An incorrect name was listed in a Brewer School Committee article that ran in Tuesday’s State section. The retiring teacher is Charron Lisnik. Read More
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    Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, chairwoman, Small Business Committee. Earned income: $162,100. 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]… Read More
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    AUGUSTA – The lone House of Representatives incumbent facing a contested primary election lost, and the lone Senate incumbent with a primary opponent won in Tuesday’s voting to nominate legislative candidates for the November ballot, according to unofficial tallies. A list of apparent winners compiled… Read More
    KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Interstate Bakeries Corp., the bankrupt maker of Hostess Twinkies and Wonder bread which has a plant in Biddeford, Maine, said Wednesday its losses in April were cut by half from the month before. For the four weeks ending April 29, the… Read More
    SKOWHEGAN – Maine’s maple syrup production rose a whopping 13 percent this past season, according to figures released Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Total production for the spring of 2006 was 300,000 gallons, compared with 265,000 gallons last year. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
    CAMDEN – Not surprisingly, the 2 million annual visitors to Maine’s state parks are boosting the state economy as well as filling admission fee coffers. “We’ve always known we had a big impact on the Maine economy,” Conservation Commissioner Pat McGowan said Wednesday in a… Read More
    Should the cheers Tuesday for GOP gubernatorial challenger Chandler Woodcock from supporters of John Baldacci worry state Sen. Woodcock’s party? The Baldacci supporters were cheerful because Republicans chose their most conservative candidate to compete in a large field, and Democrats plausibly believed the choice most helped the governor. Read More
    As the Nov. 7 election draws closer, I see more and more right-wing rhetoric in the newspapers trying to blame Gov. Baldacci for every bad thing. These critics seem to forget that, unlike their colleagues in Washington who inherited a budget surplus, Baldacci was left with quite a… Read More
    Amusing to see that you don’t bother to read your own paid advertising. Hard to believe that, if you had, you would have printed last weekend’s King James Bible Baptist Church full-page, anti-Catholic comic-strip version of Revelation and the end-days as rendered by the notorious Jack T. Chick. Read More
    Maine’s supreme court recently decided a case of rights over a child by dividing them in half, agreeing that even while the child is in the custody of the state, his parents have a say in a possible life-or-death decision: whether to put into effect a do-not-resuscitate order. Read More
    I am writing to express my dismay at the publication, a full page no less, of an ad in your June 10-11 edition featuring the material of the Jack T. Chick company. I find it insulting and disrespectful to Catholics with its repetition of old… Read More
    Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert met with President Bush in May to seek support for an Israeli plan to unilaterally annex major Israeli enclaves in the West Bank, East Jerusalem, the Golan Heights and the Jordan Valley. Bush had already given Israeli Prime Minister Ariel… Read More
    A recent Associated Press story regarding Ireland should be required reading for all Maine politicians. The story outlined how Ireland has gone from economic doldrums to become the European Union’s shining star. From being among Europe’s poorest nations, it now boasts the EU’s highest per capita gross domestic… Read More
    On June 7, Alan Green-span testified before the Foreign Relations Committee of the U.S. Senate. He understands the world marketplace for petroleum. He also has access to the very best information on world oil resources and the politics of national oil companies. What follows is a review of… Read More
    Children are brilliant and adolescents, while less so, are never wrong. Adults? There’s where problems arise. Many grown-ups are clueless but unwilling to utter the rarest words in the English language: “I don’t know.” So, let me state for the record that I was wrong,… Read More
    Biologists and birders hope their annual count will show increases in the number of piping plovers in Maine. Thirty bird spotters combed 34 beaches for plovers and their nests as part of an international survey of the shorebirds Tuesday. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
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    CALAIS – A high-speed chase, rubber checks and two smashed vehicles – one a police car – landed a Portland man in jail Wednesday. The paper trail started in Knox and ended in Calais, with stops in Bangor. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
    PORTLAND – The lawyer for former state social worker Sally Schofield told Maine supreme court justices Wednesday that his client’s 20-year sentence in the asphyxiation death of her 5-year-old foster child was too severe. The sentencing judge, Superior Court Justice Thomas Delahanty, didn’t fairly compare… Read More
