WASHINGTON – Maine could be home to an array of missile interceptors several years from now as part of an extensive national missile defense system, according to Pentagon officials, military analysts and published reports. The Bush administration announced this week that it would deploy a… Read More
People who travel back and forth across the border between Maine and Quebec to work in the Maine woods face the possibility of having to drive up to 100 miles farther, starting in January. The U.S. Customs Service has decided that, on Jan. 26, it… Read More
AUGUSTA – Representatives of Maine’s agriculture industry recently returned from a trade mission to Cuba and are crediting a resolution by the Legislature for providing a base for “excellent opportunities” for agricultural and food product exports. And though the Spanish language doesn’t even have a… Read More
BANGOR – University of Maine football player Stephen Cooper denied ever using steroids in a prepared statement issued Thursday after he pleaded guilty in United States District Court to possessing more than 1,200 pills of anabolic steroids. Cooper, however, admitted in the statement that he… Read More
In the Dec. 19 High School Basketball Review advertising supplement, the identity of coach Charlie Wing was omitted from the Foxcroft Academy girls varsity photograph. A Dec. 10 story about a boat landing at Long Lake in Aroostook County reported that the so-called Gendreau site… Read More
Text of statement by Stephen Cooper issued to the media Thursday morning by his attorney, Terrence Harrigan of Bangor. There have been a number of stories, rumors and false statements circulating over the past several weeks about me. I am issuing this statement to set… Read More
PORTLAND – The Portland chapter of the NAACP on Thursday said Maine’s two U.S. senators aren’t doing enough in response to Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott’s remarks indicating support for segregation. In response to an NAACP request Wednesday that they ask Lott to resign as… Read More
PITTSBURGH – An elementary school teacher from Alaska who saved a pupil from a knife-wielding attacker was one of 22 people recognized Thursday by the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission. Also honored was a teenager from Maine, who helped rescue a man from burning in a… Read More
BIDDEFORD – Biddeford Blankets has temporarily laid off about 90 workers. A spokesman for Local 1856 of the Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees said the workers are out for this week, next week and the week thereafter. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
WASHINGTON – A power tool company is recalling about 180,000 circular saws because a safety component can jam, posing a risk to users of being seriously cut by the blade. Makita U.S.A. Inc., of La Mirada, Calif., has received no injury reports, the Consumer Product… Read More
First the beer will flow in Topsham, then Bangor, and, last but not least, the Sea Dog kegs will be tapped at a new location in Camden. The Sea Dog brew pub on the Bangor waterfront will reopen by mid-April after renovations, announced new owner… Read More
QUINCY, Mass. – Stop & Shop Supermarket Co. has received approval from bankruptcy court to pay $20 million to take over the leases of 18 department stores, including two in Maine – in Orono and Waterville, from bankrupt retailer Ames. Stop & Shop spokeswoman Kelly… Read More
It has been 30 years since American children received routine vaccinations against smallpox. The last reported case in the United States was in 1949. The disease was declared eradicated worldwide in 1980. Suddenly, as one more example of how the war on terrorism has changed… Read More
News stories following the struggle of Trent Lott to remain Senate majority leader regularly report how often the Mississippi senator has apologized – five times as of Thursday – for his comments at Strom Thurmond’s recent celebration. But the number misses the point because so few of the… Read More
Three years ago, Penobscot Valley High School in Howland was placed 11th on the Department of Education’s building project list, citing our need for a new, safe facility. Our district, MSAD 31, spent the next 2 1/2 half years “jumping through all the hoops” mandated by the state… Read More
For centuries peace talks have been conducted throughout the world. Most have broken down, resulting in wars and loss of lives. I wonder how many world leaders participating in these talks have experienced first hand the ravages of war? I think of where and how… Read More
On Dec. 1, my life took an unexpected change when I found myself faced with a serious health emergency. My wife, my daughter and I were leaving for a hockey game in Winslow. By the time we arrived, I knew I needed to seek medical help immediately. We… Read More
Homeland security, for me, is clean food, water and air. Without these basic needs, we soon sicken and die. In a disaster, the farther our food and water has to come, the hungrier we’ll be. Locally grown food and clean water sources are our greatest… Read More
Today I received the Dec. 3 copies of the front and sports pages of the Bangor Daily News, sent by a friend who knows I’m a Black Bear fan. I couldn’t help but be attracted to the article next to the story about Maine’s superb… Read More
With the nation diverted by waging war on terrorism, President Bush is leading a campaign to roll back dozens of environmental programs and open up wildlands to drilling, logging and mining. How does the Bush administration get away with it? Every statement that comes from… Read More
