Time: 10:15 a.m. today Route: The parade will form at 9:30 a.m. in the Brewer Shopping Center parking lot.The parade will begin at 10:15 a.m., proceed down Wilson Street, across the Joshua Chamberlain Bridge, down Main Street in Bangor, pause for a brief ceremony at… Read More
BANGOR – Maine Square Mall tenants are banding together to fight a methadone clinic proposed for the strip mall by a Florida-based operator of substance abuse treatment centers. Officials from the dozen or so businesses at the mall are meeting Friday morning at Quiznos Subs,… Read More
For Anderson Giles, each passing Veterans Day is a reminder that time is running out. Every year, the number of living World War II veterans grows smaller and so does the chance to preserve their stories. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
Not too many years ago, an editor told me to talk to Nevada business owners. The state ranked first in the country on that year’s Small Business Survival Index. The editor wanted some perspective for other states struggling to make their way up the list. Read More
BOISE, Idaho – Hundreds of Idaho growers, who provide about one of every five potatoes Americans eat in restaurants or buy in stores, are banding together in an unprecedented show of cooperation to prop up prices. Joining forces is necessary, they say, to reverse a… Read More
PORTLAND – The federal lawsuit that the maker of the Colt 45 Peacemaker filed earlier this year against Bushmaster Firearms Inc. has been moved from U.S. District Court of Eastern Virginia to Maine’s federal court. Colt Defense of West Hartford alleges that the Windham firm… Read More
BOSTON – Growth in New England’s employment rate is expected to be slower than nationwide job gains through 2008, with modest expansions in Massachusetts and Connecticut offsetting strong gains in New Hampshire, according to an economic forecast delivered Wednesday. The twice yearly forecast by the… Read More
BREWER – Students at Brewer High School, like those around the state and nation, took today off in remembrance of Veterans Day. On Wednesday they got a close-up reminder as to why. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
BANGOR – After 18 years, the Veterans Remembrance Bridge finally has signs bearing its name. Early Tuesday morning, two days before Veterans Day,a Maine Department of Transportation sign crew traveled from Augusta to Bangor and Brewer to install signs at each end of the bridge… Read More
Augusta: Veterans Day will be recognized today with the unveiling of artist renderings of two plaques commemorating World War II and the Korean War and the announcement of Operation “I Served,” an outreach program for all veterans in the state. The ceremony will take place… Read More
BANGOR – Bangor Federal Credit Union has announced that its new branch located in Brewer’s new development project will become the first business to open on the new Dirigo Drive. The credit union will officially open for business on Monday, Nov. 29. The $1.6 million… Read More
Every fall as I pack for Florida I think back on a summer of marvelous visual treats and wonder if those who live here year round maintain the same appreciation of what a remarkable place Maine is. In the past few weeks my wife and… Read More
Asked whether they wanted the new Bangor police station downtown, 9,525 Bangor voters said yes, against 5,993 against. The issue did not receive an overwhelming amount of attention before Election Day, but it certainly received enough and, in any event, the question was simple: Though it will cost… Read More
Terrorism, the war in response and the war in Iraq give Veterans Day special urgency today. The nation is encountering new types of warfare, wondering about old enemies and, appropriately, recalling with new respect the veterans of wars past and present. All of this gives the origins of… Read More
I’m a citizen soldier from Massachusetts and am writing to thank the good people of Bangor who gave so freely of their time and resources to see off thousands of soldiers departing this nation in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. I can’t begin to express… Read More
I recently returned from the Middle East in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. After we arrived in Bangor, we all deplaned and made our way to the main terminal, where we could see dozens of people waving flags and cheering. As the first member of our party reached… Read More
The article, “Grandparents group asks state to update parental rights laws” (BDN, Nov. 5), was helpful to understanding challenges for families, but it did not accurately state the number of grandparents raising their grandchildren. According to the 2000 U.S. Census, there are 5,074 Maine grandparents… Read More
Regarding the letter, “Mixed-up call letters” (BDN, Nov. 9). Should Cumulus Media’s Paul Dupuis or anyone in broadcasting today be surprised if even a newspaper can’t keep straight a radio station’s call letters? googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
