BAR HARBOR – “Sowing Seeds for the Future” is the theme of the 26th annual American-Agri Women’s convention this week, to be held in Bar Harbor. The national organization has about 35 members in Maine, and attendees from around the nation are expected, according to… Read More
    A Lewiston consumer, Mrs. H., ordered a mock fur coat from a Pennsylvania mail order company for $54.70. After waiting two months, she wrote the company asking that the coat be sent immediately. She astutely mailed the letter certified, return receipt requested, so she would… Read More
    AUBURN – U.S. Customs Service officials will soon start inspecting cargo at the city’s freight transportation facility, relieving shippers of the need to transport imported cargo containers to Portland for inspection. The Customs Service has proposed making the St. Lawrence and Atlantic Intermodal Facility an… Read More
    Your editorial of Oct. 21 concerning yachts rang a significant bell with me because my late wife and I lived on a 43-foot sailboat in the Caribbean for eight years. We faced pots – stone crabs, not lobster pots – whenever we returned to Florida waters. Read More
    A flurry of speculation and suspicion developed a couple of weeks ago when a search for a new superintendent of Acadia National Park was abruptly called off. The word circulated that a selection already had been made and the job would go to P. Daniel Smith, special assistant… Read More
    I’m a longtime subscriber to the Bangor Daily News. It’s delivered consistently by 4:30 a.m. and is as much a part of how I start my day as my coffee is. On Oct. 28 you ran a story about a father and daughter experiencing deer… Read More
    In response to Ruth Gray of Old Town (BDN letter, Oct. 17) – her attempt to discredit the Franco-American Center shows her lack of knowledge of local and Maine history. The French were in Bangor with Samuel de Champlain in 1604. The French Province of… Read More
    Maine’s child welfare system has come under extraordinary scrutiny for more than a year now. The examination of the Bureau of Child and Family Services, its mission, its functioning and its successes and failures were the concerted focus of two legislative panels. This public examination… Read More
    The Oct. 26-27 front-page story about the Loukes family made our day (“Glenburn teen rededicated to sports, studies after nursing his dying mother”). Amid articles of war, terrorists, snipers and stock market declines, this family is a shining example of love, caring, kindness, loyalty and numerous other virtues. Read More
    In response to your article, “Canteen Service Co. owner says state law threatens survival of his vending business” (BDN, Oct. 31), I would like to point out that Lloyd Willey has been a generous supporter of United Cerebral Palsy of Maine for many years. I… Read More
    Thank you for Tom Groening’s fine article about Craftsman-style houses in Maine (BDN, Oct. 26-27). Your readers may be interested to learn that Gustav Stickley, the architect who published The Craftsman magazine, provided the plans for the house located at 350 Main St. in Presque Isle. Read More
    With the shortfall in the current budget rising and deadlines for printing tax forms and making tax disbursements fast approaching, the Legislature no longer can put politics ahead of policy. It should meet directly after the election, either immediately offer an alternative to the governor’s BETR proposal or… Read More
    While traveling in Europe and Russia (which is why you haven’t heard from me for a while), I could keep in touch with the official side of what was happening to educational initiatives in Maine but felt deprived of the vox populi. A constant theme of these columns… Read More
    For years now I have been greatly concerned about the effects of the co-called “free trade” agreements on the state of Maine. With the passage of the North American Free Trade Agreement, we saw an immediate adverse impact upon the Maine potato industry. Canadian potatoes… Read More
    In the most fundamental sense, the role of higher education in Maine is to provide “access to opportunity” for our citizenry. The term “access” is an important one, for it suggests not only financial access (affordability) and geographic access (proximity to a place of learning), but also an… Read More
    BAR HARBOR – The very reasons people treasure Acadia National Park and Mount Desert Island are slowly disappearing in a plume of tailgate pollution, traffic congestion and increased commercialization, experts on the park warned Saturday. And the only way to slow the decaying natural experience… Read More
    LEWISTON – A Maine anti-handgun group and the pro-gun National Rifle Association are supporting some of the same candidates for the Legislature. Eighteen candidates for office have obtained high grades – and even endorsements in some cases – from both the NRA and the Maine… Read More
