I would like to express my concerns regarding the power outage this past week. Again many of the citizens of Addison are not happy with the response from Bangor Hydro to restore service. More than half the town remained in the dark longer than most other areas. Some… Read More
It would be great to report that Hollywood knocked audiences dead at the cineplex this year, but instead, they were more intent on delivering a ring full of sucker punches. Indeed, time and again, audiences were hammered with a whirlwind of dreck. Bad performances, reformulated… Read More
Waiting for the seasons to change is kind of like watching paint dry, isn’t it? To help you while away these longer evenings, I’ve come up with a list of Web sites for outdoor gearheads to explore while waiting for the ice to freeze or the snow to… Read More
Another Christmas is fading into the distance, and the sweet aroma of freshly cooked pies around the dinner table now has become an extra hole punched in your belt. Many of the new treasures you unwrapped on Christmas Day already have been tested, and found their way among… Read More
PORTLAND – Christmas may have come and gone, but the work isn’t over for a Santa Claus from Maine. Sgt. Scott Durst, a U.S. Army reservist with the 94th Military Police Company of Saco, played Saint Nick to a group of orphans in Bosnia last… Read More
AUGUSTA – Officials at the Maine Veterans’ Home hope to begin construction of a 30-bed residential care facility in the spring. The addition to the home’s building on Cony Road would be for people suffering from early stage dementia. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
The Santa’s Helper Fund now stands at $42,000, just $8,000 short of its goal. These final days of the year 2000 will decide the outcome of this year’s charity. Regardless of the monetary result, thousands of people in the region will benefit from the generosity of contributors, volunteers… Read More
BOSTON – New federal regulations that require use of different fishing gear to protect the endangered northern right whale fail to address the real culprit in the death of most of the whales, fishermen say. The regulations approved Thursday by National Marine Fisheries Service require… Read More
BANGOR – The Special Committee on Opiate Addiction on Tuesday accepted a comprehensive report examining the problem as it exists in the Bangor region and recommendations for combating the problem on a number of fronts. That does not mean that the panel’s work is done. Read More
GEORGETOWN – Town chronicler Carolyn “Billie” Todd says she never really felt that the 42-acre mountain she inherited from her late husband, William, belonged only to her. So Todd, 86, donated Higgins Mountain to the Lower Kennebec Regional Land Trust, ensuring that its summit and… Read More
SURRY – Friends and neighbors said Tuesday they were shocked that former Hancock County Commissioner Vern Crockett – a licensed Maine Guide, educator and conservation activist – was the man who died Christmas Day when his snowmobile broke through ice on Lower Patten Pond. Divers… Read More
BREWER – Sara Guppy of Brewer was awarded the Girl Scout Silver Award, the highest award a Cadette Girl Scout can earn. The award was presented during a ceremony at Jeff’s Catering in Brewer earlier in the month. The Girl Scout Silver Award recognizes excellence… Read More
BANGOR – The Maine Department of Transportation has completed the majority of work on the Franklin Street bridge that crosses the Kenduskeag Stream downtown. The street is now open to vehicle and pedestrian traffic. The project replaced an aging and deteriorating bridge. The reopening of the street restores… Read More
BANGOR – An 18-year-old man has been charged with the robbery last summer of an employee of Wendy’s restaurant, and authorities believe others may have been involved in the nighttime robbery. Chad Umbro, 18, was arrested Friday and held over the weekend in Penobscot County… Read More
HOULTON – Police are investigating a burglary that occurred over the long holiday weekend at the main office of the Community Living Association on School Street. The association operates a number of residential and training facilities in the town to provide assistance and training to… Read More
CARIBOU – A family of four has been left homeless after fire swept through their home late Christmas night. Mark McCrossin, his wife, and their two children, ages 2 and 4, are staying with relatives after their home on York Street was destroyed at about… Read More
ELLSWORTH – It’s been a moving week for Hancock County District Attorney Michael Povich and his staff. Since Thursday, they’ve been busy relocating their office from the Hancock County Courthouse to the former home of WDEA-WMMJ radio, also known as the Cumulus Building, next door… Read More
DETROIT – Drifting snow and a buildup of ice were blamed Tuesday morning for an accident on a Route 220 curve in Detroit. Stephanie Cyr, 38, of Detroit suffered back and abdominal injuries when her 1995 Saab rolled over just before the intersection with Basford… Read More