A typographical error changed a sentence in Wednesday’s letter about moose by Ruthann Grant of Houlton. The sentence should have read, “It’s ridiculous that any animal can cause such a sense of fear and dread to us on a daily basis.”… Read More
The moral values of the candidates for president were seen by many Americans as a pivotal issue in this past election. The Pew Research Center and the Pew Forum on Religion and the Public Life found that a strong majority of voters rated the issue of “moral values”… Read More
Once in a hundred years. That’s how many times the community representatives who comprise the corporators of Eastern Maine Healthcare did not simply rubberstamp the wishes of its board of directors. Even at that, it took what was widely viewed as an outrageous move on the board’s part… Read More
Veterans Day originated as Armistice Day on Nov. 11, 1918. Its purpose: To commemorate the end of World War I. First proclaimed by Congress in 1926 and each year thereafter, Armistice Day became Veterans Day in 1954 as a result of legislation signed by President… Read More
It’s been one year since the Penobscot and Passamaquoddy tribes, angered by the state’s hand in defeating their potentially lucrative casino deal, walked away from their seats on the Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission. Today, the commission – the only formal link between the state and… Read More
LIMESTONE – Brian Hamel, the former president and CEO of the Loring Development Authority, left the LDA last March to run for the U.S. House of Representatives as a Republican against Democrat Mike Michaud. He lost that race, and on Wednesday there seemed to be… Read More
Today is Veterans Day, a federal holiday to honor veterans of the armed forces. Federal, state and local government offices are closed, as are the U.S. Postal Service, banks and schools. Some businesses will be open. Most retail businesses, including the Bangor Mall and Wal-Mart, will remain open. Read More
BANGOR – The four men dressed in blue uniforms walked with precision, step matching step, eyes straight ahead. Steel heels on their shoes struck the floor, commanding attention in an otherwise quiet gymnasium at the Penobscot Job Corps Center. On the day before Veterans Day,… Read More
AUGUSTA – Maine’s incoming House speaker pledged Wednesday to make tax reform a top priority in the upcoming legislative session and urged majority Democrats to act immediately on the historically divisive issue. With this week’s withdrawal of Ben Dudley, D-Portland, from the leadership race, Democratic… Read More
LINCOLN – The town could get back as much as $90,000 if it joins Bangor’s appeal of Penobscot County fees levied for regional emergency dispatching services, and Bangor wins, Town Manager Glenn Aho says. Upon advice of legal counsel, the town has filed a motion… Read More
AUGUSTA – The first two of 17 election recounts completed Wednesday by Secretary of State Dan A. Gwadosky did not affect the outcome of either House race. After elections officials reviewed the ballots Wednesday morning at Maine State Police headquarters, Kimberly Davis, R-Augusta, remained the… Read More
DEXTER – A local boy who suffered for more than two years from a vicious brain stem cancer died early Tuesday morning at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor. Tyler Wintle, 10, managed to capture the hearts of friends and strangers, including the New York… Read More
They wouldn’t call themselves heroes. Not the two police officers and the firefighter who rushed into a burning house without protective gear to save an elderly woman sleeping inside; or the quick-witted seventh-grader who alerted emergency personnel by radio that her school bus driver was… Read More
THOMASTON – Dragon Products, a cement and concrete company with extensive operations in Thomaston, has been recognized by the state for its role in reducing greenhouse gases. The award was presented Friday by Gov. John Baldacci and state Environmental Protection Commissioner Dawn Gallagher at a… Read More
BANGOR – For Ellen Simone and Charity Robbins, the grind of working and studying at Penobscot Valley High School is as much physical as intellectual. With the school’s connective center wing shut down due to disrepair, the teacher and 16-year-old junior find themselves shuttling between… Read More
BANGOR – SAD 31 will remain on the state’s priority construction list so the Howland area district can re-examine financial data, demographic projections and architectural designs to try to come up with a new plan to accommodate its high school students. The State Board of… Read More
ROCKLAND – Many downtown merchants have decided to leave the lights on and their doors open at least until 8 on Friday nights. The idea is to spur commerce – and rekindle some nostalgia on the part of shoppers who remember when Friday night shopping… Read More
BOSSIER CITY, La. – Air Force Col. John Mooney III was recently promoted in a ceremony at Barksdale Air Force Base. Mooney, a 1973 Bangor High School graduate and 1977 University of Maine graduate, is now the commander of the 917th Operation Group. The command… Read More
