AUGUSTA – One of the state’s most vocal opponents of gay rights has initiated a referendum aimed at banning same-sex marriages or civil unions and prohibiting same-sex couples from adopting children. The referendum also would eliminate sexual orientation as a protected class under the Maine… Read More
Penobscot Indian Nation officials are afraid they’ll lose the free heating oil agreement they have with Venezuela if Congress approves a resolution condemning the country’s government and deeming it a terrorist group supporter. “We’re extremely concerned,” Penobscot Nation Chief Kirk Francis said Wednesday. “If this… Read More
BREWER – Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc. has extended its warranty on 1995 to 2000 Tacoma pickup trucks due to reports of inadequate corrosion protection, according to its Web site and a local dealership. The announcement, posted on Toyota’s customer relations Web log, or blog,… Read More
BANGOR – Shortly after 9 o’clock every weekday morning, Esther West is dropped off at work. She uses her red-and-white walking stick to guide herself across the parking lot and into the entrance lobby of Army National Guard Building 255 near Bangor International Airport. For… Read More
A story in Tuesday’s paper on indictments handed up by the Penobscot County Grand Jury included information that made it appear, according to the alleged victim’s family members, that Eric H. Merrill of Lincoln, who is charged with shooting up a home in that town, owned the home. Read More
PORTLAND – A Chicago-based research firm has determined that the Amtrak Downeaster is more than a train ride – it’s an economic engine that will generate billions of dollars in economic impact in Maine over the next 20 years. Patricia Quinn, executive director of the… Read More
BREWER – The Maine Institute for Human Genetics and Health, an affiliate of Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems, announced Tuesday that Dr. Tom Openshaw and Margaret Chavaree have joined the institute’s faculty. Openshaw, the former medical director of Eastern Maine Medical Center’s CancerCare of Maine, will… Read More
BANGOR – A group of visitors from Northern Ireland toured the streets of downtown Bangor on Wednesday morning, taking note of how the city promotes its artistic and cultural assets. The visit is part of an effort between Maine and several towns in Northern Ireland… Read More
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The cute little girl playing on the swing set in her backyard in Hampden, seen in news stories on TV and in newspapers in the late 1980s and early 1990s, was Maine’s most visible image of the scourge of HIV-AIDS. The little girl, Autum Aquino, grew to be… Read More
Despite tough questions and grim assessments, it remains unclear if Congress can muster support for a change in direction for continued U.S. involvement in Iraq. Requiring Iraq to pay for more of this work ends the era of blank U.S. checks and puts needed pressure on Baghdad to… Read More
In a April 5-6 BDN op-ed, Paula Moore wrote concerning Plum Creek’s history in Montana, and how it related to Maine and the Moosehead Lake region. I enjoy an article that bashes Plum Creek as much as the next guy, and it was very informative; however, there was… Read More
The inclusion of Mabel Sine Wadsworth in the Maine Women in History feature of the Bangor Daily News is appropriate and significant. Indeed, Mabel was a pioneer in the organization and provision of meaningful sexual and reproductive heath services for women in Maine. Recognizing the critical role contraception… Read More
I was struck by the placement of two stories in the April 3 issue of the BDN. At the top of the front page of the State section the bold headline read, “Collins backs County disaster relief.” At the bottom of the page a much smaller headline read:… Read More
This country’s economy is headed into a recession. There are many reasons for this situation. First, the value of our dollar has declined greatly in foreign markets over the last five years. Why? We are importing more than we are exporting, thus the U.S. Treasury… Read More
We all hate war. The thought of people dying for a cause leaves us with a sick feeling. But as the knight Renald put it, “If I am to have war I would rather have it now when I can win. Not when I am old and gray… Read More
For almost two years much time, energy and emotion have been spent on the school consolidation proposal at the expense of thinking about improving what is actually happening in the schools. The emphasis has been on economics – how to save money through increasing the size of school… Read More
In an op-ed column on March 29, Alan Boone, while admitting he’s not a scientist, dismisses the idea of manmade global warming, saying the Earth has warmed and cooled in natural cycles for eons. Doubters of human-induced climate change who have “excellent credentials” make up “quite a list,”… Read More
