The name of Bangor lawyer Terence Harrigan was misspelled in a Page 1 story that ran Thursday about serial arsonist Ashton Moores. The wrong Nokomis Regional High School softball player was identified in a sports photo in Thursday’s paper. The player sliding into second base… Read More
A news brief in some editions Wednesday about free health screenings through Waldo County General Hospital in Belfast gave the wrong range of ages for women eligible to participate. Women between 40 and 64 with no insurance or high deductibles are eligible for the May 18 mammograms or… Read More
A story about commercial construction in Greater Bangor published on Page A1 of Saturday’s newspaper should have identified Paul Currier as the general manager of Affordable Furniture Showcase. The business is owned by Ray Lynch Jr. Read More
A Sports headline Friday that listed the opening day of competition for Speedway 95 in Hermon contained an error. The story correctly stated that Speedway 95 would open on April 29. An error in the On the Run road racing report in Thursday’s Sports section… Read More
A storm photo of a flooded brook at Lincolnville Beach published Tuesday misidentified the stream as Fernald’s Brook. The stream is Frohock Brook. In April 18 stories about Chicago White Sox pitcher Mark Buehrle’s no-hitter, The Associated Press erroneously reported that David Cone threw a… Read More
An item in the Caribou District Court listings that ran on Page B3 in some editions of the April 13 paper contained an error. Robert Chambers, 46, of Fort Fairfield was not charged with possession of hypodermic apparatuses as reported. The error in the listing was made at… Read More
In an April 2 story about the new Michael Klahr Center at the new Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Klahr moved to Maine, where he married Phyllis Jalbert. Klahr married Jalbert, a former Mainer, in New York, where the couple… Read More
In a story that appeared Wednesday in the BDN about early detection and treatment of serious mental illness, The Associated Press, relying on figures from the Portland Identification and Early Referral project, misstated the expected rate of psychotic episodes occurring among individuals who have early symptoms of a… Read More
Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Doug Janik was omitted from the list of former University of Maine players participating in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Janik played in 75 games for the Lightning and had two goals and nine assists for 11 points. Read More
A story about the Bangor Waterworks project on Page A1 of Tuesday’s newspaper should have said that the development partnership, Waterworks LLC, comprises Shaw House Development Inc. and the National Equity Fund’s low-income housing credit program. The other entities listed were project participants. Read More
A story on Page B1 in Friday’s paper may have given the impression that Country Acres Farm Inc., of Dixmont has entered a final settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. EPA representatives said Monday that if substantial cleanup progress is not made by May 1, the farm… Read More
A Bangor Hydro-Electric Co. employee was identified incorrectly on Page 17 in today’s Perspective advertising supplement. He is Bruce Bender, not Michael Henderson. The weekend Sudoku puzzle accidentally was omitted from the Lifestyle section. It can be found in the State section on Page C6. Read More
A news brief that appeared in Monday’s State section about the $30,000 USDA Rural Development Community Facilities grant presented at Mount View High School on March 30 contained errors. The grant was presented to FUTURE MSAD 3, a private nonprofit organization conducting the capital campaign for the Mount… Read More
In Joni Averill’s Thursday column, the incorrect day, with the correct date, was included with information about the spaghetti supper and concert benefiting Milo-area after-school programs. The event is today, with the supper at 5 p.m. and the concert at 7 p.m. in Milo Town Hall. Read More
In a Wednesday Page 1 story, members of a victim support group in Blue Hill referred to keeping secrets about their own pasts. Those secrets were about the actions of sexual offenders in their community or family lives. In Wednesday’s Page One story on the… Read More
An incorrect figure was used in a March 6 story about fundraising efforts for the proposed Newport Cultural Center. The total amount of the project is $1.8 million, not $2 million as stated. Fundraising is still under way to reach the $1.8 million goal. Read More
