Unionized nurses at Eastern Maine Medical Center notified hospital officials over the weekend that they will go on strike Oct. 17 unless contract negotiations produce a breakthrough. Late Friday night, leadership of the Maine State Nurses Association announced that more than 80 percent of voting… Read More
INDIAN TOWNSHIP – A Passamaquoddy tribal governor criticized the Bangor Daily News, saying it was trying to sell newspapers when it did a story about racism in the town of Baileyville. In a letter to the town, Gov. Billy Nicholas claimed the BDN hung on… Read More
The streets of downtown Bangor were once again filled with the sounds of gunshots and throngs of curious onlookers Sunday as the city marked the 70th anniversary of one of the most sordid but noteworthy days in its history. Thousands of spectators turned out to… Read More
Work on Interstate 95 and I-395 continues throughout the week. Monday, Oct. 8 Southbound travel lane of Interstate 95 will be closed from Hogan Road to Broadway bridge. Work will be performed on northbound Hammond Street on- and offramps. Signals will be set up for… Read More
In a story about the Bangor Symphony Orchestra’s season opening concert that ran in the Lifestyle section of the Bangor Daily News on Oct. 5, a name was wrong. The correct name of BSO percussionist and Miller Drug owner is Bernard “Billy” Miller. Read More
Dear Jim: I have a cat and dog that go outdoors into our fenced back yard. Much air, bugs and dirt blow in each time I open the door. Is installing a pet door a more efficient option, is one leaky and which is best? – Don H. Read More
Here in October, our college students are settling into the second month of their studies, and the collegiate football season is well under way. Embracing the college culture means supporting all collegiate-sponsored activities, including signing up for those affinity campus credit cards, the special plastic with the beautiful… Read More
Every member of Congress swears one allegiance and no other: “to support and defend” the Constitution. Military officers take that same oath, and are expected to lay down their lives for it. The framers knew what Congress and the Bangor Daily News seems not to… Read More
Habeas corpus – literally “you have the body” – the historic right to face criminal charges in a court of law, has taken a severe beating from the Bush administration, but it is not dead yet. In a move that court experts called unusual, the… Read More
Anyone who watched the vividly and powerfully told “The War,” the latest from historical documentary filmmaker Ken Burns, has gotten to know a small-town newspaper editor named Al MacIntosh. He is a fellow with whom any contemporary journalist would love to savor a leisurely cup of coffee, relishing… Read More
Concerning the Op-Ed “Understand Plum Creek’s plan” (BDN, Sept. 19), we add our support to the improved concept plan that has “increased the amount of land proposed for permanent protection – from 11,000 to 431,000 acres,” as stated by Alan Hutchinson of the Forest Society of Maine. With… Read More
Our country is not now a state controlled by a ministry of truth, telling its citizens what we can say and who we can listen to – not yet. But liberal factions of Congress led by Nancy Pelosi are trying to reintroduce the Fairness Doctrine. This would be… Read More
If anyone needs to be convinced that this federal administration values the almighty dollar more than the essential welfare of the American citizen, please take note. California, Vermont, Maine and several other states want new state laws that will reduce their state’s green house gas emissions from cars… Read More
After a lifetime of willingly paying taxes, thinking positively about our country’s benevolence, in April of this year I felt morally obligated to withhold a portion of my taxes, in protest of the occupation of Iraq and the rumors of an attack on Iran. I sent letters to… Read More
Thank you for your front-page coverage of the peace rally held last Saturday at Bass Park (BDN, Oct. 1). I was particularly pleased that you featured Alice Horrigan, who spoke out eloquently and passionately against the war, clearly “distraught” over the loss of her son, the nearly 4,000… Read More
It’s a familiar story by now. NAFTA-style trade agreements, written with little input from citizens or our representatives, are implemented with country after country and drive American jobs overseas to nations with minimal labor, environmental and human rights protections. Maine alone has lost more than… Read More
