BANGOR – Longtime Bangor School Committee Chairwoman Martha Newman announced Tuesday she won’t seek the leadership post on the panel again after finishing her current one-year term. Newman’s written statement, sent to the Bangor Daily News, came in response to what the 17-year chairwoman called… Read More
EAST MILLINOCKET – For Maine’s snowmobiling clubs, last winter was more than simply a lousy season. It was a literal and figurative washout. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i =… Read More
Bonny Holman scurried around the Memorial Union at the University of Maine Tuesday, distributing holiday cards to students hurrying to their next classes. The students, in turn, scrawled warm messages of love and support on the cards and returned them to Holman and other volunteers… Read More
GARDINER – Karen Baldauski of Manchester told Maine’s insurance superintendent on Tuesday that she is “disgusted” by Maine legislators and policymakers who have failed to halt the health insurance crisis in Maine. “The working class is on its knees,” she said. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
WASHINGTON – A flurry of recent research has raised alarm about the safety of a new generation of stents that have quickly become the most commonly used devices for treating clogged arteries, creating widespread concern about how to care for millions of heart disease patients. Read More
The name of the chief negotiator for the Brewer Education Association was incorrect in an article about teacher raises on Page B3 of Tuesday’s State section. The chief negotiator is Terry Hopkins. Tim Hackett is a Brewer High School guidance counselor. A story on Page… Read More
CONCORD, N.H. – The basic cost of living in the state is rising faster than wages, driven by major increases in the cost of day care, health insurance, housing and utilities, a new study finds. The study, New Hampshire’s Basic Needs and Livable Wage, looked… Read More
Verso Paper has a new president and chief operating officer. Verso announced last week that it has appointed Mike Jackson, a senior vice president at Weyerhaeuser Co., to the post. Jackson will replace L.H. Puckett, who headed the fledgling Verso Paper company during its first… Read More
BANGOR – Farmers, forestry companies, and hotel and restaurant owners voiced continued frustration Tuesday with the costs and bureaucracy they encounter when applying for visas for temporary guest workers. About 100 government officials and migrant and immigrant worker representatives, employers and service providers gathered for… Read More
U.S. Cellular has brought in a temporary site to increase cell phone call capacity at the Bangor Mall during the busy holiday shopping season. The service will be offered with a Cell On Light Truck, a mobile cell site. The COLT enhances the reception quality at the mall… Read More
The article by Kevin Miller (BDN, Friday, 1 Dec.) that reviewed the present shortfall in funding in advance of the Dec.15 deadline, should spur all who revere and respect Gov. Baxter’s bequest to us, the citizens of Maine, to return our thanks to his memory by making a… Read More
Right now, we are a nation at war. No matter how we try to cover our fears or hide from reality, all around us there are reminders of war … power, death, greed, corruption and lies. This past weekend I went to see “Aida,” a… Read More
We read with dismay the vicious attack by Martha Newman on Danny Tremble (BDN 11/30). According to her, everything wrong with the School Department’s operation is someone else’s responsibility; and everything right with the schools is the result of her 24 years on the school committee. Read More
We, the undersigned past sitting City Council chairs of Bangor in the last decade or so, minus those on the present City Council or otherwise involved, wish to ask all parties in the Bangor School Committee controversy to lower the public sound and fury about the issue. Bangor… Read More
In my time on the Bangor School Committee I have had only one priority, academic excellence for all students. That goal has guided my work in every position I have held on the School Committee, including serving as chairman. The current controversy is causing tearing… Read More
As a model for strengthening his Cabinet, Gov. John Baldacci might look back to 2005, when his Department of Environmental Protection endured a small crisis over former Commissioner Dawn Gallagher’s dealings with International Paper. Baldacci solved it by replacing his commissioner with David Littell, an official respected by… Read More
With the confirmation of Robert Gates as secretary of defense assured, Sen. Susan Collins, a member of the Armed Services Committee, made a smart move during his confirmation hearing yesterday by asking Mr. Gates whether he would back the reappointment of the special inspector general for Iraq. The… Read More
