ORONO -With Maine voters poised to consider the issue for the fourth time in 10 years, the state’s new gay rights law took center stage in this college town with supporters arguing for an end to discrimination based on sexual orientation and opponents warning of a quick path… Read More
GONZALES, La. – Four women from the northern half of Maine are back home now, having spent a long, hard week here, caring intensively for hundreds of animal victims of Hurricane Katrina and the devastating floods that followed in its wake. Amy Gentle, Wendy Bonneville… Read More
PORTLAND – The judge who presided over Dennis Dechaine’s 1989 murder conviction has ruled that no new evidence, except for DNA analysis or information about a suspect, can be presented at a court hearing Friday long sought by supporters of another trial for the Bowdoinham man. Read More
GULFPORT, Miss. – The Maine National Guard’s security team arrived on Monday in this crippled coastal town, planning to embark on a 30-day deployment to protect and patrol a military training facility here. But the force of nature that brought the men here now is… Read More
ST. ANDREWS, New Brunswick – Canada’s energy ministers say they have no control over volatile petroleum prices and they’re warning Canadians to prepare for a tough winter. Between lobster dinners and golf games at a pricey New Brunswick resort, the provincial and territorial ministers had… Read More
WASHINGTON – Everyone agrees that the nation’s fisheries management system needs an overhaul. The question is how. Monday the Bush administration took a stab at the problem, sending legislation to Capitol Hill that would create a free-market approach to regulating commercial fishing and revamp the… Read More
AUGUSTA – Maine government expenses incurred as a result of assisting more than 150 evacuees from the area struck by Hurricane Katrina will be reimbursed as the result of federal action taken Tuesday. President Bush declared an emergency exists in Maine and ordered federal aid… Read More
BAR HARBOR – Thousands of black and white mice were intent Tuesday afternoon on the business of sleeping and eating in their banks of plastic cages in one of the high-technology mouse research rooms at The Jackson Laboratory. More than 750,000 live mice are found… Read More
HARTFORD, Conn. – The operators of New England’s power grid asked federal regulators Tuesday to put in place, at least temporarily, a rate plan that will allow power companies in New England to charge more for electricity in areas where demand is higher and supplies are tighter. Read More
BANGOR – Passenger traffic at Bangor International Airport increased 9.1 percent during August 2005 compared with August 2004. A total of 59,466 passengers passed through BIA in August compared with 54,511 last year. For the first eight months of 2005, passenger totals are up 7.05 percent at the… Read More
A word was omitted from Christopher Ritter’s Sept. 19 op-ed on the November people’s veto. The sentence in question should have read, “Many of us, including possibly some homosexuals who have been silent, view this [law] as an unwarranted intrusion on a citizenry which has created a very… Read More
Nobody ever said that negotiating with North Korea would be smooth and easy. So the jubilation over the deal struck recently on denuclearization of the Korean peninsula was premature. So were the hand-wringing and we-told-you-sos over North Korea’s demand a day later. The Monday agreement… Read More
With lots of serious reasons for worrying about gambling, former Gov. Angus King employs one of the more irrelevant against the pending racino in Bangor when he observes that its temporary site is the old Miller’s restaurant, “where you can’t even see the raceway or smell a horse.”… Read More
Re: “Trucker won’t face manslaughter charge” (BDN, Sept. 17-18) What happened to “driving is a privilege, not a right”? I remember those words emphasized in my driver’s education class when I was 15. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
I was shocked by the blatant anti-Americanism cleverly hidden in V.K. Balakrishnan’s op-ed, “Another 9-11 shattered Chile in 1973” (BDN, Sept. 9). Why is it that we have so many scholars of academia embracing the failed Socialist-Communist ideology in our colleges and universities? When did this perverse nonsense… Read More
On page C11 in the Sept. 15 edition of the Bangor Daily News is a great picture of Bush, Bolton and Condi, as well as the two aides in the background [shown during a Security Council meeting at the 2005 World Summit at the United Nations]. Read More
Having read the feature [on Maine Eastern Railroad’s Brunswick to Rockland train] in the Bangor Daily News of Sept. 17-18, I can’t help but wonder why no one will challenge the premise that this is good for all of Maine. The article sounded like a press release timed… Read More
A short article in the Sept. 12 Bangor Daily News should have the attention of us all. The Kuwaiti justice minister, Ahmed Baqer, stated that the former Iraqi president and his former aides should be sentenced to death for alleged crimes during the invasion of… Read More
Energy has been a thorn in our side for a number of years, most recently during President Carter’s term in office. The culprit has been defined as petroleum products, specifically our dependence on it for heating, transportation and industrial production. We have been told that we are rapidly… Read More
