ST. ALBANS – St. Albans and Sherman Veterinary Service will hold a rabies clinic from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 2, at the St. Albans Fire Station. Fee is $5 and registration may be done on the day of the clinic. For information, call 938-4568. Read More
LINCOLNVILLE – Kelmscott Rare Breeds Foundation is celebrating the holidays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2 as part of the area’s Christmas by the Sea festivities. Kelmscott Farm will waive its admission fee for farm guests Saturday and open its Wool Shed Gift Shop for… Read More
E PLANTATION – Two Aroostook County men were treated for gunshot wounds on Wednesday as a result of gun accidents. Travis Kinney, 25, of Bridgewater was bird hunting along a woods road in E Plantation west of Blaine when he accidentally shot himself in the… Read More
WASHINGTON – The Justice Department is forcing Georgia-Pacific Corp. to sell its commercial tissue business in order to win government approval of its $11 billion acquisition of Fort James Corp. The department announced Tuesday that the companies had agreed to the divestiture to resolve antitrust… Read More
SKOWHEGAN – The Somerset County Extension will offer a workshop for home-based businesses on pricing handmade products from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 7, at the extension office on Norridgewock Avenue. Topics include knowing costs, market, customers and competition. To register, call 800-287-1495. Read More
CAMDEN – Merryspring Nature Park’s annual Holiday Bazaar is planned for the weekend of “Christmas by the Sea,” Dec. 2 and 3. Members of Merryspring Nature Park have a special members-only preview sale, planned for 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 30. The general public… Read More
AUBURN – A 14-year-old Lewiston boy admitted that he destroyed a menorah at an Auburn synagogue but maintained that he was not motivated by religious bias, police said. The juvenile, who was not identified because of his age, was charged with criminal mischief arising from… Read More
Even though the hand count of Florida votes is being allowed, the result will be a virtual dead heat. Even a differerence of a thousand votes is less than one tenth of one percent and statistically insignificant. Any attempt to have a state wide or even local “reelection,”… Read More
SKOWHEGAN – The Somerset Economic Development Corp. is temporarily joining forces with the Kennebec Valley Council of Governments to seek a state grant to hire a staff. The group, consisting of town managers, selectmen and economic directors from most of the towns in Somerset County,… Read More
SEARSPORT – The Searsport Area Bed and Breakfast Association will sponsor the second annual Afternoon in the Tiffany Tradition. The event, featuring music and song, will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 26, in the Second Harbor Church. Music will be performed… Read More
AUBURN – Three Mexican migrant workers who say they were forbidden to speak Spanish in a Latin eatery are planning to file a complaint with the Maine Human Rights Commission and may sue the owner. Victor Estrada, Omar Gonzalez, and Christo Gutierrez said the owner… Read More
While in the process of obtaining a loan from the bank that I have been doing business with for more than 35 years, I felt the bank was being just a little too picky. I was seeking a loan on a piece of property that… Read More
Thirty-five million Americans have an ancestor who was among the 102 passengers on the Mayflower, the little ship that landed at Plymouth Rock in 1620. But how many of the original Pilgrims can you name? Maybe Capt. Myles Standish, Gov. William Bradford, Elder William Brewster,… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – Madawaska High School communication students and their teacher, Tom Pennington, recently filmed and took part in a health education program at Gould Memorial Hospital. The program, coordinated by HORIZONS public relations and The Aroostook Medical Center Women’s Health Care Center, allowed the… Read More
ROCKLAND – On Tuesday, Jan. 9, the Guild of the Farnsworth Art Museum is sponsoring a bus trip to visit the “Frank W. Benson: American Impressionist” exhibit at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Mass. Benson has been called the last great American impressionist, the… Read More
PORTLAND – Mainers were on the go Wednesday, the day before Thanksgiving, but no delays were reported at Portland International Jetport and officials anticipated no major backups along the Maine Turnpike. On what has been described as the busiest travel day of the year across… Read More
