In a story Monday about the Census of Marine Life, The Associated Press quoted Jesse Ausubel of the Sloan Foundation as saying researchers have identified 70,000 kinds of marine mammals. Ausubel was referring to marine animals of all types, not just mammals. Read More
    Here are the Top 10 Christmas songs played on radio stations during the week after Thanksgiving: 1. “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree,” Brenda Lee googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i… Read More
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    The Dec. 1 article, “Panel backs large R&D investment” contained a quote from state Sen. Lynn Bromley stating “People need tax relief, but they need that relief by having higher per capita incomes.” This type of statement was common during the TABOR debate. The Bangor… Read More
    That the Maine Heritage Policy Center is not a political action committee – as charged in a complaint before the Maine Ethics Commission today based on the organization’s work regarding TABOR – is obvious from a single condition of state law that characterizes PACs. The condition demands the… Read More
    The Maine Bureau of Liquor Enforcement is now known internationally for refusing to allow beer to be sold here with a label that depicts Santa Claus. It also refused two other beers with labels that include topless women, one of which is from a painting by Delacroix, “Liberty… Read More
    Regarding the article “Officials: Double the roads budget” (BDN, Dec. 8): If we are so short on funds, how did approval for the “observation tower” on the new Waldo-Hancock Bridge come about? These problems must have been known when the appropriation was made. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    As director of MaineHousing, I am sorry that Shannon Elliot of Hampden experienced a problem with her application for heating assistance from the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, “Heating help glitch” (BDN, Dec. 5). Penquis Community Action Program and MaineHousing staffs have worked hard… Read More
    For me, the debate about global warming is not as crucial as the impending dwindling of fossil fuel that is ignored by our state and federal leaders. In the debate on global warming, Tsutomo Ohno of the University of Maine said in his op-ed, “Climate… Read More
    Around the corner and up the road a bit, the rain is falling on the lawn of the stately old home where an innocent 13-year-old child died a few days ago. He was murdered. That almost doesn’t sound real. A boy shot as he ran… Read More
    We are writing concerning the failure of LD 1781, “An Act to Require Mandatory Training for Law Enforcement Officers and Prosecutors Regarding Interaction with People with Developmental Disabilities, Including Autism Spectrum Disorder.” During a meeting of the Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee during the… Read More
    God was not on the November ballot, but enterprising Harris pollsters did attempt to measure religious sentiments before the last election. As observers of the American scene since the time of Tocqueville have pointed out, large majorities of U.S. citizens describe themselves as believers in God. Yet what… Read More
    The federal government recognized Maine’s efforts to reduce smog on Monday by removing nine midcoast and Portland-area counties from a list of locations with ground-level ozone problems. The Environmental Protection Agency’s decision means that all Maine counties now meet federal air quality standards for ground-level… Read More
    BANGOR – A moment of silence is planned during Friday’s boys basketball game at Bangor High School for Army Staff Sgt. James Kristofer “Kris” Ciraso, a 1999 graduate killed last week by a roadside bomb in Iraq. In addition, the Bangor High School Junior ROTC… Read More
    BANGOR – The first person in Maine to plead guilty to using a cell phone to download child pornography was sentenced Monday to 10 years in federal prison. Joshua Dunston, 28, of Houlton pleaded guilty to the charge in U.S. District Court in September. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
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    MILLINOCKET – At least 26 vehicles were broken into overnight Sunday as part of a crime spree in which as many as 50 cars in town were burglarized in one week, police said Monday. The burglary reports from 26 residents started coming in about 5:45… Read More
    A rock was thrown through a front door window at Toot’s Variety Store early Monday morning but police aren’t sure whether it was a burglary attempt or vandalism. Nothing was reported missing from the store, but police found a Slim Jim on the front steps. It is unknown… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT -Hospital Administrative District 4 (Mayo Regional Hospital) plans to build one large garage to serve Dexter and Corinna from one location, rather than continue to staff and operate two ambulance garages just a town apart. Since both the town-owned Dexter and Corinna ambulance garages… Read More
