Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME back issues from August 2003:
Let's get it on! Phish fans swimming north in small schools
Aug 01, 2003; ... Scores of Phish fans in the early wave for the weekend's "It"festival relaxed Thursday afternoon on a grassy area of the East GateTrailer Park, half a mile from the gates at Loring Commerce Centre inLimestone, site of the weekend festival featuring the famous jamband. Some young ...
City dental clinic grows, adds staff Center hopes to reduce waiting list
Aug 01, 2003; ... BANGOR - Tooth decay, beware: Community dentists have just warmedup a few new drills. Prompted by a waiting list of more than 4,000 people, thePenobscot County Health Center on Thursday opened its new expansionfor oral health care at the 1012 Union St. clinic. Doubling ...
Creditors asked to prove GNP payments
Aug 01, 2003; ... BANGOR - Hundreds of Great Northern Paper Inc.'s suppliers arebeing asked to prove they did not receive preferential treatment whenpaid by the company in the three months before its Jan. 9 bankruptcyfiling. In the last couple of weeks, Gary Growe, the trustee of GreatNorthern's ...
Internet news provider to launch weekly paper
Aug 01, 2003; ... ROCKLAND - An innovative midcoast company that has provided a Web-based news service the past six years said Thursday it will launch aweekly newspaper this fall. The new Village Soup Times may be the first U.S. news outlet tobegin online, then publish a newspaper. In the past ...
BARRIER TO PEACE
Aug 01, 2003 ... After meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon TuesdayPresident Bush said hopefully that the fence currently being built byIsrael in the West Bank would become "irrelevant." Having recentlysecured from Mr. Sharon promises to release Palestinian prisoners,the president may have ...
FOG AT THE EPA
Aug 01, 2003 ... The White House's mishandling of the Environmental ProtectionAgency is turning that agency from a usually reliable source ofinformation into one more political-spin operation. Reports this weekthat the administration had again blocked the completion of a studyfor a Senate bill to reduce ...
Tolerance needed now
Aug 01, 2003 ... Simple tolerance, people. First the awesome power of an ice creamtruck divides the city, and now there is a little fuss in Brewer thatwould have Larry Flynt doing cartwheels. Why is it that "joy while we are here" and ...
No half-staff for troops
Aug 01, 2003 ... On July 30, George W. Bush decreed that the flag be flown at half-staff to honor Bob Hope, who died at age 100. Since Bush declared the Iraq war over ...
Harmless purple pill
Aug 01, 2003 ... Well done, Officer Shawn Green. This fine upholder of Maine lawfurthered the safety of the Bangor area early Friday morning bysummoning a man over a single Viagra (BDN, July 25). As a local woman, I appreciate the generous resources allocated tothis sort of thing, since the Bangor ...
Welcome, Lumberjacks
Aug 01, 2003 ... James Clark's letter (BDN, July 25) prompted me to write andexpress that his way of thinking keeps municipalities in the DarkAges. The Bangor City Council made the right choice in helping with abaseball complex at Husson College. Maybe they saw the advantages.But because that choice did ...
Meeting patient's needs
Aug 01, 2003 ... In July, I drove to Lincoln with a passenger to visit a familygravesite. As it was around noon, we decided to eat at McDonalds forlunch. After a few minutes of eating, I had hot flashes and passedout at the booth. A nurse nearby, assisted by another person, came to my needs, ...
Bangor's spirit amazing
Aug 01, 2003 ... On July 19, I stepped off a plane from Germany. Our stop in Bangorwas the first time our unit had been on U.S. soil in eight months. When the plane landed, many on board began clapping. We were justhappy to be back in America. Customs officials then came on board andinformed us ...
America's special places
Aug 01, 2003 ... Hats off to Rep. Mike Michaud for helping to stop the giveaway ofour public lands by voting against attempts to weaken an importantprovision - an amendment to the House Interior Appropriations Bill. The amendment would have put the brakes on a Bush administrationrule that allows ...