BUCKSPORT – A transient suspected of raping a Bangor woman at her home on Sunday was arrested in Bucksport on Tuesday evening after investigators had released the man’s name and description to local media as a “person of interest.” Lt. Tim Reid of the Bangor… Read More
AUGUSTA – A decision by state officials to reject $161,000 in federal money for an abstinence-based sex education program could come back to haunt them the next time they want the Legislature to increase funding for the Bureau of Health. The head of Maine’s Bureau… Read More
WATERVILLE – Sitting in a sun-filled office at beautiful Colby College, Frances Lovemore admitted this week that she is having a hard time adjusting to the easygoing lifestyle on a central Maine campus. Appearances can be deceiving and, at first glance, it might seem that… Read More
As Hurricane Rita moved across the Florida Keys on Tuesday, the crew of the State of Maine, the training ship for Maine Maritime Academy, was preparing to ride out the storm when and if it heads toward New Orleans. Although the hurricane, which by Tuesday… Read More
BANGOR – A former Burlington man has been charged with criminal use of explosives after several grenades were discovered over the weekend in a shed outside the home where he once lived. The grenades were found in a cardboard box in a shed outside a… Read More
BELFAST – Janet Bacon, shot and killed a year ago in a Brooks home, was a woman who loved her family, cared for the elderly and disabled, and was terrified of guns, but she was portrayed “like a monster” in last week’s trial of the man who pulled… Read More
BANGOR – Local residents and businesses contributed to the Mardi Gras of Maine Benefit Supper, silent and live auction event that took place Tuesday night at the Spectacular Event Center. Nearly $12,000 was raised to benefit the victims of Hurricane Katrina, according to organizers of the event. Read More
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ST. ANDREWS, New Brunswick – The executive director of the Sierra Club of Canada spoke to a receptive audience Tuesday night as she offered tips on how to keep three proposed liquefied natural gas terminals from being built in Passamaquoddy Bay. Elizabeth May offered observations… Read More
CALAIS – A child passenger safety seat checkup event will be held next month at the Calais Wal-Mart on South Street. It is the final part of a four-day child passenger seat training program that Officer Dave Claroni of the Calais Police Department recently attended… Read More
Dover-Foxcroft District Court Cases July 21-Aug. 22, 2005 googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i < slot_sizes.length; i++) { if (isMobileDevice()) { if (slot_sizes[i][0] googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
GUILFORD – Piscataquis County commissioners on Tuesday said that they could do little to help a group of Willimantic residents who think their town officials have disregarded state laws. A group of 17 residents, the same group that had filed previous complaints to the commissioners… Read More
BREWER – Hundreds of brightly colored pinwheels adorned with student messages of peace will be “planted” today around the high school and at Fruit Street School in Bangor as an art installation project to support the United Nation’s International Day of Peace. “It’s really a… Read More
GUILFORD – Piscataquis County commissioners gave their support on Tuesday to Center Theatre Inc. and its effort to reopen the historic Center Theatre in Dover-Foxcroft. Center Theatre directors are hoping to secure a $100,000 grant from Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation Preservation Fund to help… Read More
SANGERVILLE – Selectmen are moving ahead with legal action against a property owner whose home is considered unsafe and uninhabitable and have taken a wait-and-see attitude with the owner of another building which is considered to be in deplorable condition. Town Attorney Eric Stumpfel has… Read More
DEXTER – A local man was arrested on Monday for assault and obstructing government administration. Dexter police Chief Art Roy said he was called to Pine Street at 1 p.m. regarding an altercation. Upon his arrival, Roy said he observed Larry Coston, 23, punch his… Read More
Phone service was restored by about 7:30 p.m. Monday after a fire on a telephone pole that morning burned through the cables and severed the main phone line. A circuit breaker failed and started the fire around 7 a.m. when Veazie fire crews and Bangor Hydro-Electric workers were… Read More
The local water department will conduct its fall flushing program from Monday, Sept. 26, through Friday Oct. 28, which may cause disturbance in the water system. The city and its water department ask for patience and understanding from customers. Read More
Fall curbside cleanup for the town will be held at 7 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 22. Unacceptable items include metal, gas cans, propane cylinders, paint, oil, TVs, computer monitors, batteries and microwave ovens. For more information, call 262-3220. Read More