    BREWER – Project Reach at Brewer Middle School is helping pupils better their grades and reach graduation, so the school board is considering adding a Jobs for Maine’s Graduates program at the high school. Three JMG Project Reach pupils from the eighth grade were at… Read More
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    GREENVILLE – A loophole in the town’s solid waste program that has allowed some residents to dump construction-demolition debris at the landfill for free will soon be closed. The town currently has a fee schedule that takes into consideration the size of the truck carrying… Read More
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    VERONA ISLAND – Motorists can expect delays throughout the day today as crews will be working on both the Waldo-Hancock Bridge and the new Penobscot Narrows Bridge and Observatory. Crews will be patching pavement on the old bridge and completing work on the guardrails of… Read More
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    ELLSWORTH – Three Bangor residents were arrested Sunday evening after two of them allegedly stole merchandise from two local stores and then were stopped with the third person in a stolen car. Police got the license plate number of the car around 4 p.m. after… Read More
    HOULTON – Over the past few years, officials in SAD 29 have made great strides in convincing students to adopt a lifestyle that embraces healthful food and physical activity and shuns the use of tobacco products. There is clear evidence of their success, and the… Read More
    SOUTHWEST HARBOR – A burst pipe at the new Harbor House facility has been repaired and the organization is focusing on raising money for the next phase of construction at the Herrick Road building, according to an official with the group. Peter Homer, executive director… Read More
    MACHIAS – One of the greatest misconceptions about creating comprehensive plans is that the public often believes that the document’s suggestions are rules. Not so, Machias Town Manager Betsy Fitzgerald said Monday morning. “I’m not sure people understand the process,” she said. “This is a… Read More
    ROCKLAND- Resonance Arts and the Hope Spinnery will present a screening of “A Conversation About Oneness” at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 17, at the Rockland Public Library. The film is set around the kitchen table. Sufi teacher and author Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee is interviewed by his… Read More
    HOULTON – Region Two Adult Vocational Education programs for high school completion, GED, vocational, and personal enrichment will begin Jan. 2 in SAD 29/70 Houlton/Hodgdon, Jan. 8 in SAD 25, and Jan. 16 in Southern Aroostook. For more information call 521-3154 in Houlton, 365-4284 in… Read More
    BELFAST – With only one full weekend left before Christmas, the art galleries in downtown Belfast will be open 5-8 p.m. Friday, Dec 15. There are more than a dozen art galleries within a few blocks of one another in downtown Belfast. Several of them… Read More
    BAR HARBOR – The Mount Desert Island flotilla of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary will start the America’s Boating Course at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 25, in Room 113 at Mount Desert Island High School. Students in the seven-week course learn about topics including:… Read More
    VAN BUREN – Precious Paws Rescue and Adoption, Inc., the only animal shelter in the St. John Valley, is looking for financial support. Precious Paws is a nonprofit animal welfare group that has been in business since 2003. The shelter has been open since May… Read More
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    HOULTON – No frills budget requests continued to be in fashion at the municipal board of budget review meetings last week, and the group has just six more proposals to look over before they draft a list of recommendations for the Town Council. The panel… Read More
    HOULTON – If your Christmas won’t mean a thing unless Santa Claus brings you a chance to get some “bling,” the Houlton Regional Health Services Foundation has a deal for you. Just in time for the holiday season, the organization has begun selling tickets for… Read More
    CARIBOU – The Maine Winter Sports Center is putting on the Ski Leaders Education Clinic from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 9, at the Caribou High School Performing Arts Center. The clinic features meetings with MWSC staff and sessions on how to get involved… Read More
    HOULTON – Region Two Adult Vocational Education will offer a Community Development Block Grant for qualified Certified Nurse Assistant students to assist with tuition, books and supplies, child care, and transportation. Interested students can call 521-3154 or visit MSAD 29/70 Adult Education for an application. Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE – Introduction to the Healthcare Professions will be offered by Northern Maine Community College beginning in January in Presque Isle and Houlton. It will be offered via distance learning from 1 to 5 p.m. Thursday afternoons, beginning Jan. 18 and ending in mid-May. Read More