    ORRINGTON – Less than a day after it shut down for lack of insurance, the local volunteer ambulance service was back in service. The Orrington Volunteer Ambulance Service was taken out of service at 10 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 31, after its directors failed to come… Read More
    A man accused of threatening his girlfriend and dealing in drugs struggled with Bangor police early Sunday, dropping 15 feet from a set of outdoor stairs off Elm Street and forcing the officers to use pepper spray to restrain him. Joshua Nutt, 27, of Bangor… Read More
    ELLSWORTH – Nobody was injured in a fire Sunday morning that heavily damaged a modular home on Haynes Avenue off North Bend Road. Fire officials believe the blaze started in the ceiling near a chimney in the home occupied by the Geoffrey Keating family. Keating,… Read More
    LIMESTONE – Many Maine businesses must keep required injury and illness logs. All public sector employers with 11 or more employees and certain private sector employers with 11 or more employees must keep logs and post yearly summaries for 90 days starting in February each… Read More
    VEAZIE – The Veazie Fire Department recently put into service a 110-foot ladder truck it received in August from funds provided to the town from Duke Energy. Fire Department members have been training on the 2002 truck for the past two months. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
    BANGOR – A ceremony will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12, at the Bangor Public Library to add Aubrey Withee’s picture and biography to the library’s “Book of Honor.” The book was compiled in 1945 to honor Bangor residents who gave their lives… Read More
    VEAZIE – The Veazie Garden Club will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5, at the Veazie Community School, on School Street. Members and guests are invited to make a fall floral arrangement with instruction from member and florist, Edie McKay. Those attending should bring… Read More
    BANGOR – The Hose 5 Museum will hold an open house from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6, at 247 State St. The event is open to the public and will feature free food, door prizes and firefighters signing the 2003 Bangor Firefighters Calendar. Read More
    OLD TOWN – The Old Town Public Works Department will pick up leaves and pine needles during November. People who would like the department to take this debris to the city’s leaf pile must place it at the curb in biodegradable kraft paper bags during November and during… Read More
    ETNA – A free developmental screening for all area 3- and 4-year-olds, as well as 5-year-olds not yet eligible for kindergarten, will be held for SAD 38 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14, at the Etna-Dixmont Elementary School. For information, call 947-8493,… Read More
    ORONO – The University of Maine School of Social Work will hold a meeting for anyone interested in the master’s in social work program 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 21, at the UM Social Work Building, Room 104. To RSVP, call 581-2389. Read More
    CORINNA – Two Dexter men suffered minor injuries Sunday after one of them lost control of a car on a sharp corner of Fisher Road. Deputy Josh Tibbetts of the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Department said the accident occurred Sunday evening near the intersection with Sunken… Read More
    BANGOR – A former school bus driver from Windsor who claims he has a doctorate in business studies was sentenced to 87 months in prison Wednesday on 20 counts related to money laundering and various fraud convictions. Gregory Violette, 47, will serve five years of supervised release after… Read More
    Marcel N. Bellefeuille and Rosemarie L. Bellefeuille, both of Sangerville; married at Sangerville on March 16, 1985. Randall Nutting of Guilford and Jennifer St. Louis of Sangerville; married at Sangerville on June 17, 2000. Read More
    KENDUSKEAG – A Glenburn man died early Saturday after he was thrown from a vehicle that rolled over after leaving an icy Route 15. Investigators also said speed contributed to the accident that occurred about 1:20 a.m. and claimed the life of the vehicle’s driver… Read More
    BANGOR – The Public Works Department has released the coming week’s paving schedule: Monday: Essex Street shim; Grandview Street 2,500 feet north. Wednesday: Exchange Street parking lot base. Friday: Exchange Street parking lot surface. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
    LIMESTONE – About 80 jobs may be added to the Defense Finance and Accounting Service unit at the Loring Commerce Centre, a lawmaker announced Wednesday night. The Loring operation can accommodate more than 500 workers, but has experienced cuts totaling about 100 jobs since 1999. Read More
    ST. GEORGE – It’s not your run-of-the-mill dump. The recent renovation and expansion of the town’s transfer station cost taxpayers more than $1 million. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i… Read More
