MAINE VS. WAYNE STATE Time, site: Thursday, 7 p.m.; Saturday, 1 p.m.; Alfond Arena, Orono googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i < slot_sizes.length; i++) { if (isMobileDevice())… Read More
PORTLAND – Fifteen health care experts have been named to the board of directors of the new charitable foundation that resulted from the sale of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Maine. The Maine Health Access Foundation will use $82 million from the sale of… Read More
ELLSWORTH – Ellsworth-area schools have made plans for four holiday concerts. Each performance will be at the Ellsworth High School auditorium. Second-graders from the Bryant E. Moore School will perform at 7 tonight. Ellsworth Middle School pupils will perform at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 11. Read More
SKOWHEGAN – The Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture has announced a $5,200 fellowship for a residency program for a nine-week session, from June 16 through Aug. 18, 2001. Full and partial fellowship support is available through the Bingham Fellowship and the William and Marguerite Zorach Fellowship for… Read More
PORTLAND – A Rockland man was arrested on an arson charge after a smoky pre-dawn fire Wednesday in a Weymouth Street apartment that injured one person and drove nearly two dozen others from the four-story building. Eric Malmstrom, 22, admitted that he set the blaze… Read More
FORT KENT – The Madawaska-Edmundston complex of Fraser Papers Nexfor was hailed Wednesday by the group’s president as the centerpiece of the international pulp, paper and dimensional lumber company. Bert Martin, a native of Edmundston, New Brunswick, who moved up through the company’s ranks from… Read More
Most sports fans can vividly recall a sports story which provided memorable moments such as New York Mets shortstop Mike Bordick making a diving stab in the National League Championship Series or Portland swimmer Ian Crocker on the medal stand after helping the U.S. 400-meter medley relay team… Read More
Dover-Foxcroft District Court Brodie Mackin, 18, Brownville, possessing marijuana, $200. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i < slot_sizes.length; i++) { if (isMobileDevice()) { if (slot_sizes[i][0] googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
NEWPORT – Selectmen Wednesday night settled a disagreement over how much winter sand to buy and how much to pay for it. Robert Noyes of R and R Lumber of Carmel addressed the board to explain his side of a disagreement with the town’s public… Read More
BANGOR – A Superior Court judge this week awarded the city more than $101,000 in damages in its lawsuit against Bangor Packet & Steamship Co., an affiliate of the Sea Dog Brewing Co. Justice Jeffrey L. Hjelm, in his order filed Monday in Penobscot County Superior Court, awarded… Read More
FORT KENT – Cross-country skiing is going right to town in northern Maine, known for decades as the snow capital of the state. While snow is still being awaited in the region, the anticipation is especially high at Fort Kent Elementary School, where a new… Read More
NEW SWEDEN – Union 122 board members named a new superintendent Tuesday night. The board unanimously approved Rebecca Haskell of Caribou, who will assume the position Jan. 1. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner =… Read More
Before the basketball season started, John Giannini looked at the grueling seven-game stretch that faced his team and made a pronouncement. “It’s very simple,” Giannini said. “If we have a 4-3 record after our first seven games, we have an outstanding team.” googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
Back in May I told you about a young man who set out on foot to traverse the Northwest from the northern U.S. border at Glacier National Park in Wyoming north along the Rockies to the Arctic Circle at Inuvik, Northwest Territory. Martin Maines, who turned 23 on… Read More
ELLSWORTH – The American Cancer Society and Maine Coast Memorial Hospital will present a free seminar tonight on financial guidance for cancer survivors and their families. The seminar will take place at 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 7, in the first-floor classroom of the hospital’s medical… Read More
Bangor District Court Jonah Benmansour, 21, Gouldsboro, assault, not guilty; disorderly conduct, $100. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i < slot_sizes.length; i++) { if (isMobileDevice()) { if… Read More
BANGOR – Ed Farren has put plenty of miles on his tires this year, as in years past, coming to Maine to motivate state government and businesses to join New Brunswick in its quest to get a piece of the new economy. Each time, he… Read More
