Two of Maine’s largest forestry companies have been cited for violating the state’s Forest Practices Act, the Maine Forest Service announced Wednesday. Both Irving Woodlands LLC and SP Forests LLC, a subsidiary company of International Paper, were cited for violating clear-cutting provisions of the act… Read More
AUGUSTA – Gov. John E. Baldacci and legislative leaders pledged Wednesday to cooperate with supporters of a plan to increase local school funding approved by Maine voters in Tuesday’s balloting. A united front is necessary, they said, to launch a successful strategy that will defeat… Read More
Hunters hope to boost the reputation of their sport in Maine with a new program that would certify “master hunters” through skills testing in such areas as wildlife biology, laws and ethics, and shooting proficiency. “If you just try to influence the image without improving… Read More
A headline on page B1 in Wednesday’s paper on a story about a rescue at Baxter State Park incorrectly stated that four hikers were rescued from Mount Katahdin on Monday. A New Jersey man and two others were rescued. — googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
As predicted, Maine Citizens for Fair Bear Hunting, the group supporting a referendum to end bear trapping, shooting over bait and hunting with dogs, Wednesday took its campaign to TV with the release of a video depicting the sort of hunts the group seeks to ban. Read More
ELLSWORTH – Some of the wealthiest communities in coastal Maine rejected the Question 1 property tax measure on Tuesday’s ballot, despite their continued anxiety over increasing property taxes and spiraling education costs. Bar Harbor Town Manager Dana Reed and others in the midcoast region of… Read More
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BAR HARBOR – An international tourism expert has been hired as the next Chamber of Commerce director in Maine’s premier tourism town. Chamber President Michael Boland made the announcement Wednesday in a message to Chamber members. “Overall, I have never been as excited about the… Read More
GREENVILLE – A zone change approved unanimously on Wednesday by the Land Use Regulation Commission will help pave the way for construction of a state-of-the-art dimensional lumber sawmill in Sapling Township. Edward “Ted” Marra, president of SMIS Group LLC, said Wednesday at LURC’s meeting in… Read More
MILLINOCKET – Constant buzzing from a nearby paper machine was a welcome sound at a celebration of the opening of Katahdin Paper’s mill Wednesday. “There’s nothing better than hearing a paper machine running,” Steve Fraser, manager of the mill’s startup operations, said Wednesday. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
BANGOR – Brascan Corp. of Toronto, which purchased the former Great Northern Paper Inc., and The Telford Group of Bangor will be recognized tonight by the Maine International Trade Center for their investment and growth in international trade. Gov. Baldacci will present the awards at… Read More
WASHINGTON – The post office will be sending its international express mail via Federal Express. The U.S. Postal Service said Tuesday it has signed a contract with the Memphis, Tenn., carrier to handle transportation and delivery of Global Express Guaranteed mail to 190 countries effective… Read More
WASHINGTON – In a victory for regional telephone companies, the Bush administration decided Wednesday to let stand a ruling freeing them from sharing their networks with competitors. Consumer advocates said the decision would drive up costs for phone customers. The decision by Solicitor General Theodore… Read More
OLD TOWN – The Northeast Region of Georgia-Pacific Corp. soon will become more unified. Old Town mill Vice President Ralph Feck is relocating to a larger G-P facility in Rincon, Ga., and the New York facility’s vice president now will oversee operations at the Old… Read More
Gov. John Baldacci’s efforts to bring a variety of officials together to plot the future of the former Eastern Fine Paper mill in Brewer got off to a bad start when his intentions were mischaracterized as a Quixotic attempt to return papermaking jobs to the riverfront facility. Despite… Read More
Only recently drug importation was a topic of wonkish discourse but not an issue taken seriously on Capitol Hill. Now, the idea of importing lower-cost drugs from other countries is so popular that senators are sparring over what bill is best to allow the practice. Although recent news… Read More
The proposed relocation of the Bangor Police Department out of downtown is a decision that deserves a second look by the City Council. The city’s attempt at waterfront and downtown revitalization could be impacted by such a relocation of the police presence. As the waterfront… Read More
Justice by due process and the protection of civil rights are fundamental precepts of our nation. Our charters speak of the unalienable rights of people, and that all people – everywhere – are created equal. It is only through upholding and enforcing these precepts, especially during times of… Read More
Three teachers in California were suspended from their classrooms recently for showing all or part of the Nick Berg beheading. People have become too soft or embarrassed to see horrific things such as Berg’s beheading We cannot handle viewing things like this, though all of… Read More
