A story in Wednesday’s State section about a New Sweden businessman who allegedly was assaulted requires clarification. Aroostook County Deputy Sheriff Kris Malmborg said he has no corroborating evidence that brass knuckles were used or that the incident involved a girlfriend. In a March 24… Read More
An item published Thursday in Joni Averill’s column had an incorrect date supplied for the 8th Annual Wheelchair Basketball Tournament. The tournament is 2-6 p.m. Saturday, March 25, in Newman Gym on the Bangor campus. Read More
A story published Monday in the State section on Gov. John Baldacci’s and Education Commissioner Susan Gendron’s planned meetings with members of the Maine Education Association requires a clarification. The meeting in Presque Isle will be held from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Monday, April 10, in the Allagash… Read More
A story published on Thursday’s State page about a Milo family getting help after a fire gave an incorrect age for Gary Metilly. He is 39. A story published Thursday in the State section about the Charleston annual town meeting contained incorrect election information, which… Read More
Wednesday’s front page story about funding the DirigoChoice insurance plan erroneously reported that Joe Ditre, executive director of Consumers for Affordable Health Care, serves on the board of the Dirigo Health Agency. He does not. Consumers for Affordable Health Care, however, is an intervenor to the proceeding, and… Read More
A story published on Tuesday’s State page about the death of an Old Town teenager in a motor vehicle accident confused two names. Elliot Larson was the youth killed in the accident. Tara Lawson was a neighbor who heard the accident. In Tuesday’s State section,… Read More
A story published on Monday’s Page 1 about Bangor’s updated comprehensive plan listed an incorrect Internet address for the city’s Web site. The site can be found at www.bangormaine.gov. Read More
A Saturday story on page C5 misidentified a man who was killed while harvesting logs in St. Albans. The victim was Newman Gee. Read More
A Wednesday B1 story about Swans Island residents who voted to reimburse parents for tuition to religious schools incorrectly stated that Life Christian Academy is in Ellsworth. The school is in Trenton. A story in Tuesday’s editions on Page B2 about a fire in Dixmont… Read More
The Powerball lottery numbers on Page A2 in some editions of Thursday’s paper were incorrect. The winning numbers were: 1 5 7 21 43, the Powerball was 20, and the Power Play was 5. Read More
This is an unpublished clarification of the early history of the Bangor Daily News. The Bangor Daily News was established and first published on June 18, 1889 by several New York newspaper men, organized as the Union Publishing Company. The principal stockholder was Thomas J. Read More
A notice published in Wednesday’s final edition about the third Orono Bicentennial Celebration lecture, set for 7 p.m. Thursday, March 16, at the Orono Town Council chambers, contained incorrect historical information. The notice should have said that Orono settler John Marsh participated in Benedict Arnold’s march to Quebec… Read More
In a March 5 story and timeline about AT&T Inc. buying BellSouth Corp. for $67 billion in stock, The Associated Press reported erroneously that eight regional telephone companies were spun off from the old AT&T in 1984 under a federal court order. The correct number of so-called Baby… Read More
A headline on page B2 of some Friday editions incorrectly referred to the location of a pier that was the subject of a Board of Environmental Protection hearing. The hearing was in Hancock, the pier is in Bar Harbor. Read More
Thursday’s Page One story about the so-called “Wal-Mart bill” that would track MaineCare expenses incurred by employees of large corporations erroneously reported that Wal-Mart had profits of $312.4 billion for the fiscal year that ended Jan. 31, 2006. The figure actually represents the company’s reported sales during that… Read More
In a Feb. 27 story about the death of former Los Angeles Times Publisher Otis Chandler, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Chandler’s great-grandfather Gen. Harrison Gray Otis was the newspaper’s founder. Otis became publisher and part-owner of the newspaper in 1882, a year after it was founded. Read More
A story published on Thursday’s City page misidentified the owner of Porter’s Woodworking Co. of Patten. His name is Jim Carson. An article about the departing leader of College of the Atlantic published on the State page Monday should have referred to the incoming president… Read More
It was a boat accident that shouldn’t have happened – for several reasons. Here’s how things went wrong, as pieced together by the Coast Guard in a final report issued recently: A 55-year-old Stratham, N.H., man and his son, 20, started out from Rockland last… Read More
An editing error resulted in the incorrect date being published in Joni Averill’s column on Thursday regarding the United Artists for Hope benefit for the United Cerebral Palsy of Maine Camp CaPella Campaign. That multiband benefit dance begins at 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 26, at Jeff’s Catering in… Read More
