AUGUSTA – WMTW News 8 reported Wednesday that Republican gubernatorial candidate Chandler Woodcock, a state senator from Farmington, has had repeated tax problems, leading to numerous liens on his home that have been discharged. WMTW said a review of public records showed that between 1997… Read More
    In a story about TABOR in Wednesday’s editions, Christine Therrien was not identified correctly. She is town manager in Madawaska. Read More
    PHILADELPHIA – In a hunt for votes in the Philadelphia suburbs, Sen. Rick Santorum’s campaign brought four Senate colleagues to town Wednesday to spin Santorum as a moderate in conservative clothing. “The caricature that is so often drawn of him as being an extremist is… Read More
    PORTLAND – TD Banknorth Inc. said Wednesday its third-quarter earnings fell 3 percent, hurt by a drop in securities income and higher interest expenses. TD Banknorth, a unit of Canada’s TD Bank Financial Group, said net income fell to $86.1 million, or 38 cents per… Read More
    BUCKSPORT – Laid-off workers joined union leaders at the Verso Paper mill Wednesday to say “thank you” to the millworkers there who have helped provide support during the past several years of mill closings and layoffs. In that time, the workers at the Bucksport mill… Read More
    The recent news from The Commonwealth Fund that Maine is among the states with the highest percentage of residents who have health coverage is good news here but sobering nationally. Maine improved partly by expanding coverage through MaineCare and by creating DirigoChoice, but mostly the state moved up… Read More
    In George Orwell’s classic novel “1984,” he speculated that a future totalitarian government would control not only the present but even the past by consigning inconvenient historical facts to a “memory hole.” The Bush administration, certainly not fascistic as some extremist critics are charging, is… Read More
    I read your Oct. 13 Page One article on the animal rights group which intends to try to stop most all trapping in Maine. Whatever happened to common sense? Here we have a radical group [the California-based Animal Protection Institute], which has only 250 members… Read More
    Thanks for your story headlined, “Seoul tells Rice it will keep economic ties to North [Korea]” (BDN, Oct. 20). It was heartening to read that President Roh supports the rights of South Koreans to visit North Korea, viewing the beauty of that land and spending… Read More
    The Oct. 18 edition of the Bangor Daily News tells of legislation being signed that will continue the practice of ignoring the rights of people imprisoned at Guantanamo and continue interrogation practices bordering on torture. An op-ed piece by Molly Irvine details the mistakes of this administration’s policies… Read More
    Dr. Erik Steele’s columns are invariably interesting and insightful, and his latest (Oct. 10) on “what’s worth killing for?” is no exception. His experiences as a physician – and as a spouse and father – certainly make his compassion toward the less fortunate compelling to read. Read More
    There seems to be a misunderstanding of just what eminent domain means nowadays. When an owner loses his restaurant because the contractors or state want to use his real estate, there must be something wrong with the individuals who approved this piece of real estate to be taken… Read More
    Republican leaders, and Republican-leaning columnists like George Will, claim that the Bush administration has produced a strong, growing economy. Don’t believe it. A comparison of Bush’s economic performance to Clinton’s shows how weak the Bush economy has been. Economic conditions under Bill Clinton were, without… Read More
    I am disgusted with cowardly voters. Often I reach consensus with Democrats and Republicans that our present two-party system is flawed. We agree that rather than initiate innovation and progress, the present system guarantees “more of the same.” I have witnessed these same staunch party… Read More
    As I understand it, with TABOR our tax-and- spend politicians are granted basically the same tax money for the next year that they spent this year plus an inflation adjustment plus a population adjustment. So let’s say inflation is 2 percent and Maine’s population increases 2 percent. That… Read More
    BANGOR – As investigators near completion of an inquiry into possible criminal activity by a former Bangor police officer, an official acknowledged Wednesday that a second officer has resigned from the department. Bangor Police Chief Don Winslow confirmed the resignation of Officer Brad Hanson last… Read More
    BANGOR – Vandals are stealing pumpkins and using them to damage vehicles on the east side of Bangor, causing thousands of dollars in damage, Bangor Police Department officials warned Wednesday. “It’s been going on since Saturday,” Sgt. Bob Bishop said. “They’re taking the pumpkins and… Read More
    ORONO – The last time award-winning author and journalist Janine di Giovanni was at the University of Maine, she was graduating. The year was 1983, the same year Soviet military jets shot down a South Korean airliner, the United States invaded Grenada, and 237 Marines were killed in… Read More
    Until I saw the story on the business pages of the morning paper, I didn’t know the disturbing trend in the retailing world had its own official name. As you might have read, the business experts from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania… Read More