A caption under a photograph on Page A1 of Thursday’s paper contained an error. The legal name of the boy pictured tacking an assignment to the bulletin board in the classroom at Benedicta Elementary School is Daniel Cahill. Read More
A story published in some editions of the State section Tuesday about the Bangor School Department’s preliminary gross budget for 2007-08 should have said that the year-to-year increase was calculated to be 4.53 percent. In captions under two photographs that ran in the Lifestyle section… Read More
A map that ran with a story about the Penobscot Narrows Bridge on Page B1 in Saturday’s Business section contained an error. The town of Frankfort should have been listed instead of Franklin. A story that ran in the State section of Friday’s edition about… Read More
A news brief that appeared on Page B3 of Thursday’s paper incorrectly referred to author Tracy Kidder as a woman. Kidder, who is speaking Sunday at the Camden Opera House, is a man. Because of a production error, today’s Sudoku puzzle is on Page C4… Read More
A Presque Isle court listing published in the State section of Tuesday’s paper requires clarification. The listing of Nancy McBreairty of Caribou should not be confused with another woman from Caribou with the same name, Nancy Chapman McBreairty, wife of Alan McBreairty, who lives on Access Highway. Read More
A Lifestyle story in Tuesday’s paper listed an incorrect phone number for Penobscot Theatre Company in Bangor. The correct number is 942-3333. A female musher’s name was misspelled in a photo caption about Farmington sled dog races on the front page of the State section… Read More
A story that ran on Page B5 in Thursday’s State section about war protests in Bangor should have included the fact that the second group of protesters were members of the Penobscot Bay Occupation Project and are part of a national movement. They were protesting Congress continuing to… Read More
A passage in a story in Monday’s paper about the republication of the book “The Life and Traditions of the Red Man” mistakenly referred to author Joseph Nicolar as James Nicolar. A sports story in Monday’s paper should have stated that the Class D basketball… Read More
The editorial “Land Use Questions” in Tuesday’s edition incorrectly identified the number of miles of snowmobile and ATV trails in Maine. The numbers in the editorial were for miles of trails in the state, not the total on state reserve and park land. Read More
A Page 1 story Saturday about the Bangor Area Homeless Shelter misidentified the subject of statements made by shelter director Dennis Marble. He said public housing authorities in Maine are inefficient and administratively top-heavy. Read More
The headline on a story in some editions of the State section Wednesday about discussions between SADs 22 and 63 should have indicated the SAD 22 board took no action involving possible admission of SAD 63 students. Read More
A photo caption on Page B2 in the Coastal edition Tuesday misidentified the people pictured. They were, from left, James Jenkins and his wife Anne, both of Owls Head, who received the 2006 Persons of the Year award, and Bob Hastings, chief executive officer of the Penobscot Bay… Read More
The headline and a story on page A4 in Thursday’s Business section about Domtar in Baileyville were misleading. The mill will not close during March, only the papermaking machine will be shut down, leaving about 90 people out of work. The rest of the mill, which also produces… Read More
A story about faithbooking that ran on the Religion page of Saturday’s edition misidentified the Bangor organization Kathy Walker worked for prior to her retirement last year. She was the executive director of Rape Response Services. Due to a computer error at Belfast District Court,… Read More
Because of en editing error, a caption that ran in Tuesday’s Lifestyle section with a photo of the University of Maine production of “Bat Boy: The Musical” misidentified four student actors. A photograph accompanying a Page 1 story Tuesday about a stolen pickup truck was… Read More
Troy Jellison should have been identified in a photo on Page C4 in Monday’s paper as the Bangor High School basketball player dribbling the ball up the court. Read More
A story about prison crowding on page B1 of the State section Friday gave wrong figures for Maine’s incarceration rate. Maine incarcerates 144 inmates per 100,000 residents, much lower than the national average of 481 per 100,000 residents. Read More
