CAMDEN – An antique stuffed sea gull that looked down at diners for 20 years from a wall at Cappy’s Chowder House will be donated today to the Penobscot Marine Museum in Searsport. But the gift is not exactly a freewill offering, Cappy’s owner, Johanna… Read More
TRENTON – Nearly a day after a fierce fall storm first struck Maine, leaving tens of thousands of people without power, five utility poles on the only bridge connecting Mount Desert Island to the mainland snapped Sunday morning as gale-force wind gusts continued to slam into the shoreline. Read More
BATH – A land and sea search for one of three boaters whose craft capsized in the Kennebec River was suspended Saturday as strong winds and torrential rains moved into the area. Richard Drouin Jr., 38, of Auburn last was seen when the 16-foot boat… Read More
AUGUSTA – In trying to “cure” a house leaking heat and wasting electricity, Stephen and Tricia Carr use the same sort of holistic approach advocated by some physicians to treat sick people. The couple’s energy auditing business, Wydevue, analyzes a house’s energy use with various… Read More
Dear Jim: My family needs additional living space. I want a sunroom, but I cannot afford to have one built. Are there any do-it-yourself kits available. Can I build one from scratch and what design is best? -Sandi T. Dear Sandi: Adding a sunroom to… Read More
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Ratewatcher, the handy little magazine from the office of the Maine public advocate, recently offered more ideas on how to reduce some telephone charges. Here are some highlights: For 411 directory service, there’s no need to pay the $1.25 fee from a cell phone or… Read More
Peter Misluk, candidate for state representative in District 44, has a strong grasp of problems facing the state. He also has some thoughtful solutions. For example, he proposes a simple and fair plan to raise revenues that would afford property tax relief by charging a small fee on… Read More
Ordinarily I wouldn’t get involved with TABOR. The recent revelation that a million dollars from out of state is being pumped in to oppose this citizen’s initiative has raised a red flag. Who, out of state, could possibly benefit from its failure to pass? The… Read More
The Bangor Water District, a nonprofit, publicly owned utility, works within its citizen-approved charter to protect public health by providing high quality water for domestic use and fire protection while emphasizing customer service, innovation, and cost control. We, the trustees of the Bangor Water District, find that TABOR… Read More
When we lay claim to the motto, posted at our southern border, “Maine: The Way Life Should Be,” we’re bound to fall a bit short. The evidence confronts us every day in the mothers and fathers who scrape to stay one paycheck ahead of real bad news, or… Read More
I have been a longtime supporter of Sen. Olympia Snowe and very glad to be so. In my estimation she is the present-day Margaret Chase Smith, unbeatable, and can have her job as the senior senator from Maine as long as she would like it. Read More
I’m a dirt poor clam digger. I own a rundown old building on two acres of alder swamp with no road frontage or shore frontage. My taxes have risen more than 450 percent since last year. My alder swamp was valued at $34,200 an acre. Read More
When it became evident Maine wasn’t going to roll over, Cabela’s Inc. withdrew its demand for a tax exemption and is apparently moving ahead with plans for a store in Scarborough. Although state tax officials were ready to make the right decision, Congress should re-examine the sales-tax exemptions… Read More
Opponents of the Taxpayer Bill of Rights must have thought Halloween came early this year. They’ve begun rolling out the scare tactics – some truly frightening pictures of what “would” happen should Maine taxpayers place reasonable controls to government spending on Nov. 7. While they… Read More
The Bangor Daily News has endorsed Olympia Snowe because of her supposed willingness to take “principled stances” at odds with her party, and because of her “ability to develop bipartisan compromises on important issues.” (BDN, Oct. 23) Unfortunately, the facts do not support the conclusions… Read More
Mainers who commute long distances to and from work and are looking to save a few dollars on gas and wear and tear on their vehicles may want to consider an expanding state program that’s a cost-effective alternative to driving your own car every day. Read More
