BANGOR – Penobscot County is rolling out today a free prescription drug card aimed at reducing prescription costs for the uninsured who live or work in the county. Used across the country and already in place in one other Maine county, the prescription drug cards… Read More
You can hear the trail crew members long before you see them in Acadia National Park. Shouts and the reverberating clunk of rock against rock echo through the thick canopy of leaves near Jordan Pond, alerting hikers to the work in progress in this formerly… Read More
AUGUSTA – Charges and countercharges flew Monday after the chairman of the Maine Democratic Party confirmed his organization had paid for an opinion survey described as a “push poll” by independent gubernatorial candidate Barbara Merrill. Ben Dudley, party chairman, adamantly denied that activities undertaken in… Read More
BANGOR – Hazardous materials crews recently removed more than 1,400 pounds of mercury from the former HoltraChem site in Orrington and soon will dismantle more than a dozen buildings and storage tanks during the next phase of the cleanup, Maine officials said Monday. The state… Read More
HAMPDEN – Pauline Ouellette never would have moved to Meadow Road three years ago with her husband and three children if she had known a sex offender lived down the road. Now that three sex offenders are living at the Bangor Rescue Mission less than… Read More
A story published Monday in the State section about last weekend’s Just for Ladies motorcycle ride inadvertently dropped the first name of one of the event organizers. Her full name is Tammy Mills. Read More
The following petitions for bankruptcy were filed at U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Bangor during October 2005: Faith Brown, custodian, no dependents, Jonesport: assets, $91,647; debts, $92,362. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for… Read More
BANGOR – Offsetting changes in rates charged for receiving power from suppliers and delivering power to consumers will result in a “slight rate increase” for Bangor Hydro-Electric Co. customers, according to the company. Andrea Littlefield, spokeswoman for Bangor Hydro, said Monday the company has no… Read More
Editor’s Note: This is the ninth report in a multipart series about the availability of broadband Internet service in Maine. Peter Reilly, Verizon’s spokesman in Maine, touts the phone company’s digital subscriber line service and the fact that it lowered broadband service prices to some… Read More
In response to the recent articles concerning Sen. John Martin and Rep. Troy Jackson’s recent actions in restoring access to the Old Michaud Farm Road to the locals, perhaps the Department of Conservation should send an advance warning to those fearless adventurers before they embark on their pseudo… Read More
I’ve heard that one form of lunacy is to keep trying over and over something that is proven not to work. Reminds me of what the majority of voters in Maine seem to do in picking politicians. We have only one state (Louisiana) left to… Read More
An online poll indicates that 93 percent of Maine responders disapprove of the way Congress is performing. In the 2nd District, 89 percent take this position. Dollars to doughnuts that the day after the November elections, Snowe, Allen and Michaud will be returned to Washington. Read More
After spending two years at the University of Maine at Farmington, our son transferred to the Maine College of Art in Portland, where he has been enrolled since the fall of 2004. Yesterday, out of the blue and with no knowledge of what they were… Read More
President Bush vetoed the stem cell research bill stating the research is “immoral and takes innocent lives.” Sounds a lot like the war in Iraq on both accounts and now perhaps it’s time to veto his presidency. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
As an individual not employed in the traditional sense, my options for health insurance are absurdly limited. I was finally able to secure a policy through Anthem Healthchoice, but the premiums exceeded $200 and came with a $5,000 deductible. Prescription and other co-pays didn’t start… Read More
However deeply serious and troubling the news is from Israel and Lebanon, it cannot obscure other challenges to peace. North Korea and Iran are both believed to be developing nuclear weapons, and the United States has no effective strategy to stop them. The policy of pre-emptive attack re-mains… Read More
The business group forming in the Bangor region to try to figure out what sort of broadband would best serve this area and how the service would become affordably available can be successful only if many businesses offer ideas. This is a chance for the region to work… Read More
On July 15, alert readers drinking their morning coffee may have noticed a small public notice on page H-2 of the Bangor Daily News, from the Wal-Mart Real Estate Business Trust. It announced Wal-Mart’s plan to construct a superstore in Bangor, by Kittredge Road and Stillwater Avenue, as… Read More
My critics are certain that teens are uniquely damaged even by modest amounts of alcohol. Yet if readers accept this argument, they must still acknowledge that alcohol is only one of many risks teens face. Is the sedentary 18-year-old who (legally) smokes a pack of cigarettes a day… Read More
