WASHINGTON – It would cost hundreds of millions of dollars to set up a safe and legal program to import drugs from Canada, the Food and Drug Administration’s head pharmacist said Tuesday. Tom McGinnis insisted the FDA would never rely on Canada’s assurances that drugs… Read More
    About 300 new jobs are on line in the Augusta area next spring, the state announced Tuesday, when a Maryland-based telemarketing firm will open an office on Civic Center Drive. TelAc, a division of Access Worldwide Communications, will open a pharmaceuticals marketing and educational center,… Read More
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    A headline over the story that ran on Page B1 in Monday’s editions about a break-in at Foxcroft Academy in Dover-Foxcroft incorrectly stated the safe belonged to SAD 68. It belonged to Foxcroft Academy. Read More
    BANGOR – Merrill Merchants Bancshares Inc., parent company of Merrill Merchants Bank of Bangor, announced the declaration of a quarterly cash dividend of $0.13 per share on the company’s common stock. The dividend represents an 18 percent increase over last year’s fourth quarter. All shareholders… Read More
    Friend and Friend Inc., a motorcycle, ATV and snowmobile dealer with locations in Ellsworth and Orono, has purchased the Yamaha franchise from Bennett’s Recreational Sports in Bangor and is immediately adding the Yamaha line of motorcycles, ATVs, snowmobiles and consumer generators to its Orono store’s inventory. Read More
    PORTLAND – Maine businesses interested in learning strategies to save money on imported components and products are encouraged to attend a seminar Thursday, Jan. 22, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Maine International Trade Center in Portland. The seminar, titled “Duty-Saving Techniques for Importers,”… Read More
    Nelson Toner, a lawyer from Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson in Portland, issued a statement recently urging business owners to be more selective when hiring payroll firms. Recently, Harmon-Baert Associates, a payroll firm based in Saco, allegedly failed to pay more than $1.1 million in… Read More
    PORTLAND – The Navy announced Tuesday the award of three contracts for Aegis guided missile destroyers, two of them to Bath Iron Works and one to a rival yard in Mississippi. The $953.4 million in funding for the ships to be built at Bath was… Read More
    We appreciate the consistent and skilled coverage of the Jaffa Colony by Tom Weber for many years. Specifically, we want to thank the Bangor Daily News and Weber for the column, “Tel Aviv home tied to Maine” (BDN, April 8), bringing the story up to date for Maine… Read More
    NASA Administrator Sean O’Keefe used a lot of adjectives in media interviews last week to describe the future of American space flight. Pragmatic and realistic were among his favorites. One important adjective, however, has been missing from these discussions – safe. Less than a year… Read More
    Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are… Read More
    There ought to be a law. One that would alleviate much of the traffic congestion that plagues the area around the Bangor Mall. The law would require developers and owners of stores to connect their parking areas to one another. I made the mistake of… Read More
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    This is in reply to “Saddam’s capture” (BDN letter, Dec. 16) by Kenneth Ryan of Blue Hill. Why do these people – mostly the extreme right – insist someone is pro-Saddam if he or she is opposed to the war? The thing that makes our… Read More
    Aren’t we fortunate in this great state of ours? I know I am. As a senior citizen, a Republican -and I campaigned and voted for Gov. Baldacci. I’m glad I did. And with wonderful folks like Stephen and Tabitha King who do so much for… Read More
    On Nov. 24, Gov. Baldacci signed an executive order to use the “LEED Building Standard for State Buildings.” The order places Maine at the forefront of the transformation of the building industry. However, most people in Maine are probably wondering: What is LEED? What is the significance of… Read More
    Newspapers strive to present the news accurately and without bias, which is proper. The Bangor Daily News does a fine job in reporting the news. Letters to the editor are another matter in that the writer can express his or her opinion almost without limit. This limit seems… Read More
    Two grand-scale contests grabbed my attention here in Kabul last week – one in a vast white tent, the other in an even bigger outdoor arena.tttt tt The tented struggle is deciding Afghanistan’s new constitution. Five hunered two delegates, a fifth of them women, began meeting Dec. 14… Read More
    It’s Christmas Eve and families are gathering for the holiday. Scores of them already have given to the Santa’s Helper Fund, but more gifts are needed if the fund is to reach its goal of $50,000. The total now stands at $47,733.16, or 96 percent… Read More
    BANGOR – A 22-year-old Penobscot County Jail inmate died Tuesday less than a day after being taken to a local hospital for treatment of a respiratory illness. In the wake of the death, Penobscot County Sheriff Glenn Ross announced there would be an internal investigation… Read More
    BANGOR – Six fires within a 24-hour period last week, combined with the recent onslaught of bad weather, have put a dent in blood supplies and monetary funds at the American Red Cross. During this critical time of year when money and blood supplies are… Read More
    AUGUSTA – Homes and vehicles have been targeted by a dozen drive-by shootings in the past 50 days, state police said Tuesday as they asked for help from the public in finding who’s responsible. The shooting spree started Nov. 5 when homes were struck by… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT – Two Foxcroft Academy students were arrested Tuesday afternoon in connection with three break-ins at their school, the latest occurring over the weekend. Ryan Porter, 18, of Dover-Foxcroft and a 16-year-old male juvenile were each charged with burglary and theft, according to Dover-Foxcroft police… Read More
