A previously printed version of this tomato sauce recipe omitted a step. The corrected recipe follows: Mary O’Shea’s Marvelous Marinara googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i… Read More
A story in the Oct. 27 issue of the Bangor Daily News reported that John Hughes, 46, who is facing charges of possessing sexually explicit material and violation of privacy, was released on bail from Knox County Jail. According to the jail administrator Monday, Hughes remains in custody. Read More
The name of Matt Dechaine, a senior player for the Madawaska High School boys soccer team, was spelled incorrectly in a game story and photo caption on Page D4 in Saturday’s paper. Read More
Due to a typographical error, the letter “Keep the land we own” (BDN, Oct. 18) contained the wrong age for its author, Katy Perry. She is 87. Read More
A story on page B2 of Monday’s newspaper misstated William J. Flagg’s responsibilities with the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office. He did not investigate homicides. Also, a survey of police chief salaries in a 2007 report by the Maine Municipal Association incorrectly stated the salary of East Millinocket’s chief. Read More
A story on Page B2 in Tuesday’s paper about an arson fire on Sebec Shores Road in Guilford misidentified the job title of Mike [Michael] Nichols. He is Guilford’s fire chief. Read More
A headline on Page B2 in Saturday’s final edition about road improvements upsetting local residents misidentified the town. The issue affects Hermon, as the story indicated. A Page 1 story in Monday’s paper about the Maryann Hartman Awards failed to include the date of the… Read More
Page 1 stories published Thursday about Cianbro’s Eastern Manufacturing Facility inaccurately described the weight of the building modules that will be constructed. Each module will weigh in excess of 500 tons. In an Oct. 18 story about the school board approving birth control pills for… Read More
The headline on the story about SAD 29 considering a new arts center that ran on Page B2 of Wednesday’s paper contained incorrect information. The public hearing on the matter will be held at 7 p.m. today at Houlton High School. In a story about… Read More
A story on Page B1 of Tuesday’s newspaper about a soon-to-open Manna Ministries outpatient office in Medway incorrectly stated the location of Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous meetings. The meetings will be held at local churches. Read More
In a story printed Friday, Oct. 12, it was stated incorrectly that the next regular meeting of the Newport Board of Selectmen is Oct. 24. They will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17. Read More
Wednesday’s Lifestyle story on Eastern Maine Medical Center Auxiliary’s kitchen tour incorrectly stated that wine will be served. Only food will be served. Read More
The last name of a local carpenter who built the Brewer library’s circulation desk was spelled wrong in a State section story on Oct. 6 about the library’s grand opening. His name is Vince Lewey. Read More
In a story about the Bangor Symphony Orchestra’s season opening concert that ran in the Lifestyle section of the Bangor Daily News on Oct. 5, a name was wrong. The correct name of BSO percussionist and Miller Drug owner is Bernard “Billy” Miller. Read More
A Page One story Thursday by Boston University Washington News Service about the presidential veto of a bill expanding the State Children’s Health Insurance Program contained an inaccuracy. The cost of expanding the program is $35 billion over five years. Read More
A story on discussions of the Maine Board of Pesticides Control that appeared in the State Section on Sept. 8 indicated that two new applications for the sale of Bt genetically-engineered corn seeds had been received by the board and that one was for a corn to be… Read More
The Whitten’s 2-Way Service 50th anniversary supplement that ran Thursday gave an incorrect date. The date on Page 2 for the Whitten’s Open House is listed incorrectly as Oct. 10. The correct date, as listed on the front cover of the section, is Tuesday, Oct. 2. Read More
A Page 1 story in Wednesday’s paper about a $12 million gift to the University of Maine should have referred to donor George Houston as an alumnus of the university. A story published in the coastal edition of Tuesday’s paper needs clarification. Ronald D. Eaton,… Read More
The Mini Page that appeared in Tuesday’s paper contained an article on the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico that failed to explain there are also four states in the U.S. that designate themselves as commonwealths: Massachusetts, Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Virginia. Their statehood enables residents to vote in presidential elections,… Read More
A story about the arson trial of a Hermon woman accused of setting fire to her house that ran Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 19-20, in State editions contained an error. The benefit held for the family about 10 days after the fire was sponsored by Hermon Volunteer Ambulance… Read More
