The Maynard F. Jordan Observatory at the University of Maine in Orono was packed with visitors gazing up at the darkened moon Wednesday night. The observatory opened for the lunar eclipse, and about 30 students and area residents turned out for the free event that… Read More
    The head of the building committee for the Pittsfield Public Library project was misidentified in a story on page B2 in Tuesday’s paper as Doug Crate. He is Doug Frati. A story on page A1 of Tuesday’s paper about the sentencing of an Irish man… Read More
    ATLANTA – In the first report of its kind, U.S. health officials said the nation’s states and cities made a strong effort to prepare for a flu pandemic, bioterrorism or other emergency health crises, but big challenges remain. “I think in terms of effort and… Read More
    SCARBOROUGH – Cabela’s says it will be hiring up to 250 employees for the retail store in Scarborough that it plans to open in late spring. The Nebraska-based outdoors outfitter’s 125,000-square-foot store near Exit 42 of the Maine Turnpike is its second in New England. Read More
    ALBANY, N.Y. – The last objection to a Spanish power company’s proposed $4.6 acquisition of the regional utility Energy East Corp. is from New York regulators who question the deal’s promise to stabilize rates, boost the upstate economy, and generate more wind power. Public hearings… Read More
    The following recalls have been announced: . About 152,000 portable electric heaters, manufactured in China and imported and distributed by Aloha Housewares Inc., because they can overheat and their plastic parts can melt, posing a risk of fires. The company has received 29 reports of… Read More
    Mr. Campbell’s observations, “Police officer decline” (BDN, Feb. 18), though shocking, need to be put in perspective. The reason they are all over the news is because they are unusual. There are hundreds of thousands of people in this country in law enforcement you will never read about. Read More
    In this age of instant and mass opinion expression, in which the “American Idol” winner is anointed by text-message votes, it’s hard to believe that state legislatures once elected U.S. presidents. It’s also difficult for modern sensibilities to accept that women – fully half of the electorate –… Read More
    With a few qualifications, winter is a great time for getting out into the air. For the more vigorous among us, there’s skiing, snowshoeing, mountain climbing, ice skating, ice fishing and snowmobiling. But for the rest of us, just an occasional good walk can do wonders. Read More
    Kathleen Parker (BDN, Feb. 13) attacks Hillary Clinton’s proposal for “mandatory health insurance.” Let’s review what insurance is. Insurance is a contract where one party undertakes, for a fee, to guarantee another party against loss. The practice began thousands of years ago when an insurer… Read More
    George Washington did not campaign for the presidency. In fact, he didn’t even want the job, but he placed the country’s needs above his own and served. After Washington, political parties were established and a gradual decline followed. Today the word “politician” has a bad… Read More
    In reference to the 2006 armed robbery by Niall Clarke of the Bank of America: It seems that the Maine director of licensing services at the Bureau of Motor Vehicles (Robert O’Connell) helped Mr. Clarke get a Maine license after meeting him in a bar… Read More
    When the USS Maine mysteriously blew up in Havana Harbor in 1898, it came at a time when the United States, pressed to the West Coast, was wrestling with the idea of taking more territory outside its continental boundaries. The sinking of the Maine and the way it… Read More
    I’m not surprised, but still disgusted, that Rep. Mike Michaud and Rep. Tom Allen voted for HR 979, seeking to cite Harriet Miers and Josh Bolten for contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with subpoenas issued in the course of the outrageous and arrogant investigation into President… Read More
    The most important question for the person who would become the 44th president is: “How do you plan to restore the United States to its pre-eminent role in the world as a respected, vital and effective superpower?” Thanks to George W. Bush and Dick Cheney,… Read More
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    BANGOR – Two Waterville men remained jailed Wednesday, unable to make bail after they were charged in a thwarted attempt to snatch the purse of an elderly woman at Bangor Mall. District Judge Charles Dow set bail at $10,000 cash or $100,000 surety for Jeremy… Read More
    CARMEL – Caravel Middle School, home of the Bobcats, became home on Wednesday to another powerful presence as well – an automated external defibrillator, or AED. On hand to celebrate its arrival at the small school were U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, Maine Emergency Medical Services… Read More
    CUSHING – Heidi and Paul Alley are proof that you don’t have to be behind the wheel to be a winner in the Daytona 500 race at the International Speedway in Florida. Heidi Alley, 39, a radio station advertising representative who lives on Cross Road… Read More
