BANGOR ? Penn National Gaming Inc., the Pennsylvania-based company gearing up to transform Miller’s Restaurant into the state’s first slots facility, has named a general manager for its operations in Maine. Jon Johnson, 52, said he is looking forward to his next professional challenge and… Read More
    The Bangor Daily News experienced computer problems throughout the day Wednesday. As a result, today’s BDN was published in only one edition, and there may have been delays in delivery of Thursday’s newspaper. We apologize for any inconvenience to our readers. Read More
    BATH ?Bath Iron Works, which is preparing for a lean stretch even if the next-generation destroyer proceeds on schedule, announced it is suspending the “vast majority” of third-shift operations. The company said the move would occur June 6 and was being taken to reduce the… Read More
    BANGOR ? The former editor of the defunct Maine Times has settled his lawsuit against the magazine and its owner, Christopher Hutchins of Bangor, for an undisclosed amount. Bradford W. Ketchum of Orono sued Hutchins, Maine Times Publishing Co. and Alternative Energy Inc. in September… Read More
    Recently, the respected Times of London published a leaked memo in which Richard Dearlove, then head of Britain’s MI-6 intelligence service, summarized his visit to the United States in July 2002 with, “Bush wanted to remove Saddam, through military action, justified by the conjunction of terrorism and [weapons… Read More
    I lend support to the idea of joining Canada’s Atlantic time zone for reasons not listed in your May 5 article and why all of America should keep one standard time: Has there ever been a study as to how much chaos changing the clocks twice a year… Read More
    The second part of Gov. Baldacci’s biennium budget, expected tomorrow, is not only a vehicle for meeting new state costs such as overdue payments to hospitals. It is a chance for Democrats and Republicans to try again to reduce the budget’s reliance on revenue bonds, which neither side… Read More
    In a flier encouraging local bases to plan Earth Day activities, the Army touted its concern for the environment. “The Army is committed to total compliance with environmental laws,” the flier listed among “Army Earth Day Messages.” What the flier didn’t note is that the Department of Defense… Read More
    Any credibility that People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals may have had left has disappeared with the publication of the letter headlined, “The dangers of dairy” (BDN, May 10). The figures cited for the composition of milk are totally false, by a factor of 10. Read More
    In reference to making Moxie the state beverage. We are students from the Dr. Levesque Elementary School in Frenchville. We recently conducted a survey in our school. The majority thought Moxie tasted awful. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
    Re: Phil Locke’s letter, “Maine over Florida” (BDN, May 9). I am from Miami, Fla. After our retirement, my husband and I have had the privilege of dividing our time between Hancock and Miami. When I read the letter comparing the two states I was… Read More
    Instead of comparing what time the sun rises and sets in Yuma, Ariz., and Augusta, Maine, V. Kelly Bellis, in his op-ed, “Atlantic Time? Universal Time?” (BDN, May 7-8), should have used only cities in our own time zone. Had he done so, he would… Read More
    The University of Maine graduation ceremony last Saturday was attended by proud friends and families and excited graduates, but we had to endure a less than inspiring commencement address by Stephen King. Commencement addresses are not known for their inspiration, but should not be used… Read More
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    Although whales continue washing ashore injured, dead or dying, following naval exercises, the Bush administration is opposing international efforts to regulate use of the high-intensity active sonars which are causing this death and destruction. In recent months, four international bodies have raised the issue of these sonars and… Read More
    I would like to comment on the story by staff reporter Katherine Cassidy (“Town vs. taxpayers: Lobstermen in Cutler at odds with harbor masters,” BDN, May 4). I believe the story was biased and ignored important elements of state law. I have never met Cassidy,… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT ? Until a judge decides the fate of 92 English springer spaniels seized last month from a Dover-Foxcroft family, the medical bills and boarding fees for the animals continue to mount. To date, the boarding fees and medical costs for the dogs taken from… Read More
    Stephen Burrill, the superintendent of Mount Hope Cemetery in Bangor, got a surprising call Monday about a new development being proposed in Augusta for his busy cremation business. The lobbyist for the Maine Cemetery Association told Burrill that a late-filed bill in the Legislature would… Read More
