WASHINGTON – Millions of people around the world have rallied in cities, residents have held peace vigils in towns across the United States – and next Wednesday, people will protest war with Iraq from their home phones and fax machines in a “virtual march” on Washington. Read More
    MEXICO CITY – Scientists are marveling at the impressive comeback of monarch butterflies, which once again are carpeting the fir trees of central Mexico in a sea of orange and black wings – despite a deadly freeze last year that killed hundreds of millions. Hard… Read More
    BANGOR – The president of bankrupt Kent Inc., a manufacturer of infant and toddler sleepwear, notified his 120 employees in Fort Kent this week that he has “guarded optimism” about the company’s future. Michael Gans, in memos to employees Wednesday and Thursday, said he has… Read More
    AUGUSTA – This winter’s bitter cold has taken a toll on farm-raised salmon in Canada and the aquaculture industry in Maine fears that its operations also could be hit with losses. The prolonged cold has caused what the Maine Aquaculture Association characterized as “superchill conditions”… Read More
    AUGUSTA – The state Attorney General’s Office said Thursday it has given conditional approval to the sale of Irving Oil’s home heating fuel business in northern and eastern Maine to Dead River Co. The conditions imposed by a consent decree affect the propane portion of… Read More
    Once again the Ellsworth Area Reads planning committee is preparing for a community reading project. This winter the project will focus on “Go Ask Alice,” a story that chronicles a young girl’s journey on a path of drug abuse. The book was selected because it… Read More
    It is easy to understand why France, Germany and Russia are suggesting efforts to find a peaceful resolution to the problems with Iraq. Their countries have known the ravages of war. Even though the battles would not be fought in their countries, the possibility of related action in… Read More
    John M. Glowa Sr. may be right that ecotourism could be an important part of Maine’s economic future (Feb. 14 letter). In his support for public ownership, he is apparently unaware that the terms of the vast public purchases and conservation easements forbid capital infrastructure investments which would… Read More
    In the shadow of Mount Katahdin lie three little towns, Millinocket, East Millinocket and Medway, which have lived on the promise of jobs, insurance and retirement. Now the mills have closed and are for sale. There is no smoke coming from the stacks, and no sounds of wood… Read More
    As a founder of Community Voices, I can tell you that the possible elimination of the Bureau of Liquor Law Enforcement sounds like the worst nightmare we can have happen. Community Voices is a coalition of youth, adults and law enforcement officials whose mission is to reduce underage… Read More
    Blunt remarks, however true, are most easily acknowledged from a distance, so when a recent story from Reuters news service appearing in the Los Angeles Times referred to Maine residents as “the fattest people in New England,” it must have seemed obvious to the slender, fit readership of… Read More
    The state a few years ago discovered the need for a highway link across Maine because enough citizens yelled for enough time that the economic disaster under which much of the state was suffering was caused in part by its distance from everywhere else. A divided four-lane highway… Read More
    WATERVILLE – Police say there’s a good reason why heroin and other hard drugs are making their way to central Maine: money. Waterville police Detective David Caron said heroin that costs $10 a packet in New York typically sells for $50 in central Maine, amounting… Read More
    AUGUSTA – A plethora of agriculture bills dealing with animal welfare and the dairy industry crisis will be heard the first week of March by the Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Conservation. Four of the bills are aimed at providing relief for… Read More
    WALDO – It was supposed to scare the squirrels. An out-of-town homeowner told a deputy he thought leaving a radio on would keep rodents out of his house. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner =… Read More
    AUGUSTA – Maine convenience store lobbyists and health care advocates squared off Thursday over a bill that would force smokers to pay an additional 25 cents per pack for cigarettes and other tobacco products. Offered by Rep. Edward J. Suslovic, D-Portland, to serve as more… Read More
    AUGUSTA – Roland “Danny” Martin of Caribou won a legislative committee’s unanimous endorsement Thursday to head Maine’s Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. Martin, a former legislator, still faces a Senate confirmation vote next Tuesday. But with Thursday’s 13-0 vote by the Inland Fisheries and… Read More
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    MOUNT DESERT – The town police officer who resigned after being charged with drunken driving for a third time has been hired as a part-time public safety dispatcher. The Board of Selectmen on Tuesday approved the appointment of Troy Cleaves to the dispatching office, according… Read More
    ELLSWORTH – A Lamoine tow-truck driver who hopes to keep from being dropped from Ellsworth’s rotation list for towing disabled vehicles will be back before the city’s appeals board next week. Ellsworth City Manager Tim King decided to suspend Clifton Bradford, 49, from the city’s… Read More
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    ACADIA NATIONAL PARK – The historic carriage road bridges built by John D. Rockefeller Jr. will be reconditioned for future generations under a plan being proposed by the National Park Service. The project, which is estimated to cost $3 million, represents the first time in… Read More
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    CORINNA – Town officials throughout SAD 48 are taking a closer look at their 2003 proposed budgets in light of a projected $800,000 shortfall in district funding, but most budgets are expected to remain the same. The exception is Newport. SAD 48 also includes the… Read More
