A young teacher in Iowa sheepishly admits that he fondled a fifth-grader’s breast. But he doesn’t lose his teaching license until one persistent victim and her family go public – 40 years after the first accusation. A middle school teacher in Pennsylvania targets a young… Read More
Question 2 on the Nov. 6 ballot requests funding for Maine-based research and development that are essential to a healthy economic future, according to proponents of the initiative. One of two questions related to the University of Maine System, Question 2 proposes a $55 million… Read More
ORONO – Two local women, including Bangor Daily News arts writer and theater critic Alicia Anstead, have been selected to receive this year’s Maryann Hartman Awards from the University of Maine. Each year, UM’s Women in the Curriculum and Women’s Studies Program honor three Maine… Read More
AUGUSTA – On Nov. 1, states will be in the clear to tax access to the Internet unless Congress acts to extend the ban or make it permanent as urged by some members of Congress. Nearly a decade ago, Congress passed the first moratorium on… Read More
AUGUSTA – Teachers in Maine have been accused of sexual involvement with students, but state law bars disclosure of how many educators lost their certifications as a result. A 1913 statute prohibits the state Department of Education from providing access to documents that show why… Read More
Dear Jim: I installed an efficient wood-burning fireplace in my living room this summer. I am ready to buy some firewood. Is there much difference among wood types? And how can I tell good wood from bad? – Connie F. Dear Connie: Now that you… Read More
As cold weather settles in and the cost of No. 2 fuel oil is somewhere around $2.65 a gallon, roughly the cost of a gallon of apple juice, Maine students, young professionals and many others of all ages are seeking to find just the right roommate to help… Read More
These recalls recently have been announced: . About 142,000 Toshiba AC adapters sold with portable DVD players manufactured in China and distributed by Toshiba America Consumer Products LLC, because the adapter can fail and cause the DVD player to overheat. This poses a burn hazard. Read More
It’s baseball playoff season, and around here that means Red Sox madness. The hats, sweat shirts, bumper stickers, banners and gas station conversations let us all know that when the Sox are this close to the World Series, Mainers see red. Being a member of the Penobscot Nation,… Read More
Repeatedly in recent years, the White House has convinced lawmakers that preventing terrorist attacks is more important than legal rights and clear oversight. That was the case when Congress hastily passed the Protect America Act, which broadened the government’s authority to eavesdrop on electronic communications. Rather than make… Read More
A Portland middle school has been the focus of news stories for more than a week because a health center there received permission from school officials to offer birth-control prescriptions. But the focus on that action misses the more important story, which is the process by which children… Read More
There were lots of horses in Washington County when I was a kid. There were factories, clothing stores, shoe stores and jewelry stores in Machias, Eastport and Lubec. Now the Native people who have been in Maine for thousands of years and have had little… Read More
After attending the second public meeting about what Surry faces with the new school consolidation law, I know no more than I did when this law was first proposed by Gov. Baldacci. Our school superintendent did an excellent job in his basic presentation, but with most of his… Read More
Just so we are clear, it is now considered “protective” by some parents to make available and distribute birth control including the pill and condoms to children as young as 11 who are having sex. Eleven-year-old girls don’t “have sex.” They can be raped, sodomized,… Read More
In reference to the proposed plan for the Portland King Middle School to provide prescription birth control and morning after pills to 11- to 13-year-old children: It is an outrage to consider such an inappropriate program. We do not know the health consequences associated with these drugs on… Read More
If you believe that every military dollar spent is justified, stop reading here. But if there is a scintilla of doubt in your mind, hear me out. I recently joined hundreds of women from across the nation at a conference in Washington, D.C., to examine… Read More
Maine consumers enjoy some of the safest, freshest products in the world, with locally raised meat and poultry slaughtered in state-inspected facilities. The regulatory programs of the Maine Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources play a critical role in assuring that our food supply is safe, wholesome,… Read More
PROSPECT – Even stripped bare, the blackened stone walls of Fort Knox emit an eerie vibe, especially in the October moonlight. Add in fake spiders and webs, manufactured fog, the sound of chain saws and shrieks echoing throughout the tunnels, not to mention dozens of… Read More
More than 2,200 child care providers in Maine are expected to announce today their decision to form a union. The providers are mostly private, home-based small business owners who care for nearly 17,000 children statewide, according to national union organizers. Talk of a union has… Read More