    AUGUSTA ? The Department of Education is poised to adopt an outreach approach aimed at ensuring that school systems conform to the long-term goals of Learning Results. Commissioner Susan Gendron informed the State Board of Education on Wednesday that up to 30 teams will be… Read More
    INDIAN ISLAND ? Penobscot Indian Nation Chief Jim Sappier has been unanimously elected to the chairmanship of the National Tribal Environmental Council, where he will lobby for protection of tribal lands and tribal health nationwide. Ensuring funding for environmental efforts by tribes will be a focus of the… Read More
    BELFAST ? A 78-year-old Camden man died Wednesday from injuries suffered Tuesday night when the car he was driving struck a moose. Police Chief Jeffrey Trafton said Wednesday that Richard Feldborg was driving east on Route 1 in a 1998 Lincoln Town Car when the… Read More
    ROCKLAND ? City officials on Wednesday were again warning midcoast residents about potentially bogus fund-raising efforts that appear to have spread beyond city limits. The Rockland Fire Department is raising money toward the purchase of a $750,000 ladder truck. The only authorized fund-raisers are Fire Chief Charles Jordan… Read More
    WALDOBORO ? Police were investigating two bomb scares at SAD 40 schools that ended classes early on Tuesday and Wednesday. In both cases, no bombs were found. Around 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, an A.D. Gray Middle School pupil walking to a restroom noticed writing on a… Read More
    PITTSFIELD ? Two more Central Maine people have been arrested in a cocaine investigation involving Maine State Police, the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency and Skowhegan police. In the past month, police have arrested alleged cocaine dealers in Newport, Detroit and Pittsfield. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
    TREMONT ? Voters approved a $3.28 million budget for the new fiscal year Tuesday night at what the town manager described as a swift and uncontroversial town meeting. The budget included $1.95 million for local education and a $100,000 allotment to bring some kind of… Read More
    HANCOCK ? Voters approved a $2.7 million budget for 2005-06, passed a revised mobile home park ordinance and changed the zoning designation for a Washington Junction Road property during the annual town meeting Monday night. About 140 people attended the 31/2 hour meeting at Hancock… Read More
    ELLSWORTH ? Police on Wednesday were investigating a weekend break-in at a home on Christian Ridge Road. The homeowner told police somebody pulled the latch on a wooden door to a garage sometime during the day or evening Sunday. Several items were missing, including a… Read More
    ELLSWORTH ? The School Department’s proposed $12.9 million spending plan for the coming fiscal year is up 7 percent over the current year but could still result in savings for local taxpayers. Because of additional revenue from the state’s new education funding formula, the proposed… Read More
    FORT KENT ? Northern Maine logging trucker Chris Lausier is concerned. He is wary of a proposed bill in the Maine Legislature that would give Canadian truckers an upper hand against Maine truckers hauling logs to two Maine mills in Baileyville and New Limerick. Lausier,… Read More
    CAMDEN ? Customers may already be planning to shop the fire sale at the local Renys Department Store after a blaze Wednesday damaged the ceiling and roof of the building. Assistant Camden Fire Chief Jeff Connon said employees arriving at the store about 7 a.m.smelled… Read More
    LIMESTONE ? A Limestone man suspected of being involved in an assault at his home Tuesday led police on a high speed chase before he was arrested. On Wednesday, Stephen Biastre, 33, of 725 Blake Road remained at the Aroostook County Jail. He was arraigned… Read More
    MILLINOCKET ? It wasn’t one of the biggest fires the Millinocket Fire Department has ever fought, but it definitely was one of the highest. Firefighters worked for about four hours Wednesday battling a small blaze in an old pulp elevator at Katahdin Paper Co. No… Read More
    TOWNSHIP 14 ? Wardens Wednesday removed what was left of a Grand Lake Stream canoe that capsized over the weekend killing one man and leaving another missing and presumed drowned. The battered Grand Lake Stream canoe was found over the weekend on the west side… Read More
    AUGUSTA ? Maine has put up a “keep out” sign for a high-tech version of hunting in which computers and cameras are used to kill animals from remote locations. Gov. John Baldacci has signed a bill to ban remote-control hunting, in which clients hook up… Read More
    EAST MILLINOCKET ? Two Medway residents were charged Wednesday with probation violations on suspicion of being part of a burglary ring that ransacked at least four houses in East Millinocket and Medway over the last several weeks. Dean Lee Jr., 27, and Daisey Bates, 19,… Read More
