Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME back issues from May 2002:
Maine sues 31 women, alleges pyramid scheme
May 01, 2002; ... BANGOR - The name she wanted to use was "Beverly." It is not theelderly Belfast woman's real name, but fear and shame connected tobeing "bilked" out of $5,000 last summer by what state lawenforcement officials are calling a pyramid scheme drove her to askfor anonymity, she said. Beverly ...
Mental health accord to help inmates
May 01, 2002; ... BANGOR - Inmates coming to Penobscot County Jail with mentalillnesses will have better access to the care they need as the resultof a memorandum of understanding signed during Tuesday's meeting ofthe Penobscot County commissioners. Touted as the first of its kind in Maine, the ...
Correcting the record
May 01, 2002 ... In an April 22 story on the Business page about a decline inconsumer demand for french fries, The Associated Press ...
Libby gubernatorial run gains thanks to opponent
May 01, 2002; ... AUGUSTA - The Jim Libby for Governor campaign was $85,000 richerTuesday as the result of campaign contributions made to his GOPprimary rival, Peter Cianchette of South Portland. According to campaign finance information due Tuesday at theCommission on Governmental Ethics and ...
International Paper's Bucksport mill plans one-week shutdown
May 01, 2002; ... BUCKSPORT - After a brief spate of steady orders, InternationalPaper Co. announced Tuesday that it will take a week of downtime atthe mill beginning Sunday, May 5. Mill officials informed workers of the impending shutdown of allfour paper making machines on Tuesday afternoon, a day ...
Advantage Payroll plans to offer stock to public
May 01, 2002 ... AUBURN - A company that provides payroll processing and otherservices to 45,000 small and mid-sized businesses in 50 states hopesto go public. Advantage Payroll Services has filed documents with the Securitiesand Exchange Commission outlining plans to raise up to $143.75million ...
Amtrak service to OOB pushed back to late June
May 01, 2002 ... OLD ORCHARD BEACH - Passenger rail service to Old Orchard Beachwill be delayed a month because of a now-resolved dispute between thetrack owner and the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority, atown official said. Amtrak's Downeaster was scheduled to begin service to the ...
Protect way of life
May 01, 2002 ... I do not see why the Department of Marine Resources would want tolet fish pens be put on the Perry shore where it is about the onlyplace left that they haven't already polluted in the entire area. Whywould they want to create six jobs to put 10 times that number out ofwork; the weir ...
DIGITAL DEADLINE
May 01, 2002 ... Today is the deadline for the nation's 1,121 medium- and small-market television stations to begin broadcasting a digital signal.Seventy-four percent, nearly 850 of those stations, missed thatdeadline. Blame these stations for ignoring both the will of Congress, whichordered this ...
Keep eyes on the road
May 01, 2002 ... I read about the woman and her son who were injured while she wasdriving due to her attention being elsewhere. It reminded me of anaccident I had years ago when I didn't keep my eyes on the road. Itwas a beautiful fall day. I was driving my new car to have itserviced. The sun was shining ...
Counting on Pingree
May 01, 2002 ... Your editorial on how the House Ways and Means Committee"uninvited" Chellie Pingree was right on target (BDN, April 18): Thecongressional committee heard only what it wanted to hear. Had theylistened, they could have learned something important from Pingree,the author of the first ...
A coward and terrorist
May 01, 2002 ... What is a terrorist? A terrorist is a person or group of peoplethat target civilians in order to create fear in the hearts of thepopulation. James Williamson (BDN oped, April 25) is wrong to put thelikes of John Adams, William Wallace or Francis Marion in the samecategory as bin Laden ....
Reporting sexual abuse
May 01, 2002 ... I would like to issue a call to the evangelical pastors and theirchurches they serve to address the subject of reporting sexual abusewhen it is found in the church. The days of protecting the perpetrators are over. The days ofhiding behind "false accusations" are over. The days of ...
One pathetic position
May 01, 2002 ... It is comforting to know our dedicated state legislators arewilling to stay on task until 4:45 a.m, the "people's ...
