Nyer Medical Group Inc. BANGOR – Nyer Medical Group Inc. (Nasdaq: NYER) on Thursday reported revenues from continuing operations increased 8.3 percent to $61.7 million for fiscal year ended June 30, 2004, as compared to $57 million as reported for the same period ended June… Read More
    For 26 years, Northeast COMBAT has responded to consumer problems received at the Bangor Daily News. By our reckoning, this is the 1,500th column COMBAT volunteers have written since “Consumer Forum” first appeared in June 1978. Over the years, Forum readers keep asking the same… Read More
    Bob Fisk, spokesman for Maine Citizens for Fair Bear Hunting, is wrong when he claims that no one in Maine has been seriously injured by a bear. In May 1991, Bernard Dube of Argyle was attacked while fishing. As he ran the bear pulled him… Read More
    The 2nd Congressional District has the luxury of two strong candidates running for the House this year, incumbent Rep. Mike Michaud and president of the Loring Development Authority, Brian Hamel. Both provide solid arguments for the district to send them to Washington, but Rep. Michaud, completing his first… Read More
    During his four terms representing Maine’s 1st Congressional District, Tom Allen has demonstrated the ability to stick with an issue and to bring about small changes when giant steps fail. He has been tireless in his determination to make prescription drugs more affordable and to clean up the… Read More
    It is interesting to see all the complaining by town, city and state officials about the supposed consequences of passing the Palesky tax cap. To hear them tell it, passing the tax cap will put the state and towns out of business. Seems like they… Read More
    I heard on the radio that the Canadian health administrator is offering flu vaccine if the country has any left over from their vaccinations. I heard the reply from our health administrator was that these medications cannot be approved by our Food and Drug Administration in time because… Read More
    Why would a 77-year-old life-long Republican, who cast his first presidential vote for Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1952, vote for Sen. John Kerry for president? There are many reasons, all of them important, but there is one overarching reason. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
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    As you read this column significant numbers of foreign students around the world who dreamed of studying in the United States will have their student visa applications rejected by U.S. embassies and consulates. Others will be advised to “go elsewhere” by embassy or consular officials. Read More
    Chris Hall, a senator from southern, coastal Maine, recently offered the opinion that his section of Maine is being overtaxed to subsidize northern Maine. Hall even suggested that the solution to the state’s tax problems is to find ways to do less for our part of Maine. Richard… Read More
    Those poor people! They little know what they will have to face.” So lamented an anguished Winston Churchill as he witnessed his reveling fellow citizens, unaware of pending disasters, at the time of the Munich Crisis in 1938. It was an age when the British government was pursuing… Read More
    BANGOR – With fewer than two weeks to go before Maine voters decide the fate of a controversial tax cap proposal, about 20 volunteers launched a signature-gathering effort Saturday in support of what they called a better alternative. The initiative, called The Taxpayer Bill of… Read More
    ELLSWORTH – President Bush might have marshaled more international support for the invasion of Iraq had he relied on his father’s United Nation’s resolution against Saddam Hussein rather than seeking and failing to get a new one, a former U.N. ambassador said Saturday. Thomas Pickering,… Read More
    HUDSON, N.H. – Janice Pack is bundling up these days – her thermostat set at 60 degrees – to keep up with rising fuel oil costs. “I need to make this tank of oil last as long as I can,” she said. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
    WASHINGTON – The Aroostook Home Care Agency will receive a total of $264,448 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Distance Learning and Telemedicine program to assist in medical technology development, according to U.S. Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins. Aroostook Home Care… Read More
    VAN BUREN – The Van Buren District Secondary School will hold its first quarter open house from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. Nov. 12 for grades 7 through 12. Parents will be able to talk to teachers about how their children are doing and pick… Read More
    FORT KENT – Registration for the Fort Kent Recreation and Parks Department’s Girls Basketball League for grades 4, 5 and 6 has begun. Registration fee is $12 for residents of Fort Kent and $17 for nonresidents and includes a team shirt. Registration forms may be… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE – Tickets for the Shipmates Playhouse annual fall musical at Presque Isle High School will go on sale Oct. 28. This year’s production, “Footloose,” will open Nov. 11, followed by performances on Nov. 12, 13, 18, 19 and 20. All shows start at… Read More
    VAN BUREN – Sen. Olympia Snowe has urged the commissioner of the U.S. Department of Customs and Border Protection to consider a petition that would allow a commercial port of entry in this Aroostook County town. Commercial haulers without a permit to cross at Van… Read More
    AUGUSTA – More than 400 schools will take part in Maine’s Student Mock Election on Tuesday, Oct. 26, according to Secretary of State Dan A. Gwadosky. The event is part of the National Student/Parent Mock Election, a nonpartisan democracy education project that provides students in… Read More
    An Indian Island man with a history of domestic violence was charged with terrorizing his ex-girlfriend Saturday night. When Alan Francis, 41, had visited his ex-girlfriend’s trailer uninvited, her juvenile son called the police saying he and his mother wanted Francis to leave. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