SKOWHEGAN – The Somerset County commissioners will present their proposed $4.6 million budget Wednesday night, a budget that is considerably higher than last year’s, yet $150,000 smaller than what was originally proposed earlier this fall. Many of the increases were propelled by one-time expenditures, including… Read More
Bangor District Court Joan M. Robertson, 50, Bangor, operating motor vehicle while under influence of intoxicating liquor, $500, license suspended 90 days. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0;… Read More
Several men were arrested in connection to fights at Barnaby’s lounge, a Bangor night spot, late Friday night. The most serious of the charges involves a California man who reportedly punched and kicked another man and threw a beer bottle at him at close range. Read More
CAMDEN – Coastal Mountains Land Trust will sponsor a New Year’s Day hike to the Mount Battie summit to celebrate the first sunrise of the 21st century. Mount Battie has one of the earliest sunrise views in the nation. The hike will begin at 6… Read More
ROCKPORT – Two physicians will join the Penobscot Bay Medical Center medical staff in early January. Dr. Joel D. Lafleur will join Dr. Gordon Paine at Surgical Associates, and Dr. John W. Karod will join Drs. Craig Hawkins and Richard J. Leidinger at Penobscot Bay… Read More
DEXTER – SAD 46 Adult and Community Education will offer a certified nursing assistant course from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, beginning Jan. 23 at Dexter Regional High School. Interviews are required and will be conducted at 3:30 p.m. Jan. 16 at DRHS. For information, call… Read More
Bangor District Court Cynthia Moore, 44, Brewer, aggravated assault, jail four years, all but nine months suspended, probation four years; assault, dismissed; operating motor vehicle while under influence of intoxicating liquor, $400, jail 48 hours, license suspended 90 day; violating condition of release, dismissed; criminal… Read More
CAMDEN – Police followed footprints in the snow early Tuesday, but were unable to apprehend the person who broke into a Main Street jewelry store. Lt. Cameron Campbell said an alarm sounded at Russell’s of Camden at 2:30 a.m. Officer Allan King was at the… Read More
DEXTER – Mayo Regional Administrative Services Corp. will close the adult psychiatric practice of Dr. Mary Marshall Overstreet on Jan. 5. Overstreet’s practice shared an office with another physician and was called Dexter Internal Medicine and Psychiatry when MRASC opened the service in 1998. After… Read More
MACHIAS – After more than a quarter-century as building supervisor for the Washington County Courthouse, Norris Manchester is returning to the job he loves best. He will leave his county job Friday to work full time on his Kennebec village farm, just south of Machias. Read More
BANGOR – The next meeting of Children and Adults with Attention Deficit disorder will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 9, in the Penobscot conference room at Acadia Hospital on Stillwater Avenue. The meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT – The veterans service office will be open from 9 a.m. to noon Jan. 3 and 17 at the Community Health and Counseling Center, 1093 West Main St. Call 941-3005. Read More
MILO – Veterans service office will be open from 9 a.m. to noon Jan. 10, and the second Wednesday each month, at the town office. Call 941-3005. Read More
BREWER – Staff at City Hall and the Brewer Middle School collected 1,226 nonperishable food items and $100 in cash for those in need during their annual holiday food drive, which concluded Friday. According to Economic Development Director Drew Sachs, who initiated the food drive… Read More
NORTHPORT – Johnny Hoy and the Bluefish will bring their blues and roots music to the midcoast on Jan. 13 at the Blue Goose Dance Hall. Doors open at 8 p.m. and the band will play until midnight to benefit the Knox County Green Party. Read More
RUMFORD – An apartment house fire that killed a boy last month has claimed another life. The State Fire Marshal’s Office was informed Tuesday morning that a man who was critically burned died in a Boston hospital, said Stephen McCausland of the Maine Public Safety… Read More
The Abri Pregnancy Consultation Center in Rockland is “operated by a Christian board and staff and volunteers who work, particularly, with unexpected pregnancies,” explained Abri volunteer Meg Sawyer of Tenants Harbor. Abri is open from 12:30 to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday at its 389B… Read More
ORONO – After turning the third period into their own personal air hockey game, the Houlton-Hodgdon Black Hawks came away with an emphatic 9-1 high school ice hockey victory over Old Town at Alfond Arena Tuesday night. The Black Hawks’ top line of center Luke… Read More
Donny Richardson hasn’t played a game in 21 months. So it’s easy to understand why the junior right wing is champing at the bit to take the ice for the University of Maine men’s hockey team against Clarkson University in the College Christmas Classic in… Read More
Mario Lemieux will return to the ice tonight for the Pittsburgh Penguins. He comes out of retirement to try and re-establish a Hockey Hall of Fame career. He has much at stake. Lemieux clearly has a fire to play again. He has young children who… Read More