Murkowski's motive
May 01, 2002 ... In reference to your April 22 editorial, Sen. Frank Murkowski, R-Alaska, certainly was referring to the sort of Republicans that Mainehas sent to the Senate when he said "we need more Republicans in theU.S.Senate." Sen. Murkowski needs Republicans who support the ...
Two MMA students accused of cruelty in pig roast killing
May 01, 2002; ... CASTINE - Two students at Maine Maritime Academy have been chargedwith cruelty to animals for allegedly butchering a pig improperly ona Castine beach, Hancock County District Attorney Michael Povich saidTuesday. The students reportedly killed the pig for a roast but failed tostun ...
New Cat prowls Bar Harbor coast for first time - whiskers and all
May 01, 2002; ... BAR HARBOR - After a high-speed fortnight at sea, the Bay Ferries'new Cat dropped anchor along the shores of this resort town Tuesdayfor an overnight pit stop before leaving again for Yarmouth, NovaScotia. Big, blue and complete with a set of white whiskers, the new, $58million ...
Ellsworth parish gets new pastor Gower to fill interim post
May 01, 2002; ... ELLSWORTH - A retired pastor from Bar Harbor has been named toserve on an interim basis at St. Joseph Catholic Church, according tochurch officials. The Rev. James M. Gower, who has been a pastor in Northeast Harborand in Bucksport, was appointed Tuesday to serve at the ...
Paper firm asks town to keep tax level down
May 01, 2002; ... MADAWASKA - A Fraser Paper Inc. official said Tuesday that thetown's major property taxpayer wasn't making any threats, but itwould be a good thing if Madawaska officials this year kept propertytaxes at last year's level or lower. "I am serious about our state of affairs, and I am ...
Maine Times announces closing Poor circulation blamed for weekly paper's demise
May 01, 2002; ... BANGOR - Maine Times, once the bastion of dissenting opinion inthe state, closed Monday when owner Christopher Hutchins announced tothe staff late in the day that no more issues of the weekly statewidenewspaper would be printed. Hutchins purchased the paper in April1999. Now, three years ...
County employees praised for efforts Workers aided searchers for woman
May 01, 2002 ... BANGOR - Penobscot County employees were commended Tuesday fortheir efforts during the search for a missing elderly woman two weeksago in Bradley. According to Chief Deputy Glenn Ross of the Penobscot CountySheriff's Department, members of his department and the county'sEmergency ...
E. Millinocket sewer project to start Installation of new water lines expected to slow traffic on Main Street
May 01, 2002; ... EAST MILLINOCKET - Motorists may experience some temporaryinconvenience when construction on a new $1 million sewer and waterproject begins early next week. Administrative Assistant Mary Morris said the town's contractor,McGillan Inc. of Fort Fairfield, plans to begin laying new ...
Bangor man's attempted brotherly ruse crumbles at jail
May 01, 2002 ... A 23-year-old Bangor man whose driver's license was suspendedtried unsuccessfully to convince Brewer police late Monday night thathe was his brother, whose license was recently issued andunblemished. But the investigating officers had their suspicions that the manclaiming to be ...
American Heart Association plans stroke symposium
May 01, 2002; ... For staff and volunteers of the American Heart Association in ourarea, May and June are going to be busy months. Deb Farnham of Hermon is the Bangor Regional Director of the AHA,and she reports that "our committees have kicked into high gear" asthey plan for an upcoming stroke ...
Sportsmen hope to inspire youths Outdoor club to offer wildlife education
May 01, 2002; ... Fifty years ago, most Maine teen-agers could identify the returnof the robins as a surefire sign of spring. But with new distractions and urban lifestyles, a majority ofmodern youth have lost touch with the natural world, and abandonedtraditional pastimes such as hunting and ...
Man accused of killing mother to be returned to Maine for arraignment
May 01, 2002; ... BANGOR - A Maine man accused of murdering his mother two years agois expected to be returned to the state this week and is scheduled tobe arraigned Thursday in Penobscot County Superior Court. Mark Barnes, 31, has been in New York since his arrest there fivemonths after the Dec ....