Houlton District Court Nancy Campbell, 56, Stockton, Calif., operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, $600, jail seven days, license suspended 18 months, registration suspended. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner… Read More
House eaves and split-rail fences are draped in icicle lights by the thousands, while in storefronts, wire reindeer move their heads up and down as if keeping time to the rhythm of the Salvation Army bells nearby. It’s the height – the high noon –… Read More
SKOWHEGAN – Somerset County commissioners Wednesday morning approved borrowing $140,000 to cover overrun costs at the new communications center, along with future purchases at the center and the jail. Budget Committee Chairman D. Dwight Dogherty suggested the three-year note to commissioners as a way to… Read More
The Portland Symphony Orchestra will create a winter wonderland Dec. 8-18 at its annual “Magic of Christmas” concert. Headlining the event will be Broadway performer Christiane Noll and 13-year-old Maine soprano Laura Darrell. Also performing at the show will be the Parish Bell Ringers of Brunswick, the Boy… Read More
Police nab 2 in J.C. Penney thefts > Bangor residents say thieves stole Santa, Frosty lawn ornaments
Bangor police investigators are expected to use a photo lineup to try to further link a Bangor woman with a theft Monday of hundreds of dollars from J.C. Penney at the Bangor Mall. The 18-year-old woman and her live-in boyfriend have already been charged with… Read More
FORT KENT – The University of Maine at Fort Kent division of nursing will host an informational presentation on organ transplant donation at 9:30 a.m. today in the campus SportsCenter. Registered nurse Laura Huckstein, a transplant coordinator from the New England Organ Bank, will speak… Read More
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APPLETON – After avoiding a deer that was crossing West Appleton Road on Tuesday night, a Union woman hit another deer with her car, causing $4,000 in damage to the vehicle. Julie A. Packard, 47, was driving north at 9:55 p.m. when she turned to… Read More
Help! I don’t understand government economics. How can the government have a surplus and be trillions of dollars in debt? The last account, on Nov. 29, it amounts to over $5.6 trillion. This debt costs us millions of dollars daily in interest. Apparently, the economic… Read More
AUGUSTA – A woman with a background in Maine hospital management will be the new superintendent of the state psychiatric hospital in Augusta. Lisa Kavanaugh will begin as top administrator at the Augusta Mental Health Institute on Jan. 2, 2001, Mental Health Commissioner Lynn Duby… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – The University of Maine System, in partnership with the Maine Humanities Council, invites applications from individuals and groups to support projects that will expand and preserve knowledge of Maine’s rich multicultural heritage. An outgrowth of the University of Maine System Diversity Initiative,… Read More
MACHIAS – Machias Dental Care is trying to spread holiday cheer to Washington County children in need. Dr. James Sparaga and the team at the dental center on 75 Court St., have placed a Spirit Tree in the office reception room. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
Sarah Walsh, Kim McLaughlin WATERVILLE – The Maine Women’s Basketball Coaches Association has named Sarah Walsh of Colby College and Kim McLaughlin of Bates College as their Players of the Week. Walsh, a sophomore center from Catonsville, Md., averaged 15 points and seven rebounds in… Read More
Although it lasted a mere 7 minutes, 10 seconds, President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s address to a joint session of Congress on Dec. 8, 1941, is regarded as one of the most passionate speeches in American history. Some historians question whether a war-anxious FDR really was surprised by Japan’s… Read More
Congratulations to Robert Gardiner and Charles Beck for completely ruining what was once a wonderful public radio station. Remember the days of Boston Symphony broadcasts, Robert J. (who had a marvelous talent for programming interesting and varied music, and who also knew how to pronounce… Read More
CHARLOTTETOWN, Prince Edward Island – Canadian Agriculture Minister Lyle Vanclief is talking with U.S. officials about possibly lifting their ban on Prince Edward Island potatoes, Premier Pat Binns said Wednesday. However, the province has yet to hear whether Ottawa will impose a corresponding ban on… Read More