I have never liked bumper stickers. I never attached one to my car – not even for my own campaigns. A few months ago, however, I changed my mind for a person I’ve only met twice. Now, each time I get out of my car in the grocery… Read More
OLD TOWN – Tad and Kim Johnston brought their two cats to St. James Episcopal Church on Sunday afternoon to get something Ruby, 12, and Opal, 4, definitely needed – a blessing from their parish priest. “They need it,” Tad Johnston of Old Town said. Read More
State wildlife officials quickly implemented new restrictions on trapping aimed at ending a legal dispute over the federally protected Canada lynx. The new restrictions will be in place when the trapping season opens on Oct. 14. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT – A Sangerville motorist who was chasing another vehicle at high speeds on Route 15 collided late Friday night with a third vehicle that was turning into the Dover-Foxcroft Shopping Plaza. Dover-Foxcroft police arrested Randy Cookson, 28, of Sangerville for criminal speed and driving… Read More
ORONO – The squeals of the children were the loudest noise at Olde Oak Farm on Sunday, where Scott Belanger and Jennifer Macverde were giving tours of their farm and cheese-making operation. “There’s the goats,” shouted a young Cub Scout, visiting with Pack 301 of… Read More
Most of us think of Smokey Bear when we think of fire prevention, but prevention efforts existed long before Smokey Bear and today extend beyond fire prevention to include life safety education. According to Old Town Fire Department fire and life safety educator Dan Bean,… Read More
CALAIS – Two of the women who walked Saturday know how Alzheimer’s disease can change lives – one woman walked for her mother, the other for her husband. Their family members have the disease. Lauren Cook, 8, of Meddybemps – this year’s Miss St. Croix… Read More
BANGOR – Spruce Run, the domestic violence project serving Penobscot County, has received notification of two grants to fund additional services in northern Penobscot County. One grant, awarded through the federal Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women was received in partnership with Penquis. Read More
HOULTON – Just a few months ago, residents and officials in Aroostook County were celebrating the end of a long but successful campaign to save the Maine Revenue Services office in Houlton from closure. When Gov. John Baldacci released his budget for fiscal year 2008-09,… Read More
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PITTSFIELD – A combination of tears and cheers greeted Pittsfield officials Saturday when they announced that the new $400,000 municipal pool will be named the Paul Bertrand Community Pool. “What a surprise!” Bertrand exclaimed, with wet eyes. “I never expected this.” googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
HOULTON – The Houlton Regional Health Services Foundation has consistently received significant support from the community when embarking on its various fundraising campaigns, according to Elizabeth Dulin, the foundation’s executive director. Over the years, Houlton residents and people from surrounding communities have assisted the foundation… Read More
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CALAIS – The Washington County Community College will hold a silent auction and Italian dinner beginning at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10, at the St. Croix Hall. The silent auction begins at 5 p.m. and will be followed by the dinner. At 7 p.m. there will be a… Read More
CALAIS – The New Calais Theatre has announced tryouts for roles and sign-up for backstage positions for the group’s fall production of “A Perfect Ganesh,” by Terrence McNally, will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday Oct. 11. The tryouts and sign-ups will be in the Calais High School… Read More
CALAIS – Students at Calais High School had an opportunity to experience what it is like to drive while intoxicated. On Oct. 2, Site Prevention Coordinator Jay Skriletz arranged for a Fatal Vision Alcohol Awareness demonstration. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
CALAIS – The St. Croix International Quilter’s Guild will have its quilts on display at the Calais Free Library Art Gallery from now until Oct. 31, during regular library hours. Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – Over the past few months, money to fund student scholarships at Northern Maine Community College has been streaming in to the institution. The trend has continued uninterrupted recently, as the college’s precision metals manufacturing-machine tool technology program received a $15,000 grant from… Read More