    HOLDEN – Nearly 200 residents showed up at Wednesday’s annual town meeting and, after asking several questions, resoundingly defeated two proposals to build a new public safety building. The two proposals differed only in the number of years the town would have borrowed the money. Read More
    BANGOR – The Penobscot County Jail was under the microscope this week as both state and local officials looked at ways to reduce inmate crowding and increase efficiencies without sacrificing security. Two in-depth reviews were under way, one by a local committee looking at the… Read More
    BANGOR – The city airport has been awarded $1.5 million in federal money to help fund construction projects and a drainage study. The money was granted by the Federal Aviation Administration through the U.S. Department of Transportation. Among the plans at Bangor International Airport is… Read More
    SAD 48 voters on Tuesday approved a school budget that 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 percent increase over last year’s expenditures, it will… Read More
    Demolition crews finished tearing down the Main Street Inn on Wednesday afternoon, a project they had been working on since Tuesday. While they knocked down the last pieces of the 45-year-old motel, Bangor police were called in to halt traffic on Main Street temporarily as the crew tore… Read More
    MACHIAS – A $1.5 million project for affordable housing in which low-income homeowners provide sweat equity to build their own houses will go before voters at a special town meeting today. The little-publicized proposal would make for a tax increment financing district consisting of 10… Read More
    MACHIAS – The Washington County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a rash of political sign tampering. More than 80 signs were found in a gravel pit in Lubec on Wednesday. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner… Read More
    CAMDEN – Select Board Chairman John French Jr. was returned to the board in voting Tuesday, and Sharon Gilbert was elected to a first term. French landed 596 votes, and Gilbert won 510 votes. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
    WARREN – SAD 40 voters Tuesday passed a $19 million budget for 2007, despite one mighty close vote. Question 2 seeking $15,107,616 for essential programs and services squeaked through 1,456-1,451. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var… Read More
    STOCKTON SPRINGS – After six years of trying, residents on Tuesday voted to accept the town’s comprehensive plan. The plan, which sets a course for development, growth and preservation, had been brought before the voters at town meeting for years but failed to win approval. Read More
    ROCKLAND – Tuesday’s vote to repeal a city ordinance regarding a trash disposal fee program caused Mayor Brian Harden to announce Wednesday that a City Council meeting will be called to decide the next step. The vote leaves the city’s budget for fiscal year 2007… Read More
    Residents of three St. John Valley towns, Madawaska, Van Buren and Eagle Lake, elected 15 municipal officials Tuesday. As expected, voting was heavier in those towns compared to other towns where there were no local elections on the ballot. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
    Central Aroostook Junior-Senior High School MARS HILL – Central Aroostook Junior-Senior High School of Mars Hill recently announced the honor parts for the Class of 2006. Graduation was held at 7 p.m. Friday, June 9 at the high school gymnasium. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    PITTSFIELD – Two separate crashes on Wednesday sent the drivers of both vehicles to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. About 6:30 a.m., Frederick Horne, 38, of Waterville fell asleep at the wheel while northbound on Interstate 95 in Pittsfield, according to Maine State Police Trooper… Read More
    HERMON – A longtime councilor has filed a civil lawsuit against the town in an attempt to retain the snow plowing contract he has held since 1996. Louis “Buzzy” LaChance filed a lawsuit earlier this month in Penobscot County Superior Court and was granted a… Read More
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    PRESQUE ISLE – Northern Maine Community College officials are hoping that a new course – designed to give students a chance to try everything from fly-fishing to rock climbing – will help keep students in college and graduates in Aroostook County. Discover Aroostook, a three-credit… Read More
    Welcome back, Corinna! Those are the words that came to mind as I listened to the excited and enthusiastic description of Old Fashioned Old Home Days being planned for the Corinna community from Thursday, June 29, through Sunday, July 2. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    BANGOR – Vandals tipped over two cement benches and moved a granite cross that had been at a monument for Portuguese explorer Estevan Gomez, who landed in what is now Bangor in 1525. The vandalism took place sometime between 1 and 7 a.m. Tuesday, according to the police… Read More
    PITTSFIELD – SAD 53 Superintendent Michael Gallagher said Wednesday that he thought many district voters did not understand the section of the proposed $7.8 million school budget they defeated in Tuesday’s voting. Five of the six proposed articles, including adult education which provides vital diploma… Read More
