CAMBRIDGE – After adjusting his cap, Robert Bunker Sr. turned and asked “Mother” if she was holding on tight as he fired up their all-terrain vehicle on a recent day. He twisted the throttle and the vehicle lurched forward. “Here we go,” Bunker, 96, shouted… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT – It is a somber Christmas week for two central Maine communities grieving for three teenagers killed in a weekend car accident. Azure Dillon, 18, of Exeter and Daniel Doore, 17, and RaeAnne Coleman, 14, both of Dover-Foxcroft, were killed instantly when the car… Read More
BANGOR – Santa Claus said he and his reindeer are ready to start their annual journey Tuesday night. But judging from the crowds in stores over the weekend, the man in the red suit is just about the only person who has finished shopping for Christmas. Read More
Barbara T. of Caribou was proud of herself for being so far ahead on her Christmas shopping when she ordered a custom aluminum shotgun case for her husband in August after noticing that he had circled an advertisement in one of his hunting magazines. She… Read More
Up until a few months ago, I was elated to think that a new high school for MSAD 31 was in the works. Funding was approved three years ago, our district was engaged with the Department of Education in a sequential planning process and specific architectural designs were… Read More
Smoking, drinking and drug use are declining among American teens, according to this year’s update of an annual national survey that began more than quarter-century ago. Contained within this good news are valuable lessons about what works in teaching kids about taking better care of themselves. And we… Read More
The name of a little-known organization keeps cropping up as the Bush administration works to reshape the federal government and especially as it works at filling more than 100 federal judgeships. The Federalist Society was founded 20 years ago by students at the Yale and University of Chicago… Read More
Your Dec. 12 letters included one from Francis Sweeney of Maine Child and Family Services who stated that Maine is doing better by its children. This may be true for children who are being adopted, but not for children in foster care. On June 26,… Read More
Though I am not a certified professional, I am a dog lover and have had the privilege to work with dogs in various positions for many years. I have witnessed occasions when certain dogs, for reasons of behavior, had to be sedated and even euthanized. Read More
The front-page story in the Dec. 17 Bangor Daily News was not only upsetting, but should make Mainers angry and ready to phone their elected officials. Only a few months ago, the Bush administration was touting its $1.35 trillion tax cut to help the middle-class… Read More
There is nothing wrong with the concept of a single payer paying the health care bills of Maine citizens. The one thing such a system must do, however, is actually pay the bills. My problem with the proposal [of state Rep. Paul Volenik], which sailed through the last… Read More
Congratulations, Bangor Daily News! The weather page has a new data listing called “Normal season to date degree day,” so we can now tell if this heating season is colder or warmer than the 30-year average. Your Dec. 19 issue shows 2,485 degree days so far in this… Read More
I am reliably informed that I wrongly identified David Ferguson of Bangor as the Knight of Columbus who grabbed and threatened my son in front of St. John’s Catholic Church in Bangor after the 11 a.m. Mass on Oct. 20. I am sorry for any harm my misidentification… Read More
Does new technology mix with ancient rituals? Do computers have any place in the family closeness that has come to be synonymous with Christmas? To put the question in perspective, I relay a perspective I found by following my own ritual of peeping into the Internet to pick… Read More
PORTLAND – Portland’s police chief has pledged a full investigation into the circumstances of a car crash that involved one of his lieutenants. Lt. Ted Ross was driving home after socializing with other officers Tuesday night when his unmarked car collided with a pickup truck. Read More
The key to reversing the growing number of drug overdose deaths lies in education, treatment and law enforcement, said Kim Johnson, director of the Maine Office of Substance Abuse. To reduce drug use, the state is trying to reach out to young people before they… Read More
PORTLAND – A marine archaeologist is working his way up the Maine coast looking for evidence of the estimated 10,000 shipwrecks and derelict vessels in the Gulf of Maine. Stefan Claesson, a doctoral candidate at the University of New Hampshire who also runs the Institute… Read More
Officers arrived to find a 26-year-old woman sprawled on the floor, dead. Her mother, blacked out on the floor next to her, was whisked to a hospital. A toddler, banging her head on the wall, was taken into state custody. Police suspect the mom and… Read More
TOGUS – After a two-year wait, Brian Duprey of Hampden slipped into a chair Thursday at the veterans hospital here for an important hearing test. Duprey, a Republican state representative who suffers a nearly 50 percent hearing loss from his eight years in the Navy,… Read More
Jerry Natterstad of Ellsworth is not surprised that two white supremacist groups are showing interest in Lewiston and its Somali community. Friction between newly arrived immigrants and established populations is always a flash point in a community, he said. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