Prison tightens security after slashing
Aug 01, 2003; ... WARREN - An inmate suffered a deep, 6-inch-long wound to his neckduring a fight that broke out Thursday in the outdoor recreation areaof the Maine State Prison, forcing a lockdown of four sections of thebuilding while officers searched for the weapon. A second inmate suffered minor ...
Family named MDI bus system's millionth rider Buses launched 5 years ago to cut pollution, traffic
Aug 01, 2003; ... BAR HARBOR - The Island Explorer bus system celebrated a majormilestone Thursday when the millionth rider disembarked from one ofthe propane-powered buses at the Village Green. Randomly selected from the Jordan Pond bus was a three-generationfamily from Bozeman, Mont., who came to ...
Former ad salesman wins $300,000 from publisher
Aug 01, 2003; ... BANGOR - A former ad salesman for The Weekly newspaper Wednesdaywas awarded $300,000 by a Penobscot County jury that found he hadbeen wrongfully fired by Northeast Publishing of Presque Isle almostthree years ago. The jury of three men and five women awarded Kenneth E. Stone, ...
Bangor couple files appeal concerning Husson stadium
Aug 01, 2003; ... BANGOR - A couple residing on Valley Avenue has filed anadministrative appeal regarding the development of a baseball stadiumat Husson College. A key issue raised in the appeal filed late last week by Nathanieland Leslie Rosenblatt is whether a professional baseball team's useof ...
Designated driver arrested for OUI
Aug 01, 2003 ... Bangor police arrested a designated driver on drunken drivingcharges early Thursday morning. Officer Wade Betters and Sgt. Robert Bishop were on Outer HammondStreet at about 1:30 a.m. when they saw a Pontiac Grand Am make a U-turn ahead of them near Motel 6. According to Betters' ...
Voters reject SAD 48's budget proposal
Aug 01, 2003; ... NEWPORT - Towns in SAD 48 defeated the school department's mostrecent budget proposal Thursday in the district's second referendumvote on the 2003-2004 school budget. Five of six towns reported results by press time, with all sixreferendum questions failing by resounding margins ....
Sidewalk Art Festival set for Saturday
Aug 01, 2003 ... WLBZ 2's 14th annual Sidewalk Art Festival will be held Saturday,Aug. 2, in downtown Bangor. More than 120 artists ...
Fatal crash evidence challenged Court approves funds to hire accident reconstruction expert
Aug 01, 2003; ... ELLSWORTH - A judge has granted a request for the state to pay acar crash reconstruction expert to look into an accident that killedone brother and resulted in the vehicular manslaughter conviction ofanother. Alan Leif Talgo, 24, of Belfast is pursuing a post-convictionreview of ...
Rockport symposium to focus on adolescents
Aug 01, 2003 ... ROCKPORT- The Mid-Coast Mental Health Center plans its secondannual Child & Family Symposium next month, with the focus this yearon "understanding adolescents." The symposium will begin with a free evening for parents Aug. 18followed by a full-day seminar Aug. 19 at Strom ...
NOAA gives $1.17M for salmon projects
Aug 01, 2003 ... WASHINGTON - The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrationhas awarded $1,177,600 in federal funding to the Maine AtlanticSalmon Commission. The federal grant will support projects alongcoastal Maine that assess the emigration and abundance of smolt,monitor the adult Atlantic salmon ...
UM receives grant for forest program
Aug 01, 2003 ... ORONO - The University of Maine Department of Forest Managementwill receive a $50,700 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture,it was announced this week ...
VA center police qualify to carry arms
Aug 01, 2003 ... AUGUSTA - After training and review by the Department of VeteransAffairs Law Enforcement Training Center, police at the Togus VACenter will carry firearms beginning Monday, Aug. 4, the organizationannounced this week. The initiative is part of a nationwide program started in ...
DHS forum to address adoption, foster care
Aug 01, 2003 ... BANGOR - The Bangor office of the Department of Human Serviceswill host a public informational meeting about adoption and fostercare 1-3 p.m. Friday, Aug. 15, at 396 Griffin Road. Those ...
