The Election Day demise of the Palesky property tax cap prompted a quick response from the State House Wednesday morning, with Gov. John Baldacci declaring tax reform his administration’s top priority and appointing a select committee to craft its own plan within a month to reduce Maine’s tax… Read More
AUGUSTA – While slightly rearranged, the political landscape at the State House remained largely the same Wednesday with Democrats unofficially claiming slim majorities in the House and Senate in the aftermath of Tuesday’s balloting. Party leaders and the Maine Secretary of State’s office said razor-thin… Read More
Voters defeated the bear baiting referendum Tuesday, although the race, as predicted, went “down to the wire.” For hours, early returns suggested a photo finish on Question 2. But by early Wednesday morning, opposition to the ban on three bear hunting practices characterized as “cruel… Read More
AUGUSTA – Voter turnout Tuesday probably exceeded 70 percent for the third time in the state’s history, the Secretary of State’s Office said Wednesday. Final numbers will not be available for several days, but it seems likely that turnout approached or exceeded the 73 percent… Read More
AUGUSTA – Maine voters’ selection of Sen. John Kerry as their choice for president underscored the state’s moderate streak, according to political observers supported by survey data. While losing nationally, Kerry won in Maine with 53 percent of the vote to President Bush’s 45 percent,… Read More
All of the talk about the possibility of Maine splitting its electoral votes didn’t amount to anything: In the end, Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry had a solid win in the state’s 2nd Congressional District. What was supposed to be an extremely tight race between Kerry… Read More
BAILEYVILLE – The state’s Department of Environmental Protection has fined Washington County’s largest employer more than $20,000 for air quality violations. Domtar Industries Ltd. and the Department of Environmental Protection have reached a negotiated settlement and the Bureau of Environmental Protection is expected to approve… Read More
BANGOR – Roger W. Raber, president and CEO of the National Association of Corporate Directors, was the guest speaker Tuesday at Bangor Savings Bank’s 2004 Community Affairs Lecture at the G. Clifton Eames Learning Center. Raber’s talk was titled “Board Leadership: Building Trust in Our Communities.”… Read More
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Penn National Gaming Inc. is acquiring Argosy Gaming Co. for $1.4 billion cash, making it the nation’s third-largest operator of gambling properties. Penn National is the designated developer of the racino at Bangor Raceway. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
Tommy Thompson says he does not want seniors to “stand hours out in the cold” to get their flu shots, as 2,000 of us citizens did in Bangor recently. That is a sweet thought. How does he suggest we get this inexpensive preventive medicine? I… Read More
Flu shots are here – at least for some. In our increasingly complex lives, we tend to forget one of the basic tenets of our government: It is “for the people.” This year, as occurred several years ago, there is a shortage of flu vaccine. Read More
In response to the article (BDN, Oct. 26) about an expanded moose season. I’ve lived in Maine for 14 years and have never seen a moose, so a couple of weeks ago, in what I was told was prime moose-watching season, I took my kids… Read More
The editorial, “Consider Quotas” (BDN, Oct. 16-17), highlighted New Zealand’s fishery quota management system as a success story when in fact the opposite is true. In September, the New Zealand government dramatically cut quota for Hoki, one of its top commercial fish, so that stocks… Read More
When are our governing bodies (i.e. federal, state, county, city) going to realize they have the means to reduce our cost for sentencing petty criminals? Petty crimes being anything punishable up to one year in jail. When a person is sentenced in court, a surcharge… Read More
Rocking ever so slightly for weeks between 49 percent and 51 percent of the vote, supporters of Sen. John Kerry believed in the days just before Tuesday that their candidate would win. Many of President Bush’s supporters seemed to believe it, too. But by early Wednesday morning, it… Read More
All I’ve heard for the last few months by opponents of the Palesky tax cap is “we know there’s a problem, but this isn’t the way to fix it.” It’s time for these people to stop whining, do something, and do it soon. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
Recent articles in the Bangor Daily News describing the debate between Bangor Hydro and Eastern Maine Medical Center provide an interesting view of the differences between companies with different missions and distinctly different regulatory environments. EMMC, a nonprofit community hospital, wants to build a cogeneration… Read More
WASHINGTON – The deep hues of red and blue that fell across the nation’s electoral map late Tuesday and into Wednesday morning will mean vastly different things for members of Maine’s congressional delegation when they return for the 109th Congress in January. While the exact… Read More
BOSTON – A college student arrested before the Red Sox parade was on probation for allegedly vandalizing cars after the New England Patriots Super Bowl victory, prosecutors said Tuesday. Boston University student Daniel Rosquete, 21, of Auburn, Maine, was arrested early Saturday after he allegedly… Read More