Just two days until Christmas, and what a magical time of year this is – not just because of the festive food and decorations, pretty packages under the tree and twinkling holiday lights that are all around, but because of the true spirit of Christmas that manifests itself… Read More
BREWER – A drug investigation made up of local, county and federal officials culminated in the arrest of a local man at his home Sunday. Kenneth Drake, 52, was arrested after nine members of the Brewer Police Department and two Penobscot County sheriff’s deputies stormed… Read More
FRENCHVILLE – A Hallowell man escaped serious injury in a snowmobile accident late Saturday afternoon. Adam St. Onge, 20, was taken to Northern Maine Medical Center with a dislocated shoulder after the snowmobile he was operating struck a small dirt embankment on ITS 85, said… Read More
FORT KENT – Thirty physicians, nurses, emergency medical technicians and paramedics from throughout the St. John Valley recently completed training for Pediatric Life Support at Northern Maine Medical Center. This training is offered once a year to ensure health care providers retain skills in the… Read More
LEWISTON – General Assistance records provide evidence that the migration of Somalis to the state’s second-largest city from other parts of the country has reached a plateau. Sixteen families, 13 of which are Somali, have moved to Lewiston and registered to receive General Assistance since… Read More
SOUTH PORTLAND – Police investigating the disappearance of a teenager from a shopping center parking lot charged a New Mexico man with gross sexual assault hours after she was found, officials said Saturday. Dan Eneagu, 38, of Albuquerque, N.M., was arrested Friday night at a… Read More
FORT KENT – The newly appointed director of the Loring Job Corps Center wants to promote wider community relations while building the center’s internal programs. Jim Posey, former community living director at the center, takes over from Eunice Johnson, who resigned earlier this month after… Read More
ST. AGATHA – Just over a month ago, residents of SAD 33 turned down a referendum to change the school district’s local cost-share formula by a narrow margin. It now looks as though they may have another shot at it. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
WARREN – State police investigators are focusing on drugs as the likely cause of the death of a Thomaston boy who was found dead at a friend’s house on the Oyster River Road on Friday. Jacob Strout, 16, a junior at Medomak Valley High School… Read More
BELFAST – The Police Department is online with a Web site designed to provide the public with information about the department and to link it to the community. Located at belfastmepd.org, the site was up and running this weekend. It features a blend of departmental… Read More
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BLUE HILL – Considered by some just a teenage prank, the theft of a street sign may put you and your family in jeopardy. The thefts have been a persistent problem throughout the state, but they have taken on increased consequences as the state prepares… Read More
BANGOR – A local man accused of slashing 18 tires on 14 cars was released from Penobscot County Jail on personal recognizance bail Sunday, police said. Officer James Dearing said Jeffrey J. Bryden, 21, showed police where he had slashed a tire on each of… Read More
BANGOR – The driver of a sport utility vehicle has been charged with leaving the scene of a Dec. 13 accident that broke a pedestrian’s leg. Police said Tanya Stewart, 20, told them she was the driver of a white 1995 Nissan Pathfinder that struck… Read More
CALAIS – An organization eager to help the city acquire a piece of coastline is trying to inject new meaning in the expression “giving a gift that will last a lifetime.” The St. Croix International Waterway Commission is offering an incentive for people to contribute… Read More
LUBEC – Community members who care – that best describes more than a dozen local residents who Saturday built an ice-skating rink for the town. Flat Iron Corner, located at the triangle on Main and Washington streets, at one time housed a filling station. For… Read More
CHERRYFIELD – The Narraguagus Snowmobile Club and the Narraguagus ATV club will hold a joint meeting at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 6, at the snowmobile clubhouse on the Ridge Road. A meeting will be conducted after a potluck supper. Read More
Editor’s Note: This Student Union column was written by a John Bapst Memorial High School student. Her adviser is Lynn Manion. How many gifts will you give to needy children this Christmas? Churches, schools, and service organizations from central and northern Maine collected 5,239 shoe… Read More
Editor’s Note: Student Union is written by students at Hampden Academy, Brewer High School, Old Town High School and Schenck High School in East Millinocket. The weekly column is a joint effort among the schools, the Bangor Daily News and Acadia Hospital. This column was written by Brewer… Read More
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AUGUSTA – Mainers should place their names on Maine’s telemarketing do-not-call list, even though the federal government may soon maintain a national do-not-call list, according to state Attorney General Steven Rowe. New rules were announced by the Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday that will expand… Read More
AUGUSTA – Maine’s newly elected legislators have been in office for less than three weeks, but they’ve already hit their first deadline. Friday was the last day legislators, who had just taken their oaths of office on Dec. 4, could file bills for the 2003… Read More
