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    Suffering through chickenpox used to be a childhood rite of passage. Now, fortunately, children can avoid the itchy, and potentially dangerous, disease by simply getting a shot. Beginning this year, students in kindergarten, first, second and ninth grades must show proof that they have been vaccinated against the… Read More
    Every four years, there’s a surge in demands to abolish the Electoral College. The New York Times recently reversed itself and came out for abolition. Its editorial argued that the election of a president by 538 electors rather than by the voters themselves is “a ridiculous setup, which… Read More
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    I attended Sen. John Edwards’ campaign booster at the UMaine campus last week hoping to learn mainly how he and Sen. John Kerry intend to obtain peace in the Middle East and the rest of the Islamic world. I had hoped that it would not be a continuation… Read More
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    BANGOR – The preschoolers who attend the new Eastern Maine Community College Early Childhood Education Center were fast asleep, some snuggling under blankets, on floor mats under the watchful eyes of a student worker. The five children, one little girl and four boys, had arrived… Read More
    BANGOR – A Millinocket man who coached Little League and basketball for more than 20 years in the Penobscot County mill town was sentenced Wednesday in U.S. District Court to 18 months in prison for possession of child pornography. David M. Keys, 52, worked for… Read More
    MACHIAS – Sue Huseman, the University of Maine at Machias’ interim president, shared with faculty members at a meeting Wednesday what most of them already knew or suspected, that she will leave her position after the semester ends in December. While she did not disclose… Read More
    AUGUSTA – Trading his customary business suit for a T-shirt and black sweat pants, Gov. John Baldacci on Wednesday embarked on a 12-week trial of his new “Maine in Motion” program, a statewide initiative aimed at getting sedentary Mainers off their duffs. Accompanied by Murphy… Read More
    BANGOR – Painting the Joshua Chamberlain Bridge, which ties together the sister cities of Bangor and Brewer, and connecting riverfront walking paths are two projects the municipalities could work together on, leaders from the two cities said Wednesday. “We need to make that bridge a… Read More
    WINTERPORT – The proposed tax cap to be voted on in November will have “an extremely devastating” effect on SAD 22, possibly resulting in cuts to positions and programs, Superintendent Rick Lyons said Wednesday. If approved by voters, the so-called Palesky initiative would have “vast… Read More
    NEWPORT – Jeff and Gail Guesman really did their homework before they appealed Wednesday night to the Newport Board of Selectmen to lower the speed limit on Durham Bridge Road, and it paid off. The board voted unanimously to pursue a traffic study of the… Read More
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    GUILFORD – A $9,000 gift to SAD 4 from a former graduate and her husband will help provide career information to students at Piscataquis Community High School. Jeannine (Thomas) Samuel and David Samuel of Larkspur, Calif., donated the funds to the district last year for… Read More
    OLD TOWN – The City Council will hold a workshop at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 14, at the Old Town Public Library to discuss options for new city hall facilities. The city is slated to move municipal office headquarters to the second floor of the… Read More
    EDMUNDSTON, New Brunswick – Contractors broke down walls and removed debris early Wednesday morning so that traffic in the city’s downtown could return to normal after the biggest fire there in 15 years. Ten people were left homeless and two businesses were destroyed in the… Read More
    MACHIAS – A Pembroke man remains in Washington County Jail after his arrest Wednesday on charges of assault that police say he committed Monday. Tony Morse, 34, will be arraigned today or Friday in Machias District Court. He is being held on $700 bail. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    MARS HILL – Local residents decided in a recent referendum that a new fire station in town was worth an extra $200,000 to build. Town Manager Ray Mersereau said Wednesday that residents voted 128 to 80 in favor of borrowing the additional money needed to… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE – The search for a missing 5-year-old girl came to a quick and happy end thanks to the keen senses of the Presque Isle Police Department’s bloodhound, Hunter. A woman called the Police Department at about 1 p.m. Thursday for the mother of… Read More
    LINCOLNVILLE – A law enforcement officer with experience in community policing and juvenile detective work is the town’s new police chief. Selectmen this week hired William Labombarde. The post has been vacant since spring, when Tom Russell resigned the position earlier than his planned June… Read More
    GUILFORD – A voluntary program to help improve learning in SAD 4 has been eagerly embraced by parents and their children alike, school directors learned Tuesday. The district is participating in the research of new software called Fast ForWord, which retrains the brain by employing… Read More
    Two people who capsized their canoe in the Penobscot River Wednesday morning were not injured. Both canoeists were “very wet” when they spoke with Brewer police Sgt. Arden Jones at 10:30 a.m. near North Main Street, according to reports. A nearby resident called police to… Read More
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    GUILFORD – Harry Anderson of Guilford challenges anyone to produce a better chili than he does, or for that matter, grilled ribs or chicken. And what better place to have the showdown than during the Heritage Festival on Sept. 25 along the Piscataquis River bank… Read More
