AUGUSTA – The manufacturing industry has been hard hit by layoffs and shutdowns in the last year, but an agreement signed Wednesday will benefit two companies in that sector. In a State House ceremony Georgia-Pacific Corp. completed a deal with Boralex Inc. of Montreal to… Read More
ROCKLAND – Barely one week after strict new federal rules governing groundfishing for such species as haddock and flounder went into effect, Maine Department of Marine Resources Commissioner George LaPointe said Wednesday that the 300-year-old industry is poised on the brink of disaster. Surrounded by… Read More
BANGOR – Gov. John Baldacci will sign an executive order this morning aimed at speeding the arrival of slot machines to the city by creating an interim panel to start crafting needed rules for the new gambling industry. The governor’s edict could move up the… Read More
PORTLAND – In just over a decade, the Asian shore crab, a tiny purplish tidal-pool dweller that lives a peaceful existence in its native Japan, has established populations as large as 100 crabs per square meter on New England beaches. A large green algae from… Read More
ORONO – University of Maine senior Matthew Rodrigue was sure fraternities weren’t his thing. “I thought they were all about drinking, hazing and illicit behavior – the exact opposite of everything I stand for,” he said. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
WASHINGTON – Breaking with others in his industry, the chief executive of CVS Pharmacy called Wednesday for legalizing imports of prescription drugs. The statement by the nation’s largest wholesale purchaser of prescription medicines came a day after the Bush administration’s health secretary said legalizing imports… Read More
WATERVILLE – Thomas College and the Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce will co-host a business breakfast from 8-9 a.m. Thursday, May 13, in the Atrium of the Student Center at Thomas College. “Understanding and Avoiding Business Fraud and Theft” will feature accounting professor Thomas Largay, who… Read More
Three of Maine’s four largest wild blueberry processing companies that were sued last year by the state’s growers in a class-action lawsuit for fixing prices paid to growers have reached settlements. They are ready for those settlements to be approved by the courts. A date… Read More
PITTSFIELD – Pittsfield organic farmer Tom Roberts said Wednesday that when the local farmers market reopened for the season last Monday, there were plenty of goods to choose from. Contrary to the general impression that the growing season hasn’t begun in Maine, vendors at the… Read More
Under the guise of help to U.S. soldiers, the Department of Defense succeeded late last year in mostly exempting itself from laws that protect endangered species and marine mammals. Now the department is again before Congress asking that it not have to adhere to three federal laws aimed… Read More
Penobscot County Sheriff Glenn Ross is right that he shouldn’t have to call the governor’s office to get help for a prisoner who has repeatedly tried to commit suicide. As mental hospitals have downsized, jails have been left to handle more people with psychiatric and substance-abuse problems. The… Read More
How many times have you heard a young person say, “I can’t find a decent man or woman to have a relationship with”? “The bar scene doesn’t work for me”? My answer is simple: Why not try the church scene? With God all things are… Read More
On Earth Day, President Bush called on citizens to volunteer to improve the environment and not depend on government intervention. My community has recently been listed as one having an ozone level that violates federal air quality standards. I would like to know which of… Read More
We recently read the article, “Workshops clarify complex Rx plans for professionals,” by Meg Haskell, in the April 9 edition of your paper. Unfortunately, there was an error regarding the Wal-Mart mention. We would like to provide you the correct information relating to our participation in the Medicare… Read More
The editorial “The Iraq-Israel Connection” (BDN, May 3) is inappropriate and froth with misguided innuendo. Whom would the Bangor Daily News editors have the United States support – the Palestinians who have refined terrorism into a fine art? Mel Braverman googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
Carl N. Ripley has it wrong. In his letter “Give Iraq back now” (BDN, April 29), he proposed to reinstitute the military draft, and described the situation in Iraq as “another Vietnam.” Ripley said he is bothered by the fact that good children like his grandson (with the… Read More
A media ownership group, Sinclair Broadcasting Group, which owns WGME in Portland, decided it would be inappropriate for the ABC network to air a list of fallen soldiers’ names and photographs on Friday’s “Nightline.” It further decided to ban the program from its stations and… Read More
I would like to comment on Karen Hughes’ interview with Wolf Blitzer on CNN the evening of the March for Women’s Lives, April 25. Yes, Ms. Hughes, the “founding conviction of our country” is the right to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness. Without the… Read More
