SEARSPORT – The amount of revenue the town might realize from Sears Island once it is fully used for marine transportation and conservation remained uncertain Friday after a meeting of the Joint Use Planning Committee. The town has seen no tax money from the island… Read More
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Proposed cuts in the state education budget would reduce funds to private high schools in the state, although a compromise in committee would lessen the blow somewhat. Gov. John Baldacci’s latest state budget proposal calls for a $34 million reduction in education funding including a… Read More
ORONO – The Providence College Friars put on an impressive performance Friday night, dominating every aspect of the game en route to a thorough 6-2 Hockey East victory over the University of Maine Black Bears. Junior defenseman Matt Taormina’s shorthanded goal in the second period,… Read More
CALAIS – Two people broke into Calais High School on Wednesday night, but an alarm inside the River Road building brought police and within minutes two people were in custody. Around 9:10 p.m. the alarm sounded and Officer Roy Wise responded. He found a car… Read More
LEWISTON – Mountaineer Bill Yeo of Durham last week halted his climb of Mount Everest less than 2,000 feet from the summit after he began coughing up blood. Yeo’s wife, Julie, said her husband decided to turn back out of fear that he was showing… Read More
PITTSFIELD – The diversity of population at Maine Central Institute is seen as a bonus for students attending the college preparatory school in SAD 53 and the communities surrounding it. Every once in a while, however, an ugly incident casts a shadow on the positive… Read More
In the Spotlight section of the Dec. 3 issue of the Bangor Daily News, Nat “King” Cole’s “The Christmas Song” rates as the most popular Christmas song in a survey of women ages 30 to 49. I agree about the song’s popularity, but Cole didn’t… Read More
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Susan Collins is inviting all Maine veterans and their families to attend a special reception in Washington, D.C., on the eve of the official dedication of the National World War II Memorial. The reception will be held in the Governmental Affairs Hearing Room on… Read More
BANGOR – Myong Suk Chellew of New Sweden and her sister Pokcha Reopell of Shirley, Mass., already had a lot in common. Both left their native South Korea to marry American men and both settled in New England. On Friday morning, however, Chellew became a… Read More
SKOWHEGAN – A former standout basketball star at Maine Central Institute and a Rome man nationally known for his charitable works were both indicted on sex charges Friday in separate incidents. Also indicted was a Hartland man who allegedly entered a Skowhegan home and took… Read More
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BRISTOL, Tenn. – Maine driver Ricky Craven didn’t let a provisional starting slot keep him from working the way to the front of the pack during Saturday night’s Sharpie 500, but Craven wasn’t able to escape the rough-and-tumble racing that Bristol fans love. “It’s like… Read More
No midwife, no doctor, and no special arrangements – other than a note from her doctor asserting that the 34-year-old basketball coach in her ninth month of pregnancy is fit to fly. So begins University of Maine women’s coach Joanne Palombo-McCallie’s 6,800-mile, excellent (she hopes)… Read More
AUGUSTA — Workers who earn the lowest wages in the state were among Monday’s casualties in the aftermath of Gov. Angus S. King’s miniveto blitz. The governor vetoed four bills passed by the Legislature including: a bill raising the minimum wage; another requiring companies that… Read More
PITTSFIELD — The diverse and changing face of education and the challenges to fund it were the focus of the Tuesday morning meeting of the Sebasticook Valley Business Coalition. Superintendents of SADs 48 and 53, William Braun and Terry McCannell, respectively, were the guest speakers… Read More
TREMONT — The pre-Civil War headstone of Mary Norwood that was reported missing from a Bass Harbor workshop Monday has been found abandoned in East Blue Hill. Accompanying the white marble headstone was an unsigned, typewritten note, carefully folded in plastic and pinned behind the… Read More
NEWPORT — Local police spent most of Saturday afternoon looking for a Troy man involved in a domestic assault earlier in the day. On Sunday, Roland Trask, 36, turned himself in to Newport police. He was charged with domestic assault for an incident involving his… Read More
MADAWASKA — The Board of Selectmen agreed to extend a cable television agreement, increase fuel oil and gasoline bids, and look at replacing community communications equipment, at its biweekly meeting Wednesday night. The board decided to extend the franchise agreement with Frontiervision for cable television… Read More
AUGUSTA — An environmentalist who accuses Maine of harming the endangered right whale compared the state’s treatment of the mammal Friday to the near annihilation of the American Indian. “The Maine people have not only killed off the American Indians that were living in Maine,… Read More
KENNEBUNKPORT — Repaying an old political debt, former President Bush on Friday vowed to actively campaign for GOP presidential candidate Bob Dole this fall. “My heart lies in this,” he asserted. Bush’s determination to give all-out active support was evident from the start of their… Read More
BUCKSPORT — In what one town councilor described as an impressive show of unity, about 20 downtown merchants signed a petition seeking a friendlier snow removal schedule. Tony Bridges, owner of Bid’s Bakery, presented the petition at Thursday night’s Town Council meeting. He said business… Read More
MACHIAS — An otherwise routine civil hearing set for early September in Washington County Superior Court doubtless will stir many painful and disturbing memories for family members of a Machiasport couple murdered nearly five years ago as they took an after-supper walk a few feet from their home. Read More
AUGUSTA — The floodgates opened Monday and through them poured a tidal wave of candidates for Maine’s two congressional seats. The cascade of candidates was precipitated by the announcement that 16-year Rep. Olympia J. Snowe would move up to campaign for outgoing Sen. George J. Read More
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is one of an occasional series of articles following the Penobscot Riverkeepers Expedition from Quebec to Castine. RIPOGENUS GORGE — White water boils between Telos Hole and Telos Rock, in a space slightly wider than a rubber raft. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
Edward B. Fiske, education correspondent, editor and author of a new study of school reform in the United States, “Smart Schools, Smart Kids,” will speak at a public forum at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 7, at Wellman Commons, Bangor Theological Seminary, 300 Union St., Bangor. Read More
AUGUSTA — The Maine State Employees Association, the largest state-worker union, this week endorsed 119 legislative candidates, and 95 percent of them were Democrats. In contested state Senate races, the MSEA endorsed 24 Democrats and no Republicans. In contested House races, the MSEA endorsed 89… Read More
ROCKLAND — Chief Judge of District Court Susan W. Calkins has asked Knox County Commissioners to withhold seeking an increase in rents for court space. In a letter received Monday from Court Administrator Dana T. Hagerthy, commissioners were reminded of the dire financial straits of… Read More
MADISON — A Massachusetts man drowned while swimming with friends near a boat landing in the Kennebec River, a game warden said Sunday. Victor Lora, 25, of Peabody, Mass., dove into the water around 6:30 p.m. Saturday and never surfaced, Warden James Ross said. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
PALERMO — Veteran First Selectman Clair Bradstreet was re-elected to a 35th consecutive term at Saturday’s town meeting. Bradstreet outpolled challenger David Parkman by more than 2-to-1. Bradstreet gathered 133 votes to Parkman’s 62. “It was a good fight,” Bradstreet said Monday. “I beat him… Read More
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
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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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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
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
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
BANGOR – A group of local pastors plans to attend a meeting of the Gambling Control Board in Augusta today to oppose a proposal by Hollywood Slots Hotel and Raceway to offer Sunday morning gambling. Under the current rules, the facility at 500 Main St. 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
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
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
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
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
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