Public Administrator of the Year Two outstanding Maine public servants were honored by the Maine Chapter of the American Society for Public Administration at its awards ceremony on June 19 at the State Capitol in Augusta. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
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“Hold that obit!” It’s 11:23 Sunday evening, A.D. 30, and we’re in the editorial offices of the Jerusalem Daily Journal. 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
SOUTHWEST HARBOR – Radios crackled, the red emergency telephone rang and the crew kept a weather eye on computer screens and charts Wednesday afternoon inside the operations center at the Coast Guard Sector Field Office Southwest Harbor. It’s a busy place that is staffed 24… Read More
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BELFAST – The Randall Collins VFW Post will hold a United States flag retirement ceremony at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11. During the ceremony, the veterans also will hold a remembrance for victims of the 9-11 terrorist attacks. The ceremony is open to the public… Read More
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Man arrested after struggling with Husson College security, Bangor police and damaging cruiser A Rhode Island man struggled with Husson College campus security and a Bangor police officer late Thursday night before being taken into custody. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
A Hampden teenager knocked down a utility pole and totaled her SUV Tuesday morning, according to Hampden police Officer Shawn Devine. Alyson Lumino, 16, veered off Western Avenue in Hampden in a Jeep Cherokee, knocking down a utility pole. The crash, which took place just… Read More
WALDOBORO – The Coastal Dream Team announced its roster for the 7 p.m. contest with the Harlem Rockets on April 8 at the Medomak Valley High School. Players on the team will include Adam Newell, Todd Sanders, Chad Benner, Derek Goff, John Burns, Joel Lufkin,… Read More
Democrats gratefully accepted two record-busting checks from soft-money contributors last week as they approved campaign-finance reform: $5 million from Hollywood guy Steve Bing and $7 million from Haim Saban, head of the company that created the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Mr. Saban’s check will go toward the Democrat’s… Read More
FORT KENT – The University of Maine at Fort Kent corporate relations office will present a financial workshop by James L. Clifford of Northport Financial Services and Edmund J. Quirion II of the New England Financial Group of Companies at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 4, at the Grindle… Read More
HOULTON — The following divorces were granted recently in 2nd District Court for irreconcilable marital differences: Carlton J. Deprey and Deborah Deprey, both of Houlton, married June 9, 1993, at Houlton, custody of minor child to mother. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
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With three years, four months and a handful of days left for the King administration, Maine is gripped by legacy fever. This sudden outbreak of spontaneous perspicacity-seeking spares no one. The governor’s friends says he deserves a legacy, the way a worthy retiree deserves a… Read More
The University of Maine hockey team scored only 28 goals in its 15 losses last season. It was held to three goals or less in 11 of its last 18 games, including the 3-2 loss to Boston College in the Hockey East Tournament championship game. Read More
WASHINGTON — Funding for Acadia National Park, the Craig Brook Fish Hatchery, Rachel Carson and Petit Manan national wildlife refuges, and implementation of the state’s Atlantic Salmon Recovery Plan were included in legislation passed by the Senate on Thursday evening, announced Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins. Read More
BANGOR – Opposing scouts at Friday night’s football game at Cameron Stadium between Bangor High School and Mt. Blue of Farmington probably came away shaking their heads. That’s because any theories they had that the key to beating Bangor was neutralizing tailback Pat Estey went… Read More
As an old devotee of Rush Limbaugh’s afternoon radio show, I read with interest your recent feature on him which noted a falling-off of his following. That may be due to disillusionment as his dire predictions concerning Clinton have not come true. Since his faulting of Clinton on… Read More
When Melodie Peet, Maine’s new commissioner of mental health, tours facilities in Bangor Friday, her first stop will be the last option for many of the region’s deinstitutionalized mentally ill: Main Street’s homeless shelter. By the time she heads south, she will have seen the… Read More
WHITNEYVILLE — The Whitneyville Public Library will be closed Saturday, Oct. 15, for the 1 p.m. graveside service of Willard Ackley in Whitneyville. Ackley’s son, Scott, was formerly employed at the library. Read More
When Esther Nettles Rauch was a young girl growing up in Mobile, Ala., there was no library for the black children in town. There was a library downtown, but Rauch and her seven siblings weren’t allowed in. Because her father, an Episcopal minister, had a large library in… Read More
ELLSWORTH — The Dr. Charles C. Knowlton School has earned $1,596 in the “Driving for Education” campaign sponsored by Morrison Chevrolet. More than 250 parents, teachers and friends of the school recently tested cars and trucks at the local dealership by driving the vehicles. Each… Read More
PORTLAND — The state Supreme Court Monday denied the appeal of a South Portland man who pleaded guilty to stealing $207,000 in cash and lottery tickets from a Brunswick convenience store while serving as its manager. The Maine Supreme Judicial Court rejected arguments that the… Read More
DYER BROOK — When people at the Southern Aroostook Community School talk about The Forum, they’re not talking about the school debating team. They’re usually talking about important issues at the school. The outgrowth of teacher workshops during the spring and fall, The Forum is… Read More
FALMOUTH – “I knew what it took to win, I just hadn’t done it in a while,” said Steve Haskins of El Paso, Texas, after winning the Ben Hogan Tour New England Classic at The Woodlands Club here Sunday. Haskins faltered slightly Sunday, but pulled… Read More
Nancy Odin’s guest column (BDN, Aug. 13) doesn’t seem to be an accurate assessment either of the Mideast situation or of the U.S. energy problem. There is no “hate Arab frenzy.” We do have good reason to be fearful of the actions of one man,… Read More
ST. AGATHA — The board of directors of SAD 33 has offered a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of people involved in five burglaries and thefts at the district’s central office and Wisdom High School. The five separate acts began… 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
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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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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