CORINTH – After more than 70 years of prohibiting alcohol to be sold within town lines, residents voted Tuesday 753-730 in favor of the referendum item permitting the operation of state and agency liquor stores in town. Resident Kenneth “Sonny” Buswell Jr. circulated the petition… Read More
ELLSWORTH – Despite being outspent 8-to-1, Sen. Dennis Damon easily defeated car dealer John Linnehan Jr. on Tuesday for a second term in the Maine Senate. Damon defeated Linnehan in every community in District 28, which includes all of the municipalities in Hancock County, according… Read More
The voting line at the Bangor Civic Center was long but moving briskly late Tuesday afternoon when the announcement came that all election activity must cease immediately. The precinct warden, Lovern Stockwell, then turned to the crowd and proclaimed in a loud, clear voice that… Read More
BANGOR – Aiming to “internationalize” education, University of Maine System Chancellor Joseph Westphal traveled to France last week where he laid the groundwork for academic, research and cultural exchanges between faculty and students from here and there. “I want to connect as a university system… Read More
BANGOR – ‘Twas the night after elections and all through the city, not a creature was stirring except a small group of bleary-eyed women, still counting ballots at City Hall. The tired poll workers counted a record 3,913 absentee ballots at Central Voting, deep into… Read More
HAMPDEN – Three local charter amendments handily won voters’ approval Tuesday, according to town officials. Town councilors now will serve an extra year with the passage of Article 1, which asked voters to increase council terms from two to three years. The amendment passed by… Read More
ORRINGTON – Results of the No Child Left Behind adequate yearly progress report, commonly known as the AYP, are out, and Union 91 made the grade, school officials announced Tuesday. Ruth Townsend, curriculum facilitator, told the Orrington School Committee on Tuesday that Center Drive School… Read More
SKOWHEGAN – Upsets and extremely close races were rife Wednesday morning in Somerset County when the final votes were tallied. By noon Wednesday, it was clear that the Democrats had swept the county commissioners, but the Republicans took all House and Senate seats in the county. Read More
PITTSFIELD – Pittsfield town councilors’ loyalty to veteran town employees was questioned Wednesday night as they shifted job descriptions around in the town office as part of the proposed 2005 budget. Former mayor and town office employee Yvonne Young asked the council why Barbara Musmon,… Read More
BREWER – Brewer Economic Development Corp. staff have been busy working on developing two projects presented Monday as sketch plans to the planning board. The board reviewed BEDC’s plans for a three-lot commercial subdivision off Exit 5 of Interstate 395 and a two-lot subdivision on… Read More
BANGOR – A special City Council meeting set for Wednesday was canceled after Bangor businessman David Lawler withdrew his proposal for the Union Place Neighborhood Conservation Project. The special meeting was scheduled last week to allow councilors to make a final decision on the proposal before the three… Read More
BANGOR – A woman charged with stabbing her boyfriend on Election Day with a kitchen knife posted bail Wednesday night. Christina Stirrett, 32, appeared in 3rd District Court in Bangor on a charge of aggravated assault, but claimed she is a victim of domestic violence. Read More
LINCOLN – Town police and a state police canine unit combed through woods and roads near Penobscot Valley Hospital late Wednesday in search of a patient who left the hospital before his treatment was finished, police said. Lincoln Sgt. James Slauenwhite, Officer Nelson Grant, state… Read More
BELFAST – Recounts are likely for a pair of incumbent Waldo County state representatives, and former state Sen. Susan Longley apparently ousted longtime Waldo County Judge of Probate Randolph Mailloux. Two-term state Rep. Walter Ash, D-Belfast, said Wednesday he is awaiting results of a recount… Read More
CUSHING – A moratorium ordinance on subdivisions approved by voters Tuesday at the polls got its first tryout Wednesday night when planning board members faced two such proposals. The six-month moratorium targets subdivisions with three or more lots. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
CALAIS – The city has a new mayor. Former mayor and state Sen. Vinton Cassidy defeated incumbent Judy Alexander, 712-475. This is the second defeat for Alexander who lost her re-election bid in November 2000. She won the office again in 2002. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
ELLSWORTH – Hancock County’s legislative delegation will include some familiar faces along with a few new legislators after Tuesday’s election. Incumbents retained their seats in the House and Senate, while two first-time county representatives will join the delegation, partly because of the results in two… Read More
ROCKLAND – An incumbent SAD 5 director and the city finance director have won three-year seats on the school board in a three-way race. Incumbent Jeffrey Boggs, who is a manager at Maine Sport in Rockport, and Robert Armelin, the city’s finance director, garnered the… Read More
