BANGOR – A legislative push to increase the state’s share of revenues from Hollywood Slots at Bangor could scuttle the company’s $131 million project in the city. Representatives of Penn National Gaming Inc., the Bangor facility’s parent company, confirmed Monday that the possibility of losing… Read More
AUGUSTA – The Legislature’s Legal and Veterans Affairs Committee voted Monday to recommend allowing the Penobscot Nation to operate 400 slot machines in conjunction with its high-stakes bingo games on Indian Island. But the proposal faces strong opposition, including a likely veto by Gov. John Baldacci. Read More
SOUTHWEST HARBOR – Peter Homer isn’t saying how much money he spent to design a glove that NASA astronauts might use one day in space. But the $200,000 he received from the space agency in prize money for winning a glove-design competition should help cover… Read More
WASHINGTON – In a triumph for the pharmaceutical industry, the Senate on Monday killed a drive to allow consumers to buy prescription drugs from abroad at a significant savings over domestic prices. On a 49-40 vote, the Senate required the administration to certify the safety… Read More
SPRINGFIELD – A volunteer firefighter answering a call for assistance at a Prentiss sawmill was killed instantly when the firetruck he was driving overturned on Route 169 at about noon Monday. Firefighter Peter Beebe-Lawson, 50, of Springfield was coming out of a fairly sharp curve… Read More
SAN ANTONIO – Clear Channel Communications Inc. on Monday delayed a vote on a proposed $19.35 billion buyout of the radio and billboard company and said it was talking to bidders about a revised offer. The company had already received enough proxies to defeat the… Read More
AUGUSTA – The Best Western Senator Inn & Spa has signed an agreement to be acquired by Lafayette Hotels, a privately owned hotel operator headquartered in Bangor. Privately owned and operated by Vern and Betsy Cook, the 123-room Senator Inn & Spa at 284 Western… Read More
AUGUSTA – Pressure from Maine Attorney General Steven Rowe and other attorneys general nationwide has persuaded the country’s largest liquor company to cut back on its advertising to people under the age of 21. Rowe’s office announced Monday that Beam Global Spirits & Wine Inc.,… Read More
BANGOR – The sign on the front of Smokey Bones Barbeque & Grill on the Hogan Road was covered Monday with a blue tarp and the parking lot was empty. The 70 employees learned Saturday morning that the restaurant had closed. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
Missing entirely from the story about the hearing on genetically engineered crops, “Liability over gene-altered crops debated” (BDN, April 24), is mention of the provisions in LD 1650 that concern jurisdiction (the right to resolution of legal disputes in Maine courts, not those of other states where patent… Read More
Just after Labor Day last year, Republican candidate Chandler Woodcock still had a chance in the race for governor. Then a series of ads digitally altered to show him walking backwards ran and he no longer had a chance. The digital tweaking wasn’t the only problem with the… Read More
The cost of including hunting access in a deal to preserve the land around Katahdin Lake continues to rise. Part of the complex transaction involved the state trying to buy a nearby 8,000-acre parcel. That is now in jeopardy after the owners rebuffed the state’s offer. If ensuring… Read More
In spite of what energy experts might tell us, hydropower has to be the cleanest, most environmentally friendly source of energy the planet can offer. There are plans to remove the Veazie Dam and another upriver, while increasing the output of still another up stream. Read More
I applaud the Bangor Daily News for having the courage to stick up for the right of working people to join a union without possible threats and intimidation from their employers. The editorial “Labor’s Slight Gain” (BDN, April 26) in support of the Employee Free Choice Act was… Read More
I question the conclusion in the editorial supporting the Employee Free Choice Act, “Labor’s Slight Gain” (BDN, April 26). The only beneficiary of this change in the law will be union organizers – both workers and employers will see their rights substantially undermined. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
The Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission, or MITSC, is a creation of the Maine Implementing Act, Maine’s ratification of the land claims settlement between the Houlton Band of Maliseets, Passamaquoddy Tribe, Penobscot Nation, Maine, and the U.S. government. It exists to “continually review the effectiveness of the Act and… Read More