A caption on Page B2 Tuesday showing William S. Cohen, then mayor of Bangor, presenting a key to the city to NBC sportscaster Curt Gowdy, incorrectly stated the year as 1977. It was 1972. A story in the Feb. 16 State section about the February… Read More
A Page 1 story published Monday about four dogs that drowned when an unattended car rolled into the Stillwater River in Orono contained some inaccurate information. Only three of the four dogs belonged to the woman who owns the car. Also, though University of Maine police believe the… Read More
A State page article on the death of Jane Saxl published Thursday incorrectly said she was a founding member of Bangor’s first synagogue. She helped start Congregation Beth El, Bangor’s first Reform synagogue. A story on Page A1 in Thursday’s paper erroneously stated that Rep. Read More
? A story in some editions of Wednesday’s paper on Page B3 incorrectly stated that the city of Ellsworth is considering building a new high school. The community is interested in building a new elementary school. Read More
A headline Tuesday on a story on Page B3 about the City Council’s vote on the Rockland District High School sign was incorrect. The sign was approved. Renee Ordway’s column in the Friday, Feb. 10, paper incorrectly identified a civil rights lawyer from the Attorney… Read More
? A review on the Discovering page Monday, Feb. 13, incorrectly identified the composer of “Die Fledermaus.” The opera was written by Johann Strauss. ? A Page 1 article published Saturday about the Brewer honors program incorrectly stated that graduates earning an honors diploma will… Read More
A News in Brief item on Page B3 in the Feb. 8 edition should have identified, as in a previous story, the driver involved in an accident in LaGrange as Christopher Goodwin. Read More
? A story published in Friday’s State section about the Hermon School Committee should have attributed comments about the proposed middle school project in Hermon to Hermon School Committee member Dawn McIntyre. Read More
? An honor roll list from Hermon High School published on Feb. 2 in the State section inadvertently omitted a student. Senior Brittni Pelletier should be added to the second quarter honors listing. ? Wednesday’s Page One story about the state’s interest in developing its… Read More
? An item in “From Police Files” on Page B3 in Monday’s final edition should have identified Bangor police Officer Kerry Libby as a female police officer. Read More
A portion of the Feb. 2 letter “Pest-control concerns” was printed incorrectly. It should read: “Regarding the city dwellings that are torn down, I am concerned about pest control. Will exterminating chemicals, which are applied regularly against cockroaches, etc., be used by pest-control companies along the baseboard of… Read More
? ATLANTA – In stories last week about the death of Coretta Scott King, The Associated Press erroneously reported the date of her death. She died on Monday, not Tuesday, according to a family spokesman and her death certificate. Read More
A story in Friday’s Sports section should have stated that Gov. John Baldacci could not attend Friday’s Junior Biathlon World Championships in Presque Isle because of the death of his brother Paul Baldacci. Read More
In a Feb. 1 story in the State section about paintings stolen in 1978 from a home in the Berkshires, The Associated Press reported erroneously the name of one work by artist Paul Cezanne. It is “Bouilloire et Fruits,” not “Bouteille et Fruits.”… Read More
The story on the Eastern Maine Class C cheerleading championships in Monday’s Sports pages contained a quote that was attributed to Houlton co-coach Mary Jane Cleary. The quote was actually made by Houlton co-coach Julie Dunn-Brown. Read More
A Jan. 31 Calais District Court listing in the State section erroneously named Hardy R. Preston Morris for operating under the influence of intoxicants. The correct listing should have been: Morris Hardy R. Preston, 33, Calais, operating vehicle while under the influence of intoxicants, $700, jail nine days,… Read More
In an obituary for journalist Beth Fallon on Page B6 of Monday’s paper, The Associated Press, relying on information from a family representative, erroneously reported that she formerly worked at The Hartford Courant. She worked at the Hartford Times. Read More
A story in Saturday’s State section about the SAD 37 candlelight walk to Augusta gave the wrong send-off time. Walkers will leave Columbia Falls at 8 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, from the elementary school. Read More
Two boys basketball players, Jon Perkins of Central High School of Corinth and Kole Stevens of Penquis Valley High School of Milo, were misidentified in separate photos published in Friday’s Sports section. — googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
A story in Wednesday’s State section about Presque Isle preparing for the 2006 Biathlon Junior World Championship listed the incorrect time for the opening ceremonies, which will be held at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27, at Gentile Hall. — googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
