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    EASTPORT – A test of Shead High School’s crisis management plan Thursday turned into the real thing when a man carrying a gun was spotted near the school. “Around 9 a.m. we did a lockdown exercise schoolwide to check our readiness and so forth based… Read More
    BANGOR – Local residents, business owners, legislative leaders and economic development officials gathered at the Bangor Opera House on Thursday night to consider and challenge The Brookings Report, a study of Maine’s economy that advises the state to dramatically cut administrative spending and invest in a few critical… Read More
    A story about Congregation Beth El’s 25th anniversary event that ran on the Religion page in Saturday’s paper contained errors. Rabbi Darah Lerner was hired in 2005. The children’s service will be held at 9 a.m. Sunday at the synagogue on French Street in Bangor. Read More
    As a way to express thanks for support they get from back home, some soldiers with the Maine Army National Guard have offered to fly American flags over Iraqi soil for civic organizations. “It further symbolizes the connection between the people from the state of… Read More
    OLD TOWN – A high-ranking Georgia-Pacific Corp. official was in town Thursday to sign a three-prong purchase and sales agreement for the defunct pulp and paper mill that involves the company, the state and a group of private investors who intend to redevelop and manage the massive site. Read More
    WASHINGTON – Women-owned businesses generate more than $3 trillion in sales in the United States and are growing at two times the rate of any other U.S. business group, panelists said at a hearing of the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Yet… Read More
    My Thrill Studio, located at 46 Blueberry Hill Road in Winterport, will hold an open house 1-6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 9. The open house is designed to present the new recording facility to the public. Mark and Stephanie Francis are inviting those with an interest… Read More
    Earlier this week, the National Labor Relations Board broadened the definition of supervisory workers to include workers who sometimes delegate and assign responsibilities, but have no power to hire and fire. By changing the statutory definition of supervisory workers, the NLRB decreased the number of… Read More
    Congratulations to Jen Lynds for sharing her spectacular fall foliage photograph in the Oct. 2 edition of the Bangor Daily News. If was a pleasure and exciting to see such a unique scene from our northern area of Maine. Virginia Glidden googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
    On Sept. 29 my wife and I were invited to go to Bangor International Airport by another troop greeter and participate in welcoming the troops who were on their way overseas. We found it very rewarding. Unable to stand for long periods of time, because… Read More
    I read the letter from Gary Jordan (“By eminent domain,” BDN, Sept. 15), then I went to check out the BDN Web site. It is very nice. I then went to the blog page and read what people had to say and decided to write a blog of… Read More
    Typical of the Bangor Daily News, they have demonstrated their political preferences by opting to give the anti-war protesters more space than the tribute by the National Guard members in Portland on the Oct. 2 front page. Even more appalling is the fact that the… Read More
    It has recently been suggested in the media and by members of Congress that because of Rep. Mark Foley’s inappropriate and disturbing contact with congressional pages that the 200-year-old program should be terminated. I served as a Senate page in the spring of 1993 for our former U.S. Read More
    The nation’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve is meant as a hedge against emergencies that cut off oil supplies. The reserve, however, is inadequate to meet several potential scenarios, according to a review of the Government Accountability Office. The GAO reinforces the importance of recently passed federal legislation requiring that… Read More
    The U.S. strategy to counter North Korea’s announced intention to conduct a nuclear weapons test has been to try to muster international pressure on North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-Il. Most analysts seem to doubt that will work. So the Bush administration would be left in its standard position… Read More
    Plum Creek has now submitted Version 2.0, the revised version of its massive development plan to transform the Moosehead Lake region. As with Version 1.0, their original plan, it is crucial to read the fine print, rather than rely on Plum Creek’s googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
    MOUNT DESERT – The deer who live on Mount Desert Island don’t seem to be going away, and for some local officials the issue of whether there are too many of them doesn’t seem to be either. Mount Desert has been looking into the possibility… Read More
    ROCKLAND – The 108-foot fishing vessel Sunlight collided late Wednesday night with the 891-foot oil tanker Erik Spirit about 20 nautical miles southeast of Portland Head Light in the northern outbound shipping lane, the U.S. Coast Guard reported Thursday. Lt. Connie Braesch of the Coast… Read More
    PERRY – Washington County commissioners have sent a letter to the county’s district attorney, asking him to investigate allegations that Sgt. Donnie Smith of the sheriff’s department may have violated state laws by appearing in campaign ads while in uniform. Chairman Kevin Shorey released a… Read More
    I can’t say I was shocked when I heard a local news anchor identify the man killed on the railroad tracks in Bangor this week as 43-year-old Louis Bernard. During the last 20 years or so of living on the streets of Bangor, most of… Read More
    ROCKPORT – There are some disturbing similarities between current housing sales figures and those from the lead-in to the 1991 recession, a consultant said at Thursday’s annual Governor’s Housing Conference. But Frank O’Hara of Planning Decisions said housing can be seen as fuel for Maine’s… Read More
    PITTSFIELD – Some homecoming activities at Maine Central Institute have been canceled this weekend after an undisclosed “incident” at the school. WABI-TV reported Thursday night that the incident involved an alleged hazing. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
