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    PORTLAND, Ore. – Sens. Ron Wyden of Oregon and Olympia Snowe of Maine have introduced a bill to encourage nanotechnology development by offering prizes. Democrat Wyden joined Snowe, a Republican, to propose at least four categories of prizes from the U.S. Department of Commerce. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
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    PORTLAND – Portland International Jetport’s passenger traffic grew by nearly 12 percent during the fiscal year that ended June 30, a time when airlines are shedding jobs and reducing the number of flights, airport officials said Wednesday. More than 1.7 million passengers flew in or… Read More
    The BDN ran an AP story quoting Sen. Snowe: “It is unconscionable to me that this administration continues to turn its back on the Supreme Court ruling, on the U.S. Senate legislation mandating meaningful domestic greenhouse gas reductions and has shown no leadership for sincere and decisive international… Read More
    It’s hard to see Maine’s groundbreaking bottle bill as anything but a success. Thirty years ago this summer, the law that required consumers to pay a nickel deposit on each can or bottle of soda or beer and 15 cents on each bottle of wine they purchased went… Read More
    Rescuing the nation’s mortgage giants, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, could well cost American taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars and quite possibly more than $5 trillion. Fixing the mess is essential, but so is finding and punishing the people who got us into it. Don’t worry about… Read More
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    Cathie Whittenburg’s column, “Follow court’s lead on gun control” (BDN, July 5-6) is most notable for its omissions, meandering logic and clear misrepresentations. Whittenburg’s description of Maine’s gun laws as “the weakest in the nation” is erroneous on three fronts. Firstly, it is wrong by… Read More
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    Call any Irving Oil convenience store across Maine and the person who answers the phone will say it is operating under a new name – Circle K. “Good afternoon, Main Street … Circle K,” a female voice said Wednesday afternoon, slightly stumbling over the new… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT – A nurse’s compelling testimony Wednesday regarding details of an encounter with a Garland man last fall in remote Elliotsville Township helped convince a jury to convict the man of reckless conduct and criminal threatening. Mark A. Meech, 39, was found guilty of the… Read More
    DEXTER – An air compressor and attached equipment were stolen Tuesday night during a break-in at a storage facility at the grandstand at Crosby Park. A door was pried open to gain entry, according to Dexter Police Chief Art Roy. He said the tools were… Read More
    WINTERPORT – A Bangor man was hospitalized with minor injuries after the pickup truck he was driving was struck by a dump truck on North Main Street on Tuesday afternoon. Jerimy Grindle, 31, of Bangor, who complained of body pain, was taken to Eastern Maine… Read More
    DEXTER – Dexter’s five full-time officers, who have been trained in use of the Taser stun gun, will now carry the device while on duty. Police Chief Art Roy said officers are better able to protect themselves and the public with the device. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
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    ORRINGTON – The personal touch that Bangor Daily News columnist Joni Averill puts into her writing makes reading her column a pleasant daily experience, a community leader who has worked with her said Wednesday. John Mugnai, president of the Curran Homestead Living History Farm and… Read More
    HOLDEN – Town and school leaders are discussing how to protect school-owned properties once the SAD 63 system is absorbed into a regional school unit, while the deadline for the state-mandated consolidation is fast approaching. Town Council members were given an update on the talks… Read More
    JACKSON – The Waldo County Sheriff’s Department has issued an arrest warrant for a Clinton man who allegedly attacked a man as he slept in the cab of his tractor-trailer. Wayne Scott Dostie, 35, was being sought Wednesday on charges of aggravated assault, aggravated criminal… Read More
    MACHIAS – The Washington County grand jury on Tuesday indicted a Jonesport man for allegedly using a pellet gun to shoot at passing cars. Paul Cavanaugh, first assistant district attorney, said Cory C. Robinson, 18, and a juvenile co-defendant shot “some sort of pellet gun… Read More
    ORONO – After hearing from the public, which was divided on the issue, the Town Council is expected next week to consider potential bond proposals for the new library. “There were some in favor and against,” Town Manager Cathy Conlow said Wednesday. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
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    BANGOR – Grace Evangelical College & Seminary will hold an open house at its new home at 502 Odlin Road from 3 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 16. The 8-year-old seminary, which has been in cramped quarters at Bangor Baptist Church and Bangor Christian Schools… Read More
    NEWPORT – If selectmen have their way, no one in town will have a cold home this winter, despite a pending heating fuel crisis. This is the board’s fear: People, particularly the elderly, will sit at home, forgoing both food and medication to put oil… Read More
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    BLUE HILL – Drivers had better watch their speed in town because officials will be keeping an electric eye on them. Selectmen this week ordered a traffic-slowing device, a portable sign that can register the speed of oncoming vehicles and alert the driver to how… Read More
    BLUE HILL – George Stevens Academy graduate Mackenzie Morris ’06 will offer a course in black and white 35 mm photography for students ages 10-14 at George Stevens Academy. The class will culminate with a minigallery show of student work. Cameras will be provided for all class participants. Read More
    ORLAND – Archaeologist and Abbe Museum collections manager Julia Clark will speak at the Orland Historical Society meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 23, at the old Orland town hall. Clark will talk about her work with the museum field school and archaeological research in… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE – City councilors ordered the people involved in completing an airport car rental company concession fee agreement at Northern Maine Regional Airport to clear up some hazy parts of the document. The decision was made when the council met July 7 and reviewed… Read More
