The pungent aroma of Cuban cigars, draft beer and sweating prizefighters long ago filled part of the handsome, red brick building at 40 Harlow St., now occupied by the University of Maine Museum of Art. While couples waltzed under a crystal ball that hung from the ceiling of… Read More
    FREDERICTON – New Brunswick’s tourism minister says the latest financial figures show that the province is no longer a “drive-through” province. Paul Robichaud said Wednesday preliminary figures show tourism revenues this year hit $985 million, an increase of more than 9 percent over last year. Read More
    Anne Walker (BDN, Dec. 2) takes the Biology Association to task in for misinformation, misconceptions and propaganda in regard to genetically improved crops. They are not solving the problems of hunger, she claims, because they require more pesticides and are too expensive. She says… Read More
    Fishermen complain that the science government uses to regulate their industry produces results that do not match what they see out on the ocean. Government regulators dismiss those complaints as being driven by unfamiliarity with the long and exacting scientific process. Conservation groups charge the regulators with dragging… Read More
    Even after being warned that their advertising was inaccurate, some pharmaceutical companies have persisted in using deceptive ads in print or on the air, a study from the General Accounting Office concluded this week. The study also showed the ads were effective in attracting consumers to these products… Read More
    I am one of the so-called Republican “operatives” to whom Mr. Williams referred in his Dec. 3 letter. I did not challenge any votes for invalid reasons. The only votes that I did challenge were those where the voter was unable to show any proof that the lived… Read More
    We write to support our colleague Elizabeth Allan, whose name has appeared in the BDN in recent articles and an editorial because she chaired a student conduct hearing dealing with sexual assault charges against two UMaine football players. We ask that readers and the BDN… Read More
    What happens if we succeed in getting rid of Saddam Hussein? Who will take his place? How will the Iraqi people and the people of the other Arab Nations react? Will we really have made the American people and our allies safer from attack? Or will we have… Read More
    Speaking as a former trapper and fur buyer, I question the wisdom of those who insist that neck snares be used as part of a coyote control program. We are living in the year 2002 and trappers are a tiny minority. When minorities conduct… Read More
    Our most basic right as is our right to select our leaders. As a witness to the recount in Senate District 16, I saw that right cast aside in an unjust power grab by Democrats. The Democrats have exploited a loophole which allows them to… Read More
    There is a growing peace movement in Maine. Each week more than 18 peace vigils are held around the state and last week 250 people gathered in Rockland for a peace march. On Oct. 26 approximately 3,000 Mainers from around the state gathered on a rainy, cold day… Read More
    DEXTER – If Jim Silverman and his attendants had taken the “advice” offered them in recent months by Mid Maine Solid Waste Facility users, they would have been to “hell” and back a number of times. The verbal abuse usually comes after someone attempts to… Read More
    AUGUSTA – Addressing more than 700 people attending Thursday’s 52nd Maine Transportation Conference, Joe Boardman used a laser pointer to highlight a trade route stretching from Mexico to Halifax. The line proceeded northerly from Texas and bypassed New York into Canada, then continued eastward around… Read More
    BANGOR – The three Christmas trees in Beth Bohnet’s front windows look a little scrawny by tree lot standards, but she cut them down herself on land surrounding Middle Lead Mountain Pond in Hancock County. She decorated each differently – one with a colorful paper… Read More
    AUGUSTA – The Board of Environmental Protection on Thursday approved new rules designed to keep toxic chemicals associated with dry cleaning and open garbage burning out of Maine’s air, where they can cause respiratory ailments and cancers. The board made final rules to reduce the… Read More
    On this Friday morning, as we prepare for a weekend of shopping, holiday preparations or gatherings with friends, we hope you add to your list of things to do making a donation to the Santa’s Helper Fund. Many thanks to all the individuals, families, groups and businesses that… Read More
    NEWPORT – A holiday concert for senior citizens from the SAD 48 and 38 towns of Corinna, Hartland, Newport, Palmyra, Plymouth, St. Albans, Etna and Dixmont will be held at noon Wednesday, Dec. 11, at Nokomis Regional High School. A luncheon will be served to… Read More
    ELLSWORTH – A Penobscot man originally charged with attempted murder in the shooting last summer of a Bucksport man has been sentenced to two years in prison for aggravated assault. Robert Atwood, 22, fired birdshot from a 12-gauge shotgun last August outside a home on… Read More
    SOUTHWEST HARBOR – Selectmen on Wednesday received their first routine financial report on the status of the town budget in 10 years, after two selectmen quietly pressed the town manager for the information over many weeks. Town Manager Kenneth Minier said Thursday he had never… Read More
    SKOWHEGAN – The manslaughter trial of Stephen McCarron, 21, formerly of Detroit and Pittsfield, is set to begin Monday morning in Somerset County Superior Court. McCarron is charged with driving a car more than 21/2 years ago that crashed in Palmyra and killed Jenni L. Read More
    PITTSFIELD – Three months after a group of Maine Central Institute students allegedly had racial slurs tossed at them as they walked home from a pizza shop, the investigation is still open and ongoing, according to Assistant Attorney General Thomas Harnett, a civil rights specialist. Read More
