Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME back issues from October 2003:
Lincoln adopts policy to stop use of dump by nonresidents
Oct 01, 2003 ... LINCOLN - Town officials recently adopted new transfer stationpolicies in the hope of preventing nonresidents from using the town'sPark Avenue facility. In a September meeting, the solid waste-recycling committee votedunanimously to print the resident's license plate number on ...
Despite ban, calls keep Maine centers busy
Oct 01, 2003; ... While some 8,200 Mainers work in call centers or relatedoperations around the state, some of their bosses insist blockingtelemarketers from calling individuals on a national do-not-call list- which begins today - means less than meets the ear. That's because Maine's call centers ...
Coyote snaring halted in wake of legal threat
Oct 01, 2003; ... For the first time in more than 20 years, coyote snaring has beensuspended in Maine. On Monday, Department of Inland Fisheries and WildlifeCommissioner Roland "Dan" Martin sent out a letter informing membersof the legislative fisheries and wildlife committee that the ...
Bankrupt Fort Kent company's assets sold Creditors bereft; workers get lower-paying jobs
Oct 01, 2003; ... BANGOR - All that's left of bankrupt children's sleepwearmanufacturer Kent Inc. is at least $16 million in debt that may neverbe paid. Virtually all of the assets of Kent Inc., based in Fort Kent, weresold to children's wear manufacturer Wormser Corp. of Chicago for$1.325 million ...
Hydro renews bid to build power line
Oct 01, 2003; ... Despite failed attempts in the past, Bangor Hydro-Electric Co. isagain seeking to build a high-voltage electricity transmission linebetween Maine and New Brunswick, a spokeswoman said this week. The company has filed for its first federal permit to construct a345-kilovolt line ...
Old Town demonstration forest marks 10th year
Oct 01, 2003; ... OLD TOWN - It used to bug former James River Timber Corp. VicePresident Brenton S. Halsey Jr. that people didn't understand thebusiness of forestry, according to his widow. So he decided to help create the James River Outdoor Classroom andDemonstration Forest in Old ...
Hillcrest auction delayed by judge
Oct 01, 2003; ... BANGOR - Hillcrest Golf Course in Millinocket will not be sold atauction Friday as originally scheduled. On Tuesday, a federal bankruptcy judge postponed the sale of thenine-hole golf course until after there is a determination as to whoowns the rights to the land on which the ...
One Good Tern deserves another Co-op in Rockland leaving old- fashioned storefront for new building
Oct 01, 2003; ... ROCKLAND - The Good Tern Co-op is long on atmosphere but decidedlyshort on space. The natural food store just south of the city's business districtis in an old-fashioned storefront, big windows flanking an old-fashioned screen door that swings open with the breeze off ...
UnumProvident has new chief executive
Oct 01, 2003 ... PORTLAND - UnumProvident's board of directors has named Thomas R.Watjen as the insurance company's president and chief executiveofficer. Company co-chairman Lawrence Pugh said Watjen's character and hisperformance since taking over as interim president and chiefexecutive officer ...
Maine uninsured rate below national average
Oct 01, 2003 ... PORTLAND - The proportion of Mainers without health insurance ishigher than other New England states' but lower than the nationalaverage, according to a Census Bureau report released Tuesday. The data show that 10.8 percent of the state's population waswithout health insurance ...
Nyer Medical Group earns 13 cents a share
Oct 01, 2003 ... BANGOR - Nyer Medical Group Inc. on Tuesday announced earnings of13 cents per share with revenue increasing 10.7 percent for thefiscal year ended June 30. Net income for the company was $499,137 for the year as compared$242,814 or 6 cents a share for the same period last year. Net ...
Camden National posts 19-cent dividend
Oct 01, 2003 ... CAMDEN - Camden National Corp. on Tuesday declared a dividend of19 cents per share payable on Oct. 31 for shareholders of record onOct. 15, according to Robert W. Daigle, president and chief executiveofficer. Camden National Corp., listed on the American Stock Exchange underthe ...