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    MACHIAS – One year after the position was originally proposed and placed in the budget, the search for a county manager in Washington County continues. The Washington County commissioners made offers to two top candidates over the past few months, but both candidates turned down… Read More
    MATTAWAMKEAG – More than 60 staff and pupils at Dr. Carl E. Troutt Elementary School got a day off Thursday thanks to a fallen tree that took out two utility poles and deprived the school of electricity and other utilities, SAD 67 officials said. Six… Read More
    DEXTER – The Town Council was dismayed Tuesday night to learn that the two bids received for the repair of the failing Wassookeag Dam were more than double the anticipated amount for the project. Earlier this year the council had approved an ordinance to authorize… Read More
    ELLSWORTH – Maine Coast Memorial Hospital president and CEO Doug Jones was hired seven years ago and challenged to stop financial bleeding at a facility that was losing revenue at an alarming rate. He hasn’t looked back since. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
    BARING – Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge manager Bill Kolodnicki has announced that the staff at the refuge in Baring will resume burns throughout the fall, now that the National Fire Preparedness Level has dropped. For short periods during the burning, smoke may impair visibility on… Read More
    ST. AGATHA – Hunger for knowledge and information is driving a group of people along the shores of Long Lake to develop the first-ever public library in St. Agatha. The only library in town is the student library at Wisdom High School. Last winter, a… Read More
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    FORT KENT – October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and the University of Maine at Fort Kent Blake Library will host an exhibit on domestic violence during the month. The Battered Women’s Project of the St. John Valley has initiated the exhibit to depict the… Read More
    MADAWASKA – The Lagace-Lagasse family reunion meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 12, in the Fraser Conference Room, Acadia Health Center, Main Street in Madawaska. Please note the time and date change. For more information, call Nancy Lavertu at 728-6294. Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE – The Aroostook County Branch of the American Red Cross will offer a course in First Aid and CPR from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21. The Branch office will also offer an instructor course in First Aid and CPR from… Read More
    MILBRIDGE – Narraguagus River in Milbridge will be dredged under the terms of a $1,060,190 contract issued recently by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District. The dredging, which will be done by Prock Marine Co. of Rockland, will begin on or about… Read More
    ELLSWORTH – What are David Ortiz, Mia Hamm, Curt Schilling, Bruce Springsteen, Peyton Manning and Carl Yastrzemski all doing to help seniors and people with disabilities live more safely? Their autographs will help to raise money Saturday, Oct. 7, for the Washington Hancock Community Agency’s… Read More
    MACHIAS – The Washington County Drug Action Team is sponsoring a one-day workshop on transitional housing at two locations next week. The first will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 12, at the Carte Catering Banquet Room in Machias. The second… Read More
    LUBEC – Residents passed a controversial school budget item – for the office of the superintendent and the board of directors – on their fourth try Thursday night. The $2.2 million budget for single-school SAD 19 passed in full back in June, but the one… Read More
    MLLINOCKET – Millinocket Regional Hospital’s plans to renovate a Central Street building and parts of Millinocket Regional Hospital to produce a state-of-the-art wellness and physical therapy center got a $1.15 million boost, federal officials said Thursday. The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development agency has… Read More
    GUILFORD – A fire Thursday in a teachers’ lounge on the second floor of Piscataquis Community Middle School was believed to have been caused by a short in a wire to a vending machine. The State Fire Marshal’s Office is expected to be on site… Read More
    ROCKLAND – Breakwater Marketplace owner Stuart Smith has pitched his Camden Street property for a Pine Tree Development Zone designation to attract a start-up call center and other businesses. On Wednesday, Smith told city councilors that the designation and accompanying tax incentives would only apply… Read More
    ROCKLAND – Gov. John Baldacci has announced the third year of Operation Keep ME Warm, a project of the Governor’s Office on Energy Independence that will take place Oct. 19-22. Prequalified homeowners, who must be enrolled in LIHEAP, the low-income heating assistance program, have already… Read More
    PRINCETON – Greenland Point work day is scheduled for 8 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 15. Volunteers are asked to bring tools to help with tree cutting. Assistance is also needed in winterizing the bathhouse and infirmary, hooking up the woodstove, bringing in docks, moving the cooker, storing boats and… Read More
    ELLSWORTH – A developer that wants to build 29 low-income apartments near the city’s downtown pulled its request for approval from the planning board after being denied a waiver related to the project. Realty Resources, a Rockport-based firm that has been developing projects across the… Read More
    DEXTER – SAD 46 directors have been told repeatedly by parents that they want the proposed new kindergarten-through-grade-eight school constructed in a way that makes it feel like a small school, SAD 46 Superintendent Kevin Jordan said Wednesday. While that’s no small feat, directors and… Read More
    BUCKSPORT – A Bangor man remains in custody facing numerous charges after he was arrested late Sunday night. According to police reports, Jason Lee Fulcher, 19, was arrested after a domestic incident at a residence on Edison Drive in which he allegedly assaulted a 25-year-old… Read More
