BANGOR-BREWER – Veterans Day Parade, 10:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 12, beginning at Brewer Shopping Center, Wilson Street, across Joshua Chamberlain Bridge to Bangor, down Main Street to ceremonies at reviewing stand in West Market Square, up State Street, right on Exchange Street to disband. Parade forms at 9:45… Read More
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    The past week has seen a busy sledgehammer series of bad news for consumer protection agencies at the federal and state levels. There have been many more lead-laden toys from China, and at midweek there was the disgrace involving the popular toy Aqua Dots, which… Read More
    Dear Jim: I want to make a quick, inexpensive improvement for window efficiency. I thought about making some exterior storm windows myself. They don’t have to look great. What storm window design do you suggest? – Ron S. Dear Ron: Building your own storm windows… Read More
    In response to Eastern Maine Medical Center’s decision to demolish two historic houses, it seems we lost touch with the song sung by Joni Mitchell, “Big Yellow Taxi.” The song lyrics include: “They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.” A more modern approach… Read More
    Recognizing that renewable energy can be a key to arresting climate change, our organizations support the proposed 132-megawatt Kibby Mountain and 57-megawatt Stetson Mountain wind power projects, but we do not support the 54-megawatt wind farm proposed for Black Nubble. Maine can have wind power… Read More
    The University of Maine professor encouraged his students to burn a copy of the very document which gives the freedom for doing that. The extensive anti-Americanism that prevails today in the academic world is producing citizens who have no idea of the rare treasure this… Read More
    It’s time to chuck our old image and try something new. Instead of being the best at war-mongering and militarism, the U.S. needs to redefine and reinvent itself. When we rank 16th out of 28 countries in areas such as education, science and technology, and… Read More
    The only thing that can get me more riled up than the misplaced ideas some people have to “improve” education for our children is the abuse of God’s word in the name of faith that people who call themselves Christians often foist upon us. This letter is in… Read More
    Like seat belts, the success of recycling relies on personal commitment. Recycling – removing certain commodities like newspapers, magazines, cans, cardboard and plastic from the waste stream – was pushed by state and municipal officials in the late 1980s and early 1990s when landfills were closed. With steady… Read More
    The next time a president wants to send American troops into action, Congress ought to require a projection of the cost of caring for the veterans of that action over the course of their lives. As Americans remember their military veterans – those who served… Read More
    How about those Boston Red Sox! The success of New England’s favorite team represents more than just a championship for a major league baseball franchise. It represents a model for competent leadership. If only we could see this type of leadership in government. Recently, I… Read More
    As a native of the Moosehead Lake region, I can certainly understand why many people are concerned about the concept plan that Plum Creek has submitted to Maine’s Land Use Regulation Commission (LURC). After all, this is a beautiful part of the world with strong traditions, and the… Read More
    Veterans Day, celebrated every Nov. 11, was first observed in 1919 as Armistice Day, after a proclamation signed by President Woodrow Wilson. The document read, in part, that “the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who… Read More
    HOULTON – When Gov. John Baldacci first unveiled his plan to create a unified corrections system by combining Maine’s county jails and state prisons in August, he was met with a healthy dose of skepticism and criticism from around the state. In Aroostook County, it… Read More
    ROCKPORT – It wasn’t even her hardest call. Washington County Ambulance dispatcher Cindy Rossi said she has handled far more harrowing calls than the gunshot case on Aug. 2. But at a Saturday night Midcoast EMS banquet, Rossi was named “dispatcher of the year” for her work on… Read More
    I am a teacher without a voice. Please don’t get me wrong, this is not a political statement of any sort. I am literally a teacher without a voice. I have succumbed to the occupational hazard of teachers. I have laryngitis – long lasting and reoccurring laryngitis. Read More
    FRANKLIN – Linda Hoglund knows stuffing. The Franklin woman has been cooking up a Maine seafood stuffing for family holidays for a decade and now hopes to serve her Down East family’s seafood stuffing live on national TV to celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    The price of diesel fuel has risen an average of 24 cents in the last two weeks. Based on calculations from the September 2007 average price of $2.95 per gallon, the Energy Information Administration provides the following breakdown of what consumers pay for in a gallon of diesel… Read More
    BANGOR – Children traveled the world Sunday without ever leaving Bangor. The Maine Discovery Museum held its third Family Geography Day for parents and children to experience sights, sounds and tastes from every continent. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
    EDDINGTON – The superintendent of SAD 63 is suing five school board members for allegedly injuring her reputation and her mental and emotional well-being after an incident last month. A letter dated Nov. 7 from Superintendent Louise Regan’s attorney, Thad Zmistowski of Eaton Peabody Attorneys… Read More