AUGUSTA – Maine’s unemployment rate appears to be headed for a historic low in 2000 following a record monthly low in November, a state Labor Department official said Tuesday. Maine’s unemployment rate dropped to 2.5 percent in November, the lowest seasonally adjusted rate on record… Read More
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It is all my fault. Having been out of state for three weeks, I was unaware that my failure to return the member opinion form caused Maine Public Radio to cancel the Metropolitan Opera, “Pipedreams” and afternoon classical music. I would like to have my vote counted. Read More
I read the Dec. 23-24 letter by Carol Tiffin James, who is frustrated by grammatical and spelling mistakes in the media. She is not alone; I agree with her 100 percent. I complain to whoever is present each time I see these mistakes. What a… Read More
NORWAY – The Norway spruce may be from the faraway country, but the Norway pine owes its name to the town in Maine. That’s according to the Maine Forest Service’s official guidebook to the state’s native plant species. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. – Bryan Cox broke his season-long boycott of the media Tuesday without ever indicating that he’d re-signed with the New York Jets. Mo Lewis wasn’t even around to comment on his new contract with the team. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
AUGUSTA – Justin Libbey scored five goals and teammate Bobby Leavitt scored the game-winning goal with three minutes to go as Bangor earned a 7-6 high school hockey win over Cony at Kennebec Ice Arena on Tuesday. John Huhn added a goal for the 3-2… Read More
George W. Bush’s nomination of John Ashcroft for attorney general probably will be confirmed, despite the controversy it has triggered and despite the knife-edge party division of the Senate. Presidents usually get their way with Cabinet appointments. The Senate usually respects the decision of a… Read More
For 13 years I have shared my home, life and many of my activities with a cherished dog. The idea of someone purposefully causing this loving companion pain or harm is inconceivable. The young people involved in the shooting of two horses, and those involved with torturing a… Read More
WASHBURN – Southern Aroostook of Dyer Brook sprinted out to a 21-4 lead after one period and cruised to a 68-50 schoolboy basketball win over Washburn on Tuesday. Jordan Shields and Corey Shields scored 16 points apiece for Southern Aroostook. Lucas Nadeau and Devon Wilkins… Read More
I would like to register my dissatisfaction regarding the current plans to locate a methadone clinic in Bangor. Our law enforcement authorities are correct when they state that the locating of this type of facility in our community will increase crime. The clinic has the potential for dramatically… Read More
I loved your Dec. 20 editorial, “Pier without peer,” which viewed the “rich fighting the rich” over rights in Somes Sound as one would a sporting event. It did not go far enough, however, in its analogy that “a big house or a big pier shows, among other… Read More
Here we are at year’s end, and riding out the storm of stock trades that have seen fortunes melted like snow on a poorly insulated roof. Many are wondering where all that wealth they built last year has gone. Priceline.com has lost William Shatner and… Read More
William and Marian Fretz are refugees from “the other Maine,” moving north seeking to escape the summer masses. Yet their devotees have followed the veteran goldsmiths to their new Bucksport home. For 30 years, the two have earned a golden reputation as the creators of… Read More
LISBON – No vacations. No days off. Early mornings. Backbreaking labor. Huge expenses. No pay. It’s a way of life for Janet Tuttle, who runs a shelter largely at her own expense for abused, neglected and unwanted horses. Old, blind, lame, unruly, sick, arthritic, she… Read More
Long after the Christmas tree has succumbed to the warmth of our winter homes, the poinsettia lives on. Its cheery show of color is a reminder of the winter holidays well into the new year. Some people may consider the poinsettia a disposable decoration that should be tossed… Read More
HAMPDEN – A Christmas Day eclipse that came and went with little fanfare found University of Maine Planetarium director Alan Davenport jazzed up all the same. “You rarely get one object passing in front of another,” said Davenport as he sat at his kitchen table… Read More
How does The Salvation Army reach so many towns across Maine? Individuals or groups of people living in small towns are the arms and legs of the Salvation Army’s outreach. For example, if the Santa’s Helper Fund or the Bangor Salvation Army unit hears from… Read More
MILO – As the youngest in a family of 20 and a mother of five, Freda Cook is accustomed to cooking for crowds during the holidays. That’s one reason she and her husband, Everett, felt compelled to play host to those who might otherwise be… Read More
SURRY – The Maine Warden Service today hopes to recover the body of a man believed to have drowned Monday morning when the snowmobile he was riding broke through the ice on Lower Patten Pond. Warden Calvin Hale said Monday that he couldn’t release the… Read More
