EASTPORT – A Canadian company announced Tuesday it will invest $60 million in stocking salmon in Maine waters over the next 18 months, creating jobs for the aquaculture industry, which has floundered over the past few years. Gov. John Baldacci was at the Washington County… Read More
Incomes in Maine grew faster than anywhere in the country, but still remained below the national average, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report released Tuesday. Meanwhile, a second report issued the same day found that within the state, northern Maine households earned roughly 20… Read More
SANGERVILLE – Examine a deciduous tree this fall, and chances are you’ll find more than one icky-looking web that could serve as a backdrop for a horror movie. While they appear downright unsightly, those thick, grayish silk webs that stretch from one branch to another,… Read More
NEW YORK – A judge agreed on Tuesday to partly open the court file in the family feud over the care of 104-year-old philanthropist Brooke Astor. In his ruling in a Manhattan court, Justice John Stackhouse said he would make public all documents except for… Read More
BANGOR – When tourists visit Maine in the summertime, they come with expectations. Travelers flock to Vacationland to enjoy the rugged coastline, trek through the mountains, test their odds at spotting their first moose, and inevitably, eat lobster. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
WESTBROOK – Maine’s credit unions experienced significant gains during the first half of 2006, according to the Maine Credit Union League and its 72-affiliated credit unions. By June, assets at Maine’s credit unions exceeded the $4 billion mark, reaching $4.09 billion. Savings growth surpassed the… Read More
PORTLAND – A federal jury has awarded $4.2 million to a Sanford woman whose 48-year-old husband was killed three years ago in a workplace accident involving a forklift truck, but the amount she stands to receive will be considerably less. Jurors deliberated for nearly 10… Read More
PORTLAND – A former vice president of the Hannaford Bros. supermarket chain pleaded guilty Tuesday to mail fraud and tax evasion charges in a scheme in which he defrauded his employer out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Martin T. Greeley, 51, of Scarborough faces… Read More
BOSTON – Five New England journalists, including the crusading anti-slavery editor William Lloyd Garrison, are the recipients of the 2006 Yankee Quill Award for their contributions to improving journalism in the region. The award is presented annually by the Academy of New England Journalists through… Read More
On this anniversary of Hurricane Katrina we want to express our heartfelt thanks to everyone at the University of Maine who helped give us refuge after the storm. The storm destroyed our house in Bay St. Louis, Miss., and the flooding in New Orleans shut down our workplace… Read More
A troop plane landed at Bangor International Airport at 11 p.m. Monday. The troops expected to be on their way in a couple hours but their plane developed trouble so the 257 men settled in munching on cookies and candy furnished them by stores and fudge furnished by… Read More
Kathleen Parker is in a swivet in her column, “Joe Lieberman’s war of voter independence” (BDN, Aug. 16). Why? Because Sen. Lieberman was defeated in the Connecticut Democratic party election, and because Michael Moore sent an Internet warning of similar defeats to other Democratic politicians who failed to… Read More
As a lifelong educator, I am deeply troubled by the trends I see affecting many of the low-income students who seek to pursue post-secondary education in Maine. With the recent restructuring/limiting of Pell Grant eligibility and the potential loss of college aspiration programs, these students are seeing their… Read More
The American Folk Festival gets better every year! Bangor has done an amazing amount of work and it has paid off. I think there were a record number of people there this year. The cleanup crews were awesome. I had the opportunity to talk with some of them;… Read More
Just in time for Labor Day, a variety of reports show American workers producing more efficiently than ever – and having less to show for it. The erosion of buying power for most workers has been a story for several years, but rarely has their decline been at… Read More
Better documenting of oil futures trading, as proposed by some U.S. senators recently, may help restore public confidence in energy market, but it’s not likely to do anything to lower prices. If lawmakers are serious about ensuring that working people and businesses that use a lot of oil… Read More
Maine Medicaid is an expansive program facing explosive growth in operating costs. Further compounding Maine’s Medicaid woes is a state economy, which provides the tax revenue to fund Medicaid, that is growing a slower rate than the rest of the nation. Yet even with Maine Medicaid’s challenges becoming… Read More