    BANGOR – It’s not quite as fast as a sleigh, but surfing Santa drew a small crowd Sunday as he made his seasonal voyage on the Penobscot River. Since 1983, Charlie Sargent, 52, of Bangor has only missed one year of what’s become an annual… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE – It’s been more than 30 years since the first thud of hammer and nail sounded in the initial construction of a project that brightened the future for needy Aroostook County families. And while the passage of time has brought some changes, the… Read More
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    Army Pfc. Joshua D. Cousins, son of Julie Cousins of Dexter, has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. He is a 2007 graduate of Dexter Regional High School. Army Pfc. Christopher M. Glidden, son of Bruce and Joanne Glidden of Dexter,… Read More
    HODGDON – When Forrest “Frosty” Quint left the battlefields of World War II behind in 1945, he slipped back into the civilian life he had left behind when he entered the U.S. Army as a soldier two years earlier. Although he returned home, something else… Read More
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    Members of the Mount Desert Island Hospital Auxiliary are busily preparing for their Christmas Fair, Luncheon and Boutique. Donations for these fundraisers are welcome. More information about how to help the auxiliary support the Mount Desert Island Hospital organization can be obtained by calling Jackie… Read More
    BELGRADE – Searchers recovered a body Sunday in Belgrade on Great Pond where an aluminum skiff had capsized a day before, sending four people to the hospital, including three children. The accident had left authorities looking for a fifth family member. Lt. Pat Dorian of… Read More
    AUGUSTA – Maine College Republicans will welcome U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Anthony King to Maine this week. King, who has deployed to Iraq for two tours of duty, will speak to students about his experiences. The events, part of Honoring Veterans Week in Maine, are… Read More
    The National Survivors of Suicide Day national closed-circuit telecast also will be available this year at the Houlton Regional Hospital, the first time the conference has been offered north of Bangor. Registration is free and begins at 11:30 a.m. Nov. 17. Lunch is included. The electronic linkup to… Read More
    The “Help is Here Express” national bus tour will make stops in Waterville, Rockland and Bangor this week to help uninsured Mainers who have trouble affording their prescription medicines. Staff traveling on the bus will be available to help low-income, uninsured or underinsured individuals learn… Read More
    PORTLAND – Despite an explosion in South Portland and other recent incidents involving natural gas, government figures show that the number of gas leaks in Maine has declined this year. As of the end of September, Maine recorded 79 incidents, putting the state on a… Read More
    BANGOR – Police are looking for a 25-year-old Bangor man who last was seen Friday night at Carolina Sports and Spirits. Matt LaCrosse was reported missing by a co-worker when he didn’t show up for work at The Home Depot. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    NEWRY – A 21/2-year-old boy was killed when he was run over by a pickup truck driven by his father while working at the Sunday River Ski Area. James Bennett, 42, of the Bethel area was doing maintenance work on the Starlight Trail behind the… Read More
    AUGUSTA – Maine has officially joined California in a lawsuit aimed at forcing a decision over whether states can impose greenhouse gas emission standards for cars and light trucks, Maine Attorney General Steven Rowe said Friday. Maine is one of 13 states that are joining… Read More
    CHARLOTTETOWN, Prince Edward Island – The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says it has confirmed the presence of potato wart in a field in Prince Edward Island. The virus crippled the province’s fresh market potato industry for six months in 2000, but even before the latest… Read More
    PORTLAND – Authorities say a man charged with attempted murder in the shooting of a police officer stabbed another inmate at the Cumberland County Jail. Capt. Don Goulet says inmate Terrell Dubois, 23, responded to a racial slur by using a wooden pencil to stab… Read More
    CUMBERLAND – A Class A state champion runner from Lewiston High School fell back from second place to finish 124th at the 73rd New England Cross Country Championships over the weekend after someone, he said, threw sand into his eyes. The Sun Journal newspaper of… Read More
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    BRUNSWICK – Nick Tom blocked a Colby field-goal attempt and Tyler Tennant had an interception as the Bowdoin College Polar Bears shut down the Mules of Waterville in the fourth quarter en route to a 20-17 football win and the Colby-Bates-Bowdoin series crown. Bowdoin’s Oliver… Read More
    HAMPDEN – As one of the top goalies in the state, the Greely boys soccer team needed Oliver Blum in net during its run to the 2007 Class A state championship. But Blum showed Sunday he might have been just as useful for the Rangers… Read More
    GARDINER – Bass Chadwick and Brad Stilphen each rushed for two touchdowns as the No. 1 Gardiner football team beat No. 3 Winslow 37-0 Saturday for the Eastern Maine Class B championship. The Tigers, now 10-1, move on to face Mountain Valley for the state… Read More
    William Conners was the “Log King of the Penobscot,” declared the Bangor Daily Commercial on Nov. 2, 1907. When Conners died 14 years later at age 86, both the Bangor Daily News and the Commercial called him one of Maine’s most famous lumbermen. What could… Read More
    A forest – or rather 1,000 seedling trees – is inadvertently left outside of a suburban Connecticut home. This multitude of seedlings just happens to arrive at the time when the home’s owner, Horace Woodruff, an attorney at a local hospital, has been laid off. One door closes;… Read More
    It usually doesn’t take me long to ask someone, “So where are you from? Where are your people from?” I still haven’t done that with Chuck Knowlen, either on the phone or in person. Usually our topic of conversation is the Vietnam War and its… Read More