ELLSWORTH – One man died Saturday morning in Calais and another was killed later that evening in Ellsworth in separate single-vehicle crashes. In Calais, local police released few details about the early morning accident that took the life of a man from Perry. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
There you are, sitting in a too-small plastic chair, and the teacher of your child says, “I’ve talked with the reading teacher and with the speech-language pathologist. All of us agree that the reason your child is having difficulty learning to read is because he doesn’t have a… Read More
AUGUSTA – A state law encouraging high school seniors to continue their education by completing at least one postsecondary school application took effect last month, but Maine’s top education official is looking to take the approach a step further. Education Commissioner Susan Gendron proposes that… Read More
Essex Street bridge Essex Street bridge will be closed from Monday, Oct. 22, to July 2008. Essex Street is closed to through traffic from Stillwater Avenue to Burleigh Road. Traffic will be detoured onto Burleigh Road, left onto Broadway, then left onto Stillwater Avenue. Follow… Read More
BLUE HILL – The Bagaduce Music Lending Library is now accepting student compositions for its 12th annual Young Composers’ Competition and Festival. The competition, which is open to all Maine students through high school age, encourages young musicians to submit their compositions which will be… Read More
FRANKFORT – The Pine Tree Chapter of the American Red Cross will offer an 11-session Emergency Response training course Tuesday, Oct. 30, through Saturday, Dec. 1, at the West Frankfort Fire Department. The course will provide people with knowledge and skills necessary to act as a first responder… Read More
VERONA ISLAND – The Verona Island Christmas Craft Fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, at the town hall. The Verona Island Women’s Club also will host a luncheon, bake sale and raffle. Craft tables are still available for… Read More
BLUE HILL – Blue Hill Memorial Hospital is sponsoring a Halloween celebration for young revelers on Wednesday, Oct. 31. Area preschool-age children are invited to gather in the lobby at 10 a.m. to be escorted throughout the hospital campus for trick-or-treating. For information call Mary… Read More
UNITY – The Unity Barn Raisers will hold their “Halloween Spooktacular” from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 27, at the Unity Community Center. Children will be treated, not tricked, to events including bobbing for apples, face painting, a doughnut-eating contest, snacks and pumpkin carving. Read More
UNITY – Unity Barn Raisers is holding its annual pie-baking contest in conjunction with the Harvest Supper Community Meal. Interested bakers should submit their pies by 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2, at the Unity Community Center. Judging will begin at 5 p.m. The submitted pies… Read More
CASTINE – The board of trustees of Maine Maritime Academy will hold a regular quarterly meeting at 8:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 9, in the Holmes Alumni Heritage Room on the lower level of the Harold Alfond Student Center on the college campus. Read More
UNION – The Union Historical Society will hold its annual meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 7, in the Old Town House on Town House Road. The meeting will be preceded by a potluck supper at 6 p.m. Members and guests are asked to bring a casserole or… Read More
BELFAST – The Belfast Dance Studio continues its Ethnic Dance Program with Turkish Romani dance 6-7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Nov. 8 through Dec. 20. Helena Melone teaches the lively and playfully saucy folkloric dance which blends elements of core-centered belly dance with looser limb-oriented movements. Turkish… Read More
Army National Guard Pvt. Joshua L. Leftwich, son of Lynanna Leftwich of Milo, has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla. Read More
LINCOLN – William J. Flagg is the town’s new police chief and will start his new job within the next two weeks, Town Manager Glenn Aho said. Flagg, 40, of Milford passed his physical and psychological examinations and will be paid $49,500, Aho said. Flagg… Read More
Penobscot County Superior Court Cases Aug. 1-31, 2007 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++) { if (isMobileDevice()) { if (slot_sizes[i][0] googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
FORT KENT – Barbara Hayslett, U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud’s district representative, will be available from noon to 1:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 22, at the town office. Read More
LINCOLN – Rheta Hickey already cares for cows, chickens and cats. Soon she’ll be caring for brides, bridesmaids and businesswomen, too. Hickey, 46, of Burlington will be opening Avanti, a full-service bridal salon and women’s sportswear shop, by early November with a grand opening in… Read More
BREWER – When the Brewer Public Library moved to its new home at 100 South Main St., the decision was made to “leave a lot of old friends behind,” Donna Rasche, library director, said at the time. Those books will be on sale during a… Read More
ORONO – The registrar of voters will be in open session from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on the following dates to register and enroll new voters and to correct the voting list for the Nov. 6 referendum election. . Tuesday, Oct. 30. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
