Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME back issues from May 2004:
Bargains beckon across the border
May 01, 2004; ... On the road again. I just couldn't wait to get on the road again. I hadn't expected to take another shopping trip so soon. Nor had Iexpected to cross the border. But as soon as my friends and Istrolled around downtown Fredericton, New Brunswick, I knew I had towrite a column ...
Aerosmith feels the blues on new CD
May 01, 2004 ... Editor's Note: In Sound Advice, the first Saturday of every month,veteran NEWS entertainment writer Dale McGarrigle, former Britishmusic-press writer Adam Corrigan and a revolving stable of NEWSwriters review new albums from across the musical spectrum. "Honkin' on Bobo" (Columbia) ...
Penney Lean Pittsfield couple take different paths toward losing pounds
May 01, 2004; ... Last summer, as Kristen Penney prepared for gastric bypasssurgery, her teenage son told her she was selfish. "You could die,"Seth Penney, 15, said. Kristen said she quietly told her son, "Yes, I could die. Or Icould wait 10 years and then die." When Kristen had that ...
UMS unity at last - let's change things
May 01, 2004; ... Joseph Westphal wanted to lead a more unified University of MaineSystem and now, with near unanimity on the need for reform and broadagreement that his strategic reform plan is not nearly finished, thechancellor has one. In Fort Kent, he heard the plan "creates mistrust and ...
Track & Field
May 01, 2004 ... HIGH SCHOOL at Brewer Brewer boys 162, Hampden 131, John Bapst 71, Mattanawcook 27,Bangor Christian no score 100: 1. Trainor Kapler, HAM, 11.80; 2. Mike Ford, BRW, 11.93; 3.Chris Noyes, BRW, 12.21; 4. Corey Pattison, JB, 12.29; 5. Dan Fox,BRW, 12.33. 200: 1. Trainor ...
Sheriff calls for help with the mentally ill
May 01, 2004; ... BANGOR - Representatives of law enforcement agencies and hospitalsand mental health advocates said Friday that they intend to press theLegislature to ease the burden faced by jails with the growingnumbers of mentally ill inmates and provide more services for thementally ...
LNG developer eyeing southern Maine
May 01, 2004; ... AUGUSTA - The company that had its eyes on Harpswell as a port fora liquefied natural gas terminal is focusing on southern Maine, thestate's economic development chief says. Officials of TransCanada Power, the company that partnered withConocoPhillips to propose an LNG terminal for ...
Fiery Hancock crash injures four people
May 01, 2004; ... HANCOCK - Four people were injured Friday afternoon, one of themcritically, in a fiery, head-on collision on Route 1 after aJonesport woman fell asleep at the wheel of her minivan, according topolice. Motorists who came upon the accident stopped and helped removepeople from the ...
MMA training vessel shipshape for cruise Students to board ship on Sunday
May 01, 2004; ... CASTINE - There's always an air of anticipation in town as Mayapproaches, and with it the start of the annual Maine MaritimeAcademy training cruise. Students will begin boarding the 500-foot training vessel State ofMaine at 8 a.m. Sunday, the official start of the cruise, ...
Experts mapping lobster genome
May 01, 2004; ... SALISBURY COVE - Though Maine's lobster industry is thriving,populations south of the state are struggling to survive a declinethat researchers suspect may be linked to climate change, waterpollution and a mysterious disease that attacks the crustacean'sshell. Perhaps someday, ...
Hampden 'Bubble' owner files appeal over back pay
May 01, 2004; ... HAMPDEN - The attorney for the Maine Sports Complex is appealing amore than $50,000 judgment issued against the Hampden facility lastmonth in Penobscot County Superior Court. Attorney Richard Silver of Bangor filed the notice of appeal onApril 21 on behalf of Pete Madigan, the ...
Bangor woman injured in three-car accident
May 01, 2004 ... BANGOR - A Bangor woman was injured Friday afternoon in a three-car accident in which one car was forced into a tree. Eileen Carroll, 40, was taken to Eastern Maine Medical Centerafter she allegedly ran a stop sign. She was treated and thenreleased, according to a nursing ...
Fairfield college to host 2-day math workshop
May 01, 2004 ... FAIRFIELD - The Tech Prep Program at Kennebec Valley CommunityCollege will sponsor a free two-day workshop on Applied Math II andGeometry to area high school math and geometry teachers in May. The workshop, taught by Patricia Bassett, will use contextuallearning ...
