It was reported incorrectly on Page B3 in Monday’s Penobscot edition that Adam Hasey, 26, of Orono was charged with disorderly conduct and the charge was dismissed. He was found guilty and the case was continued for sentencing. – . – googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
In a Feb. 28 article regarding the proposed development near the Penjajawoc Marsh, the comments made by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist Ron Joseph were not made in his official capacity as a federal employee, but as an Orono resident and private citizen. Read More
A photo caption on Friday’s Business page incorrectly spelled the name of the subject. The correct name is Jeff Geagan. Read More
The caption under the photo of the Glenburn School pupils identified the cake-eaters in the wrong order. The pupils were (from left) Lindsay Grotton, Katelyn Leino and Riley Boyle. Read More
A news item in Tuesday’s Maine Day section contained incorrect information about an upcoming Newburgh election. The Newburgh Town Office will begin counting absentee ballots at 8 p.m. during the March 6 municipal election. Michael H. Hunter was omitted from a list of junior class… Read More
A mechanical error changed Tuesday’s letter by Barbara Jones concerning Maine Public Radio. The sentence in question should have read, “Why then has [Rob Gardiner] dropped Victor Hathaway’s local music program and imported expensive programs ‘from away’?”… Read More
A Maine Day story published Saturday, Feb. 24, reported that Canaan firefighters receive $2,000 a year in reimbursement. The $2,000 annual payment is split among all firefighters, according to Assistant Chief John Graf. The number of signatures on the Aroostook County petition asking the Legislature… Read More
AARP will hold a monthly meeting at noon Monday, Feb. 26, at the Bangor Armory. It was incorrectly listed as a public supper in Thursday’s scene. Instead, it will be a potluck luncheon for members. Cancellation googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
G. Peirce Webber was misspelled in a Feb. 16 Maine Day story about the renaming of the Bangor Brewer YMCA day camp. Read More
A story in Friday’s paper incorrectly reported the number of kidney transplants longtime high school basketball coach Ron Brown has received. He is awaiting his second. A headline on the Maine Day page Saturday misstated the status of the state’s role in an investigation of… Read More
An item appearing in Joni Averill’s column Friday had an incorrect name for a program sponsored by the Penobscot County Area Triad. The correct name of the program is “File of Life.” A story on Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association workshops that appeared in… Read More
Thursday’s story and headline on East Grand’s boys basketball team in Thursday’s Tournament Time supplement was incorrect. It should have identified James Godley as leading the team. Read More
In a Feb. 9 Style story on the Building Community Through the Arts program, the survey results were reported incorrectly. High school students’ tests indicated that 16.5 percent strongly agreed before the program that class members respected each other despite their differences, while 32.7 percent strongly agreed after… Read More
An editing error gave a wrong date Thursday in a Maine Day story about bee sting victims and legislation that would pay for bee sting kits for emergency first responders. Peter Tibbetts of Gardiner was stung in August 1996. A front-page headline Thursday incorrectly said… Read More
A headline and story on Friday’s Style page about George Stevens Academy senior Abigail Greene gave an incorrect title for the prize she won. Greene received the Annis-Cupp Award for her piano performance. Read More
A story published in Tuesday’s paper stated that the expansion of the Memorial Union at the University of Maine was delayed eight or nine months when the inclusion of a food court was considered. Information originally provided to the Bangor Daily News was inaccurate. The project was delayed… Read More
A contradance scheduled for this evening at the University of Maine at Presque Isle was canceled after it had been submitted and printed in the scene today. – . – googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var… Read More
The Bangor Daily News strives to be accurate and fair. To report an error, call 990-8030 or 1-800-432-7964. It was reported incorrectly in stories Friday and Saturday that only one person remained hospitalized after last Thursday’s chain-reaction car pileup on Interstate 95 in Hampden. A… Read More
An article in Saturday’s Maine Day incorrectly listed Brian Dunn as a member of the John Bapst Memorial High School yearbook staff. Read More
Because of incorrect information given to the newspaper, a photo caption in some editions Thursday showing Rockland firefighters removing icicles from roof gutters misidentified the building. It was the north wing of the Thorndike Building. Read More
In the Jan. 24 edition, due to a computer error, two paragraphs were inadvertently omitted from the feature about Finnish cooking. Also, it was incorrectly reported that Finns are Scandinavian. Read More
