AUGUSTA – The price of heating oil continues to fall in Maine. The statewide average cash price on Monday was $4 a gallon, according to the Office of Energy Independence and Security’s biweekly survey. That’s down 42 cents from two weeks ago and 71 cents… Read More
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BRUNSWICK – A Brunswick man was arrested early Thursday in connection with a racially charged e-mail sent to Gov. John Baldacci and at least one other member of the Maine delegation to the Democratic National Convention in Denver, police said. The threatening e-mail from 38-year-old… Read More
SKOWHEGAN – A forum on young people this week was so successful that attendees begged the organizers to offer it again, this time for educators. Meanwhile, propelled by strong community support, organizers have planned a half-dozen other events centered on healthy people and thriving communities. Read More
OLD TOWN – Federal investigators on Monday are expected to examine the wreckage of a Cessna 150 that crashed in Passadumkeag earlier this week. The wreckage has been transported to Old Town’s airport. The pilot, Cal Weeks, 62, of Old Town, suffered minor injuries, and… Read More
A project to create a health information network throughout Maine is getting two things that should help it become a reality within the next few years. HealthInfoNet has been awarded a $1 million challenge grant from Maine Health Access Foundation and has hired its first… Read More
ELLSWORTH – Three boys face criminal charges after they allegedly broke into a local school and a nearby church, police said Monday. Authorities did not identify the boys – a 15-year-old from Ellsworth, another from Surry, and a 16-year-old from Waltham – because they are… Read More
The preschoolers at Darlene Steeves’ day care center in Pittsfield were quite busy one recent morning, putting together puzzles and making paper airplanes, but they graciously took some time to help a visitor learn how to make Thanksgiving dinner. “No way,” they chorused when asked… Read More
A Belfast man was arrested Wednesday at Bangor International Airport for disorderly conduct and for failing to appear in court in connection with a 1990 OUI charge. Robert Heald, 65, of Belfast was approached by Officer Michael Kenny of the Bangor Police Department after airport… Read More
As escaped Maine inmate Sidney Dunton sits in a Rhode Island prison, officials from three states are discussing how to proceed next with the former Veazie man, who is facing charges in each of those states. Ten days after walking away from an inmate work… Read More
Jeffrey C. McBurnie of Holden has been appointed technical services manager for Soil Preparation Inc., a Plymouth-based advanced alkaline stabilization and composting facility. Before starting his position with SPI, McBurnie served as chief operator and laboratory director for the Brewer Water District and as a training and special… Read More
Thanks to legislation passed last fall, more people than ever before are able to take advantage of the wonderful work of trained hospice volunteers, who come to the aid of the terminally ill and their families. As a result of the legislation, reported Hospice of… Read More
CHICAGO – Portland High School quarterback Quinton Porter, who passed for 1,089 yards and 14 touchdowns while rushing for another 247 and 11, was named Gatorade’s Maine Football Player of the Year. Porter, who also has a 93.36 grade average, will attend Boston College next fall and is… Read More
AUGUSTA – The last of 10 recounts on Tuesday affirmed the victory of Democrat Marc Michaud in House District 151 by 155 votes and for Republican Thomas Shields in House District 72 by 128 votes. The recounts mean that Democrats will retain a sizable margin… Read More
ORLAND — The H.O.M.E. Inc. winter carnival will be held 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, March 6, at H.O.M.E. grounds on Route 1. Sleigh and carriage rides, craft demonstrations, a barbecue, children’s games and other activities will occur throughout the day. Read More
A story in Thursday’s Mid-Maine edition about opposition to a tire-chipping plant proposed in Fairfield misquoted the chairwoman of the Fairfield Town Council. Dawnalysce Clifford said, “I’m working to try to convince the developer to go to another location inside our town.”… Read More
WASHINGTON — Bankers won a big Supreme Court victory Wednesday that will keep many Americans from joining federally chartered credit unions, a traditional source of low-cost loans. Congress already is being asked to reinstate the policy that has let credit unions add millions of members. Read More
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. John Baldacci has introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives urging his colleagues to support a postage stamp to honor Samantha Smith. If passed the stamp would honor the Manchester schoolgirl who raised hopes for world peace when she contacted… Read More
Punky Belcher is 9. She has long blond hair, big blue eyes, a smile that just won’t quit. She has two guys hopelessly in love with her. Punky’s beaus aren’t schoolyard playmates. They’re Evan Cushing and Matt Sears, strapping young men three times her age,… Read More
HAMPTON, Va. – Ramone Jones made both ends of a bonus with three seconds left in overtime, lifting the University of Maine to an 84-81 basketball victory over Hampton University Monday night at The Convocation Center. John Gordon continued his late-game heroics, drilling a 3-pointer… Read More
It is the dead of winter and Congress is in session — this session having traded its budget scalpel for a chainsaw. More determined and Republican-dominated, it is revving up to go after an old target: the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, the sole source of warmth… Read More
Firstmark Corp. of Waterville has announced the appointment of BRIAN M. BERNATCHEZ as executive vice president in the company’s financial services division. Bernatchez is Firstmark’s education expert and has spent the last several years counseling faculty and administration officials at colleges and universities around New England. Read More
BELFAST — John E. Marshall knows he faces an uphill climb in his campaign to unseat Walter Ash as city councilor from Ward 5. Not only does the Fifth Ward have nearly twice the number of registered voters of any of the city’s other four… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Twenty-three youths and 23 horses and ponies participated in the Piscataquis-Penobscot County 4-H Horse Camp held recently at the Piscataquis Valley Fairgrounds in Dover-Foxcroft. The camp, organized by 4-H volunteers and the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, gave youths an opportunity to learn… Read More
Men’s College Soccer MACHIAS – Chris Steppe of Husson College took a crossing pass from Matt Stelzer and beat University of Maine-Machias goalie Chris Gardner, lifting the Braves from Bangor to a 1-0 win over the Clippers in men’s soccer action here Wednesday. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
An Alton man was sentenced to Penobscot County Jail Friday in Bangor for writing more than $10,000 in bad checks that were cashed at a local supermarket. Lloyd Hussey, 40, was ordered to serve three years for theft by deception. Justice Herbert T. Silsby II… Read More
His impact has been immediate. Consequently, the New England Intercollegiate Swimming and Diving Coaches Association has named Lance Graham as Diving Coach of the Year. Graham, in just his first year at Maine, coached sophomore Rick Keene to New England titles in both one-meter and… Read More
“Something’s gone wrong in our system,” said Bangor School Committee member John McCarthy Tuesday night. What was wrong was not known or at least was not being specifically stated during the meeting, but what was brought up by teachers and School Committee members was that… 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
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 – 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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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
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 – 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
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
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
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