The Sept. 21 column “Claiming the moral high ground for impeachment” contained the wrong date for a pro-impeachment rally in Bangor. The gathering is scheduled for 1 p.m. Sept. 26, in Pickering Square. Read More
With about 16 months left in his presidency, George Bush may have dodged an unnecessary fight by nominating Michael Mukasey to head the Justice Department. Unlike Alberto Gonzales, who left the department last week, Mr. Mukasey has bucked the administration and is known more for his judicial smarts… Read More
Because of a production error in the color comics section in today’s paper, the comic strip “Zits” appears twice and the strip “For Better or Worse” was omitted. The BDN apologizes for the error. An Associated Press story on Friday’s Business page about Maine oil… Read More
Every week seems to bring a new recall of toys contaminated with lead paint, sending parents into toy boxes in search of dangerous trains and figurines. Lead is hazardous, but as there are increasing calls for tougher regulations, the risk from tainted toys – and the government’s ability… Read More
A story on Page B3 in some editions of the Sept. 11 paper contained an error regarding schedule changes for Downeast Transportation. The Cherryfield bus to The Jackson Laboratory has served and will continue to serve the Schoodic area including Winter Harbor. It is the once weekly Thursday… Read More
A headline was incorrect on a story about Lincoln officials seeking a location for a new town office that ran on Page B3 in Thursday’s paper. The town is not seeking bids for a new town hall. In a Sept. 12 story, The Associated Press… Read More
A short notice in the State section of Thursday’s paper said that Matthew J. Jackson, son of Randy D. and Anne Jackson of Millinocket, graduated from the Army ROTC Leader Development and Assessment Course at Fort Lewis in Tacoma, Wash., and was commissioned. He has not yet been… Read More
A story about a guest minister at a Belfast church that ran on Page B2 in the State section of Friday’s paper contained errors. Former United Methodist Bishop S. Clifton Ives will lead the worship service Sunday at Belfast United Methodist Church. He will not serve as interim… Read More
A Page 1 story on jail gardens in the Sept. 3 paper contained an error. Mary Katherine Curran, who donated the land for the Curran Homestead, never married. The incorrect baseball box scores were published in some of Thursday’s editions due to a production error. Read More
A Page One story on jail gardens in the Sept. 3 edition that mentioned Clean Earth Farm’s proposal for an organic farm located it in the wrong county. It is proposed for Washington County. Read More
A photo caption on Page B2 of Thursday’s paper should have listed Tech. Sgt. Mike French as a flight chief with the security forces squadron at Bangor’s Air National Guard base. Clarification googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = [];… Read More
A photo caption accompanying the Page One story on Wednesday about Hampden resident Drew Sachs and his involvement in the post-Katrina recovery effort in Louisiana misidentified the organization that employs Sachs. The organization is James Lee Witt Associates. Read More
In a Calais District Court file published in some editions of the July 24 paper, James Pond’s conviction was incorrectly listed. The correct charge was sale and use of drug paraphernalia. The court apologizes for the incorrect information. A story in Saturday’s paper about school… Read More
A story on Page One of Thursday’s paper left out a family member from the Linda Maxwell story. Maxwell also has a sister, Patricia (Maxwell) Wood of Exeter, N.H. Read More
The names of the two plaintiffs in a lawsuit over management of the Allagash Wilderness Waterway were misspelled in an article in Wednesday’s paper. The plaintiffs’ names are Kenneth Cline and Charles FitzGerald. Read More
A change to the schedule for the Eddington Planning Board was printed incorrectly in the Aug. 17 State section. The planning board will meet at 6:30 p.m. on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month from now until the end of October because of a scheduling conflict. Read More
A story in Wednesday’s paper about the Maine Wild Blueberry Festival in Machias contained two errors. Machias Town Manager Betsy Fitzgerald has held her job for more than a few months; Sept 1 will mark the completion of her first full year as town manager. Also, Saturday evening’s… Read More
Because of a production error in some editions, part of the article on the death of Brooke Astor that appeared on Page B6 in Tuesday’s paper was illegible. Here is the segment in its entirety: Last fall, she was required to cede Cove End back… Read More
A Page 1 story in Monday’s paper about the state of Maine soliciting ideas from the public about reducing government spending inadvertently omitted the Web site where readers may respond to the query. It is http://janus .state.me.us//legis// googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