Thank you for the summary of the history of the University of Maine System and the current strategic plan submitted by Chancellor Joseph Westphal in the article, “Plans for future of UMS contain pieces from past/Timing may favor changes now” (BDN, June 1). One item… Read More
So, the answer to “making Iraq free” is a new, state-of-the-art prison, like the ones we use in the United States? Next will be tax cuts for the wealthiest, a No Child Left Behind Act, one-party rule in all the branches of government, the Patriot… Read More
Question 1 has passed; voters want a major reduction in property taxes. Now the next Legislature must implement the law. How will Maine fund the increase in school aid? How can taxpayers be sure to see a significant reduction in property taxes? Will this become an occasion to… Read More
From where I sit on a bed built from plywood and 2-by-4s, the 6-by-6-foot area around me has been my modest escape from reality for the past 11 months. It sits snuggly inside a 13-man tent, with walls assembled with olive drab rope strung here and there, along… Read More
Marilyn Goodreau carried a cardboard box into the dining room and began piling photographs of animals on the table. There were hundreds of them – before-and-after shots of horses, dogs, ponies, foxes. These are the rescued, the saved. In her 30 years as the director… Read More
PORTLAND – A U.S. District judge on Wednesday reversed a jury’s decision that awarded $3 million to a former worker at International Paper Co.’s mill in Bucksport who claimed the company had discriminated against him. A jury of six men and two women found in… Read More
BAILEYVILLE – The Town Council Wednesday night voted to terminate newly appointed Town Manager Bernie Fitzpatrick after recently learning he may have been the subject of an FBI investigation into alleged financial impropriety at the housing authority in Connecticut he once ran. The decision took… Read More
BREWER – Identical twin sisters who found success in the military after graduating with Brewer High School’s Class of 1927 have donated $100,000 to the school for college scholarships. Brewer natives Irene Alice Spencer and Madelene Avis Spencer, who lived around the United States and… Read More
NEWPORT – At first blush, it may appear that a yearlong taxpayer revolt is working in SAD 48. Voters in the six district towns of Newport, Plymouth, Corinna, Hartland, Palmyra and St. Albans defeated the $17 million proposed budget in Tuesday’s referendum, following a pattern… Read More
After raising four kids over the last 21 years, Shawn and Rita Yardley were just beginning to prepare for the end of their parenting lives. They had been thinking they might sell their roomy house in Bangor and buy something a little smaller in anticipation… Read More
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BANGOR – A mechanical problem forced a British Airways flight to land at Bangor International Airport Wednesday night while en route to London. At about 8 p.m. British Airways Flight 112, traveling from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City to Heathrow Airport… Read More
CORINTH – A Levant man escaped death Wednesday morning after he was thrown from his motorcycle in an accident on Route 15. Jack Britton, 42, spent Wednesday afternoon at Eastern Maine Medical Center having surgery on a severely broken arm, according to Sgt. Keith Mercier… Read More
BANGOR – St. Joseph Hospital will close the traffic circle leading to its main entrance on Broadway from 1 p.m. Friday, June 11, through midafternoon Saturday, June 12, due to a parking lot resurfacing. Visitor and employee parking on Broadway will be open to vehicles as usual, and… Read More
GREENVILLE – The Moosehead Historical Museum is sponsoring a bus trip that includes a cruise on Casco Bay and a seafood luncheon on Thursday, July 8. Cost is $65 a person. Advance reservations are required. For information, call 695-2909. Read More
HOLDEN – There was really only one issue at Wednesday’s annual town meeting – how to authorize the town to use funds set aside to deal with technical issues for the planned Interstate 395-Route 9 connector project. After a lengthy discussion and several proposed amendments,… Read More
VEAZIE – Residents elected two new council members and re-elected two school committee members in Tuesday’s primary election. Ethel Champaco and Brian Perkins ran unopposed for two three-year terms on the Town Council. They are replacing Rod Hathaway and Robert Kelly, neither of whom ran… Read More
HAMPDEN – Two large residential developments along Hampden’s rural Main Road South took a step forward Wednesday night, but not without residents and at least one planning board member asking for changes. The planning board unanimously gave preliminary approval to a 35.5-acre, 15-unit subdivision called… Read More
SEARSPORT – The SAD 56 board of directors is expected to sharpen its pencils and start cutting dollars after voters on Tuesday rejected the additional local share of the proposed 2004-05 school budget. Although district voters approved the $9,132,225 budget request, they rejected the portion… Read More
SEARSMONT – When Peter Misluk went to bed long after midnight, he knew that a majority of the voters from 25 of Waldo County’s 26 communities had given the Democratic primary election for Senate District 23 to his opponent, Wesley Rothermel of Belfast. However, when… Read More
