween. Tours begin at 7 p.m. at the Thomas A. Hill House, 159 Union St., and last approximately 90 minutes. People will learn… Read More
BANGOR – Bangor-area clergy will support a “Fast for Peace,” called by the Peace and Justice Center of Eastern Maine, from 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 11, to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12. The fast is being called to urge reflection on the following questions: “What would be the… Read More
HAMPDEN – Hampden Academy will hold an open house from 6:30 to 8:30 tonight. Parents will be able to visit the classes in which their children are enrolled. Schedules and information for the course presentation may be picked up in the office from 6 to… Read More
OLD TOWN – American Veterans Post 9 will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16, at the VFW, 41 South Water St. All members are encouraged to attend. Veterans with an honorable discharge or those now serving in the Guard or Reserves… Read More
ELLSWORTH – Less than a month from Election Day, a local group has formed and announced it is opposed to a proposed development moratorium that voters will consider on the Nov. 5 ballot. Taxpayers Organized for Government Accountability is opposed to the proposed moratorium because… Read More
SURRY – Residents on Tuesday had a second go-around over concerns about the town’s accounting practices, this time with the town auditor present. Residents last month questioned the management of two specific trust accounts for the elementary school that Town Administrator Jonathan Thomas oversees in… Read More
ELLSWORTH – The Hancock County Coalition for Community Health (Healthy Hancock) is sponsoring “National Parks,” a 30-day exercise incentive program. It is designed to foster and promote physical activity by encouraging participants to become physically active. All age groups are welcome to join the program… Read More
ELLSWORTH – Capt. Henry L. Whitmore, CAP, relieved Maj. John A. Bartosenski, CAP, of command of the Downeast Patrol Composite Squadron, Civil Air Patrol, in a recent ceremony. Whitmore has been in the Downeast Patrol Squadron for the past seven years and had previous CAP… Read More
PATTEN – Ambulance services in two area towns will be able to provide more advanced medical care to patients. The Patten Ambulance Service recently was given a state permit to provide paramedic-level care, while the Island Falls Ambulance Service was issued a permit to operate… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – The University of Maine at Presque Isle will hold its third annual Majors Fair from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16, at the Campus Center. The event gives students and members of the community an opportunity to talk to faculty… Read More
FORT KENT – The Fort Kent Business and Professional Women will host an informal candidates forum for local people running for three state offices. The gathering will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24, at the Fort Kent Town Office. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – The University of Maine at Presque Isle will host a business associates luncheon at noon Friday, Oct. 18, at the Campus Center, featuring Alden Wilson, executive director of the Maine Arts Commission for the past 28 years. Wilson has been invited to… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – Northern Maine Technical College will offer two new classes this fall under its new College for Kids program. Basic Computer Maintenance will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Tuesdays, Oct. 15-Nov. 12. The course is geared for pupils in grades five… Read More
SAD 31 pushes for new high school Some local officials think state favors projects in southern Maine
HOWLAND – SAD 31 officials are not giving up on their efforts to get state officials to fund a new high school. Officials are urging district residents to write letters and to send e-mails to the commissioner of education, members of the State Board of… Read More
BANGOR – As Bangor Mayor Michael Crowley sees it, the Penobscot River between Bangor and Brewer is not a separation but a means of connecting two communities, which share common problems and, some say, a common destiny. The river and the Joshua Chamberlain Bridge, one… Read More
LINCOLN – When local taxpayers receive their new tax bills later this week, they will see an increase in the tax rate. The new tax rate of $19.36 per $1,000 of assessed property value represents an increase of 26 cents compared with last year’s rate… Read More
EXETER – Exeter Harvest Day will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, at the Masonic Hall at Exeter Corners Village, Routes 11 and 43. Events will include crafters, a farmers market, pie-eating and cake-decorating contests, food and horse cart rides. Read More
ROCKPORT – A decreasing mill rate generally is seen as good news. The mill rate – a dollar factor used to compute property taxes – was set Monday by selectmen in their role as assessors at $14.95, down from $15.95. That means the owner of… Read More
ROCKLAND – Residents who attended “Assessing 101” Wednesday looking for answers as to why their recent tax bills increased so much left scratching their heads. The workshop with the City Council and the city assessor, dubbed “Assessing 101” by the city manager, offered few palatable… Read More
DEXTER – Selection of an architect to design a new middle school is expected to be made next month. Interviews with six of 13 architects chosen by the local architect selection committee will begin next week. Site visits will be made of projects designed by… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT – An agriculture networking meeting will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 28, at the Piscataquis Regional YMCA. The meeting is sponsored by the Piscataquis County office of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, the Natural Resource Conservation Service and local… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT – A book sale will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 12, in the Dover-Foxcroft Library. The sale will include pre-read paperbacks, hardcover and children’s books for 10 cents with some cookbooks and new books for $1 to $2. Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT – A free firearm safety workshop will be offered from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6, at Penquis CAP on North Street. Investigators Mike Gould and Guy Dow of the Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Department will present the program. To register, call Penquis CAP… Read More
