While the waters of the Penobscot River appear to have cleared in recent days, tensions remain high over the events leading to a massive algae bloom affecting roughly 75 miles of the critically important waterway. Late last week, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection notified… Read More
AUGUSTA – Since 1989, Maine has left more than $3.7 million in federal highway safety funds on the table because the state’s commercial trucking regulations are not in compliance with federal rules. Maine and South Dakota are the only two U.S. states out of step… Read More
Bangor police have arrested a man they believe is responsible for a string of recent break-ins and burglaries on Bangor’s west side, including an incident on Wednesday evening in which an elderly female homeowner was sprayed with Mace as she confronted an intruder in her Silver Road home. Read More
Maine lobstermen, it seems, have a lot going against them these days. Already dealing with what they feel is an unfair market price for their catch, lobstermen also stand to be affected by pending federal regulations that would require them to change the type of… Read More
When snowbirds Everett and Carol Murch of Searsport are visited by Floridian friends in the summertime, the couple asks them to do one thing in return for the hospitality – fly into Bangor. Bangor is conveniently located within an hour’s drive of their Searsport home. Read More
Besides a Hannaford supermarket in Millinocket, at least 26 stores, banks and groceries in 15 states have been targeted by an international extortion scam that telephones false bomb threats in exchange for money wired overseas, the FBI said Friday. Eight new threats, including four made… Read More
I applaud Kathleen Parker’s statement in her op-ed “Second guessing of Marines unfair” (BDN, Aug. 29) that we should assume that the dedicated Marines are innocent until proved guilty. Let’s remember, however, that this standard applies to all accused of criminal activity including those held at Guantanamo and… Read More
A large algae bloom on the Penobscot River is likely to soon recede as temperatures drop. The damage done to relations between the Penobscot Nation and the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, which for nearly a decade have been at odds over water quality regulation, will take longer… Read More
The Aug. 17 Bangor Daily News, Page B1, made note of a historical point of interest to all of us. The S.S. John W. Brown arrived in Portland. The only other existing Liberty ship makes its home port in San Francisco, Calif. It is the Jeremiah O’Brien. I… Read More
Some people in South Portland want to shut down a beekeeper. Have they learned to live without food? Honeybees are not aggressive creatures, and all children should be taught the wonder of the work they do. Maybe the parents are afraid of teaching their children… Read More
I’m puzzled by the author’s concern over falling birth rates in “Politics in a Shrinking World” (BDN, Aug. 24). Instead of running from this inevitability and seeking to change it in a panic through pro-natalist policies, we should embrace the enormous opportunity it offers mankind… Read More
The best assistance the state of Maine government could give Fraser Paper Inc. would be to supply it with a due south highway out of Madawaska, soon. Although not as important as an east-west highway, it entails the survival of a unique, isolated paper mill… Read More
President George Bush maintains that we did not stay in Vietnam long enough. American efforts there started in earnest back in 1950 with us helping the French. Even before that the proto CIA (then the U.S. Office of Strategic Services) was running Deer Mission, an operation training Ho… Read More
Aug. 31 marked the first deadline in the state-mandated process for consolidating Maine’s many school districts into larger, regional ones. Districts were to submit “letters of intent” to the Department of Education by that date identifying potential partners for district consolidation. While there were reports of resistance, predominantly… Read More
If there were anyone on this planet who had paid attention to the multiple problems of embattled Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and didn’t understand months ago that the man was a dead duck, politically speaking, I can’t think whom it might have been. Unless perhaps it was Attorney… Read More
The Daily Kos, an entertaining, Democratic-leaning Web site, recently announced that the Bangor Daily News’ executive editor, Mark Woodward, is married to Bridget Woodward, who works in Republican Sen. Susan Collins’ Bangor office, where she tracks down residents’ lost Social Security checks and helps seniors figure out Medicare… Read More
Here’s what I wish. I wish that I had so little to worry about, so few things to feel frustrated with that I could get myself all worked up into a foam-at-the-mouth frenzy because Bangor High School students were being asked not to bring peanut-containing products to school… Read More
An elderly woman from Orono spent a stormy night lost in the woods near Kelley Road before a search dog and handler from Stonington found her early Friday morning. Searchers from the Orono Police Department, the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Department, the Maine Warden Service and… Read More