College planning topic of center's workshops
May 01, 2004 ... BANGOR - The Maine Educational Opportunity Center will hold an"Essentials of College Planning" workshop at the following locations: . Noon-3 p.m. Monday, May 3, Dexter Training and Development, 311Corinna Road. . 1-4 p.m. Monday, May 3, Bangor Housing Authority, 161 ...
Mesa Hispanica event scheduled for May 6
May 01, 2004 ... BANGOR - The next meeting of the Mesa Hispanica will be held at6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 6, at Borders bookstore in Bangor. The Hermon High School Spanish Club organizes ...
Red Cross response to fires in Maine noted
May 01, 2004 ... BANGOR - The Pine Tree Chapter of the American Red Cross hasresponded to a record 88 fires since July 2003 in Penobscot,Piscataquis, Aroostook, Washington and Waldo counties. Since April 21, the Pine Tree Chapter has responded to sixseparate fires in Bangor, ...
Memorial Day group to meet about parade
May 01, 2004 ... BANGOR - The Area Memorial Day Parade Committee will meet at 7p.m. Thursday, May 6, at the Bangor American Legion Hall in the Parksand Recreation Building, 647 Main St. The meeting is open to representatives of all veteransorganizations and those interested in ...
Newburgh plumber to get boost in recovery
May 01, 2004; ... Friends of Mark and Pat Leavitt of Newburgh are hosting a benefitspaghetti supper for the couple, who are dealing with Mark's recoveryfrom an aneurysm that was followed by a stroke and subsequentsurgeries. The 53-year-old Newburgh plumber and highly respected member ofthat ...
Shrine circus comes to Bangor Mongolian contortionists, trained geese perform this weekend
May 01, 2004; ... BANGOR - A slew of new performers, including a flock of one-of-a-kind trained geese and a troupe of Mongolian contortionists,highlights this year's Anah Temple Shrine Circus, which began Fridayat the Bangor Auditorium and will continue this weekend. Shrine circuses - which raise ...
'Intolerant' author to speak at Bangor teen convention
May 01, 2004; ... BANGOR - Ryan Dobson believes in being intolerant. The 33-year-old son of Dr. James Dobson, the Christianpsychologist, author and radio personality, will be the keynotespeaker at next weekend's Maine Christian Teen Convention at theBangor Auditorium. The younger Dobson will ...
Women voters group slates annual meeting
May 01, 2004 ... AUGUSTA - The League of Women Voters of Maine will hold its annualmeeting 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 15, at the Senator Inn and Spain Augusta. The daylong meeting, "Celebrating Civic Engagement," isopen to the public and will feature presentations and workshops onkey aspects of ...
Breast cancer coalition to honor Sen. Snowe
May 01, 2004 ... WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Olympia J. Snowe of Maine will be inductedinto the National Breast Cancer Coalition's "Hall of Fame" on May 4.At a ceremony to be held on Capitol Hill, Snowe will be honored forher leadership in the fight against breast cancer. "I pledge my continued support ...
Harrington fire kills pets, guts trailer
May 01, 2004 ... HARRINGTON - A family lost their home and some pets when firedestroyed their trailer, the fire chief said. One cat and an unidentified number of caged birds were killed inthe fire that broke out Wednesday at the home of Delbert and KathyCaler on Marshville Road. Four dogs ...
'Friendly' Matthew loves art
May 01, 2004 ... Fourteen-year-old Matthew is a handsome young man with a friendlysmile. He came into care in 1993 and has had several foster careplacements. Matthew is friendly, fun and artistic. He has a greatsense of humor and always is willing to try new things. Matthew played football last ...
Proposed SAD 4 budget up 4.18 percent
May 01, 2004; ... GUILFORD - A $6 million proposed budget for 2004-05 that seeksmore from property taxes will be presented to SAD 4 directors foradoption at their May 11 meeting. The proposed $6,089,571 spending plan, which reflects an increaseof 4.18 percent over the current year, will require a ...
Mental health crisis team to serve Penquis region
May 01, 2004; ... DOVER-FOXCROFT - The Penquis region now has a team of peopletrained to help defuse a potentially violent situation involvingsomeone with a mental illness. In the past, law enforcement and emergency personnel responding tosuch an incident had to wait until a trained crisis team, ...