PORTLAND – Two towns in York County will be the first in Maine to vote on proposed ordinances to limit where registered sex offenders may live. If approved, the Nov. 7 ballot questions in Waterboro and Lyman would set minimum distance limits between offenders’ residences… Read More
AUGUSTA – The fact that the partisan makeup of the Legislature has already been close in recent years and the lack of competition in the campaigns for Maine’s seats in Congress are two factors that help account for the relative quiet in Maine’s battle between Democrats and Republicans… Read More
The smell of food from around the world wafted Saturday through the University of Maine field house, where international students from more than 20 countries gathered to share their culture and traditions during UM’s Culturefest. The annual event gives foreign students the chance to show… Read More
MACHIAS – Since November 1870, a long line of dedicated clock minders have ascended the 77 narrow, worn wooden stairs to wind the town clock high in the steeple of the Centre Street Congregational Church. Early Sunday morning, Don Paulson of Cutler, Harper Dean of… Read More
CARIBOU – A father and son narrowly missed being shot Saturday morning when a bullet smashed through two rear side windows in their pickup truck. Neither were injured by the shot fired by a hunter who had spotted a deer along the Albair Road. Caribou… Read More
BANGOR – A man was stabbed Friday night inside Carolina Sports and Spirits during a bar fight, according to Bangor police Sgt. Jim Owens. A 31-year-old male with a last known address of Eddington suffered a non-life-threatening stab wound to the abdomen and was taken… Read More
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PRESQUE ISLE – A small but motivated group of college students Saturday launched plans for a statewide referendum aimed at reducing the number of educated young people leaving Maine. Opportunity Maine, which seeks to collect 60,000 signatures for a referendum vote next year, is proposing… Read More
VAN BUREN – Dixie Shaw and Vicki Keaton, bundled up in gloves, sweat shirts and winter jackets, smiled and chatted with people Saturday. The two women didn’t show any signs of minding the 39-degree weather as they stood on Main Street and rounded up food for the needy… Read More
MOUNT DESERT – The wife of longtime summer resident Brooke Astor’s son has been ordered by a New York judge to give up ownership of the $6 million estate and return it to her husband, according to New York media reports. New York Supreme Court… Read More
CARIBOU – City police are investigating a reported burglary Sunday in which several thousand dollars was taken and more than $3,000 in damage caused at a Chinese restaurant. Investigating Officer Douglas Bell said the burglary and theft at Jade’s Palace, located in the Skyway Plaza… Read More
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MILFORD – With a loud yell Sunday of “Fire in the hole,” a string was pulled and a pumpkin launched hundreds of yards into a muddy field at the Dawn Til Done Farm. Farm owner Dee Dauphinee invites the public each year to visit the… Read More
CHERRYFIELD – At 78, Bill Conway isn’t slowing and showing any wear in his decades-long pursuit of peace. Rather, he is starting to pick up speed. You can find him along the bridge across the Narraguagus River four hours a day, when drivers are heading… Read More
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For 17 years, the First Congregational Church of Blue Hill has been able to give anonymous gifts to those in need at Christmas. So Laurie Stowe reports Christmas Angels 2006 is under way again, and its sponsors are asking “individuals, clubs, organizations, churches and businesses”… Read More
Mental health advocates have honored seven Mainers for their work on behalf of people with mental illness. The “Heroes in the Fight” award recipients were recognized at a dinner on Oct. 23 at the Harraseeket Inn in Freeport. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
LEWISTON – An apartment house fire broke out at midday Friday, driving more than a dozen people from their homes. No serious injuries were reported and the cause of the fire was under investigation. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
PORTLAND – Portland City Manager Joe Gray and his wife, Marie, credit their solid, loving relationship over 36 years of marriage with helping them both beat cancer earlier this year. Joe Gray was diagnosed in February with colon cancer; Marie learned two weeks later that… Read More
AUBURN – A Superior Court judge has ruled that a dead woman’s lawyers will be permitted to testify at the upcoming murder trial of the ex-boyfriend accused of shooting her to death at his home in Sabattus. Justice Joyce Wheeler’s written ruling said Melissa Mendoza’s… Read More