    BANGOR – The two challengers hoping to unseat U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe took aim at the powerful Republican during a live televised debate Wednesday, criticizing her stance on the Iraq war and her reputation as a consensus building moderate. “Senator Snowe’s votes for bullying other… Read More
    MILLINOCKET – The Town Council will be asked today to endorse a $50 million high-end resort aimed for about 1,450 acres of Township 1, Range 8 proposed by town businessman and Councilor Matthew Polstein. Polstein, who has sought similar endorsements from selectmen in East Millinocket… Read More
    ORONO – Orono councilors met Wednesday to hear answers from state environmental officials about the biomass boiler in Old Town that is slated to be operated by Red Shield Environmental LLC, the company purchasing the former Georgia-Pacific Corp. mill. The public information session was held… Read More
    ACADIA NATIONAL PARK – After having cited increases in the number of visits to the park earlier this summer, Acadia officials have reduced their estimates for how many people visited the park in July and August. In September, park officials indicated that park use rose… Read More
    PALMYRA – Town officials unanimously voted Wednesday night to send letters to those in town who are in violation of town codes, giving them until Nov. 15 to clear up the problems. Although one resident failed to obtain a permit before moving a barn onto… Read More
    BELFAST – The Waldo County YMCA has announced the public phase of its $3.5 million capital campaign for a new swimming facility. The facility will include a six-lane swimming pool, warm-water therapy pool and a therapy pool with water jets. The YMCA already has raised… Read More
    MACHIAS – A 33-year-old Ellsworth man accused of nearly running over a Calais policeman and then leading police on a chase through the city, finally abandoning his car downtown, is expected to take the stand today in Washington County Superior Court. The trial for Daniel… Read More
    FORT KENT – French and Acadian music rippled off the strings of Lionel Doucette’s fiddle and Rita Baron’s keyboard, and simple foods of French and Acadian fare were served Tuesday night at a reception for officials from four French universities at the University of Maine at Fort Kent. Read More
    Following are divorces granted from June through October in 1st District Court at Fort Kent and Madawaska on grounds of irreconcilable differences: Yvan Denis, Van Buren, and Lisa Denis, Eagle Lake, married April 5, 1986, at Fort Kent. One child lives with the mother. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    WHITNEYVILLE – Tired of paying the highest mill rate in the state toward education, residents voted to raise a symbolic single dollar toward the town’s additional local funds for their school budget at their annual town meeting on Tuesday. The selectmen and the superintendent for… Read More
    BANGOR – Bangor School Committee Chairwoman Martha Newman publicly apologized Wednesday for a misstatement she made at last week’s candidates’ forum. Newman said during a school committee meeting that she erred when she stated last Thursday that the son of school committee candidate David Gallant… Read More
    Veazie police summoned three teenagers recently in connection with a burglary earlier this month and are investigating whether they were involved in other incidents in town since the summer. One of the teenagers has already admitted to being involved in a handful of other incidents,… Read More
    Fort Kent District Court Cases June 21 – Oct. 19, 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 ()… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE – The Outdoor Adventure Program of the University of Maine at Presque Isle will host a haunted house 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26, in Gentile Hall. The Physical Education Majors club will supervise other activities. The University’s PULL program will organize trick or… Read More
    FORT KENT – The University of Maine at Fort Kent and the Franco theater troupe Du monde d’ a cote will present the bilingual play “Les Sacres Monologues” 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, in the Fox Auditorium. The performance will include four monologues and a… Read More
    FORT KENT – The University of Maine at Fort Kent Student Nurses Organization will host a breast cancer awareness walk at noon Saturday, Oct. 28. The walk will begin in the parking lot behind Northern Maine Medical Center in Fort Kent and end at the… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE – The University of Maine at Presque Isle will screen Al Gore’s documentary “An Inconvenient Truth” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 1, at Wieden Auditorium. The movie examines the problem of global warming and climate change. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
    FORT KENT – The Fort Kent Recreation and Parks Department will sponsor a girls’ basketball league for fourth through sixth grades this year. Registration will take place at the Recreation and Parks Department office at 416 West Main St. All players must register before Thursday,… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE – The Maine in Motion program held a kick-off celebration at the University of Maine at Presque Isle on Wednesday. Maine in Motion is a statewide initiative to increase the daily level of physical activity for Maine citizens. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    For 10 years, Sheila Bragg wrote, the Shiretown Homecoming Committee has hosted “a huge celebration the first Saturday in August,” known as Dover-Foxcroft Homecoming. Everything from a parade to music and fireworks entertain the thousands who attend, she pointed out, “and we need to keep… Read More
