WASHINGTON – President Bush vetoed the state children’s health insurance bill Wednesday morning, only the fourth veto of his presidency. Last week, Congress passed the legislation that would have expanded the State Children’s Health Insurance Program to cover an estimated four million more children at… Read More
BANGOR – Unionized nurses at Eastern Maine Medical Center will have an opportunity today and tomorrow to vote on what the hospital says is its final contract offer. Judy Brown, president of the nursing union at EMMC, confirmed Wed-nesday afternoon that the approximately 870 registered… Read More
NEW YORK – Having an X-ray to look for signs of colon cancer may soon be an option for those who dread the traditional scope exam. Two of the largest studies yet of “virtual colonoscopy” show the experimental technique works just as well at spotting… Read More
SKOWHEGAN – Stating that it’s “well past time to fish or cut bait,” the Somerset County commissioners unanimously voted Wednesday night to continue construction on the $30 million jail. “It is time for people to stop worrying about their jobs,” Commissioner Lynda Quinn said, referring… Read More
AUGUSTA – The rivers and streams in some parts of the state are nothing but a trickle of water and some wells are dry, but it appears the state is not yet drought stricken. “It’s definitely been very dry, but we have had above average… Read More
Five hundred of Maine’s creative economy leaders and supporters will convene in Rockland and Camden on Nov. 16 and 17 for Juice: Powering the Creative Economy, A Maine Action Summit. The summit will open Friday, Nov. 16, and continue Saturday, Nov. 17, at the Strand… Read More
AUGUSTA – The Society for Human Resource Management’s Maine State Council announced the rankings for the 25 companies named in the second annual “Best Places to Work in Maine” program at an awards and recognition reception dinner at the Augusta Civic Center Tuesday night. The… Read More
After watching the Bangor City Council meeting on Sept. 24, I feel compelled to write about the situation. I have always felt the City Council worked for the good of the people of Bangor. I just cannot believe any council member could feel installing 276-foot-high… Read More
Public safety officials and driving instructors may be hailing a new law banning cell phone use by young drivers as a lifesaver, but without quantifying how the new law reduced accidents, this is hollow praise. Legislators who passed the law in June should want to know if the… Read More
As troubling as the details of Blackwater USA’s record in Iraq are, members of Congress should be equally concerned about the State Department’s apparent lack of oversight of the company. Rather than investigate instances when Blackwater employees have killed Iraqis, the department has suggested paying the families to… Read More
Anyone who is against what the governor is doing to our schools needs to call him or Susan Gendron. We have consolidated with schools and town offices on buying paper, heating oil, etc. This should be enough to save money, but the governor isn’t happy with this. He… Read More
I would just like to warn the public about being swindled when buying fresh vegetables. My first experience was at the vegetable stand at the downtown Thursday market. I purchased green beans and cucumbers and paid about four times the supermarket price for the produce. Read More
The Legislature’s Transportation Committee voted last Wednesday to direct the Maine Turnpike Authority to study the feasibility of charging tolls on the Interstate. I speak on this issue as a Maine resident who lives along the bypass roadway of Routes 202 and 9, which is… Read More
Can the voice of the people be heard in Hermon? I think not. Case in point: The recent town council meeting where a citizen petition signed by nearly 500 people was summarily denied with a minimum of discussion. Council members found fault with the petition process and disparaged… Read More
After the president of Iran made his speech, the media quickly picked up on his denial of the Holocaust and gays in his country. It was not too long ago we did not support gays and even killed them. But what the media did not… Read More
I am a proud member of the MSNA-CAN-NNOC Unit 1 union at Eastern Maine Medical Center, and it is through that membership that I find myself sitting in negotiations trying to make sense of the proposals tossed between both sides. It appears the hospital is crippled by the… Read More
More than a half century ago, in 1953, a young man from Ogunquit and his out-of-state partners launched a business charging 2 cents a gallon for the collection and disposal of used oil, sludge and solvents. A remote six-acre gravel pit near the Maine Turnpike in Wells was… Read More
LEWISTON – A Lewiston man being sought by police was apprehended Wednesday when he jumped from a third-floor balcony to a garage roof trying to escape officers pursuing him and was tackled by a newspaper photographer, authorities said. The Sun Journal newspaper reported that photographer… Read More
