BANGOR – While the name of the Kenduskeag Stream Canoe Race would seem to indicate otherwise, for much of its existence those looking to post the fastest finishing time at the prestigious event have followed a simple rule. Use a kayak – not a canoe. Read More
AUGUSTA – Just in case disaster strikes, the governor’s at the ready with his radio. To other amateur radio operators, or hams, he’s KBI-NXP. To everyone else, he’s Maine Gov. John Baldacci. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
BANGOR – Assata Sherrill said her teenage daughter spends the night at her white friends’ houses all the time. But many of them do not attend sleepovers at the black Sherrill household. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
STAMFORD, Conn. – As Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel braced for his 2002 murder trial, two classmates began discussing a fictional screenplay one wrote about the case. They began to collaborate, but then the other dropped a bombshell – forget the script, he knew the true killers. Read More
WATERVILLE – The historic factory where Hathaway shirts were made for more than a century will be redeveloped into office space for MaineGeneral’s health care network under a lease deal signed Friday. The space at the Hathaway Creative Center will be redeveloped by Niemann Capital,… Read More
Dear Jim: We used our fireplace to save energy last winter and are thinking of getting a corn stove. Our concern, though, is fire safety. What type of fire extinguisher should we get and how and when should we use it? – Nancy W. Dear… Read More
Spring is finally in the air and those Mainers who weren’t swept downstream by the end-of-winter monsoon we recently endured may be looking to make changes in cell phone service and phones. It seems as though every month, a bevy of new cellular products appear… Read More
Being stuck on an airplane on the tarmac is about the loss of control. If airlines want to help passengers feel less helpless – and less angry – they can ensure passengers have food, water and bathroom facilities when planes are stuck for an hour or more. If… Read More
With warm weather finally on the way, local residents will soon flock outside where they will be greeted with black scrawl on light posts, street signs and brick walls. Rather than accept this graffiti, the Bangor Center Corp. hopes to eradicate it. To do so, they need support… Read More
Mr. Hans Schmidt’s letter, “Bush not mentally ill” (BDN, April 14-15), makes two very important points. First, Mr. Krauthammer would agree that George W. Bush’s misjudgments or policy differences do not indicate mental disturbance. However, Mr. Krauthammer, who is a right-wing conservative, supports George W. Read More
Letter writer Hans Schmidt correctly points out that impeachment is the constitutional recourse when a president is allegedly guilty of “high crimes and misdemeanors,” “Bush not mentally ill” (BDN, April 14-15). He apparently fails to acknowledge, however, that President Bush has lied to lead our… Read More
On Friday the 13th, the snow stopped in time for a wonderful celebration to be held at Reeds Brook Middle School in Hampden. Veterans were honored by the eighth-grade social studies class students, whose teacher initiated the event for this third year. What a nice… Read More
On a recent Saturday morning, family and friends of Mary Lou Colbath celebrated her completed life. Mary Lou was a longtime resident of Orono, an enthusiastic supporter of public television and of the arts in the Bangor-Orono communities, and a true believer in community spirit. Read More
In response to, “With Advertisers Jumping Ship, CBS Fires Imus” by David Bauder: Many thanks to CBS for letting go of Don Imus, crude host of the “Imus in the Morning” radio program. Imus has been making insulting, stereotypical, racist and rude comments on his broadcast for years,… Read More
The Bush administration response to recent reports of alleged misconduct by Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and World Bank President Paul Wolfovitz is disturbing. While neither man may be guilty of violating any laws, there has at best been a serious lapse of leadership standards. Doesn’t anyone remember the… Read More
Are you a young adult, middle-aged, or older? What are your life circumstances? Are you able to live independently, or do you need help from others? Whatever your age and circumstances, your ideas and opinions are needed for a community planning initiative that will most certainly affect you… Read More
Perhaps the most popular mantra used to justify the war in Iraq is “freedom isn’t free.” The problem, of course, is that the Bush administration has shown, time and again, that freedom, while not free, is certainly cheap, if not disposable. There is no cherished… Read More