Some, but not all items seized from a 14-year-old’s bedroom through a search warrant on Jan. 10 in Lincoln were from a recent Frost Street break-in. Police declined to disclose the origins of specific articles, but have charged two boys and two girls with burglary, criminal mischief and… Read More
A story in some editions of Tuesday’s State section about Monday’s Bangor City Council meeting should have said that Sargent Corp. will pay $1,331 a month to lease heated hangar space at Bangor International Airport. — googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
A Jan. 3 story about jewelry designer Heather Perry on the Creating page incorrectly stated where she went to school. Perry attended Maryland Institute College of Art. — googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner =… Read More
A story published in Friday’s State section about a Bangor woman sentenced to jail for refusing to purchase workers’ compensation insurance requires clarification. Molly Maids terminated its franchise agreement with Janice Nye, 39, in October 2003 for failure to purchase the insurance, before a second employee was injured… Read More
In the Jan. 16 Discovering section, the name of the author of “Trisba and Sula” was misspelled. Her name is Joan MacCracken. Read More
An incorrect time is given for the show “Ribert and Robert’s Wonderworld” in today’s Television section. The program airs at 7 a.m., not 7 p.m., on Maine Public Television stations. — googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = [];… Read More
A story published in Thursday’s State section regarding the Willimantic town meeting gave an incorrect figure for attorney fees. Selectmen asked for $1,767.50 to pay remaining attorney fees. The figure published was the approximate amount of legal fees in 2004 for advice on the snowplow contract and an… Read More
A State section story in some editions Tuesday about a Rockland City Council meeting should have said state law recommends digital message signs change no less frequently than in 20-minute intervals. Read More
A Page One story in Thursday’s Bangor Daily News described a Wednesday conversation as taking place between Democratic leaders and Rep. Joanne Twomey behind closed doors. The conversation, in fact, took place in a hallway and was between just Twomey and a legislative committee chairman. Read More
A headline on a story about a public hearing on the Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden that ran on Page B2 of Friday’s final edition contained an error. The hearing was overseen by the Department of Environmental Protection and the State Planning Office. Read More
An article on Thursday’s Well-Being page on sugar and tooth decay contained incorrect information attributed to Dr. Jonathan Shenkin. Watering down juice does not help reduce the amount of sugar exposure of teeth. In fact, Shenkin added, parents mistakenly will give children watered-down juice throughout the day, figuring… Read More
In a Nov. 10 story on Page B5 about former prep school teacher David Cobb’s pornography convictions, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Cobb had been charged with aggravated felonious sexual assault against two children in Maine. The 1996 charges were unlawful sexual contact, to which Cobb pleaded… Read More
In Monday’s B2 story about the cancellation of a special meeting in Willimantic, the photo caption erroneously referred to the event as a town meeting. It was a selectmen’s meeting. — googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = [];… Read More
Saturday’s State page story about the clash between residents and town officials in Willimantic mistakenly reported that the contract for winter road maintenance already has been paid for this season. Bruce Thomas, private snowplowing contractor for the town, says his $40,000 contract has not been paid yet and… Read More
In a Page One story published Dec. 27 looking at the agenda for the 2006 legislative session, The Associated Press erroneously reported that lawmakers had planned to consider a bill to eliminate coyote snaring. A bill calling for a ban on the snaring program was introduced in 2003,… Read More
WASHINGTON – In a story published Monday about Condoleezza Rice, The Associated Press should have reported that a Pew Research survey showing 64 percent of respondents approving of the Iraq war was taken two years ago, shortly after Saddam Hussein was captured. Read More
HAGERSTOWN, Md. – In a Dec. 22 story about a teacher charged with leaving threatening notes for students, The Associated Press, relying on information from the Frederick County state’s attorney, reported erroneously that the teacher was fired in mid-November. The teacher was placed on unpaid leave at that… Read More
Wednesday’s Page One story about one-call access to social services mistakenly reported that Maine’s 211 phone system would be activated on Jan. 1, 2006. The system will not be available until the end of January. Read More
An article in Tuesday’s State section about the liquefied natural gas project proposed for the Passamaquoddy Tribe’s Pleasant Point reservation indicated that attorney Craig Francis is no longer the legal counsel for the tribe. While Francis has taken a position with private law firm Jensen Baird Gardner &… Read More
