BANGOR – A Kennebec County Superior Court justice is expected to issue a ruling today on a motion aimed at postponing the release of some of the thousands of documents the state has gathered as part of its background investigation into the developer of a proposed racetrack casino… Read More
BANGOR – The developer of a Bangor racetrack casino denied on Tuesday any ties to a political action committee seeking to derail a similar project at Scarborough Downs in southern Maine. Reached briefly on his cellular phone, Shawn Scott, president of Capital Seven LLC, the… Read More
The cabins at Bowlin Camps have sheltered wilderness lovers, including Henry David Thoreau, since the 19th century. But now that national park advocate Roxanne Quimby has purchased much of the land they sit on, the camps could close and everything could change. The Burt’s Bees… Read More
CHERRYFIELD – Wild blueberry processors are willing to listen to suggestions for “a new model of business” – if growers want to talk about one, the Canadian owner of Cherryfield Foods Inc. said Tuesday. John Bragg, president and owner of Oxford Frozen Foods Ltd., Oxford,… Read More
WASHINGTON – The Republican-controlled Congress sent President Bush historic Medicare legislation Tuesday, combining a new prescription drug benefit with measures to control costs before the baby boom generation reaches retirement age. Bush is expected to sign the bill with a flourish, then trumpet its enactment… Read More
MACHIAS – The Lewiston attorney representing 500 Maine blueberry growers, who won a $56 million judgment against three Down East blueberry processors from a Superior Court jury, filed documents in the registry of deeds in four counties Tuesday that attach the companies’ assets to secure the judgment. Read More
A story on Tuesday’s State page mischaracterized the conclusion of Mary Ellen Bryner’s unemployment benefits dispute with the Brewer School Department. Bryner and the school department, through compromise, dropped their cases against each other. As a result, Bryner was awarded unemployment benefits. — googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Austin J. DeCoster, owner of DeCoster Farms, one of Iowa’s largest egg producers, was sentenced Tuesday in federal court to five years probation for knowingly and repeatedly hiring illegal workers. DeCoster, 68, of Clarion, could have faced six months in prison… Read More
FRENCHVILLE – The Northern Aroostook Regional Airport Authority and a number of volunteers are looking at an initiative that could bring daily flights to the Frenchville airport early next year. The twice-a-day flights, which will use a nine-passenger, fully pressurized plane, would be nonstop to… Read More
BANGOR – Capital Seven announced Tuesday that David Nealley has been named executive vice president of the organization and will be responsible for the oversight and coordination of capital improvements to Bangor Historic Raceway, including renovations to the racetrack facility as well as development of an entertainment complex… Read More
WASHINGTON – Small airports won a one-year respite Tuesday from a new federal rule that eventually could require them to pay part of the costs of offering commuter air service in rural areas. After next year, however, the Transportation Department rule will all but certainly… Read More
Linda Harris’ letter, “Act signed into law” (BDN letter, Nov. 14), complained that President Bush signed a law banning partial birth abortion without an exception protecting women’s health. However, banning PBA is protecting women’s health. The very act of inducing premature labor, then deliberately performing… Read More
The 121st Maine Legislature will be voting on LD 1612: Resolution, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Preserve the Fund for a Healthy Maine in the upcoming second season. I would like to express the importance of the passage of this legislation. Read More
Watching the Veterans Day parade in Bangor and seeing the World War II veterans march by brought tears to my eyes. I was a 10-year-old girl in Germany when these brave men came and delivered us from the misery and fear we suffered under so many years. Read More
I have worked in the blueberry industry in one capacity or another for more than three decades. My first exercise in labor as a youngster was on a wild blueberry field. It was a tradition then; a rite of passage. While much has changed in… Read More
I am not sure if I understand this correctly. Three of the major blueberry processors in my area alone have lost a $56 million lawsuit to some growers who charge allegations of unfair pricing practices. In order to pay these damages some or all of them may have… Read More
A recent alliterative observation about racino was memorable but probably off by one level of government. Of the November vote on the slot machines, Stan Bergstein, vice president of the Harness Tracks of America, identified developer Shawn Scott as “the man who sold the racino version of the… Read More
There are already disturbing indications that the current mutual fund malfeasance investigation is going the way of other recent corporate governance scandals. After much hue and cry over the misdeeds, regulators promise stepped-up enforcement and executives promise to play by the rules. In reality, nothing much changes. Read More
Herat, the main burg in what’s called western “Afghanistan,” has a new look but an old significance. Urban renewal is everywhere, beginning with an airport now almost cleared of wrecked planes. I counted only two as we touched down. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
