BANGOR – Like their counterparts in Portland, Biddeford, Saco and Lewiston, residents of downtown Bangor this winter will be allowed to park their vehicles on the street overnight. The catch is that those who use the privilege will have to stay on the alert for… Read More
BAR HARBOR – Emma Richards, 74, sat in the enclosed sun porch of her home off Indian Point Road on Monday so she could take advantage of the daylight when writing a clerk’s report for her church. The reason she needed the sun to help… Read More
CALAIS – It long has been believed that one of the earliest autopsies in America happened on St. Croix Island more than 400 years ago. Now it has been confirmed. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var… Read More
WASHINGTON – Justin Hunt likes to play rugby and go to toga parties. The 18-year-old Yarmouth, Maine, resident listens to the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Neil Young and other musicians famous before he was born. Like many college freshmen since 1951, one of his favorite books is “The Catcher… Read More
The wind and rain that battered Maine over the weekend subsided Monday, but utility crews continued to work overtime restoring power to thousands. What’s worse, new outages were being reported Monday afternoon, sending numbers in the wrong direction, said Bangor Hydro-Electric Co. spokeswoman Jen Brooker. Read More
ATLANTA – A salmonella outbreak potentially linked to produce has sickened at least 172 people in 18 states, including Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Maine, health officials said Monday. Dr. Dora Anne Mills, director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said Monday evening… Read More
BREWER – High winds Saturday evening caused the red metal roof of the New Stable Inn to become unstable and then rip off in large sections, severing power to the Wilson Street motel and Cozy Inn next door. The loss of electricity forced the 66… Read More
TRENTON – Millions and millions of mice have been bred at Jackson Laboratory since its founding in 1929, but on Monday the lab officially created something that it had never given life to before. Bar Harbor Biotechnology, the first commercial entity the nonprofit lab has… Read More
AUGUSTA – Maine’s meat farmers and processors, along with the state Department of Agriculture, are pressuring Congress to pass a bill that would remove the ban on interstate sales of state-processed meat. “This would be a huge step in the right direction,” Seth Bradstreet, Maine’s… Read More
AUGUSTA – The Office of Energy Independence and Security survey of home heating oil prices Monday found the current statewide average cash price for No. 2 heating oil to be $2.20 per gallon, a decrease of 3 cents since last week. This is 23 cents lower than last… Read More
When environmentalists and residents of northern Maine agree on anything related to the Allagash Wilderness Waterway, it is a momentous occasion. That’s why proposals, which are the same in principle but differ in detail, to create a commission to oversee and make management decisions for the waterway offer… Read More
Sens. Olympia Snowe and Jay Rockefeller want ExxonMobil to stop funding organizations that doubt the human-induced effects of global warming, noting that the corporation in 2004 funded 29 separate groups that deny climate change. This battle sounds similar to the decades in which tobacco companies denied the dangers… Read More
The Bush administration’s approach, that you can’t be held responsible – you can’t fail if you don’t try – may seem to some sound political logic, but to others a guarantee of ultimate failure. Bush’s questionable policy toward North Korea, Iran, Syria and, of course,… Read More
A Maine political activist, Severin Beliveau, has always counseled that to be a good Democrat you need to work with Republicans and to be a good Republican you need to work with Democrats. We agree. One of us is a Demo-crat who rarely votes for Republicans and one… Read More
I will be voting Green in the gubernatorial race next month. At the age of 68, and a longtime believer in the political system, it is clear to me that politics as usual has become irrelevant. Gov. Baldacci proclaims economic progress while at the same… Read More
It was very frustrating seeing Mary Adams on the front page of the Oct. 21-22 Bangor Daily News in all her apparent glory, well dressed, propertied, seeming financially to want for nothing in pursuit of yet another mission to manipulate, control and form the people of Maine into… Read More
Every government claims the power to arrest people, but just societies give the accused the right to demand that a court decide whether imprisonment should continue. Just societies also demand that prisoners be treated humanely. These principles are enshrined in our Constitution as the right of habeas corpus… Read More
Last spring Jean Hay Bright asked me to contribute to her election effort. I tried to dissuade her from running. My argument was that Olympia Snowe was unbeatable both because of her long tenure, the immense financial advantages incumbency confers, and her artful job of convincing the media… Read More