AUGUSTA – Gov. John Baldacci will appeal the federal government’s denial of emergency assistance for expenses from the March snowstorm in northern Maine. Members of Maine’s congressional delegation say they will support the governor’s appeal of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s denial. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
AUGUSTA – With some lawmakers still angered by the governor’s veto this week of a bill containing changes to the state’s controversial school consolidation law, the House voted Wednesday night to scrap the law altogether. The repeal vote was 73 to 59. “We are the… Read More
PROSPECT – The Maine Department of Transportation will remove the highly touted and experimental nitrogen gas system designed to protect the cables on the Penobscot Narrows Bridge and replace it with a different system. Although the nitrogen system appeared to work well, transportation officials said… Read More
PORTLAND – A 49-year-old Portland woman told police she fatally stabbed her husband after he angrily came at her in their Portland home, and her lawyer said Wednesday that it appeared to be a clear case of self-defense. Laureen Rugen, who is 5 feet 4… Read More
EAST MILLINOCKET – Forensic pathologist Dr. Michael Baden wants to look at the remains of Joyce McLain, but he needs the autopsy report and other materials connected to the nearly 28-year-old homicide investigation, he said Wednesday. Baden hopes to see from that data whether exhumation… Read More
ORONO – Baldacci administration officials said Wednesday that Maine’s vast commercial forests contain enough “waste wood” to heat 150,000 homes and small businesses without reducing fiber supplies to existing mills. As oil prices continue to rise, state officials are exploring ways to expand Maine’s wood-to-energy… Read More
BREWER – Two U.S. Navy Reservists, who also are city employees, will be leaving their jobs and their families in June to serve in Iraq. “[City Clerk] Howard Kroll has got his order to deploy to Iraq,” Mayor Manley DeBeck said late Tuesday after the… Read More
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Air Force Airman Jamie L. Petrello, daughter of Theresa Petrello of Manchester, N.H., and granddaughter of Lori Newcomb of Bangor, has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio. She is a 2007 graduate of Central High School, Manchester. Air Force… Read More
BANGOR – A Wal-Mart spokesman confirmed this week that the company is gearing up to choose a builder for its proposed Supercenter project, expected to cost at least $23.6 million. The Supercenter, to be built on a 50-acre site off Stillwater Avenue behind the Blue… Read More
AUGUSTA – The Senate on Wednesday voted to engross LD 701, the bill that would allow the Penobscot Indian Nation to operate slot machines at its Indian Island high-stakes beano facility. The action means the bill will be printed with all approved amendments and sent… Read More
HAMPDEN – A longtime resident who lives within a quarter-mile of the town’s middle and high schools was arrested Friday for gross sexual assault of a minor under the age of 14. Clarence “Sonny” Spencer, 62, of 43 Main Road South was arrested for allegedly… Read More
BREWER – The final designs are not set in stone, or pavement in this case, but Department of Transportation officials are going to change the entrance at Cianbro’s Eastern Manufacturing Facility to accommodate large trucks. “We’re installing a new traffic signal at the entrance of… Read More
BANGOR – A Michigan minister will be the 10th president to lead Bangor Theological Seminary, the board of trustees has announced. The Rev. Kent Ulery, the minister for the Michigan Conference of the United Church of Christ in East Lansing, Mich., will take over the… Read More
DETROIT – With warm weather come high spirits, spring flowers – and burglars. “We can truly say summer has started,” Maine State Trooper Hugh Landry said Wednesday. “The increase in calls shows it.” googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
WINTERPORT – When Chris Hammer signed a contract to plow the town’s roads two years ago, he never dreamed he’d encounter a winter like the one that just ended or fuel prices that continue to soar out of sight. “This year was far from normal,”… Read More
BRADLEY – As the town considers whether to build a new fire station, councilors are seeking the public’s input and have scheduled a public hearing for 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 15, at the town office. The proposal is to build a new 80-by-100-foot, four-bay fire… Read More