A short item in Wednesday’s Coastal edition on two Route 1 improvement projects in Robbinston omitted the year of expected completion. The contractor has until June 28, 2008, to finish the work. Read More
A story about a Monroe house fire in Wednesday’s State section misquoted homeowner Jim Emerson. He said the home, which was under construction, was partially insured. A pickup truck that caught fire and was parked in the daylight basement caused the fire, he said. Read More
A story on the Aroostook Idol contest finale slated for March 4 listed the wrong time. The show begins at 2 p.m. at the Caribou Performing Arts Center. Read More
A sports story in Monday’s paper should have stated that Brewer High School sophomore Jessica Hodsdon set meet and school records in Saturday’s Penobscot Valley Conference championship swim meet in the 100-yard breaststroke, not the freestyle. Read More
A story on Page One of Friday’s paper about a lawsuit filed against Stetson Selectman George Hockstadter incorrectly identified him as the head selectman. The lawsuit also misidentified Hockstadter’s title. David Buchstaber is the town’s head selectman. Read More
The Orono Farmers Market is held the second Saturday of every month, not the first Saturday as indicated in the article in Wednesday’s Lifestyle section. This means the next one will be held this Saturday. A story that ran in some editions Thursday about the… Read More
In a Jan. 30 Page B1 story about Backyard Farms’ tomato greenhouse in Madison, The Associated Press, relying on information from the company’s public relations firm, reported the wrong annual production figure. The correct figure is 7,700 tons, not 7.7 tons. Read More
A photo caption on Page C1 in Tuesday’s paper misidentified a player on the John Bapst girls basketball team. The player pictured is Lauren Nichols. In a story Tuesday about a Fusion:Bangor meeting on school reform published on page A5, Candy Guerette, president of the… Read More
Because of a printing error in some editions of Saturday’s Living section, the phone number of the Baggler company was listed incompletely. The full number is 441-4953. Read More
In a story published Jan. 31 in the Cooking section about Super Bowl parties with ethnic themes, The Associated Press misspelled the surname of a Reno, Nev., woman who celebrates with foods from the Philippines. She is Ludy Ongkeko, not Onkgeko. Read More
A story Wednesday on page B1 of the State section misspelled the name of a candidate for chancellor of the University of Maine System. He is James Applegate. Read More
A Page 1 story in Monday’s edition gave an incorrect time for the informational meeting in Bangor regarding the governor’s school consolidation plan. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. Jan. 30 at Peakes Auditorium at Bangor High School. The story also incorrectly listed the amount requested for… Read More
Because of an editing error, Thursday’s Finding a Fix column contained inaccurate data about admissions to addiction treatment in Maine. People age 24 to 34 accounted for 23 percent of admissions in 2000, and people age 25 to 44 made up 35 percent of admissions. The two groups… Read More
A story published on Page B1 on Wednesday concerning the Maine Senate’s confirmation vote on judicial nominees requires a correction. Rep. Robert A. Berube, R-Lisbon, was the only Republican member of the Judiciary Committee who voted to recommend that Charles A. Dow, 33, of Winthrop be confirmed. Berube… Read More
A story on Page B4 of Tuesday’s Bangor Daily News omitted the University of Maine at Fort Kent in a list of universities in the University of Maine System. A photo caption on Page A1 of Tuesday’s paper contained a misspelled name. The couple pictured… Read More
A story published in Monday’s paper about Safe Passage founder Hanley Denning included an incorrect Web address. The correct address is: www.safepassage.org. A photo that ran on Page D5 in Jan. 20-21 editions incorrectly identified a Brewer High School girls diver. The diver was Abby… Read More
A story on Page B1 in Wednesday’s editions gave the wrong party affiliations of legislators in the vote of the Judiciary Committee to recommend Charles Dow of Winthrop be confirmed as a District Court judge. Eight Democrats and one Republican voted in Dow’s favor, while three Republicans opposed… Read More