Roxanne Quimby is scheduled to speak at the monthly Forest Resources Association dinner in Brewer next Thursday, giving a talk titled “My Vision for the North Woods.” Though made up of loggers and mill owners, the group invited Quimby in hopes of better understanding her perspective, spokesman Patrick… Read More
ORRINGTON – An independent study of mercury levels in the Penobscot River and Penobscot Bay south of the former HoltraChem plant will soon be under way if U.S. District Court Judge Eugene Carter has anything to say about it. The Maine People’s Alliance and the… Read More
OLD TOWN – With a quick burst of energy, Brenda Davis sprinted across the finish line made of mock paper money that marked the end of her second annual walking tour to end hunger. Davis, executive director of Cross Roads Ministries, completed her 500-mile-plus walking… Read More
AUGUSTA – A Maine Human Rights Commission investigator has determined that the Maine Principals’ Association discriminated against a high school student when it refused to reschedule basketball games to accommodate his religious beliefs. Anthony Greenlaw, a senior at Mount View High School in Thorndike, and… Read More
BREWER – A renewed alliance between Maine farmers and laborers is bringing Thanksgiving dinner to 200 families of laid-off workers in the Bangor area. The Greater Bangor Area Central Labor Council and Food AND Medicine kicked off their Solidarity Harvest program Tuesday. The program raised… Read More
BANGOR – The Lamoine School Committee has appealed a state decision to U.S. District Court, asserting that a Department of Education hearing officer violated the law when she directed the school district to pay for an adventure camp and boarding-school tuition for a special-needs student. Read More
Thanks go out to more people who have kindly contributed to the Santa’s Helper Fund. We now have collected a total of $5,716 toward our $50,000 goal. Today’s donors include: Eugene and Anne Mawhinney, Orono, $100; In loving memory of Jeffrey M. Magoon, no town… Read More
ROCKPORT – Don’t expect to find a La-Z-Boy recliner or Formica kitchen table in the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship’s new gallery. Instead, you will see the pinnacle of joinery work, with exotic and native wood sanded and polished so smooth that only those with the… Read More
Maine State Police are seeking a man whose vehicle rolled over on Interstate 95 on Monday night in Orono. Trooper Forrest Simpson said a witness reported seeing two men flee the scene of the accident, which occurred at about 7:30 p.m. under the Kelley Road… Read More
NEWPORT – Budget committee members of the SAD 48 board of directors voted Tuesday night to recommend a fifth referendum vote on a proposed $16.8 million budget. Voters in the six SAD 48 communities defeated all of the budget articles three times; the fourth time… Read More
MILLINOCKET – Snow-covered fire hydrants and the review of town warrants came up for discussion at Tuesday’s council meeting in the form of proposed town laws. Spurred by residents’ and councilors’ concerns at the Nov. 13 meeting, an ordinance amendment was proposed to help keep… Read More
ELLSWORTH – The city’s beleaguered harbor dredging project is about to resume, but with new procedures that city officials hope will churn up less controversy. Last summer, the city was provided with four different estimates from various officials involved in the project on how much… Read More
WARREN – Directors of troubled SAD 40 offered the superintendent’s job Monday to a candidate in secret. On Tuesday, they still had no superintendent to announce, and the panel set another meeting for tonight. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
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FORT KENT – Priscilla Staples, a long time opponent of a snowmobile trail into the downtown business district, won her second court appeal in a week. Acting on Staples’ appeal, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court on Tuesday vacated a district court decision that had dismissed… Read More
CARIBOU – A local organization has raised nearly $3,000 for a family that lost livestock, property and a new business venture in an arson fire. Also, the Humane Society of the United States has announced a $2,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and… Read More
Council OKs rehabilitation project Houlton eyes land acquisition for economic, community development
HOULTON – Town councilors voted Monday night to move forward with the Houlton Micro-Business Park project by applying for several grants, looking into land acquisition and seeking assistance from environmental organizations, according to Town Manager Peggy Daigle. The project aims to reuse Bangor & Aroostook… Read More
GREENVILLE – The Eveleth-Crafts-Sheridan Historical House, home of the Moosehead Historical Society and Museum, will open for its annual Christmas reception 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 30. A number of the rooms in the house will be decorated for the holidays, and informal tours will be… Read More