A story about the annual joint board meeting between SAD 63 and CSD 8 that ran Dec. 16 on Page B4 in the State section incorrectly reported that Superintendent Louise Regan had 100 percent of her family health benefits paid for by the district. The district pays 100… Read More
A story on Page B3 in the Final edition of Friday’s paper about the holiday tree lighting at Eastern Maine Medical Center incorrectly reported that the husband of Nancy Dysart died of cancer. Her husband is alive and does not have cancer. — googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
The phone number to order Jimmy Barnes’ CDs was reported incorrectly in Tuesday’s paper. The correct number is 537-3892. — 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 divorce listing for Maine District Court in Houlton in the Dec. 3 State edition was unclear. According to the divorce judgment, grounds for divorce were granted to Lynne Doliber of Patten “for the cause of the defendant, Gary Doliber’s adulterous activity.” Gary Doliber is listed as being… Read More
The name of Dr. Chris Buck is misspelled on Page 6 in the Dec. 9 advertising special section “Penobscot Community Health Center.” — googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i =… Read More
A story on Page B1 in Tuesday’s State section about new weight limits on the Waldo-Hancock bridge misspelled the name of Dale Hanington, president of the Maine Motor Transport Association. — googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = [];… Read More
A story on Page B3 on Monday contained the wrong date for a public forum on heating assistance in Ellsworth. The forum, sponsored by United Way, will be 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 20, at Ellsworth City Hall. — googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
An article concerning delayed repairs to Route 2 in Carmel and Hermon published on Page B2 on Nov. 29 should have identified the Carmel town manager as Jim Collins. Read More
In an early edition of the Dec. 2 newspaper, the Page One story “Tough heating season foreseen” contained an error regarding the number of votes needed under U.S. Senate budget rules to pass bills calling for additional heating subsidies. The correct number is 60 votes, a so-called “supermajority.”… Read More
A map published Thursday accompanying a Page One story on a fire at the Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden incorrectly showed where the landfill is located. It is on the east side of Emerson Mill Road. Read More
An editorial yesterday titled “Who is Jack Abramoff?” said Mr. Abramoff may have arranged a meeting between President Omar Bongo of Gabon and President George Bush in May 2000. The correct date is May 2004. Read More
A story published on Page B1 on Monday about Bangor Development Corp.’s housing project contained a wrong number. The correct number for Town & Country Realtors is 942-6711. — googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner… Read More
A Nov. 28 story on Page B3 misidentified faculty at the University of Maine’s Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies. Lucille A. Zeph is the director of the center while professor Liz Depoy coordinates the academic program in Interdisciplinary Disability Studies offered through the center. DePoy and… Read More
A story on Page A2 in the Saturday, Nov. 19, newspaper misidentified a contractor who is a defendant in the wrongful-death lawsuit involving a Glenburn woman killed two years ago in a Pushaw Road accident. Contractor Philip Mitchell is not owner of or affiliated with Mitchell Landscaping in… Read More
A photo caption on the Business page Tuesday mistakenly identified Joe McBreairty and Kurt Lane as being employed by Bub’s Construction Inc. of Caribou. They are subcontractors for Bub’s working as McBreairty Residential Construction. Read More
The caption for a photo appearing on the front page of Monday’s Sports section incorrectly identified Brewer running back Ben Caldwell. Read More
A story on page A2 of Saturday’s editions misidentified a contractor who is a defendant in the wrongful-death lawsuit involving a Glenburn woman killed two years ago in a Pushaw Road accident. Contractor Philip Mitchell is not owner of or affiliated with Mitchell Landscaping in Brewer, as erroneously… Read More
The caption with a photo on Monday’s State page showing a boy playing with a football contained an error. Nick Lewis was playing in Chapin Park. — googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false;… Read More
Monday’s letter by Richard Barclay, concerning Exxon’s most recent quarterly profit, contained a mathematical error. The sentence in question should have read, “That’s $9.9 billion – or, in another term, $33 for every man, woman and child in the United States.”… Read More
An incorrect phone number for making turkey donations to Manna Ministries in Bangor ran in the Nov. 10 edition of The Weekly. The correct phone number is 990-2870. — googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner… Read More
In a story Wednesday about a Fort Kent man sentenced to prison for manslaughter, the defense attorney was misidentified. The defense attorney was Benjamin Smith of Augusta. Read More