    BANGOR – Senior Master Sgt. Phillip Poole, 45, has been deployed 18 times during his Air Force career. For at least 10 of his trips, whether departure or arrival, he traveled through Bangor International Airport. And ever since his first tour in 1991, the Maine… Read More
    BARTLETT, N.H. – Stoney Morrell, who ran the White Mountain attractions Story Land and Heritage New Hampshire, has died of cancer. He was 50. Morrell died Sunday, the same day Heritage New Hampshire closed its doors for good. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
    The Bangor Daily News asked all of the congressional candidates their positions on several issues handled by Congress in recent years. The date in parenthesis indicates year Congress last dealt with the issue. In some cases, their answers have been edited or excerpted for space. For the complete… Read More
    BANGOR – Despite the fact that Election Day is less than two weeks away, the telephones at City Hall have been strangely quiet, City Clerk Patti Dubois said Wednesday. And after an initial rush, pre-election activity at the Bangor Civic Center also has slowed down. Read More
    CHESTER – Town taxes should drop below their present rate of $15.90 per $1,000 of assessed personal property when tax bills go out in the next two weeks, the town’s assessing agent said Wednesday. Ruth Birtz is almost finished with the town’s latest assessments and… Read More
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    The Board of Selectmen and school board have issued a joint statement unanimously opposing the statewide spending cap ballot initiative known as the Taxpayer Bill of Rights. “TABOR in general becomes a very cumbersome way to make changes for the community because of the whole voting process assigned… Read More
    Penobscot County officials have forwarded for state review requests of $823,201 for funding from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Maine has about $2.6 million available in federal funds that will be distributed through the Maine Emergency Management Agency. Topping the county list are two projects: $267,049 to… Read More
    The city was recognized this week for “loyalty and patriotism by proudly displaying the United States flag.” Mark Lovell of the Greater Bangor area detachment of the Marine Corps League presented the city with a citation to that end on Monday night during a City Council meeting. The… Read More
    BANGOR – Insurance Professionals of Eastern Maine and the Bangor Fire Department will host a fire safety smokehouse for children from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday Oct. 28, at the Bangor Wal-Mart. The smokehouse will teach children what to do in a fire and… Read More
    PITTSFIELD – After nearly five months of investigation, the Somerset County District Attorney’s Office and the Pittsfield Police Department will not bring charges against the driver of a car that collided last May with a motorcycle, killing the bike’s operator. Wayne Lary, 30, of Pittsfield… Read More
    My topic is pain and addiction. Recovering addicts are still human beings. They still feel pain like everyone else, and they should be treated for pain like everyone else. But if they are honest and tell their doctors that they are recovering addicts, they are treated very differently… Read More
    Who doesn’t remember being a kid and eagerly thinking about a Halloween costume? As adults we still think about Halloween costumes, but now it’s likely with a sense of trepidation. You’ve been invited to a party, say, or you’re meeting friends at a bar. How… Read More
    There’s a rule in the house that any politician who calls with a recorded message loses our vote. You want to talk, we’ll pick the time to listen. You want to personally deliver your message, do so. But don’t send over our Verizon line a robotic voice programmed… Read More
    Last-minute preparations are nearly over, and it’s time to get serious about deer season. If you’re one of those afflicted with that chronic hunting bug, you’ve already hung your deer stands, scouted prime hunting areas, and come up with a game plan. The only thing… Read More
    Seth Brown had a unique distinction when he took over the Husson College men’s soccer program this fall. For a handful of the players, he was their fourth coach in two seasons. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
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    BAR HARBOR – There was no shortage of doubters when it came to Mount Desert Island’s chances of winning a third straight regional volleyball title this season. Despite being the reigning two-time Eastern Maine champion, the Trojans were looked at as a middle-of-the-road team after… Read More
    MILLINOCKET – Maddie Dunakin scored off a Rachel Trafton assist with 25 minutes, 35 seconds left the second half to lift the No. 3 Central field hockey team to its second straight Eastern Maine Class C title with a 1-0 victory over No. 1 Stearns Wednesday. Read More
    HERMON – Miles Gagnon scored the third goal for John Bapst of Bangor in the second round of penalty kicks to lead the No. 1 Crusaders past No. 4 Winslow 2-1 in an Eastern Maine Class B boys soccer semifinal Wednesday. After Gagnon’s score, the… Read More
