BREWER – The New Hampshire company that installed a new heating system that apparently caused carbon monoxide poisonings at an apartment complex and sent at least eight people to the hospital, did not have the required permit, a city official said Tuesday. Two women who… Read More
The fueling equivalent of “dine and dash” is becoming more and more frequent in central Maine, particularly at gas stations along Interstate 95 or busy tourist routes. You could call it “pump and jump,” “gas and go,” or “fill and flee,” but by whatever name,… Read More
BOSTON – Eleven people, including a U.S. Secret Service informant, have been charged in connection with the hacking of nine major retailers and the theft and sale of more than 41 million credit and debit card numbers, the Justice Department said Tuesday. The data breach… Read More
Maine provides a natural environment for rowing, its long coastline and picturesque lakes generating opportunity and motivation. But the sport of competitive rowing is confined to a few small-college programs and an occasional private school entry. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
FORT KENT – Maine residents got a break Tuesday from the heavy rainstorms that pounded parts of the state over the weekend – but the water lingered. With the ground already saturated in many places, the water had to go somewhere. By early Tuesday morning… Read More
BREWER – Carbon monoxide is a silent killer because it’s odorless, colorless and has no taste, but it can quickly overcome a person. If it’s undetected, long-term exposure can rob the body of the oxygen it needs to survive and lead to brain damage or… Read More
PORTLAND – A shipment of wind turbines headed for New Hampshire has brought some good news to Portland. Officials say the shipping company saved in fuel costs by diverting to Portland instead of traveling to its original destination in Pennsylvania. City Manager Joe Gray said… Read More
WESTBROOK – Nearly two-thirds of the state’s credit unions are offering some sort of fuel assistance loans, with some rates as low as 0 percent and an average rate of 4.97 percent, the Maine Credit Union League said. Many credit unions also are offering special… Read More
ELLSWORTH – The remnants of what was Dave Gould Ford in Ellsworth will be auctioned off this weekend by Bangor Savings Bank. The business, at the intersection of Routes 1 and 3, closed in April after being plagued with financial problems. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
I am dismayed to read AP reporter Clarke Canfield’s specious reasoning emblazoned above the fold on the BDN’s July 31 front page: Lobster costs the same as sliced turkey or honey ham at the deli counter? So we’re comparing a live, soft shell lobster with shell on and… Read More
For decades, the words “public transit” and “Maine” rarely would be found in the same sentence. Other than in Portland, Lewiston-Auburn and Greater Bangor, most of Maine’s 1.3 million residents have settled sparsely across its many towns and villages or “sprawled” in the regions between them. Read More
In a 1975 lecture, writer and Soviet Union critic Alexander Solzhenitsyn cited an old Russian proverb: “The yes man is your enemy, but your friend will argue with you.” By that definition Mr. Solzhenitsyn, who died Sunday at 89, was a friend to his native land and a… Read More
Disclaimer: I’m only a taxpayer, not a developer. I left Maine in 1953 to earn a living and retired here in 1991. Returning, I find the anti-progress mind-set here (and in most of the Northeast) puzzling, noting prosperity in other parts of the country that are pro-business. Maine… Read More
As I watched the evening news, pictures of air pollution in Beijing, China, were shown. The air was so polluted it was brown, and the massive Olympic Stadium could not be seen. Only a day earlier, The Great Barack proclaimed to the Germans and all… Read More
Every time I go over the Penobscot Narrows Bridge, this way or that, I wonder why the old bridge is still standing well over a year after the gates first opened on the new bridge. The only reason I can think of that the old… Read More
It’s more than just marginally interesting that whenever welfare is the topic of discussion, the true costs to the nonwelfare society are never discussed. The Bangor Daily News series “Welfare in Maine” is no exception. When the modern concept of “aid” was introduced back in… Read More
In his OpEd “Reject smears against Free Choice Act,” (BDN, July 25) Edward Gorham claims that workers will still have a private vote if “card check” legislation takes effect. He’s wrong. In fact, this legislation will take away the right every worker has to make… Read More
We pledge allegiance to the logo of Exxon Mobil Corp. And to the shareholders for whom it stands, one corporation, unregulated, with exploitation and disregard for all. We might as well begin reciting this pledge from now on: It’s preposterous to insist that our nation… Read More
As Maine’s Land Use Regulation Commission moves toward a decision on the Plum Creek proposal for the Greenville region, opposition to the plan seems to have become increasingly desperate and out of touch with the needs of rural Maine. To some extent, this endgame seems… Read More
PORTLAND – FairPoint Communications is considering upgrading some cables after another 911 glitch that rendered the Cumberland County emergency dispatch center’s system inoperable. Unlike past glitches, no emergency calls went unanswered. A switching station in Windham failed when its batteries died during power outages caused… Read More
