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    PORTLAND – The absence of a New Englander on the commission named to review the Pentagon’s list of proposed base closings has left the region without the leverage those pushing to keep bases alive fear they need. The nine-member panel announced this week includes commissioners… Read More
    WASHINGTON – The Senate narrowly rejected a measure to restore more than $1 billion in funding for Amtrak on Wednesday, upholding President Bush’s plan to force the struggling rail line into bankruptcy and restructuring. Most Democrats and four Republicans – including Olympia Snowe and Susan… Read More
    AUGUSTA – When the used car you just purchased turns out to be a lemon, or the pipes you had fixed in your house start leaking again, whom are you going to call? The Maine Attorney General’s Volunteer Consumer Mediation Service, part of the state’s… Read More
    President Bush’s choice to head the Environmental Protection Agency isn’t likely to face real opposition from Congress, but Steve Johnson, a longtime EPA staffer, should expect lots of questions from Maine’s senators. They should expect detailed answers. Although it is clear the Bush administration is… Read More
    Until recently, Maine could track the care and costs of respiratory disease, such as asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), only through hospital visits, which accounted for only a small part of a much larger story. Starting this month, however, a data-collection program begun three years ago… Read More
    If I understand him correctly, Dr. Erik Steele’s prescription for the Food and Drug Administration (“The FDA – time for shark in the water,” BDN, March 15) is to give the FDA more teeth to examine prescription drugs after they go to market. He recommends adding a 10-cent… Read More
    Many adults are reluctant to ask questions when visiting their health care providers. Some do not know enough about their health status to inquire regarding treatment, and others believe the provider tells them all they need to know. There can be serious consequences due to lack of knowledge. Read More
    There was only one economic impact study done on the liquefied natural gas facility proposed in Harpswell and that was commissioned by citizens of the town and performed by Yellow Wood Associates of St. Albans, Vt. The expensive study revealed a net economic loss to the community due… Read More
    I admit it: I have a television and I use it. I, like 15 million other Americans, like “Law & Order.” I don’t, however, have cable or satellite TV: it’s not in my budget. So I have four TV stations. One of them is PBS. Read More
    As I traveled around Bangor and Brewer recently, I noticed that the American flag was at half-staff. Was it for my father, a World War II veteran who passed away March 2? Could it have been for my uncle who was killed on a destroyer… Read More
    St. Patrick’s Day! Green beer. “Kiss Me I’m Irish” buttons. Anyone who takes their Irishness seriously, as I do, stays home. And thinks perhaps of Irish history and politics. Because I have worked on both the Northern Ireland and Middle East conflicts, I contemplate some of the parallels,… Read More
    Last week, State House Republicans offered Gov. John Baldacci’s majority Democratic Party a compromise resolution to provide adequate time for a responsible approach to fill the growing number of gaps in the governor’s original budget proposal. The offer came at a time when it was clear a bipartisan… Read More
    PERRY – A decision that could forever change the landscape of eastern Washington County is scheduled in less than two weeks, but in the meantime proponents and opponents have unleashed a cascade of information to try to get voters to side with them. On Monday,… Read More
    AUGUSTA – Lawmakers on Wednesday voted not to impose new statutory hurdles for operators of methadone clinics. Instead, members of the Health and Human Services Committee agreed that the Office of Substance Abuse should revise its regulations to ensure a broad community dialogue before any… Read More
    BROOKSVILLE – They went north to Alaska and returned home with a gold mine of memories and an educational experience that will stay with them for the rest of their lives. A group of third-, fourth- and fifth-graders from Nada Lepper’s class at Brooksville Elementary… Read More
    ELLSWORTH – If a developer proposes a new luxury hotel or paper mill, Maine communities have rules in place to determine where and how construction should occur to protect homeowners, other businesses and the environment. But when aquaculture companies, kayak guide services, liquefied natural gas… Read More
    If you’re a Bangor resident of Irish descent, or even if you just pretend to be when St. Patrick’s Day rolls around, perhaps you’ll choose to celebrate the occasion today by heading to a crowded bar in town and knocking back some green beer and corned beef sandwiches. Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT – A Piscataquis County Jail supervisor thwarted a suicide attempt Wednesday when an inmate tried to hang himself with a bedsheet. Because no beds were available Wednesday in any of the state’s secure mental health facilities, the inmate is being held on suicide watch… Read More