ROCKLAND – Knox County voters agreed Tuesday to adopt their first county charter, supporting the proposal 58 percent to 42 percent. Unofficial results, still not including Appleton and Isle au Haut, showed the charter passing 10,607 to 6,185. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
ROCKPORT – An updated version of the town’s comprehensive plan won voter approval Tuesday, as did the creation of a commission to write a charter describing the function of town government. The comprehensive plan was approved 1,586 to 326, and the charter commission carried 1,572… Read More
CAMDEN – Republican Stephen Bowen of Rockport won re-election to the state House of Representatives in District 46 on Tuesday, beating Democrat Susan Dorr of Camden and Green Independent Marc Bedner of Camden. Bowen, who beat Dorr in 2002, landed 2,709 votes, compared with 2,455… Read More
CAMDEN – Two minor zoning ordinance changes easily won voter approval on Tuesday. A new definition of a tributary stream and a wording change for the definition of “substantial expansion” of a building were approved. Read More
LINCOLNVILLE – The Lincolnville Center Church women will present their annual crafts fair at the community building on Route 173 on Saturday. The crafts fair will be open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Vendors include Jemima’s Canvas, Albert’s Woodwork and Dot Ryan’s handiwork. A… Read More
ROCKLAND – Incumbent Mason Johnson won another term as a Knox County commissioner in voting Tuesday, topping challenger Ann Matlack 3,226 to 2,781. Johnson ran as an independent, Matlack as a Democrat. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
More than 70 percent of Aroostook County voters turned out Tuesday to elect nine people – five Democrats and four Republicans – to speak for them in the Maine House of Representatives. The only surprise was the defeat of incumbent Democrat Rep. Philip Bennett Jr. Read More
Though municipal workers had their hands full with record-breaking voter turnouts and state and national races on Election Day, local voting in Aroostook County was very quiet, with a handful of open school and municipal seats and very few contested races. In Presque Isle, incumbent… Read More
HOULTON – Tears of joy will drop in the beer of local patrons this Sunday. After years of failure, customers will now be able to consume alcohol on Sunday at licensed establishments after residents voted 1,552 to 1,220 to approve the measure on Tuesday. Members… Read More
HOULTON – Experience counted for Aroostook County residents on Election Day, as voters gave the nod to both incumbent candidates and nominees with prior legislative experience. With 100 percent of precincts reporting Wednesday morning, polls revealed that sitting Probate Judge Jim Dunleavy of Presque Isle… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – The University of Maine at Presque Isle will hold a workshop for seniors who have an interest in science, collections and preservation on Nov. 16 at the Northern Maine Museum of Science. The workshop is titled “Archival Training & Workshop: The Leroy… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – An exhibition of paintings and ink drawings by Belfast artist Dudley Zopp will open Monday at the Reed Art Gallery at the University of Maine at Presque Isle. The exhibition, titled “Immersion and Transcription,” will feature 15 oil paintings and two series… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – Northern Maine Community College will host a Department of Transportation Compliance Seminar, designed for trucking companies and representatives from the industry, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Edmunds Conference Center. The cost is $30, with lunch provided. To register,… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – The Aroostook County Action Program will hold its annual meeting at 5 p.m. on Nov. 18 in the Campus Center at the University of Maine at Presque Isle. The 2004 annual report will be presented, and dinner will be served. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
OLD TOWN – Councilors authorized Wednesday the transfer of $430,000 from the city’s fund balance to purchase land and buildings on the Penny Road from Georgia-Pacific Corp. The amount includes the price of closing costs and taxes on the property. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
MILLINOCKET – Newcomers riding a wave of anti-Wilderness Society sentiment ended an arduous night for town election officials by getting elected to the Millinocket Town Council early Wednesday. Because of a machine breakdown, town clerks worked until 4 a.m. Wednesday manually counting 618 absentee ballots… Read More
HOLDEN – The three principals of SAD 63 proudly announced Monday that their schools have made academic progress with No Child Left Behind assessments, but all three added there is still work to be done. “All our schools did very, very well this year,” Superintendent… Read More
PITTSFIELD – A local man was arrested late Tuesday and charged with disorderly conduct, criminal mischief, criminal trespass, assault on a police officer and refusal to submit to arrest after an altercation on George Street. Richard Walsh, 24, of Livingston Street, was arrested and hospitalized… Read More
CALAIS – A 36-year-old Eastport High School substitute teacher, who allegedly told police he had had a romantic relationship with a 17-year-old student, appeared in 4th District Court Tuesday. Geoffrey D. Miller has been charged with gross sexual assault. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
