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    RICHMOND – A venerable sailboat builder in East Boothbay is setting up shop away from the coast in Richmond to produce yacht interiors. Gov. John Baldacci and other state and local officials were on hand Wednesday for a ribbon-cutting at the new Hodgdon Interiors plant… Read More
CORINTH – Central High School’s fall one-act plays will be performed at 6:30 tonight. Barbara Sweet will direct four miniplays: “Soup to Nuts,” “A Man Arrives,” “She’s a Beauty,” and “Rocking Chair Blues.” Beth Goodwin will direct “Skid Marks: A Play about Driving.” Admission is $2 for adults… Read More
I’d like to continue with my owl story from last week. There was a lot more I’d wanted to say about my experience that day. As I had mentioned, the morning we went out was very foggy. Although I initially worried this would ruin our… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT – The Maine Highlands Farmers will host a program to discuss IDME Animal Identification in Maine from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 26, at the American Legion Hall Post 29, 78 Park St. The goal of this national system is to be able… Read More
Belfast District Court Cases Nov. 21-25, 2005 googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i < slot_sizes.length; i++) { if (isMobileDevice()) { if (slot_sizes[i][0] googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
BANGOR – City councilors authorized a three-year lease Wednesday with Shaw House Development Inc., the local developer working to create affordable housing in the city’s historic waterworks complex. The move allows the developer to hold onto a federal grant while the project remains hung up… Read More
    AUGUSTA – State Rep. Susanne Ketterer, D-Madison, has pleaded guilty to driving under the influence and lost her license for 90 days. Ketterer was arrested in February after Augusta police noticed she was driving erratically. Police reports say she had a blood alcohol content of… Read More
OLD TOWN – About 80 city residents turned out Monday night to register strident opinions on the proposed Old Town municipal budget for 2002-2003. Heading a long list of concerns was the action of the Penobscot County commissioners, who are taxing the city thousands of dollars for the… Read More
    The pungent aroma of Cuban cigars, draft beer and sweating prizefighters long ago filled part of the handsome, red brick building at 40 Harlow St., now occupied by the University of Maine Museum of Art. While couples waltzed under a crystal ball that hung from the ceiling of… Read More
UNITY – Horror struck this town a year ago when fire claimed the lives of triplet brothers and the county sheriff who was helping put it out. But hope is rising from the ashes as the community has banded together to build a memorial park on the site… Read More
LIMESTONE — The Limestone Republican Committee will hold a caucus at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 4, at the Limestone Town Office. Members will elect delegates and alternates to the Republican State Convention to be held May 5 and 6 at the Augusta Civic Center. Organization… Read More
    The 44th New England Women’s Golf Association Championship and the Barbara and Bud Leavitt Memorial Golf Classic are among the high-profile Maine events scheduled this month. The Sugarloaf Golf Club in Carrabassett Valley, named one of the top 20 playable courses in America by Golf… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — The annual 4-H Fall Fest will take place from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 25, at the Dover-Foxcroft YMCA. The event gives youth and adults from Piscataquis and Penobscot counties an opportunity to take part in activities. These workshops offer the… Read More
    BOSTON — In a medical first for New England, a Vermont man and a Boston woman donated parts of their livers to seriously ill loved ones. The operations last week were the first adult-to-adult liver transplants involving living donors in the region. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
BANGOR – Ron Waples won the 12th North American Driving Championship at Bangor Raceway on Sunday. It was an all-Canadian victory in this year’s NADC final. Waples who hails from Toronto, Ontario, drove Nightime French, a 4-year-old mare part of the Dean Mills Stable, a… Read More
Houlton District Court: Operating motor vehicle while under influence of intoxicating liquor, 90-day license suspension: David A. Noyes, 19, Island Falls, three days in jail, $350, and failure to notify operator of unattended vehicle of collision, $200; Leroy C. McKenzie, 63, Bridgewater, 48 hours in… Read More
In the final analysis, our judicial system is still about power and the use or abuse of that power. The power that Judge Donald Alexander exercises over women who are pregnant seems inordinate (BDN, Feb. 21). I believe the example he wants to set for… Read More
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Your feet may be your best weapon against rising blood pressure. Regular, moderate-intensity endurance exercise can reduce mild to moderate hypertension and can help people who don’t have high blood pressure avoid getting it, according to the American College of Sports Medicine. Read More
Reforming the country’s health-care system is so difficult because when the system works, it works very well. Reformers must avoid tampering with the quality of care as they try to improve access and lower costs. With that in mind, one of the primary questions to reform has been,… Read More
BRIDGEWATER — Most of the camp owners at Number Nine Lake in northern Maine have agreed to a group purchase of their leased lots. They have agreed to pay $12,656.25 each for the lots, which Hopkins Hills Realty Trust of Bangor is selling, according to… Read More
