WAVELAND, Miss. – Lloyd Higgins was in bad shape when he arrived at the temporary hospital in this coastal city shortly after Hurricane Katrina. Not only was his house destroyed by a surging wave that swallowed the structure whole, but Higgins also had missed several… Read More
AUGUSTA – Gov. John E. Baldacci said Monday he will require the former owners of the defunct HoltraChem plant to pay about $200 million to truck away 370,000 tons of mercury-contaminated soil from the former Orrington industrial facility. “Less than a year ago, I promised… Read More
A story on Saturday’s State page about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s speech at Unity College should not have characterized Fox News as conservative. — googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i… Read More
GREENVILLE – A multimillion-dollar investment in Greenville Steam Co. is planned over the next nine months by the company’s new owners. New Energy Capital Corp., which holds a majority interest in the company, a 16-megawatt biomass-fired operating power generation facility, acquired the plant from Hafslund… Read More
WASHINGTON – Mazda Motor Corp. said Monday it had halted the sale and production of the 2006 Mazda5 crossover because a potential heat buildup in the exhaust system could lead to a fire. The government, meanwhile, said it was investigating reports that the large sunroof… Read More
Please note my objections to your new TV listings. While I applaud the arranging of the list by type (sports, movies, news), I miss the weekly magazine. With the magazine I could put a small, easy-to-read journal of the week’s TV shows beside my television where it was… Read More
As the Small Business Administration prepares to loan potentially billions of dollars to victims of Hurricane Katrina, the agency must ensure it maintains proper oversight of the money to avoid problems like those that may have followed the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The SBA has said it will… Read More
The tax reform the Legislature was going to consider last spring, then this summer, has now been pushed back to its winter session. Reform has been on the agenda every session for 20 years, and if it is being delayed again, you can assume that not only do… Read More
President Bush has assumed some responsibility for the government’s totally inadequate response to the plight of a drowning New Orleans. We hope he’ll now take responsibility for the deaths of many thousands of American and Iraqi people. By fault or design, he misled our political… Read More
Shame on Bangor Superintendent of Schools Robert Ervin and the Bangor School Committee for their approval of a policy to begin raiding schools in local communities by allowing nonresident students to attend the city’s middle schools. According to Ervin, the idea “makes good financial sense” and would provide… Read More
I SO agree with Thelma Sweet’s view on the missing TV Watch. I, too, am a senior and enjoy TV in the evenings. I also like to know what is on for the week ahead. If I have plans to not be at home, I can tape the… Read More
Thanks to Thelma W. Sweet (BDN, Sept. 23) for asking your paper to return to the weekly magazine format for your TV program guide. With a once-weekly guide, you can scan in advance for anything worth watching and set your mind (and-or your VCR) so you won’t miss… Read More
It was with a degree of sadness that I read of the Old Town school board’s decision to drop the names “Indians” and “Braves” for its athletic teams. If members of the Penobscot Nation are offended by the use of these terms, so be it. I suspect many… Read More
Hurricane Katrina came ashore a few weeks ago and blew the clothes off the American emperor, leaving the nation bowed and naked. For those not too embarrassed to look at the many ugly truths exposed, there was much to learn. Most searing were the images… Read More
FARMINGTON – Maine’s public universities are helping students and faculty displaced by Hurricane Katrina continue their learning and teaching. In addition to raising money for victims from the hurricane-battered gulf region, the campuses have found other ways to help, University of Maine System officials said… Read More
AUGUSTA – Scott Hewitt, a trucker whose long record of driving offenses came to light after a fatal crash on the Maine Turnpike this summer, pleaded innocent Monday to nine charges stemming from the July 29 accident. Hewitt, of Caribou, entered not guilty pleas to… Read More
Maria Eugenia Rave of Bangor should be on familiar ground when she heads to Washington, D.C., today as a Maine representative to the Senate Hispanic Leadership Summit. The summit, led by U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison of Texas, is an opportunity for nearly 400 Hispanic… Read More