BATH – The 55-day Bath Iron Works strike has been over for weeks, but management and the Machinists union are at odds over the number of shipbuilders who chose not to return to their jobs. “Most everyone is back to work at BIW,” company spokeswoman… Read More
The Nov. 11 edition of the Bangor Daily News carried an Associated Press article describing a near panic sweeping Europe about “mad cow disease.” French chefs are removing beef dishes from their menus, schools have stopped serving beef in their cafeterias and officials of the European Union are… Read More
MADAWASKA – The possibility of Grand Isle closing its elementary school next year and paying tuition for its students to go to Madawaska or Van Buren could assist either one or both of the those school systems. Madawaska school directors discussed the possibility again Tuesday,… Read More
BELFAST – You won’t find real estate agent Fran Riley licking her fingers over the city’s building moratorium. Riley informed the City Council this week that the moratorium had cost one of her United Realty client’s an opportunity to sell his Route 3 property to… Read More
BANGOR – Patients and employees in Bangor’s two general hospitals will no longer be able to take a drag on a cigarette anywhere on the grounds after New Year’s. Both St. Joseph Hospital and Eastern Maine Medical Center have set up a system whereby they… Read More
There may still be “a light at the end of that dark tunnel” for me after all. Reference is made to the Bangor Daily News article of Nov. 14 concerning the individuals who seemed to have fallen through the cracks, in respect to the 2000 U.S. Census, but… Read More
On the Sunday before Thanksgiving, the song selection was slim to say the least. There were just two pages in the hymnal devoted to the Thanksgiving holiday and neither pertained to anyone or anything I knew. Every year the Methodist minister would pick up his… Read More
MADAWASKA – Users of the Madawaska Water District are facing a request for a 20 percent overall increase in water rates early in 2001, if it is approved by the Maine Public Utilities Commission. The water rate increase sought by the district is the second… Read More
BANGOR – The Salvation Army will accept applications for Christmas assistance from 9 a.m. to noon Monday, Nov. 27, at the SA headquarters, 146 Center St. Applicants must provide rent receipts, proof of income and expenses, Social Security numbers for all living in the same… Read More
BANGOR – Despite arguments from his attorney that going to prison would do his client no good, Gregory Murray, 47, was sentenced Wednesday by a federal judge to 90 days in jail for a confrontation he had last spring with federal court security officers at the Margaret Chase… Read More
Harriet Beecher Stowe moved to Maine in 1850, with her husband, Calvin Ellis Stowe, a professor at Bowdoin College. In Brunswick, she wrote her famous “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” and many stories about New England life, including “The Pearl of Orr’s Island” (1862) and “Oldtown Folks” (1869). The latter… Read More
BUSH PILOT ANGLER: A MEMOIR, by Lee Wulff, Down East Books, Camden, 2000, 228 pages, $24.95. Although he died at 86 a decade ago, from a heart attack while piloting his Piper Super Cub, Lee Wulff is still the unchallenged supreme being of the fly-fishing… Read More
MACHIAS – Selectmen have called a special town meeting for Tuesday, Nov. 28, to change the due dates for town tax payments. If voters approve Tuesday’s warrant articles, taxpayers will have until Jan. 12, 2001, to pay half of their 2000-2001 taxes. The second half… Read More
BANGOR – The Bangor Police Athletic League has five computers for its after-school program, a gift from U.S. Rep. John Baldacci. The computers had been used in Baldacci’s office. The donation was announced Wednesday at PAL’s Essex Street center. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
A gas-powered refrigerator manufactured from 1933 to 1957, with a design based on a patent by Albert Einstein, is connected to 22 carbon monoxide-related fatalities and 55 injuries nationally, and an additional 60 deaths in Canada. The refrigerator, with the brand name Servel, was a… Read More
There we were, those of us who could stand, facing the unfurled flag, still glorious nonetheless. Standing at attention saluting Old Glory with gnarled, shaking hands, were some veterans in the golden phase of their lives. Some family members, clergy and friends also were present to pay their… Read More