BAR HARBOR – An Ellsworth man is facing multiple charges after he threw coins at another car while driving and then pulled over and attacked the other driver, according to police. Arthur Griffin, 43, was driving his Subaru on Route 3 toward Trenton around 3:45… Read More
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The Peace and Justice Center of Eastern Maine’s 18th annual harvest supper is set for 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, at the Unitarian Universalist Church on Park Street in Bangor. This year’s Hands of Peace Award will be made at the supper to… Read More
BANGOR – Eastern Maine Community College will host its annual fall open house for prospective students and community members from 9 a.m. to noon Friday, Oct. 26. Activities will originate from the Enrollment Center in Katahdin Hall. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
BANGOR – Police Chief Ron Gastia will be out of town until December because he is attending the FBI National Academy Program in Quantico, Va. The leadership program takes 10 weeks, so Gastia will not be back in the office until Dec. 18, acting Chief… Read More
LEVANT – Three young men were injured in a single-car crash in which speed likely was a factor, according to a trooper with the Maine State Police. Three men between the ages of 18 and 20 were traveling in a vehicle west on Kenduskeag Road… Read More
A Bangor woman was critically hurt in a one-vehicle accident in Kenduskeag on Friday evening but likely was spared more serious injuries through the quick response of others. Lynne Dumont, 45, was driving northwest on Mudgett Road when her 2005 Nissan Altima went off the… Read More
A Hampden apartment was severely damaged during a fire Saturday evening. Fire crews were called to a building on Main Road North around 5:30 p.m. Saturday. Units from Hampden and Bangor brought the fire under control in about 30 minutes before the blaze spread to… Read More
WOOLWICH – A 46-year-old man who disappeared under mysterious circumstances was scheduled to go to court two days after he vanished to face charges accusing him of embezzling nearly $250,000 from a company he co-founded. Kevin Race was last seen alive on Sept. 9, when… Read More
Here is an interesting request I hope someone can fulfill. Eldora Carter of Easton is president of the Easton United Methodist Women whom, she wrote “have collected two boxes of both shoes and stuffed toys, with plans to send them to a Marine stationed at… Read More
CANTON, Mass. – The parent company of Dunkin’ Donuts announced on Friday that it is voluntarily recalling about 1 million pink and orange glow sticks distributed in boxes of doughnuts because they pose a potential choking hazard to children. Canton-based Dunkin’ Brands Inc. said the… Read More
PORTLAND – The Maine Marathon once again featured National Guard soldiers plodding along in combat boots while other runners zoomed along in lightweight shoes on Sunday. The exercise was aimed at spotlighting the sacrifice of the eight Maine National Guard soldiers who have died in… Read More
PORTLAND – A Waterville man burst into a Roman Catholic convent, stabbing and beating three elderly nuns and bludgeoning a fourth with a statue of the Virgin Mary. A Bangor woman systematically starved her 5-year-old daughter to death. Both gruesome crimes were decided by a… Read More
MONTPELIER, Vt. – Critics of the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant routinely call for an “independent safety assessment” of the sort that led to the closing of the Maine Yankee plant in 1997. But Vermont’s new point man on nuclear power, a veteran of the Maine Yankee wars, is… Read More
MOUNT DESERT – The turnout was small, with only about 50 people gathered inside the small brick and wood church at the corner of Kimball and South Shore roads in the village of Northeast Harbor. Outside, the afternoon autumn sun filtered through the colored leaves… Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Humane Society of the United States has introduced an interfaith program called Animals and Religion to engage religious people and institutions on an array of critical animal protection issues. One of the major initiatives of the program is Food, Farming and… Read More
AUBURN, Maine – Two women whose home was trashed last year allegedly because they are lesbians have filed a lawsuit against the parents of the boys who vandalized their home. Keri Fuchs and Linda Boutaugh filed a complaint in Androscoggin County Superior Court last week… Read More
ORONO – The University of Maine Black Bear hockey team received a formidable and valuable test from the United States National Team Development Program’s highly skilled and swift-skating Under-18 squad Saturday night. But Maine received a hat trick and an assist from senior left wing… Read More