Though judgment is difficult without having seen more of a congressional committee’s report on intelligence failures in connection with terrorist incidents of Sept. 11, 2001, it appears the lawmakers did a creditable job. Let’s hope they hold the feet of the executive branch to the fire in pursuit… Read More
ORONO – Two pieces of legislation being prepared for the upcoming session may expand the authority of public safety officials at campuses in the University of Maine System. Currently, UM police only have jurisdiction over the actual campuses. Rep. Matthew Dunlap, D-Old Town, has submitted… Read More
WATERVILLE – The city has suspended its contract with a towing company that towed an illegally parked minivan in which a 13-month-old baby had been left alone inside. The suspension Wednesday came as police were reviewing an incident the evening before in which a driver… Read More
It continues to be so heartwarming to see the outpouring of support for the Santa’s Helper Fund. With today’s mail, another $2,280.93 in donations arrived, bringing our total to $35,911.28. These, and all future contributions to the fund, will be used by The Salvation Army to bring Christmas… Read More
AUGUSTA – Gov.-elect John Baldacci wants to retain at least one member of Gov. Angus King’s Cabinet. Marine Resources Commissioner George Lapointe, if confirmed by the Senate, would stay in place in the new administration, according to Baldacci’s transition office. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
The Maine Principals’ Association is under fire from a national home-school rights advocacy group for banning home-schooled students from participating in MPA-sponsored athletic activities at some private schools. The Home School Legal Defense Association in Purcellville, Va., issued a letter recently to the MPA’s attorney… Read More
BANGOR – The Darby family has had more anguish in their lives than most families endure in a lifetime. But thanks to generosity inspired by a group of young Bangor area leaders, this Christmas will be a little merrier. Six years ago, 30-year-old Shawn Darby… Read More
Members of the Hampden ambulance and police departments rushed to the scene of a reported car accident Wednesday night to find a young Winterport man struggling with his car, which had blown a radiator hose. A passer-by had called emergency officials at about 9:15 p.m. Read More
CALAIS – A 48-year-old Howland man who allegedly threatened a Harrington couple appeared in 4th District Court on Thursday and pleaded guilty. Jeffrey Whitehead was sentenced to 48 hours in jail with credit for the time he served after his arrest. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
HUDSON – Who says good things come in small packages? Certainly not members of the Hudson Volunteer Fire Department, who recently took delivery of something that’s nearly 36 feet long and weighs 13 tons. For the first time, the department got the green light to… Read More
SOUTHWEST HARBOR – The Pemetic Elementary School budget would increase 5 percent, or $142,000, next year under a proposal presented Tuesday to the town’s school committee. The $2.95 million budget proposal includes hiring a part-time teacher for the gifted and talented and changing the school’s… Read More
ELLSWORTH – Hancock County Sheriff William Clark has lost a court appeal he filed against the Hancock County commissioners for not funding a position at the jail. Superior Court Justice Joseph Jabar denied Clark’s appeal on grounds that the commissioners did not usurp Clark’s authority… Read More
BAR HARBOR – The planning board Wednesday gave final approval to five projects, including expansion of a restaurant and a bed-and-breakfast. The board tabled an application from College of the Atlantic and ruled another application, from the Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory, as incomplete. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
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PORTLAND – The Maine Supreme Judicial Court sent a Gouldsboro woman’s appeal of her variance revocation back to Superior Court and the town’s board of appeals. Jane Davis Doggett, who owns a shorefront cottage on Route 195, was granted a variance in the fall of… Read More
ELLSWORTH – The city school department has taken a step to protect its employees’ health, but in doing so now it has to address the long-term financial implications of paying rent, according to a school official. Jack Turcotte, Ellsworth schools superintendent, said Thursday that his… Read More
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PEMBROKE – An Arizona man who grew up in Pembroke will be awarded two graduate degrees on the same day. Malcolm L. Little Jr. has earned a master of science in gerontology and a doctorate in geropsychology, and will graduate with those degrees Saturday at… Read More
MACHIAS – The Down East Community Hospital maternity unit is seeking photos of babies born at the hospital in the year 2002 to continue the unit’s holiday decorating tradition. The baby’s name, date of birth and parents’ names should be included on the back of… Read More
ROCKLAND – After more than three days of deliberation, a Knox County Superior Court grand jury issued 41 indictments Thursday charging people with crimes that were mostly drug-related. During the closed sessions, the grand jury reviewed 45 cases, including one drug case that involves the… Read More