BANGOR – The Husson College women’s basketball has been blessed in the last several years with tall, talented players who presented tough matchups for the Braves’ Maine Athletic Conference opponents. This season, 12th-year coach Kissy Walker knows her team lacks such a presence. As a… Read More
FORT FAIRFIELD – A Caribou man escaped serious injury Wednesday morning when his car rolled over on Route 1A. Jeffrey Harvey, 51, was driving south at about 3:35 a.m. on his way to work when his car went off the road and rolled over. Harvey… Read More
ORRINGTON – A free developmental screening for all area children ages 3 and 4, and 5 year olds not yet eligible for kindergarten, will be held 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Wednesday Dec. 6, at the North Orrington Elementary School. The screening will check a child’s overall development. Read More
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Remember the USS Maine? In 1898, as the formidable American warship rested at anchor in Havana Harbor, it blew up and sank, claiming the lives of 266 U.S. Navy sailors. Despite decades of debate over whether the terrible explosion was sabotage… Read More
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For anyone, a 12-point, 210-pound buck would make for a fine hunting day. For Herb Lounder of Hancock, it meant quite a bit more. In July 1978, a motorcycle accident left Lounder paralyzed at the age of 22. A lifelong hunter and angler, Lounder returned… Read More
BAILEYVILLE – An investigator from the State Fire Marshal’s Office has been asked to determine the cause of a Tuesday night fire that destroyed a home on the Houlton Road. Baileyville Police Officer Shawn Newell said the blaze was reported at 11:15 p.m. and the… Read More
BREWER – Barbara Parker, coordinator of the Penobscot Breast and Cervical Health Coalition will speak at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 7, at the Brewer Public Library. Parker’s topic will address “Bringing awareness and opportunities for community involvement to men, women, and businesses in an effort… Read More
The Bangor Daily News invites you to be a part of its annual fund-raising effort to support Salvation Army units in central and Down East Maine – the Santa’s Helper Fund. Over the years, Bangor Daily News readers have generously opened their hearts to friends and neighbors through… Read More
The editorial staff of the Bangor Daily News has written in support of the methadone clinic in Bangor, based on uncertain data and unclear reasoning. The staff has likewise reported the results of Dr. Johnson’s article on opiod dependence in the New England Journal of Medicine (Nov. 2… Read More
Former University of Maine-Presque Isle wrestler and wrestling coach Chico Hernandez will represent the United States and North America Sunday at the World Cup of Sombo Wrestling in Nice, France. Hernandez will compete in the 163-pound (middleweight) class against six other competitors representing the other… Read More
BAR HARBOR – On the streets, in offices and across the dinner table, many residents are weighing a big question as they await a Nov. 29 special town meeting vote to determine the future of the Bar Harbor Water Co. Is the town capable of… Read More
BANGOR – Lauree Gott’s sixth-grade science class gathered Wednesday morning in the field behind Fire Station No. 5 on the Hogan Road. The Veazie Community School pupils kicked a dusting of snow off the still soft earth as they looked over the garden plot they will tend over… Read More
HOULTON – Once the center for community entertainment, the Temple Cinema in Market Square is now barely hanging on and could close if there isn’t an increase in patronage. “I can’t believe the movie business is dead,” says Brian “Herbie” Hockenhull, owner of the Temple,… Read More
One day two men were sitting discussing politics. That evening when one of their daughters knelt down for prayer before going to bed, this is what she prayed for: “God bless momma and daddy and all my friends, but most of all God please take care of yourself… Read More
You want to go out and have a glass of wine. Good wine. Not the kind that comes in a box or a gigantic bottle. But you don’t want to sit through a six-course meal just so you can go to a place with a decent wine list. Read More
CORINNA – For the past two weeks, Corinna Water District wells have been back on line and are holding, the district superintendent said Tuesday. “We’ve been able to go back on our wells,” said Superintendent Thomas Todd, “but I’m the one holding now -holding my… Read More
We at the Department of Economic and Community Development share in the region’s disappointment in learning of the collapse of Karen Gehman’s recent bid to purchase the HoltraChem facility in Orrington. We are concerned, however, that the recent BDN articles regarding this venture may have left readers with… Read More