Bankruptcies
Oct 01, 2003 ... Following are petitions for bankruptcy filed at the U.S.Bankruptcy Court in Bangor: Jason Gogan, supervisor, one dependent, Shawmut: assets, $29,610;debts, $57,464. Lynn Norris, unemployed, no dependents, Rockport: assets,$109,772; debts, $147,678. Peter Koons, no ...
DO NOT DELAY
Oct 01, 2003 ... Can 50 million Americans be denied a more peaceful supper hourafter placing their names on a federal do-not-call registry? Don'tbet on it, even if the U.S. District Court in Colorado says theregistry, set to begin today, violates the First Amendment. The court concluded that the ...
PLUGGING A LEAK
Oct 01, 2003 ... Suddenly, Washington finds itself tangled in a brand new puzzle:Who leaked the fact that the wife of an embarrassing whistleblowerwas a CIA agent? At its worst, the leak could ruin her career or evenendanger her life. It could also mean felony charges against theleaker. The ...
U.S. presence in Iraq
Oct 01, 2003 ... Norman Mrozicki of Surry asks why we are in Iraq (BDN letters,Sept. 19). Since he asked, here's my opinion: The Persian Gulfharbors a great religion and great wealth. There are three majorstates. Allof them, in one way or another, are threats to America. The one with a quarter of ...
U.S. presence in Iraq
Oct 01, 2003 ... U.S. forces cannot leave Iraq today nor should they stay beyond aminimum time. That is, when a greater security has been establishedand the Iraqi people have created the foundations of self-government. The U.S. forces should then return home. But this process requires the U.S ....
UMaine parking pains
Oct 01, 2003 ... Your suggestion in the editorial of Sept. 29 that "parking forfaculty and staff should be free and in gated lots set aside fortheir use" is not going to be welcomed by the student community,particularly when they are asked to pay a hefty parking fee inaddition to their tuition and other ...
UMaine parking pains
Oct 01, 2003 ... The university should have assigned parking spaces for "all"dormitory residents. If the room numbers were painted on the spacesthen that would prevent violators from taking over. Residents should have the safety and convenience of their ownspace, they certainly pay for it. Adding ...
Warren Cook defended
Oct 01, 2003 ... I am writing regarding the article on Warren Cook, "Cook admitsmisrepresentation on resume" (BDN, Sept. 27-28). I have known Cookfor most of my life and have never known him to be anything but atruthful, kind and loyal man. Unlike Cook, the person who brought you the information in ...
Warren Cook defended
Oct 01, 2003 ... For nearly 20 years, in various corporations, I have been WarrenCook's friend and associate. From firsthand experience, I know Warrento be dedicated, honest, skilled, generous, properly motivated andhighly ethical. It has been possible to judge a ...
Dangerous commander
Oct 01, 2003 ... I voted for Al Gore mainly because the mudslingers could not finda skeleton in his closet by which to degrade him. I could not vote for the Republican candidate because I was afraidof him, but I didn't know why. The reason for the fear became obviouswith Bush's axis of ...
Snubbing Seth Noble
Oct 01, 2003 ... It was very disappointing to read the Bangor Daily News' coverageof the presentation of Bangor's incorporation papers in "Bangorcouncil welcomes lessons in city's history" (BDN, Sept. 24). I watched the meeting on the news and was so pleased with it, asnot many towns or cities in ...
Champion of the arts leaving Bangor Susan Potters called 'a gift from heaven'
Oct 01, 2003; ... BANGOR - There are people who move to a town and quietly settlein. Then there are people who arrive and make things happen. Susan Potters falls in the latter group. It's been more than 20 years since she moved to central Maine, andin her time here, she has become a champion for ...
Despite rain, barbecue contest cooks
Oct 01, 2003; ... DOVER-FOXCROFT - Succulent scents and bluegrass music filled theair over the Piscataquis Valley Fairgrounds on Saturday during thesecond annual Maine State Championship Barbecue Contest. Participation was good at Saturday's event, but heavy rains causedthe cancellation of some of ...
Fresh from the farm
Oct 01, 2003 ... Maine has a growing number of farmers markets. A few are open year-round while many stay open later in the season each year. For moredetails, visit the Maine Department of Agriculture's Web sitewww.getrealmaine.com or call 287-7561. Bangor: European Farmers Market, 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m ....