BANGOR – A local man in his 20s is dead after crashing his Suzuki motorcycle on Washington Street at around 9:40 p.m. Wednesday. His female passenger, also in her 20s and identified as a friend, was transported to Eastern Maine Medical Center. She was in… Read More
BANGOR – The state’s Wabanaki American Indian tribes remained focused Wednesday on four main issues that they hope to address while studying differences in the interpretation and understanding of the Settlement Acts between the tribes and the state. The Tribal-State Work Group, created in 2006… Read More
Federal officials have settled a legal dispute with several environmental groups over habitat protections for endangered Atlantic salmon in more than a half-dozen Maine rivers. The National Marine Fisheries Service has agreed to a timeline to designate what is known as “critical habitat” areas in… Read More
CALAIS – Federal officials still are awaiting the results of an avian influenza test conducted on Canada geese at the Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge. The testing was done as part of an annual goose roundup conducted at the refuge in an effort to study geese… Read More
BANGOR – Construction is winding down on a 28-unit apartment complex aimed at housing the city’s work force, particularly those employed in the service sector, where jobs often pay less than a living wage. Work began late last year on the complex, called Northside Family… Read More
BLUE HILL – The town will seek a state environmental permit to expand the public parking area at the town landing off Water Street. The expansion would take place to the right of the existing parking area near where a small brook enters Blue Hill… Read More
CARIBOU – Touting economic development and investment in education as crucial for a successful future for Aroostook County and the state, County business and community leaders and the presidents of northern Maine’s three public institutions of higher education began a campaign to raise awareness about the need to… Read More
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CALAIS – The National Park Service recently unveiled a Passamaquoddy teaching trunk full of replicas of arrowheads and stone tools. And on Saturday Oct. 27, education rangers from the National Park Service will present the last of three teacher workshops offered around the state to… Read More
BANGOR – When the Maine Discovery Museum presents its annual Time of Wonder award Friday, fans of children’s books will have the rare chance to meet both the author and illustrator. This year’s winner is “Library Lion,” a New York Times best-seller written by Michelle… Read More
PITTSFIELD – Housekeeping was the goal at this week’s Town Council meeting, where public hearings were set, grant applications authorized and projects funded in less than 35 minutes. The council approved spending $158,850 from a swimming pool reserve for Phase 1 of the pool replacement… Read More
HAMPDEN – Approximately 10 residents attended the water district’s public hearing Tuesday night on the proposed 18.26 percent rate increase pegged to start Jan. 1, 2008. The meeting, which lasted more than an hour, was an opportunity for community members to voice concerns and get… Read More
The Waldo County Sheriff’s Department issued an all points bulletin to area law enforcement just after 1 p.m. Wednesday for a suicidal 39-year-old male. Just before 3 p.m. police officers from Brewer and Holden were informed the man, whose name was not released, was spotted… Read More
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CORINTH – Central High School reopened Wednesday after a bomb threat shut down the school Tuesday afternoon, according to Daniel Higgins, superintendent for SAD 64. The school was evacuated about noon after a note indicated the presence of an explosive device, he said. After-school activities… Read More
BANGOR – A Honduran national was sentenced Wednesday in U.S. District Court to 138 days in prison or time served for visa fraud. Efren Rabadan Medina, 37, of Kenduskeag also was sentenced to three years of supervised release but is expected to be deported. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
OLD TOWN – The Old Town Fire Department has received $64,450 through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program. The money, which is different than Homeland Security funds, will be used to purchase self-contained breathing apparatuses and turnout gear. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
PITTSFIELD – A pool demolition party has been set from 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, at the site of the municipal swimming pool beside Manson Park School. The party will kick off the deconstruction of the existing pool and installation of a new… Read More
BANGOR – A Civil Air Patrol cadet received the Amelia Earhart Award on Wednesday night from Gov. John Baldacci. Christopher Slininger, 15, of Hampden, received the award during a ceremony held at the Maine Air National Guard base in Bangor. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
