There is a sign with a not-so-subtle message on the side wall of the back workshop in one of Bangor’s fine stone-cutting and engraving businesses. It reads, “Be kind to your children – they get to choose your nursing home.” Finding and choosing the right… Read More
    The following recalls have been announced: About 202,000 Black & Decker GH1000 Grasshog XP String Trimmer/Edgers, manufactured in China by Black & Decker Inc., because pieces of the product can come loose during use and become projectiles. This poses a laceration hazard to users and… Read More
    Dear Jim: I moved into an old house that needs a new heating and cooling system. I have heard installing geothermal heating is a good choice today and for the future. Is this true and how do they work? – Brandon D. Dear Brandon: Geothermal… Read More
    An Aug. 20 Bangor Daily News article said that Greenville officials want all hearings by the Land Use Regulation Commission (LURC) for Plum Creek’s Moosehead region rezoning application to be in the Greenville area. Plum Creek owns 7,000 acres in the town of Greenville. It… Read More
    Recent recalls of toys coated with lead paint have raised concerns about lead poisoning. While the Chinese-made toys could pose a threat, there’s a lead threat locally that is more serious: Maine’s older homes. Still, the state aims to eliminate lead poisoning in children by 2010, a goal… Read More
    Among the many arguments Maine’s congressional delegation made to the federal base-closure commission in 2005 was that the Defense Department had badly underestimated the cost of closing bases, meaning the expected savings wouldn’t be nearly as great. That seems to be exactly what has happened, and it demands… Read More
    Regarding the letter “Candidate tracking” (BDN, Aug. 18-19): The self-anointed “scholar,” “expert” whose views recently appeared in the Bangor Daily News has overlooked, or ignored, the fundamental right of an American citizen to privacy. The typical person does not frequently have an opportunity to discuss, on a one-on-one… Read More
    The Troop Greeters at the Bangor Airport are to be commended for the effort they are making to show the men and women of our armed forces that there are people who care enough to provide friendship and caring for each one of them. A friendly welcome and… Read More
    Much has been said and written about the Bangor Theological Seminary’s decision to hold a public auction and to sell the Hannibal Hamlin House on Union Street. Right or wrong, the sale of the contents and the property was something the board of directors believed they needed to… Read More
    Aging agencies can help The editorial “Unneeded Advantage” (BDN, Aug. 21) outlined the reasons why funding for Medicare Advantage programs should be scaled back. 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 Earth is a sphere with no beginning or end, no margins, no dividing lines, one continuous ecosystem. The air moves above the land unimpeded, picking up and dropping out gases and debris and depositing them elsewhere – birds riding on its currents. Water moves upon the land… Read More
    Frank London’s Klezmer Brass All-Stars’ historical and spiritual forefathers are the legendary Inebriated Orchestra, a roving band of Jewish musicians who supposedly roamed the Eastern European countryside in the 19th century, playing an early version of what became modern-day klezmer. The story goes that the… Read More
    BANGOR – Birds and dragons made with hot pulled taffy were created almost magically by Masaji Terasawa – known as “the Candyman” – to the delight of young and old during the weekend American Folk Festival. Adults and children alike sat with mouths open in… Read More
    BANGOR – Ingrid Handrahan was tapping her feet Sunday as she sat on the Front Street curb listening to a couple of street performers play their tunes for passers-by. “I think they’re pretty neat,” said the Milbridge woman, a huge smile on her face. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    Welcome! Education is an issue that affects all of us. The majority of Bangor Daily News readers are not only products of the education system, they also fund that system through their tax dollars. My goal in this column is to provide readers with access to education issues… Read More
    AUGUSTA – Legislative budget writers who have solicited suggestions from the public in their effort to squeeze out $10.1 million in new state government savings have received several hundred proposals through a virtual suggestion box created by the Appropriations Committee staff. Reducing the size of… Read More
    HAMPDEN – Police have arrested two local juveniles for throwing rocks at vehicles traveling on Route 202 near the Perry Road underpass, Hampden police Sgt. Scott Webber said Sunday. After a late-night incident Thursday in which the windshield of a Western Avenue woman’s vehicle was… Read More
    MILLINOCKET – A 24-year-old man from Peaks Island in Portland was killed Saturday evening after being struck by lightning during a camping trip in Baxter State Park. Evans Huber, 24, was camping at Katahdin Stream Campground with his 18-year-old brother, Emmett Huber, and his mother,… Read More
    KENNEBUNKPORT – Even though President Bush wasn’t in town, hundreds of war protesters including Cindy Sheehan marched by the Bush family compound on a scorching, muggy Saturday. “This is really energizing to be with people who want this war to end,” Sheehan, who lost a… Read More
    SOUTH PORTLAND – With the debate over chickens simmering, South Portland is now taking on the issue of beekeepers within city limits. Mark Tinkham complained to City Hall that his family has to retreat indoors on warm days when honeybees from a neighbor’s hives are… Read More