Because of the tragic and senseless death of a young teenager in Maine, the issue of domestic violence is prominent in the news these days. In the past twenty years, domestic violence has been a factor in approximately half of all homicides committed in Maine. Read More
This past election held promise for many in Maine who have been feeling the crunch of our difficult economic climate. One seat away from ending Democrats’ 30-year reign in Maine’s House, Maine Republicans represented hope for business owners and individuals whose standard of living has been dampened by… Read More
BANGOR – Plans by Hollywood Slots at Bangor’s parent company to build a $90 million gambling complex across Main Street from Bass Park cleared several city hurdles Tuesday night. Penn National Gaming Inc. now is waiting for the state transportation and environmental permits it needs… Read More
Many thanks go out to the following individuals who have made a generous gift to the Santa’s Helper Fund. With just 20 more days until Christmas, we are hopeful that more people will choose to make a gift and help us reach our goal of raising $50,000 for… Read More
AUGUSTA – Maine’s 2006 election cycle nears completion Wednesday as the new Legislature in one of its first acts fills three of Maine’s most prominent state offices. Because the Democrats continue to hold a majority, the incumbents are virtually assured of keeping their jobs. Attorney… Read More
AUGUSTA – Minority Republicans said Tuesday they’ll push for legislative spending curbs after the new House and Senate take office, but a debate is not likely to flare up until January when lawmakers return to the State House after a monthlong break. Without taking a… Read More
GUILFORD – A town native will continue his advance through the Democratic ranks in January by assuming the position of chief of staff for Democratic Majority Leader Harry Reid. Gary Myrick, son of Carole Myrick of McLean, Va., and the late Warren Myrick, formerly of… Read More
MILFORD – Kylie Tibbetts made her first phone call to 911 as a prank when she was 4. Since then, she has learned that the emergency service is just that – a service meant only for emergencies. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
BAR HARBOR- College of the Atlantic’s George B. Dorr Museum will be closed until January for installation of a wood-tiled floor. The new floor will be installed by Karam’s Hardwood Flooring of Bangor this December. The hemlock tiles for the floor were donated by Everett… Read More
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CALAIS – A 37-year-old Calais man was back in court Tuesday charged with unlawful possession of scheduled drugs and violation of conditions of release. On Dec. 1, a confidential informant, working with the Calais Police Department, allegedly paid Christopher Grant $600 for 35 OxyContin 40… Read More
ELLSWORTH – For the third time in seven years, a Verona man has been charged with a sex offense, this time involving the alleged sexual abuse of a 14-year-old girl. Richard R. Files, 34, was indicted Tuesday by a Hancock County grand jury on three… Read More
PITTSFIELD – A Hartland man, who lives just 10 feet from the Pittsfield town line, recently was arrested and jailed after a four-month investigation by Pittsfield Officer Michael Cote into an $18,000 burglary. Cote said Tuesday that Guyfred Hickey, in his mid-20s, was charged with… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – As the demolition of Cunningham Middle School draws near, city officials are working to make sure items still inside the school get reused and that the city is proactive on the property’s redevelopment. The Presque Isle City Council cleared up miscellaneous issues… Read More
CALAIS – A 4th District Court judge Tuesday ordered that the state could permanently take control of 14 dogs seized from the Princeton home of Brian and Donna Levi. The dogs’ condition came to the attention of state animal control officers after they received a… Read More
LEE – Seven people, including four children, suffered minor injuries Tuesday when a Ford Explorer collided with a van on Route 168 near Ridge Road. After the accident the seven were treated at Penobscot Valley Hospital in Lincoln and then released, state police Trooper Barry… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT – Edwin Treworgy, who has spent nearly a lifetime serving the town of Milo, was honored Monday as the 2006 recipient of the Myrick Award. “I was flabbergasted,” Treworgy, 77, recalled Tuesday of the announcement that was made during the annual meeting of the… Read More