    Therapist, educators, family members and others involved in the care of someone with autism are invited to attend a series of three seminars that will explore the potential of music therapy. According to certified music therapist Alan Wittenberg of Surry, music can stimulate and motivate people of all… Read More
    BANGOR – Wearing a sweat shirt with a red, white and blue motif over her “God Bless America” T-shirt, Marlene Doucette, 71, of Orono, covered her heart with her right hand as an American Flag was carried in front of her. Called “colors” while carried… Read More
    BELFAST – Visitors to the second Belfast Farmers Market “Special Friday Street Festival” on June 23 will be treated to the talents of storytelling singer and musician Jennifer Armstrong and improvisational dance artist Helena Melone. Both local women will share the stage on Upper Main… Read More
    GREENVILLE – A slide presentation on Maine moose by biologist Doug Kane of the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife will be held at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, June 17, at the Community House. The free event is part of “MooseMainea” month in the Moosehead… Read More
    BANGOR – Five students from the Maine School of Science and Mathematics in Limestone recently won the Hydrogen Fuel Cell Model Car Challenge as part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s 2006 National Science Bowl in Washington, D.C. The team designed and built a hydrogen-powered… Read More
    BANGOR – Husson College has a new chief academic officer and dean of graduate studies. Richard Stephens, former vice president for academic affairs and academic dean at Eastern Nazarene College in Quincy, Mass., will oversee the education of 2,200 students in Husson’s business, health, education,… Read More
    Several recent reports confirm the alarming increase in prescription drug abuse in the United States. Here in Maine, a unique approach to limiting the widespread availability of these substances is under way and has the potential to become a national model. For decades, households have… Read More
    Hats off to all fathers this weekend. Hats off to all sons who will become fathers. Let’s just say it and get it over with: Hats off, you guys! googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner… Read More
    When Jim Albert of Glenburn heard about the huge salmon that was caught in Aroostook County last winter, he didn’t have the same reaction many of us did. Keith Ouellette’s landlocked salmon, which weighed in at 12.78 pounds, was subsequently recognized as a world record… Read More
    BREWER – The Bucksport softball team had plenty to play for Wednesday afternoon as the Golden Bucks faced postseason nemesis Winslow in the Eastern Maine Class B final at Coffin Field. The rivalry seemed unimportant, however, when the Bucks learned Tuesday afternoon that junior center… Read More
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    BANGOR – The Van Buren Crusaders were disappointed with their 12-2 five-inning loss to Lee Academy in Wednesday afternoon’s Eastern Maine Class D baseball final. But there was a measure of respect earned from the Cinderella journey that led the Crusaders to Mansfield Stadium and… Read More
    BANGOR – It was a game of plot twists that could have been decided much earlier. But in the end, it was the Golden Bucks of Bucksport who captured the Eastern Maine Class B baseball title on a two-out error in the bottom of the… Read More
    HERMON – Lindsay Seekins of Stockton Springs led the field of the ladies’ division to the green flag to post her first win of the season during Wacky Wednesday at Speedway 95. Seekins was challenged in the middle portion of the race by Vicki Hollobough… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE – The Nordic Heritage Ski Club is pulling off another first in the biathlon world this weekend as it hosts the 13th International Biathlon Union Organizers’ Meeting. About 40 biathlon officials from overseas were beginning to arrive Wednesday in Presque Isle for the… Read More
    WINTERPORT – Incumbent William Rogers was re-elected to another three-year term on the Town Council, and the Winterport Sewer District will now become part of the Winterport Water District after Tuesday’s municipal election. Rogers defeated challenger Stephen Cooper by a vote of 213-170. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    CAMDEN – Voters on Tuesday approved the $10.8 million Five Town Community School District budget for 2006-07. It covers grades 9-12 education for Camden, Rockport, Lincolnville, Hope and Appleton. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner… Read More
    ROCKLAND – SAD 5 voters rejected two articles Tuesday that are part of a $14.6 million budget for 2006-07. The $1,388,756 administration and $2,396,286 additional local funds lines did not pass muster among voters. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
    LEE – A voting audience consisting mostly of SAD 30 and Union 110 educators and their families voted overwhelmingly Wednesday night to approve a $3.5 million 2006-07 budget for the school system. The budget represents an $80,225, or 2.3 percent, increase over the budget that… Read More
