One of Maine’s most successful land conservation programs is celebrating its 20th anniversary. To mark the occasion, state officials are hoping voters will approve $17 million in state borrowing to keep the Land for Maine’s Future program in business for a couple of more years. Read More
    OLD TOWN – There is no visual proof of activity from the low temperature heat pump manufacturer that promised to bring hundreds of jobs to the former Georgia-Pacific Corp. mill, but the intent to set up a commercial operation at the site still is in the works. Read More
    A story on Page B2 in Tuesday’s paper about an arson fire on Sebec Shores Road in Guilford misidentified the job title of Mike [Michael] Nichols. He is Guilford’s fire chief. Read More
    COCOA BEACH, Fla. – Canadian mystery novelist Maureen Jennings said she felt terrible that a man died while trying to rescue her from rip currents. Jennings, of Toronto, was swimming Monday with her husband, photographer Iden Ford, when she could not get back to shore. Read More
    BANGOR – Vaughn Thibodeau & Sons contractors has changed owners. The firm was purchased Oct. 3 by its vice president of operations, David Lakeman, and his wife, Lynn. Lakeman, of Holden, has kept all Thibodeau employees on board and has no plans to change the name of the… Read More
    AUGUSTA – Harvard Pilgrim Health Care of Massachusetts signed a contract Tuesday to administer Maine’s Dirigo Health program, which will continue coverage for 15,000 members of the state-subsidized program. Coverage by the nonprofit Harvard Pilgrim starts Jan. 1, 2008, under the one-year, renewable contract, said… Read More
    The op-ed piece by Lee Witting in this weekend’s edition (BDN, Oct. 20/21) includes misrepresentations of influenza and the flu shot. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has an excellent review of influenza and the flu shot at www.cdc.gov/flu. Most of the concerns and issues raised by… Read More
    In my opinion, ages 11 and 12 are too young for sexual activity. However, it is the norm in many corners of the world. How lovely it would be to reduce the world population via birth control as opposed to war. Congrats to King School. I hope the… Read More
    Two years ago you ran a letter I wrote advocating a universal military draft without exemptions, and I want to reiterate the call for a citizen army in the face of recent news that our government has been employing private mercenaries to race through the streets of Baghdad… Read More
    The latest Passamaquoddy gaming scheme is being met with the same resistance as all previous attempts. As a resident of Washington County – from away, an outsider, and a neighbor to the tribe – I think the Passamaquoddy Tribe should be granted the same opportunities as other eastern… Read More
    I am sickened beyond words at the Portland School System’s recent decision to offer birth-control to middle school students. As a social worker working with teens, I see first-hand the emotional, mental and physical consequences that our children suffer as a result of engaging in pre-marital sex. Read More
    When millions of Americans put their phone numbers on the national do-not-call list they likely assumed the dinnertime telephonic interruptions were a thing of the past. They aren’t, and the unwanted calls could start coming again this spring. They shouldn’t. Without congressional action, the list… Read More
    The proposal by a Connecticut-based company to build a coal gasification plant at the site of the former Maine Yankee nuclear power facility in Wiscasset turns debate on energy policy in the midcoast area from the hypothetical to the tangible, just as wind turbines did for Mars Hill… Read More
    I couldn’t help but notice the advertisement in Saturday’s Bangor Daily News about the “low cost” of flying from Bangor International Airport. Once again, BIA has posted a misleading ad in hopes of enticing people to fly locally. I recently searched ticket prices for a… Read More
    Glossing over the fact that substantial numbers of U.S. children, including many Maine children, are failing to achieve in school, the article “U.S. education assessment shows better math scores” (BDN, Sept. 26), highlighted gains of a few percentile points in math and a slight increase in reading scores… Read More
    Gee, the trees are gorgeous this year. Autumn in Maine: my favorite time in my favorite place. Even with this year’s unseasonable warmth, some things about fall never change. For example, different charitable organizations and broadcast do-gooders will soon start encouraging us to dig deep… Read More
    AUGUSTA – Lawmakers were told Tuesday that about 300 convicted sex offenders are not following the state sex offender registry law, even as the legislators consider changing the structure of the registry. “There are about 100 that have not registered at all,” said Public Safety… Read More