This week we have been shocked by revelations of the abuse of Iraqi citizens detained by U.S. forces in Iraq. In an extraordinary move, the president and his advisers have gone on Arabic language TV in an awkward effort to explain their disappointment with the behavior of the… Read More
There is much discussion in Maine about the creative economy, which has become the focus of a major state initiative, and the subject of “A Blaine House Conference: Maine’s Creative Economy,” taking place in Lewiston May 6-7. To understand the creative economy, I like to… Read More
RINCON, Ga. – A Plymouth man was killed Tuesday when he fell at a Georgia work site. His death was the third fatality at the site since February, and all three accidents are being investigated by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health… Read More
BAR HARBOR – With the snip of a narrow blue ribbon, University of Maine President Peter Hoff on Wednesday afternoon marked the opening of a promising new research facility housed at The Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor. In a research partnership funded by the state… Read More
AUGUSTA – After months of supplemental budgets and emergency spending measures, Gov. John Baldacci received some good news Wednesday when he said the state could post a surplus of at least $20 million when the current fiscal year ends June 30. “We were preparing for… Read More
PORTLAND – The moose’s bulbous nose adds to the cartoonish look of the gangly creature with spindly legs and oversized antlers, a combination that gave rise to lovable caricatures such as Bullwinkle. Two researchers, intrigued by the size and shape of the moose’s nose, decided… Read More
AUGUSTA – When it comes to motorcycle safety, John Ponte doesn’t have to make his point – he lets the statistics do it for him. During the annual governor’s tea for motorcyclists Wednesday at the Blaine House, the president of the United Bikers of Maine… Read More
Al Sandelli never cared for the idea of posting the land he owned in Maine. He knows that rural Mainers have always bristled when out-of-staters like himself bought large tracts of wooded property and then immediately threw up “No Trespassing” signs everywhere to keep away… Read More
NEWPORT – The SAD 48 board of directors on Tuesday night sent the proposed $17 million budget back to the district’s budget committee, saying more cuts can be made. At the heart of the discussion, explained board Chairman Ron Fowle on Wednesday, was whether to… Read More
MONSON – Jeanne Reed, Monson’s town manager, has submitted her resignation effective July 14. Reed said Wednesday she had mixed emotions when she submitted her resignation, after having served the town for 33 years, the last 12 years as town manager. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT – It’s back to the spreadsheets for two school districts in the Penquis region – SAD 68 and SAD 4 – that based their proposed 2004-2005 budgets on a distribution printout sent last March by the Maine Department of Education. That March printout projected… Read More
BANGOR – City councilors received a mixed budget forecast Wednesday night as they launched into their review of next year’s operating budget. If the proposed $71.3 million operating budget for the city and school department is adopted as is, the property tax rate would see… Read More
ST. ALBANS – Town officials in both St. Albans and Hartland are on the lookout for some wayward road signs. Ron Finson, St. Albans road commissioner, said this week that more than 16 signs are missing, including the ever-popular Lovers’ Lane. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
MACHIAS – The properties of as many as 70 homeowners Down East will get face-lifts this summer when about 400 volunteers come from across the country for a week of work. The project, called Neighbors Helping Neighbors, should result in a third summer of repairs… Read More
EASTPORT – Some celebrate it as Memorial Day; others remember it as Decoration Day. Regardless of what the holiday is called, Patti Craig would like everyone on May 31 to place a light in his or her window in honor of the men and women… Read More
HANCOCK – Local voters are expected to decide next week whether the town should purchase a 27-acre parcel of land on Route 1 for possible future development, a town official said Wednesday. The land would cost $81,900, Hancock Administrative Assistant Stacey Clement said. The matter… Read More
DEER ISLE – The Deer Isle-Stonington CSD school committee on Wednesday approved contract language and a cost-sharing plan that will move School Union 76 closer to its first unionwide transportation contract. The school committee in Brooklin already has approved the cost-sharing plan. The Sedgwick committee… Read More
ACADIA NATIONAL PARK – A sport utility vehicle caught fire after it went off the road near the Jordan Pond House at about 5:15 p.m. Wednesday. According to Kevin Cochary, a ranger at the park, a rented Chevrolet Trailblazer driven by Sam Little, 61, of… Read More
HOULTON – Officials from the high school music department unveiled an ambitious proposal for a $4 million fine arts wing at a school board meeting Monday evening after the board approved nine athletic positions for the 2004-2005 school year. Joseph Fagnant, Houlton High School music… Read More