PITTSFIELD – The leaders of a Virginia-based company that recently opened a facility in town are praising state and local officials for coordinated efforts that allowed them to open in record time. Only 39 days after it was announced that Global Contact Services was coming… Read More
BANGOR – An unanticipated extra $237,000 in general purpose aid for the Bangor School Department will be used to ease the burden on city property taxes. During a meeting Wednesday night at City Hall, school committee members unanimously agreed to apply the money toward the… Read More
OWLS HEAD – The Knox County Regional Airport has been awarded two grants totaling $550,000 from the Federal Aviation Administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation. U.S. Rep. Thomas Allen, D-Maine, and U.S. Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins in announcing the awards said the… Read More
CAMDEN – The Select Board on Tuesday approved a $5.869 million municipal budget for 2009 after a nearly six-hour session that included discussion of warrant articles and planning board zoning amendments. The new budget is less than 1 percent more than last year’s package and… Read More
ELLSWORTH – Residents will have the chance later this month to weigh in on changes to three local ordinances dealing with noise, streetlights and solid waste disposal. The topics will be discussed separately by the members of the public and the Ellsworth City Council at… Read More
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BELFAST – Maine’s first Comic Arts Laugh Festival has a fully packed schedule now through Sunday evening, April 13. The five-day event will feature a performance by Maine humorist Tim Sample on Friday night, April 11, at Belfast Area High School. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – A local college will showcase the value it places on education while also highlighting the talents of nationally recognized writers, as well as some writers of its own. Today Northern Maine Community College will kick off a dual fete – a celebration… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – Officials from two colleges on Tuesday forged a partnership that representatives from both institutions say will benefit NMCC students and preschool teachers throughout northern Maine. During a ceremony at Northern Maine Community College, representatives from NMCC and the University of Maine in… Read More
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BANGOR – The University of Maine and Eastern Maine Community College have signed an agreement designed to ease the way of EMCC early childhood education students who want to continue their studies in the University of Maine’s College of Education. The idea is to allow… Read More
ORONO – The police and fire departments have scheduled an open house and public safety day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 19. There will be activities for everyone. Free food, contests and prizes are planned. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
ORONO – The University of Maine School of Social Work and the Community Child Welfare Conference Committee will present the 14th annual Child Welfare Conference on Thursday, April 17, at Buchanan Alumni House, University of Maine. This year’s conference, “Seeking Creative Solutions for Permanency: A… Read More
DICKEY – The snow is melting and meteorologists from the National Weather Service office in Caribou said last week that they expect widespread minor flooding throughout Aroostook County. This year the NWS will rely not only on visits to rivers, streams and lakes to monitor… Read More
A congressional bill expected to benefit Acadia National Park likely will not contain a controversial provision that would permit people to carry loaded firearms with them when they visit national parks, according to officials who have been following the legislation. The bill, known as the… Read More
For parents and guardians concerned with their pocketbooks, and wondering what delights they can offer their children during April vacation, Mary Bird, chairwoman of the program committee of Page Farm and Home Museum in Orono, has a wonderful, and very economical, suggestion for you. Page… Read More
The Maine Department of Health and Human Services has been awarded a grant of $1,396,574 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Sens. Olympia J. Snowe and Susan Collins announced Wednesday. The funding will come through the Ryan White Grants Program and… Read More
AUGUSTA – The deaths of a 60-year-old Augusta woman and her ex-boyfriend are an apparent murder-suicide, Maine State Police said Wednesday. Naomi Buzzell was found Tuesday afternoon in her second-floor apartment on South Belfast Avenue after police were contacted by relatives. Her death was ruled… Read More