    PITTSFIELD – Another male employee of a Pittsfield manufacturing firm has severed fingers in an industrial accident. The three accidents, which involved three men from three different companies, occurred in the past three months. The latest man, whom police would not identify, severed the tips… Read More
    PORTLAND – Government officials and representatives of maritime industries gathered Thursday in advance of new rules designed to improve security at the nation’s ports. The requirements of the wide-ranging Maritime Transportation Security Act will include the submission of security plans by ports, facilities and vessels. Read More
    WATERVILLE – The 71-year-old man arrested for a bank robbery in Skowhegan this week once spent seven years in federal prison for another bank robbery in Maine, police said. Robert Quirion, who is being held at the Kennebec County Jail, did time in prison for… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT – An Orono man pleaded no contest this week in Piscataquis County Superior Court to 11 counts of burglary, 10 counts of Class E theft, and one count of Class B theft in connection with break-ins in August at camps along Schoodic Lake. Lucas… Read More
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    HAMPDEN – The Hampden Children’s Day committee will hold a meeting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 27, at the town office. Anyone interested is welcome to attend. For information, call Don Darling at 947-2866. Read More
    ORONO – An antiques appraisal day is scheduled 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, March 16, at the Black Bear Inn, near Exit 51 of Interstate 95. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Pine Tree Chapter of the American Red Cross. The cost for verbal appraisals is $5 per… Read More
    VEAZIE – Kindergarten registration and screening for children who will be 5 years old by Oct. 15 will be held Thursday and Friday, March 6 and 7, at Veazie Community School, 1040 School St. Registration is by appointment only, so that staff can meet individually… Read More
    BREWER – On Jan. 28, the Maine Municipal Association appointed Brewer’s deputy mayor, Michael Celli, to the National League of Cities Small Cities Council for 2003 and 2004. Celli is one of two representatives from Maine on this council. The other appointee is City Councilor Tom Sotir of… Read More
    BANGOR – Penobscot Theatre Company/Maine Shakespeare Festival will hold open auditions for Maine Shakespeare Festival 2003 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, at the Penobscot Theatre, 183 Main St. Roles are available in “The Fantasticks,” “Alice in Wonderland,” “As You Like It”… Read More
    PORTLAND – This winter has been a busy one for sanding trucks and plows throughout the state, so much so that many municipalities are in danger of going over their winter budgets. Communities have been busy keeping streets clear ever since a Christmas Day storm… Read More
    PORTLAND – Juvenile court judges in Maine and across New England are overworked and undertrained, according to a study by a regional organization of defense lawyers. The study, released Wednesday by the New England Juvenile Defender Center, says judges are forced to rush through complex… Read More
    PITTSFIELD – Police are investigating two local break-ins early Thursday, one at Richie’s Pizza in Pittsfield and the other at The Maine Store in Detroit. Pittsfield Officer Larry Minoty said the front door glass at Richie’s Pizza on South Main Street was kicked in about… Read More
    MILLINOCKET – Millinocket wants potential new owners of bankrupt Great Northern Paper Inc. to know the town is willing to consider a major tax break to get the century-old paper mill running again. The tax break could come in the form of a Tax Increment… Read More
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    BLUE HILL – Dewaine Craig has resigned as superintendent for School Union 93, effective the end of the school year. Craig submitted his resignation in a letter to the Union 93 joint school committee Feb. 12. The union is composed of schools in Blue Hill,… Read More
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    ST. JOHN’S, Newfoundland – Three Russian sailors facing charges in the United States for a fatal ocean collision that killed three New England fishermen should be allowed to return to Russia to await the outcome of their extradition hearing in Canada, a Newfoundland judge ruled Thursday. Read More
    PORTLAND – Bates, Bowdoin and Colby colleges have joined 25 other private liberal arts schools in asking the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold affirmative action programs at the University of Michigan. In a friend-of-the-court brief, the schools argue that they have a compelling interest in… Read More
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    Fifteen state championships is a pretty lofty number. That’s the number for Old Town High School in swimming after the Indians won the Class B boys championship on Tuesday at Wallace Pool in Orono. They also took home the sportsmanship award – no small matter. Read More
    The University of Maine is participating in the NCAA’s Take a Kid to the Game program, which allows children ages 16 and under to pay only $5 for a basketball game ticket with the purchase of an adult reserved seat ticket. The offer is good… Read More
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    AUGUSTA – Katie Sibley poured in a Western Maine Class C girls tournament-record 45 points to lead No. 2 Boothbay to a 76-48 victory over No. 3 Winthrop in semifinal action Thursday at the Augusta Civic Center. Sibley nailed 19 shots from the field, including… Read More
    STANDISH – Tara Gagnon scored 21 points as the St. Joseph’s women’s basketball team overcame a seven-point halftime deficit to edge Thomas College 68-66 Thursday night at the Alfond Recreation Center. Erin Lovely topped all scorers with 33 points for Thomas. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
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