He had beaten and raped her, leaving marks inside and out, some of which would heal. This was his latest piece of work, and I doubt she was his first or will be his last. If it’s true you can know a man by his work, then I… Read More
PARIS – A hunter from Paris pleaded guilty to manslaughter Monday and was ordered to serve 30 days in jail for the fatal shooting of a teenager in a wooded area behind her family’s farmhouse. In a plea agreement, Timothy Bean, 51, was sentenced to… Read More
BANGOR – When a former employee of the Maine Education Association embezzled money from the teachers’ union, she stole from “every classroom in each town throughout the entire state,” a federal judge said Monday at her sentencing. U.S. District Judge John Woodcock sentenced Catherine Crosier,… Read More
BUCKSPORT – Verso Paper has lost a major, longtime customer. L.L. Bean recently decided not to renew its contract with Verso to supply the coated paper it uses in its company catalogs and will purchase its paper from another source. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
ROBBINSTON – Bear Creek Investments Ltd. is requesting that a Robbinston LNG company’s application to build an LNG terminal and storage facility be denied. Bear Creek has owned land on Route 1 in Robbinston for the past couple of years. The company has at least… Read More
BANGOR – Organizers of the American Folk Festival on the Bangor Waterfront, scheduled for Aug. 24 to 26, announced six more performers Monday. The first reggae music at the festival will be presented by Morgan Heritage, a family band offering harmonies with a spiritual beat. Read More
AUGUSTA – A little more than a year after the murders of two men listed in Maine’s sex offender registry, a legislative committee Monday took up a pair of bills to change the guidelines for which kinds of offenders should appear on the Internet site. Read More
BUCKSPORT – The G.H. Jewett School is registering kindergartners for the 2007-2008 school year. Children must be older than 5 on or before Oct. 15 to be eligible. To set up an appointment for registration and screening in the first week of June, call 469-6644. Read More
BELFAST – A graduate level science methods course in monitoring environmental change will be offered at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center this summer. The name of the course is Integrated Approaches to Earth Sciences Education II: “Monitoring Environmental Change.” googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
BELFAST – The Belfast Area Chamber of Commerce will host outdoor writer John Viehman at its monthly Eggs and Issues Breakfast at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 8. Viehman, director of marketing of Down East Enterprise, will have as… Read More
ELLSWORTH – The Hospice of Hancock County Community Outreach Program has received a $2,500 grant from the Maine Community Foundation’s Hancock County Fund and the Holt Family Fund. The HOHC has been providing volunteer hospice services and bereavement support since 1980. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
ELLSWORTH – The Healthy Hancock Coalition Health and the Lose and Win Program has awarded grants to 10 Hancock County organizations to fund projects that lead to lasting changes for a healthful lifestyle. Those funded are: the Bucksport Parks and Recreation Department; Camp Beech Cliff;… Read More
ELLSWORTH – The Girls Soccer Club is having a Cow Patty Bingo and Carnival from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 12, at Ellsworth Middle School. The Girls Soccer Club is raising money for a summer trip to England and Italy, where they will… Read More
ST. CROIX VALLEY- The Amateur Radio Club will hold its monthly breakfast meeting at 7 a.m., Sunday, May 13, at the Wickachee Restaurant in Calais. The monthly business meeting will be at 6:30 a.m. Sunday May 20, at the Methodist Homes recreation room. Read More
The Maine Audubon chapter that serves Washington County has changed its name to “Fundy.” It was previously “Schoodic.” 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
ROCKLAND – The Farnsworth Art Museum will hold a gathering for current and future volunteers at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 15. The museum includes a collection of American art, the Olsen House featured in Andrew Wyeth’s “Christina’s World,” a Victorian garden, a museum store, and… Read More
ELLSWORTH – The Hancock County Planning Commission will hold a workshop on revisions to wading bird habitat rules 5-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 30, at the VFW Hall, 419 Main St. The program will feature Jim Beyer of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection. Rep. Ted… Read More
