Maine may be far out of reach of the devastating floodwaters caused this week along the Gulf Coast by Hurricane Katrina, but residents of the northernmost New England state found themselves being overtaken Wednesday by one of the storm’s harsh economic effects. Gas pump prices… Read More
    In a letter from Bob Croce of Greenville published in Wednesday’s “Fan Feedback” column in the Sports section, a word was inadvertently changed. The sentence should have read, “Maine’s Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has spent considerable time and public monies controlling water levels, monitoring spawning, and… Read More
    WASHINGTON – Pacific whiting and North Atlantic swordfish stocks are rebounding but cod and red snapper populations continue to struggle, according to a report released Wednesday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Overall, the annual survey, which comes as the Bush administration is considering… Read More
    WASHINGTON – Beginning today, people from coast to coast will be able to request free credit reports through a government-mandated program. Overseen by the Federal Trade Commission, the program has been phased in across the country, beginning last December in 13 Western states. The rollout… Read More
    BRUNSWICK – Gov. John Baldacci sought to scotch rumors of an accelerated closure of Brunswick Naval Air Station and offered assurances to employees that the state will do whatever it can to help them find new jobs. In his first visit to the installation since… Read More
    PORTLAND – Fall is Maine’s busiest season for cruise ship visits, and Portland and Bar Harbor are poised to welcome tens of thousands of passengers in September and October. Bar Harbor, the state’s No. 1 cruise ship destination, will welcome nearly 50 ships during that… Read More
    ORONO – Wind damage from hurricanes would be significantly reduced if buildings were constructed with new materials now being developed at the University of Maine, researchers said Wednesday. UM’s Advanced Engineered Wood Composites Center has come up with new technology using fiber-reinforced polymer that strengthens… Read More
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    We were shocked to read that a group that refers to itself as Veterans For Peace not only plans to protest at the Blue Angels air show in Brunswick but will be joined by Peace Mom Cindy Sheehan. We are a retired veteran and wife… Read More
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    In reference to a news article (BDN, Aug. 27-28) about the Millinocket Town Council and the Millinocket Area Growth and Investment Council, or MAGIC. It is very important that a statement in the article about residents’ feelings on jobs for Medway and East Millinocket be clarified. Read More
    The rain and wind from Hurricane Katrina, which passed near, but not directly over, New Orleans was bad enough. But then the worst-possible scenario unfolded: The levees that held Lake Pontchartrain at bay began to leak. By Wednesday, 80 percent of the city was under… Read More
    The Bush administration has issued an order requiring groups fighting AIDS to publicly denounce prostitution as a condition for receiving federal funds. The impulse is understandable, but the order harms the important work the administration is funding. Of course, most people oppose prostitution. But in… Read More
    I have recently returned to my summer home in Millinocket after a two-month stay at my other home in San Diego, Calif. In Maine I have seen friends and family and taken time to heal from a gut-wrenching tragedy that occurred in my life three months ago. Read More
    BELFAST – If the future of the state’s economy depends on an educated work force, Maine is lagging far behind its neighbors. The Maine Compact for Higher Education has determined that the state has fewer college graduates than the rest of New England and that… Read More
    What’s in a name? Plenty, according to Rep. Sean Faircloth, D-Bangor, who spearheaded legislation in the last session to change the name of the Bangor Mental Health Institute to the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center. On Wednesday, Faircloth was one of several area lawmakers who joined… Read More
    BANGOR – The Maine Department of Environmental Protection has released a report to the city outlining water quality impairment in Birch Stream that violates the Clean Water Act. The report says that aquatic life in the stream is impaired because of several factors, the largest… Read More
    Amy Fried, a political scientist at the University of Maine, can tell you from experience that a visit to the Smithsonian Institution’s traveling exhibit commemorating the attacks of Sept. 11 will almost certainly be a powerfully moving experience. The exhibit, which is slated to open… Read More
    BREWER – In an effort to create the most interesting and comprehensive historic riverside walking trail along the Penobscot, the city is hosting a conference on the region’s history and is inviting experts from Maine and other states. A team of historians and other experts,… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE – A hearing is planned next week for a Limestone woman to show why nine cats and a dog should be returned to her after they were removed from her home Aug. 19. The animals were infested with fleas and ear mites, but… Read More
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    ELLSWORTH – A team of deputies and police officers from the Hancock County Sheriff’s Department and five nearby communities is preparing to tackle the issue of underage drinking. The department recently received a $7,500 grant from the state Department of Health and Human Services to… Read More
    WATERVILLE – Dog and cat breeders are unhappy about a new $25 tax on the sale of puppies and kittens, saying it imposes an additional burden on legitimate dealers. The tax takes effect in October. The state imposed the levy to pay for spaying and… Read More