Health care office in Brewer nears opening Move-in to begin on Thursday
May 01, 2004; ... BREWER - The front yard of the tallest building in Brewer is stillmuddy, but in less than a week some Eastern Maine Healthcareemployees will start moving in. The region's largest health care provider expects to have about250 nonclinical employees on the top three or four floors of ...
Major power outage hits Hancock County
May 01, 2004 ... BUCKSPORT - Major power outages were reported in Bucksport,Orland, Penobscot and Castine on Friday night, according to aspokesman for Central Maine Power. A downed power line on ...
Machias organ concert scheduled Sunday
May 01, 2004 ... MACHIAS - A free concert featuring the newly refurbished historicorgan will be at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 2, at the Centre StreetCongregational Church. The concert involves three organists playing the 1867 GeorgeStevens tracker action pipe organ. They are Kevin Birch, organist at ...
NCRC sponsors rabies clinic for horses May 8
May 01, 2004 ... DEXTER - North Country Riding Club and Ron Miles of FoxcroftVeterinary Service will hold a rabies "shot clinic" for horses ofNCRC members 7:30 a.m.-noon May 8 at NCRC show grounds at the DexterRecreation Complex. If time permits, the horses of nonmembers also will ...
Historical group plans program on Civil War
May 01, 2004 ... DOVER-FOXCROFT - The Dover-Foxcroft Historical Society will meetat 7 p.m. May 12 at Thayer Parkway for a program on the Civil War. Wayne Bennett, a Civil War re-enactor, will tell about the dailylife of a Union soldier. Joining him ...
Heartwise sets courses on CPR, first aid
May 01, 2004 ... DOVER-FOXCROFT - Heartwise will hold a first aid course at 6 p.m.May 3 and a cardiopulmonary resuscitation course at 6 p.m. May 5 atthe Heartwise suite in the medical office building at Mayo RegionalHospital. The cost for both courses is ...
Workshop addresses front runner operation
May 01, 2004 ... DOVER-FOXCROFT - The Piscataquis County Soil and WaterConservation District will sponsor a Front Runner workshop from 8a.m. to 1 p.m. May 20, at the district office in Pine Crest BusinessPark in Dover-Foxcroft. A Front Runner grade/rake is an attachment that fits onto thefront of ...
SAD 3's K-12 school plans hinge on state funds
May 01, 2004; ... UNITY - SAD 3 has the green light to pursue building akindergarten through 12th-grade school with state money, but finalstate approval is not assured. Last week, state Department of Education officials told SAD 3 itshould begin planning for the project. But the State Board of ...
Schools
May 01, 2004 ... Foxcroft Academy Third quarter honor roll Seniors, high honors: Kelly Lougee, Courtney Wright; honors:Brenton Belanger, Shereena Boutilier, Justin Brown, Kevin Brown,Meghan Bushway, Thomas Campbell, Joshua Cates, Brad Cobb, ChrisCookson, Eryn Curry, Andrea Curtis, Christina ...
Zoning revision limits outdoor sales
May 01, 2004; ... HOULTON - Potential entrepreneurs looking to open a businesswithin a newly revised zone face different rules on where they cansell products as a result of a recent Town Council decision. Councilors narrowly passed an ordinance change revising the zoningalong Military Street between ...
Judge allows sale of Eastern Pulp
May 01, 2004; ... PORTLAND - A federal bankruptcy judge took a rarely traveledjudicial path Friday, overturning his March order to abandon EasternPulp and Paper Corp., clearing the way for a $23.725 million sale toConnecticut-based First Paper Holding Corp. LLC. Officials of First Paper Holding said ...
Wind, heat fuel flames in County Up to 14 wildfires ignite in state on Friday
May 01, 2004; ... HOULTON - Firefighters trudged Friday through about 50 acres ofmuck after high winds and unseasonably high temperatures caused apermitted burn by the town's public works department to flare out ofcontrol. The fire, set at a septic dump site on the Hidden Road, was one ofseven ...
State looks to coordinate Medicare, DEL drug plan
May 01, 2004; ... About 6,000 participants in Maine's prescription discount program,Drugs for the Elderly and Disabled, known as DEL, should put offsigning up for any of the new federal Medicare drug cards whenprivate companies start making their cards available in the comingweek. The state ...
Correcting the record
May 01, 2004 ... A story in the State section of some editions Wednesday aboutcruise ships visiting Rockland reported that American Cruise Lineshas two vessels making stops in Rockland. Only its 49-passenger shipAmerican Glory will make port ...