PRINCETON – Scholarships for Greenland Point Center are available for low-income children from eastern Washington County. Funds can be used to support children participating in conservation camp programs. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner =… Read More
BAR HARBOR – A Celtic and Irish celebration will be held at 8 p.m. Saturday, May 12, at College of the Atlantic Gates Center. Performers will include Celtic Fusion, the COA choir, “Knickers-In-A-Twist,” Cape Breton-style dancers from Blue Hill, bard Leland Moore telling short mythical… Read More
ROCKLAND – The Midcoast Maine Branch of the American Association of University Women will meet at 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 16, in the Community Room of the Rockland Public Library. Emily Jenks, director of the Rockland School of Ballet, will discuss her philosophy of dance… Read More
OTIS – The Beech Hill School will hold kindergarten registration and screening Wednesday, May 16. Eligible children reside in Otis and Mariaville and must be 5 years old by Oct. 15, 2007. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
PROSPECT – The Friends of Fort Knox have released their special event schedule for 2007. The Scottish Tattoo will be held July 19, and the Psychic and Paranormal Faire will be held July 21 and 22. Other events will include Pirate Day and the Fort,… Read More
HOULTON – Officials at the Blue Moon Gallery know that a true blue moon only occurs once in a great while. So why not, they reasoned, give area artists the chance to show off their artwork in a real gallery during that unique time? googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
The state budget draft under review by the Legislature’s Appropriations Committee does not include any funding for construction of a new courthouse in Piscataquis County. But James “Ted” Glessner, the state court administrator, said Monday a proposed renovation of the Aroostook County Courthouse in Houlton… Read More
HOULTON – Residents and former residents of the community: your old photographs and film footage of the town are valuable to more people than just you, your family and interested bidders on E-bay. The Houlton Historical Video Committee has a yearning for them, too. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
Presque Isle looks to fight drug abuse Community leaders hope town meeting will help address problem
PRESQUE ISLE – Community officials say they have a plan to address local substance abuse problems in a positive, practical way, but they’re going to need everyone’s help to make it work. They’re hoping many local residents will turn out at 7 tonight for the… Read More
HOULTON – For several years, the town has been working on revamping its economic development strategy to attract more businesses to the area. Now, town officials believe they have made a move that will help them entice a larger pool of more experienced applicants to… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – Local residents will have to travel to Fort Kent or Bangor for inpatient psychiatric care starting this summer after hospital officials announced the closure of a 16-bed unit in Fort Fairfield. The move – which will save The Aroostook Medical Center about… Read More
Maine Winter Sports Center has named Mark Shea as community development director. Shea previously worked for the Caribou Parks and Recreations Department. In his new position, Shea will be a resource for communities that want to establish or enhance their outdoor recreation program offerings, including… Read More
SHERMAN – Molunkus Valley Sno-Drifters Inc. will hold its fifth annual family fun day Saturday, May 12. Registration for the rubber duck race will be 8:30 to 9:45 a.m. at 58 North St. Cost is $5 for one duck or $12 for three. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
The ballots for municipal offices in Camden, Rockport and Lincolnville are set for the June 12 election. In Camden, four candidates are vying for the seat on the Select Board for which longtime member Sid Lindsley is not seeking re-election. The candidates for the three-year… Read More
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WILLIMANTIC – Selectmen fired the town’s winter road contractor Thursday because certain requirements went unfulfilled, according to a town official. That move came after much discussion was held on whether to withhold a portion of the final payment to Selectman Bruce Thomas, who had the… Read More
CORINTH – A bomb threat Monday resulted in Central High School students being evacuated from the building and all after-school activities being canceled, Superintendent Dan Higgins said. The threat was written on one of the high school’s restroom walls. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