Tidbits
Oct 01, 2003; ... Maine dish The state's restaurants are thinking globally but cooking locallyas part of Maine Menus Month. The event, sponsored by the MaineDepartment of Agriculture, celebrates restaurants that feature localproduce, meat, seafood and other products on their menus. In ...
'Karen Sisco' a solid action drama
Oct 01, 2003; ... An action drama featuring crackling dialogue and a strong femalelead, set in Miami. Elmore Leonard must be involved somehow. Well, he is, kind of before the fact, a part of "Karen Sisco,"debuting at 10 tonight on ABC. The show is loosely based on his novel"Out of Sight," ...
Malmer lifts Rams by Broncos
Oct 01, 2003 ... BANGOR - Dan Malmer scored an unassisted goal with 20 minutes leftto lift the Bangor Rams by Hampden Academy 2-1 for their fourthstraight victory in schoolboy soccer action Tuesday. Malmer's goal came on a 25-yard shot low to the right corner ofthe goal. The teams were tied ...
Searsport tops DI-S for 7th
Oct 01, 2003 ... BREWER - Josh McFarlin scored a goal and notched two assists tolead the Searsport Viking to a 3-1 schoolboy soccer victory over theDeer Isle-Stonington Mariners Tuesday. Ryan Shute and Mike Libby each scored for the 7-1-1 Vikings. DrewMercer provided an assist and Jake Manner ...
Graves scores two as PI wins
Oct 01, 2003 ... NEWPORT - Trevor Graves scored two goals while Brandon Hale andGreg Whitaker contributed a goal and an assist apiece as Presque Isleimproved to 7-1-2 with a 5-0 win over host Nokomis in schoolboysoccer action Tuesday. Benji Lynch scored the other goal while Chris Carlin and ...
Orono runner helps build new cross country course
Oct 01, 2003; ... At Orono High School, rebuilding the cross country program hasmeant blazing a trail - literally. The result is a new 3.1-mile course that recently hosted theschool's first home meet in many years. Orono junior Lexi Wakelingset the initial course record of 18 minutes, 51 seconds to ...
Hampden edges rival Rams 1-0 Stephenson sets up Ghiringehlli's goal
Oct 01, 2003; ... HAMPDEN - Johanna Ghiringehlli doesn't play for a soccer team inher home Paraguay. She prefers "basket" - the same hoops that lots ofMaine youngsters play. But the Hampden girls soccer team has learned to take advantage ofthe exchange student's natural ability - especially her ...
Bordick's career was inspirational
Oct 01, 2003; ... On April 22, 1984, a slick-fielding freshman shortstop fromWinterport by way of Hampden Academy and the Bangor American Legionteam had a Stephen King-like inning for the University of Maine. Playing on a brutally frigid day with snow squalls galore, MichaelTodd Bordick made four ...
Coaches pick UM men fourth Women's hockey team ranked third in poll
Oct 01, 2003; ... ORONO - Whether you call it reloading or rebuilding, the processbegan at the University of Maine's Alfond Arena on Tuesday as themen's hockey team took the ice for their first official practice. The Bears were picked to finish fourth in Hockey East by theleague's coaches during ...
Road Racing
Oct 01, 2003 ... LOCAL Women's Week Run-For-the-Fun-of-It 5K At Bangor 1. Tara Murphy 21 minutes, 59 seconds, 2. Paula Jean Lunt 22:10,3. Sheila Hodges 22:23, 4. Carlene West 23:20, 5. Lawren Crawford25:02, 6. Andrea Byther 25:19, 7. Leslie Gould 25:30, 8. ChristineLongtin ...
Heal Point Standings
Oct 01, 2003 ... HIGH SCHOOL Official standings for boys and girls soccer, field hockey andvolleyball as reported by the Maine Principals' Association. BOYS SOCCER (Through Sept. 27) EASTERN MAINE Class A School W-L PI TI 1. Old Town 7-0-1 20.53 ...
Cross country
Oct 01, 2003 ... Lynx Invitational, 2.85 miles At Lincoln John Bapst boys 47, Valley 92, Mattanawcook Acad. 95, Central 108,Lee Acad. 119, Piscataquis 144, George Stevens 144, Schenck 160,Orono 187, Dexter, Hermon, Greenville, Penobscot Valley 1. David McCourt (John Bapst) 16:12, 2 ....