MILLINOCKET – Even though the first wave of summer campsite registrations will not be accepted until a week from today, Baxter State Park officials are expecting campers to begin arriving Saturday. “It has become somewhat of a tradition,” said Irwin “Buzz” Caverly, the park’s director. Read More
AUGUSTA – A group of animal control officers has proposed an overhaul of Maine’s animal welfare laws, including a new bestiality measure. Donald Harper, president of the Maine Animal Control Officers Association, said his group has a waiting list of legislators willing to co-sponsor the… Read More
CALAIS – One night this fall, having reached the easternmost tip of the United States, an elderly stranger stepped off a bus and walked down Main Street. If Chester A. Doudey remembered Calais, it was only dimly, after a 20-year absence. His matinee-idol hair was… Read More
ELLSWORTH – Aware of the steady expansion of business and the increasing population in the city, some local officials have taken note that with development come some growing pains. Earlier this month the City Council and school committee met to discuss upcoming problems for both… Read More
HOULTON — About 4,400 electricity customers in southern Aroostook and northern Penobscot counties were left in the cold and dark on Christmas Eve when a transformer failed in Houlton, according to local officials. Customers of Maine Public Service Co. and Eastern Maine Electric Cooperative were… Read More
LIMESTONE – The U.S. Air Force is preparing to transfer the title of 2,500 acres of the former Loring Air Force Base to the Loring Development Authority, clearing the way for the property to become part of the local tax base. More than 50 years… Read More
WATERBORO – A young man was in jail Monday, charged with arson and seven counts of attempted manslaughter. Dylan DeWitt, 20, is accused of setting fire to a home on Main Street on Saturday night while seven people were inside. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
HOULTON – The following divorces have been granted in 2nd District Court in Houlton on grounds of irreconcilable marital differences: Joshua A. Sennett, Linneus, and Joy Sennett, Houlton, married Aug. 10, 1999, at Houlton. Custody of one child awarded to the mother. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
CALAIS – The state Department of Conservation said a Charlotte man was fined last week in Calais District Court for cutting down seven trees without an adjacent landowner’s permission. He cut the trees to improve his satellite television reception, the department said in a news… Read More
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BAR HARBOR – The Maine Sea Coast Missionary Society says it recently received $48,450 from the estate of Caroline E. Bruhn for the mission’s scholarship endowment. The gift is the final distribution from a $400,000 bequest received in October of last year. Bruhn died at… Read More
ELLSWORTH – A meeting that is open to the public to discuss the development of a cod-tagging program for the Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 18, at the Holiday Inn, 215 High St. The… Read More
ELLSWORTH – A bright red 1989 Plymouth Sundance is making its rounds in Washington and Hancock counties these days, thanks to an anonymous donation to the Washington Hancock Community Agency transportation services division. The five-seat vehicle will be used to help transport area people to… Read More
JONESPORT – The Coast Guard cutter Point Hannon will be decommissioned at the beginning of the new year after 33 years of service in the Gulf of Maine. After the decommissioning ceremony at Jonesport, the Point Hannon will depart for Florida, where the craft will… Read More
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CARMEL – A Christmas Eve rollover on Route 69 sent two area teen-agers to the hospital and prompted a power outage that affected Central Maine Power Co. customers as far away as Newport. Injured in the accident were Jessica Duane, 19, of Etna and her… Read More
NEWPORT – A former Nokomis Regional High School student was being called a hero Monday after he died in a New Hampshire fire while trying to rescue his younger brother. A firefighter also died in Saturday’s fire, which displaced three Manchester, N.H., families and was… Read More
BEALS ISLAND – Eastport and Stonington scallop fishermen who are working to conserve the fishery are getting a boost from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. The private nonprofit conservation organization will give the Beals Island Regional Shellfish Hatchery up to $106,000 to help the… Read More
WARREN – The state has added 14 conditions to Steamship Navigation Co.’s rifle-range permit to construct berms on its Route 90 property. The state Board of Environmental Protection issued the conditions last week after finding that Steamship Navigation had violated its permit, said Michael Parker,… Read More
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Dear Jim: We are building a large room addition. Our inefficient furnace probably should be replaced and we are considering a boiler system. Will there be any savings with a boiler? Is comfort much better? – Brenda H. Dear Brenda: The answer is yes to… Read More
