BANGOR – The woman found killed inside her Bangor mobile home Monday was about eight months pregnant, and whoever killed her also killed several cats whose bodies also were found inside the home at Rainbow Trailer Park. Police would not confirm that Heather Sargent, formerly… Read More
WASHINGTON – Maine’s junior senator, 50-year-old Susan Collins, was sworn in to a second six-year Senate term by Vice President Dick Cheney shortly before 1 p.m. Tuesday. Within hours, she was formally confirmed as the new chairman of the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee, which will oversee much of… Read More
Somali students from Lewiston are being recruited to the Penobscot Job Corps for training in cooking, auto mechanics and other careers, according to a spokesman for the corporation that runs the Bangor center and one in Aroostook County. The move comes on the heels of… Read More
The fisheries arm of the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is underfunded, understaffed and overworked, and as a result cannot communicate within itself or with the public, according to a consultant’s report released Tuesday. DIF&W Commissioner Lee Perry received the report on New Years’… Read More
Whether many Maine hospitals will volunteer to create smallpox response teams remains unclear as they contemplate serious unknowns and risks related to the vaccinations of doctors, nurses and other medical workers. Late last week, Maine’s Bureau of Health sent a detailed four-page letter to hospital… Read More
Responding to economic and population growth in the midcoast, Maine’s NBC TV affiliates WLBZ 2 in Bangor and WCSH 6 in Portland said Tuesday they will open a news bureau in the area. Former News Center 2 anchor Don Carrigan has been hired as reporter… Read More
BANGOR – Businesses experiencing financial hardship because of the Legislature’s decision to delay business equipment tax reimbursements possibly could receive relief from a state-funded loan program. The Finance Authority of Maine will be shifting $2.5 million from its economic recovery loan program into a loan… Read More
PORTLAND – The Portland Chamber of Commerce is worried that high costs associated with moving will make it difficult to attract moderate-wage workers to the state’s largest city. The Chamber estimates it can cost more than $2,500 upfront for apartment dwellers to relocate to Portland. Read More
For the moment, a federal judge’s ruling that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service failed to protect adequately the lynx when it listed the wild cat as a threatened species is nothing more than an order for the service to re-evaluate and reconsider. Six months from now –… Read More
Something more needs to be said about the recent test of compliance with Maine’s Freedom of Access Act. One reason why so many police departments, town clerks, school officials and other keepers of public records don’t readily produce requested documents is simply that they aren’t used to getting… Read More
The brutal attack by Democrats on Trent Lott for a minor indiscretion, often exceeded by members of their own party, will soon be seen as a self-inflicted wound. The level of hysteria presented Senate Republicans with a blameless excuse to rid themselves of an inadequate leader. Read More
We are longtime readers and admirers of Steve Dale and his “My Pet World” column in the Bangor Daily News. His column on Dec. 28-29 was outstanding. As Albert Schweitzer said, “If a man loses reverence for any part of life, he will lose reverence for all life.”… Read More
I am not a moderate; I believe in taking a stand. Ellsworth and the surrounding area need respectable development in many forms. Development is not a dirty word. A balance can be reached between those who wish for as little change as possible and to those who desire… Read More
I am a white woman with a French surname. Six years ago, my husband and I knocked on doors and met our prospective neighbors. We found a community of good, welcoming people in our new neighbors and others in local businesses, and decided to make Lewiston our home. Read More
This recreational rider applauds the efforts of Bangor Daily News writers Tom Weber and Beurmond Banville. Their Jan. 7 stories about the excessive speed conditions in our snowmobile trails are, sadly, accurate. The 2003 snowmobile season in Maine has started out with too many bangs. Read More
Iraq may be on the American brain, but Afghanistan reappears this week on the calendar. Monday marked exactly 15 months since our first bombs struck Kabul in the dark hours of Oct. 7, 2001. Time for another quarterly report, once again calculated in terms of buzkashi, the great… Read More