Golf
Oct 01, 2003 ... High school At Samoset Resort, Rockport, Par 34 KVAC Semifinal Camden Hills (9-1) 156, Lincoln Academy (6-4) 162 Camden Hills: Carlo Light-Lookner 38, Joey Povec 41, Bryce McAvoy43, Ben ...
Player awards
Oct 01, 2003 ... HIGH SCHOOL Jonathan Smith Maine Central Institute's Jonathan Smith was named LTC Class CFootball Player of the Week. Smith carried ...
USM women defeat Framingham State
Oct 01, 2003 ... GORHAM - Devin Edwards scored a first-half goal to lead Universityof Southern Maine Huskies to a 1-0 women's soccer victory over theFramingham State (Mass.) Rams Tuesday. Dianna Thibaudeau set up the goal when she took control of theball at ...
Bangor police suspend dog after 2nd attack
Oct 01, 2003; ... BANGOR - A Bangor police dog has been suspended from service, itsfuture at the department uncertain after a second incident this yearin which it attacked another dog. Bangor Police Chief Don Winslow said dog handlers and specializedtrainers would assess the 3-year-old German ...
UM geology professor keeps digging Ice Age studies, teaching still hold excitement for Harold Borns at 75
Oct 01, 2003; ... ORONO - When you devote your life to studying ice ages, the matterof your own age tends to be insignificant by comparison. That mayhelp explain why University of Maine professor Harold W. Borns Jr.hasn't really thought about retiring, even though he's approachinghis 76th ...
Lost boater's body, vessel recovered
Oct 01, 2003; ... ROCKLAND - A two-day search by sea and air along the Maine coastfrom Lubec to Rockland ended sadly Tuesday with the discovery of thebody of 80-year-old Nathan McClure and his 24-foot recreationallobster boat, Highlander. McClure's body and parts of his boat were found on the ...
Two Camden officers chase fugitive into river
Oct 01, 2003; ... CAMDEN - Two police officers went for a swim in the MegunticookRiver while chasing a fugitive Monday night, and still wound upgetting their man. Sgt. Mike Geary and Officer Brook Hartshorn got soaked chasingWendell Leroy Forsythe, 55, of Camden into the river while trying ...
Telephone emergency affects Cranberry Isles Problem traced to corroded cable; nearly all service lost
Oct 01, 2003; ... CRANBERRY ISLES - Local selectmen on Tuesday declared a publicsafety emergency as one home after another lost telephone servicebecause of a corroded main phone cable running from Southwest Harborto the islands. People who are unable to reach friends or relatives on Great orLittle ...
Milo animal officer eyes shelter for abandoned pets
Oct 01, 2003; ... MILO - A local woman is seeking support from her community to opena shelter-sanctuary for abandoned animals. Valerie Robertson, Milo and Brownville's animal control officer,has been distributing surveys to residents to gauge interest for thePenquis Animal Welfare Sanctuary, or ...
Bird tests positive for West Nile virus
Oct 01, 2003 ... PITTSFIELD - Town Manager Kathryn Ruth has confirmed that a birdsent to the state laboratory last week has tested positive for WestNile virus. A bird tested last month in Newport also had the disease. "All caution should be taken when ...
Drugs, money stolen from Greenville store
Oct 01, 2003 ... GREENVILLE - For the second time this summer, burglars enteredHarris Drug Store on Pritham Avenue and stole narcotic drugs andmoney, according to police. Few details were available Tuesday about the latest break-in thatoccurred over the weekend. Greenville Police Chief Duane ...
Blood drive Thursdayat MCI in Pittsfield
Oct 01, 2003 ... PITTSFIELD - An American Red Cross blood drive will be held noon-6 p.m ....
Recycling committee to meet in Pittsfield
Oct 01, 2003 ... PITTSFIELD - The Pittsfield Recycling Committee will be meeting inthe municipal building at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 1, to discuss theTrash to Treasures Day, Make a Difference Day ...