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    SULLIVAN – Two 8-year-old girls were so good at playing hide-and-seek Saturday it took 13 wardens and state troopers to find them. The two friends spent about eight hours in a thickly wooded area on Thorn Road, hunkered down in a hollow, after stepping too… Read More
    BANGOR – The coalition for Environmentally Safe Communities will hold a town meeting on lead poisoning from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 26, at Bangor City Hall. The event is co-sponsored by the Maine Bureau of Health, Maine Department of Environmental Protection, Maine… Read More
    Virginia finally is merging its SmartTag automated toll system with the E-Z Pass system used in many other East Coast states, allowing Virginia drivers to bypass tollbooths in the Interstate 95 corridor and vice versa. The two systems will officially become compatible Wednesday, according to… Read More
    Although we have yet to respond to Halloween trick or treat requests, a local couple is already preparing for Christmas in a way that is very new and exciting for them. Richard “Skip” Young of Glenburn, a member of the Marine Corps League Detachment #1151,… Read More
    AUGUSTA – Two central Maine newspapers on Sunday endorsed Democrat John Kerry for president, saying the presidency of George W. Bush has been a “disaster.” The Kennebec Journal of Augusta and the Morning Sentinel of Waterville in matching editorials said Bush is not competent to… Read More
    PORTLAND – A new poll shows Democrat John Kerry with an 11-point lead in Maine over President Bush with Election Day just more than a week away. The Zogby International poll, conducted for the Maine Sunday Telegram, gives Kerry 50 percent of the vote, with… Read More
    ORONO – It’s a faceoff play called the “quick strike.” And by working it to perfection, the University of Maine men’s hockey team saved itself from suffering another forgettable weekend at Alfond Arena. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
    BANGOR – The Bangor High football team left Cameron Stadium after a 21-14 win over Messalonskee of Oakland on Friday night believing it would return next weekend for an Eastern Maine Class A quarterfinal – at home. As it turned out, nothing less than an… Read More
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    CASTINE – Amy Asselin scored one goal and assisted on two others Sunday and Ashley Brooker had four goals on Saturday to lead the Maine Maritime Academy Mariners to a weekend sweep. The Mariners beat Wheelock 4-0 Sunday and downed Lesley 6-0 Saturday. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    BANGOR – George Keefe ran for 143 yards and three touchdowns on 12 carries and scored another TD on a 30-yard pass reception to lead the John Bapst Crusaders to their second football win of the season, 39-6 over Stearns of Millinocket Saturday night. Kyle… Read More
    SCHENECTADY, N.Y. – Traci Rainone and Emily Dooling each scored a goal off penalty corners to lead the Maine Black Bears to a 2-1 field hockey victory over the Albany Great Danes Sunday. For the 12-4 Bears, Winslow’s Jamie Morin made six saves on 13… Read More
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    CASTINE – Travis Parent scored off a Jamie Brewer assist to help lead the University of Maine at Presque Isle to a 2-1 men’s soccer overtime win over Maine Maritime Academy on Saturday. Jay Johnson scored a goal during the seventh minute for 4-11-1 UM-Presque… Read More
    HAMPDEN – Isabel Cravens had the ball on her foot, no defender in sight, the goal fast approaching and an Eastern Maine Class A girls’ soccer quarterfinal in the balance as nightfall arrived Saturday. Too much going on, and no time to think. You think?… Read More
    BELFAST – Mount Ararat of Topsham proved the rankings to be correct in the Eastern Maine cross country championships at Troy Howard Middle School Saturday while Old Town standout Cassie Hintz smashed another course record. The Eagles, who have been consistently on the top of… Read More
    BUCKSPORT – When the final shot tally from an Eastern Maine Class B soccer playoff game is 26-6 in your favor, you’ve got to like your chances. That usually means you didn’t have to sweat out a close game or make it through a tense… Read More
    EAST MACHIAS – Brandi Winters scored two goals to push No. 5 George Stevens Academy of Blue Hill past No. 4 Washington Academy 2-0 in Eastern Maine Class C girls quarterfinal action Saturday. Laura Overton assisted Winters’ first goal for 7-5-3 George Stevens and Kayla… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE – Natasha Deschene headed in a Nikki James corner kick with six minutes left in overtime to boost the No. 1 Presque Isle Wildcats past No. 8 Camden Hills 2-1 in Eastern Maine Class B quarterfinal soccer action Saturday. James scored the game’s… Read More
    BANGOR – Jocelyn Bunker scored the winning goal with three minutes remaining off a Sara Lammert assist to give the John Bapst Crusaders a 1-0 Eastern Maine Class B girls soccer quarterfinal win over Belfast here Saturday. Caroline Cassling made 16 saves for No. 3… Read More
    BELFAST – The celebration was muted, but it wasn’t because the No. 1 Belfast field hockey team was expecting to beat No. 5 John Bapst of Bangor in Saturday’s Eastern Maine Class B semifinal. “We’re not going to get too excited,” Belfast coach Allen Holmes… Read More
    WATERVILLE – Justin Smith threw for 253 yards and four touchdowns and Steve Markesich caught seven passes for 131 yards and a touchdown to lead Colby College to a 35-0 win over Hamilton in New England Small College Athletic Conference play Saturday. Colby (3-2, 3-2… Read More
    One of the biggest fiascoes in the annals of Maine wildlife management occurred a century ago after state Rep. Fred I. Campbell, R-Cherryfield, decided too many trees were being destroyed by porcupines in Washington County. The result was the Great Porcupine Slaughter of 1903-1905, which eliminated nearly 150,000… Read More
    THE FIRE BALLOON, by Ruth Moore. Blackberry Books, Nobleboro, Maine; 347 pages, $15, softbound. WHEN FOLEY CRADDOCK TORE OFF MY GRANDFATHER’S THUMB: THE COLLECTED STORIES OF RUTH MOORE & ELEANOR MAYO, edited by Sven Davisson, Blackberry Books, 247 pages, $14.59, softbound. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
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