ELLSWORTH – The shrill ringing of a bell echoed throughout the tall pine trees at the YMCA’s Camp Jordan on Branch Lake in Ellsworth on a recent morning, sending birds flying into the air. At the sound of the bell more than 100 campers burst… Read More
BANGOR – A 52-year-old Franklin man was killed Tuesday night when the two-seater ultralight plane he was piloting crashed into Taunton Bay near Franklin. The man’s 8-year-old daughter was pulled out of the water and taken by LifeFlight helicopter to Eastern Maine Medical Center in… Read More
The Bangor Daily News took first-place honors in seven categories in the annual New England Associated Press News Executives Association contest, results of which were announced Tuesday. The awards will be presented Sept. 19 at the NEAPNEA fall conference in Concord, N.H. A total of… Read More
ELLSWORTH – A Blue Hill man and former child mentor whose sexual misconduct spurred an active community support group in western Hancock County pleaded guilty last Friday to misdemeanor charges and will spend a month in jail. The real punishment for Howard Evans, though, is… Read More
ALBION – The Maine Attorney General’s Office has initiated an investigation into the shooting death Monday night of an Albion man by a Maine state trooper. The shooting took place about 8:30 p.m. during a confrontation on Main Street, where the man reportedly was wielding… Read More
The Washington County Consortium will offer a course titled “Assessing and Teaching Struggling Readers in the Classroom,” available to all grade four through 12 teachers in the county. The consortium has applied for a “Higher Literacy for Washington County” grant from the Department of Education,… Read More
BANGOR – Plans for a new fire station won unanimous approval Tuesday night from the city’s planning board. Construction of the new Station 6, which will replace the existing firehouse in a slightly different location, is expected to begin this year, Fire Chief Jeff Cammack… Read More
BROOKS – If everything goes according to plan, the historic Belfast & Moosehead Lake Railroad station soon will get a facelift. The Brooks Preservation Society purchased the station from the now defunct railroad last month and plans to call for a complete restoration. The society… Read More
STONINGTON – Town officials, expecting an increase in the number of people who will need heating assistance this winter, have started a fund that will supplement the local General Assistance fund and the federal LIHEAP, or Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, funds. The idea… Read More
ROCKLAND – The developing war of words that began in April between supporters and opponents of proposed rezoning changes for a Walgreens Pharmacy to do business is becoming personal, said one city official. An Aug. 1 memo from Erik Laustsen, Rockland Planning Board chairman, warned… Read More
INDIAN RIVER – The Pleasant River Historical Society will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 11, at the Grange hall on Route 187 in Indian River. The business meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. and the program will begin at 7 p.m. Dues of… Read More
NORTH BLUE HILL – Halcyon Grange of North Blue Hill will hold its baked bean supper at 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 16, at the Halcyon Grange Hall on Route 15 in North Blue Hill. The menu will include baked beans, casseroles, homemade bread and pies. Read More
JONESBORO – The Jonesboro Historical Committee will unveil a printed history of the town from 2:30 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 10, at the Chandler River Lodge on Route 1. The general public is invited to share in the celebration at a reception on the… Read More
BELFAST – The University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast has several scholarships available to students for the fall 2008 semester, which begins the week of Sept. 2. Free advising, career planning and assistance with financial aid forms are available and there is still time… Read More
CAMDEN – The Camden Rotary Club will offer its 11th annual Scholarship Benefit Pancake Breakfast from 7 to 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 9, at the First Congregational Church of Camden, 55 Elm St. The menu will include pancakes with fresh Maine blueberries, sausage, milk, juice and coffee. Adults… Read More
ROCKLAND – The Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce is getting ready to run an online auction fundraiser from 8 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 16, to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 19, at www.pbrccauction.cmarket.com. About 100 of the items will be sold at a live auction from… Read More
HOPE – Scott and Robin Horty, Hope Fire Department supporters, have come forward to offer a local blueberry field to help support the Fire Department building fund. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 10, guests will be welcome to rake or pick their… Read More
OLD TOWN – The City Council rejected a bid Monday night to start work on the Earland Sleight Training Center building, effectively reopening the search for a new location for City Hall. The council, which voted 6-1, was considering a $1,292,925 bid from E.W. Littlefield,… Read More
HERMON – Summer Sizzler will be held Friday, Aug. 15, and Saturday, Aug. 16, with festivities beginning with a dinner theater Friday night at the Hermon Elementary School followed by a movie in the park. On Saturday morning, Masons will serve breakfast at the Masonic… Read More