HOULTON – The SAD 29 school board spent nearly an hour Monday evening discussing the district’s gifted and talented program. The board eventually tabled action on the matter until its June meeting. After the board’s decision, approximately 10 people walked out of the meeting without… Read More
MADAWASKA – The Madawaska Historical Society is moving quickly on plans to build a gazebo at the Acadian Landing site along the St. John River. The 28-by-16-foot, eight-sided structure being built by students at the St. John Valley Technology Center at Frenchville is expected to… Read More
MADAWASKA – The Madawaska Board of Selectmen put $3,000 and their support behind a plan to develop a Cultural Heritage Trail in the St. John Valley in conjunction with a plan formulated through the Quebec-Labrador Foundation. Sheila Jans, senior fellow and director of the QLF’s… Read More
MADAWASKA – Walkers, hikers, bikers, skiers and snowshoers may soon have a 12-mile (20-kilometer) or longer trail through meadows and woods in the Madawaska area. The development of a multiuse trail continues in Madawaska with the assistance of the Maine Winter Sports Center, according to… Read More
Airports in Frenchville and Eastport are on a list to receive federal money for improvements. The Northern Aroostook Regional Airport in Frenchville is one of 14 in Maine to receive grant money from a $13.7 million U.S. Department of Transportation fund for airport improvements. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
CARIBOU – Three men made initial appearances Wednesday in Caribou District Court on drug charges after a raid on a Caribou apartment Tuesday. Jeremiah Sock, 21, Presque Isle, Jose Rosado, 27, of Maynard, Mass., and Ariel Rosado, 27, of Caribou were all charged with unlawful… Read More
ORRINGTON – Union 91 will get extra funds from the state because of a conservative accounting move, according to a school official. The funds will be used to reduce the amount that taxpayers in the Union 91 communities of Orrington and Orland will pay, Superintendent… Read More
Bangor police arrested a man early Wednesday after he allegedly assaulted his girlfriend and prevented her from calling for help. Officer Shawn Green reported that at about 1:30 a.m. he went with Officer Dennis Townsend and Sgt. Ed Potter to an Ohio Street address, where… Read More
HOLDEN – A reduction in the state subsidy for SAD 63 was met by reducing staff and unfunded mandate accounts, according to a comparison of the budgets presented Monday and Tuesday. School officials found out Tuesday that SAD 63 will get $3,661,747, or $39,570 less,… Read More
BELFAST – Four men involved in an alleged conspiracy to import oxycodone from Florida were among the 27 people listed in indictments handed up by the Waldo County grand jury on Wednesday. One of the indictments was impounded pending the arrest of the person. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
BUCKSPORT – New York landlord Aaron Gleich has met the first deadline in his bid to regain ownership of the Bucksport Apartments. Gleich was the high bidder on April 22 during the auction of the 54-unit apartment complex, which Eastern Bank of Boston had foreclosed… Read More
PERRY – Two Perry men were arrested Wednesday afternoon in connection with an apparent burglary-in-progress of a seasonal residence along Goulding Road. Deputy Travis Willey of the Washington County Sheriff’s Department encountered Judson Trott Jr., 22, and David Tinker, 24, both of Perry, apparently trying… Read More
ELLSWORTH – A Bangor man was arrested Monday on drug charges after his car was stopped in Ellsworth, according to police. James Shea, 20, was found with about 7 grams of cocaine and roughly one ounce of marijuana in his car when he was pulled… Read More
ORLAND – A Bucksport man has been charged after crashing his truck Monday night on Gross Point Road, according to police. Winston A. Hanson, 38, was driving a 1991 Chevrolet truck south on Gross Point Road around 9:30 p.m. when he skidded across the intersection… Read More
ST. AGATHA – A nearly $1 million sewer line extension project will bring wastewater services to 35 homes along Route 162, Cleveland and Brook roads this construction season. Town officials and an engineer with Woodard and Curran Engineering Inc. aired the plan with 18 homeowners… Read More
ROCKLAND – Three veterans of the aviation business are hoping to buy two orphan assets at Knox County Regional Airport in Owls Head. John Newcomb, Matt Orne and Matt Stern – calling themselves Rockland Aviation Partners – have secured a purchase and sales agreement with… Read More
BANGOR – An Aroostook County man was arrested late Tuesday in connection with a fire earlier in the day that destroyed a trailer in Kenduskeag. Clifford A. Shaw, 20, of Fort Fairfield was arrested in Presque Isle by fire marshals when he got off the… Read More
NEW LIMERICK – A Smyrna man was slightly injured on Tuesday evening after the car he was driving collided with a moose on the County Road. John McGuire III, 24, of Smyrna was headed east in a 1994 Lincoln around 9:45 p.m. when a moose… Read More
FORT KENT – The University of Maine at Fort Kent will offer the following art classes during the summer 2004 session: . “Painting the Maine Landscape,” 8:30-11:25 a.m. Monday through Friday, May 10-28. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