COLUMBIA FALLS – The Columbia House has been entered into the National Register of Historic Places. Earle G. Shettleworth Jr., director of the Maine Historic Preservation Commission, said the designation indicates that the property has been documented, evaluated and considered worthy of protection as part… Read More
MACHIASPORT – More than $38,000 was taken from a safe in an apparent break-in discovered Wednesday at the town office, authorities said. The burglary was discovered by Town Clerk Margaret Flaherty when she arrived at work about 8:15 a.m. At first, all appeared normal until… Read More
GARLAND – SAD 46 officials and Penobscot County deputies are stymied about the motivation behind repeated break-ins at the Garland Elementary School. School personnel arrived Wednesday morning to discover – for the third time – that someone had entered the school through a window, opened… Read More
I read a recent column concerning the retirement of your columnist John Day. It seems like just yesterday John and I were sitting around our fraternity house at the U of M and somehow were discussing when we were born. As it unfolded, we were not only born… Read More
It seems likely, now, that G.W. Bush will be our next president – thanks to some poorly designed and junky voting devices (machines) in Florida, and elsewhere in the country. Some suggestions for our new president before 2004 are: Trash the junky voting devices; have… Read More
GLENBURN – What educators saw as an update to a family life curriculum that’s been taught here for more than 20 years, some parents viewed as a drastic change in the way sex education is talked about in the eighth grade. Last month, about 40… Read More
PORTLAND – Members of Maine’s congressional delegation have taken a low-key approach to the legal battle over the presidential vote in Florida, avoiding the harsh rhetoric that has come from some other politicians. Maine’s two senators, both centrist Republicans, and its two U.S. representatives, both… Read More
It is a Maine urban legend: The state is near rock-bottom when it comes to its high school graduates going on to college compared to other states. But that legend is flat-out wrong, according to a number of educational experts who have studied the matter. Read More
ST.ALBANS – Nomination papers for five public positions are available at the town office today. Three selectmen, a road commissioner and a town clerk are elected annually during balloting the day before the March town meeting. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
FAIRFIELD – Town Manager Paul Blanchette once had high hopes for a regional partnership designed to promote growth. But his attitude has soured since a business group and a planning agency abruptly announced plans to lead the effort. These days, Blanchette is waiting skeptically for… Read More
I read the front page story on Spencer Lake and John Malone with interest. It was a great mix of half truths and innuendo. George Smith of the Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine states that LURC denied a boat landing permit in 1997 and that it angered a lot… Read More
Several hundred residents in Glenburn and Kenduskeag were without power for less than an hour Wednesday, according to a spokesman for Bangor Hydro-Electric Co. The power outage was attributed to a problem at a substation, although the spokesman didn’t know specifically what caused the power… Read More
CARIBOU – The Maine National Guard plans to move from its Bennett Drive home in Caribou next year, leaving the city wondering what to do with the property. Maj. Gen. Joseph E. Tinkham II, the state’s adjutant general, and other guard officials met Tuesday night… Read More
AUGUSTA – Maine’s 7-year-old law that sets term limits for lawmakers has come under fire from critics who say it is weakening the legislative branch of government. But because of widespread reluctance to tamper with a statute that was created by voters in a referendum,… Read More
UNITY – The Unity Volunteer Ambulance Corps has switched to a new emergency number. The new number is (800) 660-3398 and connects with the Waldo County Sheriff’s Department. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner =… Read More
WJBQ 97.9 will present Q Bash 2000, featuring Third Eye Blind and other performers, at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 12, at the Cumberland County Civic Center. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased by calling 775-3331. Read More
The following is excerpted from the fall 2000 Maine Policy Review, a publication of the Margaret Chase Smith Center at the University of Maine. . googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var… Read More