LINCOLN – The Town Council has tabled Town Manager Glenn Aho’s request to hire an engineering consultant and instead told him to start looking around for a new town hall, Aho said Tuesday. Aho had wanted an engineer to study the feasibility of relocating town… Read More
HOULTON – A former SAD 29 superintendent who allegedly made personal use of the district’s credit card will face sentencing in May, Aroostook County District Attorney Neale Adams said Wednesday. Susan Johnson, 51, resigned from the position she held for nearly two years in March… Read More
HOULTON – Although preliminary estimates suggest that officials will be able to hold the mill rate, it appears the Town Council and board of budget review will face a wealth of challenges when they complete the municipal budget for fiscal year 2005. At Monday evening’s… Read More
HOULTON -Despite the fact that the local public access channel has been in existence for more than a decade, town councilors remain one of the only groups to make use of it. When one resident tried and was denied use of it last month, however,… Read More
LIMESTONE – A new enterprise on the Loring Commerce Centre offers few jobs, but it does provide a service: a restaurant and catering business that was not available on the former air force base. Ernest Murphy, who has three decades of experience in the food… Read More
MADAWASKA – Snow fell last weekend and minds turned to what to do with the white stuff, if it should come down in force this winter. The Madawaska Board of Selectmen wondered what to do with the tons of snow it is sure to collect… Read More
MADAWASKA – A north-south highway from Houlton to the St. John Valley has been controversial since its beginnings years ago. A Madawaska group supporting a four-lane highway to the St. John Valley has lobbied to get a corridor through the woods from Caribou north to… Read More
HARRINGTON – Narraguagus High School students in John Daley’s social studies class have for years been learning about the role of military service through twice-a-year assemblies that honor area veterans. Each Memorial Day they remember the men of western Washington County towns who gave their… Read More
ROCKLAND – A man released on bail in another case was charged Tuesday with gross sexual assault involving a minor. Timothy Hawkins, 37, of Rockland was arrested Tuesday. Deputy Police Chief Wallace Tower declined Wednesday to release the age or gender of the alleged victim,… Read More
ROCKLAND – Police arrested a local man Wednesday on a drug possession charge after searching his 15 Summer St. home. Stuart Hamblen, 32, was charged with possession of methadone and possession of Percocet, according to Rockland police Detective Sgt. James Pease. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
On Friday, Nov. 12, at the Hancock Community Center, The Historical Society of the town of Hancock will celebrate its 25th anniversary by observing the 60th anniversary of the Nov. 29, 1944 landing of the Nazi spies on Hancock Point during World War II. The guest speaker is… Read More
BLUE HILL – The state of Maine and the Department of Environmental Protection have filed suit in federal court against former operators at the Kerramerican Mine seeking reimbursement for the state’s past and future costs in dealing with the environmental threats posed by the former mine operation. Read More
SEARSPORT – Citing its ancient ties to the island it calls Wasumkeag, the Penobscot Indian Nation on Wednesday night unveiled its vision for a development on Sears Island that would include a hotel resort and education conference center. Tim Love, a former governor of the… Read More
ELLSWORTH – County commissioners will be asked to seek legislation next year that would allow communities with their own police departments to opt out of paying for some or all of the sheriff’s department budget. The issue has caused a rift between small and large… Read More
ORONO – The Town Council on Monday gave municipal officials the go-ahead to apply for a $225,000 grant for renovations to the former Birch Street School building. The town has confirmed that the Orono Housing Foundation and the Orono Health Association will supply a total… Read More
BANGOR – Despite one councilor’s concerns about the terms, city councilors Monday night voted 8-1 in favor of a joint venture with ExxonMobil Aviation that will expand Bangor International Airport’s fuel hydrant system. As it stands, BIA owns and operates the fuel hydrant system and… Read More
EXETER – Drivers using the Stetson Road in Exeter should allow for extra travel time beginning Monday, Nov. 15, due to construction on the French Mill Bridge, which carries Stetson Road over French Stream. The concrete in the walls, curb and bridge rail has deteriorated… Read More
EAST MILLINOCKET – The Board of Selectmen is pursuing plans to work with a regional economic development agency to start a revolving loan program that will immediately help town efforts to fill an industrial park. Prewitt Fiberglass Animals of Nebraska wants to open a plant… Read More
PALMYRA – The Board of Selectmen Wednesday night appointed five new planning board members and two alternates to fill the vacancies created last month by the mass resignation of the previous board. One selectman, Priscilla Jones, had some last minute reservations, however, and a new… Read More