OSHA record-keeping topic of Brewer breakfast
May 01, 2002 ... BREWER - The Maine Safety Council will hold a "Breakfast With TheExperts Special Event" covering the new Occupational Safety andHealth Administration's record-keeping standard Wednesday, May 8, atJeff's Catering. This new standard covers every business with 10 ormore employees (with few ...
UMFK to give awards in conjunction with annual commencement
May 01, 2002 ... FORT KENT - Awards and ceremonies are on tap at the University ofMaine at Fort Kent in the next two weeks. The big day will be Saturday, May 11, when the 120th commencementceremonies will be held for 240 graduates at 1 p.m. in the UMFKSportsCenter. Gov. Angus King will ...
Carter's campaign includes clean car Gubernatorial hopeful talks energy
May 01, 2002; ... AUGUSTA - Just in case he doesn't become Maine's next governor,Jonathan Carter proved Tuesday that he might be only a test driveaway from his next career: high-profile salesman for Honda hybridcars. The Green Independent Party's gubernatorial candidate haspurchased an $18,000 ...
Two separate fires at two North Maine Woods checkpoints under investigation
May 01, 2002; ... ALLAGASH - Law enforcement agencies are investigating two firesthat destroyed several buildings early Sunday at two North MaineWoods checkpoints. Volunteer fire departments from Allagash and St. Francis foughtthe fires, which occurred about three miles apart on the Little ...
Saco munitions firm gets $5.8 million contract
May 01, 2002 ... WASHINGTON - The U.S. Army has awarded a $5.8 million contract toGeneral Dynamics Armament Systems in Saco for procurement of machineguns and related components. Under the contract terms, the Army hasthe flexibility of exercising options for additional manufacturing,bringing the total ...
Boys misunderstood, suicide expert tells Rockport group
May 01, 2002; ... ROCKPORT - When it comes to understanding boys, parents, schoolsand society see the mask of masculinity, but miss the feelings thatlie behind, a Harvard researcher and author told a group at CamdenHills Regional High School Tuesday night. William Pollack, director of the Center for ...
Two candidates file nomination papers for 2 open Lincolnville selectman seats
May 01, 2002; ... LINCOLNVILLE - Two candidates have filed nomination papers for twoopen seats on the Board of Selectmen. With the filing period closing Friday, Thomas Nolan and StacyYoung Parra filed papers. Barring a successful write-in candidacy,both will be elected to the board on June ...
Fisher Memorial receives grant for conservation
May 01, 2002 ... BLUE HILL - The Jonathan Fisher Memorial has been awarded a 2002Conservation Assessment Program grant of $6,400. CAP is a one-time award funded by the Institute of Museum andLibrary Services and is administered by Heritage Preservation. IMLSprovides federal support for ...
Mount View Chamber Singers perform in NYC
May 01, 2002; ... To anyone who has heard the voices of the Mount View ChamberSingers, a scene from Saturday isn't hard to imagine: The high school choral group from Waldo County performed at St.Paul's Chapel in lower Manhattan, where police officers and otherpublic safety workers rest between ...
Gubernatorial hopefuls plan Ellsworth meeting
May 01, 2002 ... ELLSWORTH - Republican gubernatorial candidates Peter Cianchetteand James Libby will be at Crazy Gils' Restaurant for aninformational meeting at 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 10. A social will be held at 6:30 p.m. with ...
Children's council plans expansion of library
May 01, 2002 ... ELLSWORTH - The Hancock County Children's Council announces theexpansion of its library to include children's literature, allowingfamilies to use the library together. The work by Candy Eaton and Lucy Barnhart resulted in the additionof resources on diversity, foreign countries, ...
Highway official to visit Ellsworth Public Library
May 01, 2002 ... ELLSWORTH - The Ellsworth Public Library will be host to BernieHussey of the Ellsworth Highway Department, with machines from ...
Water quality coalition gets $20,480 in grants
May 01, 2002 ... BAR HARBOR - The Mount Desert Island Water Quality Coalition hasbeen awarded a $20,480 Shore Stewards Grant through the Maine CoastalProgram and the Maine Community Foundation. Thirty-nine proposals were submitted requesting more than $600,000in funds with only 10 accepted and ...