ORONO – The University of Maine Campus was bustling Friday with students, parents, relatives, and UM staff and volunteers helping to move the largest first-year class in the history of the Orono campus into the dorms they will now call home. In a new trend… Read More
SEARSPORT – Police were still searching Friday afternoon for a man they say stabbed another man in the back. Stephen Cummings, 20, of Northport broke into an apartment in the Mariner Woods complex on Mortland Road at about 1 a.m., the Maine Department of Public… Read More
AUGUSTA – Prompted by a matter that came before the state ethics commission this summer, two lawmakers are preparing a bill to make it illegal for Clean Elections-funded candidates to pay their spouses for contract work on their campaigns. The issue surfaced after last year’s… Read More
For the first time since the 1970s, the Maine Department of Transportation has named new “scenic byways,” a designation that makes the roads eligible for federally funded improvement and increases their tourist traffic, state officials said Friday. Located in Maine’s western mountains, northern Penobscot County… Read More
ELLSWORTH – A free four-week course on self-esteem will be offered by Women, Work, and Community at the Hancock County Higher Education Center in the Mill Mall in Ellsworth. Participants will explore attitudes and beliefs and where they come from, learn how to nourish and… Read More
Monday, Sept. 4 Bangor – City Council’s transportation and infrastructure committee, 5 p.m., at City Hall. Sewer abatement request, airport passenger statistics and advertising program, moratorium on acceptance of applications and issuance of permits for construction of radio and television towers, wind turbines or telecommunication… Read More
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The Maine Island Trail Association recognized Dave and Deb Morrill of Orrington as the Island Cleanup Volunteers of the Year at its 19th annual Stewardship Party on Thursday, Aug. 23. The Morrills were cited not only for participating in many island cleanups over the years… Read More
HAMPDEN – After 22 years, Greg Nash is tired of being the boss. Nash, the town’s public works director, retired on Friday after more than two decades of professional, dedicated work, said Town Manger Susan Lessard. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
ADDISON – The Pleasant River Historical Society will meet at the Indian River Grange Hall starting at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 10. At 7 p.m. Skip Paquette, summer pastor of the Church of Christ in Milbridge, will talk about and show pictures of his two… Read More
MOUNT DESERT – Dr. Michael Heniser has joined the staff at Mount Desert Island Hospital. Dr. Heniser will begin holding office hours, Monday through Friday, in September at the Community Health Center in Southwest Harbor. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
CAMDEN – Kate Braestrup, author of “Here If You Need Me,” will be reading and speaking about her book at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 11, at the Camden Public Library. Braestrup, a Unitarian Universalist minister, lives in Lincolnville and serves as chaplain for the Maine Warden Service. Read More
BANGOR – A summer storm Thursday evening that brought rain, thunder, lightning and hail to eastern and central Maine kept emergency and electrical crews busy. According to reports from the Penobscot County Regional Communications Center and municipal officials, the storm resulted in downed trees, some… Read More
James, born in 1991, is a very pleasant child who has won the hearts of most who come into contact with him. James has bright blue eyes and a quick smile. He is a sensitive and quiet-spoken young man who speaks when he has something to say. Read More
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State officials will hold an information-gathering session Wednesday evening in Bangor to hear comments about the possible risks of a spring Atlantic salmon fishing season on the Penobscot River. Staff with the Department of Marine Resources’ Bureau of Sea Run Fisheries and Habitat will present… Read More
HOULTON – It is a massive camera with a hefty price tag, but the benefits it will provide to residents of Houlton and surrounding communities will be immeasurable. A new nuclear medicine imaging camera was officially dedicated at Houlton Regional Hospital Thursday afternoon, during a… Read More
Dr. Katherine N. Harrington, an assistant professor of French at the University of Maine at Fort Kent, has co-authored a foreign language reference book, “Recipes for Success in Foreign Language Teaching: Ready-Made Activities for the L2 Classroom.” The book, co-authored with Tina Ware, a professor… Read More
FORT KENT – Jesse Saunders, a University of Maine at Fort Kent forest technology alumnus, has been awarded the Graduate Forest Technician Achievement Award by the Council for Eastern Forest Technician Schools. Saunders of Fort Kent graduated from UMFK in 1997. He was nominated for… Read More
HOULTON – P.D.Q. Door, the state’s largest garage door company with locations in Hampden, West Bath, Rockport, and Waterville, has opened a fifth location at 430 North St. in Houlton. The company sells, services, and installs residential, commercial and industrial garage doors and operators as… Read More