ELLSWORTH – A bomb scare forced the evacuation of Ellsworth High School Wednesday morning. According to Lt. Harold Page of the Ellsworth Police Department, the report came in at about 10 a.m. One student overheard another student say he had a bomb in his backpack. Read More
DEXTER – North Country Riding Club will sponsor basket bingo featuring Longaberger Baskets at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13. The proceeds from last year’s event helped with expenses during the 2007 show season and the year-end banquet. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
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HOULTON – A donation from the charitable foundation of a bank that has branches locally and throughout the state helped officials from the Houlton Regional Health Services Foundation secure a new nuclear medicine imaging camera for Houlton Regional Hospital. The $20,000 check from the TD… Read More
From Cathy Goslin and everyone associated with Leonard’s Mills at the Maine Forest & Logging Museum comes an invitation to “take it outside” during the museum’s annual autumn weekend, Living History Days, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 6-7, at the museum off Route… Read More
WOODSTOCK – A section of Route 26 in Woodstock was closed for hours on Wednesday after a crash involving trucks that were hauling logs and concrete. Witnesses told state police that the two vehicles were headed in opposite directions when they sideswiped each other on… Read More
BANGOR – When Jason C. Moulton slipped out of Acadia Hospital Tuesday night, it wasn’t the first time he had escaped from custody. Moulton, 25, of Bangor escaped from the Waldo County Jail in April 2002 and managed to elude authorities for five days before… Read More
PARIS – Accused quadruple murderer Christian Nielsen has gained 2 pounds and his treatment team has recommended against inserting a feeding tube before his trial next week, one of his lawyers said Wednesday. Nielsen’s father was granted temporary guardianship last week as the 6-foot-tall defendant’s… Read More
BANGOR – Mayor Richard Greene, a college astronomy professor and local leaders get to play astronauts today when the NASA Challenger Learning Center of Maine puts the group of local VIPs on a mission to space. “The angle is, ‘Are you smarter than a fifth-grader,'”… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – A local man remains in Massachusetts facing numerous charges after leading police on a high-speed chase with a car he allegedly stole from a residence in Presque Isle over the weekend. David Harmon, 28, was arrested by officers from the Milton Police… Read More
AUGUSTA – Maine high school juniors are invited to submit entries for A Journey Into Writing, the Maine Community College System’s statewide writing contest. Entries will be accepted Oct. 1 through Dec. 1. Again this year the contest will be judged by celebrated Maine writers Richard Russo, Linda… Read More
WASHINGTON – Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, expressed her concerns about Maine veterans’ access to health care facilities to Department of Veterans Affairs officials Wednesday. “We need increased funding for community-based out-patient clinics,” Collins said at a hearing of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, on… Read More
BATH – Bath Iron Works has quietly begun construction on what’ll be the last of the Arleigh Burke destroyers that went into service in the early 1990s. Shipbuilders began cutting steel last month at BIW’s Brunswick facility for DDG-112, the 62nd and final ship of… Read More
SANGERVILLE – A local farmer, who was injured in June 2005 when a motorist struck the back of a farm tractor he was operating on Douty Hill Road, has filed a lawsuit against the motorist’s estate. Sidney Stutzman is suing the estate of Edith S. Read More
AUGUSTA – A delegation from the Maine Turnpike Authority – two top executives and three board members – will attend the annual meeting of the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association next week in Vienna, Austria, agency officials said Wednesday. The total cost for the… Read More
BANGOR – Husson College freshman striker Anthony Martinez said the impressive way his teammates were playing in their North Atlantic Conference game against the University of Maine-Farmington inspired him Wednesday. “It gave me so much energy,” said Martinez, who entered the game with 16:38 remaining… Read More
It could be at the bottom of a pile of long forgotten junk in a closet or trunk somewhere. Perhaps it’s tucked away among other memorabilia in the dusty corner of a jam-packed attic or amidst other old film reels inside a dilapidated cardboard box in a dark,… Read More
It’s a great time to be a hunter here in Maine. Grouse and woodcock and ducks and geese are all in season now, and archery buffs are already sitting in their tree stands, waiting for deer. The woods will only get busier in the coming… Read More
CORINTH – This time, there was no need for double overtime. Maddie Dunakin, Rachel Trafton and the defensive unit of the Central field hockey team made sure of that. Dunakin scored one goal and added two assists to power the two-time defending Class C state… Read More