Scientists with a Blue Hill research organization have detected traces of a controversial chemical flame retardant in harbor seals found on the northeastern coast. The discovery by scientists at the Marine Environmental Research Institute in Blue Hill is significant because, to date, the flame retardant… Read More
AUGUSTA – Mainers using prepaid cell phones and Internet-based phones likely will pay more for the service as lawmakers consider expanding the fee that helps fund the Emergency-911 phone systems. “This is a fairness issue,” said Sen. Phil Bartlett, D-Gorham, the co-chairman of the Legislature’s… Read More
AUGUSTA – A man entered a Wal-Mart Supercenter armed with two handguns Friday night and told everyone to get out, sending crowds of screaming customers outside before a brief standoff with police in which he eventually surrendered. The man, identified as Philip Urquhart, 42, of… Read More
AUGUSTA – Timelines have slipped repeatedly in the current session of the Maine Legislature on the advancement of budget legislation, tax reform and the creation of a special prosperity committee. Among major items backing up is one central to Gov. John Baldacci’s $6.4 billion biennial… Read More
BLUE HILL – When volunteers begin monitoring coastal waters this year, they’ll use a new method designed to provide more information about the phytoplankton that causes red tide, and help researchers predict red tide occurrences along the Maine coast. Alison Sirois, volunteer coordinator for the… Read More
BAR HARBOR – There was an almost carnival atmosphere on the campus of College of the Atlantic Saturday. Children romped across the slightly greening grounds in a flood of sunshine. Some painted cardboard butterfly wings while others made instruments out of recycled materials or had… Read More
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LEWISTON – A Lewiston man who rolled a pig’s head into a local mosque last summer, touching off tensions in minority communities in the city and beyond, shot and killed himself in a parking lot after a brief standoff with police, authorities said. According to… Read More
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GREENVILLE – Families scurried around town on Saturday, forging a 15-foot mountain of snow and investigating the bowels of the historical society, to learn more about their community and celebrate its heritage on Earth Day. Three dedicated families visited 11 sites in town, where they… Read More
Air Force Airman Stephen M. Lovell Jr. has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio. During the six weeks of training, Lovell studied the Air Force mission, organization and military customs and courtesies, performed drill and ceremony marches, participated… Read More
ELLSWORTH – Four people were injured Saturday morning in a near head-on collision on Route 1A. Amanda Bracy, 24, of Great Cranberry Island was traveling south on Route 1A near NewLand Nursery at about 8:20 a.m. Saturday when she reached to answer her cell phone,… Read More
BELFAST – Frank D. Hazeltine American Legion Post No. 43 will conduct a blood drive from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, April 27, at the American Legion Hall on Church Street. The blood drive will be conducted in conjunction with the Maine Blood Center… Read More
HOULTON – For now, it looks like spring is in the air, and buried deep within everyone is a desire to celebrate. In Houlton, the first signs of spring and a pending vision of summer has prompted town officials and community members to place greater… Read More
HOULTON – After weeks of planning and hours spent on last-minute details, officials with the Southern Aroostook Development Corp. unveiled their newly established Southern Aroostook Micro-Enterprise Loan program to the public last week. The ceremony took place at the Town Council chambers. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
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Concerned store clerks at the Irving Blue Canoe gas station on Odlin Road alerted authorities shortly after 10 p.m. Saturday when they saw a man “slumped behind the wheel” of his car for quite some time. When police arrived, Andrew Allen, 41, of Sherman Mills,… Read More
When you think about it, there are not too many productions more enjoyable to watch than those starring your good friends and neighbors. That is why I hope you have purchased your tickets for Pine Tree Hospice’s 13th annual Variety Show beginning at 7 p.m. Read More
What are PBDEs? Polybrominated diphenyl ethers are flame retardants that are used in plastics, foams, fabrics and other materials to slow ignition and spread of fire. The three major types are penta, deca and octa. Penta and octa are no longer produced in this country… Read More
Washington leads deca phase-out State’s measure prohibits manufacture, sale of fireproofing chemical
