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Searsport Incumbent Selectman Richard Desmarais has won re-election to a second three-year term and will be joined on the Board of Selectmen by Douglas Norman, who also won a three-year term as the result of Tuesday’s balloting. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
    The New York Times’ lengthy story Thursday about presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain has, predictably, put conservative talk radio and TV news programs on screech mode. Commentators are casting the story as the supposed liberal media’s leading voice deliberately smearing the GOP’s cleanest candidate by suggesting Sen. Read More
BANGOR- Eastern Maine Medical Center is prepared to carry on as usual if unionized nurses call a strike, administrators said Friday. The hospital will bring nurses in from other states to care for patients for as long as EMMC nurses stay away from the bedside,… Read More
    I am not a big fan of NBA basketball. I am, however, a fan of courage, especially courage under fire. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i… Read More
BANGOR – Residents of the city’s west side said Tuesday that the swell of traffic brought in by a voter-approved racino at Bass Park is a burden that their neighborhood should not have to bear. “I don’t care about the money it’s going to bring… Read More
    ROCKLAND – A landmark waterfront restaurant and bar was destroyed by fire early Friday morning. Grapes Restaurant, which this summer took over the location of what had been the Black Pearl restaurant and bar on a pier near the city landing, was discovered burning sometime… Read More
STAMFORD, Conn. – International Paper Co., the world’s largest paper company, with mills in Bucksport and Jay, Maine, may eliminate jobs in the coming months to reduce operating costs by $500 million. On Thursday, John Dillon, IP’s chairman and chief executive officer, announced the inevitability… Read More
ORONO – The University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H Japanese Exchange Program is looking for Maine families to host a Japanese student for a month-long stay this summer. Students will arrive during the third week of July and stay until the third week in August. Family members are… Read More
    An agreement to set aside land for conservation in the heavily developed mall area in Bangor is a positive step in the city’s development and an encouraging result of the city council’s resolve last year to better balance development with environmental concerns. The easement doesn’t settle the question… Read More
DENNYSVILLE – The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded $37,300 to the Dennys River Volunteer Fire Department for renovation of its firehouse. U.S. Rep. John Baldacci said the funding is being made available through USDA’s Rural Development Agency. Read More
CUSHING – SAD 50 officials will meet Thursday to discuss problems with the drinking water at Cushing Community School. The district’s buildings, maintenance and development committee will talk about options for remedying the problem. Copper lead is being blamed for the failed water tests, Business… Read More
    AUGUSTA – The forest products industry, which is fighting to defeat Question 2 on the November ballot, has raised more than 50 times more money than the environmental group behind the contentious referendum question. The vast majority of the $1.3 million raised since mid-July by… Read More
Jackson Brook Institute announced Friday that Richard Hanley, top executive of Down East Community Hospital in Machias, will become vice president for operations once the South Portland psychiatric hospital is purchased by Maine Medical Center later this month. Dennis King, chief executive officer of Jackson… Read More
    WISCASSET — The 78-year-old former chaplain of the Maine Department of the American Legion has been charged with unlawful sexual contact for allegedly molesting a young girl. Wiscasset resident Walter Miete pleaded innocent last month at his arraignment in Lincoln County Superior Court. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
CARIBOU — The Veterans Affairs Aroostook County Clinic at the Cary Medical Center is set to celebrate 10 years in service. From 2:30 to 4:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 17, the clinic and its staff will hold a reception to talk about services the facility offers. Read More
VEAZIE — Town officials in Veazie were briefed Monday on the effort to build a bike path from one end of the town to the other. The project will be funded by a grant of up to $132,000 from the Maine Department of Transportation. If… Read More
    Twenty of Maine’s finest young jazz musicians, led by one of the nation’s finest professionals, hope to start a new tradition tonight. The 1996 Maine All Star Jazz Connection, happening at 7 p.m. at Bangor High School’s Peakes Auditorium, is the first cooperative student jazz… Read More
SKOWHEGAN — Firefighters from seven area departments were dispatched to a structure fire in North New Portland Friday afternoon. According to a dispatcher at the Somerset County Sheriff’s Department, a 911 call came in at 12:47 p.m., reporting a large barn and house fire. An… Read More
    FORT KENT — The proposed $8.1 million upgrading of Fort Kent’s 24-year-old sewer system has drawn battle lines here, with voters to determine the outcome tonight at the annual town meeting. The Fort Kent Utilities District has proposed constructing an aerated lagoon treatment facility to… Read More
HAMPDEN – An informational meeting concerning next year’s high school hockey team will be held Thursday, Feb. 4, in Room 7 of the Old Academy Building at Hampden Academy, with Athletic Director Bill Connors and Friends of Hampden Academy. The meeting is for players as… Read More
Comedienne Rita Rudner is a study in contrast when she’s performing. Her wide-eyed innocence conflicts with her sophisticated, sly wordplay. Also her self-deprecating humor doesn’t acknowledge her porcelain beauty. Rudner, who will be performing with Louie Anderson Thursday, July 16, at the Maine Center for the Arts, is… Read More
    VAN BUREN — By all accounts, a heating system conversion project being done at Gateway School in Van Buren is proceeding on schedule. Should any work remain by the time pupils return to school on Wednesday, Aug. 19, it will be done after school or on weekends. Read More
LUBEC — With just a few loose ends left to be tied up, Lubec’s $5.1 million sewer project could move from the drawing board to the trenches as soon as next week, according to Town Office Manager Normand Laberge. A meeting with Maine Department of… Read More
ROCKVILLE, Md. — The Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Thursday tightened radiation-exposure limits for nuclear plant workers and residents near atomic power facilities. The revision was the first in more than 30 years. The agency said the new regulations, by reflecting recent scientific studies, will provide… Read More
    HODGDON — Woodrow Dunphy, principal at Hodgdon High School, has announced that Susie Ann Farrar and Tracy Lynn Saunders, both of Hodgdon, are the valedictorian and salutatorian, respectively, for the Class of 1990 at Hodgdon High School. Farrar is the daughter of Rodney and Irene… 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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    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
    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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    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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