ELLSWORTH – The former estate of lumber tycoon Col. John Black has always been a regal site. Its lush grounds and stately design attract thousands of visitors each year, and its grand collections earn national accolades for their historical significance. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
One Episcopal priest is leaving his native state, while another has returned to hers amid a controversy over homosexuality that has divided the Anglican Communion for more than two years. The Rev. Kevin Holsapple bid farewell on Sunday to his flock at St. John’s Episcopal… Read More
FARMINGTON – The University of Maine System board of trustees has created a six-member study group to provide information about how policy decisions are made at other colleges and university systems. The group was created in light of faculty frustrations that the university system didn’t… Read More
BRIDGEWATER – Myreta Shaw turned 80 last Thursday. For anybody, it’s an important milestone in life, but for Shaw, it’s an event she squeezed in between runs on the potato harvester. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = [];… Read More
CARMEL – The company that is developing the town’s revaluation is asking for an extension, but with so much depending on the assessment, town officials want it sooner rather than later. “I think we should maybe put our foot down and ask them to honor… Read More
ORRINGTON – The new crew has been hired, the billing is in order and even though not all the radios have been collected, the Orrington Fire and Rescue Department is expected to start operating Saturday or by Monday at the latest. “I’ll end up with… Read More
MILLINOCKET – Saying that she was tired of the endless name-calling over MAGIC, Councilor Gail Fanjoy said Monday she will not seek re-election, while a man unintentionally at the center of much of the controversy has said he will run for office. “If my leaving… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT – Jack Clukey will stay on as Dover-Foxcroft’s town manager. Selectmen on Monday conducted an executive session to review Clukey’s performance, and during a public session later voted unanimously to appoint him as town manager to the end of the 2006 fiscal year. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
OLD TOWN – After a workshop Monday to discuss the overpopulation of white-tailed deer that has been plaguing residents of the Marsh Island area for years, the council has agreed on a draft resolve to implement a regulated hunt to thin the herd. Councilors are expected to vote… Read More
A Medway man was arrested Saturday after he admitted that he burglarized a camp in Grindstone earlier this month. Leslie A. Mushero, 27, was tracked by Penobscot County Sheriff’s Deputy Mike Knights, who received information from another man that Mushero may have sold him stolen… Read More
HAMPDEN – An open house for parents allowing them to meet teachers, tour the facility, and arrange individual conferences will be held 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 28, at Hampden Academy, 1 Main Road. Read More
DEXTER – A financial aid night, with information on student loans, grants, work-study and scholarship programs, will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25, at Dexter Regional High School, 12 Abbott Hill Road. Anne Reed of the Finance Authority of Maine will be the… Read More
BANGOR – StandUp!, a program on cyberbullying – bullying using technology such as cell phones – will be presented to pupils and the public today at the James F. Doughty School. Shanterra McBride, deputy executive director of The Empower Program, a nonprofit educational organization based… Read More
GREENVILLE – Sgt. Roger Guay of the Maine Warden Service, aided by his search and rescue dog Radar, will give a presentation explaining how canines are involved in locating missing people, as well as solving homicides, at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 29, at the Greenville School gymnasium. For… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT – A farm marketing and image-building workshop, designed to teach basic marketing terms and concepts, as well as offering exercises and tools to develop an effective farm image, will be held 6:30-9:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 5, and Thursday, Nov. 3, at the Piscataquis County Extension Office, 165… Read More
SULLIVAN – The Sumner Memorial High School music department will present a concert and dance at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30, to raise money for a student trip to New York City. The Down East steel drum band Schoodic Steel will perform in the high… Read More
ALEXANDER – Hundreds of cans of beer were dumped onto Route 9 early Monday morning after a delivery truck driven by a 26-year-old Corinth man went off the road, struck a utility pole and tree and rolled over several times. Kurt Jarzabek was ejected from… Read More
