LINCOLN – Clothes and other items that Jaimi Cole was able to salvage Friday blanketed the small hotel room where she has been staying with her family since the foundation of their home began to crack Tuesday and sink into the ground. “The only thing… Read More
BANGOR – At 4:45 a.m. on a 20-degree, dark Black Friday morning, more than 100 shoppers were lined up to make a 5 a.m. entry into the Best Buy store off Bangor Mall Boulevard. They came for big-ticket items like televisions, computers and cameras. DVD… Read More
EASTPORT – Who could have imagined even a year ago that Water Street could be filled with shoppers on the day after Thanksgiving? John Miller for one. Captain’s Cargo, the store for gifts and books that he co-owns with Phyllis Siebert, was the forerunner of… Read More
AUGUSTA – There is an old saying that nothing is certain but death and taxes. Add another certainty, say the four members of Maine’s congressional delegation: Any proposal to reform taxes will be controversial. “Frankly the president’s tax reform commission report has landed with a… Read More
A story on Page A2 in the Saturday, Nov. 19, newspaper misidentified a contractor who is a defendant in the wrongful-death lawsuit involving a Glenburn woman killed two years ago in a Pushaw Road accident. Contractor Philip Mitchell is not owner of or affiliated with Mitchell Landscaping in… Read More
All of Thomas Kelly’s facts do not add up to the one single fact that this war has never had any justification relating to the security of the United States. I do not have to visit Iraq to understand that all we have accomplished there… Read More
I read with great interest Thomas W. Kelly III’s op-ed, “Proud to be an American” (BDN, Nov. 17). I believe all of us who are lucky enough to be in this great nation love it as we do our children. Now if one of our… Read More
In response to the article, “Doctor has license pulled by state board” (BDN, Nov. 23). As a former patient of Dr. Virginia Biddle, I am outraged at the actions, “based on reports from confidential sources,” that the Board of Licensure in Medicine in Maine has… Read More
The Nov. 15 Bangor Daily News editorial, “Higher Ed Comes Up Short,” painted a bleak picture of public support for higher education in Maine. While voters defeated Question 6, they approved two other measures that will provide nearly $4 million to support activities at the University of Maine. Read More
On behalf of the many emergency first responders in Penobscot County, the Penobscot Regional Communications Center board of directors, the Penobscot County commissioners and, most assuredly, Penobscot County Emergency Management, I would like to wish Cliff Wells a smooth sail and safe journey as he moves to his… Read More
Hugo Chavez’s goodwill oil offer would warm a capitalist’s heart. The leader of Venezuela and acclaimed foe of the Bush administration seized on Washington’s failure to deliver more funding for oil for the poor and offered 12 million gallons of home-heating oil at a cost 40 percent below… Read More
When something horrible happens, folk wisdom comes forward with two directives: “Don’t just stand there – do something” and “There ought to be a law.” So it is completely understandable that Sen. Bill Diamond, D-Windham, and Rep. Darlene Curley, R-Scarborough, quickly proposed tough new penalties… Read More
Any kid growing up in the woods of eastern and northern Maine, come spring, has kicked over a decaying stump or rolled a rotting log looking for a spotted salamander in Grandma’s woodlot. He has had an introductory music lesson from the cacophony of wood frogs that trill… Read More
Among those discussing the merits or otherwise of siting liquefied natural gas facilities on the Maine coast of the Passamaquoddy Bay, the rare references to Canada’s position have tended to focus on whether it can stop LNG tankers passing through its territorial waters at Head Harbor. Read More
The six pounds of advertising inserts in the morning newspaper on Thanksgiving Day sent a clear message: Ready or not, the official start of the Christmas shopping season is at hand. Enjoy your turkey and the candied yam concoction that Aunt Martha brought to the… Read More
John Burgess sits at his kitchen table, warmed by a nearby wood stove, sipping coffee and looking out the window at acres of Christmas trees. He’s taking a break, knowing that the next several weeks will be a whirlwind at his Newport pick-your-own tree operation. Read More
BANGOR – During one of the busiest shopping days of the year, traffic on Friday near the city’s newest stores on Stillwater Avenue was not nearly as bad as anticipated, suggesting that recent steps to eliminate gridlock may have worked. Bangor police reported only minor… Read More
BREWER – A slice of the city’s history is being cut off today as delivery drivers at the John J. Nissen Baking Corp., a Brewer business since the 1950s, unload the last stacks of Wonder Bread, Hostess Twinkies and J.J. Nissen bakery items. The Nissen… Read More
I’ll admit at the outset that I don’t know the difference between a Klingon and a Romulan. The Vulcans? Isn’t that the name of the pro football team in Atlanta? googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var… Read More