    CAMBRIDGE – Timothy Bailey, 41, the Cambridge man who fled into the woods Tuesday morning after an argument with his mother, was arrested Thursday night at a relative’s home in Cambridge. Sgt. Vicki Gardiner of the Maine State Police said that police had received a… Read More
    Caribou District Court Cases Nov. 1-30, 2002 googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i < slot_sizes.length; i++) { if (isMobileDevice()) { if (slot_sizes[i][0] googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
    PITTSFIELD – Hospice Volunteers of Somerset County will hold simultaneous celebrations of remembrance, followed by tree lightings, at four locations throughout Somerset County at 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8. Locations are as follows: Federated Church, Skowhegan; Sebasticook Valley Hospital, Pittsfield; Madison Congregational Church; and the… Read More
    ST. ALBANS – The Friends and Flowers Garden Club will hold Christmas in the Village beginning with caroling at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at Fair Haven Terrace. For more information or to purchase raffle tickets, call Cathy Brown at 938-4774. All proceeds will go… Read More
    ELLSWORTH – Acadia Skating, a nonprofit organization working to provide an ice rink to Hancock County residents in Ellsworth, has announced it was given and matched a $20,000 challenge grant donated by an anonymous supporter of the project. To date, the agency has raised more… Read More
    TRENTON – DTA Center for Learning and Growing announces it has been awarded a $5,420 grant from the Frances R. Dewing Foundation for its art play group program. The grant will provide funds for art materials, scholarships to the program, and visiting artist stipends. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    HOULTON – Federal and town officials met Thursday morning to discuss strategy on what to do with a site in downtown Houlton where a 41/2-story building was leveled by fire on Nov. 20. Mark Antworth, 39, of Houlton has been charged with arson for allegedly… Read More
    HOULTON – Few things in life are free, especially movies. The Temple Theatre, which has been open for just over a month in downtown Houlton, is changing that. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner =… Read More
    Following are divorces granted in 1st District Court at Madawaska on grounds of irreconcilable differences: Carroll Pelletier and Ann Pelletier, both of Frenchville, married Sept. 6, 1971, at Frenchville. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner… Read More
    Following are divorces granted in November in 6th District Court in Rockland on grounds of irreconcilable differences: Pedro Guimaraes, Cape Elizabeth, and Sally Guimaraes, Rockport, married March 14, 1992, at Philadelphia, shared custody of one child; Sally Guimaraes to change name to Sally Cooper. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    ELLSWORTH – The highest court in Maine is expected to hear arguments next week about a proposed development in Ellsworth that has been rejected multiple times at the local level. Ellsworth residents Rhonda and Patrick Jordan are contesting the Ellsworth Planning Board’s denial of their… Read More
    BANGOR – Husson College will present a one-day conference, “Continuing Education on Taxation, Planning, Updates and More,” beginning with registration at 7:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 6, at the Center for Family Business. The conference is designed for people involved in the preparation or planning of… Read More
    ORONO – A proposed tax assistance plan for part of the $30 million Dirigo Pines Retirement Community could produce $221,130 per year in tax revenues for the town. Generated by town officials, the proposed tax increment financing district would last 30 years and ensure that… Read More
    BANGOR – The city is among a growing number of organizations that are climbing aboard the wellness wagon. Earlier this year, the Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce and Eastern Maine Healthcare collaborated with area business, nonprofit and community leaders to begin the process of becoming… Read More
    HAMPDEN – The status of the town’s code enforcement officer remains in limbo as her recent termination heads to a three-member appeals panel for review. With Hampden Town Manager Sue Lessard out of town late this week, municipal officials would only say Thursday that Code… Read More
    Rockland District Court Cases Oct. 28-Nov. 15, 2002 googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i < slot_sizes.length; i++) { if (isMobileDevice()) { if (slot_sizes[i][0] googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    BANGOR – A 26-year-old Lewiston man was convicted Thursday in Penobscot County Superior Court of five charges related to his attempt to elude a pair of Bangor police officers last summer. Justice Andrew Mead found Mikol J. Allison guilty of robbery, escape, burglary of a… Read More
    A New York woman was in fair condition Thursday night at an area hospital after being struck by a car while walking on Stillwater Avenue in Bangor on Wednesday evening. Carol Sproul, 56, of Ogdensburg, N.Y., was walking on Stillwater Avenue at about 5:30 p.m. Read More
    ROCKLAND – A Tenants Harbor man was found guilty Thursday of 11 sexual assault charges – dating to 1989 – that involved a female child. The Knox County Superior Court jury deliberated for 21/2 hours after a four-day trial before finding Donald Keating Jr., 43,… Read More
    Caribou District Court Cases Nov. 1-30, 2002 googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i < slot_sizes.length; i++) { if (isMobileDevice()) { if (slot_sizes[i][0] googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