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    A registered nurse living in Lubec, who has been licensed to work in Maine since 1991, had her practical nurse’s license revoked in June by the state Board of Nursing, its executive director confirmed Wednesday. The disciplinary action against Paula Sawtelle, 48, was announced in… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE – When Jim Ouellette’s high school students made a mistake on their work, they have to take it apart and start all over again. That, said the building trades instructor, is an experience that stays with his students. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    FRENCHVILLE – The SAD 33 board of directors has hired a substitute director for the St. John Valley Technology Center and has offered a contract to a Fryeburg educator to become principal of the district’s Dr. Levesque Elementary School. Directors are expected to hire a… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE – A year of research to examine who should pay what to support the city’s solid waste efforts culminated in no changes after the Presque Isle City Council voted down a series of recommendations by the city’s tip fee committee. The council reviewed… Read More
    MACHIAS – A Lubec man who sold methadone tablets to a police informant last November was sentenced Wednesday in Washington County Superior Court to two years in jail with all but four months suspended. Roger Blake, 36, was scheduled for a jury trial in front… Read More
    ROCKLAND – A local man was arrested Tuesday on a charge of gross sexual assault. Deputy Police Chief Wallace Tower said Wednesday that Ryan Withee, 24, was arrested after Detective James Pease began investigating a report of a sexual assault that allegedly occurred Sept. 5. Read More
    GUILFORD – A $9,000 gift to SAD 4 from a former graduate and her husband will help provide career information to students at Piscataquis Community High School. Jeannine (Thomas) Samuel and David Samuel of Larkspur, Calif., donated the funds to the district last year for… Read More
    MADAWASKA – Classes resumed at Madawaska Middle/High School on Wednesday after a one-day hiatus caused by a plug that burst on a hot-water tank sometime during the night Monday. The hot-water tank was located in the boiler room, where the floor is 23 inches lower… Read More
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    BANGOR – A 16-year-old boy involved in a car accident earlier this week in Orono remained Wednesday in Eastern Maine Medical Center’s intensive care unit with critical injuries. David Defilippo of Glenburn suffered a skull fracture on Monday night when he rolled over a 1990… Read More
    AUBURN – Prosecution testimony was under way Wednesday in the trial of a Lisbon man charged with assaulting his 21-month-old son two days before the toddler’s death early last year. At issue is whether Jeremy Allen, 30, went beyond what is allowed by law when… Read More
    ORONO – The Board of Environmental Protection is scheduled to hear appeals to the West Old Town Landfill at its regular Thursday, Oct. 21, meeting. Meetings normally are held in Augusta, but next month’s will be moved to the Black Bear Inn in Orono to… Read More
    BANGOR – A Veazie man arrested Wednesday pleaded not guilty later that afternoon in U.S. District Court on federal charges of unlawful transport of firearms and possession of a firearm by a person convicted of a crime. Joseph M. Earle, 36, was indicted Tuesday in… Read More
    ACADIA NATIONAL PARK – A New Jersey woman was flown to a Bangor hospital Wednesday after she fell from a Cadillac Mountain hiking trail Wednesday and landed on her head. Although Bette Powell, 60, only fell five feet, she suffered a serious head injury in… Read More
    PORTLAND – The city clerk in Portland is recruiting high school seniors to work as greeters and clerks at the city’s 17 polling places during the Nov. 2 election. Linda Cohen said she is enlisting high school students because it has become so difficult to… Read More
    AUGUSTA – Ted Glessner, the administrator and chief numbers guy for the state’s court system, listened politely Wednesday and was certainly interested as judges and task force members hashed over ways to improve the way the state responds to domestic violence. As ideas and suggestions… Read More
    As you may have heard, supporters of the referendum that would change the way we hunt bears in Maine – and the way we manage the bear herd – are up in arms because the state’s top bear biologist is featured in a TV ad opposing that referendum… Read More
    Two weeks into the high school football season and the Mattanawcook Academy football team already has equaled its 2003 victory total. Decisive wins over Dexter and Maine Central Institute of Pittsfield have the Lynx at 2-0 heading into Friday night’s LTC encounter against 1-1 Rockland… Read More
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    The first day of autumn is still a week away, but basketball season beckons those who might be interested in trying out the whistle. The Eastern Maine Board of Approved Basketball Officials will hold its annual school for prospective officials beginning at 6:45 p.m. Sunday,… Read More
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    ELLSWORTH – The Maine Community Foundation’s Penobscot Valley Health Association Fund recently awarded $76,383 to three nonprofit organizations in the Bangor area. A $59,719 grant to the Penobscot Community Health Center will support the development of a program of fully integrated medical psychiatric and mental… Read More
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    ORONO – A baseball showcase weekend will be hosted by the University of Maine Men’s Sport Club Sept. 18-19 at Mahaney Diamond and Orono High School. The New England Club Baseball Association was formed in 2000 with four schools – University of New Hampshire, Boston… Read More
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