A photograph and caption depicting work under way on a boat ramp and marina in Stockton Springs that appeared in Wednesday’s State section was a BDN file photograph. The work on the ramp and marina was completed more than a year ago. Because of a… Read More
A sports news item in Thursday’s edition of The Weekly gave an incorrect day for opening ceremonies and festivities for the Senior League World Series. They will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 11, at Mansfield Stadium in Bangor. Read More
Yesterday’s editorial, “A Tale of Two Iraqs,” misidentified Moqtada al-Sadr as a Sunni cleric. He is a Shiite. Read More
A story in the State section of some editions of Thursday’s paper gave incorrect information about awards bestowed in the Sea Goddess pageant of the Maine Lobster Festival in Rockland. The runner-up was Leslie Goldsmith, and Miss Congeniality was Alexandra Todd. Read More
The incorrect age was given for Gary Crocker of Dixmont in an article on Tuesday, July 31, on Page B6. Crocker, who was killed in an automobile accident, was 61. Read More
Reviewing Bangor’s plans and regulations to ensure development along the Penobscot River occurs as expected makes sense. A 90-day moratorium, which city councilors currently are considering, isn’t likely to make much difference, but if it spurs a needed review and consideration of what the city needs to do… Read More
Tuesday’s story on Page B1 about the Community Health Needs Assessment conducted for Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems needs clarification. While emergency department visits related to some chronic diseases decreased between 2001 and 2006 in the Bangor area, overall emergency department use in the region increased during that period,… Read More
On Page B1 of Monday’s paper, incorrect names were given for the winners of the National Boat Building Challenge Broken Oar Award for the worst boat. The winning team was Declan O’Connor and Chuck Gerry. Read More
In a story that ran Tuesday, July 24, the mother of John J. Turner, a man suspected of killing an Ellsworth man earlier this month, was misidentified. Her name is Sandy Newman. Read More
In a story on Page B1 of Monday’s paper, Richard Verney’s name was misspelled as “Varney.” Verney’s town of residence is Alna, not Alma. Read More
A Page 1 story that ran July 14-15 about state employee salaries contained data collected between February and July of this year. The job status of two University of Maine System administrators changed between the time the information was collected and the story published. The changes, which became… Read More
A story that ran on Page B1 on July 16 about a towed Jeep that came loose from a motor home on Route 191 in East Machias on Sunday incorrectly identified the home state of the people towing the Jeep. David and Carolyn White are from Dillon, S.C. Read More
Saturday’s Page 1 story about state employee salaries and an accompanying photo caption contained errors. The governor’s annual salary is $69,992. The University of Maine athletic director is Blake A. James. Read More
In a July 13 story about teen sex, The Associated Press, relying on numbers provided by the National Center for Health Statistics, reported erroneously that 9 million teens who said they had sex during a three-month period in 2005 used condoms. The correct number is about 3 million,… Read More
A Calendar item on the North Atlantic Blues Festival in Thursday’s paper incorrectly listed the price of admission. Tickets for the July 14-15 event in Rockland are $30 each day, $60 for the full weekend. An article about the Brewer City Council dealing with a… Read More
A Millinocket Little League player’s name was spelled incorrectly in a photo caption on Page C4 in Wednesday’s paper. The player’s name is Nick Oakes. Wednesday’s Page One story on the Bangor Theological Seminary’s plans to auction items relating to Vice President Hannibal Hamlin incorrectly… Read More
Parents blame their children for a lot of things, like not being able to go to nice restaurants or drive more than an hour from home. They blame them for not being able to exercise, too. A recent study found, however, that rather than a real impediment to… Read More
Elizabeth Bean was incorrectly identified in Wednesday’s Lifestyle story about hot dogs. Read More
The Tri-State Megabucks numbers in Thursday’s editions were listed incorrectly. The correct listing is: 1 8 9 18 20 36; bonus 35… Read More
A commentary by William Rice, “Individualism mustn’t take precedence over community” (BDN, June 29), said that FairPoint Communications has a history of bankruptcy. That is incorrect. The company has never been in bankruptcy. . googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
A Page One story on Saturday, June 30, about the DirigoChoice insurance program contained an error. New funding for the program was not included in Gov. John Baldacci’s proposed biennial budget, as reported, but was proposed in LD 1890, Baldacci’s “Dirigo 2.0” legislation. A caption… Read More
A sentence in the letter “Guns and mental illness” (BDN, June 28) contained a typographical error. The correct sentence is: “One reason it matters is because that will reduce the number of people criminalized by being included in the National Criminal Background Check System.”… Read More