OLD TOWN – After spending thousands of dollars and nearly 20 years conducting feasibility studies, the council has come down to crunch time, and members say it’s time to make a decision on where to put City Hall. Public safety services, including Old Town police,… Read More
OLD TOWN – While renovations are performed at the public safety building, the Fire and Police departments will move to temporary headquarters in an effort to speed up the remodeling project. The Police Department is expected to move out sometime this month, and the Fire… Read More
MILLINOCKET – A detective with six years on the force is the Police Department’s newest sergeant, Police Chief Donald Bolduc said. Aaron Brooker, 30, of Millinocket began work at his new job on Monday, ending a three-year tenure as a detective. When reached Tuesday, he… Read More
BANGOR – Is Bangor’s comprehensive parking ban-making life unnecessarily difficult for downtown residents? At least one woman thinks so. During a Monday night meeting, councilors fielded a request to revisit the city’s winter parking ban, which prohibits on-street parking from midnight to 6 a.m. from… Read More
BANGOR – Nine people were honored Wednesday morning for saving lives and, in some cases, putting their own lives at risk in performing acts of bravery. Their selfless acts were celebrated during the 8th Annual Real Heroes Breakfast, sponsored by the Pine Tree Chapter of the American Red… Read More
This Veterans Day we not only recognize and honor those who served their country in time of conflict, but also those who are serving their country at home and abroad. Amazingly, the oldest veterans among us are continuing to serve their country by honoring those… Read More
MILLINOCKET – With the Mars Hill Mountain wind farm all but definite, renewable energy advocates are looking back at an old proposal that could become the state’s second wind-energy development. Wednesday, the state’s Land Use Regulation Commission voted to let Redington Mountain Windpower LLC retain… Read More
BANGOR – Five Spanish-speaking men who apparently were harvesting potatoes earlier this year in Aroostook County were sentenced Wednesday in federal court to 46 days in jail or time served for possessing fake Social Security cards and fake resident alien cards. Julio Cesar Erazo, 45,… Read More
BREWER – The man killed following a dispute with a neighbor on Maple Street on Monday died from a gunshot wound to his chest, according to the results of an autopsy released Wednesday. The state medical examiner’s office released the autopsy results of Eric Loessin,… Read More
LEVANT – The Maine Warden Service on Wednesday continued its investigation into the shooting death of a local hunter. James Griffin Jr., 21, of Levant was shot Monday by a member of his hunting party in the woods off Route 222. His death marks the… Read More
It’s a cold, dark night in Pittsfield, and the wind whips through trees that line the walkways of the Maine Central Institute campus. Ann Durham and Stephanie Pouzol, both tall and slender, each with hair pulled back into a perfect bun, walk into Founders Hall, where stained-glass windows… Read More
CALAIS – High school basketball practices begin for Classes B, C and D programs in less than two weeks, and Calais High is still in need of a coach for its boys varsity squad. Keith Ogden has not been rehired for the post he held… Read More
BREWER – It was a long time between postseason victories for the Brewer football program. But the Witches aren’t complacent after their first playoff win since 1970, when Brewer won its second Class A state championship in three years. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
For years, Franklin R. Thompson welcomed old friends to his Milo land each November. For years, it was one of the high points of Thompson’s life. And for years, Thompson and his friends enjoyed hunts that were successful, enjoyable, and which undoubtedly sparked talk of “the next time.”… Read More
ORONO – The University of Maine women’s basketball team woke up this morning in Baton Rouge, La., where tonight Black Bears open the 2004-05 season against No. 2-ranked Louisiana State University in the Women’s Sports Foundation Tip-Off Classic. The tourney, which also includes Virginia and… Read More
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As the University of Maine women’s basketball team winged its way to Baton Rouge, La., on Wednesday, the program announced it had signed four high school standouts to National Letters of Intent. Coach Sharon Versyp said the Black Bears have received commitments from Brittany Boser… Read More
NEW LONDON, Conn. – Sean Munnis scored on a Chris Toussaint assist almost three minutes into the game to help lift the No. 4 U.S. Coast Guard Academy men’s soccer team past No. 5 University of Southern Maine 2-0 Wednesday in the ECAC Division III New England Tournament. Read More