CARMEL – Rescuers on Friday pulled a hunter from frigid waters that left the man so numb he couldn’t move. The hunter, identified as Tom Gagne, 35, of Bangor, was rescued from the bog and taken by ambulance to Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor… Read More
PORTLAND – David Haraden, the Rockport man accused of beating his girlfriend Maxine Witham to death in a Portland hotel room in January, is scheduled to go on trial for murder Monday at Cumberland County Superior Court. Haraden, 48, lived with Witham, 35, in her… Read More
ELLSWORTH – The Harlem Rockets will visit Ellsworth High School for a special benefit basketball game against a collection of players from the community on Thursday, Dec. 1 at 7 p.m. P.J. Davis, president of the Ellsworth Area Chamber of Commerce, will lead the local… Read More
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VAN BUREN – Students damaging their school-provided laptops or using them to visit chat rooms and sexually explicit Web sites have prompted the SAD 24 board of directors to prevent the computers from leaving school grounds. In SAD 24, all students from fourth grade to… Read More
CALAIS – Three Washington County groups are sharing $8,000 in minigrants awarded earlier this month by the Washington County Drug Action Team for projects that address substance abuse problems Down East. The $8,000 in federal money is on top of $100,000 in federal funding that… Read More
HOULTON – Now that the bidding is over and the distribution of prizes has begun, an official with the Houlton Rotary Club said Friday that the group was pleased with the success of the 50th annual Houlton Rotary radio and TV auction. “The auction went… Read More
ELLSWORTH – The United Way of Eastern Maine has applauded a Hancock County agency that provides health resources to the public by honoring the group with its first-ever Community Impact Award. The accolade recognizes the work of Healthy Hancock, an organization that has helped foster… Read More
ELLSWORTH – Chris Brown, president and owner of Down East Office Products, has joined the board of associates at KidsPeace, a 123-year-old national children’s crisis charity organization with centers across the country. The board of associates for the KidsPeace campus in Ellsworth includes 20 local… Read More
PITTSFIELD – Jazz musicians at Maine Central Institute will present the annual fall jazz concert at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30, at MCI. Groups performing will include the jazz combo, vocal jazz ensemble and the instrumental jazz ensemble, with Dr. Chris Oberholtzer as the guest artist at the… Read More
BREWER – The All-City Choral Concert will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30, in the Brewer High School gymnasium. Admission to the event is $2 for adults and $1 for students. Proceeds benefit music education in the Brewer Schools. For more information, call… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT – A $3.9 million proposed spending plan for Piscataquis County government and a $1.1 million budget for surrounding unorganized territory will be presented to the public for comment next week. A public hearing on the two proposed budgets will be held at 7 p.m. Read More
BANGOR – Wings for Children & Families Inc., a private, nonprofit agency providing targeted case management services to children and youth with mental illness in Aroostook, Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis, and Washington counties, will celebrate its 10th year anniversary from 10 a.m. to 6 p. m. Wednesday, Dec. 7,… Read More
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DOVER-FOXCROFT – Selectmen plan to recognize two local police officers next week for their actions during a standoff in September in which one of the officers was wounded. Lt. Scott Arno and Officer Dave Wilson will be honored at 7 p.m. Monday, in the Thompson… Read More
LINCOLN – With three failed attempts to pass a budget behind it, SAD 67 will avoid another public vote on its fourth budget by holding a district budget meeting on Wednesday. The meeting will be at 7 p.m. at Mattanawcook Academy. Residents and town officials… Read More
WESTON – An 88-year-old motorist was listed in fair condition Friday after suffering injuries in a Thanksgiving Day accident on Route 1 in Weston. Payson Estabrook, residence unavailable, remained hospitalized at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor one day after he lost control of the… Read More
BLUE HILL – Parents, teenagers and other members of the community are invited to share their thoughts on the problem of underage drinking during a public forum Tuesday, Nov. 29, at George Stevens Academy. “A Cry for Help: Underage Drinking on the Blue Hill Peninsula”… Read More
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MADAWASKA – An Edmundston, New Brunswick, businessman was expected to have his initial appearance in federal court in New York on Friday on charges of traveling to the United States with the intent to have sex with a minor. He faces fines and a maximum… Read More
UNION – Every high school has them. They are the square pegs that don’t fit into round holes. They are labeled alternative students – the ones who can’t sit in conventional classrooms with conventional teaching and learn in conventional ways. Instead, they learn by doing,… Read More