YARMOUTH, Nova Scotia – Ottawa does not accept plans by some Indian fishermen to take to the waters off southwestern Nova Scotia on Monday when the six-month commercial lobster season opens. The Shubenacadie band plans to fish as many as 3,500 traps, or a nine-license… Read More
WESTBROOK – Operators of a new natural gas-fired plant offered assurances that the firing of a turbine and boiler that created acrid smoke as far away as South Portland was a one-time occurrence. The test firing of one of the plant’s two turbines Friday night… Read More
Sam Clark Sam Clark, a senior at Colby College, has been named the New England Small College Athletic Conference Most Valuable Player of the Maine Even Tip-Off Classic. Clark, a center, averaged 23.5 points, 11.5 rebounds, 3 assists, 2.5 blocks and 2.5 steals, while shooting… Read More
PITTSFIELD – Only one of several accidents reported to police on a snowy morning Tuesday involved injury. A two-car crash at 9 a.m. on Main Street sent two people to Sebasticook Valley Hospital for treatment. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
I woke up the day after the election to the sickening news that once again a tiny majority of Maine citizens had voted to deny gay men and lesbians their basic civil rights. It is a sad statement indeed when a society allows the majority to control and… Read More
PORTLAND – The former St. Dominic Roman Catholic Church, which served for generations as spiritual cradle of Portland’s Irish-American community, is in line to become the property of the city. The City Council next month will consider a deal in which Portland would pay $50,000… Read More
FORT KENT – By the time SAD 27 directors were finished with a proposed $1.1 million five-year capital improvement plan, all that was left were projects directly related to the Americans With Disabilities Act. The targeted projects, totaling $138,000, are eligible for outside funding from… Read More
A year ago, Sue Medley greeted the end of a winless volleyball season by packing her suitcase and hitting the road to find the players who’d make up her first recruiting class at the University of Maine. This offseason, Medley will still hit the road. Read More
BAR HARBOR – Members of the Warrant and Futures committees gave their approval Monday to a Town Council effort to take municipal control of the privately owned Bar Harbor Water Co. The Futures Committee voted unanimously Monday afternoon to support a warrant scheduled for community… Read More
This letter is to second vehemently the recent pointed letter of Mary Lou Colbath (BDN, Nov. 9), who has protested the elimination by Maine Public Radio of such programs as the Saturday afternoon Metropolitan Opera and the weekday afternoon music offering. For a station that… Read More
AUGUSTA – Central Maine Power Co., the American Cancer Society and eight area radio stations are teaming up to spread holiday cheer while also raising money to fund services for Maine cancer patients and their families. CMP’s third annual Holiday Lighting Contest offers prizes of… Read More
FORT KENT – Gilbert Albert has made French his life’s work. A teacher and administrator of efforts to develop French immersion programs for many years, Albert is now an assistant professor of education at the University of Maine at Fort Kent. It was in that… Read More
At Wallace Pool, Orono Yale women 182, Maine 113 Yale men 203, Maine 89 Women 200 medley relay: Yale, Kim Richardson, Susan Cooke, Ilene Solomon, Meredith Bryarly 1:51.88, Maine, Fogler, O’Connor, Mann, Alcaide 1:52.28, Yale, Hefferman, Page, Baron, Harazin 1:53.67; Men 200 medley relay: Yale,… Read More
BAR HARBOR – With three members absent, the town council was unable to reach a consensus at its meeting Tuesday night on a $49,000 proposal to hire a consultant to perform a more accurate tax evaluation of the property owned by Bar Harbor’s business community. Read More
Thank you for the excellent review (BDN, Nov. 20) of “Victoria,” the play about Alzheimer’s disease. Let’s also remember that this play, approved by Canada’s Alzheimer’s Society, was presented jointly by the Maine Center for the Arts and by Community Health and Counseling Service, the… Read More
WASHINGTON – President Clinton has signed legislation introduced by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins that is intended to improve the survival rates of individuals in small and rural communities who suffer cardiac arrest. The Rural Access to Emergency Devices Act of 2000 would authorize $25 million… Read More