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HARTFORD, Conn. – A key legislative committee has approved funding for a pilot program that would record police interrogations in Connecticut. The Democrat-controlled Appropriations Committee has included $100,000 a year for the project through 2009. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – Presque Isle police are looking into a shooting that occurred over the weekend at an apartment in Presque Isle. Police said that they could release few details about the incident, since the investigation is continuing. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
PORTLAND – Plans to redevelop the city-owned Maine State Pier have hit a snag because a state agency is disputing the ownership and use of submerged lands beneath the pier. Two companies have submitted competing $90 million plans to redevelop the 85-year-old pier and adjacent… Read More
BREWER – A 7-year-old boy was hospitalized on Friday after a neighbor accidentally backed over him with his SUV, police said. The boy was playing near the driveway of Kenneth Reynolds, 36, in the Day Road Trailer Park around 11 a.m. Friday when the man… Read More
BANGOR – The horses weren’t the only ones champing at the bit to get started as Bangor Raceway opened its 124th season of harness racing Sunday afternoon. Drivers, owners, trainers and bettors – the winning ones, anyway – were all smiles as sunshine greeted them… Read More
BUCKSPORT – Two teams with high postseason ambitions squared off in a schoolboy baseball regular season opener Saturday – with almost no outdoor preseason preparation to fine-tune their games. And while the defenses weren’t necessarily in late-season form, the outcome was predictably close as George… Read More
ORONO – Greg Norton has built a reputation as an outstanding pitcher at the University of Maine. Sunday afternoon, he experienced the personal highlight of his career – as a hitter. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = [];… Read More
BANGOR – The Bangor High School baseball team has a solid nucleus of veterans back from its 2006 Class A state championship team. But it was a newcomer to the lineup who helped the Rams grind out an 8-7 victory over Brewer at Mansfield Stadium… Read More
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WORCESTER, Mass. – Adam Sheehan and Joe Robicheau each drove in four runs Sunday as Husson College of Bangor swept a North Atlantic Conference baseball doubleheader from Becker College by scores of 7-1 and 10-6. In the first game, Jeff Miller tallied a triple, a… Read More
BURLINGTON, Vt. – The University of Maine scored twice in the top of the seventh inning Sunday to rally for a 3-2 America East softball victory over the University of Vermont and a sweep of their three-game weekend series at Archie Paul Field. Maine (21-22… Read More
WISCASSET – Maurice Young of Chelsea took the lead on a restart after the first caution flag Saturday afternoon and went on to win the season-opening 75-lap Strictly Street feature at Wiscasset Raceway. Young, a four-time Strictly Street track champion, led the final 70 laps… Read More
BANGOR – Sam Bedore didn’t allow a hit and struck out 13 to lead the Bangor Rams to a 5-0 high school softball victory over the Erskine Academy Eagles Saturday. Bedore walked only three as the Rams improved to 2-0. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
FAIRFIELD – Jarrett Lukas hit a two-run home run in the top of the sixth inning to lead the Old Town Coyotes to a 3-2 high school baseball victory over the Lawrence Bulldogs Saturday. Lucas also added an RBI single in the first inning to… Read More
Narcissus A. Matheas sailed up the Penobscot River to Bangor in 1834 when he was just 16. Back then Bangor was a boomtown, a capitalistic oasis and polylingual crossroads for all manner of ambitious men and women from every corner of the world. Thirty-six years… Read More
“It always seems to me that no sooner do I hear the first frog trill than I find the first cloud of frog’s eggs in a wayside pool, so swiftly does the emergent creature pour out the libation of its cool fertility. There is life where before there… Read More
If you look with a certain kind of eye at the photos of Jupiter’s moon Io taken by the Voyager, Galileo and Cassini spacecrafts, you cringe. It is a seething wasteland. Sulfurous, flaky yellow sands stretch across distances cracked by miles-wide gouges. Ten-thousand-foot mountains jut… Read More
Sitting on a little bench in front of a flat-screen TV at College of the Atlantic’s George B. Dorr Museum, Lynn Havsall, a zoologist and manager at the Bar Harbor museum, watched a video loop of a green sea turtle, camera affixed to its shell, paddling evenly across… Read More
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