MDI water quality group seeks survey volunteers
May 01, 2002 ... BAR HARBOR - The MDI Water Quality Coalition is seeking volunteersto participate this spring and summer in a watershed survey on EddieBrook. A watershed survey is a study of how land in a particularwatershed is used and what its pollution sources are. The survey alsoincreases the ...
Businesswomen's group slates dinner, meeting
May 01, 2002 ... ELLSWORTH - The Ellsworth Business and Professional Women willmeet for dinner at 6 p.m. and a business meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday,May ...
3 charged with helping boy accused of burglaries
May 01, 2002; ... ELLSWORTH - Three adults, including the father of a boy chargedwith burglarizing several waterfront homes in Trenton, were arrestedMonday on charges they helped the boy dispose of the stolen goods andflee the state, according to police. Neil Kleffman, 50, of Trenton was arrested on ...
Rockland assessing recreational needs
May 01, 2002; ... ROCKLAND - Officials are aiming to establish a game plan for thefuture of the city's recreation facilities and programs afterconducting a community survey. The results of that questionnaire were discussed Tuesday during ameeting at the Rockland Public Library, as well as ways to ...
Suicidal Frankfort man may face arson charges
May 01, 2002; ... FRANKFORT - Authorities said Tuesday they are considering arsoncharges against a Ham Road man after he set himself on fire in afailed suicide attempt. David A. Slaggar, 39, was taken to Eastern Maine Medical Center inBangor with second- and third-degree burns over 20 percent of ...
Union church to hold benefit supper for child
May 01, 2002 ... UNION - A benefit supper for a 4-year-old leukemia patient will beheld Saturday at the D.R. Gaul Middle-Union Elementary School onRoute 17. The fund-raising dinner for Meredith LaLiberte will be held from 5to 7 p.m. Saturday, May 4. Community groups have combined efforts to ...
Thomaston to elect town officers in June
May 01, 2002 ... THOMASTON - The annual election of town officers will be June 11. Incumbents were the only candidates to file nomination papers. Selectmen Lee-Ann Upham and Walter Breen will run unopposed forthree-year seats, as will SAD 50 director Jamie Doubleday andAssessor Alan "Fred" ...
Workshop for women to focus on money
May 01, 2002 ... BELFAST - The Troy M. Howard Middle School will be the setting fora three-session workshop aimed at providing women with skills tomanage money. "Women, Money and Power: Improving Your Relationship With Money"will be offered from 6 to 8 p.m. successive Thursdays, beginning May16 ....
DOT unveils Route 7 project plan Proposed Corinna roundabout abandoned; intersection to remain as is
May 01, 2002; ... CORINNA - After more than a year of trying to accept acontroversial roundabout intersection design proposed by the MaineDepartment of Transportation for downtown Corinna, residents learnedat a public hearing Tuesday night that the intersection will remainas is. The roundabout was ...
MCI begins budgeting with conservative eye
May 01, 2002; ... PITTSFIELD - Maine Central Institute's head of school told SAD 53directors Monday night that the secondary school's budgeting processwill be a conservative one this year. "We are concerned about external factors and visa issues," DouglasCummings said. "We are budgeting for up to 10 ...
I-95 crash in Palmyra injures 2 from Saco
May 01, 2002 ... PALMYRA - Speed is being blamed for a Tuesday morning accident onInterstate 95 in Palmyra that injured two Saco men, one critically. Jeffrey Nascimento, 24, was in critical condition Tuesdayafternoon in the intensive care unit of Eastern Maine Medical Centerin Bangor, where he had ...
Spaghetti supper offered by Hartland church
May 01, 2002 ... HARTLAND - The Gracelinn United Methodist Church at the corner ofCommercial and Seekings streets will hold a supper featuringspaghetti and ...
Colby College to hold first Italian Festival
May 01, 2002 ... WATERVILLE - The inaugural Colby Italian Festival will be held atColby College on Thursday, May 2, and Friday, May 3. The festivalwill feature a round-table discussion on Italian studies in theUnited States and a poetry reading with Paolo Valesio. All festivalevents are open to the ...