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins of Maine and other members of the Northeast-Midwest Senate Coalition will co-host an outdoor congressional news conference today to try to draw attention to the need to approve full funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program. Read More
MONTMAGNY, Quebec – No charges will be brought by the province of Quebec against two U.S. Border Patrol agents involved in a Nov. 2 fight in the parking lot of a Quebec bar. Marcel Guimond, chief crown prosecutor in Montmagny, rendered that decision Monday in… Read More
ELLSWORTH – Two years ago, resident Dan Shaw was the first visually impaired person in the world known to have a seeing-eye horse. Now he has two horses. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner =… Read More
AUGUSTA – Gov.-elect John Baldacci, whose initial Cabinet selections have been a bit eclectic, is settling on some familiar Democratic faces for key positions on his State House staff. And on the eve of his inauguration and in advance of the next-night inaugural gala at… Read More
AUGUSTA – He has an inaugural address to deliver tonight and a festive ball slated for Thursday, but Gov.-elect John E. Baldacci’s mind was elsewhere Tuesday as he eyed a looming Feb. 7 deadline for submitting his two-year state budget to the 122nd Legislature. The… Read More
AUGUSTA – A Hermon man who recruited members for a “get-rich-quick” plan using the NASCAR name has been barred from any involvement in pyramid schemes. Kennebec County Superior Court Justice Kirk Studstrup ruled last week that Theodore McLeod Jr. took part in an illegal pyramid… Read More
PORTLAND – The family of an 8-year-old Maryland boy who was crushed in an antique elevator at the Bethel Inn has settled a wrongful death lawsuit for $3 million and a plan to prevent future accidents. The parents and two sisters of Tucker Smith watched… Read More
PITTSFIELD – The Pittsfield Public Library will hold a Food for Fines food drive during the last two weeks of January. Each food item donated will cancel the fine on one overdue library item. Only nonperishable, undamaged food that is labeled properly and has not… Read More
BANGOR – The Interfaith Program of St. Joseph Hospital, Bangor Region Partners for Health and the Bangor YMCA will hold a free holistic health fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 11, at the Bangor YMCA, 127 Hammond St. Medical professionals will be… Read More
EDDINGTON – The Eddington Fire Auxiliary is holding its Super Bowl sub sandwich fund-raiser. The subs will be 12 inches long, with either ham or salami, and cost $4. Proceeds will go toward the purchase of firefighting equipment. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
BANGOR – A free diabetes support group sponsored by St. Joseph Healthcare will meet at 1 p.m. the first Thursday of each month in the Diabetes and Nutrition Center, Building 1, St. Joseph Healthcare Park, 900 Broadway. The Feb. 6 meeting will feature guest speaker… Read More
BANGOR – The Bangor Public Library is exhibiting “Higher Nature-Wider Views; Bert L. Call, Poetic Observer” during January. The exhibit coincides with the Bangor Reads! book for January, “The Maine Woods” by Henry David Thoreau. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
BANGOR – Bangor Historic Raceway will celebrate the opening of its new office at 52 Main St. on Thursday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and daylong open house. The ribbon-cutting is set for 10 a.m. The open house will run from 10 a.m. through 8 p.m. Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT – Aggressive efforts continue to stimulate the economy in Piscataquis County and to fill the vacant storefronts, including the anchor store in the Dover-Foxcroft Shopping Plaza. Mark Scarano, executive director of the Piscataquis County Economic Development Council, updated Piscataquis County commissioners on Tuesday about… Read More
BREWER – Construction is nearly complete on the city’s new public works facility on Green Point Road, but a cold snap last fall prevented crews from doing site work and paving, which means a planned midwinter move into the modern building, annex and office site has been delayed… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT – The costs are in for the construction of a new District Court building, and now the question is who will fund the $7.6 million price tag and how. Upon learning of the estimated project costs in a letter from Robert Miller, the regional… Read More
DETROIT – The committee for the 175th anniversary will meet at 7 p.m. on the third Monday of each month at the Town Hall until further notice. Meetings are open to the public. Read More