AUGUSTA – Republican gubernatorial nominee Chandler Woodcock crossed the million-dollar mark in clean elections funding this weekend, courtesy of the Maine Democratic Party. “The money allows us to implement different aspects of the campaign that we weren’t able to before,” said Chris Jackson, Woodcock’s campaign… Read More
For years, Denise Germann and other keepers of Owls Head Light have been haunted by a question: Who’s been sleeping in our bed? This month’s issue of Coastal Living magazine explains what Germann and other keepers have suspected for years is the answer: A ghost… Read More
BANGOR – A Bangor man who led police on a high-speed chase in 2005 now finds himself in an unexpected role as the Bangor Police Department continues a criminal investigation into one of its own. Michael Cromwell, 39, came forward Monday and identified himself as… Read More
BANGOR – Ever since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, yellow “Support Our Troops” magnets have appeared on the rear bumpers of many vehicles and have become a sign of times. The Maine Air National Guard, also known as the MAINEiacs, has printed its own… Read More
You’ve probably never heard of the musical duet known as “Joe and Verna,” which toured the Aroostook County circuit for nearly 25 years. Their music, which consisted mostly of old-time tunes played on harmonica and piano, with the occasional washboard thrown in, didn’t have a… Read More
Bangor police arrested a Holden man around 10 p.m. Sunday when he was found asleep in a car in possession of cocaine. Officer Dennis Townsend responded to a report that a man was passed out in a car outside the Comfort Inn on Hogan Road… Read More
BAR HARBOR – Seven students from College of the Atlantic are expected to depart today for Nairobi, Kenya, where they plan to attend an international conference on climate change. The conference follows on the heels of a similar event held in Montreal last year at… Read More
AUBURN – Jurors convicted both defendants Monday in the fatal beatings of two men who were bludgeoned with a baseball bat and buried in shallow graves. The jury deliberated for several hours Friday afternoon and for another 90 minutes Monday in Androscoggin County Superior Court… Read More
LEWISTON – The newspaper in Maine’s second-biggest city has decided not to endorse any of the five candidates for governor in next week’s election. In an editorial in its Sunday edition, the Sun Journal said endorsements must be earned and no one in the field… Read More
BANGOR – The warm and bright atmosphere of the new Douglas J. Schwartz Greenhouse at the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center makes a welcome retreat from the crisp fall air and approaching winter weather. For the 60 patients living at the center and numerous outpatients, the… Read More
LEWISTON – A Lisbon man who was hospitalized for nearly a month after his Halloween costume went up in flames at a party last year is again ready to celebrate his favorite holiday. But he won’t be dressing up as a sheep like he did last year. Read More
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BELFAST – Two political and community newcomers with similar ideas are campaigning to represent Ward 1 on the City Council. Both Larry Theye of Northport Avenue and Ryan Otis of Salmond Street moved to the city at the beginning of the decade. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
BANGOR – Three months after it was brought to the forefront by a Little City resident, the issue of portable basketball hoops in city rights-of-way returned Monday night, drawing about a dozen people on both sides of the issue to City Hall for a City Council workshop. Read More
ORRINGTON – An Orrington man died Sunday night after the car he was driving went off River Road and struck a home. Alfred Black, 61, was pronounced dead at the scene, despite efforts by county sheriff’s deputies and paramedics to revive him, Sgt. Bill Birch… Read More
OLD TOWN – In a list of agenda items to help propel the redevelopment of the former Georgia-Pacific Corp. mill, city councilors voted Monday to loan no more than $230,000 to Red Shield Environmental LLC, the company slated to purchase and redevelop the mill facility. Read More
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MARS HILL – Because not everybody considers alpine skiing the most fun winter sport, Big Rock Ski Area is offering a new and different way for people to head down the slopes. The nonprofit Maine Winter Sports Center facility is wrapping up work on a… Read More
BELFAST – A settlement has been reached that gives the city control of a historic right of way leading to Penobscot Bay from U.S. Route 1 (Searsport Avenue). The city’s use of the right of way, which runs along the west side of the Moorings… Read More
ROCKLAND – A former police chief has been dropped as a defendant in a federal lawsuit against the city by a former department employee who alleges the city retaliated against him for his reporting of workplace discrimination. All claims against former Police Chief Alfred Ockenfels… Read More
BELFAST – Jimmy Roberts and Lewie Baker fought political battles side by side for years. Not any longer. 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++)… Read More