BREWER – The owner of riverfront property who took on the Brewer City Council, and lost, over the council’s prevailing desire to link a waterfront hiking path across his land, apparently has made an offer that may halt an eminent domain proceeding against him. City… Read More
BANGOR – Though they came close, foes of the city’s year-old anti-discrimination ordinance were unable to gather enough signatures to force a referendum aimed at repealing it. At issue was the equal rights ordinance city councilors adopted by an 8-1 vote Sept. 24, 2001. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
JACKSON – A baby sitter-caretaker who allegedly broke into her employer’s house in Waldo County and took his Christmas money has been charged with burglary and theft. Waldo County Deputy Dale Brown charged Amanda L. Gendreau, 18, of Jackson after the Wednesday incident. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
SOUTHWEST HARBOR – One of Maine’s most popular campgrounds will get a $4.1 million face-lift next year if a plan by Acadia National Park gets final approval. Park officials will accept public comment on their plan through early January and hope to begin the rehabilitation… Read More
LEWISTON – A Jan. 11 rally by a white supremacist group drawn to Lewiston by a widely publicized controversy over Somali immigration will be held at a site well removed from the city’s residential areas. City officials said security was their main consideration when they… Read More
CAMDEN – The town wants to acquire the Apollo tannery property as a means of hastening its cleanup and redevelopment. And it is willing to consider seizing it through eminent domain. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = [];… Read More
BANGOR – The Maine Discovery Museum will be host to six special performances as part of the Nutcracker Neighborhood exhibit this weekend. Saturday performances will be at 11 a.m., noon, 1 and 2 p.m. at the museum on Main Street. Sunday performances will be at… Read More
ORONO – Nomination papers are available for the March 11, 2003, municipal election. Papers must be filed on or before 4:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24, 2003. At least 25 but no more than 100 signatures of Orono voters are required to have a name placed… Read More
LEVANT – The Levant Fire Department will hold its annual Santa Run from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 21. Children can listen for the siren and look for Santa Claus. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
BELFAST – A Searsport man was sentenced this week on charges of arson, trafficking in hashish and attempted trafficking in hashish and marijuana cultivation in a case stemming from a Jan. 5 trailer fire. Scott Brown, 32, was living in a trailer at Kinney Mobile… Read More
NORTHEAST HARBOR – A Christmas Eve Eucharist will be held at 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 24, at the old stone church of St. Mary’s by the Sea. The church has been undergoing restoration, and a new furnace recently was installed to prevent frost damage and provide comfortable temperatures… Read More
BELFAST – The Belfast United Methodist Church will hold a Blue Christmas service at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 23, at the church, 23 Mill Lane. The service is intended to recognize personal losses and to help people seek hope during the holiday season. The service… Read More
ELLSWORTH – The Hancock County Universal Waste Consolidation Center offers extended hours for the general public to bring old computers, televisions or other electronic equipment, and for the residents of member towns to bring recyclable products. The extended hours are 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. Read More
SEARSMONT – Robbins Lumber Inc. is receiving the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Export Achievement Certificate. The certificate recognizes companies that have used the Commerce Department to make their first export sale or open new foreign markets. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
CAMDEN – Pat Hopkins, superintendent for SAD 28 and the Five Town Community School District, was given a raise after an evaluation by the board Wednesday night. Hopkins, in her second year as superintendent, will now earn $88,225 after the board gave her a $4,500… Read More
ROCKPORT – Deputy Town Clerk Susan Wilson did what came naturally when a man in the town office began choking Tuesday. Wilson, a former certified nurse’s aide, performed the Heimlich maneuver on the man, and according to him and others, saved his life. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
AUGUSTA – State budget problems, which have preoccupied Maine governmental leaders for months, are still dogging outgoing Gov. Angus King and already demanding attention from Gov.-elect John Baldacci. According to top King aide Kay Rand, the King administration is nearing completion of a plan to… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT – Facade improvements, more green space, the relocation of utility lines, and a reconfiguration of the traffic pattern are among recommendations made by a volunteer committee for downtown improvements. Ever since the town received a $10,000 planning grant, a group of local business owners… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT – If William McPeck, 52, of St. Albans were a cat, he would have used one of his nine lives Wednesday. “He was very, very lucky,” said Officer Michael Bean of the Dover-Foxcroft Police Department. McPeck had been traveling north on Route 7 at… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT – When Durwood Thompson arrived at SeDoMoCha Middle School for work Wednesday, he found his likeness everywhere. His portrait was on the walls, windows and trash cans in the school. All of the pupils and staff were wearing pins bearing a picture of his… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT – The Incubator Without Walls project will hold an informational session at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 8, at Penquis CAP on 50 North St. The next course runs from Jan. 15 to May 14. Classes meet every other week from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays at Penquis… Read More