FRANKLIN – A local man was arrested after drug agents seized 47 marijuana plants from a field that police said had been booby-trapped with sharp objects and trip wires. Jan Michael Ryan, 52, faces one charge of aggravated cultivation of marijuana, a Class C felony… Read More
ROCKLAND – There’s plenty of competition for City Council and SAD 5 director seats, which are up for grabs this November. Mayor Tom Molloy and Councilor Patricia Moran Wotton have cleared the way for newcomers to try for two three-year City Council seats. Neither incumbent… Read More
MACHIAS – Area residents plan to honor all veterans, including those who have served and are serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, with a parade on Sunday, Oct. 2. The parade will begin at 1:30 p.m. on Route 1 in front of Blueberry Ford. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
MACHIAS – Two brothers from Mexico are recovering at Down East Community Hospital after allegedly stabbing each other at a cabin for migrant workers on the blueberry barrens. Both men were driven to the emergency room around 4 p.m. Saturday by the girlfriend of the… Read More
ROCKLAND – SAD 5 directors negotiated the terms of departure for Superintendent Anne Demers, who resigned Sept. 19 to take a position with a Boston educational consulting firm. On Thursday, the board agreed that Demers may leave SAD 5 in 30 days – or sooner,… Read More
BREWER – Paul Tukey, co-host of “People, Places and Plants,” will be in town Wednesday to present a program on his favorite gardens in Maine and then will plant some new seeds. Tukey will start his day by kicking off the Brewer Garden and Bird… Read More
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HOULTON – A second hunter safety course for firearm use will be held from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, Sept. 26-29, at Houlton High School. The 12-hour course, sponsored by SAD 29 and SAD 70 adult education programs and the Maine Department of… Read More
MEDWAY – After being stalled for almost a year, a plan to create what could be the state’s first industrial park totally powered by environment-friendly biomass boilers, creating as many as 80 jobs, seems to be moving forward, town officials said Monday. Dick Day, owner… Read More
BREWER – A mix of live and recorded music designed to attract all ages is planned for a family street dance 7-10 p.m. Saturday at Brewer Auditorium, and all of the money raised with go toward purchasing new high school band uniforms. The band uniforms… Read More
BANGOR – Support for a proposed citywide ban in city buildings on magazines, brochures, newspapers and other publications not connected to departmental operations quickly eroded Monday during a City Council meeting. “I think the solution here is much worse than the problem,” Gerry Palmer, a… Read More
BANGOR – After getting an earful from city taxicab drivers, city councilors agreed Monday to table a proposed increase in the maximum amounts that cabdrivers can charge their fares. Councilors will consider a fuel surcharge during the next meeting of their finance committee at 5… Read More
PITTSFIELD – Mayor Peter “Andi” Vigue, 35, will be stepping down as a Pittsfield councilor at the end of this year, after six years of public service. Although Vigue did not make his plans public during recent council meetings, he did not return nomination papers… Read More
The town has launched Rapid Renewal, the Maine Department of the Secretary of State’s online service for renewal of motor vehicle registrations. The service includes 88 municipalities, and more than 100,000 transactions have been processed. Residents can access the service through www.sosonline.org. Read More
Old Town has been named a winner in the first national competition to identify “100 Best Communities for Young People,” sponsored by The Alliance for Youth. The communities are being recognized for their commitment to provide healthy, safe and caring environments for young people. The River Coalition Inc. Read More
MACHIAS – Families in North Gulfport, Miss., suffered losses from Hurricane Katrina in ways similar to residents of New Orleans, and a number of Machias-area churches are responding to their new needs. Church leaders are working to fill a tractor-trailer with boxes of goods and… Read More
BELFAST – It will be a one-time, one-of-a-kind send-off, Mayor Mike Hurley says of MBNA Appreciation Day scheduled for Saturday. “It’s sort of like a retirement party,” he said Monday. “You really only get one chance at it.” googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
VERONA ISLAND – There’s a man going round taking names. Actually, in the case of the new Penobscot crossing bridge under construction between Prospect and Verona Island, there’s a whole legislative committee. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
