Chris Hedges’ talk, “War is a Force that Gives Us Meaning,” referred to in John Buell’s column on May 20, will be broadcast at 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 27, on radio station WERU. Read More
    PORTLAND – An emergency proposal to allow New England fishermen to lease their limited fishing days to other boats is stirring controversy within the industry. Boat owners face strict court-ordered limits on the number of days they can go to sea to catch cod, haddock… Read More
    Speaking as one of those Native Americans who was mentioned in Ike Morgan’s op-ed piece (BDN, May 1), I was appalled and fearful that someone who holds such hostile and intolerant “groupthink” thoughts would be allowed to teach within a school system. His rant exposes him for what… Read More
    Last Monday afternoon I picked my daughter up from school. Before I could ask her about her day, she told me her school had been broken into and vandalized over the weekend. I was angered when she described how a computer had been thrown on the floor and… Read More
    How many people can remember the person who spoke at their graduation? I cannot, and if the person who did is reading this, consider it a public apology. For more than 15 years, Central Aroostook High School has waived a commencement speaker and concentrated on… Read More
    During World War II young men graduating from high school and men in the fleet were invited to apply to the U.S. Navy’s V12-NROTC program. If accepted, the applicants matriculated to a commission and an undergraduate degree. For one of the semesters at Tufts College… Read More
    When my children were small, they used to try to sneak things by my wife and me. Seeing this coming, we would look at them in disbelief and say, “… and exactly what part of ‘no’ don’t you understand?” This came to mind after reading… Read More
    Whenever I hear politicians talk of raising taxes, there are two that always have my support – tobacco and alcohol. Recently, I quit drinking so taxing it is of no matter to me. I quit my two-pack-a-day Camel habit back in ’72 so, like many other used-to-smoke people,… Read More
    President Reagan offered these words of praise and inspiration in his 1985 speech in Arlington National Cemetery: “It is, in a way, an odd thing to honor those who died in defense of our country in wars far away. The imagination plays a trick. We… Read More
    Did you ever hear of the old Sheltered Workshop on Mount Desert Island? It started in Bar Harbor in 1975, moved to Otter Creek and finally – renamed the MDI Workshop – moved to a big new building on Route 3. As many as 25 to 30 mentally… Read More
    Long before sales and sports and the three-day weekend, Memorial Day was a day of mourning. Turning grim Civil War battle experiences into something lasting and inspiring, Gen. John Alexander Logan set aside May 30, 1868, “for the purpose of strewing with flowers or otherwise decorating the graves… Read More
    As a civil rights team adviser and government teacher, I felt obligated to answer Ike Morgan’s op-ed commentary, “Civil rights team project unmasked,” published May 1 in the Bangor Daily addressing the recent civil rights conference in Augusta. Morgan writes, “… I find it disturbing… Read More
    Obligations, patriotism, bravery, heroism, fear and nightmarish memories are seldom associated with people in the December of their lives. Watching two weathered old men helping each other navigate the steps of the VFW hall is a far cry from watching them as young boys answering their country’s call… Read More
    BROOKSVILLE – A prehistoric survivor that has remained virtually unchanged for millions of years may be facing pressures from a relatively new kid on the evolutionary block. Unregulated harvesting of horseshoe crabs for bait has resulted in a drastic reduction in the population along the… Read More
    MACHIAS – Despite all-out efforts by the Maine Film Office and state and federal regulators to provide assistance, the production crew for a movie starring Daniel Day-Lewis has left Washington County for Prince Edward Island. Lea Girardin, director of the Maine Film Office, said the… Read More
    AUGUSTA – Maine’s summer tourism season got off to a soggy start this Memorial Day weekend, but the visitors came anyway as businesses catering to them kept their hopes up the season will turn out to be a good one. “Three good days in August… Read More
    AUGUSTA – Maine’s legislators substantially changed a proposed moratorium on planting genetically engineered crops for three years, replacing it with a study group that will research the potential of marketing Maine as a “GE-free” state. Not enacting a moratorium, however, has supporters of GE-free agriculture… Read More
    AUGUSTA – The state has failed to comply with numerous requirements of a 12-year-old court order to improve services for patients at the Augusta Mental Health Institute, a Superior Court judge said. In a 354-page decision issued Friday, Superior Court Chief Justice Nancy Mills said… Read More
    AUGUSTA – With the end of the year’s session drawing closer, Maine legislators resume work Tuesday on Gov. John Baldacci’s plan to ensure all Mainers get health coverage. The 15-member select committee reviewing the legislation is scheduled to hear details Tuesday of how the state… Read More
    OLD ORCHARD BEACH – For decades this tourist beach town has been known for honky-tonks and the sound of earsplitting Harleys. Now, a move is in progress to squelch loud motorcycles and curb the spread of drinking haunts. Elected officials say they want to put… Read More
    Poetry critic Helen Vendler, noting that she never had ferrets as a prop before, told nearly 500 Colby College graduates Sunday that they join citizens of the world whose mission is to wage peace. “Large cultural revolutions are made, after all, of millions of small… Read More
    Augusta The state plans two Memorial Day events in the capital area. A flag raising will be held at noon today at the Civic Center Drive Cemetery. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false;… Read More
    AUGUSTA – Gov. John Baldacci has signed a bill to designate the Kennebec River as a historic waterway. Historic structures such as Fort Halifax in Winslow, the Coburn House in Pittston, Fort Western in Augusta and the Pownalborough Court in Dresden all line the banks… Read More
    SKOWHEGAN – A trial for the Maine Vocals, a statewide group advocating the legalization of marijuana, and another for its founder, Don Christen, have been joined in Somerset County Superior Court by Justice Joseph Jabar. Maine Vocals and Christen are charged with four counts each… Read More