    BANGOR – When Hollywood Slots Hotel and Raceway opens this summer, it will need an expanded parking area to accommodate its expanded work force. The gaming and hotel complex will employ about 500 people, up sharply from the 130 who work at its interim facility. Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT – A former town firefighter who allegedly stole $200 from the fire station is expected to make his initial appearance Monday in 13th District Court. Alan Willis, 21, of Sebec was charged in connection with the theft, which occurred late last month, according to… Read More
    ORONO – A reading in celebration of Ellsworth poet Sylvester Pollet’s life and work will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22, at the University of Maine’s Lord Hall. Pollet died Dec. 20, 2007, leaving behind a literary legacy that included a… Read More
    MaineStream Finance is offering two free Money Smart workshops. One is at 6 p.m. March 5, at Penquis, 50 North St., Dover-Foxcroft. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0;… Read More
    SKOWHEGAN – Soil and Water Conservation Districts from Piscataquis and Somerset counties will host a three-hour workshop focusing on wild turkey habits and habitat at 9 a.m. Tuesday, March 4, at the Skowhegan Community Center, 39 Poulin Drive. Featured speakers will be National Wild Turkey… Read More
    AUGUSTA – Old Fort Western’s 2008 Winter Lecture Series continues at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28, in the City Hall learning gallery, 16 Cony St. with “Tenement Tales: Stories about Fort Residents after 1840.” Old Fort Western office and information coordinator Patti Violette, and Old… Read More
    GUILFORD – The public is invited to attend an energy audit being conducted from 6 to 8 p.m. March 5, at the Guilford Memorial Library. The audit will identify areas of the library that may need work to save on energy used for heating. It… Read More
    BANGOR – Eastern Maine Community College is accepting art exhibit applications for 2008-2009 art shows The EMCC Library Gallery schedules four public exhibits per year in the following two-month time slots: googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = [];… Read More
    HOLDEN – An electrical problem is to blame for a fire Tuesday morning that destroyed a home on Clark Hill Road, according to the State Fire Marshal’s Office. The fire started in the basement and has been ruled an accident, Fire Investigations Supervisor Timothy York… Read More
    BUXTON – Two Limerick teens helping a friend repair his snowmobile were seriously hurt Wednesday when the machine’s track broke off and hit them each in a leg. Each teen suffered severe leg fractures and injuries, according to the Maine Warden Service. Richard Grindrod and… Read More
    ELLSWORTH – The Washington Hancock Community Agency will offer free tax preparation for individuals throughout the tax season. The service is sponsored by Creating Assets, Savings and Hope, or CA$H, in eastern Maine and targets those with low to moderate income who may need tax… Read More
    BELFAST – The Game Loft, Belfast’s downtown youth center, will celebrate its 10th anniversary from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday, March 2, at the Colonial Theatre. It will involve cake and door prizes. The focus of the event will be a showing of the feature… Read More
    ELLSWORTH – Sen. Susan Collins visited a local hospital Wednesday to talk about a planned expansion at the Union Street facility. Collins helped secure $140,000 in federal funding to go toward a new emergency room at Maine Coast Memorial Hospital. Hospital officials hope to complete… Read More
    CAMDEN – The February meeting of the Midcoast Chapter 2169 of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association will be held at noon Wednesday, Feb. 27, at McMahon’s Knox Grill on Mechanic Street. Ken Gardiner, an Edward Jones financial adviser, will speak on the… Read More
    ROCKLAND – MaineStream Finance will offer a free Money Smart workshop at 6 p.m. Monday, March 24, at The Knox Center, 6 White St. The workshop will cover creating a family budget, savings and understanding credit. One-on-one budget-debt counseling will be available to those who… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE – It has been approximately a year since Northern Maine Community College received the nod to administer what could be called a life-saving grant. Lives may have been saved because nearly 200 first responders, emergency medical technicians, paramedics and hospital staff members from… Read More
    MILLINOCKET – Herbert E. Clark has announced his bid for re-election to House District 10 in the Maine Legislature. Clark, a Democrat, is a lifelong resident of Millinocket. During his time in the Legislature, Clark has served two terms as House chairman of the Utilities… Read More