AMHERST, Mass. – It has been many years since soldiers hunkered down in an underground war room near here, poised to unleash nuclear Armageddon with B-52 bombers. Now a group of colleges hope to help convert swords into plowshares by taking the old Strategic Air… Read More
BATH – Peace activist Philip Berrigan was remembered outside Bath Iron Works by about two dozen supporters who said his death should not still his message. “He was a teacher who taught us about consciousness,” said Jack Buzzell of Portland, representing Veterans for Peace. “If… Read More
WATERVILLE – No charges will be filed against a tow-truck driver who hauled away a minivan with a 13-month-old baby inside. Deputy Police Chief Joseph Massey said he received assurances from the owner of Interstate Towing Co. after the incident Tuesday night that there’s a… Read More
LEWISTON – It has been a year of rebuilding for a family whose home burned to its foundation last Christmas Eve. Around 10 p.m. last Dec. 24, as the Langeliers were on their way home, something caught on fire in their empty lakeside house. In… Read More
PEORIA, Ill. – The University of Maine opened the second half with an 11-0 scoring spurt Sunday afternoon, building a 17-point advantage on its way to an 80-70 women’s basketball victory over Bradley at Robertson Field House. Coach Sharon Versyp’s Black Bears unleashed a balanced… Read More
ORONO – From disappointment to dominance. What a difference a day made for Maine center Justin Rowe. After what for him was a ho-hum effort (seven points, nine rebounds, four blocks) Saturday afternoon in a comfortable win over Bangor’s Husson College, the 7-foot center turned… Read More
BANGOR – The Nokomis girls basketball team hates to see a zone defense because it makes it harder for star forward Danielle Clark to get open. But Nokomis of Newport wouldn’t need Clark’s scoring for a Saturday afternoon matchup against Bangor at Red Barry Gym. Read More
ORONO – Saturday, University of Maine Machias coach Matt Lash figured his men’s basketball team had its best chance for victory if they could contain a Jacksonville State’s talented backcourt. The Clippers did just that, but were torched by JSU’s forward rotation and lost. Sunday,… Read More
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Belfast running back Jeff Parenteau says he is finally over his team’s heartbreaking loss last month to Scarborough in the Class B football state football game. If there was any lingering pain, Saturday’s announcement that Parenteau is one of three finalists for the 32nd annual Fitzpatrick Trophy should… Read More
ORONO – University of Maine-Machias men’s basketball coach Matt Lash knew his Clippers had their work cut out for them prior to Saturday’s 94-61 Maine Holiday Classic loss to Jacksonville State University at Alfond Arena Saturday afternoon. The 6-1 Gamecocks were already a tall order… Read More
ORONO – The focus was on the frontcourt coming into Saturday’s Maine Holiday Classic opener, which also happened to be part three in a battle for regional pride and bragging rights. With one of the premier centers on the East coast; a strong, physical frontcourt;… Read More
HOULTON – Freshman left wing Ian Pasquarelli’s slipped the puck between goalie Spencer Lahaie’s pads off a partial breakaway 30 seconds into overtime Saturday to give Houlton-Hodgdon its first ever hockey win over Gardiner. Linemate Jared Sylvia, who knocked the puck free in the neutral… Read More
EAST MILLINOCKET – Harper Hoffman tossed in 14 points to help the Piscataquis Pirates of Guilford edge the Schenck Wolverines 52-50 in schoolboy basketball action Saturday. Tyler Tracy added 13 points for the winner and Josh Luellan scored 10. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
BANGOR – The Brewer Witches placed three players in double figure as they knocked off John Bapst 59-40 in a boys basketball game at the Bangor Auditorium Saturday. Chad Gomm had 12 points, Jon Bell added 11, and J.T. Breindel tossed in 10 for the… Read More
THE SEA CHEST, written by Toni Buzzeo, illustrated by Mary Grandpre, Dial Books for Young Readers, New York, 2002, 32 pages, hardcover, $16.99. Windham author Toni Buzzeo spent the first 10 years of her life as an only child longing for a little sister to… Read More
MEMOIRS, by David Rockefeller, Random House, New York, 2002, 517 pages, $35 ($65 in leather binding). In the depths of the Depression, when David Rockefeller was a freshman at Harvard, his father sent him a letter containing some bad news: The way things were going,… Read More
Editor’s Note: Richard Dudman, an Ellsworth resident and former Washington bureau chief of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, interviewed Mount Desert Island summer resident David Rockefeller earlier this month about his life and newly published book, “Memoirs.” You’d think that David Rockefeller, at 87, with his… Read More
It was nice to see the Burnham Tavern featured in the November-December issue of American Spirit, the Daughters of the American Revolution magazine. Considered one of the 21 homes with the “most significance to the Revolution,” the building where patriots met in Machias is owned by Hannah Weston… Read More
In theaters LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS. Directed by Peter Jackson, written by Frances Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Stephen Sinclair and Jackson, based on the novel by J.R.R. Tolkien, 179 minutes, PG-13. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More