ROCKPORT – A previous donor to the Erickson Farm campaign recently has pledged a $50,000 challenge grant to spur completion of efforts to preserve a large tract of working farmland on Route 90. “Once local people respond to this challenge, we’ll have met our goal,”… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – The American Cancer Society’s sixth annual Living With Cancer Conference will be held from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13, in the Edmunds Center of Northern Maine Community College. This year’s theme for the free conference is “Tools to Survive… Read More
BEAVER COVE – Beaver Cove Marina will celebrate National Marina Day 2008 on Saturday, Aug. 9. There will be free music and guest speakers. The day’s schedule includes pony rides at 10 a.m., a presentation on “High Impact Warm Season Weather” by Tony Sturey from… Read More
The Pittsfield Public Library and the Hartland Public Library are hosts to monarch displays and tagging and releasing sessions. The libraries raise monarch butterflies beginning as 3-day-old caterpillars. They are cared for and on view at the library, where visitors and patrons are invited watch… Read More
BANGOR – The River City Wesleyan Church, 146 Center St., will hold a yard sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 9. Proceeds from the sale will be used to help a family in the congregation complete roof repairs and outfit them with… Read More
PITTSFIELD – The Friends of the Pittsfield Public Library will hold a yard sale to benefit library projects and services from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Aug. 14-15, at 138 Madawaska Road, across from Deer Run Apartments. In the event of inclement… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT – Mayo Women’s Health, on the campus of Mayo Regional Hospital, will welcome two doctors in mid-August. Dr. Kimberly Mays de Perez and Dr. George R. “Randy” Kunhardt are both obstetrics and gynecology specialists. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
BANGOR – Bangor has made it to the final round of judging for a 2008 Award for Municipal Excellence from the National League of Cities in partnership with CH2M HILL, an international engineering and construction firm. The awards, granted annually, recognize cities and towns for… Read More
FRENCHVILLE – A $1 million environmental bond referendum that was approved in June has opened the door for two St. John Valley towns to receive an extra $50,000 in grant money. The money from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection’s Small Community Grant Program will… Read More
HOULTON – Prices continue to rise but the town’s capital needs have not decreased, and town councilors have begun thinking about which projects are a priory next year after receiving the town’s 2008 Capital Plan. The plan is required by charter and is presented to… Read More
BANGOR – City officials have authorized an option agreement with a Portland developer seeking to build a Tim Hortons on Main Street. The site of the proposed coffee and doughnut shop, at 440-460 Main St., now houses the former Gosselin’s-Henry’s Bridal store and a two-story… Read More
BANGOR – Penobscot County commissioners on Tuesday signed a three-year contract with Bangor Gas Co. to supply natural gas to the courthouse, jail and the 3rd District Court building. The conversion from heating oil to natural gas is expected to save county taxpayers between $100,000… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – Maine Centers for Women, Work, and Community will offer “Introduction to Self-Employment,” a free introductory training on how to start your own business, at several locations in Aroostook County. The workshop will be offered 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in three locations:… Read More
The Maine Junior Engineering Technical Society and the Maine Mathematics Science and Engineering Talent Search is offering a Summer and Fall Recreational Educational Experience for grades three-nine with high-functioning autism and Asperger syndrome. The programs are 8 a.m.-4 p.m. the weeks of Aug. 10, Aug. Read More
HAMPDEN – A convicted felon wanted in Maryland on theft charges was arrested late Monday night after running from a residence on Manning Mill Road, according to Hampden Police Chief Joe Rogers. Police were responding to a report of a verbal argument at 106 Manning… Read More
WATERVILLE – The Mid Maine Chamber of Commerce will hold the 16th annual Taste of Greater Waterville on Aug. 6. Downtown businesses also will kick off the first day of their annual Summer Sidewalk Sales, which will continue until Aug. 8. In addition to live… Read More
WASHINGTON – Will they or won’t they? Some of the nation’s most prominent Republicans will not attend the GOP convention – including U.S. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner =… Read More
WASHINGTON – Growing ballistic missile threats from rogue states and concerns about ballooning costs were behind the Navy’s recent decision to end a new destroyer fleet after just two ships, a senior service official said last week. While the Zumwalt destroyer meets the requirements it… Read More
Normally a good place to cool off in the summer, northern New England rivers are anything but these days – raging and dangerously swollen from heavy rains. In the past two weeks, at least four people have been swept off their feet in New Hampshire… Read More
PARIS – A Sumner man charged with murder in the shooting deaths of two men in West Paris was ordered held without bail on Tuesday. Duane Waterman, 32, made his initial appearance in Oxford County Superior Court a day after state police detectives arrested him… Read More