BOSTON – City officials grappling with a rise in shootings say the trend is linked to the flow of guns into the city from Vermont, Maine and New Hampshire. People trying to get around tough Massachusetts laws requiring a state permit to buy a handgun… Read More
SOUTH BERWICK – The bittersweet image of a tractor-trailer pulling out from a refurbished New Hampshire mill last year with the last of five loads of old newspapers remains etched in the memories of author Nicholson Baker and his wife. Their feelings mirrored those of… Read More
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia – The start of the fall lobster season off southwestern Nova Scotia on Monday will be monitored closely by search and rescue officials. About 1,700 vessels will race out to dump their traps in one of the region’s richest lobster fisheries. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
MANCHESTER, N.H. – The pilot of a cargo plane that crashed into a Manchester Wal-Mart told investigators that one of the plane’s propellers cut out moments before the aircraft went down. Pilot Paul Seyler-Schmidt of Portland, Maine, heard an explosion shortly after taking off from… Read More
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BERLIN, N.H. – North Country development officials say a new ATV park could have a bigger economic impact on the city than an 11,500-bed federal prison also in the works. Berlin Economic Development Director Norm Charest says the ATV park plans dwarf the federal prison… Read More
PORTLAND – A Portland man is scheduled to be arraigned Monday in the shooting death of his younger brother at their mother’s home Thanksgiving afternoon, police said. Edmund Davis, 53, is charged with murder in the death of Michael Davis, 51, who was pronounced dead… Read More
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Seniors Derek Damon and Greg Moore and junior Michel Leveille have combined for 234 career points on 111 goals and 123 assists. And, after a trial run in a 7-2 win over the United States National Team Development Program’s Under-18 squad, they will play on… Read More
ORONO – With its top point guard coming back from a knee injury and other untested ballhandlers in the guard rotation, the University of Maine fully expects to get pressed hard this season. What better test than to take on a team such as Kennesaw… Read More
GRAND FORKS, N.D. – Vanessa Vani scored off a Kelly Law assist 1:19 into the third period Friday night, giving the University of Maine a 2-1 women’s hockey victory over North Dakota at Englestad Arena. Genevieve Turgeon made 23 saves to backstop the victory for… Read More
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The furnace men showed up Monday morning to do whatever they do best to make the machine ready for winter. After a mild Sunday and even milder Monday, I had second thoughts about writing a check for that amount when it was so warm. Then again, since I… Read More
If you’ve always wanted to try your hand at tying flies, the Penobscot Fly Fishers can make that process simple for you. The PFF offers a popular winter course for beginners that takes all of the guesswork out of tying, and teaches all the basics… Read More
I’ve been a duck hunter since I was old enough to shoot a 20 gauge. Goose gunning is my true bane, however, and I’ve made more than a hundred trips to Maryland’s Eastern Shore, Connecticut, New York, and various spots in Canada in pursuit of honkers. Since Maine’s… Read More
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LAKE LOUISE, Alberta – Overall World Cup ski champion Bode Miller said Friday he is being targeted for more doping tests since suggesting last month that regulations on banned substances be liberalized. After telling reporters at the World Cup opener in Soelden last month that… Read More
Like the Blues Brothers, Loanne Spaulding was on a mission from God. A restoration veteran with impeccable taste, Spaulding knew the Christian Science church off Route 1 in Belfast would make a fabulous house. Every Sunday, she and her husband, Bruce, would drive by… Read More
You might still be eating leftover turkey sandwiches, but it’s time to start thinking about holiday shopping. To help find the perfect gift for the reality television fan in your life, I’ve put together a list of some of the hottest holiday finds in the… Read More
You’d better not shove, you’d better not cut. You’d better not swear – I’m telling you what: ShopGirl is coming to town. She knows when you have cart rage. She knows when you’ve been rude. She knows when you give poor store clerks a heap… Read More
My “top ten” movie list must have 75 entries by now. This week, I added “True Romance.” There are about 30 reasons for the addition, but it was mostly Dennis Hopper, with assists from Christopher Walken and Elvis, all aided by the magic of Netflix. Read More
Every so often Marjorie and I will help a friend prune an overgrown rhododendron. In addition to bringing out the best of the teacher in both of us, these “miniworkshops” are great therapy. It is a joy to bring out the best in a plant, to nudge its… Read More
“Happy Endings”: From Don Roose, whose “The Opposite of Sex” was one of the freshest, funniest comedies of 1998, comes “Happy Endings,” a busy little drama with comedic undertones. The cast is a who’s who, a who’s not and a who might one day be; they’re the best… Read More