In a Tuesday, Jan. 16, article on Steuben’s revaluation issues, it was reported that residents were attempting to repeal the “town meeting form of government.” The sentence should have read “town manager form of government.” A brief news item in some editions of Tuesday’s State… Read More
A story on Page B1 of Monday’s State section about youths displaying banners in a downtown Bangor store explaining their hopes for 2007 misspelled the name of a participant. She is Jennie Foley. Read More
A headline on a Page 1 story in Friday’s editions about plans for a regional airport in Jonesboro being dropped misidentified the organization overseeing the proposal. It is the Federal Aviation Administration – FAA. A Page One story in Tuesday’s paper about a ban on… Read More
A story published on page B3 of Wednesday’s Final edition about Brewer discussing a smoking ban in vehicles with children, should have said Councilor Larry Doughty disagreed with Councilor Joseph Ferris’ idea to implement the ban in Brewer. Read More
In a Jan. 8 story about the sentencing of a Moroccan man who aided the Sept. 11 hijackers, The Associated Press erroneously described one victim. Sonia Morales Puopolo was a first-class passenger aboard one of the downed airliners, not a flight attendant. Dominic Puopolo Jr., her son, said… Read More
An editorial Jan. 5 with the headline “Experience Over Hope” mistakenly attributed to Oscar Wilde the line that second marriages are the “triumph of hope over experience.” He may have said it, but Boswell reports Samuel Johnson said it first. Read More
A story on Page B3 in the Final edition of Friday’s paper about a special town meeting in Hermon should have indicated that Dan Petersen supports the snowmobile club, but could not find the public benefit in expending $80,000 of town money for a new club building. Read More
In a Dec. 20, 2006, story headlined “State board takes action against doctors,” the Dr. Brian Gallagher who surrendered his medical license was a neurologist formerly of the Orono Medical Center. Read More
The Wall Street Journal column “Getting Going” that was referenced in Wednesday’s editorial, “Beating the Market,” last appeared in the Dec. 23-24 issue of the Bangor Daily News. Read More
An article in Saturday’s Living section about the sardine lowering in Eastport requires clarification. The event was founded by Chris “Crash” Barry and organized in its first year by Crash Barry, Shana Barry, Hugh French, Rafi Hopkins, Artful Lindemanis, Tom Peterson and Heron Weston. The sardine was lowered… Read More
Editor’s note: The following recipes ran with an incomplete list of ingredients in last Wednesday’s Cooking section. Peach Yogurt Scones 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;… Read More
The Penobscot County court news on Page B2 of Friday’s paper contained incorrect information about Daniel J. Willette, 34, of Milford. The listing should have read that a charge of rule violation, operation of vehicle beyond 14-hour rule, was dismissed. He faced no other charges. Read More
The recipes for Peach Yogurt Scones and Grantham White Gingerbread Cookies listed in Wednesday’s Cooking section each lacked an ingredient. The scones recipe requires 1/2 cup of peach yogurt, and the gingerbread cookies recipe requires 2 cups of flour. Read More
A Page One story on Wednesday regarding funding for the DirigoChoice insurance plan stated incorrectly that Maine hospitals sued the state over the funding issue. While the Maine Hospital Association has collaborated with the insurance industry and the Maine State Chamber of Commerce at the policy-making level, it… Read More
A story in some editions of the Dec. 15 Bangor Daily News had incorrect information. The “Passamaquoddy History and Culture: A Traveling Teaching Kit” that won a third-place award in a national contest is in fact the second teaching kit that the National Park Service has created. Read More
A story on Page B3 of Monday’s newspaper stated that Portwine of Maine, a Millinocket cheese manufacturer and gift shop, had four new cheese spreads. Those spreads are still in development. Read More
In a story Monday about the Census of Marine Life, The Associated Press quoted Jesse Ausubel of the Sloan Foundation as saying researchers have identified 70,000 kinds of marine mammals. Ausubel was referring to marine animals of all types, not just mammals. Read More