KINGSTON, R.I. – On paper, the University of Rhode Island football team was no match for UMaine. On a chewed-up field – amidst torrential rain and driving 30 mph winds – the Rams proved a worthy opponent Saturday. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
CASTINE – With winds gusting up to 45 mph and steady rain soaking everything not under cover, passing accuracy and sure footing were as hard to get as points on the Ritchie Field turf Saturday afternoon. Points were at such a premium that the Coast… Read More
ORONO – It could have been Halloween night. And University of Maine junior defenseman Bret Tyler tricked UMass sophomore goalie Jon Quick to earn the treat: a game-winning goal. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner… Read More
ASHLAND – In the minutes leading up to Saturday’s Eastern Maine Class D championship, Van Buren coach Steve Lapierre preached to his team the importance of keeping fouls to a minimum. The message didn’t appear to register immediately, but over the final 70 minutes, the… Read More
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BANGOR – Biting rain, strong wind and mud late in the game didn’t stop the Elms College men’s soccer team. Instead, it gave the No. 7 Blazers of Chicopee, Mass., a way to celebrate after upsetting No. 2 Husson in double overtime of a North… Read More
ORONO – Saturday’s strong winds gave the America East Cross Country Championships at the University of Maine a winter feeling in a Halloween setting. The powerful wind and cold rain made a 45-degree day feel like 30 degrees, while blowing leaves and swirling branches made… Read More
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. – Marie-Andree Canuel and Kim Stephenson scored on penalty kicks after neither team scored through two overtimes to lift No. 3 University of Maine over No. 2 Boston University 1-0 in the America East soccer semifinals Sunday. Maine will play No. 1… Read More
This is important. It happens to be from the world of sports, but the ramifications are far more pervasive. Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams are the authors of “Game of Shadows,” the book that linked Barry Bonds, and others, with steroid use. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
Postponements caused by Saturday’s inclement weather mean it’s playoff Monday for several high school football teams – some officially and others in an unofficial, but just as real, sense. The unofficial playoff game is set for 5 p.m. at Cameron Stadium in Bangor, where John… Read More
ELLSWORTH – For the past four years, the six seniors on the Greely High School volleyball team have only known winning, so the outcome of Saturday’s state championship game didn’t exactly surprise the girls. The Rangers from Cumberland Center maintained their stronghold on the sport… Read More
More soccer and football games were postponed Saturday as strong wind and rain swept through Maine this weekend. Both Eastern Maine Class B soccer championship games scheduled for Saturday will be played today, as will several EM Class B football playoff games and a Class… Read More
Mary Ellen Chase’s novel “Mary Peters” begins with the 9-year-old Mary Peters looking out on the gleaming white port of Cadiz, Spain. But the real subject of this reissued 1934 novel (Islandport Press, $15.95, 2005) lies on the other side of the Atlantic, in the changes experienced along… Read More
You don’t have to travel to Transylvania to freak out on Halloween. As author Holly Mascott Nadler tells us, “In all the country, New England holds the richest repositories of stories of the supernatural. And why not? The region has all the elements of a… Read More
More than 90 years ago, a young Edna St. Vincent Millay stood on the porch of a grand home in Camden and spoke these lines: “All I could see from where I stood/Was three long mountains and a wood; I turned and looked the other way/And saw three… Read More
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PHILADELPHIA – The Husson College Eagles spotted La Salle a first quarter touchdown, then came up with three interceptions and shut out the Explorers for the final 54 minutes to earn a 17-7 football victory over a Division I-AA nonscholarship program Saturday. Freshman tailback Bryan… Read More
In his book on the Leonid meteor showers, “The Heavens on Fire,” Mark Littmann writes that the Leonid meteor storm of 1833 was so intense, estimated from records to be in excess of 72,000 an hour, that terrified viewers thought the world was coming to an end. Some… Read More