BREWER – City officials are not giving out the names, but they have decided to move forward with a team of in-state and out-of-state investors interested in redeveloping the former Eastern Fine Paper Co. mill. “The team is absolutely top notch,” D’arcy Main-Boyington, Brewer economic… Read More
BANGOR – Although the Voting Rights Reauthorization Bill passed through the U.S. Senate last week and is awaiting President Bush’s signature, voting fraud and racism still exist in the country and in Maine, Greater Bangor NAACP President James Varner said Monday. Varner, who last week… Read More
ORONO – Students who are bullied or harassed aren’t the only ones to suffer. It turns out that witnesses to the torment also may be adversely affected, a guidance counselor said Monday during the Dropout Prevention Summer Institute at the University of Maine. Watching someone… Read More
AUGUSTA – The Maine Democratic Party filed a complaint Monday with the state campaign watchdog agency over donations of five dollars each that two gubernatorial candidates gave to each other. Independent Barbara Merrill and Republican Chandler Woodcock made $5 donations to each other within a… Read More
I was pleased to learn that the little frog had finally made landfall after almost 15 years at sea, even if the critter might have gone off course a bit during its epic journey. The Times of London reported recently that the green plastic frog,… Read More
The November lineup of State House hopefuls became final Monday – the deadline for the state’s three political parties to replace candidates who dropped out of their legislative races earlier this month. Party leaders had spent the past two weeks plugging holes in their rosters… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – With two county school systems already receiving bus maintenance service from SAD 1, local school board members voted during their July meeting to enter into a similar agreement with Washburn. Officials at the SAD 1 bus garage will oversee the maintenance and… Read More
Fifteen golf teams recently helped raise more than $2,900 for the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program in Piscataquis County. The annual D.A.R.E. golf tournament consisted of teams from such communities as Brownville, Ellsworth, Greenville, Guilford, Dover-Foxcroft and Dexter, according to organizer Anita Pushor of the Piscataquis County Sheriff’s… Read More
Several railings in the Ronco Park gazebo on Grove Street were damaged over the weekend by vandals. It is the second town-owned facility that has been reported damaged in recent weeks. Vandals repeatedly had targeted the public bathhouse on Lake Wassookeag, prompting the Town Council to permanently close… Read More
DEXTER – Just how residents of Dexter, Exeter, Garland and Ripley feel about the proposed location for a new combination elementary and middle school will be revealed in a straw vote later this week. SAD 46 directors have identified property on Fern Road for construction… Read More
BANGOR – Council Chairman John Cashwell III marked the start of the city’s annual local election season Monday night with the announcement that he won’t be seeking re-election in November. President of Bangor-based Seven Islands Land Co., Cashwell was elected to the nine-member panel in… Read More
ORONO – The Police Department is trying to put the neighbor back in neighborhood. With hectic work and family schedules these days, people tend not to make a familiar connection with their neighbors. In past years the police officer on the beat knew the people… Read More
LAGRANGE – A local man attempting to drive his ATV from a roadway to his driveway late Monday afternoon hit a grassy drop-off and rolled over several times, suffering multiple injuries, authorities said. Jonathan Smith, 23, was transported by ambulance to Eastern Maine Medical Center… Read More
A Bangor man was taken to Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor early Monday morning after a group of unidentified people entered a Newbury Street apartment where he was sleeping and hit him in the head with a baseball bat. Police had gone to the… Read More
GUILFORD – The meandering Piscataquis River will be the backdrop for the second annual Piscataquis River Festival on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, sponsored by the Guilford Area Kiwanis Club. Seven bands, including a local family, will perform during the event, which also will feature a… Read More
PITTSFIELD – At any private school that receives its lion’s share of revenue from tuition, dormitory space is always an issue. The more students you have, the more revenue. But there is a fine line between too many students and the loss of individualized education. Read More
CARIBOU – A U.S. Department of Agriculture grant of $91,428 will be partnered with $95,000 in other funds through the Northern Maine Development Commission to repair and rehabilitate 30 housing units in Aroostook County. Joella McBreairty, the grant administrator for the NMDC, said the money… Read More