    BANGOR – Episcopalians will elect a successor Friday to the Right Rev. Chilton R. Knudsen, who will retire as bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Maine next year. Representatives of the state’s 17,000 Episcopalians will select a new bishop from three candidates at the Bangor… Read More
    WARREN – The teenage lover who murdered Pamela Smart’s husband 17 years ago is asking a judge to reduce his 28-year prison sentence. William Flynn was a 16-year-old high school student in May 1990 when, at Pamela Smart’s urging, he fatally shot Gregory Smart at… Read More
    PORTLAND – Maine’s program to give every middle school student a laptop computer is leading to better writing. 4real! Despite creating a language all their own using e-mail and text messages, students are still learning standard English and their writing scores have improved on a… Read More
    ORONO – Maine children who are exposed to secondhand smoke rack up between $8 million and $11.5 million a year in health care charges, and taxpayers foot about 65 percent of the bill, according to a new study from the University of Maine. The report,… Read More
    BELFAST – The city plans to hire an engineer to determine whether the heating-cooling systems at City Hall and the Belfast Free Library are energy-efficient. City Manager Joseph Slocum said Tuesday that the City Council had set aside $20,000 in its budget for engineering services. Read More
    FORT KENT – Five people were taken to the hospital after a head-on collision in Fort Kent on Sunday evening. Fort Kent Police Chief Kenneth Michaud said Tuesday that the accident happened just after 6:30 p.m. on the South Perley Brook Road. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
    AUGUSTA – An incident in which a large boat sliced through a smaller boat – killing two people this summer on Long Lake – has prompted a legislator to propose limits on motors allowed on that lake. Rep. Richard Sykes, R-Harrison, wants to submit a… Read More
    LINCOLN – The cause of the fire that destroyed a West Broadway hardware store on Thursday will probably be logged as undetermined, the Maine State Fire Marshal’s Office said Tuesday. Inspector Ed Archer spent most of Friday digging through the remnants of Robinson’s Equipment, 560… Read More
    MADAWASKA – In Houlton, the off-campus center of Northern Maine Community College is thriving with a number of southern Aroostook students accessing an education without having to make the trek to the Presque Isle campus. Now, officials at NMCC are looking to open such a… Read More
    HOULTON – It will likely take at least an estimated $50,000 to clean up the asbestos in the former Houlton International Corp., the board of directors of the Shiretown Development Corp. learned on Monday evening. With the bank account of the SDC dwindling, the board… Read More
    BANGOR – With a final round of public hearings looming on the near horizon, planners of the massive Plum Creek development and conservation project near Moosehead Lake are looking for committed supporters. The Plum Creek proposal has sparked intense statewide debate over how to promote… Read More
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    EAST MILLINOCKET – It starts awfully early, but the Fire Department’s largest annual fundraiser, a hunters breakfast, is expected to draw at least 100 hunters from around the state on Saturday, firefighters said Tuesday. It will take place at the Public Safety Building, 125 Main… Read More
    BANGOR – If all goes according to plan, a regional nonprofit group will break ground in the city next spring on a 55-unit affordable housing project for elderly residents. The 2.4-acre parcel at the corner of Harlow and Curve streets where the complex would be… Read More
    BRADFORD – A Bradford man who was reported missing last Friday was found the same evening unharmed. Maine Search and Rescue dogs and members of the Maine Warden Service were looking for Alfred Thomas Hall III, 34, late last Friday night. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
    BANGOR – A pesky squirrel that found its way into equipment Tuesday at the Bangor Hydro-Electric Co. substation left more than 1,300 customers without power for a short period of time. “They generally don’t make it, unfortunately,” Bangor Hydro spokeswoman Susan Faloon said Tuesday of… Read More
    EDDINGTON – The SAD 63 board amended six policies on Monday and read in Superintendent Louise Regan’s monthly memo that there are new procedures for the request of information and documents from her office. Request for information or documents must now be issued to Regan… Read More
    The American Legion Auxiliary, Department of Maine, is observing Education Month with an offer of scholarships. Department of Maine Chairwoman Mary Wells invites those who aspire to higher education to take advantage of the auxiliary’s program. Guidance office personnel and students seeking scholarship information should… Read More