CARIBOU – The Caribou Choral Society will present this month its spring concert series, “Come Hear the Music.” The 70-voice chorus, composed of local and Canadian singers, is under the direction of 28-year veteran Dan Ladner and will be accompanied by Mari-Jo McLaughlin. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
MADAWASKA – The Acadia Family Health Center will be expanding its services with the addition of the Acadia Fitness Center. The fitness center will improve workout options to Cardiac Rehab, Phase III patients. It will be open 7:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday and… Read More
The love and deep concern two friends have for the welfare of 49-year-old Sandi Worcester of Cushing was very evident when I spoke with them of the life-threatening illness the Indiana native faces. Both Jane Newcomb and Dianne Couture choked up and spoke with lumps… Read More
LINCOLNVILLE ? A local girl who ran off with an adult male she met through an Internet chat room for goth culture fanciers has been found safe in North Carolina. Waldo County sheriff’s Lt. Gary Boynton said Wednesday that the 15-year-old was traced to Leland,… Read More
SKOWHEGAN – The driver of a pickup truck involved in an alcohol-related double fatality in 2001 is back in jail. Chad Nason, 37, was taken into custody Monday for violating his bail conditions, which stem from a second drunken-driving charge last February. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
Hope Island, off Chebeague Island in Casco Bay, may become the next beachfront in the battle over a liquefied natural gas terminal. But before lines are drawn, town officials in Cumberland want to gauge voter support for the project. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
FORT KENT – Prominent Maine landscape painter Neil Welliver will present a video of his work and speak interactively with members of the University of Maine at Fort Kent Class of 2004 during its commencement ceremony at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 8, at the University SportsCenter. Read More
PORTLAND – Several school superintendents expressed interest Wednesday in the Baldacci administration’s new proposal to get laptop computers in the high schools but warned that they cannot get the job done without state funding. With no legislative authorization to expand the laptop program, the Baldacci… Read More
ELLSWORTH – The Maine Community Foundation is accepting nominations for the 2004 Noyce Award for Nonprofit Excellence. This year’s award, which includes a $10,000 unrestricted grant, will honor a Maine nonprofit organization that exemplifies excellence in delivering innovate programs that assist adult-age students in preparing… Read More
BANGOR – The Maine Department of Transportation is warning motorists using Route 15 in Bangor, Glenburn and Kenduskeag to expect delays because of road work until early July. Improvements will be made near Harvey Trailers, one-tenth of a mile north of Hudson Road and go north about 4.3… Read More
KATAHDIN – The Katahdin Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America is recruiting Scouts to attend the National Scout Jamboree in Caroline County, Va., in July 2005. The jamboree is a 10-day national encampment. For information, go to www.katahdinareabsa.org. So far, 103 Scouts from… Read More
ORONO – The Class of 2004, which will graduate at the University of Maine’s May 8 commencement ceremony, will be the largest in the university’s history. Some 1,901 students will receive a UMaine degree; 320 of them are graduate students, 26 at the doctoral level. Read More
ROCKPORT – Keynote speakers for the Class of 2004’s graduation ceremony at Rockport College on Friday will be school founder and president David Lyman, renowned still photographer Joyce Tenneson, and David Jones, an award-winning film, stage and television director. The ceremony, which begins at 10… Read More
Spring vernal pools, the temporary forest ponds that serve as breeding and nesting sites for frogs and salamanders, are beginning to appear, and Maine Audubon has two publications available to help landowners and loggers work around them. “Forestry Habitat Management Guidelines for Vernal Pool Wildlife”… Read More
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BANGOR – There weren’t any special festivities to mark the opening of the new Bangor High softball field. In fact, the closest the Bangor softball team got to fireworks was a third-inning RBI triple and 10 strikeouts by Kelly White. But Tuesday afternoon’s 7-0 win… Read More
For the rest of the spring and summer, Danny Legere will spend most of his waking hours outside, on the water, helping visitors to the Moosehead Lake region find the fish of their dreams. Landlocked salmon? Brook trout? Legere – the owner of Maine Guide… Read More
Powerlifting has quickly become a family affair at the Campbell household. What started as a way for Winterport’s Karen Campbell to get in shape has turned into a competitive sport for three-quarters of her family in the space of six months. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