Can the University of Maine’s hockey team overcome its sluggish start and earn a third consecutive NCAA Tournament berth? How about a third straight appearance in the Frozen Four? googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner… Read More
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Whether or not this winter amounts to the cold and snowy season the experts predict, it will offer a potpourri of new adventures in skiing and riding here. New trails, new trends, world-class events and the adventures of Maine’s world-class natives. If you plan on… Read More
When Congress mandated the nationwide conversion to digital television back in 1996, it was supposed to work something like this: The new standard would provide the public choices in free over-the-air broadcasts to rival cable and satellite; consumers would be so enamored of the lifelike pictures and sound… Read More
Now that a Wal-Mart developer has decided to withdraw, at least temporarily, its plans in Bangor for a Supercenter, the city has a chance to address the concerns from a large and growing number of residents about this and similar developments. A place to start is with the… Read More
I write to respond to Dr. Paul Romanelli’s comment during a public hearing at the Dec. 11 Houlton Town Council regarding $65,000 for the legal services needed for the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians’ litigation. Referring to the band’s efforts to establish a community on tribal lands, Dr. Read More
I found Jay Goldstein’s missive of Dec. 18, which attempts to defend the Jewish state and its record of human rights abuses, to be intriguing. His claim of ownership of Palestine based upon prior occupancy some 2,000 years ago is remarkably disingenuous. If this unique interpretation of real… Read More
After reading the letters to the Bangor Daily News’ editorial section on Dec. 20, it’s obvious the mainstream media are effectively getting out misinformation. Two of your readers were appalled at the outcome of the recent presidential election and couldn’t help but try and make the case for… Read More
If the Legislature is at all troubled by the Maine brain drain, the departure of 44 percent of college-bound high school graduates to institutions outside Maine, it might consider funding its own university at more than a make-do, do-without level. Elaine Ford googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
I applaud C. Robert Gridley’s letter (BDN, Dec. 20) apologizing for the years he worked to help collect pledges for Maine Public Radio, which has shamelessly betrayed its mission. The ultimate betrayal occurred the evening of Dec. 19, when, in the midst of the magnificent… Read More
It’s not usually considered good form for a director of a theatrical production to respond to the local theater critic’s review. The old adage, “It doesn’t matter what they say, as long as they spell your name correctly!” is the policy that I usually follow. Read More
Dear Santa, First, many thanks for the four- barrel potato gun – in my work I can use all the fire power I can get. What I really wanted to tell you, however, is what Maine needs for Christmas next year, that being health insurance… Read More
BANGOR – Remembering Christmases past, Don Horan knew about a time when Santa Claus came to town on an elephant. During the 1950s, as a member of the foreign service in Madras, India, Horan and the rest of the American staff would put on a… Read More
DEXTER – If there’s such a thing as the Night-Before-Christmas-Eve jitters, Wally Russell believes his Penquis girls basketball team had them early in Saturday night’s game against Dexter. Thanks to a third-quarter surge and the Tigers’ shooting woes, the Patriots of Milo emerged from the… Read More
BANGOR – Four days after her brother was catapulted into the icy Kennebec River during a dredging accident, Tracie Ware said Sunday some relatives still cling to the hope that he’s alive. Steven Oldham, 48, of Felton, Del., has been missing and presumed dead since… Read More
BANGOR – Under the largest-ever federal aid package for the homeless, the city will receive new money to help young people with disabilities who are aging out of the foster care system. Announced on Saturday, the $1 billion in U.S. Department of Housing and Urban… Read More
NEWPORT – After winning their regular season-opener last weekend, the Nokomis boys had to wait a full week to play their second basketball game thanks to a weather-related midweek postponement. The Warriors made it worth the wait Saturday afternoon as they capped a doubleheader sweep… Read More
BANGOR – For the first time in three years, Amelia Jervey came home for Christmas. Unlike some of her earlier flights home from Colorado, including one that arrived 24 hours late, her Saturday flight to Bangor was right on time, and her luggage arrived intact. Read More
DOVER, Del. – The University of Maine Black Bears erased an 11-point second-half deficit, thanks to 9-0 and 8-1 spurts and a game-ending 10-2 flurry, to overcome Delaware State 74-65 in a men’s basketball game Saturday afternoon. The Bears improved to 7-3 while Delaware State… Read More