    ORONO – The first female president of the American Civil Liberties Union is scheduled to make an appearance next month at the University of Maine. UM Student Government invited ACLU President Nadine Strossen to speak at 7 p.m. Nov. 1 at Minsky Recital Hall. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    MACHIAS – A 27-year-old Baileyville woman who held a woman down and then slashed her face with a beer bottle earlier this year was sentenced Monday in Washington County Superior Court to 11 years in prison. Melissa Manza, who had entered a not guilty plea… Read More
    HOULTON – Two people have been hit with several charges stemming from a burglary at Ken’s Store on Court Street on Monday evening. Houlton Police Chief Butch Asselin said Tuesday that the business was burglarized just after 11:30 p.m., and the two suspects allegedly involved… Read More
    AUGUSTA – The Maine Public Utilities Commission wants the public to know that when a dig is planned near utility lines, the Dig Safe program is there to make sure it’s done safely. Anytime underground digging is to be conducted, either by a member of… Read More
    You have not one but two opportunities to attend the St. Joseph Hospital Auxiliary 32nd Annual Fashion Show, both on the same day and both carefully planned by chairwoman Mary Clift. The first show, the Fall Festival of Fashions and Luncheon, begins at noon, and… Read More
    PORTLAND – The Portland School Committee is being offered a compromise that sets a minimum age and gives parents greater control over access to prescription birth control offered at a middle school health clinic. The proposal by committee member Benjamin Meiklejohn would give parents the… Read More
    GRAND MANAN, New Brunswick – Some New Brunswick lobster fishermen will head out to sea Nov. 13, but Grand Manan Fishing Association general manager Klaus Sonnenberg says they should prepare for rough waters when it comes to profits this year. “One thing we know is… Read More
    ORONO – The University of Maine Canadian-American Center invites the public to an entertaining and informative exploration of Canadian history, politics, culture and native studies education during Canada Week 2007. Now in its 28th year, Canada Week was established to bring attention to Canadian studies… Read More
    AUBURN – A bed and breakfast owner has pleaded guilty in Androscoggin County Superior Court to a misdemeanor charge of violation of privacy for having a hidden video camera in the bathroom of a guest room. Clint Zimmerman, owner of the Munroe Inn, was fined… Read More
    Coach Jack Cosgrove has spent the last several years stressing to his University of Maine football teams the importance of playing a full 60 minutes as a key ingredient in being successful in the Colonial Athletic Association. On Saturday, another solid performance ended in another… Read More
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    DEXTER – The Madawaska Owls arrived late but took control early in ousting top-ranked and unbeaten Dexter 2-1 in an Eastern Maine Class C boys soccer semifinal Tuesday. Madawaska, whose five-hour trip down from the St. John Valley was delayed an additional half-hour by the… Read More
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    The University of Maine men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams were selected to finish fifth in the America East Preseason Poll, voted on by the conference coaches. Maryland-Baltimore County earned the top slot on the men’s side with 16 points and four first-place votes. Read More
    Lindsay Blackstone netted two goals, including the game-winner with 12 minutes left in the second half, to lift the No. 3 Washburn Beavers to a 2-1 girls soccer victory over the No. 6 Fort Fairfield Tigers in an Eastern Maine Class D quarterfinal Saturday in Washburn. Read More
    WINSLOW – The Winslow boys soccer team must have thought it was seeing double Tuesday afternoon at Kennebec Savings Bank Soccer Field. Josh LaBonte scored two goals, both on long-range shots, in the top-ranked Black Raiders’ Eastern Maine Class B semifinal against No. 4 MDI. Read More
    BRUNSWICK – Ann Zeigler tallied two goals and two assists to become Bowdoin College’s all-time leading scorer in a 6-0 women’s soccer shutout of the University of Southern Maine on Tuesday afternoon. Zeigler has posted 91 points in 56 career games to eclipse the 23-year-old… Read More
    There are certain things that belong in a good tomato sauce – tomatoes, for starters, garlic, maybe some onions and herbs. A little love doesn’t hurt, either. That was Dan Manzo’s secret ingredient when he won the inaugural Bangor Daily News Tomato Sauce Cookoff last year. Read More
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    Boo-ffet Trick-or-treat equals all-you-can-eat at Oriental Jade on Halloween. The popular Bangor restaurant will offer a free buffet meal to children under 10 years old who wear a costume to the Jade on Halloween night. For parents, the buffet costs $11.99, while children’s prices are… Read More