BIDDEFORD – A 46-year-old Scarborough man is in police custody after a holdup at a bank in Biddeford. Biddeford police say Robert Patch was turned over to FBI agents and is expected to face a federal charge of armed robbery. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
AUGUSTA – The Maine House and Senate approved a bill Wednesday to protect homeowners facing foreclosure from a predatory lending practice known as “equity stripping.” The bill, LD 2189, was sent to Gov. John Baldacci, who was expected to sign it into law. Prompted by… Read More
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OLD TOWN – The smell was overpowering when police and animal welfare officials entered a vacant mobile home last weekend and found at least a dozen cats and one cockatiel that had been left behind by their owners, according to Old Town police Sgt. Travis Roy. Read More
AUGUSTA – The Maine Legislature this week approved a major revision in the rules surrounding the use of genetically engineered crops in the state, changes that provide Maine’s organic farmers protection against lawsuits and require specific growing practices for GE crops. In the past, it… Read More
AUGUSTA – Ignoring a price tag of $26 million, the House voted 83-57 on Wednesday to conform Maine’s estate tax law to federal estate tax provisions as of Jan. 1 of this year. “We need to be competitive,” said Rep. Gary Knight, R-Livermore Falls. “We… Read More
AUGUSTA – Gov. John Baldacci is setting aside a day to recognize a century of service by the U.S. Army Reserve. In an observance Tuesday with leaders of the Auburn-based 619th Transportation Company, Baldacci thanked members of that and other units for their commitment to… Read More
BAR HARBOR – Trails near peregrine falcon nesting sites in Acadia National Park have been closed to visitors to protect the endangered birds. The move comes after peregrine falcons were observed defending nesting territories and engaging in breeding behavior at the Precipice, Valley Cove and… Read More
SOUTH PORTLAND – Gov. John Baldacci presented state medals Wednesday to a dozen former prisoners of war in a ceremony marking Former POW-MIA Recognition Day. The veterans, who served in World War II, Korea or Vietnam, received Maine Silver Star Honorable Service Medals on Wednesday… Read More
FRYEBURG – Police have arrested two more men in a kidnapping and assault in which a Boston man was beaten and left naked outside in the aftermath of a botched drug deal. James Keene, 22, was charged with attempted murder and robbery and Tyler Rogers,… Read More
America East Conference play begins Friday for the University of Maine baseball team, which is hoping to build off its 2-0-1 weekend against New York Tech and New Jersey Tech. Coach Steve Trimper’s 9-13-1 Black Bears continued their efficient pitching and defense while also demonstrating… Read More
For what Bangor Historic Park officials believe is the first time in modern track – if not overall – history, Bangor Raceway has postponed its opening days of racing. “This is the first time we’ve ever missed a racing date, period, as far as I… Read More
BANGOR – Ian Edwards, Kyle Vanidestine and Shane Walton are developing quite a baseball legacy at Bangor High School. As sophomores, they started on a state championship team. As juniors last spring, they helped extend the program’s winning streak to 30 games en route to… Read More
For many of us in Greater Bangor, spring has sprung as the first tufts of green grass have begun sprouting in parks and on lawns. For others – most notably those in Aroostook County – it will be awhile before it looks like anything but… Read More
PORTLAND – The Boston Red Sox has assigned right-handed pitcher Miguel Asencio to play for the Portland Sea Dogs out of extended spring training. Asencio, 27, takes the roster spot vacated by pitcher Chris Smith, who was promoted to Triple-A Pawtucket (R.I.). Asencio played for… Read More
ORRINGTON – The annual preseason membership meeting and pot luck supper will be held Saturday at 5 p.m. at Rocky Knoll Country Club. Progress on the new nine holes and projected opening, league start dates, upcoming tournaments, 2008 USGA rule changes, etc. will be discussed. All members and… Read More
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With Unity Raceway owner Ralph Nason’s decision to suspend operations at the track this season, the two most logical beneficiaries would be the owners of Wiscasset Raceway and Hermon’s Speedway 95. They are the closest tracks to Unity, both are within 90 minutes of Unity,… Read More
BAR HARBOR – The Mount Desert Island girls track and field team has finished second in the Penobscot Valley Conference championships the last two seasons, and the Trojans are hungry for more this year. MDI appears to have the talent and depth to give conference… Read More