    STEUBEN – A 42-year-old Cherryfield man was killed Saturday after the motorcycle he was riding smashed into a tree. The Petit Manan Ambulance Service pronounced Raymond A. Dalangauskas dead at the scene, Sgt. Travis Willey of the Washington County Sheriff’s Department said in a prepared… Read More
    ELLSWORTH – Three children lost their parents Friday night in a two-vehicle car crash on Route 1A. Dead are Cory Openshaw, 30, and Stacey Collins, 32, both of Sullivan, an Ellsworth Police Department press release said Saturday. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
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    PORTLAND – The federal government on Friday filed suit against jailed tax activist Carol Palesky of Topsham, claiming she inflated deductions and credits for clients for whom she prepared federal tax returns. The suit, filed in U.S. District Court, also seeks to bar Palesky from… Read More
    AUGUSTA – Legislative leaders are taking an initial step toward going paperless, a move that could save taxpayers more than $500,000 over a two-year session while avoiding the need to print large volumes of documents that wind up in State House waste bins. The Legislative… Read More
    BROOKS – The pilot of an ultralight aircraft escaped serious injuries after a crash Sunday evening. A witness said Reggie Tyler, believed to be about 70 years old and a longtime resident of Brooks, took off from nearby Brooks Park at about 6:20 p.m. and… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE – First-year students won’t be the only new faces at the University of Maine at Presque Isle when classes begin on Aug. 27. The campus will welcome six new faculty members, five new staff members, three new administrators, and four new coaches in… Read More
    St. Agatha Town Manager Ryan Pelletier recently was appointed to a position on the state Boating and Fishing Access Strategic Plan Committee. The state Department of Conservation and Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife use the plan to develop annual and biennial work projects and… Read More
    OAKFIELD – Firefighters from four towns spent more than six hours battling a fire that gutted a business on the Smyrna Road early Saturday morning. Cedar Ideas, a work site of Katahdin Cedar Log Homes, was completely destroyed. The fire broke out just after 11:30… Read More
    LEWISTON – Keep your boots and long johns handy this winter if you’re living in the eastern half of the U.S., the Farmers’ Almanac’s forecast suggests. But people in the West can look forward to a milder winter than the last one. “Mother Nature is… Read More
    ROCKPORT – The Center for Maine Contemporary Art in Rockport and the Rockport Public Library will present a panel discussion Sept. 8 about altered books. The presentation is in connection with the collaborative project “Out of Bounds: Altered Books.” Altered books range from two-dimensional collages… Read More
    VINALHAVEN – A public meeting on aquaculture will be held in the Vinalhaven School auditorium 6:30-9 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 28. Everyone is welcome to come for this open discussion about aquaculture on Vinalhaven and in particular the recently granted lease in the Basin. Questions can… Read More
    CUTLER – The first day of school for all Union 134 students will be Wednesday, Aug. 29. The school day for all students in prekindergarten to eighth grade will begin at 8:15 a.m. and end at 2:45 p.m. at Bay Ridge, Fort O’Brien, and Whiting Village schools. School… Read More
    SOUTHWEST HARBOR – Police are investigating a rash of vandalism Friday night that left several cars covered in dry chemicals from a fire extinguisher. Officer Glenn Foss of the Southwest Harbor Police Department said Sunday that around 9 p.m. Friday someone, possibly juveniles, sprayed 11… Read More
    ADDISON – Teresa Beal is scheduled to be installed at 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 31, at the Addison Town Hall, 334 Water St., as the town’s new postmaster. The oath of office will be administered by Susan Mill, post office manager for the Maine District… Read More
    PRINCETON – Stephen Lincoln will look you in the eye and tell you that at one time he was a troubled kid. But no more. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var… Read More
    ACADIA NATIONAL PARK – Mechanical problems may be the reason why a tour bus missed a turn on the Jordan Pond Road on Saturday and nearly went down an embankment. The cause of the accident remains under investigation by park rangers, but it may be… Read More
    BANGOR – Festival-goers, for the most part, caused few problems for officers, Bangor police Deputy Chief Peter Arno said Sunday at the department’s mobile unit stationed on the waterfront. Bangor police reported several minor incidents during the weekend American Folk Festival, including one warrant arrest,… Read More
    BOSTON – Gordon College has received a $60 million endowment gift – the largest in the Christian liberal arts college’s history – from a California couple with two grandchildren enrolled at the school. The donation comes from a real estate developer and his wife and… Read More
    Ever since the 2006 season ended, Mike Brusko and Adam Farkes have been dueling to see who would succeed Ron Whitcomb as the University of Maine’s starting quarterback. Saturday morning, prior to the Black Bears’ final preseason workout, offensive coordinator Kevin Bourgoin ended the suspense,… Read More
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    Fleetfoot, the famous trotting ostrich, was among the main attractions at the opening of the 24th annual Eastern Maine State Fair in Bangor a century ago today. But the most important attraction for people with an eye on the future was Capt. Thomas Scott Baldwin’s airship, the California… Read More
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