    An ad hoc committee, formed earlier this year to review the firearm ordinance in Brewer, is meeting again at 6 p.m. Sept. 6. The meeting is open to the public and will be held in the city council chambers at Brewer City Hall. The committee recently recommended to… Read More
    BREWER – Tipped off Wednesday that the man wanted for last week’s robbery outside a night depository was back in town, Brewer police found him at a local motel and arrested him. Brian Dame, 27, of Fitchburg, Mass., was charged with robbery for the Aug. Read More
    HERMON – In a bid for new business in town, Hermon will consider adding an automobile and commodities auction facility to its tax rolls. Central Maine Auto Auction operates in Brewer but has applied for site plan review to build an 11,000-square-foot building, parking and… Read More
    A Bangor man who was intoxicated and reading pornographic magazines Tuesday afternoon at the Airport Mall was later arrested for theft. Michael Gagnon, 27, was found passed out just after 2 p.m. in a drainage ditch near Marshall’s by Officer Chris Blanchard, a police report… Read More
    ACADIA NATIONAL PARK – On any nice summer day, parked cars jam the shoulders of Route 233 near the Eagle Lake parking lot, and park officials fear that the combination of congestion and speeding traffic will lead to problems. “You could say that almost 100… Read More
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    ROCKLAND – The Senior Spectrum’s Knox Community Center will offer an eight-week writing seminar from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. beginning Tuesday, Sept. 6, at the center. The class, titled “Introduction to Memoirs: Easy and Exciting Steps to Writing Personal and Family Life Stories,” will be… Read More
    CUSHING – Two members of the Cushing Historical Society will host a program devoted to the historical preservation and cultural meaning of Cushing tombstones on Thursday Sept. 8, at the meeting house on Hathorn Point Road. The program will take place after a brief business… Read More
    WARREN – The Knox-Lincoln Soil and Water Conservation District will hold its next meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 8, at the U.S. Department of Agriculture field office on Route 90. The guest speaker will be Pauline Pare from the USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service in… Read More
    ROCKLAND – Merryspring Nature Park and Learning Center will offer a schooner ride 2-6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, from Penobscot Bay. The crew aboard the Nathaniel Bowditch will serve a fish chowder and biscuit supper, with wine and beer. A dessert and coffee will be… Read More
    The Penobscot County Sheriff’s Department is looking for information about the destruction of dozens of mailboxes during the last two weeks in Hermon. Deputy Michael Adams said Wednesday that he believes the suspects are juveniles and are from Hermon. He added that he has interviewed four suspects already… Read More
    Twin City Buffet, which closed on Friday when a small kitchen fire broke out, has reopened, manager Chris Han said Wednesday. “Everything is all set,” he said. “We passed the inspection.” The restaurant opened Tuesday, he said. The fire broke out on one burner of a nine-burner wok… Read More
    HOULTON – Aroostook County Administrator Doug Beaulieu says most people involved in an effort to combine two local courthouses into one building are behind the plan, but he acknowledges a significant hurdle – funding. It is a barrier that he hopes to overcome. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
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    EAST MILLINOCKET – Chronic vandalism of the town gazebo had officials wondering Wednesday whether they should bother repairing the structure or just tear it down, town Administrative Assistant Shirley Tapley said. “What’s sad is that it’s actually been used quite a bit this summer,” Tapley… Read More
    LINCOLN – SAD 67 directors hope that anyone who voted yes, and especially those who voted no, to SAD 67’s proposed $10.6 million budget on Aug. 23 will come to their town meeting next month to tell them what to do next. The board of… Read More
    BANGOR – The Maine Department of Transportation’s Bangor branch is considering moving from its longtime home on Hogan Road as increased commercial development in the area has made traffic a nightmare for the DOT. “We are discussing [a move], but it’s still in the very… Read More
    BREWER – Their family minivan’s vanity license plate says “Lov Hky,” and they love the sport so much they decided to sign a year’s lease today for the T.J. Ryan Center to provide ice for the upcoming season. “We’re basically just keeping it open because… Read More
    BELFAST – The Waldo County Sheriff’s Department is investigating two acts of vandalism on area cornfields that cost the farmers hundreds of dollars in losses. Chief Deputy Robert Keating said Wednesday that twice in the past week vandals had taken damaging joy rides through the… Read More
    WINTER HARBOR – Schoodic Education and Research Center artist-in-residence Nina Weiss will lead a morning workshop on landscape art on Saturday, Sept. 10 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Weiss has been a landscape artist for the past 20 years. She studied at the University of… Read More
    MILBRIDGE – The Bureau of Motor Vehicles Mobile License Unit will not be in service on Monday, Sept. 5. The unit will, however, be available 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2-3 p.m. Monday, Oct. 3. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
    CAMDEN – The Bangor Symphony Orchestra will perform a concert at 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11, at the Camden amphitheatre. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door, while children under 17 are free. Proceeds will benefit the Camden Public Library. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    CALAIS – A new discussion series will begin at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 12, at the Calais Free Library. “The Mirror of Maine: The Maine Community in Myth and Reality” is the title of the “Let’s Talk About It” book discussion series. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