A newly formed state task force will examine the strength of deer populations in northern and eastern Maine as well as recommend ways to improve management of the region’s deer herd, the commissioner of the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife announced Monday. The… Read More
BELFAST – Work has begun on the intersection of U.S. Route 1 and Congress Street, according to the Maine Department of Transportation. The project includes adding turning lanes, concrete at-grade medians, and new pavement and pavement markings. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
BANGOR – Five of the 11 people arrested in connection with a cocaine ring that law enforcement officials believe was responsible for selling more than $300,000 worth of cocaine in Greater Bangor were indicted Monday by the Penobscot County grand jury. The alleged kingpin, Edwin… Read More
DEXTER – The Dexter Regional High School science department will hold a biology open house night from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 8, at the school. Senior advanced biology students will present the results of their second-semester research projects. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
The state budget draft under review by the Legislature’s Appropriations Committee does not include any funding for construction of a new courthouse in Piscataquis County. But James “Ted” Glessner, the state court administrator, said Monday a proposed renovation of the Aroostook County Courthouse in Houlton… Read More
A Brewer man was stopped for speeding on his motorcycle Sunday, and ended up arrested. Cpl. Paul Gauvin of the Brewer Police Department smelled alcohol when he stopped Louis N. Burrows, 50, at about 9:30 p.m., according to a police report. Burrows also was driving on a conditional… Read More
PITTSFIELD – When SAD 53 voters head to the polls this June, they will be voting on a budget with a whopping 10.95 percent local decrease in taxation. Although certain expenses have increased – such as mandated testing costs, trash removal, and insurance – enrollment… Read More
MILO – Thanks to a large increase in state subsidy, SAD 41 communities will pay about $113,000 less locally for education in 2008 than this year. While most surrounding districts will receive less in state subsidy in 2008, SAD 41 will actually receive $437,283 more… Read More
HERMON – Residents will be asked to spend nearly $1.3 million for a new fire station in June’s election, but town officials have yet to designate a location for the building. After a land donation deal fell through a few weeks ago, the Town Council… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT – The Dover-Foxcroft Historical Society will meet 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 9, in the meeting room at Thayer Parkway. Election of officers for the coming year will be held. There will also be a screening of “Don’t Fence Me In,” a movie about prisoner… Read More
BREWER – The Brewer School Committee approved a 3 percent pay raise for support staff and administration during its meeting Monday, and held the first reading of a policy that would create a director of psychology. “In the past, we have contracted out for [psychological]… Read More
SOUTH THOMASTON – The Knox County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a rollover accident that claimed the life of an Owls Head woman Sunday afternoon. Aine Knight, 31, of Owls Head was killed when she was partially ejected from her 2002 Subaru station wagon when it… Read More
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Veterans of World War II, the Korean War, Desert Storm and the entire Cold War era who served aboard the USS Missouri BB-63 will hold their 34th annual reunion Aug. 30-Sept. 3 in Nashville, Tenn. During the reunion, the group will hold a tour of… Read More
ORONO – The Department of Public Safety Emergency Communications Bureau plans to recognize two Verizon Telecom employees this morning for their work in installing a 911 dispatch system. Adam Edwards and Matthew Lebre helped the Maine State Police Orono barracks change to a new 911… Read More
With the assistance of Gov. John Baldacci, on one of the nicest days in an otherwise dreary April, the Maine Commission for Community Service presented its 2007 Governor’s Service Awards in the State House Hall of Flags. Master and mistress of ceremonies Irv Marsters and… Read More
BANGOR – At 8:55 a.m. Monday, Gov. John Baldacci broadcast a one-minute message over 16 Bangor-area radio stations to test an emergency arrangement among three radio networks. The test message, designed to reach listeners of all Bangor-area Maine Public Broadcasting Network, Clear Channel Communications and… Read More