ROCKLAND – The Passamaquoddy Towers and Wabanaki Cultural Center is being viewed as a welcome improvement to a South End eyesore. The Passamaquoddy Tribe and Jesse Wheeler LLC are proposing to convert two concrete grain silos at 64 Atlantic Ave. into 15 waterfront condominiums, a… Read More
MARS HILL – With just a few weeks to go before contractors pave the parking lot and driveway, work on the $600,000 Hiram Adelman Memorial Fire Station is drawing to a close. Town officials expect the volunteer fire department to move into the 70-by-100 foot… Read More
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I recently received a “Lincoln Veterans Memorial Monument Update” from Josephine DiCenso, secretary of the Lincoln Veterans Memorial Monument Committee. The committee, she wrote, “is pleased that approximately $27,000 has been raised for the new monument,” but added that just $3,000 is needed to reach… Read More
CARIBOU – A new program, Seeds of Hope, is linking 5,000 National FFA Organization members, formerly the Future Farmers of America, from Maine to California to provide aid to agricultural education programs devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Darick C. Williams, Maine’s FFA president, said Monday that… Read More
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The number of smog days in New England doubled this year compared with last year, an increase federal officials blamed on a streak of hot summer weather. The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday reported that the number of unhealthful ozone days doubled… Read More
BANGOR – A federal judge on Friday called a Princeton man’s journey from businessman and loving husband and father to dealing drugs from his auto repair shop “another American tragedy.” U.S District Judge John Woodcock gave Travis Nicholson, 33, a bit of a break when… Read More
ROCKLAND – A judge amended bail conditions Monday for an SAD 50 administrator charged with criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon, allowing him to possess a firearm for hunting when more than 100 miles from Thomaston. In 6th District Court, Judge William Anderson also lifted… Read More
ORONO – College Republicans will host conservative writer and activist David Horowitz today at the University of Maine and Wednesday at Bates College in Lewiston. Horowitz is the founder of Students for Academic Freedom – studentsforacademicfreedom.org, a nationwide coalition of student groups dedicated to promoting… Read More
PORTLAND – A Kittery lawyer accused of running a prostitution ring and conspiring to launder the millions of dollars in profits it generated went on trial Monday in U.S. District Court. Eight jurors and four alternates were selected last week to hear the case of… Read More
CONCORD, N.H. – U.S. Sen. John Sununu is calling for the resignation of Executive Councilor Raymond Burton, a fellow Republican, for having hired an aide with an extensive criminal record. Mark Seidensticker, 45, of Concord and Ogunquit, Maine, was arrested last month in Concord, accused… Read More
MONTPELIER, Vt. – A growing inability to pay the spiraling costs of the Medicaid health insurance program for the poor has forced Vermont into an innovative deal with the federal government that critics fear could jeopardize a safety net dating back to the Great Society. Read More
I am fortunate to have as a member of my family my Aunt Effie, who knows how to sew. My earliest memories of her are of hearing her talk about sewing, prefacing a statement with, “I’m going to make …” Aunt Effie’s daughter is a… Read More
In the fall of 1988, I rented an old farmhouse on the banks of the Penobscot in Winterport. The ell had an attic stairwell that pumped icy air into what had seemed like a cozy living room in the simmering warmth of late August. The old windows rattled… Read More
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Steve Trimper has only been working with the University of Maine baseball team on the field for about three weeks, but the Black Bears’ first-year coach is excited about the veteran group. Trimper, who was hired Aug. 18 to replace Paul Kostacopoulos, who took the… Read More
OLD TOWN – Monday Night Football came to Victory Field, and what emerged was an offensive shootout as Belfast outscored Old Town 46-20 in a drizzle-soaked Pine Tree Conference Class B matchup. Sean Leeman rushed 21 times for 130 yards and two touchdowns for the… Read More
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CORINTH – Danny Kane tallied three goals to spark the Central Red Devils to a 4-0 shutout win over the Penobscot Valley Howlers in a high school boys soccer game Monday. Joe Faggiole added a goal for 5-3 Central. Scott Kelley had two assists and… Read More
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