Thanks to the Bangor Daily News for a great article (July 26) on our plans to conserve for all time the Great Pond Mountain Wildlands – 4,200 prime acres of undeveloped land roughly equidistant from Bangor, Ellsworth and Belfast. With the Bucksport area blooming and… Read More
    Much has been written and said about Doug Brown who died last week. Many know of his accomplishments, his leadership and generosity, but I had the good fortune of being the beneficiary of Doug’s kindness. Twenty years ago, my car broke down in front of… Read More
    We are in a vacation rental up in Eastport enjoying all the charms the area offers. The Bangor Daily News is our news source, and we are pleased that the international news and the latest from Washington, D.C., is given fair coverage. So, we thought the mention of… Read More
    Regarding the article, “Estate tax backers press Maine senators” (BDN, July 27). Sen. Susan Collins knows just enough about the taxation of estates to be dangerous. She says: “As a general matter I don’t like the idea that death is a taxable event.” Yet she… Read More
    I hesitate to ascribe any nefarious motives to the Bush administration. Yet, I think the trade policy coming from the White House over the past few years does have some sly political aims far beyond any economic arguments made by either his supportersor his detractors. Read More
    Traipsing through a grocery store in Europe may not sound like a vacation, but for Bangor grocer Doug Brown even a trip abroad was an opportunity to improve his local stores. That’s why generations of area residents referred to grocery shopping as simply a trip to Doug’s. Mr. Read More
    The seven astronauts aboard the space shuttle Discovery have to be among the bravest people from Earth. They willingly allowed themselves to be sent into space in an aged vehicle that NASA scientists, after two years and $1.4 billion worth of study and work, could still not protect… Read More
    Some ideas seem so dumb they make my ears just about burst into flames when I first hear them. Then I remember there are smart people who support the idea and I am forced to reconsider. So I reconsidered, really, but the idea that a pharmacist should be… Read More
    On May 30 the BBC reported: “The Latinization of California is nothing short of a revolution. California will become a predominately Spanish-speaking state within the next few years. And as the majority population, there is really no need, or incentive, for them to assimilate into mainstream American society… Read More
    Tucked inside the $286 billion transportation bill that cleared Congress last week is the first federal designation of the long-planned “east-west highway” from Calais, Maine, to Watertown, N.Y., as a “high-priority corridor,” a congressional staff member said Monday. That does not mean any new highway… Read More
    BANGOR – A Bucksport woman has filed the state’s first federal lawsuit against the maker of Vioxx. Carol Lally, whose lawsuit was filed last week in U.S. District Court in Bangor, is seeking to become part of a class-action suit against Merck & Co. Inc.,… Read More
    If you’ve ever been the parent of a college student, you might have experienced the joys of outfitting your young scholar’s simple little dorm room with enough stuff to fill a modest-sized house. You might also have wondered why it is that only half of… Read More
    CROSS LAKE – While the original report was that sewage, human waste and toilet paper were floating on Cross Lake on Saturday night, it turned out that the material was from an insect hatch. Residents along the lake’s Cyr Road were concerned about the waste… Read More
    Police are still searching for the operator of a vehicle who fled a traffic stop on Sunday evening on Elm Street. Officer David Wintle stopped a vehicle, and the driver, who police did not identify, failed to provide proof of insurance, Police Chief Leonard MacDaid said. Shortly after… Read More
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    ROCKLAND – Police charged a South Thomaston man Saturday with operating under the influence after a chase led three law enforcement agencies into a driveway two towns away. Leroy Firth, 53, of South Thomaston was charged with assault on an officer, two counts of reckless… Read More
    ROCKLAND – A pending sale of the 377,000-square-foot former Nautica building to a boat builder would end plans for the region’s vocational school to relocate there. The massive former clothing distribution center, situated on 20 acres in the city’s industrial park, is under contract with… Read More
    ROCKLAND – The 100-foot homespun sailing ship RawFaith is set to sail Wednesday after nine months at anchor in Rockland Harbor under an order to stay put. On Thanksgiving Day, RawFaith and its crew were rescued some 80 miles off the Maine coast while en… Read More
    ELLSWORTH – A Monday morning collision near The Home Depot sent three people to the hospital and then one to jail. The two-vehicle accident occurred before 10 a.m. at the intersection of U.S. Route 1 and Myrick Street. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE – Officials with The Aroostook Medical Center in Presque Isle announced Monday a reorganization of the hospital’s administrative structure, including the hiring of a chief operating officer, a newly created position. Dave Peterson, TAMC president and CEO, confirmed Monday hiring of Bill Calhoun… Read More
    FORT KENT – A spark from a seized wheel bearing on a railroad car loaded with logs set the logs afire Sunday night. The incident was the second involving trains of the Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railways this weekend in northern Maine. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
    A Bangor man who was stabbed in the neck early Sunday morning remained in stable condition Monday at Eastern Maine Medical Center as Bangor police detectives sought to find out who stabbed him and why. Detectives went to interview Gary Enfinger, 35, Monday morning at his hospital bed… Read More