    BANGOR – The current phase of the city’s waterfront redevelopment project, now under way, aims to improve access for larger vessels, including the small cruise ships that have been using Bangor as a home port for the last two years. Two previous rounds of redevelopment… Read More
    HOWLAND – SAD 31’s plans to build a new secondary school are on schedule and progressing well, ad hoc school building committee Chairman Bruce Hallett said Wednesday. The committee, which is doing much of the detail work designing the facility, has the project on schedule… Read More
    GLENBURN – Fire damaged a Pine View Avenue home Wednesday night, but quick attention by neighbors and firefighters prevented it from spreading further. The home’s owners, the Goodells, weren’t home at the time of the fire, as they were apparently on vacation in Florida, according… Read More
    MONSON – About 30 residents met with selectmen on Wednesday to voice their concerns about the uncertain future of the Monson Elementary School now that SAD 68 residents have voted to build a new elementary school in Dover-Foxcroft. Some residents believe it will be only… Read More
    LINCOLN – Penobscot Valley Hospital has suspended efforts to get $10,000 to $15,000 from the 15 towns it serves to buy at least one of two new ambulances, officials said Wednesday. “We’re just suspending it for the moment because we feel that the communities needed… Read More
    MACHIAS – The Washington County Sheriff’s Department is searching for a 49-year-old Perry man who broke the law after he failed to register with the State Bureau of Identification’s sex offender registry after he was released from prison in January. The Sheriff’s Department is seeking… Read More
    CRANBERRY ISLES – For the first time in decades, local residents officially decided Monday to let the Bartlett family have its privacy. There will be no more dinner-hour phone calls from people asking about municipal paperwork, or knocks on the door of the Bartlett home… Read More
    PENOBSCOT – The school budget for next year showed almost a $10,000 decrease, and that was fine with the town’s voters. They approved the budget Tuesday during the second session of the annual town meeting. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
    ELLSWORTH – Police are awaiting an autopsy of a 36-year-old man who was found dead in the bathroom of his Tinker Farm Way home Wednesday morning. According to Ellsworth Police Chief John DeLeo, the man, whose name has not been released, was discovered by his… Read More
    CALAIS – The second annual Dressing For Success event will be held 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday, April 6, in the Washington County Community College assembly room in the main building. Many students cannot purchase the necessary business clothing for job interviews or for the first… Read More
    BLUE HILL – Carpools for the Augusta rally to commemorate the second anniversary of the war in Iraq will leave at 9 a.m. Saturday, March 19, at the Liberty School and at 9 a.m. from the Ellsworth City Hall parking lot. Call 942-9343 for information. Read More
    Blaine Residents will elect several municipal officers during their annual town meeting after nominating them from the floor, according to Blaine Town Manager Chappy Clark. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var… Read More
    EASTON – Final numbers are not in yet, but Easton school officials are hoping to keep the 2005-06 school budget as close to last year’s figures as possible, Easton Superintendent Frank Keenan said Wednesday. Keenan presented the latest draft budget information to the Easton School… Read More
    WASHBURN – A project to replace the old boiler system at Washburn District High School soon may be in the works if SAD 45 receives final approval from the state education commissioner’s office, according to Superintendent Brooke Clenchy. The district, which applied for project funding… Read More
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    EASTON – In an effort to be better prepared for the unexpected, school officials approved on Tuesday night a new crisis response plan for the Easton School Department, according to Easton Superintendent Frank Keenan. The Easton School Committee reviewed the document and accepted several recommendations… Read More
    WINTERVILLE PLANTATION – There is turmoil in this Route 11 village on the shore of St. Froid Lake as Saturday’s annual town meeting approaches. Three residents Wednesday charged that First Selectman James Nadeau runs the community with an iron fist, with little or no regard… Read More
    HERMON – A Route 2 resident will go to court next week for allegedly operating an illegal junkyard and automobile graveyard on his property. William Meucci was summoned on March 10 for storing old box trailers, mobile homes and construction equipment on his Route 2… Read More