I am amazed at reports that a woman in Newport News, Va. has had trouble sleeping after finding a chicken head in her box of McDonald’s chicken wings. What was this woman thinking? That chicken wings grew on a chicken wing tree? The head was… Read More
AUGUSTA – The 120th Legislature of Maine opened Wednesday with high hopes and lofty plans for a new spirit of cooperation and civility. Newly elected House Speaker Michael Saxl of Portland warned members to avoid the small-minded politics that have marked too many previous sessions because “the voter’s… Read More
SKOWHEGAN – County commissioners denied Wednesday an 11th-hour request for $12,500 in funding to leverage a $100,000 economic development grant. The federal grant would be used by the Somerset Economic Development Corp. to hire a full-time staff, said chief fund-raiser Phil Roy. He said the… Read More
CORINNA – The town paid $1 for the three-bedroom, two-bath home located across from the town office and will soon decide on an asking price for the property. In October, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development offered the town an opportunity to buy… Read More
BUCKSPORT – Paper isn’t just paper. It’s weight. It’s chemistry. It’s money. And it’s work for two teams of employees at International Paper Co.’s mill that spent years developing a new lightweight paper for Time, People and Sports Illustrated magazines and their 10 million subscribers. Read More
WASHINGTON – Trying to reverse Congressional action she says was responsible for eliminating home health care services for 7,000 Maine seniors, U.S. Sen. Susan Collins asked Senate leaders Wednesday to separate a bill that would increase funding for the nation’s health care providers from a tax bill that… Read More
BANGOR – HarvardNet, one of the leading providers of digital subscriber line Internet service to businesses statewide, is restructuring the company and will no longer offer the DSL connections, the Massachusetts-based firm announced Wednesday. As part of the reorganization, HarvardNet will lay off its entire… Read More
TALES FROM RHAPSODY HOME: OR WHAT THEY DON’T TELL YOU ABOUT SENIOR LIVING By John Gould, Algonquin Books, Chapel Hill, N.C., 2000, 182 pages, $18.95. When you are 90 years old, use a walker, have a heart condition and are stuck in a nursing home,… Read More
ELLSWORTH – There were plenty of questions but few answers when city councilors and school committee members talked about money and budgets Tuesday. City Manager Tim King told the two panels that while the city’s valuation and property tax revenue have steadily increased in recent… Read More
ELLSWORTH – The Bangor Daily News bureau in Ellsworth will host an open house and kids’ holiday fun night. The fun and games will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8, at 63 Main St. The open house and kids’ night is part… Read More
AUGUSTA – Democratic candidates once again swept all three constitutional offices Wednesday, in addition to the legislatively elected post of state auditor. G. Steven Rowe, the outgoing Democratic House speaker from Portland, faced no opposition in his bid to become attorney general. Fairfield Democrat Dan… Read More
AUGUSTA – Three Vassalboro residents pleaded guilty and were sentenced Wednesday on charges related to a methamphetamine operation in that central Maine town, the Maine attorney general’s office said. David M. Miles, 28, also known as Michael Miles, was sentenced to five years in prison… Read More
CALAIS – Even with a gun to their heads, it took the city councilors two meetings Wednesday to decide how the city would cope with the loss of ambulance service. When they were done, the majority voted to enter into a contract with a private company. Read More
Editor’s Note: In Sound Advice, the first Thursday of every month, veteran NEWS entertainment writer Dale McGarrigle reviews new rock, pop, alternative, country, folk or blues albums. Different NEWS writers contribute reviews from other musical genres. “Nathan Michael Shawn Wayna” (Universal) – Boyz II Men… Read More
FAIRFIELD – The SAD 49 board on Thursday will consider extending Superintendent Dean Baker’s contract by one year. During the meeting, set for 7 p.m. at Lawrence High School, board members will conduct Baker’s annual performance evaluation in executive session then vote on his contract… Read More
BELFAST – Democrats of Waldo County will meet to mark the holiday season Friday. Third-term state Rep. Joe Brooks of Winterport and newly elected Rep. Walter Ash of Belfast will be on hand to talk about the 2001 legislative session. The Waldo County Democratic Committee… Read More