SANGERVILLE – Tickets to win a painting by Sangerville artist Sae Hee Martin are being sold as a fundraiser for the Sangerville Public Library. The library needs to raise $6,000 and the proceeds from this drawing will help toward that end. The drawing will be held on Nov. Read More
United Cerebral Palsy of Maine, which raises money to assist children and adults living with disabilities, is hosting Pumpkins in the Park from 3:30 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, at the Bangor Auditorium. This community Halloween party for children and families will feature a… Read More
ELLSWORTH – When local voters go to the polls early next month, they will have the chance to reshape nearly half of the Ellsworth City Council. Three positions on the city’s seven-member panel are open, and five candidates will vie for those seats on Nov. Read More
BELFAST – Farmers who suffered quantity losses to their crops in recent years can now enroll in the Crop Disaster Program 2005-2007, according to officials at Waldo County USDA Farm Service Agency. Subject to final rules, the program provides benefits to farmers who suffered losses… Read More
BLUE HILL – A benefit supper and country western show to benefit Blue Hill resident Corey Nevells will be held at 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26, at the Halcyon Grange in North Blue Hill. Nevells is recuperating at his home after surgery in Portland. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
ROCKLAND – The World’s Largest Lobster Cooker just got bigger. Members of the Maine Lobster Festival board of directors gathered at the waterfront Buoy Park on Saturday for the unveiling of a new cooker that will replace the well-worn model which boiled up more than… Read More
ELLSWORTH – Shaye Sumner spoke emotionally in court Friday about the car accident that crippled her once-athletic body almost two years ago to the day. She talked about the hospital stays, the many surgeries and the physical therapy that robbed her of her senior year… Read More
ROCKLAND – The point man in the drive to oust Mayor Brian Harden said that he has no problems with the mayor and that he was distributing the recall petition as a favor to some friends. “I have nothing against Mr. Harden or anybody,” Albert… Read More
SEARSPORT – The Penobscot Marine Museum will host its 2007 Regional History Conference this weekend with the program, “Picturing Maine: Sharing Our State’s Photographic History.” The conference will be held in the Searsport Congregational Church vestry and will include an opening reception Friday evening at… Read More
Bangor Hydro-Electric Co. crews worked Saturday to restore power to 1,200 customers affected by outages caused by heavy wind and rain. Early Saturday morning there was a problem at the Hampden substation affecting about 103 customers in Hancock County, 337 customers in Penobscot County and… Read More
STONINGTON – The Maine Biotechnology Bureau has launched the state’s first bio-technology blog that will feature columns and commentary on biotech-related developments in the state. BioBlog, which can be found on the Internet at http://bioblog.mainebioinfo.org, began publishing on Oct. 11. BioBlog also is linked to… Read More
Executive director Bev Shumaker has announced that Families and Children Together will host its fourth annual fundraising dinner and auction beginning with hors d’oeuvres at 5:30 p.m. and the silent auction at 6 p.m. followed by dinner and a live auction Friday, Oct. 26, at the Black Bear… Read More
SOUTH PORTLAND – A high school English teacher was presented a Milken Family Foundation National Educator award at a school assembly. Brian Jandreau, who has taught in South Portland for six years, was one of dozens of teachers nationwide who were given the award Friday. Read More
ORONO – The Orono Public Library and The Orono Parks and Recreation Department will present the annual Halloween Party at Asa Adams Elementary School from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31. Activities will include a spooky storytelling tent, Halloween crafts, bounce house, haunted hayrides,… Read More
ELLSWORTH – A man who was found earlier this year with nearly $30,000 worth of heroin at his home was sentenced Friday to serve four years in prison. Forrest “Randy” McMillan, 51, of Eastbrook had been charged with aggravated trafficking because of the volume of… Read More
CRYSTAL – A Patten man is dead after a motorcycle accident on Route 159 in Crystal on Thursday evening. Sgt. Forrest Dudley of the Aroostook County Sheriff’s Department said Friday that the accident that killed Carroll Miller, 57, occurred at 5:40 p.m. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
BANGOR – The Brain Injury Association of Maine and Eastern Maine Medical Center will co-host the association’s third annual conference on brain injury next month. The conference, titled “Connecting the Dots After Brain Injury,” will be held from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. Read More
PORTLAND – Maine’s school consolidation law, hailed as a way to hold down the costs of school administration, is slated to trigger pay increases for some teachers. School districts that are preparing to merge as a result of the Baldacci administration initiative enacted in June… Read More
ORONO – The University of Maine’s varsity women’s soccer team kicked off several weeks of community events organized by the school’s athletic teams with a skills clinic Sunday morning. Activities ranging from cleanup at the Bangor Area Homeless Shelter to free ice skating on Halloween… Read More