UNION – Townspeople want to keep on electing their town treasurer rather than make the post an appointed job. At the polls Tuesday, residents overwhelmingly voted to maintain the tradition of electing the town treasurer by a 413-81 vote. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
WALDOBORO – Voters elected one new selectman and two SAD 40 directors in contested races Tuesday at the polls. Incumbent Selectman Steven Cartwright was ousted by Ellen A. Winchenbach by a vote of 619-429 for a three-year term. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
ROCKLAND – Ann Matlack topped Walter Breen in a tight race in the Democratic primary Tuesday for the District 2 Knox County commissioner seat. Matlack landed 246 votes to Breen’s 241. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = [];… Read More
ROCKPORT – Voters agreed Tuesday to borrow up to $250,000 to pay for a professional revaluation of all town properties. The bond carried 379-191. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i… Read More
UNITY – The $13.7 million SAD 3 budget was approved in voting Tuesday. District officials were still waiting for final vote tallies Wednesday afternoon, but it appeared that the budget carried in all but one town in the 11-town district. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
LINCOLNVILLE – Incumbent Henry Plausse held off a challenge from Jay Readinger in the race for a selectman’s seat Tuesday. Plausse, who is also a Republican candidate for the Legislature in the November election, landed 333 votes to Readinger’s 301. Plausse has been the board’s… Read More
CAMDEN – The $10.2 million Five Town CSD budget and the $9.6 million SAD 28 budget were approved by voters Tuesday. Each of the 16 articles of the Five Town budget, which pays for grade nine through 12 education in Camden, Rockport, Hope, Appleton and… Read More
LIMESTONE – The closing of Loring Air Force Base hit central Aroostook County like a bomb 10 years ago, taking thousands of military people from the area, as well as hundreds of civilian jobs. Aroostook County’s population dropped by 15 percent overnight. Dark clouds hovered… Read More
HOULTON – When you need a word or term defined, it’s usually best to turn to a dictionary for the precise meaning. Acknowledging that some terms are open to interpretation, however, the town’s planning board wants to assure that the dictionary is a last resort when defining local… Read More
CALAIS – The elephants touring Maine with the Walker Bros. Circus will be allowed to stay and perform rather than be ordered out of the state. That was the decision Wednesday by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, the agency that oversees the… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – SAD 1 Class of 2005 will hold an all-you-can-eat pig roast from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Saturday, June 12, at Mantle Lake Park. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at the Star City IGA, Netherland Office Products or from any Presque… Read More
FORT KENT – The Fort Kent Recreation and Parks Department is sponsoring a track and field program for boys and girls ages 9-14. Participants will be split into appropriate ability levels and learn about proper warm-ups, sprints, relays, standing long jump, softball throw and more. Read More
FORT KENT – Three service members from Aroostook County have received care packages through a project initiated by University of Maine at Fort Kent student Sen. Lloyd Pulk. Nicholas Quint of Hodgdon and Michael Cyr and Chad Morneault, both of St. Agatha, were called into… Read More
FORT KENT – Two intensive weeklong language courses will be offered at the University of Maine at Fort Kent beginning July 12. French Review I will be offered July 12-16. French Review II, for advanced students, will meet July 26-30. Both courses will meet all… Read More
PITTSFIELD – SAD 53 voters in the towns of Pittsfield, Burnham and Detroit approved a $9.4 million proposed budget in Tuesday’s elections. The budget was passed by a 2-to-1 margin on most questions. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
GLENBURN – Residents narrowly rejected allowing the town to borrow up to $2 million for a new municipal building at Wednesday’s annual town meeting. The vote was 58-50 against the proposal. There is no next step in place to renovate the existing town office or… Read More
AUGUSTA – SAD 31 has an additional month and a half to develop a plan for sharing a high school with its neighbors in Lincoln, the State Board of Education said Wednesday. Based on a recommendation by Commissioner Susan Gendron of the Maine Department of… Read More
CASTINE – The Castine school committee didn’t have to look any farther than its own back yard for a new principal for the Adams School. The committee has hired Todd Nelson of Castine as the teaching principal. Although all the details of the teaching principal… Read More
EASTPORT – Residents of Eastport face a 28.6 percent increase in property taxes next year, based on the city budget passed by the Eastport City Council on Monday evening. Residents packed the gymnasium at Shead High School Monday evening for a public hearing on the… Read More
CALAIS – Voters were not in the mood to change their form of government and on Tuesday they rejected a proposal from the City Council to dump its mayor-council form of government. On Tuesday, voters were asked to toss out the mayor-council form of government… Read More