    HAMPDEN – SAD 22 Superintendent Rick Lyons said Wednesday that he would appeal the district’s 16th place ranking on the state’s recently issued list of more than 60 school systems arranged in order of need for major construction. After applying four times since 1999 for… Read More
    NEWPORT – When the owner of Lucky’s Tavern, Paul LaChance, failed to show up Wednesday night to defend the renewal of his liquor license, Newport selectmen tabled the public hearing until next month – but not before it was clear that most of them had serious questions about… Read More
    HAMPDEN – The SAD 22 calendar has been changed so that high school seniors will have amassed the required number of school days to graduate, Superintendent Rick Lyons said Wednesday. Because the district has exceeded its allotted snow days, a half-day of classes will be… Read More
    BANGOR – Though no one from the community turned up to offer comment, a public hearing Wednesday about the federal Community Development Block Grant program offered city councilors a chance to gain some in-depth knowledge about the program and how it has been used here. Read More
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    EAST MILLINOCKET – A town woman who disappeared after recently giving birth has telephoned police and told them she has plans to return home, police said Wednesday. Brandy Shaw, 31, last was seen around 3 p.m. Friday at the Millinocket Regional Hospital where she had… Read More
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    Organizers hope families with children at Weatherbee School in Hampden have returned their forms to obtain tickets for the D.A.R.E. Family Affair Spaghetti Supper, which is 5-7 p.m. Friday, March 18, at the school, 22 Main Road North in Hampden. But, if you haven’t, those… Read More
    BANGOR – A Hampden man suspected of breaking into a local pharmacy and taking 15 bottles of prescription medication made his first appearance Wednesday in 3rd District Court on several charges. Steven J. Ellis, 35, appeared before Penobscot County Superior Court Justice Jeffrey Hjelm, who… Read More
    “Citizen scientists” are invited to participate in a study of owl populations throughout northern Maine in late March and early April. Volunteers will be asked to walk a local road between midnight and 4 a.m., first passively listening for owl calls, then playing recordings of local species and… Read More
    Anti-smoking advocates came to the State House on Wednesday to ask lawmakers to increase Maine’s cigarette tax by $1.50 a pack, which they said would give Maine the highest cigarette tax in the nation. But leaders of the Maine Coalition on Smoking Or Health acknowledged they have no… Read More
    A pending state law to require Maine dealers sell a minimum number of gasoline-electric hybrids and “clean” gasoline cars with state-of-the-art engines has the backing of 70 percent of people surveyed in a recent poll done by a Portland firm on behalf of the Natural Resources Council of… Read More
    AUGUSTA – Maine is one of only two states that allow their prison inmates to vote, and it looks like it will stay that way for a while. A bill in the Legislature to revoke prisoners’ voting rights is dead. Similar bills to take away… Read More
    WASHINGTON – Maine’s two senators should continue to oppose changes to Senate rules that would eliminate filibusters to block confirmation of federal judges, an ad hoc coalition said at two media events in Maine on Wednesday. The Fair and Independent Federal Courts Coalition is an… Read More
    BANGOR – The flags are flying at half-staff at the U.S. Federal Building on Harlow Street and all federal buildings in the country where Immigrations and Customs Enforcement employees work. Flags are being lowered in honor of David G. Wilhelm, the ICE agent believed to… Read More
    BANGOR – The American Red Cross is experiencing a severe blood shortage in Maine because of the recent spate of snowstorms, and donors are urged to give blood as soon as possible. The Red Cross is sponsoring two special blood donor events this weekend. All… Read More
    FAIRFIELD – In recognition of National Autism Awareness Month, the first Maine Autism Resource Fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, April 2, at Kennebec Valley Community College. The free event is open to all and is of special interest to… Read More
    The biggest player in the Eastern Maine Class A boys basketball tournament came up with his biggest game while under the biggest spotlight. And for that effort and his overall presence throughout Hampden Academy’s run to its first Eastern A championship, 6-foot-10 junior center Jordan… Read More
    Greg Rawlings powered his way into the finish chute on Tuesday morning, glanced over his shoulder at the slender woman who had followed him for the past six miles, and skied to a graceful stop. Then he began to smile, and to repeat a word… Read More