ALLAGASH – The public library once again has acquired funds to assist in the continuation of Faye Hafford’s dream to provide services for the town’s 250 year-round residents and tourists. Hafford’s name was placed into the competition for the New England Patriots Community MVP Award. Read More
Police are seeking help from the public regarding the theft of a portable band saw valued at approximately $20,000. The orange-colored band saw was taken from a Route 15 gift shop in Shirley in late June, according to Investigator Guy Dow of the Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Department. Dow… Read More
Two people met Friday’s deadline to submit nomination papers for an open council seat, though only one of them will be on the ballot for the Aug. 15 special election. Andre E. Cushing III and James Feverston both submitted papers, but Feverston since has verbally withdrawn from the… Read More
A Royal Brunei aircraft landed at Bangor International Airport over the weekend, but the sultan was not on board. The plane stopped at the airport on its way to have maintenance work and was not carrying any members of the royal family, Airport Director Rebecca Hupp said Monday. Read More
Sean Casey, who was offered the job of principal at the Greenville schools, has withdrawn his application. The school committee voted in recent weeks to hire Casey, but his withdrawal was noted last Monday, according to Richard Gould, board chairman. Casey reportedly said he just decided not to… Read More
WARREN – A judge has ruled that the town may stop providing emergency ambulance services to two state prisons. The Superior Court decision remains subject to appeal. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false;… Read More
HOLDEN – The chairwoman of SAD 63 said she was flabbergasted when she read that the Brewer School Committee was considering a new policy that would require all tuition students – including SAD 63 students – to apply for admission to Brewer High School. “When… Read More
BROWNVILLE – Local residents will vote to sever ties officially with Milo later this week on the development of the Eastern Piscataquis Industrial Park. That action at the request of Milo selectmen is expected at a special town meeting at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 26,… Read More
ORONO – The future of the proposed pedestrian bridge over the Stillwater River in Orono is uncertain, but there still is hope for some type of trail project to be completed in the area using the money. “When we originally developed the estimate for the… Read More
ORRINGTON – A 26-mile bicycle race was approved by selectmen at Monday night’s meeting. Le Tour d’Orrington is scheduled to take place on Oct. 8. The planned route zigzags from the Center Drive School to Hanscom Heights, race director Chuck Drew said Monday. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
PERRY – The selectman who believes that he is a likely target of a proposed recall ordinance led a vote at the selectmen’s regular meeting Monday to set a date for a vote by the town’s residents – but not before laying out his personal rebuff of the… Read More
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ROCKLAND – A handful of residents showed up Monday to sound off on train whistles blowing at certain crossings in the city. The meeting was called by Mayor Brian Harden after a barrage of complaints June 15 when a special train for the North Atlantic… Read More
MACHIAS – The letters have gone out – and town leaders now are waiting for the donations to come in. The town has joined with the Machias Bay Area Chamber of Commerce in an effort to raise more than $40,000 that will go toward restoration… Read More
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ELLSWORTH – Two people were arrested late Saturday after being tailed by Maine Drug Enforcement Agency officials who suspected that the driver was heading out of state to acquire heroin. Maine State Police stopped a car driven by Linda Christine Sawyer, 45, of Southwest Harbor… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT – The Piscataquis County Retired Teachers will meet at 11:30 a.m. today at Foxcroft Academy. Roxanne Moore Saucier, who writes the Family Ties column for the Bangor Daily News, will speak on Piscataquis County genealogy. Read More
MILLINOCKET – If the Town Council approves the notion on Thursday, several town parks and other areas popular with youth will be designated drug-free “safe zones,” Town Manager Eugene Conlogue said Monday. Following the lead of Lincoln, Newport and a handful of other state municipalities,… Read More
PITTSFIELD – Saturday rains dropped the gate at the 34th annual Central Maine Egg Festival by about one fourth, organizers estimated Monday, compared to record crowds at events held earlier in the week. A final accounting of profits and losses won’t be available until the… Read More
PORTLAND – Spurred by the Easter Sunday murders of two men who were listed on Maine’s online registry of convicted sex offenders, a legislative panel Wednesday begins a study of potential changes to the list. At issue will be whether to provide details of the… Read More
Summer is finally sizzling, and one place you can enjoy it is the Piscataquis River Festival, this weekend at the Guilford Recreational Field. Sponsored by Guilford Area Kiwanis, this second annual event helps showcase historic aspects of the river than runs through several small towns… Read More