HERMON – With postseason cross country meets on the horizon, teams are trying to find the right recipe for big-meet success. The Presque Isle boys and John Bapst of Bangor girls showed they have the right ingredients to be formidable challengers at next weekend’s Penobscot… Read More
VASSALBORO – When enrollment cutoffs for reclassification in Maine high school sports were announced last fall, Houlton High School was a scant three students over the limit to remain a Class C golf program and defend its 2006 state championship. So the Shiretowners moved up… Read More
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. – The University of Maine football team demonstrated subtle signs of improvement Saturday afternoon. The gains weren’t nearly enough to outweigh a well-balanced Hofstra squad and a mounting list of injuries. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
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PRESQUE ISLE – Matt Petrie, Devon Peaslee, Joe Pinault and Victor Jacques each scored a goal to lift the University of Maine-Presque Isle men’s soccer team to a 4-0 victory over Thomas College Saturday. Josh Peaslee and Tony Hibbard provided assists for the 5-5-1 Owls. Read More
BANGOR – Nick Smith ran for four touchdowns and caught a touchdown pass to power the John Bapst football team to a 54-14 victory over Maine Central Institute of Pittsfield Saturday night in high school action. Smith carried the ball 14 times for 148 yards. Read More
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Springfield College racked up 354 rushing yards and scored six rushing touchdowns en route to a 42-28 football victory over the Husson College Eagles Saturday. Quarterback Chris Sharpe paced Springfield College with 133 yards and two 2-yard TD runs. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
CASTINE – Tyler Angell’s 1-yard touchdown run with 16 seconds left in the game lifted the Maine Maritime Academy Mariners to a 13-7 football win over the Worcester State Lancers Saturday. Maine Maritime forced five turnovers and held Worcester State to 53 rushing yards while… Read More
MADAWASKA – Courtney Hill tallied three goals to lift the Calais girls soccer team to a 3-0 victory over previously undefeated Madawaska Saturday in high school action. Lauren Remington assisted Hill’s second goal for the 6-5-1 Blue Devils. Hillary Hollingdale stopped 10 of 14 shots. Read More
CARIBOU – Kyle Corrigan scored three goals, eclipsing the school’s longstanding single-season scoring record, to help spark the Caribou boys soccer team to an 8-0 victory over Hermon Saturday in high school action. Corrigan’s 2007 total stands at 27 goals, breaking the previous mark of… Read More
During my childhood, Uncle Roddy’s hunting stories made the loop each year, mailed from Alaska to my grandmother, then circulated to his siblings so that they and their children could read them. My dad never wrote about his Navy service during World War II, but… Read More
Despite being on a “never-ending tour,” Bob Dylan does not cease to be reliably unpredictable live. Dylan, along with openers Elvis Costello and Amos Lee, performed at the Cumberland County Civic Center in Portland last Thursday to an almost sell-out crowd, full of baby boomers, as well as… Read More
The Bangor Symphony Orchestra’s opening concert for its 112th season on Sunday at the Bangor Auditorium was, in many ways, the musical equivalent of comfort food. A warm, convivial atmosphere pervaded the afternoon, as the BSO made its way through a program of popular favorites, Ravel’s “Bolero” and… Read More
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The Twentieth Century Club was an up-and-coming organization a century ago. “The membership … represents the best that is in Bangor culture, intelligence and scholarship,” commented the Bangor Daily Commercial in an editorial on June 1, 1907. “Bangor business, professional and literary men need this club, the objects… Read More
Fall brings the opportunity to collect ripe acorns, the fruit of the oak tree, for science classroom activities or home-based science projects. Botanically, the acorn is a nut containing a single seed encased in a tough leathery shell. Acorns of the northern red oak, Quercus rubra, the most… Read More
THE HEARTBREAK KID Directed by Peter Farrelly and Bobby Farrelly, written by Scot Armstrong, Leslie Dixon, the Farrellys and Kevin Barnett, 115 minutes, rated R. Since “The Heartbreak Kid” is from the Farrelly brothers, creators of “There’s Something About Mary,” “Dumb and Dumber” and “Osmosis… Read More