    MILLINOCKET – A group of downtown businesspeople has formed the Millinocket Business Association – yes, as in MBA – as part of their efforts to have a stronger voice and more direct role in downtown’s direction, organizers said Wednesday. The group, organizer Marsha Donahue said,… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE – The city’s blue skies will be infused with red, yellow and orange next month as the Presque Isle Area Chamber of Commerce and the Northern Maine Fair Association host the fifth annual Crown of Maine Balloon Fest. Preparations have been under way… Read More
    EASTON – State police are working to determine what caused a potato truck to roll over on Conant Road in Easton late Tuesday afternoon. State police Sgt. Tom Pelletier said the single-vehicle accident occurred about 3 p.m. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
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    MADISON – A horse had to be euthanized after it ran into a road and collided with a passing police cruiser. Officer David Savage was driving on Old County Road about 1 a.m. Wednesday when the horse ran into the passenger-side door. The impact broke… Read More
    This year, reports Margy Vose, the Harbor Hose Flamingo Festival in Southwest Harbor has expanded and features “On the Wild Westside” as its theme. Attendees are encouraged to don their cowboy boots and hats and kick up their heels at the Dude Ranch Dance, as… Read More
    BAR HARBOR – Some recovery advocates and spiritual leaders have collaborated to sponsor speaking engagements by the founder of a center dedicated to promoting inter-religious dialogue and understanding. The Rev. Thomas Keating of Snowmass, Colo., will speak at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 22, at Mount… Read More
    AUGUSTA – Drivers whose vehicles sport the Conservation “Loon” Registration Plate will receive free admission to state parks and historic sites this weekend, July 19 and 20, the state department of conservation announced. The pass only is valid at parks managed by the Maine Department… Read More
    AUBURN – A Lewiston man charged with fatally stabbing another man last month will be held without bail until his trial. Justice Joyce Wheeler issued a ruling Wednesday denying 28-year-old Ryan Muncey’s bail request. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
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    PORTLAND – Police on Wednesday were investigating the death of a man who fell more than 100 feet from Maine Medical Center’s parking garage and landed on Congress Street. Police do not believe the death is suspicious but could not say whether it was a… Read More
    PORTLAND – A New Hampshire man charged with a 22-year-old murder in Portland has pleaded not guilty at his arraignment in Cumberland County Superior Court. Roy Bernier, 60, who was arrested Friday at his Manchester, N.H., apartment, was ordered held without bail pending a bail… Read More
    PORTLAND – A Portland man accused of setting a string of car fires in the city was being released on bail this week for a second time since his arrest in April. Thomas Cassidy, 19, was charged with arson and burglary in connection with the… Read More
    PORTLAND, – A Mexican man has been sentenced to eight months in prison for entering the U.S. illegally after being removed as an illegal alien. Federal prosecutors said Robert Gonzalez-Leal, 32, was arrested last November while living at a homeless shelter in Rumford. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
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    The University of Maine’s upgrade of three outdoor athletic facilities is on schedule, according to Will Biberstein, the school’s assistant athletic director of internal operations. “Right now, everything appears to be in good shape. Obviously, there’s a chance cold weather could hamper it, but we… Read More
    Ever since the Maine Winter Sports Center received its first grant in 1999, co-founder Max Cobb told anybody who would listen about his vision for the Fort Kent facility. “Our dream right from the beginning was that there would be kids born and raised in… Read More
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    ORRINGTON – Bangor Daily News columnist Joni Averill will receive the World of Thanks Award at a ceremony and barbecue in her honor at noon Saturday, July 19, during the Curran Homestead’s annual Olde Fashioned Summer Fair at Fields Pond. John Mugnai, president of the… Read More
    BANGOR – Artist J. Normand Martin has painted a portrait of Morrill Worcester of Worcester Wreath commissioned by Maine veterans service organizations in honor of the Harrington man’s longtime wreath project at Arlington National Cemetery. The painting was presented to Worcester on July 10 at… Read More
    BUCKSPORT – “You don’t have to travel far to have a good time.” That observation was made by organizers of the 11th annual Bucksport Bay Festival set for Thursday through Sunday, July 24-27. This year’s festival also will celebrate “the twin engineering feats” of Fort… Read More
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    BREWER – Next Generation Children’s Theatre at 39 Center St. will debut its summer musical, “Disney’s Alice in Wonderland Jr.,” this weekend. The play features a cast of more than 20 children ages 5 to 13 acting, singing and dancing as a part of the 2008 Next Generation… Read More
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    Echoes magazine, edited and published by Kathryn Olmstead of Orono, will celebrate its 20th anniversary on July 20 at the University of Maine at Presque Isle. Doors open at 3 p.m. upstairs in the Campus Center, with a program set for 4 p.m. Echoes writers,… Read More
    BANGOR – Neighborhood Church has announced that Josh Williams has been appointed to the position of youth pastor. He and his family moved to Brewer in March after several years of service in Horseheads, N.Y. “We are really excited to have Josh join us,” said… Read More
    ORONO – The University of Maine’s Fogler Library recently received a dozen containers with hundreds of historic articles, correspondence and ledgers from Maine’s first carpenters unions, dating back to 1864. Called “jewels for Maine historians” by Charles Scontras, historian, author and research associate with UM’s… Read More
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    HOLDEN – Join Sandy Cyrus for an “expanded awareness” daylong retreat 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, July 27, at Fields Pond Audubon Center. Cyrus has practiced yoga for the past 12 years. She is a certified Kripalu yoga instructor and runs her own studio, Full Circle… Read More
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    Girl Scouts of Maine hosted the 2008 Girl Scout Silver and Gold Award ceremony on June 7 at Jewett Hall Auditorium, University of Maine at Augusta. “This annual award ceremony recognizes a girl’s accomplishments and commitment to excellence as she develops the skills and values… Read More