    TOWNSHIP 4 RANGE 9 – A Brownville Junction woman said she doesn’t remember what caused her to cross the centerline on Route 11 Saturday afternoon and crash. The woman, Sue Coburn, 56, suffered minor injuries and complained of chest pains. The 1999 Isuzu Rodeo she… Read More
    BURLINGTON, Vt. – Maritime Museum executive director Art Cohn says the water in Lake Champlain is becoming clearer. As a diver and head of an organization that promotes diving expeditions at shipwrecks hidden deep within the lake, that normally would be good news. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    MONMOUTH – The Maine Farm Bureau is organizing a rally to show support for LD 405, a referendum that will be up for vote on June 10. “An Act to Authorize a General Fund Bond in the Amount of $50 million for Research and Development… Read More
    AUGUSTA – Maine lawmakers are completing action on a bill to spot abuse and misuse of prescription drugs such as OxyContin. The electronic prescription monitoring bill has received final House approval and is up for final Senate approval this week. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    TOWNSHIP 11 – An all-terrain vehicle accident on a remote woods road claimed the life of a 37-year-old Vanceboro man. Warden Jeremy Kemp said fishermen found the body of Scot O’Brien shortly after 9 a.m. Saturday. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
    HARRINGTON – Many of the soldiers died more than a half-century ago, but that didn’t make a difference to the Narraguagus High School students who honored them during Friday’s Memorial Day assembly. The United States flag and those of the state of Maine and Narraguagus… Read More
    The Maine State Police are searching for truck thieves who appear to be working their way out of Washington County, stealing vehicles as they go. The first report of a stolen vehicle came just after 8 a.m. Sunday when David Kelso awoke to find someone… Read More
    DEXTER – Police say they are still investigating a stabbing incident Saturday involving two men who exchanged blows. One of the men, John Cushing, 20, of Newport, has been charged with elevated aggravated assault after it was reported he struck another 20-year-old, Larry Coston, of… Read More
    A Massachusetts man faces charges after he drove the wrong way on Interstate 95 Saturday night. Then, when Josh Gandenberger, 24, of Mansfield, Mass., managed to correct himself and head in the right direction, witnesses reported he was speeding and driving erratically, passing other motorists… Read More
    BANGOR – The 12 peace activists arrested and charged with criminal mischief March 20 at the Margaret Chase Smith Federal Building have entered their pleas. The activists attempted to meet with Sen. Susan Collins to voice opposition to the war in Iraq. Of the group,… Read More
    A motorist told Bangor police he gave a man a ride early Saturday morning only to have the man steal his money, papers and identification. The driver said he saw a man outside the Spectrum and offered him a ride and the man accepted. He… Read More
    PITTSFIELD – SAD 53 will pay a fine of $2,245, levied by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, for improperly disposing more than 100 pounds of various chemicals found abandoned in an old chemistry laboratory. The chemicals were found in a wall safe in a… Read More
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    ELLSWORTH – The Next Step Domestic Violence Project of Hancock County recently was awarded a $1,000 grant from the Maine State Trooper’s Foundation and a $9,000 grant from the Maine Women’s Fund. The Maine State Trooper’s grant will go to maintaining the Management Council, a… Read More
    BAR HARBOR – Third-graders will participate in the annual storm drain stenciling community service project at 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 28, on West Street. The project will continue Wednesday, June 4, on Ledgelawn Avenue and finish Tuesday, June 10, on the side streets between Mount… Read More
    ST. STEPHEN, New Brunswick – A couple’s green thumb has received a stamp of approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. For years, Peter and Norah Heelis have run Mayfield Greenhouses with about 20 employees across the border from Calais, Maine. And for years gardeners… Read More
    PORTLAND – As Maine enters its peak season for motor vehicle collisions with moose, state officials are pondering new measures to ease the problem. From 1997 to 2001, moose accounted for 3,600 crashes, 11 fatalities and damage totaling $81 million. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    Steady rain and wet field conditions failed to keep Hampden Academy from sweeping the Phi Mu Delta Relays boys and girls team titles as athletes from nine schools competed at the University of Maine’s Beckett Family Complex in Orono Saturday. Despite the inclement weather, only… Read More
    Torture seems to fit. A never-ending torture is perhaps more apt. Roger Clemens beats the Red Sox wearing a Yankee uniform for victory number 299. On Monday afternoon, Memorial Day (how appropriate), he is scheduled to start against the Sox at Yankee Stadium. Awaiting him is the magic… Read More
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    Aaron Izaryk and Joe Drapeau of the University of Maine were named to the America East Baseball All-Championship Team selected Saturday at Burlington, Vt. Drapeau, a senior third baseman from Biddeford, went 4-for-11 with a home run and four runs scored in three games. Izaryk,… Read More
    PORTLAND – Reliever Benji DeQuin walked Dustin Brisson with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning to force in the winning run as the Portland Sea Dogs beat the Harrisburg Senators 5-4 on Sunday in the Eastern League. The Sea Dogs let… Read More
    Mother Nature continues to be unkind to Maine minor league baseball teams at the start of their seasons. The Bangor Lumberjacks were rained out Friday and Saturday night as well as Sunday afternoon. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
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    Published last Monday, May 19, just one week before Memorial Day, Wayne Brown’s story in the Bangor Daily News on the restoration in Houlton of the graves of 37 soldiers from the “Aroostook War” was timely. Richard Rhoda and Monument Lodge of Masons No. 96… Read More