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BUCKSPORT – A Maine Driving Dynamics course will be offered 6:30-9 p.m. Monday, Jan. 28, and Tuesday, Jan. 29, at Bucksport High School. The course covers crash-avoidance techniques in everyday driving situations shown through films, classroom discussion and lectures. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
ALFRED – A jury has acquitted a former Biddeford man whose conviction last year of making a racially charged threat against a black candidate for mayor had been overturned on appeal. The York County Superior Court jury deliberated for about three hours before returning its… Read More
ORONO – Shannon E. Martin, an assistant professor of journalism at the University of Maine, has received a Fulbright Scholar Award for teaching and research at the University of Sarajevo in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Martin will work at the University of Sarajevo during the spring semester. Her… Read More
Information provided by Phillip Dill Sr., secretary-treasurer of the Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees, or UNITE, was most heartwarming to read, as I am sure you will agree. Dill wrote that, with the closing of Nautica Enterprises Inc. in Rockland, “the people of… Read More
OLD ORCHARD BEACH – An Old Orchard Beach man, originally charged with attempted murder, rape and kidnapping in the assault of a woman, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison. Rick E. Gaudet, who pleaded guilty to aggravated assault on Wednesday, was sentenced in… Read More
BANGOR – George Bartlett, known locally for his longtime service at the Margaret Chase Smith Federal Building on Harlow Street, died Wednesday at his Bangor home. Bartlett had been battling esophageal cancer for the last few months. He was 65. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
BANGOR – A Husson College student and former basketball standout was allegedly caught shoplifting at a Bangor store Wednesday. Morgan A. Drew, 18, a former star athlete at Calais High School, reportedly had stuffed three pairs of underwear, socks, a man’s hat, a belt and… Read More
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So, we again meet Major League Baseball’s all-time hit leader, Pete Rose. We find Rose making the rounds of past teammates and MLB’s front office seeking a crack in the door that might lead him to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Rose, banned from MLB… Read More
HAMPDEN – Hampden Academy boys basketball coach Andy Frace was just trying to give his young team a chance against Brewer Thursday night, so he sent them out in a 3-2 zone defense. But Brewer junior guard Andy Frost and his teammates had other ideas. Read More
Two years of aggressive recruiting and attention by University of Maine men’s basketball coach John Giannini paid off after all. Almost two years after two-time NEWS All-Maine Team member and South Portland High graduate Chris Markwood ended Maine’s courtship by accepting a scholarship to play… Read More
The United States Trotting Association, District 9, will hold its annual meeting on Jan. 18 at John Martin’s Manor in Waterville. The Maine Harness Horseman’s Association will hold a meeting beginning at 3:30 p.m. with polls also opening at that time for the USTA director… Read More
The future sites and formats for the America East men’s and women’s basketball tournaments were discussed by the athletic directors from the nine schools earlier this week but nothing has been decided, according to University of Maine interim athletic director Paul Bubb. The men’s tournament… Read More
HARRINGTON – The Narraguagus Knights used a balanced scoring attack to record a 71-65 schoolboy basketball victory over the Calais Blue Devils Thursday night. Corey Skeate scored 19 points to lead the Knights. Josh Beale and Jamie Bailey added 15 and 14 points, respectively. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT – Danny White poured in 23 points as the unbeaten Foxcroft Academy Ponies galloped past Bucksport 86-56 in a schoolboy basketball game Thursday night. Bobby Gilbert tossed in 20 points and hauled down six rebounds for Foxcroft. Matt Carey contributed 13 points and E.J. Read More
ROCKLAND – Casey Brown scored 20 points, pulled down eight rebounds and made four steals to lead the Rockland Tigers to a 77-60 schoolboy basketball victory over the Belfast Lions Thursday night. Aaron Creamer scored 16 points and Wade Oliver had 14 more for Rockland,… Read More
WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, a Maine documentary became the little film that could. When the 25 new entries to the National Film Registry were announced on that day, “From Stump to Ship” found itself alongside such well-known Hollywood films as “Alien,” “Beauty and the Beast,”… Read More
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