A Nov. 7 story that ran in the State and Coastal editions of the Bangor Daily News misidentified the man whom police arrested at an Ellsworth restaurant for disorderly conduct and criminal threatening. The man is Ronald Eaton, 46, of Deer Isle. Read More
On the NIE Extra Extra page published Nov. 30, the reply e-mail on the Monty Moose feature was incorrect. The correct address is susanlahti@beeline-online.net. Read More
A story on Maine Operation Lifesaver in the Nov. 30 The Weekly mistakenly said that four “trespass” fatalities had occurred this year on the Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway. Those fatalities occurred statewide, none of them on Montreal, Maine & Atlantic. In the Nov. 30… Read More
The name of the chief negotiator for the Brewer Education Association was incorrect in an article about teacher raises on Page B3 of Tuesday’s State section. The chief negotiator is Terry Hopkins. Tim Hackett is a Brewer High School guidance counselor. A story on Page… Read More
A story that appeared on the State page in Monday’s edition about a Corinth fire on Saturday in which a litter of puppies died requires clarification about the cause of the fire. The cause of the accidental fire could not be determined, Fire Chief Scott Bragdon said Friday. Read More
A brief news story in the State section Thursday about a Brewer Education Association benefit dinner scheduled for today incorrectly reported that the event would include a silent auction. It will be a live auction. A story on Maine Operation Lifesaver in the Nov. 21… Read More
The next public hearing on the proposed DirigoChoice health insurance rate increase will not be held at the State House as reported in Wednesday’s paper. The hearing, which will begin at 8 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5, will take place in the central conference room at the offices of… Read More
Monday’s Bangor Daily News listed incorrectly the age of the Bucksport woman who died in an accident on Route 1 in Orland Saturday. Theresa Rawls was 37. In a story in Monday’s paper about Pilates and Parkinson’s disease, The Associated Press erroneously reported Michael S. Read More
In a story about Lebanon’s political crisis on Page A5 of Saturday’s paper, The Associated Press incorrectly reported the position of an assassinated politician. Pierre Gemayel was Lebanon’s industry minister, not its interior minister. Read More
A story in Tuesday’s Bangor Daily News incorrectly identified the company working with Maine Maritime Academy to present a pilot program on port security. The company is Maritime Protection, Auditing, Consulting and Training. Also, the second of two programs scheduled in Portland will be held Dec. 9-10. Read More
Orono High School inadvertently omitted the name of senior Nicholas LaBate from the honor roll printed in Friday’s paper. The Good Shepherd Food-Bank in Charleston moved into the former Odd Fellows building, not the Masons’ building as was reported in Friday’s paper. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
An article on Page B2 of Wednesday’s newspaper contained a misstatement. Magic City Morning Star owner Kenneth Anderson said he believes that Brims Ness, Allagash Valve and Ad Time are businesses that are defunct or have failed to grow despite help from the Millinocket Area Growth and Investment… Read More
Election results printed on Page B2 in the Nov. 8 Coastal edition contained an error. For Isle au Haut, the senatorial race should have read: Olympia J. Snowe (R), 29 votes, and William H. Slavick (U), 1 vote. Read More
A caption with a photograph Friday on the ceremony in Eel Ground, New Brunswick, should have identified Peter Duston as an Americanism officer at American Legion Post 8 in Cherryfield. An article on Page B6 of Thursday’s editions about the marine biology program at the… Read More
Thursday’s story on the Waldo County State House election results inaccurately reported that Winterport resident Michael Thibodeau won House District 42 by 90 votes. Thibodeau won by 289 votes. A photo caption in Thursday?s paper misidentified a councilor in Calais. The correct name is Vinton… Read More
A story on Saturday’s Business page about Penobscot Veterinary Hospital in Bangor reported that three veterinarians in the practice, Drs. Allan Ingraham, Dale Rogers and James Meiczinger, met at veterinary school at Columbia University. It was Cornell Veterinary School in Ithaca, N.Y. In a story… Read More
Because of a production error, today’s Sudoku puzzle is on Page C9 instead of in the Living section. A headline and story on Page 1 on Thursday implied that the primary reason for displaying the 78 United States flags on utility poles in Blue Hill… Read More