MONSON – Mark Lewis was elected as selectman during a special town meeting last week. Lewis will serve in the seat until the March 2005 town meeting. Residents adopted a board of appeals ordinance that will help serve as the guideline for the appeals process. Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT – Heartwise will offer a Heartsaver cardiopulmonary resuscitation course at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 2, at Mayo Regional Hospital. The cost of the course is $25 for recertifications and $35 for new trainees. Call Nina Pratt at 564-4207 to register. Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT – The Piscataquis County Economic Development Council will celebrate five years of actively encouraging and promoting economic development in the county 4-7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 1 at the Penquis Higher Education Center. John Rohman, a former Bangor mayor and partner with WBRC Architects-Engineers will… Read More
BELFAST – Faced with rising costs due to overcrowding at the county jail, Waldo County commissioners have decided to try to reduce the number of short-term inmates being held at the facility. The commissioners Tuesday agreed to pursue a $55,500 contract with an outside agency… Read More
ELLSWORTH – City employees will be knocking on doors this weekend and next week to gather information needed for a state grant application, local officials said Tuesday. Ellsworth plans to improve some of its waterlines and needs to find out if the median income of… Read More
ROCKLAND – A longtime call officer has been tapped for the full-time Rockland fire chief’s post. Capt. Charles Jordan Jr., 42, of Rockland comes to the position with the support of the department’s 15 full-time staff, City Manager Tom Hall said Tuesday. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
EAST MILLINOCKET – The student and community day care center planned for the Katahdin Region Higher Education Center potentially could open in a year. A division of Eastern Maine Community College, KRHEC received $200,000 through a state bond three years ago to create the day… Read More
BANGOR – As of Friday, Nov. 21, Manna had collected 2,400 turkeys, with 1,558 turkeys raised in two days. It needs 1,600 more to meet its goal. To donate a turkey, drop one off at Manna, located at 180 Center St. Read More
HAMPDEN – Administrators at SAD 22 will hold a public forum early next month to explain aspects of the federal education law No Child Left Behind. A question-and-answer session will follow the presentation, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 2, at the Samuel Wagner Middle School in Winterport. Read More
BANGOR – The Peace and Justice Center of Eastern Maine will sponsor a holiday marketplace 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 29, at the Union Street Brick Church, 120 Main St. Featured items will include hand-painted glassware, photography, textile art, music, dried-flower wreaths and jewelry by… Read More
BANGOR – The public is invited to an old-fashioned hanging of the greens service and carol sing at 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 30, at the East Bangor Community Church, Pushaw and Church roads. Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT – A representative from the Eastern Agency on Aging will be on hand to offer free outreach assistance to senior citizens at the following locations: . 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 4, St. Ann’s Parish, Dexter. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
BANGOR – St. Joseph’s Auxiliary is selling holiday ornaments as part of its Lights of Remembrance program. All ornaments will be labeled with a loved one’s name and put on the Remembrance Tree in the hospital lobby. Each ornament is $10. Keepsake ornaments are $25. Read More
BANGOR – The Bangor Wal-Mart will be selling Kris Kringle money and Angel Dollars gift sets this holiday season to help benefit the Eastern Maine Healthcare, a local Children’s Miracle Network affiliate. Kris Kringle money is a $1 bill with a portrait of Santa Claus… Read More
SANGERVILLE – The Sangerville Public Library will hold a craft fair 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, Nov. 29, in the town hall. Read More
CARIBOU – A Presque Isle man’s injuries still were being evaluated late Tuesday afternoon at a Bangor hospital, where he was taken after a hunting accident earlier in the day. Todd Pelletier, 32, was hunting alone about 10 a.m. Tuesday when his rifle discharged, shooting… Read More
BANGOR – A hearing Tuesday on pretrial motions stemming from the May arrest of a Maine state trooper for alleged drunken driving was continued until next month. The Auburn attorney for Tammy J. Doyle, 35, of Corinna filed four motions shortly after Doyle pleaded not… Read More
BANGOR – A Lincoln man charged in connection with the theft of a person’s life savings from a Mattawamkeag garage pleaded not guilty Tuesday in Penobscot County Superior Court to receiving stolen property. Ernest H. Norwood, 22, was one of four men arrested in Virginia… Read More
KITTERY – A submarine crew has returned to the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard after nine months in Iraq. The USS Providence, with 14 officers and 115 enlisted sailors, was deployed to the Red Sea last February and launched 25 of the missiles that were part of… Read More
ROCKPORT – Maine Media Women will sponsor a scholarship contest, open to female residents of Maine graduating from high school or already studying for a career in a media-related area such as journalism, art, photography, design and marketing. The $700 scholarship will be awarded in… Read More