STONY BROOK, N.Y. – Chris Brevi intercepted an Adam Farkes pass on the University of Maine’s second play of the second overtime period Saturday, securing Stony Brook’s 30-23 football victory at LaValle Stadium. The Seahawks erased two 10-point deficits, including one in the fourth quarter. Read More
BELFAST – Ellsworth High School cross country coach Andy Beardsley knows just how competitive Class B is on a yearly basis. He also had a huge hunch his Eagles would be in a dogfight with PVC rival Caribou and KVAC champ Medomak Valley of Waldoboro… Read More
BELFAST – The Mount Desert Island girls cross country team set sail from the Island Saturday morning in search of treasure. That treasure was their second consecutive Eastern Maine Class B championship. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
THORNDIKE – Briana Curry couldn’t have been in a better position to lift the Belfast field hockey team into the Eastern Maine Class B final. Curry’s goal after 60 minutes of regulation, 16 minutes of overtime and almost three full sets of penalty corners was… Read More
HAMPDEN – The third meeting of the season between schoolgirl soccer rivals Hampden Academy and Bangor had many of the same characteristics as its predecessors – particularly skilled play and high intensity. One difference? This time Hampden never trailed en route to a 2-0 victory… Read More
ORONO – Any time you receive a goal from a checking line, it’s considered a bonus. The University of Maine’s men’s hockey team received a huge bonus from its checking line of freshman left wing Glenn Belmore, senior center Wes Clark and junior right wing… Read More
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Defending state champion Lawrence of Fairfield will take the No. 1 seed into the Eastern Maine Class A football playoffs that begin last weekend. Lawrence, 8-0 this season and winner of 19 straight games overall, will host No. 8 Mt. Blue of Farmington (3-5) in… Read More
ORONO – Laura Harper and Hannah Breton scored second-half goals 3:21 apart to lift the University of Maine to a 2-0 America East women’s soccer victory over Binghamton Sunday. Harper headed home a Kim Stephenson corner kick at the 54:58 mark for the 5-6-3 Black… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT – Kayla Clukey scored with 35 seconds remaining in overtime off a pass from Emily Hutchinson as the No. 1 Foxcroft Academy Ponies edged the No. 4 Central Red Devils 1-0 in an Eastern Maine Class C field hockey semifinal Saturday. The Ponies will… Read More
ALFRED, N.Y. – Quarterback Paul Keeley completed 14 of 28 passes for 288 yards and five touchdowns to lead undefeated Alfred University to a 53-21 football victory over Husson College of Bangor Saturday. Jared Manzer scored four touchdowns for the Saxons. He caught three TD… Read More
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CASTLETON, Vt. – Carolyn Griggs scored the tying and winning goals to lift Castleton State College to a 3-2 overtime win over Husson College of Bangor in a college field hockey game Saturday. Griggs scored the winner off a Meghan Konowich assist at the 73:34… Read More
WESTON, Mass. – Britt Oxley had a pair of goals and an assist and Sarah Estes added a pair of goals to lead Thomas College to a 9-0 field hockey victory over Regis College Sunday. Alyssa Audie and Kellie Martel each had a goal and… Read More
BAR HARBOR – Saturday afternoon’s volleyball match between Mount Desert Island and Jonesport-Beals was a regional semifinal but the host Trojans made it look more like a pre-game warmup. The Trojans made it look easy and looked every bit the undefeated and top-seeded team they… Read More
CASTINE – At first glance, Tyler Angell doesn’t exactly strike fear into the hearts of opposing defenses. Maine Maritime Academy’s 5-foot-8, 185-pound quarterback can even be hard to see at times operating behind the big guys on the offensive line. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
LEICESTER, Mass. – Quarterback Ryan Minns passed for three touchdowns and a two-point conversion to lead Mass Fury to a 22-6 victory over the UMaine Black Bears Football Club Sunday. Minns completed two first-quarter touchdown passes to Shawm Phillips for Mass Fury. Rayshawn Link caught… Read More
Earlier this year, Joe Hill exploded onto the publishing scene with his debut novel, “Heart-Shaped Box,” about a merciless ghost and an aging rock musician. The novel itself, an instant best-seller, has plenty of suspense for many readers. But another mystery soon was solved shortly… Read More
The Maine Teachers Association scheduled its annual fall conference near the end of October 1907 in Bangor. It was a great place to find out the latest trends in education in that misty era before affirmative action and the computer. Fifteen hundred teachers from the… Read More
1955. Bill Haley & His Comets had driven teenagers into hysterical frenzies with “Rock Around the Clock.” Little Richard had a hit with “Tutti Frutti.” And Chuck Berry reached No. 1 on the Billboard charts with “Maybellene.” Slowly, over airwaves and through the mail, rock ‘n’ roll made… Read More
Sharon DeBartolo Carmack has a wonderful article titled “The Tree Doctor” in the November issue of Family Tree Magazine, which you can find in bookstores now. She covers such ailments as Genealogist’s Chorea, where a researcher – or an ancestor – fudges the facts; Lineagaires’… Read More
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