    MILLINOCKET – The Katahdin region’s $70,000 emergency notification system is about four weeks from launch, and with flood season due to start about then, Millinocket Stream neighbors will be its first customers, the town manager said Wednesday. With system testing begun this week, town officials… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE – An artist and social activist whose exhibition “Americans Who Tell the Truth” is making its way across the globe will serve as the University of Maine at Presque Isle’s first Distinguished Lecturer in the spring semester. Robert Shetterly will deliver his presentation,… Read More
    MACHIAS – There will be a benefit dinner and auction to aid volunteers bound for the Gulf Coast to help rebuild homes damaged by Hurricane Katrina. A chicken potpie dinner and time-and-talent auction will help a local group of volunteers planning a trip to Biloxi,… Read More
    DEXTER – Dexter Regional High School will present the musical “Bells Are Ringing” next month. Performances are scheduled for Thursday through Saturday, March 13-15, at the school. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false;… Read More
    BANGOR – The Penquis Child Care Resource Development Center is offering four hours of training in “Early Language Development.” The class will meet from 6 to 8 p.m. March 4 and 11, at Penquis, 262 Harlow St. The cost of the training is $15. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    BANGOR – The Penquis Parents Are Teachers Too program will offer Boot Camp for New Dads, a free workshop for first-time dads-to-be whose partners are in the last trimester of pregnancy. The next workshop will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 12,… Read More
    STONINGTON – The Stonington Economic Development Committee is planning an islandwide economic development event for later this year and is seeking help from residents to plan the event. The event, “Island Economic Development Day,” will be held May 16 and 17 and is a follow-up… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT – Pine Tree Hospice is seeking volunteers to provide friendship and companionship through nonmedical, emotional and spiritual support to hospice clients and their caregivers. The next series of hospice volunteer training sessions will be held Feb. 29, March 1, March 7, and March 8,… Read More
    NEWPORT – A local man who has been missing for more than 24 hours is without his diabetic medicine, and police are asking people to help find him. Dennis Bournival, 57, left his home early Tuesday without his diabetes medicine. Police and family members said… Read More
    Area dance devotees will have two opportunities to see the University of Maine’s fourth annual International Dance Festival this year. That’s because of the festival’s growth as well as the renovation of the Maine Center for the Arts in Orono. The free festival features more… Read More
    BANGOR – Another independent candidate from southern Maine has thrown his hat into the ring for U.S. Senate. Herbert Hoffman, 75, of Ogunquit, announced his candidacy Wednesday afternoon at the Bangor Motor Inn. He also made announcements earlier Wednesday in Augusta and Portland. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    BANGOR – The John Bapst High School hockey team has never been in an Eastern Maine Class B championship game. That is the Bangor-based Crusaders’ goal this season and second-year coach Aaron King feels it is a realistic one. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
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    ORONO The University of Maine and America East have set a date for their annual NCAA men’s basketball “Take a Kid to the Game” day. It will be Saturday when the Black Bears will play host to the Stony Brook Seawolves at 12 p.m. in the Alfond Arena. Read More
    The University of Maine baseball team will open the season on Saturday, Feb. 23 at Delaware State University. The games have been pushed back a day due to inclement weather forecasts for Friday. The Black Bears will play a single game on Saturday starting at 2:30 p.m. The… Read More
    The Bowdoin College men’s hockey team is offering free admission to youth hockey players as the Polar Bears clash with St. Michael’s on Friday at 7 p.m. and Norwich at 4 p.m. Saturday. Bowdoin is poised to clinch the top seed in the NESCAC tournament. Read More
    The Portland Sea Dogs and Boston Red Sox have added a fourth and final Red Sox/Sea Dogs ticket package, consisting of four Sea Dogs game and one Red Sox game. The package, which is priced at $58 for adults and $54 for children/seniors, will go… Read More
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    Barely a year ago, Phil Emery was at a professional crossroads. He had finally decided to retire from teaching after 38 years in Bangor schools and was contemplating giving up his duties as the coach of the Bangor boys swim team. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
    When Jennie Lucy tore her anterior cruciate ligament playing soccer for Bangor High last September, her doctors told her it would be six months before she could start running again. Five months later, Lucy was standing on the awards podium at the Class A track… Read More