    BELFAST – A city man was arrested on a child pornography charge after police concluded that he had downloaded explicit materials onto his computer. Jesse Brown, 23, of Belfast was arrested at his home on Wednesday by Detective Michael McFadden following a brief investigation. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    SOUTH PARIS – A man accused of killing four people over Labor Day weekend was formally charged Thursday with four counts of murder. The indictments handed up Thursday afternoon in Oxford County Superior Court contained no additional charges against Christian Nielsen beyond the original murder… Read More
    LAGRANGE – Three local juveniles have been charged with criminal mischief for vandalizing four road construction vehicles early last month. The vandalism spree that included six broken windows in vehicles owned by Emery Lee and Sons of Medway amounted to about $4,000 in damage. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    SKOWHEGAN – A Caratunk man accused in the bludgeoning death of his mother is incompetent to stand trial, a judge ruled. Superior Court Justice Joseph Jabar ordered the suspect, William Bruce, to receive treatment at a mental hospital. The judge’s ruling, which followed a brief… Read More
    One of the ways many nonprofits, foundations and friends help those in need is by hosting everything from craft fairs to auctions, benefit dinners and raffles. A major ingredient for the success of these events is either donations from the public or fees from vendors… Read More
    BANGOR – A Central American man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for passing counterfeit bills in Houlton. Victor Perez-Ochoa, 21, of Rockville, Md., and Honduras is scheduled to be arraigned on Oct. 18 in U.S. District Court in Bangor on charges of… Read More
    BANGOR – Toys for Tots is probably the best-known project for the Marine Corps League, but Floyd Smith of Waterville is spreading the word about another effort to benefit youngsters. The Marine Corps League in Maine is starting up a new group of the Young… Read More
    AUGUSTA – At a Blaine House reception Thursday for the Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence, Gov. John Baldacci proclaimed October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. “We have come a long way in just a few short years, much to your credit as a network… Read More
    PORTLAND – A North Yarmouth couple accused of kidnapping their pregnant daughter in an attempt to force her to have an out-of-state abortion now face charges of assault and terrorizing, in addition to kidnapping. The Cumberland County grand jury handed up the indictments late Wednesday… Read More
    Most high school runners are just that, runners. Cross country in the autumn, indoor track during the winter, and outdoor track during the spring – a ready-made schedule designed to produce variety in one of the most basic of sports. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    ORONO – It is no coincidence Daren Stone wears the coveted No. 4 jersey for the University of Maine football team. In recent years, All-American linebacker Stephen Cooper and All-Atlantic 10 safety Brandon McGowan, both of whom are playing in the NFL, donned that uniform… Read More
    INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle signed a multiyear contract extension Thursday and added a new title as executive vice president of basketball operations. The new position puts the former University of Maine standout directly below CEO Donnie Walsh and president Larry Bird and… Read More
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    ORONO – Chris McConnon scored off a Mark Cloutier assist early in the second half to lift the Orono boys soccer team to a 1-0 high school win over Dexter on Thursday. Nate Peterson turned away six of seven shots for the 10-1 Red Riots. Read More
    BUCKSPORT – Ryan Kurtz scored an unassisted goal with 10:30 left in regulation to lead George Stevens Academy to a 3-2 high school boys soccer win over Bucksport Thursday. Austin Dobson tied the game at two with 11:45 left for the 6-5-2 Eagles of Blue… Read More
    LEE – Josh Branscombe ran onto a loose ball that glanced off a Lee defender’s head and converted on a breakaway with 52 seconds left as Southern Aroostook of Dyer Brook knocked off Lee Academy 2-1 in high school boys soccer action Thursday. It was… Read More
    STONY BROOK, N.Y. – Freshman back Cristina DiIelsi was on the receiving end of a throw-in before dribbling and launching a shot that beat Stony Brook goalie Marisa Viola with one second left in the second overtime as the University of Maine women’s soccer team edged Stony Brook… Read More
    At least when it comes to hockey, the University of Maine is turning into a marquee attraction, sports’ silver screen version of Matthew McConaughey. The Black Bears will appear in almost 33 percent of the Hockey East games being televised this season, and that’s saying… Read More
    Joe Gallant has a busy couple of weeks ahead of him. Gallant, the principal of Old Town High, will also be handling athletic director duties with Greg Thibodeau sidelined until later this month. Thibodeau is out on medical leave – Gallant declined to elaborate –… Read More
    Andy Santerre’s first season as a crew chief for Sean Caisse in the Busch East series was a successful one. And Cherryfield’s Santerre said they plan to team up again next year in Busch East. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
    Week six of the high school football season features some showdowns for divisional supremacy and some key contests among other teams seeking to enhance their postseason potential. Winslow Black Raiders (4-1) vs. Mount Desert Island Trojans (4-1), 7 p.m. Friday at Bar Harbor: When these… Read More
    People have long known Jeff Daniels for his work in such films as “Terms of Endearment,” “Gettysburg” and that cinematic masterpiece “Dumb and Dumber.” Despite living in Michigan, far away from the movie hotbeds of Hollywood and New York, the 51-year-old actor has stayed busy… Read More
    This may be the first-time ever that a member of a hard-core band professes in print his love of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. “We’re all into southern rock,” said Radiation Year vocalist Nick Chiasson. “Marshall Tucker Band, Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. Read More