THORNDIKE – The Mount View Chamber Singers will perform “Carols in the Round” at the following dates and locations. Performances begin at 7 p.m., unless otherwise noted. . Dec. 3, First Church, Belfast. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
ORONO – The Page Farm and Home Museum will hold an opening reception for their new exhibit, “The Grange: A Rural Community Center,” at 4 p.m. Dec. 13 at the University of Maine, 6787 Museum Barn. Light refreshments will be served. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
BRADLEY – The identity of the woman killed early Monday morning after she apparently fell asleep at the wheel was released by state police Tuesday. Kristin Michaud, 19, of Bradley was driving north on Route 178 in Bradley when her car drifted off the right… Read More
A Veterans Services officer from the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency management will be available at the following dates and locations: . Wednesday, Dec. 3 and Dec. 17, Penquis CAP Building, 50 North St., Dover-Foxcroft. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
PORTLAND – An underwater survey team has discovered the wreckage of the Wyoming, the largest wooden schooner ever built, just as the Maine Maritime Museum plans to construct a huge sculpture of the vessel. American Underwater Search & Survey found the Wyoming off Cape Cod,… Read More
Pittsfield man charged in latest breach of order Estranged wife reported 20 violations of harassment
PITTSFIELD – A local man who has been investigated for nearly 20 alleged violations of a protection from harassment and abuse order and recently was released after serving a jail term for the violations was charged again Tuesday morning for another breach of the order and conditions of… Read More
WATERVILLE – The Maine Crafts Association’s 20th anniversary exhibition “20-20 en Vision” will be on display Sunday, Dec. 7, through Sunday, Jan. 25, at the Colby College Museum of Art. The opening reception will be held 2:30-4:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7, and the public is… Read More
GREENVILLE – A local woman was hospitalized Monday after she allegedly stabbed herself after an altercation with her husband. Greenville Police Chief Duane Alexander said Nancy Inman, 36, stabbed herself in her midsection with a fillet knife after she was allegedly struck by her husband,… Read More
CANAAN – A Canaan man has been arrested and charged with burglarizing Daniel Long’s Canaan Pawn Shop on Route 2 last month. The pawnshop was forcibly entered and more than 30 guns were taken Oct. 29, according to Maine State Trooper Christopher Carr. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
BANGOR – We all walk around downtown – from Bagel Central to the office, or from the Grasshopper Shop to the parking garage in Pickering Square. We look at the storefronts, the sidewalks, the people. But do we really take time to see the city?… Read More
Who are those people?” Noted social critic (and lethal marksman) Al Ockenfels of Rockland always asks that question every time he sees that Norman Rockwell painting of the traditional, three-generation family gathered around the Thanksgiving table, with grandma serving the stuffed turkey on a platter,… Read More
BANGOR – When the curtains part for the Bossov Ballet Theatre’s “Nutcracker” this weekend at John Bapst Memorial High School auditorium, more than a favorite holiday activity will be opening. The Bossov Ballet also is beginning a season in Bangor. Come 2004, the company will be performing four… Read More
Gobble-gobble If you have too much turkey, The folks at GLAD (wraps and containers) can help. They teamed up with chefs from Legal Sea Foods, P.F. Chang’s China Bistro and T.G.I. Friday’s to present innovative recipes for leftovers. Chef Rick Vallente of Legal Sea Foods… Read More
HAMPDEN – With several veteran United States women’s soccer team players nearing retirement, Abby Wambach is one of the prominent youngsters representing the future of the U.S. team. But the 23-year-old striker and leading goal scorer for the U.S. team in 2003 with nine in… Read More
The University of Maine men’s hockey program has had some memorable captains but none of them had more to overcome than Peter Metcalf. Metcalf had to deal with the death of Coach Shawn Walsh just 18 days before the season-opener his senior year. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
BANGOR – John Winkin lives and breathes baseball. He has been involved with the sport for virtually all of his 84 years and he will be continuing that after being elevated from assistant coach to head coach at Husson College. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
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FARMINGTON – Lydia Coverdale scored 16 points and had four steals to help lead the University of Maine at Farmington to a 60-43 women’s college basketball win over St. Joseph’s College on Tuesday. Karen Sirois had 11 points and four steals for UM-Farmington. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
ORONO – University of Maine baseball coach Paul Kostacopoulos announced on Tuesday that the Black Bears have received National Letters of Intent from three prospective student-athletes. The Bears signees are Moises Rivera of New Paltz, N.Y., John Tesseyman of High Falls, N.Y., and Ray Vallee… Read More
For the Foxcroft Academy Ponies, Saturday’s state Class C football final was a game to dye for. Most of the players who traveled to Portland to face Lisbon sported blond locks in the spirit of team unity and as another reminder of the day’s goal… Read More