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DEER ISLE- A sit-down dinner, “Surrounded by Art,” will be held Thursday, Dec. 7, at the Deer Isle Artists Association gallery, along with a live auction. The dinner will offer an opportunity to preview the exhibit that will run Friday, Dec. 8, to Saturday, Dec. Read More
CAMDEN – Police are investigating the theft of about $5,000 worth of personal property from an apartment on High Street. Camden Police Chief Phil Roberts said the residents of the apartment had visitors Friday night, including a couple of people they did not know well,… Read More
CAMDEN – Police received a report Tuesday morning of an apparent break-in attempt at Renys department store on Elm Street. Camden Police Chief Phil Roberts said Tuesday that store staff reported a window broken in the rear of the building. It appeared no entrance was… Read More
BELFAST – A cook and maintenance man for Rollie’s Bar and Grill was charged with burglary and theft after a security camera captured him looting the cash register. Stevan Hill, 25, of Belfast was arrested early Sunday, moments after the camera recorded him taking $1,350… Read More
BUCKSPORT – Main Street will be filled with the spirit of the holidays on Saturday as the Bucksport Bay Area Chamber of Commerce sponsors its sixth annual celebration with a day filled with activities. The Spirit of the Holidays has become a downtown tradition designed… Read More
EDDINGTON – Electricity for the town office will be cut off this morning while Bangor Hydro-Electric Co. technicians work on the system. It’s part of a project to expand the office and Fire Department. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
BREWER – The planning board held a sketch plan review Monday on a 26-lot residential subdivision located off Parkway South, located basically at the junction with Greenwood Drive. After reviewing the basic plans, the board scheduled a walk-through for Dec. 9. Read More
ORONO – In an effort to work with property owners and address concerns about rental units, the town’s community development committee recommended Monday that Town Planner Evan Richert develop a first draft of language governing the potential licensing of rental properties. “We don’t want to… Read More
BANGOR – The Penobscot Regional Communications Center’s move to the third floor of the Penobscot County Courthouse has been delayed again. To meet fire code and other building requirements, the center won’t be able to make the move until mid-April, Jim Ryan, the communications center’s… Read More
PITTSFIELD – During Tuesday night’s budget workshop, town councilors heard of a new plan to use a grass-roots effort to help construct a new municipal pool. More than 100 children a day use the Pittsfield pool, recreation director Norman LaBarge told the officials, yet it… Read More
HERMON – A Van Buren man was run over by a pickup truck in the Dysart’s Truck Stop parking lot Monday night after an argument with three friends, according to police. Pierre Verret, 30, of Grand Isle is being sought by police in connection with… Read More
OLD TOWN – Homes and businesses along at least four streets were without water for much of Tuesday after a main broke at the intersection of Stillwater Avenue and Michael Street, near a McDonald’s restaurant. “We have not been notified that we have water back… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT – Piscataquis County no longer will reimburse local fire departments for their assistance in search and rescues in the Unorganized Territory. The commissioners agreed Tuesday that lost or injured hikers and all-terrain vehicle and snowmobile accidents are the responsibility of the Department of Inland… Read More
EAST MILLINOCKET – A Medway native hopes to return to the region to open a small sawmill and sales building in the town-owned industrial park this spring, officials said Tuesday. The sawmill that Shawn McLaughlin received permission Monday night from the planning board to build… Read More
GUILFORD – It was the cooperative spirit, the financing and the use of local services that convinced selectmen on Tuesday to accept unanimously a California couple’s proposal to develop the Braeburn Block. That proposal, one of two submitted, also was the one recommended by the… Read More
ROCKLAND – Nearly half of the $7.6 million Knox County budget for 2007, which is the subject of a public hearing tonight, is tied to operating the Knox County Jail. Overall the county will spend 9.1 percent more next year, if the budget proposal is… Read More
LINCOLNVILLE – The saga of the cell phone tower continues Thursday when the board of appeals considers a request to reconsider its decision on the controversial project. GridCom, an international telecommunications company based in London, but with offices in Massachusetts, proposed building the 190-foot-high tower… Read More