BELFAST – The district attorney said Tuesday there are no grounds for bringing charges against Waldo County Commissioner John Hyk for a traffic accident that killed a Stockton Springs woman last July. District Attorney Geoffrey Rushlau made his finding after reviewing state police reports from… Read More
BROOKSVILLE – The school committee is ready to send the proposed $1.8 million school addition and renovation project to the voters this year at its annual meeting. On Monday, in a unanimous vote, committee members recommended that voters approve a bond issue not to exceed… Read More
BANGOR – A Martin Luther King Jr. birthday commemoration will be co-sponsored by the Peace and Justice Center of Eastern Maine and the Bangor Theological Seminary from 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. l9. The event will be held at the Bangor Theological Seminary, Wellman… Read More
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PRESQUE ISLE – Aroostook County has been losing population for 40 years. Between 1990 and 2000 alone, it lost 13,000 people, a decline of 15 percent. Business, economic development and education leaders and others from across The County will meet later this month to come… Read More
GREENE – The owner of a garage that’s at the center of a dispute with the town said Tuesday he is fighting an effort to auction his property to recover a $48,000 fine. Paul Chabot said he received notice Monday from the town of Greene… Read More
PORTLAND – A national gun control advocacy group has given Maine an F for having laws that it says fail to protect children from gun violence. In the sixth annual analysis of state gun-control laws, the Washington-based Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence said Maine… Read More
BANGOR – Greater Bangor Area NAACP President James Varner is asking Maine residents not to attend the World Church of the Creator rally being held in Lewiston on Saturday, Jan. 11. The World Church of the Creator is a white supremacist group that is calling for the expulsion… Read More
WALDOBORO – A local man and a male juvenile allegedly were caught red-handed New Year’s morning vandalizing the inside of Medomak Valley High School. Joshua D. Paul, 18, and an unidentified 17-year-old male, both of Waldoboro, were charged with burglary and criminal mischief, according to… Read More
ROCKLAND – A 24-year-old man has been sentenced to serve more than four years in prison for crimes he committed while serving time at Maine State Prison in Warren. Jeremy Marrotte was found guilty Nov. 19 by a Superior Court jury of two counts of… Read More
LOWELL – A Lowell man remained in Penobscot County Jail on Tuesday night, one day after he allegedly attacked a computer and threatened to kill several of his relatives, Penobscot County officials said. Bail for Percy McKenny, 45, was set at $1,000 cash or $10,000… Read More
BELFAST – Agreeing that it wanted to keep control of the city coffers solely in its hands, the City Council rejected a proposal by the comprehensive plan committee calling for the creation of a separate finance committee to monitor the city’s fiscal affairs. “It really… Read More
GREENVILLE – An update on the West Branch Project will be presented at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 16, at the all-purpose room of Nickerson Elementary School, sponsored by the Natural Resource Education Center. Alan Hutchinson, executive director of the Forest Society of Maine, and Ralph… Read More
BENEDICTA – Maine wardens located a missing snowmobile operator Tuesday after an overnight search. Shawn Cahill, 42, of Benedicta appeared to be in good physical condition when found at 5:15 a.m. in a remote hunting cabin in Benedicta, according to Gregg Sanborn of the Maine… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT – The Mayo Regional Hospital Auxiliary will be recognized for 25 years of service to the hospital’s patients and staff with a reception in the main lobby from 2 to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15. There will be tea, coffee and a 25th anniversary… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – Presque Isle police were investigating Tuesday a rash of motor vehicle burglaries that have occurred in the city since Sunday. Police received reports Tuesday of eight cars being entered, according to Sgt. William Campbell of the Presque Isle Police Department. With one… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – The Presque Isle City Council held its organizational meeting Monday, during which Councilor Donald Gardner was elected chairman. Councilor Jennifer Trombley was chosen deputy chairman. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner =… Read More