A Bangor District Court listing in Thursday’s The Weekly contained errors. It should have read: Joseph E. Bryant, 23, Newburgh, operating vehicle while under influence of intoxicants, $500, jail 72 hours, license suspended 90 days; Joseph Burke, 30, Old Town, operating vehicle while under influence of intoxicants, $600,… Read More
A Page 1 story on Monday about dog rescue groups gave the wrong state Department of Agriculture unit proposing new animal importation rules. The new rules are being proposed by the department’s Division of Animal Health and Industry. Read More
Madawaska Town Manager Christina Therrien said she was misquoted in a Page one story about job cuts at Fraser Papers, Inc., published in Tuesday’s editions. Therrien said a local perfume factory and ambulance business had been invited to participate in the final phase of a Community Development Block… Read More
Due to incorrect information provided to the BDN, the wrong time was listed on Page B2 in some editions of Tuesday’s paper for the start of the SAD 29 budget meeting tonight. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at the Houlton Southside School. Read More
A Trenton Acadians pitcher was identified incorrectly in a photo caption on Page C7 in Monday’s paper. The player is Sam Merrill. Read More
The Lifestyle story about Tom Hennessey on Page C7 in Thursday’s paper incorrectly listed the end date of his art show at Courthouse Gallery. The exhibit is on view through July 5. Read More
A story on page A1 of the June 16-17 edition of the Bangor Daily News was incorrect in describing the charges Stephanie Stark was found guilty of at the end of last week’s trial in Penobscot County Superior Court. Stark was found guilty of seven criminal charges including… Read More
A June 1 commentary by Rufus Wanning titled, “Devil or angel, we should give Chavez a chance,” incorrectly stated that “RCTV [was] the only opposition TV station broadcasting over the airwaves in Caracas.” At least one other station, Globovision, would also fit that description. Read More
The numbers drawn in Wednesday’s Powerball lottery were incorrectly reprinted in the Coastal and Final editions of Thursday’s paper. The correct Powerball numbers are listed in the Lottery box below. Read More
A headline on an Associated Press story about U.S. forces involved in a friendly fire incident that ran on Page A5 of Wednesday’s paper contained an error. The incident took place in Afghanistan. Read More
The name of a man published in the Penobscot County grand jury indictments on Page B2 in some editions of the June 5 Bangor Daily News should have included his middle initial to prevent others with the same first and last name from being mistaken for him. The… Read More
An incorrect solution was included with the Sudoku puzzle that appeared in Friday’s paper. The correct solution for Thursday’s puzzle will run Monday. Read More
Thursday’s story on the awards won by Bangor all-sports radio station WZON, 620 AM, were described incorrectly. They were Maine Associated Press awards, not Maine Association of Broadcasters awards. A caption under a photograph of a Bangor-Lawrence high school softball game that appeared in Wednesday’s… Read More
A caption under a photograph that appeared on Page B1 of Wednesday’s paper incorrectly identified a member of the Maine Maritime Academy training ship State of Maine’s kitchen staff. The cook is Adam Fairbrother of Searsport. Read More
In Little League baseball results printed in Thursday’s Sports section, a player for Brewer’s Hannaford Orioles was misidentified. The player is Tyler Davis. A brief Associated Press news story on Page B8 of Friday’s paper misstated the time of the formal grand-opening ceremony for Maine’s… Read More
The May 21 editorial “Whales on the Line” added a zero to the estimated number of active permitted lobstermen in Maine. The correct number is 7,200. Read More
A headline and dateline on a story in the State section of some editions Thursday about a plow truck ballot item should have indicated the town considering the issue is Mars Hill. A story that ran in the State section in May 3 [sic] editions… Read More
The wrong Brewer High School hurdler was identified in a sports photograph in Monday’s paper. The hurdler in the photograph was Bobby Coombs. Read More
Yochai Benkler, who was cited in the May 24 column “Where can you find a free lunch?” by Edwin Dean, is a professor at Yale Law School. He was previously at the New York University School of Law. Read More
A story in the Coastal edition Wednesday about a vote in Camden included an incorrect figure. The cost to keep the local police dispatchers represents 0.8 of a percent of the total town budget (including the cost of education), or 1.8 percent of the municipal budget. Read More
A typographical error in a story about issues discussed at Tuesday’s Penobscot County commissioners’ meeting that ran in Wednesday’s State section changed the meaning of the sentence. It should have read: Commissioners also acknowledged the receipt of a thank-you card from dispatchers who last week moved from the… Read More