The holders of season memberships at Bangor Municipal Golf Course have spoken – written, at least – and their opinions have been noted. “We heard complaints last year,” said Frank Comeau, director of Bangor Parks and Recreation, which oversees the 27-hole golf facility, “so we… Read More
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BANGOR – The Bangor Lumberjacks have signed three players selected in the recent Northeast League Florida tryout camp draft: First baseman-outfielder Hector Nunez, the top overall pick in the Northeast League’s tryout camp; catcher Casey Clary, the third overall selection; and righthanded pitcher/catcher J.C. Huguet, the 11th pick. Read More
The start time for Saturday’s America East baseball doubleheader between the University of Maine and Stony Brook at Mahaney Diamond in Orono has been moved to 3 p.m. to accommodate commencement activities. The Black Bears also will play a single game Sunday at noon. Read More
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LINCOLN – Justin Day pitched a one-hitter, striking out nine, as the Mattanawcook Academy Lynx beat the Penquis Patriots 10-0 in schoolboy baseball action Wednesday. Dylan Hanscom doubled and singled (RBI) to pace Mattanawcook Academy, and Jason Murchison smacked a two-run home run. Brian Berry… Read More
CALAIS – Jason Francis’ one-out double in the top of the eighth scored Derek Maloney from second to give the Shead Tigers a 2-1 high school baseball victory over the Calais Blue Devils Wednesday. Maloney, who singled and stole second in the eighth, also pitched… Read More
GORHAM – Christen Lachappelle, Jessie Becher and Angela Cote each had RBI doubles in a three-run second inning Tuesday as the University of Southern Maine beat Emerson College 5-1 in an ECAC Tournament game. The Huskies advance to the four-team, double-elimination portion of the tourney… Read More
CARIBOU – Leah Babin smacked an RBI double in the eighth inning to give the Fort Kent Warriors a 14-13 high school softball victory over the Caribou Vikings Wednesday. Babin added another double and two singles, and finished with two RBIs. Shannon Morneault doubled, singled… Read More
BANGOR – The uncertain future of the University College at Bangor caused dozens of supporters gathered at the campus Wednesday to emphasize the vital role the college plays and to ask to be included in shaping the University of Maine System. “We need to find… Read More
EDEN, Vt. – The widow of a Maine National Guard soldier killed in Iraq last month is calling on Americans to question their government’s policy in that country. Lavinia Onitiu-Gelineau, clutching a pink teddy bear her husband gave her when they last met in February,… Read More
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BANGOR – Many think of the Salvation Army as a resource during difficult times, or as a charitable force during the Christmas season, with its kettles and bell-ringers. While it is both of those things, the Salvation Army offers other activities and forms of assistance in the Bangor… Read More
BANGOR – Have you been inundated with fliers describing just about everything available for sale as the perfect Mother’s Day gift? Do you wonder how you can help rescue from rampant commercialism a holiday intended to be a heartfelt tribute to moms? Winthrop author Lynn Plourde’s “Mother, May… Read More
BANGOR – Bangor Youth Ballet will perform “Cinderella” at 3 p.m. Saturday, May 15, in Bangor High School’s Peakes Auditorium. “Bangor Youth Ballet was founded in 1994,” said Jane Bragg, owner of Thomas School of Dance, adding that “Cinderella” was performed that year, but has… Read More
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BREWER – Maine native Ellis Paul will make a return visit to the Brewer Middle School stage in a concert to benefit Brewer Youth Theatre at 8 p.m. Saturday, May 8. Paul, a well-known voice on the acoustic music scene, recently released an album with… Read More
As Speedway 95 in Hermon enters its 38th year, fans can expect to see the same old, same old. The same exciting atmosphere, same tough drivers, and same great racing. There were no big changes made from last year, just some touching up and minor… Read More
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HOLDEN – After performing at the YWCA Spring Fair March 26, Top Hat II Dance Studio’s performing team made a trip to Fitchburg, Mass., to participate in the Dance Ovations competition March 28. Thirty-four team members took part in the competition with entries in six categories. Read More
BANGOR – The Penobscot County Friends of NRA will hold their fifth annual banquet and auction at 6 p.m. Saturday, May 8, at the Bangor Conference Center on Hogan Road. Funds raised at the auction will be used to support shooter development projects, including youth… Read More
BANGOR – The Maine Association of Independent Doulas will donate books to the Bangor, Ellsworth, Old Town and Belfast libraries and to the Jesup Memorial Library in Bar Harbor in recognition of International Doula Month. Books that will be donated are “The Birth Partner” by… Read More
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BANGOR – The Heart of Maine Chorus of Sweet Adelines International will hold its dinner at 6 p.m. and installation of new officers at 7 p.m. Monday, May 17, at Miller’s Restaurant on Main Street. A highlight of the evening will be the presentation of… Read More