BANGOR – State officials released no new information Tuesday about the Easter shooting deaths of two registered sex offenders and the suicide of the gunman. “We are working with the Massachusetts authorities as well as the Canadian authorities to follow up and develop more as… Read More
    ASHLAND – In small Maine towns, lives are tightly interwoven, and when a neighbor dies, it affects everyone. But when four girls are wrenched away from their family and community all at once, time seems to stop. On Tuesday, the day after four sisters –… Read More
    Convinced that people in his New Sweden church had deliberately upset him, 53-year-old Daniel Bondeson decided to retaliate. So he poured a liquid into coffee that sickened 16 people, killing one, in the worst arsenic poisoning in U.S. history, investigators said Tuesday. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
    A brief published on Page C3 in some editions of the April 15 paper about Route 9 reopening in Hampden after a truck and train collision earlier in the week should have reported that the truck was heading north to the Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden when the… Read More
    BANGOR – Eastern Maine Community College has been approved to provide workers for the Federal Aviation Administration. After a thorough review, the FAA has given a thumbs up to EMCC’s Electrical and Automation Program as a training ground for technicians so that in the future… Read More
    Three dollar gas, anyone? That question is coming back with a vengeance in Maine, and nowhere more quickly than in Aroostook County, where gasoline prices shot past $3 per gallon last fall in the wake of hurricane damage caused to Gulf Coast energy industry infrastructure. Read More
    Editor’s note: April Forristall will graduate from the University of Maine in May and is writing a series of columns, to appear Wednesdays, about her and classmates’ job-hunting experiences. I enjoyed approximately four hours of my winter break before panic struck. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
    The Easter morning killing of two registered sex offenders should prompt lawmakers and other officials to reconsider aspects of the state’s online sex offender registry. A key question is whether information about those convicted of lesser crimes should be as readily available as that for the worst offenders. Read More
    Of the various recent outrages contemplated by Congress, one its members will not hear about from the public is a gimmick to pay for a tax cut with another tax cut – in this case, flipping regular individual retirement accounts, open to everyone, into Roth IRAs, which were… Read More
    I was puzzled by Robert Myers’ suggestion (BDN, April 14) that Arthur Greif’s April 5 op-ed was “short-sided, overly simplistic and painfully naive.” Greif took a long view and summarized the history of armies invading Mesopotamia for more than, 2,000 years. In contrast, Myers begins… Read More
    The op-ed commentary by Richard C. Hill, “Go ahead, you do the math” (BDN, April 12), is cogent, as always. The trouble is, I have been reading Professor Hill’s paens to nuclear power for 20 years and I have yet to hear him address the crucial issue: How… Read More
    The old 1875 Water Works in Bangor is being reconstructed, making way for 35 apartment units for low-income adults, some on the verge of becoming homeless. The cost is estimated to be $6.4 million, probably more when the expected overruns come tumbling in. If my… Read More
    Just for the record, what is a trademark for? In an article written by Bangor Daily News reporter Tom Groening (BDN, Feb. 6), mention was made that a Tennessee-based newsprint publication called Boats and Harbors last year challenged a Maine publication for using trademark “Boats… Read More
    In the folk era, I loved Woody Guthrie’s song “Deportee,” about the plight of the migrant workers. Now, the headlines of the April 3 Human Events” weekly show Pasadena high school students carrying signs declaring, “If you think I’m illegal because I’m Mexican, learn the true history because… Read More
    Your March 20 editorial “Electricity Woes” makes some valid points about Maine’s current energy situation. In particular, the region’s overdependence on natural gas-fired electricity generation needs to be addressed with renewed emphasis on conservation, demand-side management and new renewable generation. However, the editorial incorrectly asserts… Read More
    WARREN – Two inmates at Bolduc Correctional Facility wandered too far afield last weekend and may face more time behind bars as a result. Authorities said Tuesday the two men were arrested shortly before midnight Friday as they were leaving a home at 384 Cushing… Read More