    CARMEL – The proposed $7.8 million SAD 23 budget will go before voters during a public hearing at 7 p.m. Monday, June 19, at Caravel Middle School. The budget is up 5.6 percent from last year, but the amount to be raised by local taxes… Read More
    BANGOR – A Bangor woman was charged with aggravated assault on Tuesday after it was reported she stabbed her 29-year-old son in the arm after a dispute over money. The woman’s son and daughter told police that at about 5 p.m. they were walking on… Read More
    SEARSPORT – Voters in SAD 56 have given their approval to a $9,848,342 budget for the 2006-07 school year. The budget won approval Tuesday in all three of the district’s member towns, 354-256. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
    DEER ISLE – Residents OK’d all five school referendum questions during Tuesday’s voting, including formal approval of a $6 million budget. The town voted at a meeting last week to approve the 2006 budget, but the town has implemented a verification process for several years… Read More
    MACHIAS – Members of a Washington County Superior Court jury found themselves deadlocked Wednesday after deliberating for four hours on a case that charged a 28-year-old Machias man with unlawful sexual contact with a 13-year-old baby sitter. Jurors heard the trial on Tuesday of Nicholas… Read More
    WALDOBORO – Waldoboro voters Tuesday gave a proposed retail building size cap the boot. By a 1,094 to 770 vote, residents rejected an ordinance that would have restricted new retail buildings to 45,000 square feet. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
    BROOKSVILLE – Residents approved more than $36,000 in funding from a state program to continue a million-dollar addition and renovation project for the elementary school. Town officials said Wednesday that voters Tuesday passed the referendum, 118-62. Fewer than 200 of nearly 900 registered voters turned… Read More
    UNITY – The $15.2 million 2006-07 budget proposed by the SAD 3 board was approved in voting on Tuesday. The budget represents an increase in spending of about 6.5 percent over the 2005-06 budget year. Read More
    MATTAWAMKEAG – Resident Steve Worster will be the town’s new administrative assistant, Selectman John Whitehouse said Wednesday. Worster accepted the job Friday, replacing Town Administrator Joseph E. Clark. Worster is expected to start his new job in a few weeks, Whitehouse said. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
    HOLDEN – A man suspected of trying to talk his way into homes in order to get access to elderly women’s underwear may have been showing deviant behavior, but in Holden he hadn’t broken the law, said a police official in that town, where two residents contacted police… Read More
    PORTLAND – A federal judge denied a government request for an order to compel two teenagers not suspected of a crime to submit to saliva swabs and provide fingerprints to bolster their credibility as witnesses in last year’s Fryeburg Academy arson. In a decision released… Read More
    VEAZIE – Residents at Tuesday’s annual meeting approved the town’s $5.7 million budget. “The assessors best estimate right now is that the mill rate will come in at about 18.8,” Town Manager Bill Reed said Wednesday. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
    BANGOR – Courtney Breach, 22, has been a patient at Mabel Wadsworth Women’s Health Center for three years. She received prenatal care for both of her children from the clinic’s nurse practitioners, and for Breach, the staff at Mabel Wadsworth has become like family. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    HOWLAND – Terri Magnant teaches her three children at home, but that didn’t stop her from voting in favor of SAD 31’s proposed $6.69 million budget, she said. “Education is the most important thing we can support,” Magnant said after voting early Tuesday night at… Read More
    If you could get your Dad anything he wanted for Father’s Day, what would it be? “A lifetime ticket to Cleonice Bistro in Ellsworth.” googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i… Read More
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    BANGOR – The Bangor Waterfront will resound with the international sounds of the American Folk Festival later this summer, and the entire city will focus its attention on the music being made by this year’s roster of performers. The festival will take place Aug. 25,… Read More
    CORINTH – It was a very special day for Madeline Campbell when Corinth Town Manager Don Strout presented her last week with the Boston Post Cane. At 96, Campbell is the oldest resident in Corinth and now resides at the Phillips-Strickland House in Bangor. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    Outdoor market and music BANGOR – Cools Sounds concerts will be held 7-8 p.m. Thursdays, June 15-July 20, in Pickering Square. If it rains, the concert will take place under the Pickering Square Parking Garage. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
    U.S. Sen. Susan Collins met with Micah Wall of Caribou and Zachary Burnett of Carmel during a trip to Washington. Wall and Burnett were selected to represent Maine last summer at the American Legion Boys Nation. Each delegate had attended Boys State and was chosen… Read More