Roadside spraying to conclude in August
Aug 01, 2003 ... AUGUSTA - The state Department of Transportation says it willfinish its roadside spraying program in 116 communities around thestate in August. Municipalities and landowners along spray routes can enter into"no spray" agreements with DOT. The agreements mean the landowners ...
Chicago woman hurt on mountain in Acadia
Aug 01, 2003 ... ACADIA NATIONAL PARK - A dozen park rangers rescued a Chicagowoman on Wednesday after she suffered a "nasty" broken ankle whilehiking, a park official said Thursday. Molly Head, 41, rolled her ankle and broke it badly at about 1:30p.m. as she stepped down onto a granite ledge near ...
Teen improving after jumping from bridge
Aug 01, 2003 ... BELFAST - The condition of the teenage boy who tied a rope to hisneck and jumped from the Veterans Memorial Bridge on Wednesday hasimproved. Police Chief Allen Weaver said that while the 16-year-old Morrillresident remained in critical condition at Eastern Maine MedicalCenter in ...
Courts
Aug 01, 2003 ... Rockland District Court Cases July 14-25, 2003 Stephen E. Ames, 33, Warren, terrorizing, transferred to SuperiorCourt. Tiffany Ames, 32, Montville, false public alarm or report, $300. Weston L. Ames, 47, Rockland, operating motor vehicle afterlicense suspension, ...
Cancer support group to meet in Belfast
Aug 01, 2003 ... BELFAST - The social services department at Waldo County GeneralHospital will hold a cancer support group meeting at 3 p.m. Tuesday,Aug. 12, in the conference room at the hospital. Amy Wagner, community health improvement coordinator of theHealthy Living Project, is the guest ...
Head Start programs seeking applicants
Aug 01, 2003 ... ELLSWORTH - Child and Family Opportunities Inc. says it is seekingapplications for its 2003-04 Head Start programs for 3- to 5-year-olds in Ellsworth, Bucksport, Harrington, Lubec, Calais, Machias,Jonesport, Sullivan and Stonington. Head Start is a comprehensive program that offers ...
Three home burglaries under investigation
Aug 01, 2003 ... STONINGTON - Three burglaries at seasonal homes, one of which wasin neighboring Deer Isle, were reported Wednesday and are beinginvestigated by police. Each of the Stonington homes had doors forced open in the apparentburglaries while entry to the burglarized Deer Isle home was ...
Hancock County gives contract for boiler
Aug 01, 2003 ... ELLSWORTH - A Bangor firm has been awarded a contract to install anew boiler in the Hancock County Courthouse. Maine Energy Inc. was the lowest of four bidders that providedbids Thursday to Hancock County commissioners. The bid of $223,010 includes roughly $33,000 to replace a ...
Workshops welcome at windjammer event
Aug 01, 2003 ... CAMDEN - Organizers of the ninth annual Windjammer Weekend areseeking individuals and organizations to offer nautical workshops andother maritime-related presentations Aug. 30-31 on the waterfront. The Windjammer Weekend is the region's annual celebration of itswindjammer heritage, ...
Library to unveil digital mapping tool
Aug 01, 2003 ... ELLSWORTH - The Union River Watershed Coalition, in partnershipwith College of the Atlantic and the Ellsworth Library, will unveil anew digital mapping work station, available to the community at thelibrary. The presentation will take place at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 14,on the ...
Nomination papers offered in Bucksport
Aug 01, 2003 ... BUCKSPORT - Nomination papers are available for interested localresidents for positions on the school board and Town ...
Support group to aid sex assault survivors
Aug 01, 2003 ... ELLSWORTH - A self-help support group for women survivors ofsexual assault and incest will meet 6-8 p.m. Tuesdays at DowneastHealth ...
Phone firm defends Fort Kent antennae
Aug 01, 2003; ... FORT KENT - Meeting the needs of existing customers was thedriving force behind U.S. Cellular's decision to go ahead withinstallation of a cluster of antennae on a hill overlooking the town -despite a revoked permit and the protests of people living nearby,according to a company ...