A story in some editions of the State section Tuesday on the Ward 1 candidates for Belfast City Council incorrectly reported that Ryan Otis coached football at Maine Maritime Academy. Otis played football at MMA and coaches at Belfast Area High School. The identity of… Read More
Coverage of the Washington County candidates’ debates in Friday’s paper contained errors. State Sen. Kevin Raye, R-Perry, supports all three LNG proposals for Passamaquoddy Bay, not just one. Also, House District 32 candidate Harold Prescott lives in Whiting, not East Machias. A story in Friday’s… Read More
In a story about TABOR in Wednesday’s editions, Christine Therrien was not identified correctly. She is town manager in Madawaska. Read More
An article in the State section Thursday, Oct. 19, about Houlton board positions on the Nov. 7 ballot requires clarification. Nancy P. Ketch is a past member of the Shiretown Development Corp. She is a current member of the Southern Aroostook Development Corp. Read More
Quite a few readers have called the Bangor Daily News, wanting to make Dan Manzo’s now-famous tomato sauce. Unfortunately, we left out the can sizes for the tomatoes. The full recipes – with the correct measurements – follows. The Manzo Family Tomato Sauce googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
An article that appeared Friday on Page B4 in the state and final editions incorrectly identified Lakeman & Sons Inc. salvage yard as being located in Hermon. The business is in Holden. The “Destination: Millinocket” box in Saturday’s Living section incorrectly listed the address of… Read More
An article on Page B5 on Thursday, Oct. 19, incorrectly stated that Republican 2nd District Congressional candidate Laurence “Scott” D’Amboise is against stem cell research. D’Amboise is in favor of genetic research, but is against embryonic stem cell research. Read More
A Thursday story on the Eddington selectmen’s opposition to the Taxpayer Bill of Rights should have stated that, in order to override TABOR’s spending limits, a two-thirds vote at town meeting would be required followed by a majority vote at a general election. In an… Read More
CLARIFICATION: A story published Tuesday about the Holden council meeting held Monday requires clarification. A statement made by Town Councilor Ellen Campbell was incomplete in the article. “I don’t think the public has a clue just exactly what you folks are doing and what we’re asking you to… Read More
An article about the Waldo-Hancock Bridge dedication that appeared in Saturday’s paper apparently repeated an error made in the 1932 Bangor Daily News account of that event. According to family members, one of the young women who raised the flags on the bridge that day was Marjorie Harriman,… Read More
Because of a production error, today’s Sudoku puzzle is on Page C4 instead of in the Living section. Incorrect dates were provided to Joni Averill for her column regarding The Salvation Army’s annual Harvest Auction. That event has a pre-sale at 5 p.m. and the… Read More
Thursday’s Page 1 story about the state’s plan to make overdue Medicaid payments to Maine hospitals contained a reporting error. St. Joseph Healthcare in Bangor has been able to continue operations without borrowing money to make up for the state’s failure to adequately compensate for Medicaid patients. Also,… Read More
In a profile about banker Arthur Comstock of Camden National Bank, published on the front page of the Oct. 7 Business section, the last name of the bank’s public relations officer was misspelled. She is Suzanne Brightbill. Read More
A story published Saturday on the Knox Woolen Mill in Camden requires clarification. Local historian Barbara Dyer did not characterize the employee housing community as ghetto-style. She said the area known as Millville housed families of millworkers and businesspeople alike. Also, there was a grade school and a… Read More
In a Friday story about the creation of a public library in St. Agatha, it was incorrectly reported that Jackie Paradis is president of the group. It is in fact Jackie Ayotte. Read More
A story in Thursday’s paper incorrectly identified a man arrested in Bucksport on multiple charges including domestic assault. The man charged is Justin Lee Fulcher, 30, of Bangor. Friday’s front page story about a flood of lumber from western Canada threatening to shut down mills… Read More