The Pine Tree Conference’s Class B football teams finally have a schedule for this fall, and it’s remarkably similar to the 2007 schedule. But one major difference has Camden Hills of Rockport replacing Old Town to fill out the 12-team conference, though the fledgling Windjammers… Read More
PORTLAND – Richard “Doc” Costello, longtime athletic director at the University of Southern Maine, has died at the age of 79. Costello, who coached nearly every sport during his 37-year career at USM, died Monday at his Gorham home after a battle with cancer. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
SOUTH PORTLAND – Ryan Pike singled off the center-field fence with two outs in the ninth inning Wednesday to drive in the winning run as the University of Southern Maine defeated Husson College 11-10 in college baseball action. The Eagles erupted for four runs on… Read More
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Jeff Ingalls, who guided the Bangor girls soccer team to 141 victories in 12 seasons, has been named to the same position at Hampden Academy. Ingalls, who wasn’t rehired at Bangor after the position opened up following the 2004 season, was approved for the Hampden… Read More
Some of the students in University of Maine professor Laurie Hicks’ Topics in Art Education class were aware of the ongoing violence in the Darfur region of Sudan. Others had heard of the genocide in the African country, but didn’t know many specifics. Thanks to… Read More
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BANGOR – Heather Thomas, 17, winner of the Annas-Cupp prize at the 2007 Maine High School Concerto Competition, will play with the Bangor Symphony Orchestra during its April 12-13 concerts. Thomas of Belgrade will solo on violin under music director and conductor Xiao-Lu Li for the first movement… Read More
BANGOR – When lyric soprano Amy Rogers Howard, 24, performs with a local children’s choir, it will be a homecoming – a circle closing. As a fifth-grader, Howard was a member of the Heritage Singers, which has evolved over the years to become the 46-voice… Read More
Libraries work because of the people who work in them. National Library Week is April 13-19 with the theme “Join the circle of knowledge @ your library.” National Library Week started because research showed that Americans were spending less on books and more on radios, televisions and musical… Read More
ORONO – Orono Community Theatre will present “Bus Stop” by Pulitzer Prize- and Oscar-winning playwright William Inge at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 18-19, and 3 p.m. Sunday, April 20, at the Keith Anderson Community House, 19 Bennoch Road. The play is directed and… Read More
BANGOR – Robinson Ballet will present an evening of dance featuring original choreography by six talented artists April 18-19 at the Bangor Opera House. Performances include three pieces by world-famous dancer-choreographer Aszure Barton and performed by special guest artist Ian Robinson, son of the company’s… Read More
Healthy High 5K ORONO – The University of Maine Healthy High 5-K Run-Walk will be held at 4:20 p.m. Sunday, April 20, at the UM Recreation Center. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false;… Read More
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BANGOR – The Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce is offering education about laws affecting Maine workplaces through the Workplace Seminar Series. Anne-Marie L. Storey, a lawyer at Rudman & Winchell in Bangor, will present the seminars. Each seminar will last two hours and is for… Read More
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ORONO – The Maine Masque Theatre’s newest production, Caryl Churchill’s “Cloud 9,” running April 10-13 in Hauck Auditorium at the University of Maine, offers an intense look at sexuality, social identification and suppression of human sexuality – and how little really changes over time. The… Read More
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BANGOR – Months of preparation, practice and persistence paid off for a large group of Penobscot Job Corps students as they won 24 medals at the 2008 Maine SkillsUSA competition. SkillsUSA featured students from about two dozen Maine schools competing in 66 Career and Technical… Read More
ORONO – Orono High School’s Germaine Kickert became the 2008 Maine High School Chess Champion on March 29 with a perfect score of 4.0. Playing four rounds in the Maine Scholastic Individual Chess Tournament at the University of Maine’s Memorial Union, Kickert took a clear… Read More
Accessibility solutions for businesses BANGOR – Husson College occupational therapy students will hold an accessibility workshop 4:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 24, at the Husson College Dyke Center for Family Business. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var… Read More
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