WELLS – The passenger rail service scheduled to begin in April between Boston and Portland will look beyond the commuter market for the biggest share of its ridership. “There will be some trains that run at commuter times, but it’s not designed to be a… Read More
ITHACA, N.Y. – Shawn Walsh, the University of Maine men’s hockey coach, has seen his share of weird bounces throughout his career. After Bears freshman winger Mike Mantenuto had broken a scoreless tie with 9:10 remaining in regulation, the last thing Walsh wanted to see… Read More
PITTSFIELD – Small businesses, particularly those with fewer than 10 employees, often find it difficult to network with the state, federal and local services that would help them thrive. Many times, say area economic directors, they don’t even know which resources are in place to… Read More
How would you feel? Suppose you are the captain or mate of the historic schooner Bowdoin, and you have been performing your job in an exemplary fashion for years, as attested to by the perfect condition of the vessel, and by the rave reviews of every group of… Read More
TOPSHAM – Highway accidents on icy or slushy roads in Topsham and Freeport claimed one life apiece. Doris Curtis, 76, of Bowdoinham was killed at about 4:30 p.m. Monday in a crash on Middlesex Road in Topsham in which four vehicles were involved. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
FORT KENT – SAD 27 officials are looking to residents for comment and direction in the wake of declining enrollment projections and the possible withdrawal of member towns. Central to the information-gathering process is a 23-question survey that will be mailed to district residents in… Read More
GORHAM – Corey Zimmerman hit both ends of a 1-and-1 with 19 seconds to play as the University of Southern Maine Huskies pulled out a 71-68 men’s basketball win over Thomas College Tuesday. Jason St. Pierre of Bangor scored 18 points and Jeff White of… Read More
BAR HARBOR – The fourth annual Bed and Breakfast Charity Tour is planned from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 9. Proceeds from this winter tour will benefit Island Connections, which seeks to provide free services to the elderly and people with disabilities. The tour… Read More
Russ Wiggins’ death Sunday leaves a large hole, so great was his embracing personality and a life lived vigorously until five months ago, when his brave heart started to weaken and then gave out. I feel grateful to Russ because he quite literally created The… Read More
If Portland Police Chief Michael Chitwood has his way, people who talk on cellular telephones while driving in his city could find their conversations abruptly interrupted by a cruiser’s blue lights and a $50 summons. Chitwood said last week that he will ask the City… Read More
CHARLOTTETOWN, Prince Edward Island – Prince Edward Island Agriculture Minister Mitch Murphy says his federal counterpart will seek a meeting with the U.S. secretary of agriculture this week over potatoes from the province. Murphy says Lyle Vanclief will try to get the United States to… Read More
Newburgh’s Ricky Craven, encouraged by his Midwest Transit Co. team’s strong finish, will return to the Winston Cup team next season and intends to run the full 36-race schedule. After just one top 20 finish in their first 11 races, they collected three top-20s in… Read More
BROOKSVILLE – The Brooksville Elementary School will have its annual holiday fair, auction and public supper. The fair will begin at 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 1, with a supper. The fair will begin at 6:30, followed by the auction at 7:30 in the gym. Admission… Read More
The next time the nation’s secretaries of state get together the conversation likely will not be about Florida’s lousy voting system but about how, under the right circumstances, the same election gridlock could occur in just about any state. But Congress could change that, without taking the drastic… Read More
AUGUSTA – School districts can turn for help to a new report that spells out the six key elements in early childhood literacy education. The report, released Tuesday by Commissioner of Education Duke Albanese and First Lady Mary Herman, is meant to cement the state’s… Read More
AUGUSTA – As the holiday season approaches, the attorney general reminds Maine businesses and consumers that Maine law prohibits retail stores with more than 5,000 square feet of customer selling space from being open for business on Thanksgiving Day. The law also prohibits stores of… Read More