    MACHIAS – The University of Maine will hold its Holiday Open House from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 19, at Kilburn Commons on campus. Holiday-inspired goodies and punch will be served. People of all ages are welcome to participate in activities ranging from cookie… Read More
    ELLSWORTH – Health-Link, the wellness center of Maine Coast Memorial Hospital, will hold its last flu shot clinics of the year at the following times and locations: . 9-10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 14, at Beech High School in Otis. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
    ORRINGTON – The two young children of Dow Road residents Chip and Karen Fussell played on chairs in the town hall at the beginning of the selectmen’s meeting Monday. They are two big reasons why the couple wants a reduced speed limit on the roadway. Read More
    BANGOR – After a lengthy debate Monday night, city councilors nixed two proposed dates for a special election aimed at filling the school committee vacancy that was left in the wake of an election flap that caused the top vote-getter in last month’s school committee race to step… Read More
    The new leaders of the 123rd Legislature will preview the session during the Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce’s Early Bird Breakfast beginning at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 13, at the Muddy Rudder Restaurant Conference Room in Brewer. Planning to participate in a panel discussion of… Read More
    BANGOR – “I Know I’m Not Alone”, a music video and personal documentary by Michael Franti, will be shown at 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 17, at the Peace and Justice Center of Eastern Maine, 170 Park St. In the documentary, Franti, a musician and human… Read More
    BANGOR – The children’s department at the Bangor Public Library has scheduled holiday programs during the school vacation. All events will be held in the Story Room. . Holiday Bouquet Workshop, 4 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 13. Susan Poole of the Bangor Garden Club will lead… Read More
    BANGOR- The Bangor Land Trust Monthly Walkers’ group outing is scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 16. Volunteer Kristel Hayes will introduce Nordic walking to the group while exploring the Kenduskeag Stream Parkway. The technique uses poles while walking to produce an all-over body workout. Read More
    GREENBUSH – The Old Town school board will be giving a presentation at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 13, in the Helen S. Dunn School gymnasium in Greenbush. It will focus on Old Town’s proposed student tuition acceptance policy. Read More
    MILO – A holiday book fair will be held from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, Dec. 12-14; and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday and Monday, Dec. 15 and 18. It will be in the SAD 41 Information Center in the… Read More
    ORONO – The Orono Public Library Foundation recently received a $15,000 gift from University Credit Union toward the capital campaign for a new library. “Orono is proud to be the home of University Credit Union and we are grateful for UCU’s generous support for our… Read More
    BANGOR – Poet Baron Wormser will read from and sign copies of his new book “The Road Washes Out in Spring” at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 23, at Lippincott Books, 36 Central St. The book is a memoir of Wormser’s off-the-grid life in the backwoods… Read More
    BANGOR – There will be a wreath-laying at noon Thursday, Dec. 14, at the Vietnam War Memorial at the Cole Land Transportation Museum on Perry Road. The ceremony is in conjunction with some 240 simultaneous wreath-laying ceremonies across the nation to remember those who have… Read More
    BELFAST – A local man who was offered a ride home by a police officer who found him lying in the street in an intoxicated state early Saturday was arrested after he jumped onto the hood of the officer’s cruiser. The bar where Christopher O’Brien,… Read More
    BAR HARBOR – A local woman was taken to jail Sunday evening after she crashed her car on Route 3 near the Tarn and then later allegedly resisted arrest, according to police. Kimberly McLaughlin, 47, was driving toward Otter Creek around 3:40 p.m. Sunday when… Read More
    The Bar Harbor-Bangor shuttle has added a stop in Somesville. The new stop is at the Somesville One Stop north parking lot, near the public phones. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for… Read More
    CASTINE – Two Maine Maritime Academy students are “very lucky” they did not suffer more serious injuries Sunday in a car accident on Route 166, a Hancock County sheriff’s deputy said Monday. Terrence McGovern III, 19, of Mount Vernon was driving a 1993 Jeep Grand… Read More
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    MACHIAS – It began last spring with a heated meeting in Ellsworth where the state veterinarian, Don Hoenig, and Shelley Doak, head of the Maine Department of Agriculture’s animal division, were pelted with manure. It ended Monday night with a quiet question-and-answer session in Machias. Read More