    THOMASTON – Police arrested two 15-year-old boys Wednesday who are accused of entering a Beechwood Street home and stealing a loaded handgun and about $500 cash. The 9 mm handgun and a portion of the cash were recovered, Police Chief Kevin Haj said Thursday. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    ROCKLAND – A thief got away Thursday with less than $1,000 in cash after entering Rockland Texaco Car Wash on Camden Street, according to Deputy Police Chief Wallace Tower. The detective division is investigating the theft, Tower said. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
    THOMASTON – The drivers in a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Main and Pine streets were not injured, Police Chief Kevin Haj said Thursday. Robert Lavoie, 60, of Thomaston was traveling west on Main Street in a 2000 Chrysler Voyager van, when Sarah Lufkin,… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT – SAD 68 directors will conduct interviews soon with three architectural firms interested in the renovation-addition at Morton Avenue Elementary School or the construction of a new facility. Fifteen firms submitted responses to the district’s request for interested architects. Of those 15, the firms… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT – The following divorces were granted in 13th District Court during October on grounds of irreconcilable differences: Gary A. Noll and Angela M. Noll, both of Guilford; married at Dover-Foxcroft, Sept. 9, 1995; shared custody of two children. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
    SHERMAN STATION – Workers laid off by Sherman Lumber Co. of Sherman Station are eligible for federal retraining assistance under federal standards for secondarily affected worker groups. U.S. Department of Labor certification of an application by Sherman Lumber workers determined they were adversely affected by… Read More
    Caribou District Court Cases Nov. 1-30, 2002 googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i < slot_sizes.length; i++) { if (isMobileDevice()) { if (slot_sizes[i][0] googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
    PORTLAND – The pharmaceutical industry presented arguments before a federal appeals court Thursday seeking to overturn a Maine program that provides drug discounts to more than 110,000 low- and moderate-income residents. The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for… Read More
    GREENVILLE – Solutions to curb vandalism and the late-night roaming of juveniles will be sought by a committee of Greenville volunteers. Selectmen voted Wednesday to form a diverse committee to address ways to rein in the number of juveniles out late at night, which in… Read More
    Bangor Center Corp. event coordinator Steve Robbins stopped by to make sure I remind you it is time for the Bangor Rotary Festival of Lights Parade and Community Tree Lighting Ceremony. The parade begins at 4:30 p.m. Saturday Dec. 7, at Bass Park in Bangor. Read More
    AUGUSTA – Gov.-elect John Baldacci met with leaders of the Maine House of Representatives on Thursday and said afterward he pledged to maintain an open door policy for ranking lawmakers once he assumes office. Baldacci, a fourth-term Democratic congressman from Bangor who is to become… Read More
    More than 800 deer heads have been lopped off, bits of brain tissue have been sampled and hundreds of tiny vials are being shipped to a federal laboratory – all so state biologists can say with confidence whether Maine’s herd is infected with a contagious brain illness known… Read More
    In the dead of winter, Major League Baseball’s most coveted voting takes place. The ballots with 33 names of former major leaguers who qualify for consideration for the Hall of Fame are in the hands of the Baseball Writers Association of America. That is the group originally authorized… Read More
    The long road to the Bangor Auditorium and Eastern Maine basketball tournaments begins Friday night for Classes B, C and D teams. Among the teams beginning their seasons Friday night are the Mount Desert Island girls. The Trojans return four starters to their girls team… Read More
    University of Maine freshman right winger Greg Moore and Boston College freshman right winger Patrick Eaves were linemates for two years with the U.S. National Development Program’s Under-17 team and then the U-18 squad. Moore, Eaves and Maine freshman goalie Jimmy Howard combined to help… Read More
    The Friends of Maine Women’s Basketball has scheduled two bus trips for this season. On Saturday, Dec. 14, a charter bus will take fans to the game at Rhode Island. Tickets are $36 per person, with game tickets available at the door. On Friday, Jan. Read More
    The Maine Baseball Hall of Fame is seeking nominations for the 2003 inductions. Founded in 1969, the Hall honors players, coaches, umpires, organizers and benefactors from all corners of the state who have achieved prominence in, or made valuable contributions to, baseball in Maine. The… Read More
    University of Maine senior linebacker Stephen Cooper has been named the recipient of the 64th George H. “Bulger” Lowe award, presented by the Gridiron Club of Greater Boston to the top offensive and defensive football players in New England. Quarterback Mike Buck won the honor… Read More
    HIGH SCHOOL LTC CLASS C googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i < slot_sizes.length; i++) { if (isMobileDevice()) { if (slot_sizes[i][0] googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
    MEN’S HOCKEY MAINE vs. BOSTON COLLEGE googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i < slot_sizes.length; i++) { if (isMobileDevice()) { if (slot_sizes[i][0] googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
    GORHAM – Katie Frost tossed in 13 points to help lead the Southern Maine Huskies to a 59-55 women’s basketball victory over the University of New England Nor-easters Thursday night. Meg Cressler added 11 points and nine rebounds for Southern Maine, and Nikki Allen also… Read More