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    CARIBOU – Lindsey Burlock scored six of her game-high 24 points in the overtime to lead the Caribou Vikings to a 62-55 schoolgirl basketball victory over the Bangor Rams Saturday. Caribou’s Amy Pushard nailed a 3-pointer with five seconds left to tie the score at… Read More
    BUCKSPORT – Jen Murauckas scored 10 of her 14 points from the foul line as the Golden Bucks got their first girls basketball win of the season with a 36-33 decision over George Stevens Academy of Blue Hill Saturday. Alice Andrews added 10 points for… Read More
    Editor’s Note: Maine Bound is a column featuring new books that are either by Maine authors, set in the Pine Tree State or have other local ties. THAT YANKEE CAT, by Marilis Hornidge, Tilbury House Publishers, Gardiner, 2002, 102 pages, $14.95. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
    Recently we mentioned in passing the Web site for Ellis Island in New York, 1892-1924, at www.ellisislandrecords.org. On a much smaller level, we have a bit of an “Ellis Island of the North” type of resource at the University of Maine in the form of… Read More
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    A story about Christmas at the Penobscot County Jail in Thursday’s editions contained limited information about two inmates’ criminal histories. Lovie Riddle Jr., 57, is charged with domestic assault, which is a violation of his probation for a 1989 conviction for gross sexual assault. Michael Slobuszewski, 22, of… Read More
    I was working as a cameraman at WABI-TV. I was a student at the University of Maine and the cameraman job was on weekends. We had done the evening news and had told the people that the storm that had started was probably going to be a big… Read More
    It was heartening to read in the Dec. 25 issue of the Bangor Daily News about the sentiments for peace throughout the state of Maine. As we celebrated the birth of the prince of peace, how appropriate it was to be reminded of the spirit of Christ through… Read More
    A new state report that examines drug-related deaths in Maine gives perspective to a growing but solvable problem here and many other rural states. The report was written to be the basis of future state policy on the issue, which it could well become, although the broad nature… Read More
    Peace activist Rev. Jim Gower and others tell our president to discuss “alternatives” to his Iraq policy without offering examples (BDN, Dec. 25). President Bush is responsible for the security of our country, whereas the moralizers on the sidelines are not. They are not responsible for protecting the… Read More
    It is horrifying to return from a sojourn in Australia and be overwhelmed with the propaganda and charades of Bush and company with regard to Iraq. Iraq is in the Australian news, but it does not dominate it. For one thing, their news covers far… Read More
    I watched in amazement a Sunday news program where our president’s wife said over and over how much our military people are appreciated by the American people, our government and Mr. Bush. By the American people, maybe. But by our government and Mr. Bush, not hardly. That is,… Read More
    “Slick roads send cars sliding in Parkman?” A recent story in the Bangor Daily News started with this headline (BDN, Dec. 21). The article blames only the roads or the cars for several accidents. There is no mention of a driver taking any responsibility. In… Read More
    I commend you for your excellent editorial titled “Health Care Savings” (BDN, Dec. 14). You pointed out the considerable savings possible in administration and paperwork in a single-payer system. You came to a level headed conclusion, “Keeping a multi-payer system, with its higher costs for administration, can only… Read More
    The United States is ignoring some of the international rules for detaining prisoners in the war against terrorism, according to a remarkable recent news story. The Washington Post uses first-hand accounts from U.S. officials Thursday to describe beatings, sleep deprivation and prisoners kept kneeling or standing for hours… Read More
    Maria (not her real name) is a 42-year-old mother of two children who has seen me repeatedly for multiple medical complaints, the worst of which was severe abdominal pain, nausea, and fatigue, which baffled me and many of her previous providers. Over the 3-year period we met, it… Read More
    The year that presently has one foot in the grave and the other on a banana peel began with the bookend reverends Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton – the reigning world co-champions of professional hustling – finding something new to be offended about in Harvard University’s diversity policy. Read More
    WASHINGTON – Already facing a sputtering economy and slow hiring, nearly 800,000 unemployed Americans face a new woe Saturday when their federal unemployment benefits end. Democrats and labor unions, sensing political opportunity, are blaming the cuts on President Bush and Republicans in Congress. Bush, in… Read More