    Opportunities abound for people in our area this weekend who are into everything from bingo to theater to finding ways to entertain the youngsters. Best of all, these opportunities are for wonderfully worthy causes. For example, for the past five years, OHI, a nonprofit organization… Read More
    BREWER ? The site plan for a $3.5 million Olympic-size ice rink for The Mill at Penobscot Landing project at the defunct Eastern Fine Paper Co. mill has been submitted and will be reviewed by the Planning Board in June. “That would allow it to… Read More
    ORONO ? More than 100 aspiring high school journalists on Wednesday received firsthand advice and guidance from journalist and author David Lamb. “I never planned my life at all to be a journalist,” Lamb told students Wednesday at the Maine Center for Student Journalism conference… Read More
    PORTLAND ? Four more lawsuits were filed Tuesday against a Maryland research laboratory and its founder by families alleging that their dead relatives’ brains were taken without proper authorization. Eight lawsuits have now been filed against Stanley Medical Research Institute of Bethesda, Md. The Lewiston… Read More
    MILBRIDGE ? Good things are happening along U.S. Route 1. The road, which follows the curve of the Narraguagus Bay, is the heart of the western Washington County business community. The last six months have been nothing short of transitional for businesses on Main Street. Read More
    ORONO ? The sister of a Boston man who collapsed Sunday while in police custody and later died said authorities didn’t do enough to save her brother. “If the police attempted CPR immediately it wouldn’t have turned out as bad as it did,” Meghan Donoghue,… Read More
    Piano lessons. Ballet lessons. Soccer practice. You might consider adding training in good manners to the list of extracurricular activities for your youngsters. It’s a growing trend. Classes in good manners are catching on across the country, and summer resident Susie McNamee organized related classes… Read More
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    When the United States beat Latvia 3-1 in the World Hockey Championships in Austria earlier this month, it was a bittersweet moment for Brewer’s Vits Knuble. His nephew, former Boston Bruin winger Mike Knuble, was playing for the United States against the country in which… Read More
    The Bangor Lumberjacks, uh? make that the Grays, are a few days away from opening training camp for the 2005 Northeast, uh? make that Can-Am, League season. A couple weeks after finding out they would not be practicing, opening their season, or playing any games… Read More
    ORONO ? The Boston University softball team calls her Smiley. Albany parents wondered during a recent home game how she could seem to cheerful with two runners on base and no outs. Opposing players hate striking out and walking back to the dugout, glancing to the circle and… Read More
    BLUE HILL ? Shut out through five innings Wednesday afternoon, the George Stevens Academy baseball team was in desperate need of some energy. The Eagles found it in a freshman, catcher Lucas Marks. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
    Rich Rossignol of Madawaska checked in again on Tuesday with an update that many anglers will be happy to hear ? whether they live in the St. John Valley or not: At long last, one of Aroostook County’s most popular lakes is fishable. “I woke… Read More
    The University of Maine is represented by five players on the 2005 America East All-Conference team announced Wednesday: Sarah Bennis, Brittany Cheney, Jess Brady, Lauren Dulkis, and Amy Kuhl. Bennis, Cheney and Brady are all first team selections while Dulkis and Kuhl made the second team. Read More
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    BANGOR ? The Husson College baseball team has dug itself a hole. The four-team North Atlantic Conference double-elimination tournament has become a single-elimination affair for Husson and its Thursday losers’ bracket opponent, Castleton State (Vt.), when the tourney resumes at 10 a.m. at Ward Field… Read More
    MILLINOCKET ? Junior Hillary Arsenault threw a six-inning no-hitter in her first start of the season and narrowly missed a perfect game as she allowed just one walk while striking out six to lead the Stearns Minutemen to an 11-0 softball victory over Schenck of East Millinocket Wednesday. Read More
    BANGOR – Fifty years ago on May 11, Earl Pardy, 73, of Winterport was a 23-year-old second lieutenant piloting an F-94 jet coming in for a landing at Dow Air Force Base. “The engine quit,” Pardy said succinctly. He and 2nd Lt. Floyd Lovejoy Jr. Read More
    A Bangor woman tried it all on a recent trip to Israel. A dip in the salt-healing Dead Sea, a camel ride, dining with armed guards and a wild Jeep ride through the Ramon Crater were just a few of the things Terry Lee Stevens experienced on a… Read More