Whether going to or from work, running errands, or stopping by the corporate offices, the employees of Webber Oil Co. in Bangor hope all will participate in their first food drive. Webber’s Jennifer Brewer said Webber employees started a food drive the day after Thanksgiving… Read More
BANGOR – Louis Mathieson, 79, of Owls Head was aboard the USS Oklahoma on Dec. 7, 1941, the day the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. He and his brother Harry are among the few who made it off the doomed warship, which was anchored in the Hawaiian harbor when… Read More
BRADFORD – The remains of a man uncovered in a shallow grave here last week were identified Wednesday as Joseph Cloak Jr. of Ellsworth, according to the Maine State Police. The state Medical Examiner’s Office said it expected to release a cause of death Friday. Read More
In theaters DR. T AND THE WOMEN 122 minutes, R, directed by Robert Altman, written by Anne Rapp. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i < slot_sizes.length; i++)… Read More
BASS HARBOR – Coast Guard officers saved a 65-foot fishing boat that was in danger of sinking at the town dock. The Nordsee, owned by Rodney Wilmer of Bernard, appeared to be taking on water Monday while moored in the harbor, so Tremont harbor master… Read More
Disney on Ice’s Snow White will be performed at the Bangor Auditorium at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2001; 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 11, 2001; 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 12, 2001; 11:30 a.m., 3 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 13, 2001; 1 and 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 14,… Read More
BANGOR – Delta Airlines plans to notify and rebook air travelers who will be affected by a possible work slowdown, according to Bangor International Airport’s marketing manager. But local customers who are using Delta Connections to fly to Cincinnati, one of the airline’s largest hubs,… Read More
The decision to withdraw the Met from Maine Public Radio is appalling. While I do not profess to be an opera buff, I have come to expect its presence among the repertoire of classical music programs offered by public radio. How can we promote and preserve the arts… Read More
ARLINGTON, Va. – Gannett Co. has promoted Craig Dubow to president of its broadcasting division. He will replace Cecil Walker, who will become chairman and continue as chief executive officer of Gannett Broadcasting, Gannett announced Tuesday. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
Don’t worry. It won’t be long before you get a glimpse of a flag just seconds after it has been discharged from its loading station on an ice trap. As I reminisce of past trips I can almost hear the echo of the word “flag”… Read More
STOCKTON SPRINGS – Nobody was hurt when a Church Street barn was destroyed by fire Wednesday. The Stockton Springs Fire Department said a kerosene space heater in the barn’s wood shop is believed to have overheated material nearby and ignited the blaze. The barn, which… Read More
Kenny Rogers will bring holiday cheer to the Augusta Civic Center on Friday, Dec. 15, in his production, “Christmas From the Heart.” The production will feature performers, musicians and a choir in the story of a magical toy shop that comes to life. Tickets are $20, $30 and… Read More
PORTLAND – A baby who was born in a Logan Airport bathroom stall and left for dead in the toilet bowl has been placed in his grandparents’ custody in South Portland. A Massachusetts judge agreed last month to allow 7-month-old Benjamin Robert Angell-Clifton to live… Read More
Reading the letters to The Salvation Army and the Santa’s Helper Fund, one can draw similarities among the tough situations facing people in our area. A common problem seems to be that there are not enough funds remaining at the end of a month, after paying the bills,… Read More
MACHIAS – The Washington County Sheriff’s Department released a composite sketch Wednesday of the suspect who stabbed a deputy in Lubec. Sheriff Joseph Tibbetts said Deputy Jamie Denbow, a contract patrol officer for Lubec, was stabbed in the upper leg Tuesday night when he stopped… Read More
FARMINGTON – Robert Pilsbury popped in 24 points to lead the Husson College Braves to a 72-67 men’s basketball victory over the University of Maine-Farmington Beavers Wednesday night. The Braves rallied from a 40-31 halftime deficit. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
Micmac, Maliseet, Passamaquoddy and Penobscot basket makers will be on hand during the Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance sale and demonstration, beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 9, at the Hudson Museum in the Maine Center for the Arts, University of Maine in Orono. The yearly event will feature… Read More