    BOSTON – The University of Maine’s recent difficulties at the point guard position are no secret to the other men’s basketball teams in America East. Wednesday night, Boston University logically chose to pressure the Black Bears defensively and reap any benefits that might come from… Read More
    AUGUSTA – Curtis Miller connected for a game-high 23 points as the No. 2 Valley of Bingham Cavaliers defeated the No. 3 Forest Hills of Jackman Tigers 60-44 in a Western Maine Class D quarterfinal Wednesday at the Augusta Civic Center. Ahead by eight points… Read More
    Wednesday morning’s Class C girls quarterfinal session brought out a bevy of college head and assistant coaches, including some of the best former schoolgirl basketball players ever to appear at the Bangor Auditorium – and, arguably, the schoolgirl who is considered the best ever. The… Read More
    AUGUSTA – Second-ranked Edward Little of Auburn powered its way into Friday night’s Eastern Maine Class A boys basketball final by overwhelming No. 6 Lawrence of Fairfield 57-29 in a regional semifinal Wednesday at the Augusta Civic Center. The Red Eddies (16-4) will face top-ranked… Read More
    BANGOR – Suffocating pressure defense was a common theme for the George Stevens Academy of Blue Hill and Houlton girls basketball teams as they earned Eastern Maine Class C semifinal berths Wednesday. Rachel Foster and Emily Bartlett each scored 11 second-half points as the top-ranked… Read More
    It seems we can’t open a magazine or watch the news these days without being bombarded with presumably the very best ways to take care of ourselves and live with the media’s disease of the day. From acupuncture to vitamins, there is no shortage of tips for wellness. Read More
    BANGOR – The University of Maine’s fourth International Dance Festival will be held Saturday, Feb. 23, at Bangor High School’s Peakes Auditorium. The event will showcase traditional costumes and dances of some of the many international students attending UM. Because the event has grown in… Read More
    BREWER – Discover ways to get out of the house and have some outdoor fun as the Penobscot Fly Fishers present their third annual Cabin Fever Reliever 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23, and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 24, at Brewer Auditorium. Admission is free. Read More
    What’s your favorite tournament memory? “Last year, the kids from Ellsworth scored 40-odd points and made it look so easy.” googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i… Read More
    ORONO – Henry David Thoreau was not just another Maine tourist. The essays Thoreau wrote about his journeys and experiences in the Maine woods reflect a deep understanding of the spiritual importance of wilderness. Thanks to a collaboration among the Thoreau-Wabanaki Trail committee, Maine Woods… Read More
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    Huts, trails, waterways BANGOR – A new network of huts, trails and waterways being developed in western Maine will be the topic at the Maine Outdoor Adventure Club’s eastern Maine chapter meeting 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26, at Epic Sports, 6 Central St. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    We’ve had many field trips this winter since the Christmas Bird Counts. One was led by Jerry Smith. They found some beautiful birds, such as Bohemian waxwings and pine grosbeaks, the stars of this winter. But the highlight of that birding trip was not a… Read More
    BANGOR – Joseph Cyr, president of Cyr Bus Lines in Old Town, received the award for Commitment to Service Excellence during the Governor’s Conference on Tourism on Feb. 12, at the Bangor Civic Center. The Maine Tourism Awards, sponsored by the Maine Office of Tourism… Read More
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    Talk on care for the caregiver BANGOR – The Physical Disabilities Support Group has changed its meeting time for this month to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21, at Alpha One, 1048 Union St. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
    For the disposal of unwanted medications at home never flush expired or unwanted prescription and over-the-counter medications down the toilet or other drain. Although flushing prevents accidental ingestion or misuse, it causes contamination of Maine’s aquatic environment. Wastewater treatment plants are not designed to remove many of these… Read More
    Stonyfield Farm, the organic food company and environmental pioneer, is partnering with TerraCycle in a pilot program aimed at collecting used yogurt containers and reusing them as YoGro! planting pots. TerraCycle’s pilot Yogurt Brigade will include schools, community groups and others collecting 6- and 32-ounce… Read More
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    Business Ownership 101 BANGOR – MaineStream Finance will offer the Business Ownership 101 class 6-8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 25, at Penquis, 262 Harlow St. The class will provide an overview of operating a small business, business plans and resources for business development assistance. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More