Americans need to put more money in the bank. But, using your credit or debit card to put money into a savings account doesn’t make much sense. Bank of America recently launched its “Keep the Change Program.” Here’s how it works: Every time you use… Read More
A caption under a photograph Thursday in the State section detailing search-and-rescue efforts for a missing Medway man listed an incorrect day. It should have read that Diane Lyons-Segee paused during a search for her brother on Tuesday. — googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
The photographs of damage done by vandals at Muzzy’s Real Estate in Greenville published in Wednesday’s paper were incorrectly attributed. Diana Bowley of the Bangor Daily News was the photographer. — googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = [];… Read More
A story on Tuesday’s Page One about a Canadian woman sentenced on charges of trying to smuggle a man and two teenage females into the country requires clarification. U.S. District Judge John Woodcock raised questions about whether Savita Singh-Murray, 39, of St. Stephen, New Brunswick, was involved in… Read More
A news story published on Page One on Friday listed an incorrect Web site address for Penn National Gaming Inc.’s new temporary slots facility in Bangor. The correct address is www.hollywoodslotsatbangor.com. Read More
The Penobscot County Superior Court listing published Oct. 28 on Page B8 erroneously stated that a charge against Lori Sampson, 44, of Bangor would result in a jury trial. In fact, the charge against her had been dismissed. The BDN apologizes for the error. –… Read More
In the Oct. 27 Well-Being section, a story about Halloween-related events reported that Friends of Fort Knox would hold its annual Fright at the Fort in Prospect on Friday and Saturday. That event will not be held, but the Friends will hold the first Fright-Free Fall Festival starting… Read More
A story published in Friday’s Final edition on Millinocket’s new mill rate did not fully describe the state Homestead Exemption tax break. Those Millinocket residents who register for the program now or who signed up after April 1 will get credit for the 2006-07 fiscal year; and those… Read More
An article on Monday’s State page regarding a study of the state’s unorganized territory incorrectly stated that Greenville contracts with the state to provide services in the unorganized territory. The town contracts with Piscataquis County. Read More
The editorial “Wrong Flight Plan” (BDN, Oct. 14) misidentified the administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration. She is Marion Blakey. Read More
In an Associated Press story about bird flu published in Saturday’s paper, it was reported erroneously that Venezuela had closed its border with Colombia. Venezuelan officials say they have blocked only the entrance of birds or poultry from Colombia, but that the border remains open. Read More
A caption with the front page photo Wednesday contained an error. Bill Frist of Tennessee is the Senate majority leader. Read More
Loretta Thibodeau was misidentified in a photograph caption Saturday that ran with a story about an exhibition of French settlements in North America. The exhibition was at the University of Maine at Fort Kent’s Acadian Archives. A Washington Post story that appeared in some editions… Read More
A News Brief published in some editions of Saturday’s State section incorrectly stated that the Center Theatre in Dover-Foxcroft closed in 1971. It closed in 1973. Read More
A story in Happening on Friday about the dancer-singers Young Americans gave an incorrect Web address for the group. It is www.youngamericans.org. Read More
In an Oct. 6 story on an experimental cancer vaccine, The Associated Press imprecisely described statistics on the prevalence of cervical cancer. The story should have made clear that the 300,000 deaths each year worldwide make it one of the most common cancers in women and a leading… Read More
Most people know that many kids are too fat, and the federal government has come out with a remedy. It is a revision of the old food pyramid that told people what to eat and how much to eat for a healthful diet. This time,… Read More
A chart on Page A4 in Friday’s paper that compared drug prices between prescription drug programs in Maine and Ohio contained an error. The headings over the last two columns were transposed. — googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
A Page One story in Friday’s paper incorrectly attributed a quote to Rep. Jeremy Fischer, D-Presque Isle, concerning the transportation of children in state custody for parental visits. The statement actually was made by Sen. Richard Nass, R-Acton. — googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
A caption with the photo of the therapy dog getting a ride on Wednesday’s State page contained an error. The bicyclist and dog owner is Dr. Alan Garber. — googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner… Read More
A story on Saturday’s State page about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s speech at Unity College should not have characterized Fox News as conservative. — googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i… Read More