Studio art students plan exhibit at Colby College
May 01, 2002 ... WATERVILLE - Eight seniors working in studio arts at Colby Collegewill exhibit their work at the Colby College Museum of Art from May 9to May 26. In the college's annual Senior Art Show students willexhibit paintings, prints, drawings and sculptures. An openingreception will be held at ...
County commissioners to meet in Skowhegan
May 01, 2002 ... SKOWHEGAN - The Somerset County commissioners will meet at 9 a.m.today to award bids for snow removal for the unorganized townships ofConcord and Moxie Gore. The panel also will review the RockwoodTransfer Station request for proposals and discuss courthouseparking. Renewing the ...
Vandals spur man to close pond landing
May 01, 2002; ... DEXTER - Frustrated over the abuse of his property, a local manhas closed access to a small landing on Puffer's Pond that waspreviously open to the public for boat launchings. Troy Dyer said Tuesday that his family had always allowed thepublic the use of a strip of land on their ...
Dover-Foxcroft selectmen approve budget 6-1
May 01, 2002; ... DOVER-FOXCROFT - Selectmen on Monday adopted a budget thatreflects a net increase of $125,449 over last year's spending plan.The vote was 6-1, with Robin Merrill in opposition. The town's budget advisory committee will conduct a public hearingat 6:30 tonight to make its final ...
Wellington obtains grant for new basketball court Camden, Guilford roads slated for construction
May 01, 2002 ... WELLINGTON - An $1,800 grant from the Stephen and Tabitha KingFoundation will help the Wellington Recreation Committee fund theinstallation of a new basketball court. The committee hopes to raise enough funds over the years toreplace all of the aging playground equipment, according ...
Houlton Cable to become Polaris Cable Services
May 01, 2002; ... HOULTON - Houlton Cable TV will be changing its name to PolarisCable Services. The name change is due in large part to confusion that hasdeveloped in the last month because of the company's franchise battlewith the town. On March 28, Houlton Town Manager Peggy Daigle informed ...
Town Meetings
May 01, 2002 ... Ludlow Annual meeting voters have given town officials permission toborrow up to $180,000 to pave the last 3.5 miles of Ludlow Road. The 38 voters at the Monday night meeting spent two hours decidingtown requests and raised $8,000 more in taxes than they did for lastyear's ...
Calais to buy land as water source
May 01, 2002; ... CALAIS - City officials have reached an agreement with a Calaisbusinessman to buy his 43-acre parcel for use as the city's newmunicipal water source. The City Council on Monday voted to pay Larry Mahar $250,000. Thesale is subject to the gaining of permits from the Department ...
Learning project gains attention Coordinator to speak at conference
May 01, 2002; ... MACHIAS - Washington County's use of videoconferencing to educateschoolchildren from Jonesboro to Perry will be in the nationalspotlight this week. Partners in Distance Learning, one of the largest distance-learning networks in the world, has asked Dennis Corso to present ...
Calais teen charged with sexual assault of girl
May 01, 2002; ... MACHIAS - A Calais teen-ager who went to jail for his role incausing $100,000 in damage to an Eastport home has been charged withrape. Assistant District Attorney Paul Cavanaugh said Bradley Demolet,18, was charged with gross sexual assault involving a 13-year-oldgirl. Cavanaugh ...
Coach Winkin offers tips for aspiring players
May 01, 2002; ... Husson College assistant John Winkin has coached baseball forapproximately 60 years. He has held thousands of clinics and cordially supplied a list offundamentals for youngsters and coaches to follow. Pitching: Winkin says it is of the utmost importance for coachesto "take ...
New baseball coach Beal adjusts at Jonesport-Beals Solid pitching helps Royals start with 1-1 record
May 01, 2002; ... The start of the 2002 baseball season hasn't been kind to rookiehead coach and Jonesport-Beals alumnus Tony Beal. After replacing former head coach Blaine Steeves on the fly afterSteeves took over for Tony Maker to become the new physical educationteacher and varsity baseball coach ...
Three Maine groups offer clinics for junior golfers
May 01, 2002; ... Getting something for nothing has always been the dream of peoplethroughout history, and three Maine golf organizations are poolingtheir efforts to make just such an offer. The Maine Chapter of the Professional Golfers' Association, theMaine State Golf Association, and the Maine ...