    PORTLAND – A United Nations effort to impose sanctions against Sudan remained stalled Tuesday, but that didn’t stop Gov. John Baldacci and the Maine Legislature from thinking globally by acting locally. In a ceremonial signing of LD 1758 – a bill passed last month by… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE – Chester DeMerchant has always been an unassuming man. When his family and friends held a surprise 60th anniversary party for DeMerchant and his wife, Rose, the couple didn’t think the party was for them – they just wanted to know why everyone… Read More
    BANGOR – Wind gusts in excess of 30 mph were blamed Tuesday for power outages that briefly affected thousands of customers in Bangor Hydro-Electric Co.’s service area and several hundred customers served by Central Maine Power Co. “We’re getting some pretty good winds coming through,”… Read More
    FORT KENT – Residents and police have been finding used needles and syringes around the town in the past couple of weeks. The finds have been disconcerting for Police Chief Kenneth Michaud and his officers. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
    BELFAST – Saying that he had lost faith in Superintendent of Schools Bob Young, SAD 34 board chairman Al Douglas has resigned, effective immediately. “I indicated to the board that based on my convictions I felt I could no longer have a working relationship with… Read More
    ELLSWORTH – Rather than wait for the money to come in, the City Council agreed this week to borrow up to $1.25 million to complete road construction projects. “The cost of doing roads has increased so much over the last few years, and we just… Read More
    BELFAST – Dr. Kent Clark has been named director of the emergency department at Waldo County General Hospital. Clark has been employed in the department since July 2001. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner =… Read More
    MACHIAS – A 49-year-old Baileyville man who was charged with two counts of kidnapping after his girlfriend told police he had terrorized her appeared in Washington County Superior Court on Tuesday. Richard Croman, who also was charged with two counts of aggravated assault and one… Read More
    PRINCETON – Linda Godfrey, who has led 163 Washington County residents through the Washington County Leadership Institute over the past 10 years, knew her current class was plotting a surprise for its final meeting. She didn’t know it involved her. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    WILLIMANTIC – The comprehensive plan committee and town selectmen invite local residents to a Community Night at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Town Hall. Committee members Gordon Moore and Fred Turner will open the program. Consultant Gwen Hilton will give a plan overlay and display… Read More
    BANGOR – The Bangor Masonic Temple Association will hold a meeting at 7 tonight at Anah Shrine Center. The meeting will be held to approve plans for the Masonic Temple building to be located at 300 Perry Road. All Masons who are members of one… Read More
    State Rep. Herb Clark, D-Millinocket, will hold office hours on Thursday, April 20, to help constituents with state issues. Clark will be available: googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i =… Read More
    MATTAWAMKEAG – The deputy town clerk was being investigated Tuesday by the Penobscot County District Attorney’s Office after town workers reported about $500 missing from town cash accounts. Deputy Clerk Betty Twist was interviewed by town officials and placed on suspension Friday after about two… Read More
    A Bangor woman was arrested around 5 p.m. Monday after she was observed leaving Wal-Mart without paying for items she had concealed in a backpack. Heather Williams was seen by a loss prevention employee at the Bangor store taking clothing from displays and going to… Read More
    NEWPORT – A preliminary budget approved last week by the SAD 48 board of directors will result in a decrease in taxation to each of the district’s six towns: Corinna, Hartland, Newport, Palmyra, Plymouth and St. Albans. Although the $18.4 million budget reflects a 3.4… Read More
    NEWPORT – Local officials are excited over the possibility of extending water and sewer lines up the Moosehead Trail and out Williams Road to Nokomis Regional High School and Sebasticook Valley Middle School. A new system would benefit SAD 48 and could also be used… Read More
    BANGOR – During a meeting Tuesday night dominated by nine separate public hearings, two agenda items stood out in terms of the level of discussion they generated. One of the items involved a medium-sized commercial subdivision proposed for outer Broadway by Bangor developer Judson Grant… Read More