    A South Thomaston man set three world aviation records earlier this year as part of the celebration of the 100th anniversary of powered flight, according to the National Aeronautic Association. Ed Sleeper, 67, set records in July for city-to-city routes in a category called “speed… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE – A County organization is taking steps to raise new public awareness of a very old problem. Poverty is simply not acceptable, says the Aroostook County Action Program, which cites a newly released study of poverty in Maine to back its case. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Army 1st Lt. William Perry, the son-in-law of Philip Ring of Caribou, is currently deployed overseas in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. A battery executive officer with eight years of military service, Perry is normally assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 319th… Read More
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    BLUE HILL – The Union 93 school committee has approved a $332,799 budget for the central office for the 2004-05 year. The budget includes salary increases for the superintendent of schools, the director of special education and the office staff that serve elementary schools in… Read More
    ELLSWORTH – A city teenager was arrested for allegedly breaking into the James Russell Wiggins Down East YMCA, police said Tuesday. They would not identify the 16-year-old who was allegedly caught about 1:30 a.m. Sunday. A second person, 17, also may face charges, police Lt. Read More
    JERUSALEM – A small, weathered tombstone in Jerusalem’s Protestant cemetery reads “Rolla Floyd, Born October 5, 1832 at Blue Hill, Maine.” Floyd may well have been the first Mainer to visit Jerusalem. Since the 19th century, Jerusalem has been the destination of numerous migrants and… Read More
    HOWLAND – An early morning fire Tuesday destroyed an antique store and restaurant on the LaGrange Road in Howland. More than 40 firefighters from four towns spent three hours fighting the fire at Audrey’s Auction Treasure Barn. Officials at the scene said the fire wasn’t… Read More
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    BELFAST – Two Waldo County veterinary hospitals in Northport and Winterport were broken into late Monday and early Tuesday. Robert Keating, chief Waldo County sheriff’s deputy, said entry was forced in both burglaries, but authorities would not know immediately what items, if any, were taken… Read More
    MONSON – An $81,944 Homeland Security Grant awarded to the local fire department will be very beneficial to the department, according to Robert Wilson, a Monson firefighter and grant writer. Wilson said Friday the funds will be used to equip the four diesel firetrucks with… Read More
    ROCKLAND – Two city police officers were injured Tuesday during a foot chase and scuffle with a local man they said was burglarizing motor vehicles at a Park Street business. After the pursuit, Christopher Brown, 29, of Rockland was charged with three counts of burglary… Read More
    BANGOR – A former College of the Atlantic student has filed a lawsuit in federal court charging another ex-student with assault and battery over an incident on the Bar Harbor campus in October 2002. He is seeking a jury trial. Dustin Lofland of Morgan Hill,… Read More
    Bangor police arrested a Hancock man Monday night at Filene’s in the Bangor Mall. Officer James Dearing reported that at about 7:45 p.m. he met with a store security officer at Filene’s, who told him she watched Eric Warford, 20, of Hancock put three necklaces… Read More
    PORTLAND – The Coast Guard is stepping up patrols, already-tight security has been boosted at airports, and state troopers are keeping an eye on previously identified high-risk areas in Maine. But the security increase caused by the higher terror alert didn’t seem to be keeping… Read More
    During the stress of the holiday season, what could be better than giving yourself a greatly needed “lift” and, at the same time, helping someone else? Philip Pouzol of Philip Pouzol Physical Therapy reports he is taking appointments, now through Friday, Jan. 2, for one… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT – The 2003 Maine Highland Farms map now is available, featuring contact information and a listing of agricultural products and services of the 26 area farmers who make up the organization. The 11-by-17-inch, two-sided color map is free in Penobscot and Piscataquis counties and… Read More
    AUGUSTA – A Democratic state representative from Biddeford is vacating her legislative seat because of job responsibilities, but Rep. Marie Laverriere-Boucher’s resignation will not affect her party’s control of the House. Democrats have 79 seats and Republicans have 67. One seat is held by a… Read More
    PORTLAND – An Orrington man’s case against Peoples Heritage Bank was sent back to district court Tuesday by the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. Earlier this year, Rodney E. Pease, 66, entered into a repayment agreement with the recovery department of the bank over debts he… Read More
    PORTLAND – Corrosion was the apparent cause of this month’s collapse of a 540-foot communications tower in the city’s East Deering neighborhood, according to preliminary inspections. The inspections indicate that the metal in the anchoring system on Portland Radio Group’s 17-year-old steel tower had corroded… Read More
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    AMHERST, Mass. – Freddy Petkus came off the bench for a career-high 15 points, but it wasn’t quite enough to stave off the University of Massachusetts Tuesday night in men’s basketball action. The Minutemen knocked off Maine 67-60 behind a 23-point effort by sophomore forward… Read More
    ROCKPORT – Ryan Fitzgerald scored 16 points and Tim Stammen had 12 more along with six rebounds to help lead the Camden Hills Windjammers to their fifth win in six games, 66-54 over Lincoln Academy of Newcastle in a schoolboy basketball game Tuesday night. Patrick… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE – Joe Collins scored five goals to lead the Presque Isle Wildcats to a 7-4 high school hockey victory over Foxcroft Academy at the Northern Maine Forum. Ryan Cyr had a goal and two assists for Presque Isle. Ted Gagnon scored a goal… Read More
    BANGOR – Katie Quimby poured in a game-high 20 points, including four three-pointers, to lead the Brewer High School girls basketball team to a 62-34 win over John Bapst of Bangor at the Bangor Auditorium Tuesday night. Amy Freeman scored 11 points and Jordan McLain… Read More