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AUGUSTA – Republican presidential candidate John McCain’s schedule will not allow another swing into Maine before Election Day, his campaign said after earlier reports that the GOP presidential nominee would visit. Maine GOP Chairman Mark Ellis had announced the visit earlier Thursday, but a statement… Read More
THORNDIKE – The SAD 3 board voted unanimously Monday night to seek an exemption from having to consolidate with neighboring school districts as suggested by state legislation. The 11-town district in western Waldo County qualifies to be considered for such an exemption, board members explained… Read More
During the first week of Maine’s bear-hunting season, I introduced you to Rebekah Rounds, an 18-year-old girl from Hudson who had just tagged her first bear. On that late-August morning, John Dykstra, a guide and taxidermist who owns Northland Taxidermy in Alton, told me that… Read More
Maine residents are deeply concerned to downright pessimistic about the state of the environment and overwhelmingly believe that humans are driving temperatures higher around the globe, according to results of a survey released Wednesday. Sixty-one percent of Mainers rated today’s natural environment as being in… Read More
Maine Public Service Co. put utility crews on standby and emergency management officials deployed cots for temporary shelters as northern Aroostook County prepared for a prolonged storm with freezing rain and ice today. The freezing rain began Thursday and was expected to coat roads, trees… Read More
GLENBURN – The early September sun was warm, but in the canopy’s shadow, fall nipped in the breeze off Pushaw Lake. Moored floatplanes, yellow, white, red and with splashes of blue, pushed back against the waves. An occasional breath of wind whispered across the microphone as friends of… Read More
America lost a beacon of hope and strength Saturday with the death of Ronald Reagan. Mr. Reagan, who was 93, may well be remembered more for his personality and philosophy than for his policies, many of which failed. But, he will also be remembered as the president who… Read More
AUGUSTA – Full funding has been restored for the Machias veterans outreach center, as part of an agreement in the budget package the Legislature’s Appropriations Committee was expected to approve Friday evening, according to House Speaker Pat Colwell. Colwell appeared at a noontime press conference… Read More
Two weeks of summer vacation is not enough. It seems like it lasted only a couple of days now that it’s over. The good part about that feeling is that it hasn’t been too tough getting back into the work routine. The bad part is… Read More
Need an afternoon of honest-to-goodness hilarity, knee-slapping laughter and giggles galore? If that sounds like fun, then plan to take family and friends to the see the “Literally Correct Fashion Show” at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 15, at the Old Town Museum, 138 South Main… Read More
PORTLAND — A highly acclaimed former teacher and coach at Cheverus High School has acknowledged having sexual contact with some students, the Portland Press Herald reported Saturday. Charles Malia, a member of the National Amateur Sports Hall of Fame who produced champion track squads at… Read More
BANGOR – Christopher Zimmerman is a man who is not afraid to take chances. Returning to the leadership of the Bangor Symphony Orchestra for the seventh year, he plans to begin the season with a program featuring two pieces the orchestra has never performed before. Read More
WISCASSET — The Maine Yankee atomic plant went to federal court Wednesday to challenge a move by a state regulatory agency to assert authority over high-level nuclear waste storage. In its suit in U.S. District Court in Portland, the closed Wiscasset power plant accuses the… Read More
From where I was seated that October night in 1979, Frank Sinatra’s eyes could have been pink, orange — anything but blue — but who was complaining? More than 7,400 fans and I had his glorious voice to keep us warm for one hour, 15 minutes as he… Read More
WASHINGTON — Sen. Susan Collins is asking the U.S. Navy to pay tribute to the woman whose Senate seat Collins holds. In a letter to Navy Secretary John Dalton, Collins requested that a future Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer bear the name of Sen. Margaret… Read More
ORONO — During the months of July and August, the Orono Fire Department will be flowing all the hydrants in the town of Orono. Citizens should be aware when they see an engine in their area that the department is probably flowing the hydrant that services them. The… Read More
With new computer technology on the market nearly every day, is it any wonder your equipment can become outdated in the blink of an eye? If that’s your problem — if you have old computers you cannot use, or computers incompatible with advances in the industry because you… Read More
Norman and Peg Clark of Waverly Avenue in Pittsfield are holding a vigil at their son Darren’s hospital bed in Florida this week, as they wait for the young man to awaken from a coma. Clark, 20, was critically injured Tuesday when he received a… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Mayor John Ring has called a special meeting of the Pittsfield Town Council at 4 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24, to appoint someone to act in charge during the vacation absence of Town Manager D. Dwight Dogherty. Dogherty left for a two-week vacation on… Read More
His name is James-Robert Curtis. It appears on page C4 of the June 2 edition of the Bangor Daily News, one of 1,200 winners in the 1994 Maine moose lottery. The hunt began Monday and ends today. For James-Robert Curtis of Bucksport, it came to… Read More
CUTLER — A trend toward what the Navy calls “right-sizing” could result in a 22-day layoff for civilian workers at the Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station at Cutler. Elmer L. Harmon, president of Local 2635, American Federation of Government Employees, reported last week that most… Read More
ORONO – Aaron Boone scored three goals and had two assists and Darren Beers added two goals and three assists as the Brewer Witches opened their high school hockey season with a 15-0 victory over Lawrence of Fairfield Wednesday night at Alfond Arena. Ben Ellis… Read More
“Living History Days” will be held at the Maine Forest and Logging Museum’s Leonard’s Mills Settlement in Bradley from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, July 11-12. The museum is affiliated with the University of Maine. Special events and displays will re-create how… Read More
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MILO — The Milo Free Public Library is sponsoring the annual summer reading program titled “Tall Tales.” According to Judith Macdougall, program sponsor, registration will be held the week of June 10. She said it was not necessary to sign up in advance, but those… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — The National Council of Educational Opportunity Associations has announced that Jennifer Hay of Ashland had been nominated and selected to participate in the National Congress. She has been a participant in the University of Maine at Presque Isle’s Educational Talent Search program. Read More
MADAWASKA — With less than four weeks before the Northern Aroostook Regional Incinerator Facility reaches its deadline for a decision on future solid-waste disposal for much of the St. John Valley, another option became available Thursday night. NARIF, with members from Fort Kent, Madawaska and… Read More
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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
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
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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