WARREN – Amidst concerns for public safety, the owner of a Route 90 rifle range agreed to disclose its financial condition to the state Bureau of Environmental Protection to show whether the business is capable of complying with its permit. “I have nothing to hide,”… Read More
PORTLAND – American Skiing Co., one of the nation’s largest ski resort companies, on Wednesday posted a loss of $24.2 million in its first quarter but said the company hopes to cut its losses this winter. The Newry-based company remained optimistic about its prospects for… Read More
A slowdown in tax revenues, a surge in health care costs, and bills due from tax cuts – for many state governments, the new year promises to bring budget headaches. Economic forecasts at year’s end show at least a dozen states facing a combination of… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – The Alert Test will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 12. in the Aroostook Room of the campus center at the University of Maine at Presque Isle. Passing this test is a prerequisite for enrollment in the Maine Criminal Justice Academy’s… Read More
On Nov. 25, an international conference on global warming collapsed at The Hague and was almost completely ignored by U.S. media obsessed with the election controversy in Florida. The conference was a last-ditch effort to salvage the Kyoto Accord of 1997 and its collapse could have much greater… Read More
ELLSWORTH – Maine Coast Memorial Hospital will host a flu clinic today. Flu shots will be available from 3 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 7, at Shop ‘n Save on High Street. Read More
PITTSFIELD – Mayor Gary Jordan said the Town Council has already begun preparing for Pittsfield Town Manager D. Dwight Dogherty’s retirement in 2003. As Dogherty starts his 18th year as Pittsfield’s town manager, Jordan has asked him to create a complete job description that the… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT – The sentencing of a Milo man, who pleaded no contest to sexual abuse of a minor Wednesday in Piscataquis County Superior Court, was continued day to day. Jeffrey Banker, 28, also entered guilty pleas for aggravated furnishing of marijuana and for violation of… Read More
This is not about Florida. By way of preface there follows a passing reference to Florida, but it is awfully hard these days to discuss anything of even the slightest public interest without alluding in some way to the state now so clearly identified as the source of… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – The University of Maine at Presque Isle’s Outdoor Adventure Program International is sponsoring a 72-hour, hands-on Wilderness First Responder course from Feb. 17 to Feb. 25. The cost of the course is $365 per person. A 50 percent deposit is required by… Read More
NORTHEAST HARBOR – Mount Desert selectmen voted Monday to schedule a public hearing on an ordinance change that would make Main Street’s one-way status permanent. In recent years, the street, which runs north to south, has permitted two-way traffic during slower winter months, but only… Read More
At his inauguration last week as president of Mexico, Vicente Fox promised his country the end of corruption, better education, more attention to human rights, environmental protection and economic progress. His ability to accomplish the impossible is enhanced by his already strong record regarding the improbable. Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT – Buckshot, the stray bobtail cat that survived multiple pellet wounds to its head, has adjusted just fine to his new Orono home. Anne and George Smith, animal rehabilitators, adopted the 2-year-old cat after reading about his rescue at the hands of Douglas Villone,… Read More
LIMESTONE – Reuse officials at the Loring Commerce Centre have a chance to attract a major aircraft maintenance company that could create up to 350 jobs. However, the commerce center also needs $3 million to get a 145,000-square-foot building – referred to as the arch… Read More
BELFAST – By a 3-2 vote, the City Council on Tuesday night took the first step toward extending a moratorium designed to block “big box” stores and fast-food restaurants. The moratorium was first enacted for six months in the spring after Wal-Mart approached city officials… Read More
I am a Maine Democrat and have been watching the national election events unfold in Florida with some very deep concerns. The Nov. 25 column written by John Day prompts me to respond. The right of each and every voter to have his vote counted… Read More