The Kennebec Road is closed to traffic while work is being done to replace some deteriorated culverts, according to the Maine Department of Transportation. The work area is located about one-third mile west of the intersection of the Kennebec Road and the Dahlia Farm Road. Two deteriorated pipes… Read More
ENFIELD – Saying an $8.9 million proposed SAD 31 secondary school will cost more than taxpayers can bear, a group of residents from Enfield, Passadumkeag and Burlington is petitioning the state to halt the school’s construction and advocating merging high schools with SAD 67. The… Read More
ROCKLAND – SAD 5 Superintendent Anne Demers resigned Monday night during a special board meeting not long after signing a five-year contract with the district. Demers, who is in her third year as the top administrator, extended her contract in June for five years, but… Read More
Bangor police responded to a car parked on the sidewalk in front of the Main Street Shaw’s supermarket on Monday. David Joyce of Deer Isle, who had his 3-year-old son with him, said he went inside the store to find his wife. Joyce showed visible… Read More
PITTSFIELD – Town councilors hope to have Pittsfield’s street numbering program completed and approved by the end of the year, allowing E-911 to be fully implemented. Part of that program includes changing the name of more than two dozen Pittsfield streets. A public hearing on… Read More
EDDINGTON – With the high price of heating fuel this year, selectmen on Tuesday voiced their concerns about residents installing wood stoves and then asked Fire Chief Alan Boynton to create information about proper installation of heating units. “Certainly if oil prices stay high, people… Read More
BANGOR – The city’s planning board Tuesday approved a zone change within a mobile home park off outer Broadway that effectively would expand the park by 25 percent. Birch Hill Estates, which is adjacent to the Bomarc Industrial Park and the new Judson Heights subdivision,… Read More
BAR HARBOR – After town councilors voted 5-1 Tuesday night in favor of a 180-day moratorium on residential subdivision applications, they were greeted by applause from most of the tired but triumphant crowd. More than 200 residents had turned out for the long public hearing… Read More
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ELLSWORTH – A Southwest Harbor man was arrested Monday after he showed up for his Superior Court sentencing under the influence of alcohol. Ryan M. Hardwick, 23, was charged with violating the conditions of his bail. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
BELFAST – A Knox man was arrested Sunday and charged with burglary and theft of tools from a Unity man’s garage. The Waldo County Sheriff’s Department reported that James Waterman, 25, was charged with possession of stolen property, violation of conditions of release and two… Read More
HOULTON – Town councilors will meet tonight to address election challenges brought recently by a resident who is seeking a seat on the panel. Stan Ginish issued the challenges to the town in a written statement earlier this month, focusing on the upcoming municipal elections. Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – City councilors worked Monday to balance the needs of taxicab companies with the needs of consumers, discussing an amendment to the city’s taxicab ordinance. While councilors were expected to consider the amendment in order to set two public hearings on the matter,… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – Phil Savignano felt as though he had completed an important circle in his life on Monday when he presented a $54,000 check to the 2006 Biathlon Junior World Championship organizing committee. Savignano, the senior tourism specialist for the Maine Office of Tourism… Read More
ELLSWORTH – State and local officials will meet this week with developers to begin considering the potential traffic impact of a proposed shopping center on Myrick Street. The Boston-based firm W/S Development Associates LLC recently submitted its plans to build a 500,000-square-foot retail center on… Read More
CARIBOU – After two days of deliberation, a jury on Monday acquitted a Madawaska woman of a forgery charge but was unable to return a verdict on a theft charge. Assistant District Attorney Catherine Francke said Tuesday that the Superior Court jury cleared Susan Hillegass,… Read More
WESTBROOK – New England’s largest seal rescue and rehabilitation organization is in need of a rescue itself. The Marine Animal Lifeline has lost a federal grant that accounted for most of its operating budget, leaving it scrambling to find donors before the remaining money runs… Read More
ALTON – After nearly two years of fighting for recognition as a host community, Alton officials have reached an agreement to receive some benefits from the West Old Town Landfill deal. Residents will decide at 7 tonight at the municipal building whether to allow the… Read More
Music that will appeal to all ages will be heard at Rock for Relief, hosted by the Bangor High School Student Council to benefit school-age victims of Hurricane Katrina. Rock for Relief is 3-7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, at Cameron Stadium on Mount Hope Avenue… Read More
PORTLAND – Trucks loaded with millions of pounds of bagged ice destined for the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast have been diverted hundreds of miles to cold storage facilities in New England and elsewhere around the country. The Federal Emergency Management Agency ordered the ice delivered to… Read More