LOVELL – Two snowmobilers were killed Tuesday when their machines crashed through thin ice on Kezar Lake, authorities said. Two other men in the group were rescued and were listed in stable condition, said Mark Latti, spokesman for the state Department of Inland Fisheries and… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT – Members of the Dover-Foxcroft Congregational Church choir will present the opera “Amahl and the Night Visitors” at 4 p.m. Jan. 11 and 12 in the sanctuary. This is the 50th anniversary of the first performance of this story, which was presented live on… Read More
BANGOR – Few people outside of Bangor think of the community as a metropolitan hub for culture, commerce, the arts and recreation. Local officials, however, aim to challenge that mind-set with a new promotional catchphrase officially unveiled Tuesday night: “Bangor, Maine. Surprisingly Metro. Refreshingly Real.”… Read More
PITTSFIELD – Town councilors began the new year by electing veteran Councilor Charles Cianchette as mayor. Cianchette is serving his second three-year term on the council, which followed a stint on the SAD 53 board of directors. Before that, Cianchette served an additional two terms… Read More
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ROCKLAND – The Lincoln Street Center for Arts and Education is getting its act together. It’s raising money, but it needs more. It’s revamping an old school, but more work is planned. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
FORT KENT – The problem of snowmobiles on St. Joseph Street does not want to go away. Robert and Candyce Plourde have been fighting for the better part of two years to get snowmobiles out of their lives and their residential neighborhood. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
SANFORD – The state plans improvements along a 15-mile stretch of Route 111 between Biddeford and Sanford, one of Maine’s deadliest highways. The Department of Transportation has proposed the widening of five intersections, along with an intersection on Routes 202 and 4A in Sanford, the… Read More
ASHLAND – The Ashland Rotary Club’s second annual Maine to Quebec Caravan will leave Ashland at 7:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 14, and return Sunday, Feb. 16. Participants will attend Quebec’s Winter Carnival, as well as other activities. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
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Divorces granted in December in 2nd District Court in Presque Isle on grounds of irreconcilable differences are as follows: Roger P. Carmichael, Presque Isle, and Carol L. Carmichael, Penobscot, married July 2, 1983, at Mapleton. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
Whenever Angus King charges a meal on the road, or pays at the pump to feed his new RV, an acre of land is closer to being preserved. King is one of 7,815 people who have a Land for Maine’s future credit card, an “affiliate”… Read More
SCARBOROUGH – Maine Human Services Commissioner Kevin Concannon, who suffered a heart attack on Christmas, was feeling well Tuesday and expects to return to work by month’s end. Concannon was taken to Maine Medical Center in Portland when he felt tightness in his chest Christmas… Read More
ELLSWORTH – The Hancock County Democrats will elect their four principal officers at the regular meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 16, at Ellsworth City Hall. Offices up for election are chair, vice chair, secretary and treasurer. Plans and strategies for the 2004 election will… Read More
Following are divorces granted in 4th District Court in Machias in December on grounds of irreconcilable marital differences: Mary Dennison, Whiting, and Maurice Dennison, Trenton, married March 30, 1968, in New Bedford, Mass. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
BAR HARBOR – Town councilors Tuesday took a step toward easing parking congestion in the downtown area when they accepted a report from the parking review committee and appointed a task force that will begin to implement the recommendations. “This is a good solid steppingstone… Read More
On behalf of the Peer Leadership Program at Belfast Area High School, senior Emily Viscone invites you to attend a pancake breakfast from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 11, at the school on Waldo Avenue in Belfast. Admission is $5 per person. Proceeds benefit… Read More
BANGOR – The former manager of the Penobscot County Federal Credit Union was sentenced in U.S. District Court on Tuesday to six months in prison for embezzling $10,417 from the small financial facility. Judith K. Wilcox, 43, of Milford will serve one month in prison… Read More