Throughout the state, Democrats are busily blaming Republicans for the generally poor condition of Maine roads. One state representative from Portland even carried the attack to a small weekly newspaper published many miles from his district. In another article, Rep. Sean Faircloth, D-Bangor, blamed Republicans for the roads… Read More
According to the College Board, the combined reading and math scores dropped this year from 1,028 to 1,021 – a decline of seven points from the previous year. The trend carried through in Maine, where scores dropped 12 points, from 1,014 to 1,002. The College… Read More
BANGOR – An Old Town marijuana grower who a federal prosecutor said “suffered from the Enron syndrome” was sentenced Tuesday to five years in prison. Brian Grant, 53, also was sentenced in U.S. District Court to five years of supervised release following his sentence and… Read More
BREWER – What if the deadly avian influenza virus hitched a ride to the American Folk Festival and partied all weekend with 162,000 happy music fans from all around the world? That was the imaginary scenario laid out Tuesday at an initial pandemic flu planning… Read More
AUGUSTA – A Bangor lawyer, tapped by Gov. John E. Baldacci to serve as the fifth member of the state ethics panel, received the unanimous endorsement of a legislative committee Tuesday after a 90-minute hearing at the State House. Michael Friedman, a managing partner at… Read More
BANGOR – A Penobscot County Superior Court jury on Tuesday found both the owner and former manager of Lucky’s tavern in Newport not guilty on three counts of assault. Assistant District Attorney Alice Clifford told jurors in her closing remarks Tuesday morning that many of… Read More
BREWER – North Carolina-based developer Tom Niemann, who leads Niemann Capital LLC, the community development firm selected by the city to refurbish the defunct Eastern Fine Paper Co. mill, also is involved with two other Maine projects. Niemann Capital, based in Durham, N.C., is a… Read More
BREWER – City officials announced Tuesday that Niemann Capital LLC, a North Carolina-based community development firm with a strong background in redeveloping defunct mills, is the team selected to refurbish the former Eastern Fine Paper Co. mill site. A prepurchase and sales agreement with Niemann… Read More
AUGUSTA – Independent David John Jones told Maine election officials he’s dropping out of the race for governor, making him the second independent in a week to quit the Blaine House contest. Jones requested in a letter received Tuesday by the secretary of state’s office… Read More
City councilors on Monday night agreed to accept $20,000 from the Penobscot County commissioners and appropriate an additional $22,013 in city funds to cover the cost for a new heavy rescue vehicle. The rescue vehicle, which would replace a 1978 Chevrolet delivery van, would be used throughout the… Read More
A new playground is closer to reality after councilors approved the bid price of $24,711 from M.E. O’Brien & Sons Inc. during Monday night’s council meeting. Although the bid was not the lowest, Kurt Mathies, Hampden recreation director, suggested the council accept the company’s bid because design would… Read More
Though they balked at the price tag earlier this month, city councilors agreed Monday night to appropriate an additional $120,000 from Bangor Municipal Golf Course’s cash reserves to make up a funding shortfall for a new maintenance building. During a meeting two weeks ago, councilors voted 5-3 to… Read More
After repeated efforts to get a local property owner to clean up his five-unit apartment building at 53 Charles St., city councilors voted Monday night to set aside nearly $30,000 to cover the cost of razing the building. Councilors were poised to take control of the building, clean… Read More
CASTINE – The Castine Woman’s Club will hold its fall membership tea from 2 to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 5, at Beverly Howard’s home, 22 Backshore Road. The event will include a “getting to know you” game and brief explanation of club activities. Friends of… Read More
STONINGTON – After more than a year of planning and preparations, the town is about ready to begin dredging an area around Hagen Dock, a project that will create all-tide access to the public landing. Earlier this month, town officials received the final permit needed… Read More
CHERRYFIELD – Discovery House, a for-profit drug treatment center based in Rhode Island, plans to locate a new outpatient drug treatment center just one-fifth of a mile from Cherryfield Elementary School. There is no state regulation that prevents the licensing of a substance abuse treatment… Read More
VAN BUREN – Residents will get a second shot at the municipal budget in mid-September after a mix-up at the June town meeting resulted in a budget that is $205,000 higher than the state’s property tax levy allows. A special town meeting had been proposed… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – Local hospital officials recently highlighted the importance of an emergency medical helicopter service with a $100,000 donation that they hope will encourage others to step up to the plate. Officials with The Aroostook Medical Center announced this summer that the hospital will… Read More