Clarification: A story about Medicare Part D that appeared on Page B5 in the Wednesday, May 16, paper did not include some details about a special project to educate low-income senior citizens about the “Prescription Savings for Me” program. The program was funded by a $100,000 grant from… Read More
A news story published in the May 3 State section reported erroneously that the Bangor House renovation project in the 1970s was the first in the nation to use federal historic preservation tax credits. The project actually was the first in the city to do so. The incorrect… Read More
A story on Page B4 of Thursday’s paper about the change of command at the U.S. Coast Guard station in Eastport contained incorrect information. The U.S. Coast Guard stated that Chief Mark Corbishley was being transferred to Coast Guard Station Indian River Inlet, Rehoboth Beach, N.J. In fact,… Read More
The winner of the women’s division of Sunday’s Saucony 5K road race in Bangor was incorrect in a sports story which ran Thursday morning. Kristen Bailey was the top female finisher. Read More
Based on information from the Maine Department of Transportation, a story on Page One on Tuesday called the Penobscot Narrows Bridge and Observatory the tallest bridge observatory in the world. Although at 420 feet the Penobscot Narrows observation deck is the tallest publicly accessible bridge observatory, the 160-meter… Read More
The daily lottery numbers listed in Tuesday’s paper were incorrect. The correct numbers were: Day – 214 and 4003; Evening – 282 and 8881. An item in From Police Files on Page B3 in Tuesday’s paper about the theft of the donation box at the… Read More
A headline on a business story by The Associated Press on Page B1 of Saturday’s paper contained an incorrect figure. Retail sales in the United States fell 0.2 percent in April. The solution to the Chess column’s Beginner’s Corner query was inadvertently omitted from Page… Read More
The correct docket number for the FDA’s proposed expansion of regulation of alternative medicines referenced in the May 10 column “A law to take vitamins and supplements off the shelf” by Leland Witting is 2006D-0480. Read More
A story that ran Friday in the State section about the sentencing of the former manager of the Bangor Savings Bank branch in Bucksport in federal court for embezzlement and credit card fraud contained an error. Wendy Dunlea, 34, of Carmel was sentenced to 63 months in federal… Read More
A story about education funding in SAD 46 published in the State section in some editions of Thursday’s paper contained errors. SAD 46’s proposed budget totals about $10 million and the district will have to raise nearly $2.3 million locally. Read More
A story published in some editions Thursday about the SAD 4 budget contained errors. The total increase in local assessment is $134,383.99. The total assessment from property taxes is $2,700,624.99. The budget adopted amounted to $7,034,603.37, which reflects an increase of $230,341.27. A story that… Read More
An article on Page B3 in Tuesday?s paper about the Brewer School Committee giving school administrators and support staff a raise should have stated the raise was 3.5 percent. A story that ran Monday in the State section about a woman sentenced in U.S. District… Read More
Credit was omitted from the photo accompanying a story about organic lawns on Page S1 in today’s paper. The photo should have been credited to Storey Publishing. A story on Page C6 in the Lifestyle section of Friday’s paper about Paddy Murphy’s, a new pub… Read More
A quotation in a story on Page 1 in Wednesday’s paper about disability ratings for veterans of the U.S. military gave incomplete information about who can represent veterans with disability claims. “The department service officer is the only person legally able to represent a veteran and present a… Read More
Incorrect information provided to the Bangor Daily News was included in a Page One story published Wednesday about Willimantic owing Levant excise taxes. The former Willimantic tax collector received 3 percent of the excise taxes collected which amounted to more than $100. Read More
A news brief that appeared on Page B3 of Tuesday’s paper about the Wendell Gilley Museum of Bird Carving contained incorrect information. The museum is located in Southwest Harbor. It will hold an open house from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, May 6. A story… Read More
A story about lobster fishermen on Page B1 on April 17 contained an error. Canadian officials view Head Harbour Passage that separates Maine from New Brunswick as internal water, not Grand Manan Passage as was stated. A photo caption on Page C2 in Saturday’s State… Read More
Information in a photo caption on Page A4 tied to a Page 1 story about serial arsonist Ashton Moores that ran in Thursday’s paper was incorrect. The home on Church Street was never occupied by relatives of Moores, but he did set fire to it. The house that… Read More