ROCKLAND – Former Mayor Carol Maines and former election warden Adele Grossman Faber edged out opponent Harold “Hal” Perry by a wide margin to win two three-year terms on the City Council. Faber garnered 2,155 votes, Maines won 1,985 votes, and Perry wound up with… Read More
MACHIAS – Machias police officers thought they had leads on three young men who allegedly set off homemade explosives at a “haunted forest” event staged Friday night in the woods behind the Machias Memorial High School. But by Wednesday, the officers determined that a total… Read More
MACHIAS – People trying to do nonprofit projects Down East have problems aplenty, let alone getting their hands on serious money. Washington County’s rural isolation, small population and limited resources are just a handful of challenges faced by those trying to tackle issues around economic… Read More
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Flu vaccine will soon be available to some Maine veterans enrolled in the Veterans Administration health care program, the Togus VA Medical Center announced earlier this week. Vaccine clinics at Togus will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 6, and Saturday, Nov. 13, in… Read More
The League of Women Voters of Maine is sponsoring a panel discussion titled “Election 2004: Behind the Headlines in Maine” beginning at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 15, at the Curtis Memorial Library in Brunswick. Panelists will be: MaryEllen FitzGerald of the polling firm Critical Insights;… Read More
BANGOR – The father of a man who died last year in a Bangor apartment fire has filed a wrongful death suit in Penobscot County Superior Court against the owner of the building. Robert Chase of Holden is seeking unspecified compensatory and punitive damages plus… Read More
BANGOR – A Hancock County couple’s oral agreement to purchase a Bar Harbor farm was affirmed on Tuesday by the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. In a unanimous ruling, the justices agreed with a lower court’s decision that Merval and Susan Porter of Swans Island had… Read More
WASHINGTON – Eight Mainers have been chosen by the U.S. Department of State to participate in the academic-based Fulbright Program in Croatia, China, Finland, Nepal, Paraguay, Germany and Columbia. U.S. Sen. Olympia J. Snowe announced the winners and congratulated the scholars for their strong achievements… Read More
NANTUCKET, Mass. – The Coast Guard rescued the four-man crew of a Maine fishing boat after it sank off the coast of Nantucket on Wednesday. The Coast Guard said a crew member of the 44-foot Canadian Mist from South Thomaston, Maine, sent a distress call… Read More
ORONO – Bob Kerrey, president of New School University and former Nebraska governor, U.S. senator, and 9-11 commissioner, will visit the University of Maine on Tuesday, Nov. 9 to deliver UMaine’s second Governor’s Distinguished Lecture. A collaborative effort of UMaine and the Maine governor’s office,… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT – Piscataquis County residents on Tuesday narrowly defeated a county bond referendum that would have provided funds for economic development projects in Greenville, Milo and Dover-Foxcroft. Its defeat came down to 148 votes. The final tally was 4,827 in favor to 4,975 against the… Read More
WISCASSET – Participants of the 2004 Canoe Expedition for Maine Girls will share with the public the photographs, stories, poetry and music from their 150-mile summer expedition along the Penobscot and Allagash rivers at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 6, at the Center for Environmental Education at the Chewonki… Read More
PITTSFIELD – Deputy Mayor Robert Stackhouse, a veteran town councilor just finishing up his sixth year on the council, was defeated in Tuesday’s elections by political newcomer Brian Philbrick. Stackhouse lost by 29 votes, 295 to 266, in a voting process that included 60 percent… Read More
BAR HARBOR – Residents voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to approve numerous changes to the town’s land use ordinance and to make a technical change to the town charter. According to vote tallies, most of the proposed land use ordinance changes passed by 4-1 margins, with… Read More
ELLSWORTH – Three incumbent members of the City Council and a former councilor won new terms Tuesday on the seven-member panel. Incumbents Lee Beal and Barbara Reeve and former councilor Gary Fortier, who last served on the board in 2001, each won three-year terms on… Read More
LAMOINE – Voters decided Tuesday not to buy 30 acres for future town use after more than a year of study. The vote was 541 not to buy the land and 472 in favor. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
KEY WEST, Fla. – Seven cyclists completed a 2,800-mile bike ride from Calais, Maine, to Key West on Wednesday, using a route that hiking and bicycling enthusiasts hope will become the first long-distance, shared-use trail through urban areas for nonmotorized users. Organized by the East… Read More
MACHIAS – A lobsterman from Cutler dislodged a well-known Machias businessman from his state House of Representatives seat in District 32 voting Tuesday, the most surprising outcome among several Washington County races. Republican Harold “Ian” Emery, who paints houses when he’s not on the water,… Read More