BUCKSPORT – Police have charged two more teenage boys in connection with the break-in and vandalism last month at the high school. On Tuesday, officers arrested a 15-year-old boy from Prospect, and on Wednesday, they arrested a 15-year-old Bucksport boy. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
ROCKLAND – SAD 5 voters defeated the budget requests for administration and additional local funds Tuesday, requiring a repeat vote on those questions. The board will decide tonight when to reconsider the failed articles. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. at the McLain Building. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
WARREN – SAD 40 voters rejected the administration line Tuesday at the polls when ballots were cast for the 2004-2005 budget. A district budget meeting is tentatively scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday, June 24, at Medomak Valley High School gymnasium to reconsider that sole article. Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – Incumbent Aroostook County Probate Judge James Dunleavy won another four-year term in Tuesday’s election by a vote of 1,615 to 1,422. With 71 of 72 towns in Aroostook County reporting their voting results by Wednesday afternoon, Dunleavy won over Robert Michaud, a… Read More
HOULTON – A local man is seeking help for a legal issue that is fast impeding his own economic development. Ernest Bragg works for Texas-based Alpha-Omega Mounted Security, which subcontracts protection at outdoor concerts and other venues. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
Members of the board of trustees of the Lura E. Hoit Pool in Hampden hope you will help them complete a special project by the end of the month. Trustee Ralph Carr called to tell me the board has decided to landscape the entrance to… Read More
EASTPORT – You will not find a 74-year-old Rockville, Md., man sitting on his front porch rocking his way into retirement. But you will find Allen Rothenberg high in the sky, rocking in a vintage 1948 Ercoupe. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
BATON ROUGE, La. – The USS Iwo Jima Association reunion will be held from Wednesday, Sept. 8, to Sunday, Sept. 12, at the Radisson Hotel. All ship’s company and all embarked Navy and Marine Corps personnel are invited to attend. For information, call Robert G. McAnally at (866)… Read More
BERWICK – Family and friends of a pregnant teenager allegedly stabbed to death by her former boyfriend remembered her Wednesday as a determined student who was working toward becoming a nurse when her life was taken. Treasure Genaw had broken off her relationship with suspect… Read More
ROCKLAND – A 40-year-old man who attended the Rockland District High School graduation ceremony Tuesday, slipped outdoors during the event and slashed a tire on a vehicle that belonged to a female acquaintance, police said Wednesday. After a witness reported the incident to Sgt. Jeffrey… Read More
BANGOR – A Palmyra man charged with robbing a Milford gas station pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal charges of robbery and possession of stolen firearms. Neal Ray Colby, 21, faces up to 10 years in prison on the weapons charge, up to 20 years in… Read More
BANGOR – There wasn’t enough shade to go around Wednesday at a hot Pickering Square, where the Bangor Region Wellness Council and Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce teamed with the Bangor Area Comprehensive Transportation System to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Commute Another Way Day. Read More
GREENVILLE – The parent company of Poland Spring Bottled Water Co. received permission Wednesday from the Land Use Regulation Commission to construct a pumping station in Pierce Pond and Spring Lake townships for water withdrawal. Representatives of Nestle Waters North America Inc. told the commission… Read More
MORO PLANTATION – A fisherman who drowned after his canoe overturned on the cold waters on Rockabema Lake was not wearing a life jacket, the state warden service said. Mark A. Perry, 48, of Brockport, N.Y., was found Tuesday in about 7 feet of water,… Read More
It’s a sunny spring Saturday afternoon and instead of working at Painted Pepper Farm in Steuben, Lisa Reilich is wearing pajamas and learning to jump off a hospital gurney in the dark. To do it quietly and quickly, she practices the movements half a dozen times, committing to… Read More
With yet another election day behind us, there’s nothing but a few months (and a barrage of advertisements) standing between us and the more contentious November elections. Come November, the big issue for many sportsmen will be the referendum question that would outlaw trapping bears… Read More
WATERVILLE – Three was the operative number at Wednesday afternoon’s Eastern Maine boys team tennis championships at Colby College. Three in a row, three-peat, third time’s the charm – they all applied. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
WATERVILLE – The Sumner Tigers of East Sullivan extended their regional championship dominance while the Caribou girls returned to it after a three-year absence at the Eastern Maine team girls team tennis finals at Colby College Wednesday afternoon. The second-seeded girls from East Sullivan won… Read More
BANGOR – Lee Academy pounded out 10 hits – four for extra bases – in defeating Shead of Eastport 14-4 to win the Eastern Maine Class D baseball title for the second time in three years at Mansfield Stadium on Wednesday night. But despite the… Read More