MILLINOCKET – Police were searching Monday for vandals responsible for slashing as many as 25 vehicle tires around town last week. The slashing, almost all reported on Oct. 21, occurred to vehicles parked overnight on State, Summer, and Spring streets and Highland and Penobscot avenues,… Read More
SKOWHEGAN – Over and over again, county employers are telling economic leaders that many of those applying for jobs are missing some basic skills, things as basic as how to properly fill out an application or dress appropriately for work. “We know this is a… Read More
MILLINOCKET – With constant and chilling winds battering town officials breaking ground Monday at the site of the town’s new outdoor community pool, Eugene Conlogue couldn’t help smiling. “I was thinking,” Conlogue said, “of the Polar Bear Club.” googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
Bangor – A group of Swedish students and two of their teachers lent helping hands Monday at Manna Ministries as part of an exchange program. Mernaz Arbab, Johannes Molin, and Amal Said, all 18-year-old high school seniors from Umea, Sweden, greeted the people who were… Read More
The Sunshine Club for Children Annual Holiday Market is 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4, and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 5, at the Shrine Center, 586 Main St. in Bangor. Admission is free, and homemade lunches and a variety of pies will be on… Read More
Tutus aren’t quite right for your little ballerina? How about baseball caps and sneakers and a few kicks, jumps, turns and knee slides? Those are some of the components of the Decadancetheatre Company, an all-female hip-hop troupe slammin’ into town at 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4, at the… Read More
ELLSWORTH – The cello and the double-bass aren’t expected instruments in a bluegrass band. But then, Crooked Still, set to play at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at The Grand Auditorium in Ellsworth, is used to doing the unexpected. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
You can sit on it. Put your feet up. Stand on top of it to reach a pot – or, if you’re a kid, help mom or dad roll out cookie dough on the kitchen counter. Or you can simply admire its beauty, as in… Read More
I think Joe Anderson is the bee’s knees, and not just because as Joseph C. Anderson II he edits the Maine Genealogical Society’s quarterly, the Maine Genealogist; and the “Maine Families in 1790” series, which just came out with its ninth book. As a speaker,… Read More
The construction of the University of Maine’s first library building – funded completely by a gift from steel magnate Andrew Carnegie – was the most notable event in the institution’s 40-year history. So declared an editorial writer for the Bangor Daily Commercial after the dedication of what is… Read More
A slew of new horror movies has been released on DVD, HD DVD and Blu-ray disc over the past few weeks, just in time for Halloween. Some are well worth renting, while others provide more tricks than treats. In this column, we’ll focus on the newer releases, but… Read More
The University of Maine football team, which a week ago was riding a wave of confidence and a three-game win streak, must now regroup. Coach Jack Cosgrove’s Black Bears watched their momentum go down the drain, like the runoff from Saturday’s torrential rains, in a… Read More
As parents of a first-grader, my wife Shelly and I are always faced with the prospects of choosing just the right sports activities to keep Nate busy during the often snowbound winter months. Heck, when I was a kid, these decisions by my parents were… Read More
While Saturday’s weather in these parts probably kept a lot of deer hunters out of the woods on opening day, it didn’t keep everyone away. One of the hunters who tagged out on opening day is particularly familiar. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
WINSLOW – Winslow High School junior fullback-striker Jill Smith entered Monday’s Eastern Maine Class B schoolgirl championship soccer game having scored just one goal this season. Now she has three. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var… Read More
WATERVILLE – The Waterville High School football team did what a favorite is supposed to do Monday afternoon. But Mount Desert Island did something else – proved it belonged. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner… Read More
PORTLAND – Josh Harvey of Dexter, Calvin Elwell of Searsport and John Robinson of Bangor have advanced to divisional finals in the Northeastern Regional Championships at the Portland Boxing Club on Saturday night. Harvey will vie for a title in the junior super lightweight division,… Read More
Milford native Dereck Treadwell, who coaches cross country at Hartwick (N.Y.) College, placed 49th at the World Triathlon Championships Sunday in Makena, Hawaii. Treadwell covered the course in 3 hours, 15 minutes, 4 seconds, placing him sixth in his age group (30-34). The race consisted… Read More
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When Central of Corinth takes the field Saturday at Portland’s Fitzpatrick Stadium for the Class C state field hockey game, Kara Voisine will be guarding the cage as the starting goalie for the Red Devils. But the defending Class C state champions know they wouldn’t… Read More
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