FORT KENT – The Town Council on Monday night finished the monetary details and selected a construction company to install sewer and water lines for an assisted living project. The Village Road project, Crosswinds, needs approximately 900 feet of sewer and water line extension from… Read More
FORT FAIRFIELD – Many local businesses and volunteers are pitching in to help the Aroostook County Habitat for Humanity build its latest home, and officials are hoping the growing support means good news for future projects. The local group, which was created in the early… Read More
MADAWASKA – The school committee here is about to find out that legal maneuvering can sometimes get confusing, and in their case, the makeup of the five-person committee could either change drastically or remain just as it was 10 days ago. Two members of the… Read More
ORRINGTON – On an unseasonably cool day, about 25 volunteers painted more than 100 feet of white picket fence, fixed a water well, designed gates and built a rock wall to help restore the Curran Homestead and to help two Scouts work toward their Eagle Scout designation. Read More
A Veazie man was summoned early Monday morning on multiple charges after he reportedly hit a parked car near the corner of School Street and Oak Grove in Veazie and then drove away. Ronald St. Pierre, 18, was intoxicated when he drove his father’s 2000… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT – SAD 68 directors have five options regarding the disposal of the Morton Avenue Elementary School and the district office building when the new elementary school opens in September 2007. Those options, outlined in a letter to Dover-Foxcroft selectmen, were mentioned at the board’s… Read More
BANGOR – A Bangor man and his girlfriend arrested Monday for the burglary of a Bangor meat company have been implicated in other burglaries, including one at a Charleston church and parsonage. Alan Dwight Perkins, 35, and Melissa Marie Alvarez, 22, are expected today to… Read More
BANGOR – Keep Bangor Beautiful on Tuesday announced it will partner with the Pink Tulip Project to plant 5,000 bulbs in city gardens and on the University of Maine campus. Founded by breast cancer survivor Robin Whitten of Portland, the project aims to raise funds… Read More
Houlton District Court Cases July 1-31, 2006 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] googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT – A Veterans Services officer from the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management will assist veterans, widows and dependent children in filing for state and federal benefits at these locations: . 8-11 a.m., Sept. 21, Penquis Cap Building, 50 North St., Dover-Foxcroft. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
DEXTER – Dexter Regional High School students will hold a bottle drive Wednesday, Sept. 6. The proceeds will go toward a field trip to Mexico in April 2007. Anyone who would like to arrange for pickup of a bottle donation can call and leave information… Read More
MILLINOCKET – Wading into a debate occurring about 100 miles away, the Town Council has unanimously supported a resolve opposing preservation of Sears Island or anything that might limit the commercial and industrial viability of the Port of Searsport. A state-appointed steering committee will guide… Read More
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BELFAST – As the city prepares to celebrate the opening of its $4 million footbridge across the Passagassawaukeag River, development of a former sardine packing plant beside it remains in limbo. Although Belfast Bridge LLC, the private group that proposed converting the former Stinson Seafood… Read More
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ST. AGATHA – Town officials announced that the town has received a $2,113 dividend from the Maine Municipal Association. The money was awarded for the town’s good risk management practices and loss experience. The association awarded the funds from its Unemployment and Workers Compensation account. Read More
FRENCHVILLE – The second annual Fall Foliage Classic will be held on Sept. 24 at the Community Center on Route 1, rain or shine. This event is a half-marathon to benefit the Edgar J. Guy Paradis Cancer Fund. Participants ages 15 and above can run… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – Women, Work and Community Centers will be offering a free workshop series, “Creating Your Future,” which encourages participants to create a plan to work toward. It explores values, interests, skills, as well as financial and educational goals. Sessions are offered 9:30 a.m.-12:30… Read More