    AUBURN – Hannaford Bros. is using technology to prevent shoppers from carting away its carts. Four Hannaford supermarkets, including the one on Spring Street in Auburn, have introduced shopping carts whose wheels automatically lock when they reach the parking lot’s outer limit. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
    BANGOR – A financially troubled Fort Kent firm has filed for Chapter 11 protection in United States Bankruptcy Court. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Louis Kornreich early this week approved a preliminary reorganization plan that would allow Kent Inc. to remain open. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    THOMASTON – A Knox County Sheriff’s Department cruiser was damaged Christmas Eve in a rollover accident on the “cement flats” section of Route 1. Sgt. Steven Burns, age unavailable, was traveling along Route 1 in front of Dragon Cement Products, when he lost control of… Read More
    ST. GEORGE – Candidates for a three-year selectman’s seat and a SAD 50 director’s post are being sought for the March elections. The selectman’s position is held now by Don Choquette; William Reinhardt holds the SAD 50 seat. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
    BELFAST – A Searsport man was sentenced Monday in Waldo County Superior Court for two counts of trafficking in cocaine. Edward Mylen III, 23, was sentenced to five years in prison, with all but two years suspended, by Superior Court Justice Joseph Jabar. Once released,… Read More
    Wilfred R. Leighton of Buxton has been named president and chief operating officer of UniTek Inc. The company operates or shares in the operation of two lines of businesses within the telecommunications industry: UniTel, a local, independent telephone company in Unity; and UniPage, a paging business operating under… Read More
    BANGOR – A Corinna teenager pleaded not guilty in Penobscot County Superior Court on Friday to manslaughter, driving to endanger and criminal speeding. Mark Belair II, 19, was driving 17-year-old classmate Savannah Warren to graduation rehearsal at Dexter Regional High School on June 3, when… Read More
    AUGUSTA – Increased prescription drug abuse is largely responsible for a fourfold increase in drug deaths over the past five years in Maine, according to a state report released Friday. The state is expected to have 161 drug-related deaths in 2002, up from 34 in… Read More
    OLD TOWN – One of two local teenagers injured in a recent fatal automobile accident is recuperating. The condition of 18-year-old Old Town High School senior Sean Kinch has been upgraded from serious to fair, according to a spokeswoman at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor. His classmate,… Read More
    Three years ago, when many of his contemporaries were planning their retirements, Fred Kircheis made a successful bid for one of the most challenging jobs in state government. The longtime fisheries biologist for the state Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife became the executive director… Read More
    BANGOR – St. Joseph Hospital will hold an open house for its new cardiac catheterization lab, beginning with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 4, at the hospital, 360 Broadway. Guided tours of the lab will be available from 10:30 a.m. to 2… Read More
    BANGOR – Penquis Community Action Program recently received a $2,500 grant from the Maine Community Foundation, Maine Charity Foundation Fund, and a $1,000 grant from the Maine State Troopers Foundation to support The Parenting Experience, a Penquis CAP Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Councils project. Read More
    BANGOR – Maria Brountas, a well-known teacher at Vine Street School, is featured in the January issue of the national teachers’ journal Teaching K-8. In the cover story, “First Grade, Beyond the Lines,” writer Kate Romano describes a typical day in Brountas’ first-grade class during… Read More
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    BANGOR – The Penquis Community Action Program Resource Development Center will offer “Foundations of Center-Based Care” training from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, at Penquis CAP, 262 Harlow St. The program will provide a basic overview of working in center-based early childhood… Read More
    HERMON – The town offices will be closed to the public Jan. 6-7 as part of a state training program for the computerized motor vehicle registration system. Because the town recently switched to a new computer operating system, town officials are required to be retrained… Read More
    PITTSFIELD – Town councilors will discuss two new initiatives at their first meeting of the year on Jan. 7, during which they also will choose a new mayor. Gary Jordan, who served six years on the council and the last four as mayor, was defeated in last November’s… Read More
    VERONA – A small fire inside a West Side Drive home kept firefighters busy for a short time Thursday. No injuries were reported. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i =… Read More