    LINCOLN – Two people were charged in connection with the recovery of a stolen motor vehicle Monday on Lee Road, police said Tuesday. A girl, 16, was charged with operating a motor vehicle without a license, burglary of a motor vehicle and theft. A passenger… Read More
    HAMPDEN – Residents will see on the June 13 ballot a bond issue to finance $1.5 million in sewer projects along Route 1A, but will not see an issue that would have expanded and made improvements to phase II of the business and commerce park. Read More
    LINCOLN – A veteran Town Council member battling cancer will step down from his post of more than 15 years effective June 7, he said Tuesday. Councilor John Weatherbee, 75, cited pending chemotherapy treatments and his desire to serve the town as well as it… Read More
    MACHIAS – The first company to announce plans to bring a liquefied natural gas facility to Washington County presented the project’s details on Tuesday to the Sunrise County Economic Council – which months ago had backed a second, rival project with a letter of support. Read More
    PERRY – LNG turned a selectmen’s meeting into a mini-battle field Monday that pitted neighbors against neighbors. It all began last week when some members of the planning board asked David Turner, the newly elected chairman of the Board of Selectmen, to sign an application… Read More
    MADAWASKA – Some area volunteer groups have named Raymonde Corriveau of Frenchville the St. John Valley Volunteer of the Year for her 40 years of service. Volunteers presented the award on Saturday night at the Madawaska American Legion Hall. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
    STONINGTON – Researchers will rely on divers and genetic tagging methods to determine the success of a hatchery-based lobster stocking program set to begin this summer. Lobstermen have been working for more than a year with the Penobscot East Resource Center to develop the Stonington… Read More
    Homemade manicotti, ziti, spaghetti and meatballs are on the menu, along with tossed salad, Italian bread and dessert for a benefit supper hosted by David and Shirley Oliver of Millinocket from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday at St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church on Highland Avenue in Millinocket. Read More
    CONCORD, N.H. – A Statehouse hearing on whether to let Public Service Company of New Hampshire build a wood-fired power plant in the North Country turned into a debate over electric deregulation Tuesday. Supporters of the wood-fired plant told the House Science, Technology and Energy… Read More
    BANGOR – A Penobscot County Jail inmate died Tuesday afternoon at a Bangor hospital, three days after he tried to hang himself. Charles Leslie Mushero, 47, died at about 5 p.m. after he was taken off life support at Eastern Maine Medical Center, Penobscot County… Read More
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    Celebrate Earth Day The Brooklin Inn is part of a nationwide effort to celebrate Earth Day through food. The Earth Dinner is a promotion of Chef’s Collective, whose members focus on local, organic foods. Brooklin Inn’s menu features such ingredients every night, but on Saturday,… Read More
    It’s that time of year again. Major and minor league baseball are under way and now, in our great state, it’s time for the high schools to begin play along with all the youth leagues. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
    ORONO – In addition to contending with the Colby College softball team, the University of Maine had to deal with a swirling wind during Tuesday afternoon’s game at Kessock Field. And Colby had to deal with Maine’s pitchers, two of whom combined to throw a… Read More
    ORONO – The University of Maine baseball team struggled at the plate against America East rival Stony Brook last weekend, hitting .200 and scoring only seven runs in three games while going 2-1 against the Seawolves. The Black Bears broke out of their mini-slump Tuesday,… Read More
    ORONO – The University of Maine men’s hockey team and the Friends of Maine Hockey will hold the annual awards banquet on May 12. The banquet will be held at Jeff’s Catering on Coffin Avenue at the Brewer Industrial Park. Social hour will begin at… Read More
    BANGOR – Jeff Jordan, 34, of Bangor bowled his first 300 game during the Monday Night Men’s League at Family Fun Bowling Center. Jordan bowled 300-219-214 for a 733 series. The 300 game is the 21st of the season for Family Fun Bowling Center by… Read More
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    Scarborough’s Ryan Moore will drive the Braun Racing No. 38 Chevy in Saturday night’s Bashas’ Supermarkets 200 NASCAR Busch Series race at Phoenix International Raceway. A family spokesperson verified a story in the Charlotte Observer that said Moore will replace Anthony Foyt IV, who has… Read More