    When the four members of the Colby College men’s 4×100-meter relay team chipped in with their own money to buy form-fitting, Lycra one-piece body suits to compete in this outdoor season, veteran White Mule track coach Jim Wescott knew one of two things would happen:… Read More
AUGUSTA — The Legislature enacted and sent to the governor Thursday a bill to postpone an impending regulatory decision on a proposed 30 percent increase in Workers’ Compensation rates until the end of September. The action came with little discussion and some uncertainty over how… Read More
ROCKLAND — Fire damaged a vacant house Wednesday morning on Camden Street. Acting Fire Chief Raymond Wooster said that the cause of the fire might have been from an electrical source. A state fire marshal and state electrical inspector were at the scene viewing the damage. Read More
    The 36-member Leningrad Boys’ Choir will perform a series of choral concerts in Maine this summer as the featured artists of the Arcady Music Society’s 10th anniversary season. The choir will sing at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 24, at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 225 French… Read More
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    BANGOR – Stephanie (Stevie) Dunham and Caleb McGary met at age 8 while taking a class at Caleb’s mother’s dance studio, River City Dance, and while performing with Robinson Ballet. Since that age they have danced in “The Nutcracker,” performing various roles separately or partnered… Read More
    BANGOR – Penobscot Theatre continues its 35th anniversary season with two productions for the holiday season – the Tony-nominated family musical “A Year With Frog and Toad,” and the uproarious comedy for mature audiences, “A Tuna Christmas.” The productions run through Dec. 23 at the… Read More
    ORONO – What better time than the holidays to hold the popular Maine Indian Basketmakers Sale and Demonstration, scheduled for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, at the Student Recreation and Fitness Center, University of Maine. The event offers the public an opportunity… Read More
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    BELFAST – State and local police converged on a High Street home after a male occupant was shot to death there Tuesday morning. Police said a woman was being questioned in connection with the shooting and a weapon was recovered. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    From the governor’s office to the showrooms of small auto dealerships throughout the state, many Mainers are paying close attention to the proposed $15 billion bailout of U.S. automakers. Most involved in the industry are hoping that the U.S. Congress will vote to give the… Read More
    Because of anticipated state and federal budget cuts, elderly residents at some Maine assisted living facilities will no longer be served breakfast beginning on Jan. 1. Freese’s Assisted Living in Bangor, Stearns Assisted Living in Millinocket and Merry Gardens Estates in Camden will continue to… Read More
    ORONO – The Maine Better Transportation Association will host a program Thursday evening at the Best Western Black Bear Inn titled “Flight Plan: Weathering Turbulence and Finding Opportunity in the Passenger Air Travel Market.” The program begins at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 11. Rebecca Hupp,… Read More
    BANGOR – Fraser Papers Ltd. has sued a Michigan firm in U.S. District Court seeking payment for 1.8 million pounds of specialty paper manufactured at Fraser’s Madawaska facility and shipped to North Carolina between May 5 and June 2. In the breach-of-contract lawsuit filed Monday,… Read More
    BREWER – The national slowdown in the auto industry will cause a temporary shutdown at Brewer Automotive Components. Company officials are anticipating a two-week shutdown starting Dec. 19 at the Brewer factory, where 117 workers make suspension and steering components for Toyota of North America… Read More
    The country’s health insurance industry was praised last week for joining the national debate over universal health coverage. Pledges to give up its ability to reject people with pre-existing medical conditions and its longstanding objection to guarantees of insurance coverage could represent a significant change for the insurance… Read More
    There’s an intimidating picture on the front page of the Dec. 3 Bangor Daily News It shows an individual brandishing the Bible like some club with which to throttle those Christians (like me) who look into Scripture and see Christ’s words of love and tolerance. Read More
    A loan program unveiled last week fills an important void by targeting money to small businesses in rural and downtown areas. The new loans also come at a critical time when credit markets across the country remain frozen. Coastal Enterprises, Inc. was selected by the… Read More
    Several readers have written in about whether it is possible for President-elect Barack Obama to become president before Jan. 20. While the chances of this happening are virtually nil, there are constitutional paths to such a development. One would be for Condoleeza Rice to resign… Read More
    It’s good that the Bangor Daily News highlights the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (“Eleanor’s Declaration,” Dec. 8) and that the BDN states that “few in the West would argue these basic claims that come with being human.” One aspect of the human rights… Read More
    Almost every day on TV one will view the suffering of little children who are victims of war, pestilence, famine and natural disasters. Then again there are agencies, which rescue children from picking in city dumps. If a civilization cannot control birth rates compared to… Read More