    PORTLAND – Snow and ice storms in more than seven states along the East Coast and across the Midwest have forced the cancellation of blood drives, resulting in missed blood donations. Poor weather conditions also increase the potential for serious accidents. Giving blood now will… Read More
    A rainy, snowy fall and early winter are fast quenching the remnants of the two-year drought along the East Coast. The Christmas storm that blew across Pennsylvania, New York and New England was icing on the cake for soil moisture and groundwater watchers, said Randy… Read More
    KITTERY – A New Hampshire woman accused of trying to drown her young children in the Piscataqua River has pleaded guilty to two counts of child endangerment as part of a plea agreement. Traci Brennan, 38, of Wolfeboro originally was charged with two counts of… Read More
    JEFFERSON – A Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department detective, whose leg was run over on Christmas Day by his own cruiser when an Augusta man drove away in the vehicle, fired at the assailant three times. Chief Deputy Dan Bradford confirmed Friday that Detective Sgt. Jason… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT – A fire safety workshop will be held 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14, at Penquis CAP, 50 North St. Joy Guyotte of the Dover-Foxcroft Fire Department will cover topics such as home safety and escape plans, fire extinguisher safety and smoke alarms. The workshop… Read More
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    BANGOR – A Massachusetts minister says he will use dinosaur bones to teach creationism when he visits the Neighborhood Church on Sunday. The Rev. Paul E. Veit, pastor of Haverhill Alliance Church in Haverhill, Mass., began collecting fossils about three years ago to enhance his… Read More
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    BREWER – The Bangor Lodge of Elks will hold its Hoop Shoot for all boys and girls ages 8 to 13 on Sunday, Jan. 5, at Brewer High School. Each contestant will shoot 25 foul shots. Trophies will be awarded to the top three in each division. First-place… Read More
    NEWRY – Sunday River officials have entered into agreement with the South Portland-based Harris Golf Co. to build a Robert Trent Jones Jr.-designed golf course at the resort. The proposal calls for the 18-hole course to be built on a 350-acre site in the Jordan… Read More
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    HARRINGTON – Liz Grant scored four of her 12 points in overtime as the Narraguagus girls’ basketball team edged Jonesport-Beals 54-50 Friday night. Sarah Beal had given the Royalettes a two-point lead when she connected on two free throws with 14 seconds remaining in the… Read More
    NEWPORT – Ryan McLellan scored 18 points and the Nokomis Warriors rolled past John Bapst 74-49 in a boys’ high school basketball game Friday night. Jody Mullis netted 17 points for the Warriors and Arnie Ellis had 14 points and five steals. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
    LINCOLN – Travis Patterson scored 32 points Friday night, including 15 at the free throw line, as the Dexter boys’ basketball team got by Mattanawcook 58-53. Cody Roach contributed with 15 points for the Tigers. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
    By now, the big day has come and gone, the surprises have all been revealed. You finally know if the Jolly Old Elf in the red, performance-fabric parka left anything that you could cross off that outdoor Christmas wish list. You’ve found the list and… Read More
    Elsewhere in this section, you’ll find the account of two Maine men who lived a winter nightmare and survived. Each year in this state, there are plenty of similar stories of sportsmen and women plunging through the ice and into a lake or pond. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    During the spring and summer months, it is just about impossible not to see what you want, due to the sheer numbers and varieties of birds. It is also easier to find birds then because they are advertising their whereabouts with their mating and territorial songs. Read More
    The Christmas lights are glowing as conversation and spicy scents drift through air filled with laughter and the usual lamentations. Such are family gatherings at my house. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false;… Read More
    The gifts change. The cousins get older. But there are three constants when it comes to the Andresen family Christmas: Dad inevitably feels that he did not get enough gifts. We all eat way too much roast beef, spinach dip and shrimp cocktail. And I go shopping on… Read More
    A flock of wild turkeys searches for fodder along a field’s edge, where oak, beech, maple and birch mark the line where the forest begins. The awkward creatures peck the ground as they step along, their dark brown feathers ruffled against the wintry breeze. Blue-tinged heads and beady… Read More
    Like everything else, it came down to politics. We used to celebrate New Year’s Eve on the vernal equinox, on the shortest day of the year. (My birthday). Change of seasons and all that. Made sense. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