PORTLAND – A new environmental group that focuses on public health issues will seek legislation targeting mercury and arsenic contamination in Maine. The Environmental Health Strategy Center is already working with legislators on new proposals to phase out more products that contain mercury and cut… Read More
Maine officials traveled to Baltimore to meet with federal officials Tuesday to discuss ways to address concerns raised by an appeals court that overturned the Healthy Maine Prescription program. The Christmas Eve ruling by the Court of Appeals against the Medicaid waiver creating the program… Read More
You know the story about Felix Unger and Oscar Madison, the mismatched roommates who share an apartment in New York after their wives kick them out. One is neat. One is messy. They squabble and pout. And, eventually, it’s just like being married all over again. Read More
AUGUSTA – John Baldacci is famous for his fund-raising dinners, but there won’t be any spaghetti on the menu Thursday night at his inaugural gala. Baldacci, who will be sworn in as Maine’s governor this afternoon, instead chose to highlight foods made and grown in… Read More
Chinese New Year Eat, drink and be merry at Legal Sea Foods’ Chinese New Year celebration in Boston. The event, which takes place from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the restaurant’s Park Square location, will feature traditional crafts and demonstrations, Chinese music, dancing and… Read More
BANGOR – Bowdoin College women’s basketball coach Stefanie Pemper scheduled Husson to give Bangor High School graduate Alison Smith the opportunity to play a game in front of her family and friends. Smith played a solid game Tuesday night, but she’ll have to excuse teammate… Read More
The world of professional sports can be cruel. Players are forced to adapt to new roles and different situations, and if they don’t, they find themselves without a job. Former University of Maine hockey captains Scott Pellerin and Peter Metcalf, who are at different stages… Read More
Longtime Downeast basketball referee Tony Tammaro died last summer, but his colleagues at the Downeast Board of Officials are keeping his memory alive with the retirement of Tammaro’s referee jersey. Tammaro was one of the founding fathers of the Downeast Board of Officials, IAABO Board… Read More
The University of Maine men’s hockey team has concluded the first third of its Hockey East schedule with a 6-1-1 mark and will now play 10 of its final 16 league games at the Alfond Arena. Maine is 16-2-2 overall. Maine has a 24-game unbeaten… Read More
BANGOR – For much of the early season the Bangor Rams have had different players step into scoring roles each game. The one constant has been the scoring of senior swingman Wes Day. Tuesday night at the Bangor Auditorium the John Bapst Crusaders main mission… Read More
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HENNIKER, N.H. – The University of Maine-Farmington women used a balanced scoring attack to hold off the New England Pilgrims 74-68 in basketball action Tuesday night. Megan Woodcock scored 18 points to pace the winners and Jocelyn Sawyer added 15. Cheryl Kempton chipped in with… Read More
Route 1 in Aroostook County should be humming with school buses and basketball fans tonight as two girls games – both town rivalries – take on extra meaning. The Caribou girls travel about 13 miles south to Presque Isle for a 7 p.m. game, while… Read More
PORTLAND – Seeds of Peace, an organization that promotes tolerance and understanding among youths around the world, had been chosen as the beneficiary for this year’s People Beach to Beacon 10K Road Race. This means that Seeds of Peace, which has been bringing together youths… Read More
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RUMFORD – Olympic skiers Kris Freeman and Wendy Wagner collected their second gold medals of the Chevy Truck U.S. Cross Country Championships in 20-degree weather Tuesday at Black Mountain. Freeman, 22, of Andover, N.H., finished the two-lap, 10-kilometer classical technique race in 25 minutes, 6.6… Read More
HOULTON – Mark Socoby converted a traditional three-point play with six seconds left in the game to give the Houlton Shiretowners a 56-54 schoolboy basketball win over Presque Isle Tuesday night. Socoby netted 24 points for Houlton and Brett Miles added eight. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
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BREWER – The Old Town Indians recorded a schoolboy basketball upset with a 63-60 victory over the previously undefeated Brewer Witches Tuesday night. Brewer had a one-point lead at the end of the third quarter, but Old Town edged out to a three-point margin to… Read More