COLUMBIA FALLS – As of this morning, drivers in the Columbia Falls and Jonesboro U.S. Route 1 area should expect delays. “We need to replace a failing culvert that is buried deep beneath the pavement,” said project manager Janis Piper of the Maine Department of… Read More
AUBURN – Two men are free on bail after being charged with leaving the scene of an accident involving serious bodily injury for allegedly leaving a woman in the middle of a street after she was thrown off the back of one of their motorcycles. Read More
AUGUSTA – A weekend accident involving an all-terrain vehicle has left a 23-year-old man dead and his female passenger injured. A woman jogging along a dirt trail near the Augusta State Airport on Saturday spotted the body of Eric Breault of Augusta and the injured… Read More
FREEPORT – Armed game wardens seized 10 exotic fish from the tank of a popular Chinese restaurant, leaving its owner shaken and outraged. “They treated me like a criminal,” said Cuong Ly, who escaped from Vietnam 25 years ago. “I lived under communism and I… Read More
WATERVILLE – Investigative reporter Jerry Mitchell, whose journalistic efforts led to criminal convictions of Ku Klux Klansmen stemming from the Civil Rights era, is this year’s winner of Colby College’s annual Elijah Parish Lovejoy Award. Mitchell, 47, is a writer for the Clarion-Ledger in Jackson,… Read More
BUCKSPORT – A weekend of family fun. That’s what organizers of the Bucksport Bay Festival promise festival-goers and that, they say, is what has kept people coming back for nine years. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = [];… Read More
WASHINGTON – Three Maine museums will receive federal grants totaling nearly $354,000 to strengthen programs serving the community, according to U.S. Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins. The funding is distributed as follows: googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court recently upheld a lower court’s decision that a hydroelectric company is not responsible for paying municipal property taxes on land it occupies in Waltham, a rural town in central Hancock County. The town of Waltham filed a civil suit last… Read More
Here it is – your chance to put on the dog – and take your creativity for a walk. Bring your favorite pooch to the Downtown Dog Day Designer Fashion Show 11 a.m.-noon Saturday, Aug. 19, in Bangor’s Pickering Square where tails will be wagging about the latest… Read More
All the heirloom apple trees on Beech Hill Farm in Mount Desert are leafy and thriving – except for one. Wrapped in discarded food packages from the streets of New Orleans, this apple tree is bearing the brunt of bad food habits and bad food practices. While its… Read More
As a teacher and social worker, Guy Cousins likes to introduce students to different parts of the state. As a soccer coach he wants them to get good competition in scrimmages. And as a Caribou native, Cousins wants his charges to get to know Aroostook… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – Five men who have played football for the New England Patriots will be in town this weekend for a game of flag football with area youth in an effort to raise money for a local football program, according to one of the program’s founders. Read More
Newburgh’s Ricky Craven was looking for better than a 39th place finish in the Goody’s 250 Busch race at Martinsville Speedway Saturday. It was his first time in a race car since the season-ending Ford 200 NASCAR Craftsman Truck series race on Nov. 19, 2005… Read More
It has been a number of years since I’ve been camping. Now, with a 6-year old boy in our lives, dreaming outdoor dreams, we’ve succumbed to the notion of packing the SUV and heading out. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
Whitney Hand is hoping a spring and summer’s worth of playing golf seven days a week will help her take a big step in her young career. Hand, who will be a senior at Bucksport High School this year, is among the favorites as the… Read More
BANGOR – The top-ranked Brewer Falcons completed an unbeaten four-game run through the 2006 American Legion Zone 1 baseball tournament Monday night, defeating No. 2 Bangor 6-2 in the championship game at Mansfield Stadium. Brewer (23-3 overall) and Bangor (21-6) will represent the zone at… Read More
Humid or not, the muggy Maine summer weather the last few weeks has been pleasing and a welcome relief to native Georgian Chad Spann. In fact, the Portland Sea Dogs’ third baseman’s hitting has been even hotter than the weather. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
ELLSWORTH – Josiah Hartley hit a two-run home run in the fifth inning and Dylan Morris added a double and two singles to lead Bangor West past Waldoboro 16-3 in the state Little League All-Star tourney for ages 11-12 Monday. Hartley added a double and… Read More
Games for children, not coaches, parents Being from “away” (I have lived in Bangor for over seven years), I have witnessed the seriousness parents, coaches and officials place on athletics in this great state of Maine. It is both admirable and astonishing. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More