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    PORTLAND, Maine – The New England Patriots will return to Maine to celebrate their Super Bowl victory in what has been billed as the city’s largest-ever ticker-tape parade, officials said Wednesday. The Patriots have agreed to participate in a previously announced parade and rally scheduled… Read More
    NOME, Alaska – Norway’s Robert Sorlie traversed one of the slushiest trails ever, overcoming insomnia and a dwindling dog team to win his second Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in one of the closest races in years. Waving a Norwegian flag, Sorlie crossed under the… Read More
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    As Paul Vachon watched a videotape of the McAuley girls basketball team, one thing stood out to him – this was not the same McAuley team that Vachon’s Cony girls last faced three years ago. For several years, the Lions of Portland had a collection… Read More
    TAMPA, Fla. – Montclair State (N.J.) scored five unearned runs in the top of the ninth inning on three Husson errors to seal a 13-7 victory over the Eagles of Bangor. Husson had closed the deficit to 8-6 in the eighth inning. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
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    ORONO – “To learn about Maine, start with Fanny Hardy Eckstorm,” said Pauleena MacDougall, associate director of the University of Maine’s Maine Folklife Center, during a recent presentation at the Bangor Museum and Center for History. She teaches courses in linguistics and American Indian history at UMaine, and… Read More
    ORONO – Portland photographer Marta Morse will present a free illustrated lecture and curator’s tour of her exhibit “Persian Impressions” at 4 p.m. Thursday, March 17, at the Hudson Museum at the University of Maine. Morse’s exhibit comprises 40 color prints chronicling her visit to… Read More
    BANGOR – Frances Dighton Williams Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, honored two high school seniors with the DAR Good Citizen Award on March 4 at the Maine Veterans Home. Honored were: . Erin Cormier, a student at Bangor Christian Schools, is the daughter of… Read More
    AUGUSTA – The Maine Principals’ Association has named James White, principal of the Center Drive School in Orrington, Maine’s 2005 Middle Level Principal of the Year. The award recognizes one middle-level principal each year for effective leadership, a commitment to academic excellence, high expectations and… Read More
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    The Penobscot Valley Hockey Conference Hampden-Winterport Black Squirts House team continues to enjoy an exciting hockey season. The 17-member team is made up of 9- and 10-year-olds from Hampden, Winterport and Brewer. As of March 14, the team had posted a 36-1 record and remained undefeated in tournament… Read More
    BANGOR – The Bangor Y announced the start of its annual giving campaign March 5 at a Family Fun Night celebration at the Bangor Y Hammond Street location. With a team of 60 volunteers, a seven-week campaign period and a concerted community effort, the Bangor Y hopes to… Read More
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    ORONO – An estimated 275 chess warriors gathered over the weekend at the Memorial Union at the University of Maine for the 35th annual State of Maine Scholastic Chess Championships. From kindergarten to grade 12, players came from across the state to joust for team… Read More
    Pharmaceutical drug collection HAMPDEN – Hampden Public Safety, in conjunction with Penobscot Area Triad, will hold a pharmaceutical drug collection 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday, March 25, at Graves Supermarket. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner… Read More
    Some people always seem to go above and beyond the expected. Take Rosemarie LeGasse and Robin Long of Caring Connections, who will explore every possible avenue to share information. Caring Connections, a cooperative women’s health program of the Bangor Y and Eastern Maine Medical Center,… Read More
    BANGOR AREA – Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, for those who have a desire to stop drinking, AA hot line, (800) 737-6237, or www.aamaine.org. BREWER – Al-Anon meetings, for family and friends of problem drinkers; beginners encouraged. Beginners, 5:30 p.m.; Al-Anon, 6 p.m. Tuesdays, First United Methodist… Read More
    Real estate transfers recorded with town of Glenburn in 2004: To Darrell C. and Sharon L. Vigue, Glenburn, from Gloria F. Cyr, Old Town, and Roger T Cyr, Danforth, June 28, two parcels on Luckeys Landing and portion of 125 Luckeys Landing Lot 14, $50,000. Read More
    BANGOR – For those who enjoy the opportunity to meet new people, continue contacts with established friends and share a meal, there is Community Art Lunch. “We call it a ‘community’ lunch because it takes many people to make it happen,” said Bob Cottrell of… Read More