    The move of a registered sex offender from Corinna to Dexter has prompted a public meeting tonight at the K of C Hall on Route 23. Called by concerned residents, the 6:30 p.m. meeting will feature state representatives, Dexter police, the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Department and Rape Response… Read More
    BANGOR – After a second round of discussion, members of the City Council’s finance committee concluded Monday that they weren’t yet ready to make a recommendation on which firm to hire to design and oversee construction of the parking garage proposed for Bangor International Airport. Read More
    BANGOR – The city’s finance committee Monday recommended to the full council that the police station construction contract be awarded to the Brewer firm Nickerson & O’Day, which submitted the lowest base bid of the five the city received for the project. Though Nickerson &… Read More
    BANGOR – An early morning fire Sunday destroyed half of a four-unit apartment building on Sidney Street and sent one resident to the hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation and a possible sprained ankle. A report came in at 2:59 a.m. Sunday of a… Read More
    OLD TOWN – Residents will see a decrease in the city’s tax rate when they get their tax bills in the mail this year, Old Town City Manager Peggy Daigle said at Monday night’s council meeting. The mill rate is expected to decrease 40 cents… Read More
    BANGOR – A Bangor man was indicted Monday by the Penobscot County grand jury for using other people’s identities to apply for general assistance from the city and for benefits from the Maine Department of Health and Human Services. Marc Delit, 34, was indicted on… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE – A late afternoon fire that burned a lakeside house to the ground blew the front door off and sent an elderly woman to the hospital, according to a neighbor. Presque Isle Fire Chief Jim Krysiak, who was organizing crews at the scene,… Read More
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    SANGERVILLE – Celebrate Sangerville festivities will begin at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 20, at the recreation field and Manhanock Pond on Route 23. Events include kayak and canoe scavenger hunt and races, children’s games, Victorian tea, baked goods and at 4 p.m., the Doughty Hill… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT – The Womancare 36-hour volunteer training program, which was previously scheduled for June, has been rescheduled to begin Aug. 11. There are still openings for the daytime training. For information, call 564-8165. Read More
    BLANCHARD TOWNSHIP – The Blanchard Preservation Society will hold a meeting at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 3, at the town hall. To add to the meeting agenda or to become a member contact Susan R. Crippen, BPS president, at 997-3706 or email susancrippen@gwi.net. Read More
    Three Brewer juveniles were involved in a single-vehicle accident at 9:22 p.m. Sunday on Parkway South in Brewer. The vehicle they were in went off the road, hit some trees, bushes and a ditch, Brewer police Cpl. David Lord said. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    BROWNVILLE – Todd Lyford, who served as Milo’s police chief for 15 years, has turned in that town’s badge in exchange for a similar one from Brownville. Lyford re-signed from his Milo job for the Brownville position for better pay and benefits, but it was… Read More
    Here is a message for all firefighters throughout the state of Maine. The annual Penobscot County Firefighters Association Parade and Muster is Sunday, Aug. 7, at the Bangor State Fair, and the group wants you to be part of it. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    Eastern Maine Medical Center has announced the opening of a walk-in health care clinic at its Union Street health care mall near the airport. The facility will be open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. seven days a week to treat medical problems that need timely care but… Read More
    AUGUSTA – A woman who was critically injured in a Maine Turnpike crash in Hallowell last week has died, state police said as investigating troopers continued compiling a report on the accident involving two trucks and a car. Tina Turcotte, 40, of Scarborough died at… Read More
    BRISTOL, R.I. – A rare blue lobster kept at the Audubon Society of Rhode Island has just molted, revealing an intensely hued bright blue shell. The female lobster molted last month, said Anne DiMonti, co-director of education for the group. Growing lobsters lose their shells… Read More
    One of the most pleasant requests I received in June was: “Will you make my bridal veil?” That question was asked by the young woman who became my daughter-in-law recently. The answer, needless to say, was a joyous “Yes.” We met at a local fabric… Read More
    For the entire drive north to the Upsalquitch River, gray and black clouds threatened to provide exactly what the salmon (and four salmon anglers) needed: Rain. Plenty of river-freshening, fish-enticing, fly-fisher-friendly rain. It never materialized. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
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    BANGOR – Baseball tournaments can be nearly as much about momentum as they are about talent. The Bangor Comrades used the best of both Monday to defeat Zone 1 rival Brewer 2-1 in an elimination game of the state American Legion baseball tournament at Mansfield… Read More
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    OXFORD – Mike Rowe of Turner drove 405 laps Sunday en route to winning his third Oxford TD Banknorth 250. He drove a 20-lap heat race, a 20-lap consolation race, a 50-lap last-chance hooligan feature and 315 Oxford 250 laps, including 65 caution laps. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More