    STANDISH – Jennifer Reilly scored a goal and assisted another to lift Colby of Waterville over Saint Joseph’s 3-0 in a college field hockey contest Wednesday. Frazer Humes and Ashley Wagner added goals for the 4-9 Mules. Chelsea Rosenheimer assisted on Reilly’s goal, and Jamie… Read More
    MACHIAS – Is he a thief or a hero? The prosecutor told a Washington County Superior Court jury Wednesday that Christopher Grant, 36, of Calais was a thief. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner =… Read More
    BANGOR – At least one man was taken into custody by police following an incident late Wednesday night at an apartment in the Fairmount Hardware building at 13th and Hammond streets. Witnesses reported that Bangor police armed with rifles entered the building and emerged at… Read More
    BANGOR – The Bangor Land Trust is exploring new tools and possibly new partnerships. Members of the Bangor Land Trust met Wednesday for a presentation by David Queeley of the Trust for Public Land’s Parks for People Program, and Wolfe Tone, project manager of the… Read More
    BANGOR – Since 2004, the Challenger Learning Center of Maine has been providing simulated space exploration missions to get students throughout the state excited about math and science. Now the Bangor center is looking for help so it can continue to raise aspirations for both… Read More
    AUGUSTA – A Portland woman who used bogus names for herself and created identities for 17 fictitious children to bilk state welfare programs out of more than $102,000 has been sent to prison for five years in a plea deal with the state. Lori Hyman… Read More
    ROCKLAND – A Lincolnville man was arrested Tuesday night after a fight broke out near G.M. Pollack jewelry store on Main Street. Keith Carpenter, 23, was charged with domestic assault, according to Deputy Chief Wallace Tower on Wednesday. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
    ACADIA NATIONAL PARK – A Lamoine man was arrested Tuesday on multiple charges after he was stopped for speeding on Schooner Head Road, a park ranger said Wednesday. Anthony Eaton, 24, was driving a 1998 Toyota around noon when rangers clocked him driving 10 mph… Read More
    STEUBEN – The old excuse, “There’s nothing to do around here” on Friday nights doesn’t fly anymore in this town. As many as 30 people have been gathering each Friday evening in October at Eagle Hill, the nonprofit foundation and research facility that is tucked… Read More
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    BANGOR – The University of Maine Museum of Art will present two printmaking exhibitions Oct. 20-Jan. 13 as part of “Celebrating 200 Years of Printmaking in Maine” and in collaboration with The Maine Print Project. “Richard Estes: Prints” and “John Marin: A Print Survey” will… Read More
    BANGOR – Penobscot Theatre, Bangor’s professional theater company, continues its 2006-07 season with the true story of the bond between a sociology professor and one of his students in Mitch Albom’s “Tuesdays With Morrie,” Nov. 1-12. “Many people have read the book,” said producing artistic… Read More
    HOLDEN – As October folds into November, animals at Fields Pond Audubon Center are getting ready for cold weather ahead. The bluebirds that raised their young at the center are long gone, heading south. But other bluebirds were seen this week. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
    BANGOR – Nearly 40 people assembled at Bangor Public Library on Monday night to hear author Walter Macdougall of Milo talk about his latest book, “Settling the Wilderness: Moses Greenleaf, His Maps, and His Household of Faith, 1777-1834.” Moses Greenleaf was a visionary and cartographer… Read More
    ORRINGTON – Kyle Allcroft of Boy Scout Troop 44 in Orrington was awarded the rank of Eagle Scout by Scoutmaster Arthur Morgan in a ceremony held Aug. 5 at the East Orrington Congregational Church. The rank of Eagle is the highest level of achievement in the Boy Scouts… Read More
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    Outstanding Older Worker ARLINGTON, Va. – Experience Works, the nation’s largest training and employment organization for mature workers, has named 73-year-old Arthur A. Comstock, senior vice president and senior market manager for United Kingfield Bank in Bangor, as Maine’s Outstanding Older Worker for 2006. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    Basic training COLUMBIA, S.C. – Army Reserve Pvt. Michael Spekhardt graduated from basic training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C., to be a member of the Army National Guard of Reserve Split-option Program. The program allows students between their junior and senior years of high school… Read More
    BANGOR – John Rohman of Bangor received a Distinguished Community Service Award during a universitywide convocation Oct. 15 at the University of Maine at Augusta. Rohman is a principal and chief executive officer in the Bangor architectural firm of WBRC Architects-Engineers. He is a former… Read More
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    OLD TOWN – A quilt raffle conducted by Race for the Cure team the Land Scouts raised $2,185 for the Komen Maine Race for the Cure. The quilt top was machine-pieced by Melissa Adams of Greenfield and machine-quilted by Sandy Boobar of Sandy’s Hideaway Quilts. Read More