ELLSWORTH – Despite having early leads in election returns Tuesday night, the challengers in two races for Hancock County commission fell short of dislodging the incumbents. Voting results released early Wednesday morning indicate Commissioners Kenneth Shea and Fay Lawson won their races comfortably and will… Read More
CORINNA – A Corinth man was airlifted to a Bangor hospital then flown to a hospital in Boston on Wednesday for burns and other injuries he suffered when the pickup he was driving crashed and caught fire. Penobscot County Sheriff’s Deputy James Kennedy and state… Read More
VEAZIE – What began as a routine traffic stop for an expired inspection sticker on Oct. 26 has resulted in charges against two people, including one man who is now in the custody of New Hampshire authorities. This week the Veazie Police Department summoned Rodney… Read More
HAMPDEN – SAD 22 has created a more healthful environment for the schools and for the community thanks to the Coordinated School Health Program funded through a $350,000 federal grant received four years ago. The district consists of Hampden, Winterport and Newburgh. Courtney Lehnhard, school… Read More
ELIOT – Maine State Police detectives were investigating an early morning shooting Wednesday at a home on the Goodwin Road. Mark Murphy, 39, was listed in serious condition after undergoing surgery at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston for a gunshot wound in the… Read More
Arthur Miller’s play “The Crucible,” about the Salem witch trials in the 1690s, is a standard text in many high school English classes. In Maine, it has been adopted as part of the statewide Learning Results, standards that define core elements of education and citizenry. Students typically read… Read More
ORONO – Sharon Versyp spends most of her time harping on defense and rebounding. Yet even the fifth-year coach of the University of Maine women’s basketball team had to be pleased with the offensive performance her team put together Wednesday night. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
It’s an honor a decade in the making. That’s how long Tim Olore, Sandy Curran, Wayne Brown and a myriad of other players, coaches and friends of the Presque Isle High School baseball program have been working to make the James I. Dyer Memorial Field… Read More
When it came to team philosophy, the University of Maine men’s cross country team’s mirrored that of the World Series champion Boston Red Sox: “Why not us?” Although sixth-year head coach Mark Lech didn’t use that reference with his team, he did use another baseball… Read More
Some of my nonhunting, nonfishing acquaintances often roll their eyes when I tell them that I’m not disappointed on days when the hunting (or fishing) isn’t too good. I try to explain that the actual catch or kill is of minor importance and that just… Read More
HERMON – A few years ago Brandi Winters was a middle school student sitting on the bench for the George Stevens girls soccer team as the scorekeeper. Little did she know at the time, but keeping track of the goal scorers would be the easiest… Read More
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University of Maine field hockey coach Terry Kix will readily admit that when Palmyra’s Liz Mendell first came to Maine, “I never thought she’d see the field.” But Mendell had wanted to play for the Black Bears ever since her parents, Don and Susan, started… Read More
ORONO – Kevin Forgett scored two goals 56 seconds apart early in the second half Wednesday to lead the University of Maine to a season-ending 3-2 men’s soccer victory over 20th-ranked Boston University in America East play. With the game tied 1-1, Forgett got the… Read More
AUGUSTA – Maine voters were feeling poorer and looking for a change in direction as they gave their support to Democrat John Kerry in Tuesday’s presidential balloting, according to an Associated Press survey. A third of those surveyed at Maine polling places said their family’s… Read More
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BREWER – Many may not see baton twirling as a sport, but it is, said Diane Higgins, coach at Diane’s World of Twirl, home of the River City Twirlers, which combines twirlers from Brewer and Bucksport and Capital City Twirlers in Augusta. The sport involves gymnastics and dance… Read More
VEAZIE – The Veazie Community School offers a program to its kindergarten pupils called Community Helpers. The program has run for about 10 years each October and is part of the curriculum, said kindergarten teachers Diane Smart and Holly Humphrey. The idea behind Community Helpers… Read More
BUCKSPORT – “I came to Job Corps and never left,” said Jim Gagnon, 41, of Brewer. Gagnon is vice president for business development and program design for Training and Development Corp. in Bucksport, which oversees the operation of the two Job Corps Centers in Maine, the Penobscot Job… Read More
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CASTINE – Midshipman 1st Class Phillip Lessard of Woonsocket, R.I., recently crafted and donated a model of Maine Maritime Academy’s training ship, the State of Maine, to the college at a special banquet during the college’s homecoming festivities held earlier this fall. Lessard, a student… Read More
BANGOR – The winter parking regulations for the city of Bangor will be in effect from Nov. 1 to March 31. With the buildup of snow on the sides of the roads, the travel lanes become more congested for both regular traffic and, more importantly,… Read More