The Health and Community Services Department at the city of Bangor houses the Healthy Maine Partnership for 12 towns serving the Greater Bangor region. This program is funded through the Fund for a Healthy Maine. We would like to applaud the state for its prevention efforts, ranking first… Read More
    I read with interest the recent OpEd piece by Tarren Bragdon regarding LD 4, “A bad pill for health care in Maine” (BDN, Nov. 30), which would limit the access pharmaceutical companies have to physician prescribing data. As a strong supporter of this legislation, I feel that Mr. Read More
    It’s a sad season in the Holy Land, although an ideal one for ethnic cleansing: for the Palestinians – malnutrition, a destroyed health care system, daily checkpoint humiliation – an open air Warsaw ghetto. For the Israelis, sunny skies and gleaming white bungalows, each with a swimming pool… Read More
    I would like to thank the man from Lane Construction who changed my flat tire Friday evening, Dec. 14. I had no idea who to call to help me, but you came along and solved my problem. We hear so much about the “bad” people out there that… Read More
    Like most great ideas, creating the Maine Community College System now seems like an obvious step, one the state should have taken decades ago to expand access to postsecondary education. The rate at which students are signing up for classes – from 5,066 in 1997 to 11,682 in… Read More
    After 40 years, many of Maine’s puffins still must nest among live explosives left over from a time when the Navy used the same area as a practice bombing range. A cleanup is long overdue. The December-January issue of Working Waterfront, in a rundown on… Read More
    Enjoying the holidays with family gatherings and office parties? Have you managed to steer clear of the two “no-no” topics, religion and politics? You have? How? Let’s face it: Religion is politics. Just ask Mitt Romney. And for those of us who fancy ourselves political… Read More
    PORTLAND – The state plans to bill Plum Creek Timber Co. tens of thousands of dollars for the cost of security at public hearings on its controversial development plan for the Moosehead Lake region. The Seattle-based company, which has been a target of vandalism in… Read More
    HOLLIS – A one-car crash on Route 4A early Christmas morning left two people dead and two injured. The vehicle went out of control, flipped over and caught fire shortly before 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, state police said. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
    BANGOR – Scores of volunteers and dozens of sponsors are putting the finishing touches on their plans for this year’s Downtown Countdown. Bangor’s New Year’s Eve offerings have been growing steadily since 2004, when Bangor lawyer Stephen Smith got the ball rolling on a whim… Read More
    No doubt about it: I am definitely having a white Christmas this year. That much was a given. Despite the guarantee of white, we at the South Pole hardly ever get to see snow fall from the skies. For most of the year, it’s too… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE – Each year, the Northern Maine Fair Association puts on exhibits that offer glimpses of all that is modern while showcasing a rich display of the history of the region. Expositions of antique farming equipment have delighted fair-goers in the past, and the… Read More
    ROCKPORT – Freshstart, the American Cancer Society’s free quit-smoking program, will be available at Penobscot Bay Medical Center eight times in 2008. The program consists of four 11/2-hour sessions held during a four-week period. Freshstart follows the Department of Health and Human Services guidelines for… Read More
    Following is the lineup of Downtown Countdown events leading up to the annual midnight ball drop at West Market Square. Events are listed by venue: . Bangor Opera House – 4 p.m., “The Iron Giant”; 7 p.m., live folk music with Generations; 8 p.m., “A… Read More
    Following is background information about some of the bands that will perform at various venues as part of Downtown Countdown: . Big Time, Union Street Brick Church – Progressive funk rock with a blended style including influences from Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Wonder and Maroon 5. Read More
    ELLSWORTH – A poet who taught creative writing at the University of Maine and was assistant editor of the National Poetry Foundation has died. Sylvester Pollet was 68 years old. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var… Read More
    The spirit of self-sufficiency has led to the spirit of giving around the holiday season for the George Stevens Academy boys basketball program. The Eagles, represented by captains Ebb Walton and Josh Astbury and coach Dwayne Carter, recently presented a check for $500 to the… Read More
    A sparkling vintage Considering champagne for New Year’s Eve? Why not give Winterport Winery’s Fancy That a try? Vintner Michael Anderson’s first attempt at a sparkling wine has “a hint of apricot fruit and a golden glow to match.” It’s available at Bangor Wine &… Read More