BOSTON – The Big Dig – Boston’s newly opened $14.6 billion highway tunnel project – has a seriously flawed wall, which contractors knew about as early as 1999, that is riddled with hundreds of smaller leaks, consultants reported in another embarrassment for the builders and the city. Read More
NEW ORLEANS – Vitamin E supplements – taken by many Americans in hopes of warding off heart disease – do not work and may actually make the condition worse, researchers say. “People take vitamin E because they think it’s going to make them live longer. Read More
BANGOR – Bangor florist Bert Johnson arrived at Bangor Public Library on Nov. 4 bearing everything he needed to demonstrate to an audience of 25 how to make holiday door decorations. The evening program was sponsored by the Bangor Garden Club, which is now in its 50th year. Read More
BUCKSPORT – The tall, ornate grandfather clock, with its brass finials, weights, pendulum and face embellishments, chimes the hour with its sonorous, subdued and predictable voice. The clock, a gift from James Emery in 1894, is perhaps, more than any other of Buck Memorial Library’s treasures, the perfect… Read More
BANGOR – The Chamber Choir at St. John’s Catholic Church has something new to sing about. The choir, under the direction of the church’s music director and organist Kevin Birch of Brewer, has released its first CD, “Exsultate.” “It’s a beautifully balanced group,” Birch said… Read More
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ORRINGTON – Take out the wrapping paper and start making lists – it’s not too early to start thinking about Christmas. Area residents are preparing to bring joy to a hurting world this holiday season by packing and collecting shoe box gifts for Operation Christmas Child. Read More
ORONO – Phillip Silver, a University of Maine associate professor of music, research and performance, has joined the advisory board of The Inextinguishable Symphony Project, an international educational project that tells the story of the little-known Jewish Cultural Association, formed in 1933 in Nazi Germany. Read More
ORRINGTON – The Orrington Recreation Committee soccer program finished up the regular season for the Midget League and started playoffs for the Midget and Youth leagues. Midget League, Oct. 30 googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var… Read More
“I can now die in peace!” shouts a T-shirt at Olympia Sports at the Bangor Mall. After the mind-blowing eight-game winning streak that gave the Boston Red Sox the American League championship over the New York Yankees and then the World Series victory over the… Read More
ORONO – A Pittsfield native has been named director of the statewide coaching education center headquartered at the University of Maine and will lead implementation of the new online coaching eligibility course being piloted this fall. Karen Brown, a 2002 graduate of UMaine, earned a… Read More
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A congressional coalition has honored three Maine citizens for their extraordinary commitment to children. Bette Hoxie of Old Town and Shawn and Rita Yardley of Bangor were recognized recently in Washington, D.C., with the “Angels in Adoption” award from the Congressional Coalition on Adoption. “These… Read More
BANGOR – Tickets are now on sale for the Junior League of Bangor’s annual Royalty Raffle. The $20 ticket will offer participants a chance at being crowned King or Queen for a Year and a gift package worth up to $5,000. The ticket stub also… Read More
BANGOR – On Nov. 13, more than two dozen artists will open their studios to the public from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets cost $7 and are available in advance at BookMarc’s or at the Grasshopper Shop, or on the day of the tour. Read More
Laboratory accreditation BANGOR – St. Joseph Hospital’s laboratory was recently granted a two-year accreditation by the American Association of Blood Banks. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i… Read More
BANGOR – Eastern Agency on Aging presented Chuck and Sue McKay, owners of the Back Door Dance Studio in Eddington, with the EAA Spirit of Community Award at the annual board meeting on Oct. 28 for their exemplary community service. The Spirit of Community Award… Read More
There are many things in this world surrounded by misconceptions. Take the food stamp program, for instance. Often thought of as a welfare program, in reality it is not at all. It’s a nutrition assistance program that was designed to help those with low incomes afford healthy foods. Read More
BANGOR – The Bangor Wal-Mart store celebrated Grandparents Day with a $500 grant to the Penquis CAP Foster Grandparent Program. Manager Dale McMindes and Allison Carson, community relations coordinator, presented a check to Program Specialist Cindy Whitney and foster grammy Mary Messer at the store. Read More
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Real estate transfers recorded with town of Hampden in 2003: To Scott H. and Tammy S. Stanley, Newburgh, from Jill St. Peter, Brewer, Sept. 30, 107 Old County Road, $129,000. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var… Read More
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