Vote sets SAD 1 reorganization in motion
Aug 01, 2003; ... PRESQUE ISLE - The SAD 1 school board on Wednesday night approveda middle school reorganization plan about which voters will get thefinal say in a November referendum vote. The school board voted 12-1 for the proposed plan. SAD 1 includesthe city of Presque Isle and the towns of ...
Free mammograms, Pap tests available
Aug 01, 2003 ... FORT KENT - A special screening day for free mammograms and Paptests will be available throughout The County from 2 to 6 p.m.Thursday, Aug. 7. Women are eligible if they are between the ages of 40 and 64, meetincome guidelines, have no medical insurance or have ...
Women's health topic of Caribou conference
Aug 01, 2003 ... CARIBOU - A women's health conference will be held from 7:30 a.m.to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, in the Chan Center at Cary MedicalCenter. Topics included in the conference are nutrition, yoga and ...
Frenchville man takes development post
Aug 01, 2003 ... ST. AGATHA - Paul Bernier of Frenchville has been selected asdirector of the newly created Regional Community Development Officefor St. Agatha and Frenchville. As community development director, Bernier will oversee theeconomic and community development initiatives for both ...
Group to organize area lakes residents
Aug 01, 2003 ... ELLSWORTH - The next meeting of the Hancock County Aquatic WorkingGroup will be at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 4, at Ellsworth City Hall. The group is looking for residents on area lakes and ponds who areinterested in joining an effort to organize countywide communicationand education ...
Yard sale set to benefit scholarship fund
Aug 01, 2003 ... WEST PENOBSCOT - A benefit yard sale for the Russell DevereuxScholarship Fund will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 9,at ...
Grant to aid marine processing businesses
Aug 01, 2003 ... ELLSWORTH - The Hancock County Marine Processing Fund, or HC-MPF,recently received a grant of $300,000. This latest funding will makeimprovements to about nine marine processing businesses in HancockCounty. The HC-MPF was created in 2000 to help workers in the seafoodprocessing ...
Hearings scheduled on aquaculture leases
Aug 01, 2003 ... BASS HARBOR - The Maine Department of Marine Resources will holdthree hearings next week on aquaculture lease applications filed byAcadia Aquaculture Inc. and Trumpet Island Salmon Farm Inc. The hearings include: . 10 a.m. Monday, Aug. 4, Tremont Fire Hall, Route 102A, ...
Surry improvement group to meet Aug. 4
Aug 01, 2003 ... SURRY - The Surry Community Improvement Association will hold itsmonthly meeting at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 4, at the Surry SchoolGymnasium. Joshua Torrance, ...
Courts
Aug 01, 2003 ... Bar Harbor District Court Cases July 1-28, 2003 Alexander A. Alacantar, 47, Kailu Kona, Hawaii, assault, jail 48hours. Van D. Baser, 63, negotiating worthless instrument, $50,restitution $368.03. William J. Bishko, 24, Winter Harbor, disorderly conduct, ...
Volunteers key to lobster festival's success Cadre numbers more than 1,000
Aug 01, 2003; ... ROCKLAND - The essential ingredient for making the Maine LobsterFestival a success: a ton of volunteers. Over the past 56 years, the volunteer force behind the annualevent has grown to more than 1,000 people, many of whom give up theirvacation time - and often money - to put ...
Police won't charge subject of Calais search
Aug 01, 2003 ... CALAIS - Police said Thursday that they do not plan to charge a 48-year-old man who left a purported suicide note and later was foundasleep in the woods near Todd Street. The search for Jon Peter Goode began Tuesday evening after he lefta purported suicide note in his apartment on ...
Searsmont Heritage Day aims to celebrate old ways
Aug 01, 2003; ... SEARSMONT - Don't look for fried dough and Ferris wheel rides atthe town's annual fair. The second Searsmont Heritage Day on Saturday celebrates thetown's past with a host of 19th century games and demonstrations. The event began last year, said Lillian Martin, after she and ...
