BAXTER STATE PARK – Within view of Mount Katahdin, just a stone’s throw from the last remnants of Maine’s wilderness forest, workers are felling trees. Each year, about 8,000 cords of lumber are logged inside the boundaries of Baxter State Park. This annual harvest is… Read More
    A powerful winter storm swept into Maine on Christmas as the National Weather Service issued a blizzard warning for the eastern part of the state and warned of snowfall as deep as 18 inches in places. The weather service said the storm would cause blizzard… Read More
    Following are petitions for bankruptcy filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Bangor: Dumont Metal Fabrication, Inc., Dumont Refrigeration Corp. and Dumont Management Inc., all of Monmouth: assets, $6,905,950; debts, $5,724,685. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = [];… Read More
    University Credit Union has announced the promotions of two of its senior management team. Matthew J. Walsh, CPA, recently was promoted to senior vice president-finance and technology. He is a graduate of the University of Maine and Husson College, Bangor, with degrees in business management and accounting. Walsh… Read More
    In a letter published Dec. 16, Dr. John Clark of Dover-Foxcroft criticized a Dec. 9 op-ed commentary by Matthew Hritz stating that the state’s ad campaign against soft drink consumption should be stopped. The doctor cited an article by the Center for Sciences in Public Health Interest and… Read More
    It was widely reported when President Bush reduced the scheduled pay increases for rank-and-file civil service employees. This was a 1 percent reduction, or $450 a year, for the average salary of $45,000 a year. The reason given was to free up more money for our “national emergency.”… Read More
    On Dec. 11, a story was run regarding proposed changes to the Andrews Peters Building being considered by the Hancock County commissioners, a building currently owned by the county. Evidently, siding vs. painting is at question. It has been supposed by a great number of people that the… Read More
    When NoSnare’s founder lamented that, with recently mandated killer-type springs on coyote snares, fewer nontarget animals would be released unharmed, he joined local trapper sentiment. Ohio’s relaxed snare program has delivered to trappers there the ability to release all nontarget animals, be they farm animals or pets. In… Read More
    I grew up in Maine, then spent many years living elsewhere, including about 20 years in Seattle. There is a lot to say about Seattle’s history of ethnic diversity, but the point is that some portions of the Northwest have become a haven for white supremacist groups during… Read More
    Presidential pardons got a bad name in the last days of President Bill Clinton’s administration, when he pardoned a lot of scoundrels, including the fugitive financier Marc Rich and a gang of Puerto Rican nationalists convicted of terrorism. But the president’s pardoning power through the… Read More
    As the year-end football feast begins (note the restraint exhibited by not writing “kicks off”), millions of Americans will get comfy on the couch, with salty snacks and refreshing beverage at one hand, the TV remote at the other. According to a new study by the School of… Read More
    To Hamid Karzai, President of Afghanistan, Third-time salutations from the far side. You see my tomb every time you leave your compound. Only God sees yours, knows where it lies, determines its day of occupation. Allow me, Afghanistan’s “Iron Amir,” to tell you how I… Read More
    BANGOR – For Travis Noyes, Christmas behind bars was made all the worse because of what could have been. The 23-year-old Penobscot County Jail inmate had expected to be out on furlough, celebrating the holiday with his family in Hermon. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
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    BELFAST – John Ford will retire for the third time at the end of the year, and this time he hopes it’s for keeps. “I think this time is it, but you never know,” said Ford. “I really have an interest in public service. I… Read More
    BANGOR – A Bangor man was in critical condition at an area hospital Christmas Day after he crashed his car on Broadway early in the morning. Police were not certain what type of car the man had been driving because the accident demolished the vehicle… Read More
    MILLINOCKET – A six-week course titled “Parent effectiveness in resolving conflict with your teen” will be offered Jan. 8-Feb. 12 at the Millinocket Recreation Department, Free Time Challenge Center, 80 Maine Ave. Cost is $10. The course is sponsored by Mainely Parents, Penquis CAP’s Children’s… Read More
    BANGOR – The deadline for reservations on several “Peace Buses” from Maine for the Jan. l8 National March in Washington, D.C., to say “No War on Iraq” has been extended until Jan. 8. Peace Action is coordinating buses from Portland (call 772-0680), and the Peace and Justice Center… Read More
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    BANGOR – The state prison inmate wounded earlier this week in a police shootout on Main Street in Ellsworth was discharged Tuesday evening from Eastern Maine Medical Center and taken back into police custody. Rodney E. Williams, 27, of Trenton was discharged between 5 and… Read More
    When most people make their New Year’s Eve plans, they worry about what to wear, where to go, or which champagne to buy. I don’t care if I watch the ball drop wearing Pj’s, nursing a bottle of Tott’s, just as long as I’ve had… Read More
    It’s the time of year when fishermen start thinking about solid-water pursuits and begin to replace old ice-fishing line or tinker with the finicky ice auger. And while Mainers have proven that they’re willing to brave all kinds of weather in hopes of hooking a… Read More
    Happy New Year everybody. I thought this column ought to be about you, and by you, the readers. Over the years one of the joys of writing this piece every week are the responses from you. Sometimes columns bring old friends back to catch up. Read More
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    Little kids don’t get much out of the New Year’s holiday. They don’t generally have to make major reforms in their lives, they can’t stay up ’til midnight, they’re a little tired of party food, and, honestly, how much fun is it to hang up a fresh calendar?… Read More
