GREAT POND – Descendants of Joshua Williams will hold their 73rd annual family reunion from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today, at Great Pond Town Hall. At 1:30 p.m., Friends of the Free Baptist Church of Great Pond will conduct a brief business meeting, and… Read More
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DOVER-FOXCROFT – The third annual Rural Maine Small Business Conference and Business to Business Show will be held 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 29, at the Penquis Higher Education Center, 50 Mayo St., Dover-Foxcroft. The conference will help foster the success of microenterprises doing business in… Read More
FORT FAIRFIELD – The Maine Agri-Women Potato Cooking Contest will be held Saturday, July 21, during the 60th annual Maine Potato Blossom Festival. There will be a $200 grand prize and first and second prizes in each category. This year’s contest features five categories: breads,… Read More
Editor’s Note: Starting today in “The Nature of Things,” Reeser Manley will provide activities for connecting youngsters with nature on a biweekly basis. He also writes a weekly gardening column for the Bangor Daily News and teaches botany, ecology, physics and chemistry at Shead Memorial High School in… Read More
LINCOLN – It has been 10 years since Kurt Thompson experienced the aches and blisters that come with long marches, but he got reacquainted with the pain on Monday. Carrying an ersatz M-4 rifle and a holstered air pistol but otherwise wearing genuine military clothing… Read More
EASTPORT – In 1999, Hugh French asked architect Ken Schiano whether or not he should buy the hulking brick building in the middle of town. He wanted it to house the Tides Institute and Museum of Art, a historical and cultural resource for the region. Schiano, a longtime… Read More
Christine Snow-Reaser of Dayton and Buster Byrnes of Northport were named the Maine Games Athletes of the Year in 2004. Snow-Reaser won gold medals in the 800, 1600 and 3200- and won the Eastern Trail Alliance 5K race. Byrnes won medals in seven different events… Read More
SANGERVILLE – The Sangerville Public Library will offer its after-school program in May. The Rose and Samuel Rudman Trust Fund granted $1,000 for the after-school program to bring live, educational entertainment to children. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
ST. GEORGE – When it comes to dealing with household hazardous waste, St. George is ahead of the game. The town recently constructed a universal waste-household hazardous waste collection facility to accept mercury and lead-containing items, and other materials with heavy metals, even though the… Read More
You don’t have to be a former chief justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court to know that the state Constitution trumps state statute. The opinion Daniel Wathen, who is a former chief justice, gave Monday to the Senatorial Vote Committee to that effect regarding the counting of… Read More
AUGUSTA – A whirlwind of ceremonial and organizational events that include a banquet, mock session and party caucuses will provide the countdown to Wednesday’s formal opening of the newly elected Legislature’s two-year session. Besides taking the oath of office, the new senators and representatives are… Read More
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Although approximately $3,500 is still needed to make a dream a reality for deaf children and those who have deaf family members, the SIGN-N-KIDS camp is expected to be up and operational this summer. Carrie Pierce of Hampden, who is deaf, has organized this wonderful… Read More
NEWPORT — This Friday afternoon, evening and all day Saturday, hundreds of snowmobilers are expected to descend on the small town of Newport. It’s time again for the annual ride-in to benefit the Pine Tree Camp for children and adults with disabilities. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
BIDDEFORD — A man labeled a “woman hater” by the state attorney general said he agreed to plead guilty to a gender-based hate crime because he would rather serve jail time than face probation. Anthony Cabana, 31, of Sanford told Biddeford District Court Judge Paul… Read More
NEWPORT — Police have yet to determine the cause of a single-vehicle accident Saturday afternoon in Newport that put Thomas Paige, 26, of Pittsfield in the hospital in serious condition. The 1989 Dodge Dakota pickup driven by Paige was southbound on Route 7 near Coveside… Read More
BLAINE — A southern Maine woman died at the scene of a head-on collision on Route 1 in Blaine Thursday night. Police said Anita Violette, 59, of Raymond was southbound on Route 1 when her vehicle drifted into the northbound lane and into the path… Read More
AUGUSTA — Low-income Mainers who receive heating assistance are expected to be hit by a double whammy of lower average benefits and higher heating oil prices as the winter heating season begins. Because of a combination of factors, the average benefit under the Low Income… Read More
BANGOR – There’s a lot to be said for speed in basketball. But when a team has size that can shoot like Jonesport-Beals’ Jan Beal, speed doesn’t go a long way. And it doesn’t help if a 6-foot-1 center like Beal is on a mission. Read More
The Republicans’ appointment of Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky as chairman of the Senate Ethics Committee is a clear case of putting the fox in charge of the chicken coop. McConnell is not only a bitterly partisan Republican, but an outspoken enemy of any form of political reform. Read More
PITTSFIELD — Headmaster Douglas Cummings of Maine Central Institute announced the second quarter honor roll recently. Postgraduates, highest honors: Edward Sutton; high honors: Christopher Curtis, Rhonda Darrell, Juan Carlos Figueroa, Jeremy Gilbert, Jonathan Longley, Devonaa Robinson, Jason Treannie, Brian Tyrrell, Thomas Wines. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
Five weeks have passed since Harold Westerman lay unconscious on the metal table, his chest as open as a canoe while doctors stitched the medical equivalent of a set of football laces into his 76-year-old heart. The retired University of Maine football coach and athletic… Read More
WASHBURN — The Washburn Recycling Renegades, a group of six eighth-grade pupils, have been named national finalists in the contest “A Pledge and a Promise.” The environmental contest is sponsored by the Anheuser-Busch Theme Park, Sea World, and Busch Gardens, and encourages students to develop… Read More
EAST MACHIAS — A power failure that left the Machias and East Machias areas without electric service for nearly two hours on Tuesday was caused when a truck backed into the stabilizer wire of a utility pole on the Rim Road in East Machias. The… Read More
FREEPORT — The woman whose impassioned letter in support of congressional candidate Linda Bean was sent to thousands of voters recently got a job at L.L. Bean. Linda Bean, a Republican, is a major stockholder in L.L. Bean, the multi-million dollar mail-order outdoors outfitter started… Read More
THOMASTON — The Spring Early Outreach Program, for children in grades kindergarten through grade eight, has announced a starting date of March 9 at University of Maine at Augusta’s Thomaston Center. The five-week Saturday workshop series offers youngsters new opportunities to explore topics of special… Read More
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He was in the arms of another woman when he entered my life that July afternoon nearly 12 years ago, but, as he looked over her shoulder and his warm brown eyes melted into mine, I knew the true meaning of “love at first sight.”… 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
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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
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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