Last year at this time, University of Maine senior defenseman Mike Lundin was preparing to return to his home state to open the season against the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers. Now he is preparing for the New Jersey Devils. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
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After their spring track season wraps up, most runners will lay low for the first month of the summer before resuming their training regimen. That wasn’t the case with Bangor senior Riley Masters, who kept himself in tip-top shape over the summer by running in,… Read More
The University of Maine-Fort Kent men’s soccer team is off to an impressive 10-0 start this season. And people are beginning to take notice. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i… Read More
THORNDIKE – Scott Gibbs scored the game-winning goal with 12:46 remaining in the game to lift Mount View to a 3-2 high school boys soccer victory over Camden Hills of Rockport Wednesday. Jake Mehuren and Alex Pierel each added a goal while Derek Keller posted… Read More
CARIBOU – Nicole Chasse scored the game-winning unassisted goal with 3:49 remaining in the game as the Fort Kent girls soccer team earned a 2-1 upset victory over Caribou Wednesday. Taylor Boucher added a goal for Fort Kent while Krissa Pelletier made nine saves on… Read More
CASTINE – Taylor Helberg of Winslow and Timothy Costa each scored a goal to erase a 1-0 deficit and lead the Thomas College Terriers to the win over Maine Maritime Academy. Russell Beckwith made eight saves on 12 shots for the 5-3-3 Terriers. Christopher Vashon… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT – Jen Gagnon scored twice as the Foxcroft Academy Ponies rallied from a first-half deficit to earn a pivotal 2-1 high school field hockey victory over Dexter on Wednesday. Jana Kenney put 10-2 Dexter up 1-0 with 10:33 left in the first half, slamming… Read More
LEE – The Lee Academy postgraduate basketball team will get a head start on its 2007-08 season with an exhibition game against a Canadian team on Saturday. Lee, a second-year program coached by Carl Parker, will square off against the Limoilou Titans, a Quebec-based team… Read More
WASHINGTON – In a major break with current U.S. health advice, a coalition of top scientists from private groups and federal agencies plans to advise pregnant and breast-feeding women to consume at least 12 ounces of fish and seafood per week to ensure optimal brain development of their… Read More
BANGOR – The Penobscot Theatre at the Bangor Opera House is setting the stage for this evening’s celebration as the Maine Arts Commission showcases recipients of its 2008 Traditional and Contemporary Arts Fellowship Awards. The festivities begin at 5:30 p.m. and conclude with the world… Read More
BANGOR – A downtown book festival will feature 30 Maine authors who will read their work, hold panel discussions and sign books Friday through Sunday, Oct. 5 to 7. “We’re looking forward to an exiting time that celebrates a love of books and writing,” said… Read More
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HOLDEN – It looked like applesauce already, and very good applesauce at that, but there was Brooke Bowden, pressing it through a strainer into a big dish. “To take out the seeds and skin,” she explained after checking to make sure that all the applesauce… Read More
BRADLEY – A Fiber Arts Festival will mark National Spinning and Weaving Week during Living History Days, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 6-7, at Leonard’s Mills logging museum. Spinners participating are Julie Eason of China, Carol Grant of Hudson and Nancy Holman of… Read More
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Desserts and auction BANGOR – Pathfinders: Support for Grieving Children and Hospice of Eastern Maine will hold their second annual Celebrity Dessert and Auction on Friday, Oct. 26, at United Technologies Center. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
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Ski and snowboard sale BANGOR – Penobscot Valley Ski Club will hold its 37th annual ski and snowboard equipment sale 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, at the Bangor Parks and Recreation Department building, 647 Main St. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
On Saturday, Oct. 6, Bangor Public Works will host its ninth annual Household Hazardous Waste collection at 530 Maine Ave. Residents of Bangor, Bradley, Brewer, Carmel, Dedham, Dixmont, Eddington, Etna, Glenburn, Hampden, Hermon, Holden, Indian Island, Kenduskeag, Milford, Newburgh, Old Town, Orono, Orrington, Stetson, Veazie and Winterport may… Read More
HOLDEN – We found a praying mantis at the Fields Pond Audubon Center last week. It was about four inches tall, bright green, and its stance and front legs reminded us of a miniature Tyrannosaurus Rex. Well, maybe not quite as stout. A group of… Read More