    Gov.-elect John Baldacci on Thursday named a lawyer and longtime state employee to head up Maine’s Department of Environmental Protection. Dawn Gallagher of Hallowell most recently served as deputy commissioner of the Department of Conservation under Gov. Angus King, and has spent more than 20… Read More
    BROWNVILLE JUNCTION – As many as 150 deer congregate in Eli Zwicker Jr.’s yard at the height of the Maine winter. Their long eyelashes and hairy chins dusted with snow, the graceful animals feed on more than 13 tons of grain Zwicker puts out for them every year. Read More
    A story about a Fort Kent snowmobile accident in Wednesday’s edition in which two sled dogs were killed contained incorrect information. The operator of the snowmobile that struck and killed the two dogs was Brad Charette, 16. The accident occurred at 8:30 p.m. — googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    Union Trust Co., with 16 offices along the coast from Waldoboro to Machias, has announced five promotions. Lorraine Ouellette, assistant vice president and trust officer; Phyllis Harmon, assistant vice president-relationship manager; and Pam Fowler, assistant vice president-relationship manager, all were promoted to vice president. Rhonda Reardon, trust administrative… Read More
    Nobody likes to be forced to eat. Europeans, Asians, Africans and even American may gag at the thought. Yet that is exactly what a selfish bunch of American farmers are trying to do to the fine folks in the European Union (BDN, Dec. 21-22). To… Read More
    An outbreak of rioting recently put East Timor on the map again. The world’s newest nation, on an island between Indonesia and Australia, gained independence just seven months ago. But bad news is about the only thing that brings it to world attention. It suffered through centuries of… Read More
    As we, the American people, pursue our war on terrorism and with Iraq, we finally become what we have long hated and feared. Much of the world views our country in the same light as the despised “Commie,” “fascist,” “terrorist” and “warmonger.” We must remember that what we… Read More
    Thank you for giving front-page attention to Bush administration plans to increase the tax burden on people with moderate to low incomes. It is bad enough that President Bush intends to conduct an unjust, undeclared, pre-emptive war. Now we learn he also intends to shift the burden of… Read More
    I read the article about the dangers of teenage driving and how the state is considering changing regulations associated with it, such as changing the driving age (BDN, Dec. 5). Even though I agree that teen driving has its hazards and that some teens are too immature to… Read More
    Great! Now the federal government wants to make Maine a target for incoming missiles by siting one of their defective defensive missile systems here. It’s defective because it has hit its target only five out of eight times. It managed the five because the target… Read More
    So much for a climate change? Here are a few facts. Reuters news agency states that the hottest year on record remains 1998, with 2002 surpassing last year as the next warmest. The 10 warmest years have all occurred since 1987, with nine since 1990. Read More
    Misty Edgecomb of the Bangor Daily News staff wrote the Dec. 21-22 story, “The money pit: Maine’s Superfund sites running out of cash,” leaving Corinna high and dry. This article would leave the impression that the residents of Corinna feel this way about the Environmental Protection Agency and… Read More
    A federal court’s rejection of Healthy Maine Prescriptions, a drug plan for the elderly poor, was not surprising after a similar Vermont law was overturned a year ago. But the need for low-cost prescription drugs – for drugs not inflated by unusually high costs from marketing and by… Read More
    American college students should take a lesson from Hashem Aghajari, a history teacher recently sentenced to death in Iran for “blasphemy.” Aghajari’s capital “offense” was telling his students that “In all matters … your reason is a better tool of discernment than all the sayings of prophets and… Read More
    The state of Maine, like every other governmental organization, is struggling to find an equitable way to fund the requirements of health care for its citizens. I fear this attempt is doomed to fail, primarily because the fundamental cause for the crisis has not been defined. All attempts… Read More
    WASHINGTON – The Maine State Police said Thursday that the death of a Washington man was a suicide. Police initially characterized the death of Robert McLain, 54, as an apparent homicide. Following initial autopsy results and interviews with family members, however, investigators have now determined… Read More
    WATERVILLE – Law enforcement officials have arrested three men and seized nearly 10 ounces of crack cocaine in a series of raids in Waterville and Fairfield. Investigators said the men face drug-trafficking charges and that more arrests could follow. Police said the case highlights the… Read More