HOULTON – Although fall is nearly upon us, two events geared toward celebrating summer and fostering family fun will be held in Houlton and Sherman this weekend. Today, the Houlton Humane Society will host its inaugural “Dog Days Of Summer” celebration to benefit the Houlton… Read More
HOULTON – For many high school graduates, making the transition to college can be difficult. But that transformation can be even more taxing if the prospective student has been out of school for a time. Programs do exist to help ease the shift for such… Read More
ROCKLAND – Animal control officials removed 43 cats and kittens from a local apartment Thursday after learning the animals were in “various stages of distress,” according to police. The felines were taken to the Humane Society of Knox County where they have received shots, flea… Read More
MILFORD – All four school boards within Union 90 have filed their letters of intent for consolidation with the state education commissioner. The effort to consolidate Maine’s 152 school administrative systems into 80 regional school units was signed into law in early June, and Friday,… Read More
A coalition has received $450,000 from the federal government in support of the group’s work to restore historic fish passage routes in the Penobscot River. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded the money to the Penobscot River Restoration Trust’s ambitious plan to re-open nearly… Read More
Friends of the family of Tara Lilly of Oakland are rallying ’round to offer their comfort, support and financial assistance as the young woman prepares to undergo treatment for a very rare form of cancer at the end of August in Switzerland. A 1993 graduate… Read More
PORTLAND – Police say a crackdown on prostitution led to the arrests of 11 people, including some working people on their lunch break. Police officers targeted the Parkside neighborhood after receiving complaints and intelligence about an increase in street-level prostitution. The department used undercover female… Read More
MACHIAS – More than 180 first-year students and transfers, some from as far away as Myanmar and Australia, were welcomed this week at the University of Maine at Machias. New students have been immersed in orientation events since Saturday, both on- and off-campus, designed to… Read More
PORTLAND – As Maine’s summer tourism season winds up with the Labor Day holiday weekend, industry observers are seeing positive signs in the heavy levels of traffic anticipated through the long weekend. Travelers spend billions of dollars in Maine, making tourism the state’s leading industry. Read More
BOSTON – The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday vacated a federal court ruling throwing out a lawsuit by three Mainers alleging deceptive and unfair advertising by the makers of “light” cigarettes. Lori Spellman, Stephanie Good and Allain Thibodeau filed a lawsuit in… Read More
The 1996 closing of the Striar Mill in Orono was hard for many, but Kenduskeag resident Joey DiSanto might have missed it the most. DiSanto didn’t lament, though. Instead, he brought the mill’s massive machines home, piece by piece, to give them another life. Over… Read More
Construction is under way on a new Tractor Supply Co. store in Skowhegan, the company’s first Maine store, according to its spokesman. “With so many rural homeowners and outdoor enthusiasts, Maine was the natural next step for Tractor Supply Company,” said Stan Ruta, senior vice… Read More
The Maine Bureau of Insurance is responding to another round of consumer inquiries about illegal sweepstakes scams and is again advising the public to beware. “We have reports from individuals who have recently received bogus sweepstakes letters and checks using the logo and name of… Read More
Meagan Corriveau parted the heavy curtains and stepped out of the dressing room and into Kathy Finnemore’s atelier in Caribou. As she caught her reflection in the three-way mirror, she gasped. “Oh, Kathy, it looks beautiful,” she said, glowing, as she saw her wedding gown… Read More
Christians who remain ignorant of other faiths are missing out on important spiritual insights. Interfaith studies also help to keep us from making mistakes – as Dutch Bishop Martinus “Tiny” Muskens did recently, when he proposed that Christians call God “Allah” out of some politically correct gesture to… Read More
Is nothing sacred? First, McDonald’s changes the magic formula in their artery-clogging but stomach-satisfying french fries (formerly the world’s greatest food). googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i… Read More
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Here is a breakfast recipe for you. It comes from Louise Park of Brewer, who, bless her, showed up to watch me make chowder last weekend at the American Folk Festival. I was so surprised to see so many of you. There must have been at least a… Read More
AUGUSTA – Old Fort Western, the 1754 National Landmark site on the riverfront in downtown Augusta, will sponsor a quilting bee 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 2, at the fort. Fort Western staff will be at work on a whole-cloth quilt begun last year as a… Read More
“Desperate Housewives: Season Three”: Desperate? You could say that. But if it were just desperation that drove the women of Wisteria Lane, “Desperate Housewives” would have been just another soap opera and not the hit ABC television show it became. In this third season of the show, Wisteria… Read More
