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BELFAST – The dispatchers at the Waldo County Communications Center have formed a nonprofit organization to obtain items that will be donated to the community. The purpose of the Waldo County Dispatchers Citizen Protection Fund is to raise money and accept cash donations to buy… Read More
    On Tuesday, the Land Use Regulation Commission began deliberations on Plum Creek’s development proposal for the Moosehead Region. Today, they will continue their discussion. The majority of the 1,700 citizen-submitted comments are against the project, with very few supporting it. The voice of the people… Read More
Thank you for the weekend column by Todd Benoit about the current school consolidation debate. It is helpful to have the specific information he provided: that Maine now has 43,000 less students than in 1980 and that since 1998 our National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) math scores… Read More
Luscious and local Farmers market season is in full swing, which makes it easy for Mainers to buy and eat locally grown, raised and harvested foods. The Eat Local Foods Coalition, a statewide nonprofit network of food, farm and community organizations, has made it even… Read More
ORONO – Hundreds of University of Maine students went on a winning streak of their own late Wednesday night – cheering, dancing, running, with even a few throwing off their clothes to celebrate the Boston Red Sox’s extraordinary 10-3 win over the New York Yankees in the seventh… Read More
    BANGOR – A Bangor woman was injured when her car collided with a flatbed tractor-trailer on Monday morning near the Glenburn town line on Broadway. She later was treated and then released from Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor. Kylie Gray, 25, was driving south… Read More
People who write letters to the editor and make public their woes should be very careful about the manner in which they present the facts. In her May 14 letter, A.M. Walters neglected to mention that the child, a very feisty 2-year-old, began screaming while the Caribou Choral… Read More
    CAMDEN – The Select Board agreed Monday night to spend up to $1,000 developing schematic plans on a renovation of the town-owned Payson building as a possible new police station. Architect John Hanson was hired last month to develop plans for a new, free-standing police… Read More
It’s obvious: Students need to strengthen their knowledge of the elementary principals of composition. Or is that principles? Some students – in higher education, to boot – don’t know the difference. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = [];… Read More
In Theaters THE HURRICANE, directed by Norman Jewison, written by Armyan Bernstein and Dan Gordon. Based on “The Sixteenth Round” by Rubin Carter and “Lazarus and the Hurricane” by Sam Chaiton and Terry Swinton. Running time: 125 minutes. Rated R. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    MILO — SAD 41 will ask voters next month to approve a $5.8 million budget for the 2000-01 school year. Board members voted Wednesday night to recommend an increase of $215,000, or 3.9 percent, over this year’s budget of $5.6 million. Superintendent David Walker criticized… Read More
MILLINOCKET — Millinocket Memorial Library is offering a summer reading program that will highlight Maine authors and illus- trators as well as some of the his- tory of the state. The noncompetitive eight-week program begins on Monday, June 21, and ends Aug. 14. Reading charts… Read More
ROCKLAND — Putting official observers on lobster boats to count the number of lobsters has been Dave Cousins’ dream of a decade. This summer, Maine Lobstermen’s Association President Cousins’ dream has become a reality as 100 graduate students and interns have lined up to work… Read More
MACWAHOC PLANTATION — Gov. Angus King’s popularity doesn’t seem to faze a small-town educator and three-term Republican lawmaker from Aroostook County. On Friday, Rep. Henry R. Joy, R-Crystal, who last year proposed a bill to create two states within Maine, became the first to announce his bid for… Read More
    A primary primer on some of the issues discussed by the candidates: Affirmative action — Affirmative action dates to 1961, when President Kennedy signed an executive order calling on companies that received federal contracts to hire more minority workers. Later presidents, including Lyndon Johnson and… Read More
PEMBROKE — A public discussion by all school boards and municipal officials in the Lubec-Eastport area will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 10, at the elementary school. “There is no agenda. We’ll just be throwing out a lot of ideas,” said Albion Goodwin,… Read More
AUGUSTA — Rep. Ralph Coffman of Old Town was still trying Monday to collect the 4,000 voter signatures necessary to secure himself a place on the ballot as an independent candidate for governor. Coffman and supporter Ernest Gallant of Old Town, who earlier this year… Read More
    Sunrise broke through the clouds in its first season competing in Little League All-Star competition by capturing the Downeast Division championship Monday night. Sunrise rolled past Calais 24-2 to advance to a District 3 showdown with Millinocket, the champ of the North Division. Sunrise will… Read More
The Maine supreme court on Tuesday overturned a Penobscot County Superior Court jury’s judgment that awarded a Bucksport man $100,000 in punitive damages in a 6-year-old slander lawsuit against Bangor Hydro-Electric Co. The decision handed down by Maine’s highest court stated that Richard Staples, a… Read More
BUCKSPORT – Righthander Ben Jenkins five-hit the Mount Desert Island Trojans to help Bucksport win 10-1 in schoolboy baseball here Wednesday. The victory improved the Golden Bucks record to 7-3. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var… Read More
    MACHIAS — The Washington County Soil & Water Conservation District has announced its annual spring program for stocking private ponds with trout. Brook trout and rainbow trout are available in various sizes. A stocking permit is required from the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. For information… Read More
I was happy to read on the front page of the NEWS Thursday nmorning about Nolan Ryan pitching his seventh no-hitter, not because I’m a rabid baseball fan, but because I’m proud to be a member of his generation. Actually, he’s a member of my… Read More
AUGUSTA — Legislative leaders Monday approved 3 percent raises that had been delayed earlier this spring for four of Maine’s top state officials. Pay increases for the state treasurer, secretary of state, attorney general and auditor that were scheduled to take effect in April were… Read More
    PISCATAQUIS COUNTY — The bleak economic outlook appeared to be on the minds of early voters in Piscataquis County as they voted down all of the bond issues Tuesday. Early results from three of the 19 communities with polling places in Piscataquis County — Bowerbank,… 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
    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
    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
    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 – 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
    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
    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
    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
    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