PLEASANT POINT – Oklahoma-based Quoddy Bay LLC said Tuesday it has applied to the state for a submerged-lands lease in connection with its plans for a liquefied natural gas import facility at Split Rock. Earlier this year, the company signed a land lease agreement with… Read More
MONTPELIER, Vt. – Late one afternoon last December, a 1995 Cadillac Deville driven by Real Gagnon, a Canadian citizen living in Wales, Maine, pulled up to the tiny border crossing in Beecher Falls, Vt., court records say. A Customs and Border Protection agent told Gagnon… Read More
HARTFORD, Conn. – Connecticut will recognize civil unions and possibly domestic partnerships from other states and foreign countries when a new law allowing civil unions takes effect here Oct. 1. But Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said Tuesday that Connecticut will not recognize same-sex marriages from… Read More
WASHINGTON – New drivers have enough things to worry about without adding cell phones and other wireless devices to the mix, federal safety regulators say. They want all states to make it illegal for teenagers and other novice drivers to jabber on phones. The National… Read More
BRATTLEBORO, Vt. – Peter Alexander, the executive director of the anti-nuclear New England Coalition, is leaving and the group has decided not to hire a replacement. Alexander, who has led the organization for almost two years, is taking a position with the Madison, Wis.-based Biodiversity… Read More
BAR HARBOR – Love stinks. Just ask Frank Pendola, founder of the Town Hill Garlic Festival. He’s so smitten with the aromatic bulb that he’s turning his entire front yard into a garlic patch. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
Greek tragedies such as the works of Euripides and Sophocles are not typically performed by community theater. That is partly why Aynne Ames, artistic director of the Belfast Maskers, picked the classic “Medea” as part of this year’s theatrical season. It opens on Sept. 22 and runs through… Read More
Brews in the news Sea Dog and Shipyard are getting props for their hops. The Maine-based breweries won top honors in the Commercial Beer Competition at the 83rd annual Los Angeles County Fair, which runs through Oct. 2. Sea Dog’s India Pale Ale took a… Read More
Bangor: European Farmers Market, 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays, year-round, Sunnyside Florists & Greenhouses, 117 Buck St. 947-8464. Bar Harbor: Eden Farmers Market, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Sundays, through October, YMCA parking lot, Main Street. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
Soccer and basketball were the two most popular participatory sports for Maine interscholastic athletes during the 2004-05 school year, according to information released by the Maine Principals’ Association. High school soccer totaled 8,321 participants – 4,435 boys and 3,886 girls -in Maine last fall, according… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – When there’s no snow on the ground, life gets pretty quiet at the Nordic Heritage Center. Just the whoosh of roller skis on pavement, the subdued chatter of a few athletes and their coach, and birds chirping in trees. These athletes, who… Read More
John Quinn, the crew chief for Newburgh’s Ricky Craven for the past four races in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, recalled a Busch North race at New Hampshire International Speedway 10 or so years ago. It gave him his first insight into Craven. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
BANGOR – Rod Haney of Brewer recorded the fifth 300 game of his bowling career when he notched the perfect score during a Monday night men’s league at Family Fun Lanes. Haney, 37, rolled the 300 in the first game of a series and then… Read More
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STANDISH – Megan Willette scored the last of her three goals on a penalty kick in the 87th minute to lift St. Joseph College to a 6-5 women’s soccer victory over Emmanuel on Tuesday. Danielle McLaughlin, Katie Jordan, and Caitlin Foley tallied a goal apiece… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT – Janna Kenney scored with 2:53 left in regulation, off a pass from Vanessa Hartford, to lift Dexter to a 2-1 high school field hockey victory over Foxcroft Academy on Tuesday. Nicci Burton also tallied a goal that was assisted by Hartford for the… Read More
NEWPORT – J Uhrin knocked in three goals and dished out one assist to lead the Hampden Academy Broncos to a 6-0 win over the Nokomis Warriors in high school boys soccer action Tuesday. Martin Earley added two goals and Aaron Gilio one for Hampden,… Read More
ASHLAND – Robert Toothaker scored the winning goal unassisted with 1:43 left in regulation to lift the Southern Aroostook Warriors to a 4-3 win over the Ashland Hornets in schoolboy soccer action Tuesday. Josh Branscome added a goal in the first and another in the… Read More
Tonight’s two new dramas owe much to what has come before. The better of the two, “Invasion,” can be summed up in four words: aliens walk among us. It’s long been a mantra of science fiction, especially when national anxiety about the unknown runs high. Read More