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The University of Maine ended a winless string of 22 straight games against Big East opponents in style on Tuesday night by hitting the road and knocking off Providence College 80-71 in front of 6,432 fans at Providence Civic Center. University of… Read More
BUCKSPORT – A Christmas tea and fashion show has been planned by the Bucksport Bay Area Chamber of Commerce. The tea will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3, at the Bucksport Golf Club. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
It has happened only once in the history of the republic. In 1828, favorite son John Quincy Adams swept all of New England – with the lonely exception of Maine’s eastern-most congressional district, where Andrew Jackson prevailed. Adams was awarded eight of Maine’s nine voting delegates to the… Read More
PITTSFIELD – Maine Christmas tree growers, at the peak of their sales and harvest this week, said two populations are giving their industry a jump-start – Thanksgiving visitors and hunters. “We live at the bottom of St. Albans Mountain,” grower Louise Barden said Tuesday,” and… Read More
CALAIS – The air quality report is in and, for the most part, the Calais Middle School gymnasium passed with flying colors. Last month, the school committee was divided on the issue of whether a state inspector could evaluate the quality of the air at… Read More
OLD TOWN – The scoreboard read “19:52.” There were no scores for “HOME” or “GUESTS,” and next to “PERIOD” was “0.” The scene was Old Town High School, the day was Tuesday, and the time was 3 p.m. The occasion was the official rededication of… Read More
BAR HARBOR – The National Park Service invites the public to attend a meeting to provide comment on proposed visitor and concessionaire facility improvements at Acadia National Park’s Wildwood Stables. The meeting will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 16, at the Atlantic… Read More
Maine has taken the lead in helping families put aside money for college and at the same time save on their taxes. But not enough Maine families know about it and take advantage of it. Here’s the way it works: You go to a participating… Read More
PORTLAND – Maine would adopt vehicle emissions standards based on California rules under a proposal before the state Board of Environmental Protection. California passed the nation’s strictest standards for car emissions in 1990 and amended them in 1998 to include pickup trucks and sport utility… Read More
HOULTON – Police have arrested two more people in connection with a string of car burglaries earlier this month. Allen DuPuis, 18, of Houlton was arrested last weekend. He has been charged with two counts of burglary of a motor vehicle, according to Houlton police… Read More
ORONO – The final game of the football season can often come as a relief, particularly when your team is not headed for postseason play. University of Maine coach Jack Cosgrove didn’t want the 2000 season to end, especially after his Black Bears won three… Read More
CASTINE – The Maine Maritime Academy will host an open house for prospective students and their parents. Registration will begin at 7:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 9, in the MMA Student Center. Jeffrey C. Wright, director of admissions, and other college officials will conduct programs on… Read More
CARMEL – A gravel pit owner asked selectmen for a “detailed” inspection of his property, arguing that a previous visual review was not exact enough to determine whether he was in compliance with a judge’s order to limit encroachment onto the Horseback Road. Selectmen then… 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
If you are a sports junkie, hang on to your beach volleyball and your mouse; things are heating up around the world as to where you may view your next sporting event. Europe has taken the lead in sports on the Internet, which means sports… Read More
BELFAST – It cost the city $2.2 million for its new library and it appears it’s going to cost a bit more. The City Council on Tuesday approved a Belfast Free Library request to hire three part-time employees to help run the expanded library. When… Read More
BANGOR – Criminals might not slow down during this coming January, but criminal court will. Due to training and installation of new computer software, the Penobscot and Piscataquis District Attorney’s Office will be doing very limited criminal prosecutions during January and part of February, according… Read More
BANGOR – In sentencing two men for trafficking in heroin, a federal judge here Tuesday told one he’d probably be dead by now if he hadn’t been arrested. U.S. District Judge George Z. Singal sentenced Tavius Premru, 29, of Bangor to 15 months in prison… Read More