A photo caption on Page B1 of the Wednesday paper should have said that the largest stalagmite in an idle aeration tank at the Bangor sewer treatment plant was more than 16 feet high. Read More
Saturday’s Style Page story on book discussion groups gave an incorrect name for a member of the book group in Searsport. She is Rella Bezanilla. Also, a book on the Holocaust should have been listed as “Stones from the River” by Ursula Hegi. Read More
A story in Tuesday’s editions confused the names of two drivers involved in an accident on Route 182 in Franklin on Sunday night. Leslie Moon, 46, of Hancock was driving behind Adam Thompson, 36, of Addison when Moon’s vehicle struck Thompson’s vehicle, according to Hancock County sheriff’s Deputy… Read More
The name of the Mount Desert Island freshman in a caption under a Sports page photo in Monday’s [Saturday’s] paper was spelled incorrectly. The correct name is Marisa Buyers-Basso. Read More
A news story in some editions Jan. 20-21 gave the wrong gender of one of the people involved in a head-on collision in Orland. The crash involved a man, Tracy Eldridge, and a woman, Linda Handzel. The accident occurred on Route 175. Read More
A story published in Wednesday’s Maine Day about a Pittsfield Town Council meeting incorrectly reported that Pittsfield had been instructed to cut trees at the town’s airport by a representative of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection. According to Town Manager D. Dwight Dogherty, it was actually a… Read More
A proposed half-cent tax increase on wild blueberry growers, reported in a story Wednesday, would be used for promotion and to support Wild Blueberry Commission involvement in issues affecting growers. Read More
In Wednesday’s Style story on fondue, the sentence on fondue pot prices should have read, “Now, high-end cooking stores are selling sleek stainless steel models, brightly colored cast-iron pots, and shiny copper sets for up to $125 each.”… Read More
A story in Tuesday’s Maine Day about a Dexter fire incorrectly stated that Dexter Fire Chief Melvin Wyman released the name of the firefighter who became ill during the incident. The name was released by another firefighter at the fire station. Due to a technical… Read More
Clarification: In regards to a story about the Maine Public Broadcasting Corp. on Friday’s front page, the resignation of Mal Leary as Maine Public Radio’s State House bureau chief has left the network’s Augusta office with just half of its normal complement of reporters while MPR looks to… Read More
A Jan. 10 story in Maine Day about a proposed drug program for Washington County referred to Carrie McDonald as a substance abuse counselor. McDonald is a substance abuse prevention coordinator. Read More
An editorial about Family Sign Up Day for Cub Care and expanded Medicaid in Tuesday’s edition contained an incorrect telephone number. The correct number for information is 800-965-7476. Read More
The name of the MTV host in Tom Weber’s column of Jan. 6-7 was spelled incorrectly. It is Carson Daly. Read More
In Friday’s paper a Bangor High School track and field athlete was misidentified in a story about the Eastern Maine Indoor Track League meet. The winner of the 60-yard dash was Nick Maynard. Read More
In the Pictures of the Year 2000, it was incorrectly stated that Bryan E. Smith of Fryeburg hit author Stephen King on June 19. The accident occurred on that date in 1999, and Smith talked with the Bangor Daily News in late August 1999, when the photo of… Read More
As a result of an editing error, a story about the retirement of Washington County Building Supervisor Norris Manchester made it appear that Manchester accidentally locked a Superior Court justice in the restroom at the county courthouse in 1993. The justice was locked in the restroom when a… Read More
Information from the state in Wednesday’s story about a $107,120 fine levied against Maine Wild Blueberry Co. gave the wrong name for the Whitneyville couple whose cropland is the disposal site for the company’s sludge. The couple are Herbert and Pam Dowling of Whitneyville. Read More
Images of William Thon’s oil, watercolor and mixed media works on Thursday’s Style page were provided courtesy of the late artist’s dealer, Caldbeck Gallery in Rockland. Read More
An article published in the Thursday, Dec. 14 Maine Day section concerning two men charged with issuing bogus checks to the U.S. Postal Service incorrectly identified one of the offices affected. According to the Hartland postmaster, his office was not affected by the scam. In Wednesday’s… Read More
Because of an editing error in Tom Weber’s column of Dec. 13, it was mistakenly stated that Dave Georgia was one of three men who fell through the ice of Plymouth Pond last Saturday. Georgia was the warden who investigated the mishap, which occurred when a man went… Read More
On Dec. 4 the Bangor Daily News published a story reporting what the Maine Bureau of Public Lands said about title to land in Great Pond in Hancock County which has been claimed by people who did not inherit or purchase it. The gist of the bureau letter… Read More