    ROCKLAND – A routine arrest at the Trade Winds Motor Inn on Sunday night for unpaid fines and failure to appear resulted in a major drug bust, according to city police. Deputy Police Chief Wallace Tower said Monday that Officers William Smith and Nellie Waterman… Read More
    BLUE HILL – It likely will be spring at the earliest before School Union 93 has a new superintendent on board. The union search committee is accepting applications for the post, but will not begin reviewing them until after the deadline on Jan. 19. The… Read More
    BELFAST -The University of Maine Hutchinson Center will offer an Introduction to Marketing course beginning Tuesday, Jan. 17. The three-credit course, listed as BUA 370, is designed to teach students the principles of creating, communicating and delivering value. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
    JACKMAN – Residents in about half the town were told to boil their drinking water after a major water main break Monday. Sandra Feeney, administrator of the utility district, said the water was shut down starting at the Jackman Motel on Main Street and to… Read More
    The Emmaus Shelter Christmas Adopt-A-Family Program is in full swing in Ellsworth, and people in need who want to be part of this program should call the shelter at 667-3962 by Friday, Dec. 15, reports housing coordinator Monica Gatcomb. People who are fortunate enough to… Read More
    NEWINGTON, N.H. – The Attorney General’s Office is suing to get an abandoned house barge out of the Piscataqua River. Authorities say the dilapidated three-bedroom barge has been abandoned in Newington since May 2002, when it was towed there from Badger’s Island, Maine, became stuck… Read More
    WESTBROOK – The Muscular Dystrophy Association is seeking nominations for its Robert Ross Personal Achievement Awards. The awards are given on local, state and national levels to recognize the accomplishments and community service of people with disabilities caused by neuromuscular diseases. Nomination forms should be… Read More
    The Maine Children’s Alliance is seeking photographs of Maine children of all ages and backgrounds for the 2007 Maine KIDS COUNT Data Book. Photographs selected will be those that best capture the essence of what it means to be a child in the state of Maine. Read More
    AUGUSTA – Barely a month after the end of a gubernatorial race in which four candidates qualified for public campaign funds totaling $3.5 million, state lawmakers are being asked to make it harder for candidates for governor to qualify for Clean Election funding. The staff… Read More
    AUGUSTA – The Maine Human Rights Commission found reasonable grounds Monday for a Caribou woman’s claims that she was discriminated against by Maine Bag Co. and Maine Potato Growers of Presque Isle in hiring and work assignments. The panel also found reasonable grounds for a… Read More
    GUILFORD – Three confirmed cases of pertussis, more commonly called whooping cough, have been reported at Piscataquis Community High School. As of the end of November, there were 97 confirmed cases of pertussis in Maine this year, with the largest numbers in Androscoggin and Cumberland… Read More
    ST. STEPHEN, New Brunswick – A man identified as a central figure in a July riot on New Brunswick’s Grand Manan Island will wait until next year to be tried in a related incident. Ronald Ross, who now lives in Digby, Nova Scotia, was to… Read More
    SOUTH PORTLAND – A one-car crash on the Maine Turnpike has claimed the life of a second Boston resident. David Lacy, 25, died Sunday night at Maine Medical Center of injuries suffered in the Friday night accident, state police said. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    What’s Christmas without Irish music? For fiddler Eileen Ivers, the two go together. That’s why she’s on tour this month with “An Nollaig: An Irish Christmas,” a collection of holiday tunes played in the rhythms of Irish music. I spoke with her last week about her favorite holiday… Read More
    If on a rainy, misty November evening in Orono, you spied women walking alone or in pairs across a wet parking lot, and if they were lugging large tote bags and square cases resembling suitcases, chances are they were members of the Orono Quilters group on their way… Read More
    When you’re University of Maine coach Ann McInerney, “indefinitely” sounds like a long time. Women’s basketball standout Bracey Barker will be out of action indefinitely with a fracture in her right wrist, UMaine announced Monday. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
    The Bangor High School boys and girls swimming and diving teams both picked up team wins in the Penobscot Valley Conference Relay Carnival, but that wasn’t the whole story of Friday’s traditional season opener. Mount Desert Island didn’t make the drive to Wallace Pool in… Read More
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    ASHLAND – Jared Anderson scored 11 of his game-high 29 points in the fourth quarter, during which Katahdin of Stacyville outscored Ashland 24-14 to pull away for a 74-61 schoolboy basketball victory Monday. Thomas Anderson tossed in 17 points while Brett Gould chipped in 15… Read More