August leaves the garden looking for the most part tired and ragged. Spent nicotiana and nasturtium lie on top of the compost pile and the lower leaves of tomato and bean plants are paper thin, yellow. Raspberry plants that were the focus of our attention two weeks ago… Read More
ORONO – From the moment Mike Brusko first stepped onto the field as a fourth grader, he was a quarterback. As the son of a former high school QB and a football coach, it seemed natural Brusko would line up behind center. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
The Bangor Labor Day 5-mile road race will celebrate its 45th birthday Monday, and will run into the record books in the process. With a snowstorm wiping out this spring’s Boys and Girls Club 5-miler in Portland, the Queen City’s traditional end-of-the-summer event will become… Read More
BANGOR – The Bangor High School football team was unable to generate a drive lasting more than six plays in its 2007 season opener against Messalonskee of Oakland on Friday night. That’s only because a newly installed Wing-T offense sent the Rams’ ground game into… Read More
HAMPDEN – It wasn’t a perfect season debut, considering all the penalties the Hampden Academy football team accrued and the Broncos’ struggles at times to move the ball against Belfast. But a pair of first-half touchdowns and a stellar second-half defense effort proved enough to… Read More
BANGOR – Friday was an historic night for Husson College football – and a memorable one for Jonah Chappell. The senior quarterback from Fryeburg passed for 207 first-half yards Friday night to help set the tone for the Eagles’ season-opening 25-13 victory over Pace University… Read More
ORONO – The streak is over. University of Maine freshman midfielder Alex Rickett’s goal 6:29 into the first overtime off a Jimmy Velas pass ended the school’s 22-game losing streak and 26-game winless skein (0-24-2) as the Maine men’s soccer team nipped the University of… Read More
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – A rocky first inning undermined Bangor native Matt Kinney’s bid for a ninth consecutive victory Thursday night as the Salt Lake Bees scored five runs in the first inning and held on for a 5-4 victory over the Fresno (Calif.) Grizzlies in a… Read More
PORTLAND – A memorial golf tournament will be held Saturday, Sept. 29 at the Riverside Municipal Golf Course to help fund a scholarship for University of Maine students in the memory of Andrew J. McMillan. McMillan was a UMaine student when he died in July… Read More
PORTLAND – The Portland Pirates announced that they will play their American Hockey League regular season game on December 18 at Alfond Arena in Orono. The Pirates, the top affiliate of the Stanley Cup champion Anaheim Ducks, will play the Manchester Monarchs at 7:05 p.m. Read More
PITTSFIELD – Colin Bates ran for three touchdowns and Kash Keezer threw a pair of touchdown passes to Seth Dwyer as the Orono Red Riots opened the high school football season with a 44-19 victory over the Maine Central Institute Huskies Friday night. Bates carried… Read More
EASTON – Brad Trask scored an unassisted goal with 22:33 left in regulation to lift the Easton Bears to a 1-0 high school boys soccer win over Southern Aroostook of Dyer Brook Friday. Jeremy Brock stopped 28 of 31 shots for the Bears. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
WATERVILLE – Chris Corey converted on a corner kick with 19:50 remaining in regulation to give the Brewer Witches a season-opening 2-1 schoolboy soccer victory over the Waterville Panthers Friday. Ryan Nadeau gave Brewer a 1-0 lead in the first half with a penalty kick. Read More
ORONO – There’s nothing quite like opening the football season at home under the lights. After three straight years playing its first game on the road against nationally regarded opponents, the University of Maine will kick off the campaign at Alfond Stadium. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
Hikers love Acadia National Park. There are 125 miles of signed, maintained trails of virtually every type and difficulty, ranging from easy lakeshore and seashore paths to steep, rocky climbs up to open summits. Almost all of them have one thing in common, unbelievable scenic… Read More
Every so often – usually during the first week of a hunting season, as it turns out – Phil McTigue of Holden has reason to grin, and to start printing photos. McTigue is like many of you, I figure. He’s an avid hunter who has… Read More
FORT KENT – Freshman Andre Anderson scored two second-half goals to lift the University of Maine-Fort Kent over UM-Presque Isle 3-0 in men’s soccer action Friday. Dwayne Smith also scored in the second half for UMFK and Emlyn Jacoby provided two assists. Derrick Plourde stopped… Read More
The Penobscot Valley Conservation Association will hold its 30th annual Bangor Gun Show on Sept. 8-9 at the Bangor Auditorium. Show hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. on Saturday, and 9 a.m.-2 p.m. on Sunday. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
Aren’t vacations the best thing since sugar tong splints and fracture boots? I mean, what an opportunity to see new places, explore new destinations, revisit old haunts. Do tomorrow what you don’t get done today – manana, baby, manana. Rather than fly off to the… Read More