    Most people have probably heard of Pilates, but many may not know what it involves. There are several opportunities to learn one form of this exercise here in the Bangor area. Pilates trainer Valerie Kitchen has been teaching fitness programs for 35 years, the last… Read More
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    BANGOR – An interfaith Vespers service with a focus on prayers for peace will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday, May 15, at St. John’s Catholic Church, 207 York St., Bangor. Vespers, from the Latin meaning evening, traditionally refers to the sixth of the seven… Read More
    BANGOR – Costumes and black tie are optional this year, but passwords are required at Penobscot Theatre’s All That Jazz Gala Event. On Saturday, May 14, the Bangor Opera House will be transformed into a “speak-easy” where attendees may enjoy a small plate buffet, a silent auction, entertainment… Read More
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    BANGOR – United Bikers of Maine will sponsor a motorcycle show along the waterfront on Saturday, May 21, in Bangor. Rain date is May 22. Rodeo games will take place 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. with a $3 entry fee. The bike show is scheduled for 1-3:30… Read More
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    ORONO – In a move that will increase opportunities for Maine businesses and University of Maine faculty and students, the University of Maine announced a $6.2 million U.S. Army research program in the UMaine Advanced Engineered Wood Composites Center. The program takes advantage of newly expanded laboratory space… Read More
    BANGOR – John Bapst Memorial High School will offer three concerts this weekend – one for senior citizens and two for the general public. John Bapst musicians invite seniors to enjoy a free sneak preview of their annual spring concert performed at 11:45 a.m. Friday,… Read More
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    ORONO – The four highest awards to University of Maine faculty were presented at the Academic Honors Convocation recently. This year’s Distinguished Maine Professor is Robert Strong, professor of finance and University of Maine Foundation professor of investment education. The annual award given by the… Read More
    ORONO – A group of UMaine students doing volunteer work in Florida over spring break joined dozens of wet-suited volunteers on Marathon Key, caring for some of the 70 rough-tooth dolphins that beached themselves in shallow water. Christie Nold, a 20-year-old secondary education major from… Read More
    BANGOR – Agriculture Acting Under Secretary for Rural Development Gilbert Gonzalez announced before a gathering of more than 130 area school children that $7.6 million in federal funding has been earmarked to preserve the Penobscot River. USDA officials visited with students at the Penobscot County… Read More
    Real estate transfers recorded with city of Bangor in 2004: To Ellen R. and Stanley W. Cole Jr., trustees of The Rooks Family Trust, Tarpon Springs, Fla., from Ellen R. and Stanley W. Cole Jr., personal representatives to the Estate of Allen L. Rooks, Tarpon… Read More
    From spreadsheets to the corner office, Noelle Merrill is movin’ on up. The former chief financial officer at Eastern Agency on Aging is now at home in the executive director’s chair. “I am really looking forward to continuing, but also expanding, the vision for the… Read More
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    MS chapter program night HAMPDEN – The Maine Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Hampden Outreach Office, will hold a program night at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 18, at the office, 735 Main Road North. The speaker will be Sandy Lovell, director of the… Read More
    BANGOR – Penobscot Theatre has named Scott R.C. Levy as its new producing artistic director, the position he will assume beginning in early June. Levy lives and works in New York City, where he is employed by Playwrights Horizons. He holds a master’s degree in… Read More
    BREWER – More than two dozen children and their parents were treated to a little magic at the Brewer Public Library recently. Bob Brown, comedy magician, had a tough time overcoming the skepticism of the young crowd, but he had them hooked with the “hypnotized… Read More
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    BANGOR – Best-selling author Craig Hickman will read from “Fumbling Toward Divinity,” a one-of-a-kind new memoir, at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 17, at Bangor Public Library as part of the Meet the Author series. The event is free and open to the public. Imagine growing… Read More
    ORONO – The University of Maine’s Fogler Library, Maine Public Broadcasting Network and the Maine State Museum have created a new Web-based archive that makes available programs and video clips from two MPBN programs with relevance for Maine teachers and students. Known as Windows on… Read More
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