PORTLAND – Quadruple murder suspect Christian Nielsen was eating again and has cut out his heavy exercising, prompting jail officials to hold off on inserting a feeding tube, Cumberland County Sheriff Mark Dion said Friday. Nielsen’s change in behavior came after jail officials received a… Read More
PORTLAND – The state ethics commission is looking into whether the largest private contributor in the state’s 2006 gubernatorial race accurately cited its name and address as required by state law. RECAF Inc. donated $250,000 to a political action committee set up by the Republican… Read More
SHAPLEIGH – A woman was shot in the neck and her husband was struck in the hand while wrestling a rifle away from her brother during a dispute that erupted as the siblings’ mother received hospice care in another room, authorities said. Glenn Cook, 62,… Read More
VEAZIE – All matches are created equal in team tennis, meaning the second doubles competition that often involves younger competitors just breaking into the varsity ranks has just as much meaning as a clash of top singles players. And thanks to the play of second… Read More
HAMPDEN – Andy Frace doesn’t coach at Hampden Academy anymore, but the longtime HA teacher and former boys soccer and basketball coach still frequents many of the Broncos’ athletic events. Friday’s softball game against Brewer was no different. Frace was there, dressed in a purple… Read More
Warmer weather has arrived and second-session turkey hunters are getting up early to target their toms. Hopefully I’ll have a turkey tale or two to share later this week, but until then, it’s time to catch up on a number of news items that have poured in over… Read More
The fallout has begun from Ann McInerney’s sudden resignation last month as the women’s basketball coach at the University of Maine. Tonya Young, a 6-foot-1 post player from New Hampshire who in November signed at National Letter of Intent to play basketball at UMaine beginning… Read More
Like most springs in our neck of the woods, I’ve been giving a lot of thought to the Boston Red Sox. Having grown up listening, watching, and following the highs and the lows of the Olde Towne Team, I bask in the glow of early-season… Read More
Like many teams this season, the Brewer High softball team has had to play a lot of games in just a few days after weather and field conditions washed out the early part of the spring. But not many teams have played so well in… Read More
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Mike MacDonald of Camden was promoted from Double-A ball to the Triple-A Syracuse Chiefs by the Toronto Blue Jays organization Monday. He’s scheduled to make his first start for Syracuse Sunday. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
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DYER BROOK – Dillon Boulier singled and drove in two runs to lead Southern Aroostook to a 5-1 high school baseball victory over Limestone Community School/Maine School of Science and Mathematics Monday. Clay Lawler singled and double for the Warriors behind Rob Toothaker, who pitched… Read More
BLUE HILL – Lydia Clapp pitched a four-hitter and made a one-run lead stand up the last three innings to help George Stevens Academy outlast Washington Academy of East Machias 9-8 in high school softball action Monday. Kara Strout drew a leadoff walk in the… Read More
PITTSFIELD – Kristen Sousa scored on an infield pop that landed between the pitcher and the catcher with two outs in the bottom of the 11th inning as Maine Central Institute edged Belfast 1-0 in high school softball action Monday. Mandy Kennedy, who earned the… Read More
UMaine commits another turnover How is it possible that the UMaine athletic department can throw the ball away yet again? First, the jump ball that left Stephen King out of bounds. Second, passing the ball to a coach that had already fouled out complete with… Read More
Knitters who have single skeins of yarn rolling around in their knitting baskets don’t have to fret any longer about how to use them. Yarn shop owners from Portland, Maine, to Portland, Ore., have pooled their original patterns to create the 239-page book, “One Skein… Read More
Marathons usually are reserved for runners. But hardcore theatergoers love a good theatrical marathon, too. Drama junkies won’t have to leave the state – or even leave Bangor – to satisfy an appetite for live onstage performances when Penobscot Theatre Company presents 22 plays in 15 days as… Read More
Turning 30 is not always a dancer’s favorite landmark, but when Robinson Ballet Company celebrates its 30th anniversary year this weekend, it’s sure to be a moving event. The company’s spring recital, at 7 p.m. May 11-12 at the University of Maine’s Hauck Auditorium in Orono, will include… Read More