Members of Moosehead Quilters have had a busy year. According to Libby Collins, one of the group’s activities was to support “Project Linus by making quilts for children who are ill, traumatized or otherwise in need of comfort.” In fact, one Moosehead Quilter has been… Read More
BANGOR – A student at the Loring Job Corps Center was charged on Monday in U.S. District Court with threatening his fellow students and staff members at the training center on the former Loring Air Force Base. If convicted, Edward W. Dexter, 19, of Limestone… Read More
PORTLAND – An animal in Gray that was exposed to rabies is slated to be euthanized, despite emotional pleas by its owner to spare its life. A judge in Portland ruled Monday that the animal, named Brewser, is likely to be part wolf. State officials… Read More
PORTLAND – The owner and two employees of the Cape-Able Bike Shop in Kennebunkport say their new cycling buddy is in great shape and is awfully fast for someone twice their age. “He was charging through mud puddles, going up hills and over rocks,” shop… Read More
PORTLAND – A suspect in last month’s fatal shooting in Boston of a 19-year-old woman at a makeshift shrine to her slain brother was apprehended Tuesday after a tense standoff at a home near the University of Southern Maine. Laron Lewis Richardson, 18, of Boston’s… Read More
SPRINGFIELD – When the Springfield Fair began, America was less than half discovered, Enoch and not Abraham was the nation’s most famous Lincoln, and “world” wars were being fought primarily in Europe about once every seven years. “It’s got a long, very colorful history,” Kirk… Read More
BANGOR – The main terminal of Bangor International Airport was evacuated around 6 p.m. Tuesday after a suspicious white shoebox bound with duct tape was discovered by an employee emptying a trash can outside the building. Bangor police responded to the scene and determined that… Read More
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The cold and the beautiful Shaken or stirred? That’s a debate for another day, but there’s no contesting the results of the Cold River Vodka Martini Mixoff event held at Eggspectation in South Portland earlier this month. The mixoff is one in a series in… Read More
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One of the state’s bigger high school cross country races already has been held, and the season hasn’t even started yet. That’s because it wasn’t a meet with direct state championship ramifications. It was an exercise in measuring preseason conditioning, and a bonding activity for… Read More
Senior center back Jason Jacobe has a unique distinction on the University of Maine’s men’s soccer team this season. He is the only returnee who scored a goal last year. Players who scored 11 of the 12 goals have departed. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
When a well-known golf club member dies, the people who remember him fondly – family and friends – sometimes decide to do something to honor his or her memory. It might be a memorial golf tournament or a tee plaque honoring the person. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
ASHLAND – A frustrated Peter Belskis watched his Ashland girls soccer team manage just one goal in the first half of Tuesday afternoon’s game against Easton. But as the second half wore on, and as the scoring increased and the Hornets finally seemed to understand… Read More
It’s that time of year again: soccer season. Thousands of youngsters will be trying to find the back of the net in all different age groups encompassing all different levels. That also means the call for coaches has gone out for the local youth teams,… Read More
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ORONO – The University of Maine’s Black Bear Club fan bus for the Maine-Boston College football game on Sept. 30 now includes a pair of Red Sox tickets for Sept. 29 as the Sox play the Baltimore Orioles. The package includes transportation to the hotel… Read More
ORONO – Tuesday marked the final opportunity for University of Maine football players to make an impression on the coaching staff during a simulated game situation. Coach Jack Cosgrove put the Black Bears through their third preseason scrimmage at Alfond Stadium intent on seeing more… Read More
ORONO – Everyone wants their first collegiate goal to be memorable. Northeastern University junior center forward Ahmed Talaat’s first goal was certainly that Tuesday afternoon. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var… Read More
ORONO – Caitlin Quinn scored the game-winning goal 8:13 into the second overtime to lead Fairfield University to a 2-1 field hockey victory over the University of Maine Tuesday. Nicole Emery scored Maine’s goal 30:45 into the first half with on an assist from Amy… Read More
MIDDLETOWN, Conn. – Let others satisfy their lunchtime hunger with greasy burgers, salt-laden fries and sugary sodas. For Connecticut resident Nancy Johnson, a garden salad and Cajun-style vegetarian soybean dish fit the bill nicely. She’s not alone, at least in the Northeast, according to a… Read More