DEXTER – The North Country Riding Club will sponsor its annual haunted hayride from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, at Bud Ellms Field on Zions Hill Road. More than 27 NCRC volunteers have worked for weeks organizing a “spooky” woods trail set for… Read More
GUILFORD – Edward Mclaughlin, president of the Maine Economic Research Institute, will be the guest speaker at the Issues and Eggs breakfast meeting to be held at 7 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 23, at the Covered Bridge Restaurant in Guilford. The event is sponsored by the… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT – A new Movie Gallery outlet has opened at 1012 West Main St. Movie Gallery, Inc. is the third-largest video rental chain in the country. The company owns 1,467 stores in 41 states and five Canadian provinces. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
GREENVILLE – The Natural Resource Education Center will sponsor the program, “A Forest Environment in the 20th Century and Beyond” at 7 p.m. Oct. 17, in the all-purpose room of Nickerson Elementary School. NREC trustee and retired U.S. Forest Service engineer Stephen Law of Dover-Foxcroft… Read More
MACHIAS – A demand that the state re-evaluate the entire county may have more sputter than spark. Rep. Albion Goodwin, a Pembroke Democrat and member of the county budget committee, urged county commissioners to ask the state tax assessor to lower the county’s proposed 2003… Read More
VANCEBORO – An 85-year-old Vanceboro man was pronounced dead at a New Brunswick hospital Wednesday after the car he was driving near the border crashed and caught on fire. The name of the longtime Vanceboro resident wasn’t being released immediately pending notification of family members,… Read More
MACHIAS – The Washington County budget committee, in cooperation with county commissioners, has released its schedule of budget meetings with various county departments. The panel will meet with the district attorney, emergency management officials, and deeds and probate offices from 3 to 5 p.m. Tuesday,… Read More
The Maine Military Historical Society, of Camp Keyes in Augusta, is holding its annual meeting Saturday evening, Oct. 26, at the Senator Inn and Restaurant on Western Avenue in Augusta. Retired Senior Master Sgt. Mike Gleason of the Maine Air National Guard invites those with… Read More
PORTLAND – Maine’s four gubernatorial candidates will square off Friday in their second televised statewide debate sponsored by WGME13. In addition to its live 7:30 p.m. broadcast in southern Maine, the 90-minute forum also will be aired simultaneously on WABI-TV5 in Bangor and WAGM Channel… Read More
SACO – U.S. Senate candidate Chellie Pingree gave a busload of Canada-bound senior citizens looking for lower-cost prescription drugs a sendoff early Wednesday and promised them she would continue to “just say no” to political contributions from drug companies. “Although I am glad to see… Read More
TRENTON – A reception for the newly elected national commander of the American Legion, Ron Conley of Pennsylvania, will be held at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, at the Hancock Memorial Post 207. The dinner, braised beef or baked stuffed haddock, is $10 per person… Read More
AUGUSTA – Only a few tickets remain for tonight’s organized labor rally at the Augusta Civic Center featuring former President Clinton as the keynote speaker. Tom Farkas, a spokesman for the Maine State Employees Association, said Wednesday there were still about 200 free tickets available… Read More
PORTLAND – A Portland man was convicted Wednesday of federal drug charges in the first case in Maine involving khat, a popular and legal stimulant in some African countries but illegal in the United States. Abdigani Hussein could face up to 20 years in prison,… Read More
KENNEBUNKPORT – The bathroom debate is back – again. Selectmen will discuss Thursday whether the town should pay for public bathrooms in this tourist haven. The issue has been debated off-and-on since its most famous resident, George H.W. Bush, was elected president in 1988. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – McCain Foods USA on Tuesday announced a $100,000 donation to The Aroostook Medical Center toward the hospital’s capital campaign goal of $2.5 million. McCain has operated a french fry processing plant since 1976 in Easton. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
KENNEBUNKPORT – A man who came to Kennebunkport with two boxes of ammunition several days before President Bush’s weekend visit is facing federal weapons charges, prosecutors said Wednesday. A federal grand jury in Portland indicted Theodore Miller, 37, on Tuesday on charges of possession of… Read More
FARMINGTON – A Farmington man has pleaded guilty to tying up two elderly sisters with duct tape and stealing their life savings. Patrick McCall, 18, pleaded guilty Monday to robbery and burglary as part of a plea bargain that will cap his prison sentence at… Read More
CASTINE – The U.S. Maritime Administration recently presented Maine Maritime Academy with the Administrators Award of Merit. The award was presented to the officers, crew and cadets of the training ship State of Maine on Sept. 28 by William H. Cahill, MMA Class of 1967… Read More
PORTLAND – The Veterans of Foreign Wars Political Action Committee has endorsed the re-election of Susan Collins to the U.S. Senate. The PAC cited Collins’ efforts on behalf of veterans and defense issues as a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee as the reason… Read More