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PRESQUE ISLE – An Easton man took the phrase hit-and-run to a new level after he allegedly hit a parked car and, when he couldn’t drive off, attempted to run from the accident scene on foot, according to police. Michael Doughty, 32, was arrested for… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – A local lumber company hopes to fill a tub with toys for area children this holiday season with a drive to benefit the United Way of Aroostook’s Toys for Tots program. “Our goal is to have toys piled as high as they… Read More
BELFAST – The Knox-Waldo Regional Economic Development Council took its show on the road Tuesday, holding separate press briefings in Belfast, Camden and Rockland, the three service center communities that drive the two-county region’s economy. Alan Hinsey, an economic development specialist with the Bangor-based Eastern… Read More
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CALAIS – It took five months of consideration and hours of deliberations, but in the end the city’s hometown savings and loan decided it would be in the best interest of Calais Federal Savings and Loan to merge with an association in Gardiner. “The board… Read More
PORTLAND – The suspect in the Labor Day weekend killing spree near the Sunday River ski resort in western Maine was placed on a suicide watch Tuesday after being treated for self-inflicted wounds, officials said. Cumberland County Sheriff Mark Dion said 30 sutures were required… Read More
PORTLAND – The state’s highest court on Tuesday upheld the convictions of a man who attacked a doctor when she interrupted a burglary in Fryeburg. The Maine Supreme Judicial Court dismissed David Mair’s appeal of his aggravated assault and burglary convictions. In October, the court… Read More
When members of the Bangor Community Chorus present their annual holiday concert, two of the singers will be celebrating their 30th year with the organization. Marjorie Lawrence of Hampden and Carolyn McKinnon of Bangor are what McKinnon describes as “the senior members” of the chorus… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT – Piscataquis County commissioners adopted a 2007 budget Tuesday that reflects a decrease and another one that reflects a slight increase. The county budget of nearly $4.5 million, which reflects a $61,765 decrease in the tax commitment from 2006, was inked. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
CALAIS – Two huskies that attacked and killed more than a dozen ewes, rams and lambs this summer in Charlotte have been euthanized, court officials learned Tuesday. The attorney for the dogs’ owners, Jeffrey Davidson of Cutler, informed 4th District Court Judge John Romei that… Read More
PORTLAND – Weather watchers have one more tool at their disposal to get the latest information about ocean conditions along the Maine coast. The Gulf of Maine Ocean Observing System, or GoMOOS, has deployed a new small weather buoy at the mouth of the New… Read More
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NEW YORK – Wesley McNair, a poet from Mercer, and William PopeL., a visual artist from Lewiston, are two of the first recipients nationwide of USA Fellowships from United States Artists. As a USA fellow, McNair and PopeL. will each receive an unrestricted grant of $50,000 to support… Read More
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Slow starts have been a bit of a sore subject this season with the upperclassmen on the Husson College basketball team. Almost to a man, each junior and senior on the roster has been using the same two numbers since preseason practice began: two and… Read More
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Matt Stairs has traded in his spikes for skates as he did last year. The Bangor resident and major league outfielder-DH is back for his second year as an assistant coach for the John Bapst High School hockey team. The 38-year-old Stairs played for three… Read More
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BANGOR – Jack Eisentrager of Hermon bowled his fourth career 300 game during the Monday Night Men’s League at the Family Fun Bowling Center. The 300 game was the second of the season for Family Fun Bowling Center. Read More
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UNITY – Kristina Scoville netted 27 points with five 3-pointers and eight rebounds to pace Eastern Maine Community College of Bangor to a 62-58 women’s basketball victory over Unity College Tuesday night. Amanda Sloat chipped in with 10 points for the Golden Eagles. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
Teen use of over-the-counter cold and cough medicines to get a cheap high – a practice known as “robotripping” – is rising 50 percent a year and becoming one of the fastest-growing drug abuse problems in the U.S., according to a study released this week. Read More