    SULLIVAN – Nearly two months after the appointment of a girls varsity basketball coach angered some in the community, the Flanders Bay School Committee has adopted a written policy for how coaches will be hired. Some parents had hoped the school board would take more… Read More
    Admission is free, and the public is invited to hear lifelong Hancock Point summer resident Robert Waldner of Massachusetts discuss “Railroad Trains: Past and Present” during a Hancock Historical Society multimedia presentation at 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 2, at Hancock Point Chapel. The society’s president… Read More
    BLUE HILL – Blue Hill Memorial Hospital and Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems have cleared a major hurdle in their effort to make the Blue Hill hospital the newest member of the system. In a letter Friday to Norman Ledwin, president and chief executive officer of… Read More
    The remnants of Hurricane Katrina swirled across Maine on Wednesday with heavy rain and winds gusting up to 40 mph, knocking down tree limbs and leaving thousands of residents without electricity. Central Maine Power reported 3,400 customers without power Wednesday evening. Bangor Hydro-Electric Co. had… Read More
    ROCHESTER, N.H. – A police officer fired his gun while trying to arrest a Massachusetts man after a 40-mile car chase, striking the man at least twice, the attorney general’s office said Wednesday. Richard Fowler, 29, of Bradford, Mass., was in the intensive care unit… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT – A Dover-Foxcroft man who was charged in April with cruelty to animals was arrested Wednesday afternoon for allegedly violating conditions of release. Mark Hagelin, 45, of Gray Hill Road was taken directly to Piscataquis County Jail, where he remains under a suicide watch. Read More
    AUBURN – A Lewiston woman was sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter in the fatal stabbing of her boyfriend. In a plea bargain with the state, Tarina Botelho entered the guilty plea in Superior Court. She was scheduled to go… Read More
    A year ago, as a battle about Maine’s bear-hunting future raged around them, camouflage-clad hunters flocked to some of the state’s smallest towns and began asking each other the same grim questions. Is this the last time we’ll be able to do this? Is this… Read More
    ORONO – Ron Whitcomb goes into Saturday’s opener at Nebraska in his third season as the starting quarterback for the University of Maine football team. That doesn’t mean he’ll have the position entirely to himself during 2005. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
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    HAMPDEN – Peter Madigan, owner of the Maine Sports Complex in Hampden, is offering the facility this weekend as a fundraiser for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. All rental fees from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, Sunday and Monday will be donated to the American Red Cross’ Hurricane Relief… Read More
    MOUNT SNOW, Vt. – Adam Craig of Corinth capped off his run at the final stop of the NORBA National Mountain Bike Series over the weekend with his first-ever victory in the men’s pro short-track cross country division. Craig, 24, set a frenetic early pace… Read More
    The University of Maine men’s and women’s hockey programs have a husband and wife coaching team. Campbell Blair is in his fifth season as an assistant for the men’s program and his new wife, the former Kate Fennessey, has become the new assistant for the… Read More
    BANGOR – It looked like a standard news release for the national headquarters: “Men of all ages who like to sing are invited to the Maine-ly Music Chorus’ guest night at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 12, at the Bangor Parks and Recreation Department, 647 Main St.”… Read More
    It’s the start of a new school year, and more than 300 teachers in our Bangor Daily News eight-county circulation area are back to school and participating in our Newspapers in Education program. NIE has been delivering newspapers to classrooms for more than 25 years. Read More
    BREWER – A refurbished antique quilt and an autographed book by Stephen King are among the items that will be auctioned on Wednesday, Sept. 7, to benefit Rape Response Services. “Our ninth annual fall festival auction and awards night is shaping up to be the… Read More
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    Orrington soccer season ORRINGTON – The Orrington Recreation Commission is busy gearing up for its 2005 soccer season. This year the commission will offer soccer programs for children in prekindergarten through eighth-grade. The commission will register participants at the Center Drive School 6:30-8 p.m. Tuesday,… Read More
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    BANGOR AREA – Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, for those who have a desire to stop drinking, AA hot line, (800) 737-6237, or www.aamaine.org. BANGOR-BUCKSPORT AREA – 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… Read More
    Never mind water, blood is thicker than paint, it turns out. The three Nickerson sisters can vouch for that. They take art classes together at the Hammond Street Senior Center in Bangor. “It’s our way of getting together because we all live in different towns,”… Read More
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    BANGOR – The annual Fair Trade Fest, a celebration of Bangor’s leadership in creating local and global economies that benefit all people, will take place 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, at the Bangor Waterfront Park. At 3:30 p.m., Reverend Billy brings the Church of… Read More
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