BROOKS – A Thorndike woman who was partially ejected from her car after it struck several trees and then rolled over was pronounced dead at an area hospital Wednesday evening. Trisha Johnson, 20, had been driving her 1995 Subaru Impreza west on Valley Road when… Read More
OLD TOWN – A funeral is scheduled Friday for Eugene Paradis, a former Maine legislative leader from Old Town who died Monday at a Bangor hospital. Paradis was 79. Paradis served several terms in the state House of Representatives, in which he was elected assistant… Read More
AUGUSTA – On Saturday, Oct. 19, Maine Unit No. 41 of the Women Appointed for Voluntary Emergency Service, or WAVES National, is sponsoring a luncheon for all servicewomen past and present at the Senator Inn & Conference Center on Western Avenue. Registration begins at 10:30… Read More
ORONO – Dr. Whitney Azoy, whose columns on Afghanistan and U.S. involvement in the Middle East appear regularly in the Bangor Daily News, will be the featured speaker during a three-day conference on the United States and the Arab world at the University of Maine, Oct. 18-20 at… Read More
Kay Gardner responded to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks the same way she had responded to other events that touched her deeply – she wrote music. The late composer’s “Lament for Thousands” will be performed for the first time Sunday by the Bangor Symphony… Read More
ORONO – Katherine Quackenbush, a promising freshman on the University of Maine women’s basketball team, is recovering at her home in Nova Scotia after being hospitalized with a severe infection in her leg. Quackenbush, 18, was admitted last Friday to Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences… Read More
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BANGOR – After an evenly played, relatively clean first half, things kind of fell apart in the second for both the Hampden and Bangor boys soccer teams. Hampden almost rallied back from a three-goal deficit, but Bangor kept its composure long enough to hang on… Read More
BANGOR – The University of Maine at Fort Kent men’s soccer has a certain international flavor. The team has players from Antigua, Argentina, Jamaica, Lithuania, Morocco, Portugal and Uruguay. But it’s their home grown defensemen who have played an integral part in the Bengals’ shutout… Read More
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ORONO – Tickets are still available for the Black Bear Hockey Classic, scheduled for Friday and Saturday at Alfond Arena. UMaine meets U-New Brunswick at 7 p.m. Friday, after the conclusion of the Lake Superior State-Quinnipiac clash. The consolation game is at 4 p.m. Saturday, followed by the… Read More
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FARMINGTON – Megan Woodcock scored two goals Wednesday to propel the University of Maine-Farmington to a 6-0 women’s soccer victory over Thomas College of Waterville. Jodi Dodge and Sam Goyette each registered a goal and an assist for 9-1 UMaine-Farmington. Jill Tunton and Rachelle Dube… Read More
UNITY – Meghan Marshall made five saves on eight shots to help the Maine Maritime Academy women’s soccer team earn a 2-0 shutout win against Unity Wednesday in college action. Amy Asselin notched both goals, one on a penalty kick and one off a pass… Read More
ASHLAND – Ryan Helstrom scored on an assist from Jake Chambers with 13:17 left in the first half, giving the Tigers the margin of victory. Tyler Bernaiche made 14 saves on 19 shots for 12-1 Fort Fairfield. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
BREWER – The Nokomis Warriors scored three unanswered second-half goals Wednesday to post a 3-0 schoolgirl field hockey victory over Brewer. Sarah Bradstreet, Michelle Barden and Morgan Randlett each had an unassisted goal for 7-5-1 Nokomis of Newport. Brandi Davis stopped all four shots she… Read More
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BANGOR – Alan Cooper gave up rock ‘n’ roll years ago for the Bible and classical music. The former Sha Na Na singer is now a professor at two of the nation’s leading seminaries – one Jewish, one Christian – and an expert on the Old Testament or… Read More
ORONO – The University of Maine Alumni Association will welcome alumni, friends and fans to Homecoming 2002 Oct. 25-27 at the UMaine campus. Events planned for the weekend include the Homecoming football game against Hofstra University, the men’s ice hockey game against Western Michigan, the… Read More
ORONO – A variety of talks have been scheduled on the University of Maine campus this fall as part of the Marxist-Socialist Studies Series. Talks will be held 12:30-1:45 p.m. Thursdays in the Bangor Lounge at the Memorial Union. The speakers do not necessarily hold… Read More
BREWER – The Brewer Public Library will unveil the Buffy Memorial at a reception 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17. Emma Gray of Blue Hill sculpted the 100-pound bronze statue. The University of Maine department of art donated the bronze for the sculpture, said Library Director Elise Adams. Read More
ORONO – “Feminist Reverberations: Critiques of Power and Forms of Resistance in the Age of Globalization” will be the topic of this year’s Howard Schonberger Peace and Social Justice Memorial Lecture at the University of Maine. Joan Wallach Scott, historian of women and the Harold… Read More
ORONO – An innovative wood composite bridge deck in Maine has been recognized nationally for making a significant contribution to the wood construction industry. University of Maine civil engineer Roberto Lopez-Anido will receive an award from APA-The Engineered Wood Association of Tacoma, Wash., for design of the deck… Read More
ORONO – The University of Maine will hold a series of events to mark Maine Archaeology Month in October. Lectures, free and open to the public, will take participants thousands of years into the past and to places as diverse as Australia, Peru and Maine. Read More