    BANGOR – Dec. 14 was a special day for the members of Peace through Interamerican Community Action. It was the 10th anniversary of monthly calls PICA members make from their office at 170 Park St. to Carasque, a small town in El Salvador. “It was… Read More
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    BANGOR – Maine Public Radio will start the New Year with some minor adjustments to its programming schedule to include more classical and jazz music. The new schedule includes an additional hour of classical music, a replacement for the discontinued Satellite Sisters program, a new… Read More
    BANGOR – Robert Murray Jr., a local lawyer and former state legislator, has been nominated to lead the Maine Department of Professional and Financial Regulation. Gov.-elect John E. Baldacci nominated Murray, 43, to the post, which would have him oversee regulation in many fields, from… Read More
    ORONO – In the next five years, half the people who work for the state of Maine will become eligible for retirement. That could leave a huge void in state government. As part of an effort to plug that hole, the University of Maine Department… Read More
    ORONO – Assembling toys can challenge any parent around the holidays, but try putting together a completely new toy without any instructions. That’s what Andy Sheaff of the University of Maine Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering has done, and the result is a working clock built entirely… Read More
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    BANGOR – Bangor Public Library has announced the schedule for Bangor Reads!, a community reading program of “The Maine Woods” by Henry David Thoreau. The library has organized several programs to enhance the series and promote the community experience. Activities will be held at the… Read More
    Sometimes it doesn’t take much to make a man happy. Take Fred Nichols, for instance. Something as simple as working electricity and heat will do. Nichols, the president of Bangor Raceway, is a happy man these days. He has a well-lighted and warm working place… Read More
    The Old Town Recreation Department will be offering the MRPA Hot Shot Competition on Saturday, Dec. 28, at Old Town High School. Hot Shot is a basketball skills competition for youth ages 9-18 years of age. It involves shooting from five “hot spots” marked on… Read More
    BANGOR – Active with swimming throughout his life, Adam Cohen was a sophomore at Bangor High School when he decided to try something different – bodybuilding. “Why not try it?” he said. “I’ve just been drawn to it ever since I can remember.” googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
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    BANGOR – Barry Smith, a 30-year employee of Community Health and Counseling Services, was among 85 staff members honored at the agency’s 119th annual meeting recently. Those employees have a combined 695 years of service to the nonprofit agency, which provides home health and mental… Read More
    BANGOR – Educators and area businesses will team up for the 11th year of the Building Bridges Program, a business-education partnership sponsored by the Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce. Hundreds of teachers, school superintendents, guidance counselors, school board members, parents and students, officials said, have… Read More
    BANGOR – The Penobscot County Extension office master gardener training program beginning Feb. 4 will concentrate on growing ornamentals. Topics will include basic soils, botany and pest management training. Master gardeners receive a reference manual, and opportunities to interact with other gardeners and work on volunteer projects. Forty… Read More
    (As reported in the Bangor Daily News) 10 years ago – Dec. 26, 1992 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… Read More
    OLD TOWN – The Old Town-Orono YMCA started a Phase III Pulmonary Rehab Program in July and a Phase III Cardiac Rehab Program in September. Both have experienced quick growth and have provided local individuals with an alternative to traveling to Bangor for continuing rehab. Read More
    The Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives and friends of problem drinkers who share their experience, strength and hope in order to solve their common problems. Al-Anon holds meetings in the Greater Bangor area at: googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
    “Life begins at 50,” or so I’ve heard from people who have recently reached the half-century mark. On the other hand, I have been told, “Well, it’s all downhill from here,” by less optimistic folks who are planted firmly in that decade or beyond. Not… Read More
    Support group listings are run as space permits. Items are due one week before publication. Mail The Weekly, P.O. Box 1329, Bangor 04402; or e-mail weekly@bangordailynews.net, or drop them off at the front desk of the Buck Street entrance at the Bangor Daily News, 491 Main St., Bangor. Read More
    BANGOR – The Bangor YMCA promotes the four YMCA character values of caring, respect, responsibility and honesty in all programs. This season, children in the Bangor YMCA Preschool program learned more about the importance of caring for others. Linda Caler, a teacher in the Bangor… Read More
    Smoking is never a healthful habit, but when a woman is pregnant and smokes, the developing baby smokes, too. If you are pregnant, caring for your baby begins with taking good care of yourself. One sure way to do that is to stop smoking and avoid smoky environments. Read More
    HOLDEN – Chuck Whitney of Ellsworth came back from leading an Audubon tour in the South, just in time to count birds for the Orono-Old Town Christmas Bird Count. A loyal counter, he has participated in this count for many years. Beating the bushes for… Read More
    Real estate transfers recorded with city of Brewer: To Craig S. Mitchell, Brewer, from Jean Ann and Adam H. Jenkins, Bangor, June 28, 134 Union St., $49,700. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false;… Read More
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    The Senior Beat column in the Dec. 19 issue of The Weekly stated incorrectly that Oaksman Smiley was deceased. He lives in Brewer with his wife, Arline Smiley. Read More