New director hired at Machias Bay Chamber
Aug 01, 2003; ... MACHIAS - Louise West will begin her duties as part-time executivedirector of the Machias Bay Area Chamber of Commerce on Monday. Her responsibilities will include membership retention and growth,goal development, and shaping economic development opportunities inthe area. "I ...
Calais man sentenced to prison Judge denies Strikefoot probation, gives 77-year-old jail time
Aug 01, 2003; ... MACHIAS - The Calais man found guilty last week of attemptedsexual assault of a 2-year-old girl was sentenced Thursday to 8 1/2years in prison, with all but five years suspended. Vernald Strikefoot, 77, was charged last year after he offered tobaby-sit the child of an employee and ...
Bicycle conference to be held in Fairfield
Aug 01, 2003 ... AUGUSTA - The Maine Department of Transportation and the BicycleCoalition of Maine are co-sponsoring a Maine Bicycle-FriendlyCommunities Conference on Friday, Aug. 15, at Lawrence High School inFairfield. The conference will feature workshops on working with localgovernment, ...
Historical society plans meeting in Union
Aug 01, 2003 ... UNION - A Searsport woman will give a talk about the history ofFort Knox when the Union Historical Society meets next week. Charlene Farris of Searsport will give a slide presentation aboutthe history of the fort that overlooks the Penobscot River in theWaldo County town of ...
Crossroads Ministries moves into new home
Aug 01, 2003 ... OLD TOWN - Crossroads Ministries has moved into new quarters inthe old Penobscot Times building at 2 Wood St. in Old Town. Thecharitable organization is now taking ...
Humane Society receives PETCO grant
Aug 01, 2003 ... BANGOR - The Bangor Humane Society recently received a $1,000grant from the PETCO Foundation for spay and neuter surgery for eachof the pets in the society's re-homing program. The Bangor Humane Society spent $47,000 to spay and neuter re-homed pets in 2002, which is only 20 ...
Moonlight canoe trip set for Fields Pond
Aug 01, 2003 ... HOLDEN - The Fields Pond Audubon Center in Holden is offering asunset-moonlight canoe trip for new or aspiring canoeists from 7 to9:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 10. Led by Audubon volunteers Sandi Duchesne of Old Town, Chris Milesof Veazie, Nancy Larson of Orono, and Clay Hardy of ...
Guilford museum welcomes alumni
Aug 01, 2003 ... GUILFORD - The Guilford Historical Society Museum on Main Streetwill be open to the public in celebration of alumni day at Guilfordand Piscataquis Community high schools from 12:30 to 4p.m ....
Support group covers diabetes related topics
Aug 01, 2003 ... BANGOR - A free diabetes support group, sponsored by St. JosephHealthcare, will feature Dana Green of St. Joseph's Diabetes andNutrition Center at 1 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 7, at the Diabetes &Nutrition Center, ...
Band to play in gazebo in Greenville concert
Aug 01, 2003 ... GREENVILLE - The Doughty Hill Band will play at 7 p.m. Friday,Aug. 8, in the town gazebo, located next to the Katahdin Steamshipparking lot. The rain ...
Dover-Foxcroft gets ready for festival
Aug 01, 2003 ... DOVER-FOXCROFT - Eight bands have signed contracts to perform atthe Piscataquis Heritage Festival Bluegrass Concert Saturday andSunday, Sept. 27 and 28, at the Piscataquis Valley Fairgrounds. The festival will include a ...
Brewer, Nova Seafood among state legion favorites
Aug 01, 2003; ... The state American Legion baseball tournament has served as acoronation of southern Maine's best team for the last five years. Not since 1997, when Brewer won the second of its two straighttitles, has the state champion come from north of Portland. Nova Seafood of Portland, a ...
Four Black Bears named preseason A-10 all-stars UMaine picked to finish 4th among 11 teams
Aug 01, 2003; ... Four was the number associated with the University of Maine men'sfootball team Thursday as the Black Bears were picked to finishfourth in the Atlantic 10 Conference preseason poll and four Maineplayers were named to the preseason all-conference team. Seniors Dennis Dottin-Carter, ...