BANGOR – If the Hermon High School Hawks had any jitters playing in their first ever Eastern Maine Class B championship baseball game, they certainly didn’t show it. Second seed Hermon erupted for 12 hits and eight runs in the first three innings and senior… Read More
BREWER – Amanda Shorette didn’t think about what happened in last year’s Eastern Maine Class B softball final as she walked to the plate during the sixth inning of this year’s regional championship game. Here’s a reminder: One out, top of the seventh. Runners on… Read More
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Figure skater Max Louscher of Bangor placed first in a competition Saturday and then moved into the next age group Tuesday during a testing session. Louscher, 10, placed first in the prejuvenile category at the North Shore Open in Reading, Mass., Saturday. He was judged… Read More
Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Luis Tiant will appear at Hadlock Field on Friday when the Portland Sea Dogs take on the New Britain Rock Cats at 7 p.m. Tiant will throw out the ceremonial first pitch. He spent eight seasons with the Red Sox (1971-78) and compiled… Read More
BANGOR – The Elmira Pioneers scored five runs in the second inning and held off the Bangor Lumberjacks for an 8-6 Northeast League victory Wednesday night at Husson College’s Winkin Complex. The Pioneers (2-11) received RBI singles from Ryan Smith, Cleatus Davidson, and Jeremy Dodson… Read More
BREWER – The Ashland Hornets learned a lot during the course of the 2004 softball season. Among the greatest lessons was patience. Third-seeded Ashland took advantage of its patience Wednesday night, waiting out 15 bases on balls and coming up with a handful of clutch… Read More
Recruiting is a key aspect of Paul Kostacopoulos’ job description as the head baseball coach at the University of Maine. This year, the people of Bangor were instrumental in the Black Bears’ ability to land a talented young player. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
HERMON – Jim Carr of Clifton passed leader Dana Harlow of Hampden on a restart and went on to win the Trucks race Wednesday night at Speedway 95. Bangor’s Mike Cust finished third, Scott Coffin of Levant was fourth and Chris Wilcox of Glenburn rounded… Read More
Applications for the 40th Whited Ford Paul Bunyan Amateur Golf Tournament, scheduled for June 18-20, are down for the second straight year, according to tournament director Skip Chappelle. “We have around 265 [entries],” said Chappelle on Wednesday. He said that last year’s total was about… Read More
Bucksport High School has looked within to find its new boys varsity basketball coach. Mike Cowing, currently the Golden Bucks’ varsity baseball and golf coach, was named to take over the school’s boys basketball program this week, according to Bucksport athletic director Brendan Harvey. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
AUGUSTA – To honor former President Reagan on the day of his funeral, most of the federal government will be shut down Friday. The Togus Veterans Affairs Medical Center, however, will remain open along with community-based VA clinics in Caribou, Calais, Bangor, Rumford and Saco. Direct patient care… Read More
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AUGUSTA – The rain stopped and the clouds broke to allow for a sunny day at the 2004 State Envirothon finals held May 27 at the Pine Tree State Arboretum, with Hampden Academy taking home the top award. The Maine Association of Conservation Districts also awarded plaques to… Read More
BANGOR – It was Christine Benero’s mother who insisted that she join the Junior League some 16 years ago. “She was absolutely correct,” said Benero, the immediate past president of the Association of Junior Leagues International. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
BANGOR – March 30 was a special occasion for Winterport resident and activist Nancy Grimes. She received the Acadia Dorothea Dix Mental Health Advocacy Award for 2004. “I was really surprised that they chose me,” recalled Grimes, 62. Forty people attended the presentation, including the… Read More
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NEWBURGH – Penobscot Pony Club on the Miles Road in Newburgh invites budding equestrians, their parents and horse lovers of all ages to an open house 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Saturday, June 19. Visitors will learn about the work of the U.S. Pony Club and the Penobscot Pony Club. Read More
HERMON – In racing, there’s always one pleasant surprise in each division every year. For the Sport 4 division at Speedway 95, it’s Ernie Wallace Jr. Wallace has already posted a pair of wins and sits near the top of the point standings. He was… Read More
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ORONO – Several internationally known computer code-writers recently helped students in the University of Maine New Media program examine the mystery of power and authority of the Internet in a series of workshops titled Cracking the Codes. Artist Eryk Salvaggio and software developer Ryan Genz… Read More
ORONO – Kids’ Family Fun Day will be held 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, June 19, at Asa Adams Elementary School, 10 Goodridge Drive. Donation is $1 a person or $5 a family, with proceeds to benefit Fletcher Simpson, a kindergartner undergoing treatment for a brain tumor. Read More