Wastewater official hired in Pittsfield
Oct 01, 2003 ... PITTSFIELD - Kristopher "Jake" Hughes of North Anson has beenhired as the new water-sewer superintendent and began his duties thisweek. Hughes has worked ...
Newport selectmen to meet at town office
Oct 01, 2003 ... NEWPORT - The Newport Board of Selectmen will meet at 6:30 tonightat the town office. The agenda includes updates on Durham Bridgeconstruction, ...
Informational meeting at Sebasticook school
Oct 01, 2003 ... NEWPORT - A meeting for students and parents interested inlearning more about the international problem-solving programDestination Imagination will be held at ...
SAD 48 challenger to make budget case
Oct 01, 2003 ... NEWPORT - The SAD 48 board of directors' Budget and FinanceCommittee will offer a presentation by Loujean Reheuser, one ofseveral ...
Katahdin coalition to tackle substance abuse
Oct 01, 2003; ... MILLINOCKET - A local coalition is using a federal grant todevelop a strategic plan for involving the Katahdin regioncommunities in substance abuse prevention. The Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America chose the KatahdinArea Partnership in January as one of 30 emerging ...
DOC commissioner tours Somerset County Jail
Oct 01, 2003; ... SKOWHEGAN - Sheriff Barry DeLong will know within a week whetherTuesday's tour of the Somerset County Jail by Maine Department ofCorrections Commissioner Martin Magnusson will end up saving thestate and the taxpayers money. Magnusson was in Skowhegan to see whether Somerset County ...
Bangor Mothers and More invites women to join
Oct 01, 2003; ... Last year, Kate Dickerson helped found the Greater Bangor AreaChapter of Mothers and More. She is the group's current co-leader. Mothers and More membership chairwoman Laura Whittmann wroterecently to inform readers that this nonprofit organization "servesas a support group and a ...
Convicted sex offender gets time for child porn
Oct 01, 2003; ... BANGOR - A Bangor man with two previous convictions for unlawfulsexual contact with minors was sentenced in federal court Tuesday toalmost five years in prison for possession of child pornography. Jeffrey Alan Shields, 42, was sentenced to 57 months in prison andthree years of ...
Bowling alley, cinema close in Dover-Foxcroft
Oct 01, 2003 ... DOVER-FOXCROFT - The poor economy has caused the demise of anotherlocal business and the loss of 12 jobs. Gary Niles, who operated Northern Lights, a 12-lane bowling alleyand movie theater, closed the business earlier this ...
Foster mom's insurance to pay for defense
Oct 01, 2003; ... BANGOR - A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Sally Schofield'sinsurance company must pay for her defense in a civil suit filed bythe mother of the foster child who died while in Schofield's care. Schofield, 42, a former state adoption caseworker, was sentenced ayear ago to 20 years ...
Man ordered to pay $17,050 for logging wrong trees
Oct 01, 2003 ... BELFAST - Logger Michael Hamblet was fined $50 and ordered to makerestitution of $17,000 after admitting to accidentally cutting treesfrom property he did not own. Hamblet, 38, of Burnham, answered to the civil offense of unlawfulcutting of trees when he appeared in 5th District ...
Conservation voters give award to Snowe
Oct 01, 2003 ... WASHINGTON - The League of Conservation Voters presented U.S. Sen.Olympia J. Snowe with its 2003 Environmental Leadership Award Mondaynight. The award was given to Snowe for working to improve airquality standards and higher fuel economy standards, opposingdrilling in ANWR, improving ...
Ice choreography takes care Arranger of 'Toy Story 2' show in Bangor tells of challenges
Oct 01, 2003; ... How does one bring an animated classic to life on the ice? Step bycareful step. That's according to Barry Lather, choreographer for the Disney onIce production "Toy Story 2," which will be performed eight timesthis week at the Bangor Auditorium, beginning tonight. "There is a ...
Bank donates $12,000 for Indian Point park
Oct 01, 2003 ... ELLSWORTH - Bar Harbor Banking and Trust Co. has donated $12,000to help the Frenchman Bay Conservancy purchase 13 acres on the shoresof Indian Point for a public park. Indian Point stretches for more than 2,200 feet of undevelopedshoreline from the Bayside Road along the Union ...