LAS VEGAS – Robert A. Maheu, a former Howard Hughes confidant and CIA operative once involved in a failed plot to poison Fidel Castro, has died in a Las Vegas hospital. He was 90. Maheu was born in Waterville, Maine. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
BAR HARBOR – The Jackson Laboratory has received two grants from the National Institutes of Health totaling nearly $600,000, according to officials. The grants are part of $1.5 million awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to five nonprofit or state government… Read More
BANGOR – A Hersey man was sentenced Monday in U.S. District Court to nearly three years in prison on gun charges. Ronald L. Kaelin, 51, was sentenced to 33 months in federal prison and three years of supervised release after he completes his prison term. Read More
WATERVILLE – A Washington Post reporter who helped expose the mistreatment of wounded war veterans at Walter Reed Army Medical Center is this year’s winner of the Elijah Parish Lovejoy Award. Anne Hull will be honored Sept. 28 at Colby College. The award is named… Read More
AUGUSTA – Leaders of the Republican legislative minorities say Maine lawmakers should be called back to Augusta for a special session to deal solely with increasing funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. Senate Republican leader Carol Weston of Montville and Republican House… Read More
PORTLAND – The police chief in Maine’s largest city is officially headed to Texas. Portland Police Chief Tim Burton will wrap up his tenure in Portland on Aug. 16, then he will head south to take the top police job in the city of Odessa,… Read More
Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas says he is frustrated by weight limits on Vermont’s highways, which truckers increasingly want to use now that they’re barred from a bridge across the Connecticut River. “We have to get the feds to give us permission, even for the temporary… Read More
BRUNSWICK – Bowdoin College will ban cars for first-year students starting in 2009. Campus officials say the decision is part of Bowdoin’s ongoing efforts to promote environmental responsibility. At the same time, they say the decision will help to foster a greater sense of community… Read More
WASHINGTON – Two Rural Business Enterprise Grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture were announced recently. The Pleasant Ridge Riders Snowmobile Club of Caswell will receive an $80,000 grant, and the Eastern Maine Snow Riders Inc. in Macwahoc will receive a continuation grant of $19,245,… Read More
PORTLAND – The Institute of Museum and Library Services has awarded the Maine Historical Society one of three Museums for America grants given in Maine this year. The $150,000 over the next two years will enable the historical society to undertake a comprehensive inventory of its museum collection,… Read More
WINSLOW – Vendors are welcome at the seventh annual Genealogy Conference scheduled for Sept. 6 at Winslow Congregational Church, Lithgow Street, next to the Taconnett Library. The conference, sponsored by Silence Howard Hayden Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, will include workshops on genealogy topics,… Read More
Dick Barstow still plans to maintain contact with basketball next winter. He’ll follow his favorite college teams, including North Carolina, Duke, UCLA and his alma mater, Syracuse. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false;… Read More
ORONO – It hasn’t taken long for the University of Maine’s football players to embrace the new FieldTurf surface on their Morse Field in Alfond Stadium. The Black Bears had spent the previous 10 years on an AstroTurf surface and, in recent years, the surface… Read More
BANGOR – Alexa Rancourt remembers her first experience in the Women’s Maine State Golf Association Championship two years ago, when she watched multiple champions like Pennie Cummings and Martha White, wishing she could be in their golf shoes. “I saw the leaders coming in on… Read More
The victims in the Manny Ramirez trade from the Red Sox to the Dodgers weren’t necessarily the Red Sox. The real victims were Ramirez’s three sons. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for… Read More
Pearl City, Hawaii, and Boynton Beach, Fla., are the most recent teams to qualify for the 2008 Senior League World Series that begins Sunday in Bangor. They join Willemstad, Curacao; Vilnius, Lithuania; Makati City, Philippines, and host Bangor as teams already in the 10-team field. Read More
AUGUSTA – Not even a 16-hour break in the action could cool off the collective bats of the Bessey Motors baseball team. The South Paris-based squad, which got off to a quick start against Hampden on Monday before heavy rain forced the game to be… Read More
WEST HAVEN, Conn. – New Jersey scored a run in the bottom of the eighth inning to break a 1-1 tie and eliminate Maine District 3 in the Big League Softball Regional 2-1 Tuesday. Sam Besse recorded eight strikeouts and walked one for Maine. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
Lovers of musical theater should hurry down to Northport Music Theater and soak up “Closer Than Ever,” a musical revue about life and love and aging. Not only is the show, directed by Scott R.C. Levy, the producing artistic director of the Penobscot Theatre Company,… Read More
Quaff to the races The 2008 Northern Maine Fair in Presque Isle held its second annual beer and wine competition over the weekend of July 26. Entrants from all over Aroostook County entered their handcrafted wines and homemade brews, with first-place awards for wines going… Read More
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