    BELFAST – A holiday bazaar will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, at The Lighthouse, 100 Court St. The women of St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church sponsor the event. Craft items, jewelry and food will be available for sale. There also… Read More
    CAMDEN – The Community School will hold its 24th annual auction Saturday, Nov. 16, at Camden-Rockport Middle School, Knowlton Street. A preview of the items will begin at 4:30 p.m., and auctioneer Bruce Gamage will start the bidding at 5:30 p.m. A silent auction will… Read More
    ROCKPORT – The American Diabetes Association recently recognized the Penobscot Bay Medical Center Diabetes and Nutrition Care Center for its diabetes self-management education program. Programs receiving this recognition have voluntarily submitted to a rigorous review process by experts in the field of diabetes to assure… Read More
    ALFRED – Controversial Portland landlord Joseph Soley has been acquitted of an assault charge. A York County Superior Court jury on Thursday found Soley innocent of assaulting a woman in his Old Orchard Beach condominium in August 2001. Soley was among the first to buy… Read More
    BANGOR – The Eastern Maine AIDS Network has been awarded a grant from the Maine Community AIDS Partnership to continue the only syringe exchange-referral prevention program in eastern and northern Maine. The award was granted based on the success of the program last year, according to Denis Cranson,… Read More
    BIDDEFORD – Spokeswomen at a Portland hospital and the state Medical Examiner’s Office on Saturday confirmed the death of a Mississippi man who police believe may have been planning to kidnap a girl he met on the Internet before he shot himself. Police said the… Read More
    TOPSHAM, Maine – A 14-month-old girl died after falling into a bathtub in which her older sister had just bathed, authorities said Sunday. Elizabeth Vanderostyne was found in the tub Saturday morning by her mother, Deanna Vanderostyne, who had been searching through the house for… Read More
    CARRABASSETT VALLEY – After an intensive search, a game warden Sunday found the body of a 58-year-old hunter who was reported missing days earlier. Lt. Pat Dorian of the Maine Warden Service said the body of Richard Bouvier of Kingfield was found in a remote… Read More
    AUGUSTA – Nonresidents joining Maine’s monthlong deer hunt Monday may get the benefit of light snow to track their prey as the day goes on. Weather forecasters said highs will reach only the 30s over much of the state and snow showers could begin by… Read More
    Last month, I told you about Operation Christmas Child, in which shoe boxes are being filled with school items and toys to be sent to needy children worldwide through Samaritan’s Purse, a Christian relief organization with headquarters in Boone, N.C. The First United Methodist Church… Read More
    CONWAY, N.H. – A man who fell to his death off Cathedral Ledge in the White Mountains over the weekend has been identified as a resident of Fryeburg, Maine. Fish and Game officials said James Goodrich, 32, was not a climber. He had driven to… Read More
    WATERVILLE – Workers who lost their jobs when the C.F. Hathaway plant closed blamed corporate greed and free trade agreements for the death of the nation’s oldest shirt factory. But a Michigan congressman says part of the blame belongs to federal prisoners who produced more… Read More
    BUCKSPORT – The wind blew hard for Saturday afternoon’s Eastern Maine Class B girls soccer final at Watson Field, and No. 1 Bucksport wanted to take advantage early. But, as the Bucks discovered in the second half, who needs the wind? googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
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    BLUE HILL – Will Rosenthal was a bit concerned Saturday about how he looked wearing white thermal underwear as part of his George Stevens Academy soccer uniform. Whatever measure of extra warmth the longjohns provided the Eagles’ junior forward in the windy, frigid conditions, he… Read More
    SEARSPORT – Searsport High School junior striker Shanna Murphy was one of the smallest players on the field but she probably made the biggest play. Murphy’s goal with 8:42 remaining Saturday enabled the Vikings to survive a Hodgdon High rally and claim their first-ever Eastern… Read More
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    Bates College notched its second win of the season as Sean Atkins and the Bobcats rolled over Bowdoin 48-28, giving them their first victory in the Colby-Bates-Bowdoin series since 1999. In other Maine college games this weekend, Colby shut out Tufts 9-0 while Westfield State… Read More
    Just as you don’t have to come from Maine to love Maine, you don’t have to be Franco-American to enjoy the Ste. Agathe Historical Society newsletter. I was some excited to read the six-page “Le Magasin a Gerard” by Jacqueline Chamberland Blesso in the fall… Read More
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