Brewer may get Eastern Fine site with sale
May 01, 2004; ... BREWER - Officials learned Friday there is a good chance the citymay obtain the abandoned Eastern Fine Paper Co. property as part ofthe sale of its parent company - bankrupt Eastern Pulp and PaperCorp. of Amherst, Mass. Despite the presence of hazardous materials on the site, the ...
No Relief Yet
May 01, 2004 ... With a complicated tax-relief plan of his own and a lack oforganization within his Democratic Party to pass an alternative, Gov.John Baldacci bade farewell to the Legislature yesterday withoutenacting new property tax relief, leaving the possibility strongerthat one or both of two poorly ...
Sea Change
May 01, 2004 ... Perhaps the most remarkable thing about the recent report by theBush-appointed U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy is that environmentalgroups around the country have rallied around it. Since it is rarefor such groups to support anything that comes from the Bushadministration, this good will ...
Lady Liberty outdated
May 01, 2004 ... The Statue of Liberty should be replaced. It's outdated and doesnot truthfully represent this country. Then, of course, it was a giftfrom the French. What would they know or care about liberty? It seems that now our "tired, poor, huddled masses yearning tobreathe free" are out of ...
Live within their means
May 01, 2004 ... Recently, two opposing articles on the front page of the BangorDaily News said it all. One was about the highest tax burden in thecountry and the other was about raising sales tax again. Later, onthe county page, again two articles about Maine taxes hurtingbusiness and an attempt to ...
Cruelty to elephants
May 01, 2004 ... The article, "Elephant handler disputes claims of abuse" (BDN,April 26), failed to mention that the U.S. Department of Agriculturehas cited Bill Morris' Elephant Encounters for failure to provideelephants with a nutritional diet, shelter from the elements andproper ventilation and ...
Process under question
May 01, 2004 ... The Bangor Daily News' April 30 article, "UM Faculty Senate voicessupport for UMS strategic plan," surprised me, for the "Motion forIncreased Participation in Improving Higher Education in Maine,"passed by the Senate on Wednesday, centered on calling for "increasedparticipation for the ...
Tell war's positive side
May 01, 2004 ... Recently, I've been hearing from soldiers returning from Iraq thata lot of good is being done there, but the media are not printing theother side of the story and are only too quick to print the horrorsof war each day. A recent Bangor Daily News showed a photograph on the front ...
Solar warming, too
May 01, 2004 ... After having read the Bangor Daily News' several editorialsregarding climate change, one primary fact continues to be ignored.We're experiencing solar warming, not simply global warming. Themelting ice caps on Mars - reported (along with photographicevidence) not too long ago in the BDN ...
Voting for Fredette
May 01, 2004 ... As a conservative Republican voter, in the June primary I'mlooking for a candidate who has the same principles on jobs, taxes,spending and family values. My candidate for the state Senate seat 33in Penobscot County is Ken Fredette. Fredette offers a fresh, positive and energetic ...
Mayo endocrinology clinic adds physician
May 01, 2004 ... DOVER-FOXCROFT - Mayo Regional Hospital will have a new physician,endocrinologist Mark Henderson, providing services at itsendocrinology outpatient clinic. Dr. Henderson will see patients in Dover-Foxcroft one day eachmonth, usually on the first or ...
TV critic likes shows on outdoors
May 01, 2004; ... Our dog Pudge is (or so we claim) the smartest dog in the world.Of course, when all of your previous dogs were either a) friendly,drooling, slobbering (but certainly loved) pooches; b) short-lived,loud-barking, car-chasers (nearly all of these end up being short-lived, it seems), or c) ...
Crease rule may be changed Damon-type goal will count
May 01, 2004; ... Derek Damon's disallowed goal in the NCAA Div. I men's hockeychampionship game, waved off because teammate Mike Hamilton had hisskate in the crease, would be allowed next season if the NCAA's IceHockey Rules Committee approves a change requested by the coaches attheir annual meeting in ...
Whitney pitches Lynx to victory over Pandas Deep staff pivotal in Mattanawcook's 5-0 start
May 01, 2004; ... LINCOLN - When Steve Whitney talks about the 2004 MattanawcookAcademy baseball team, he thinks back to 2001. "We look at this year being the same way we were my freshmanyear," said Whitney, a senior righthander. " Nobody expected us to doanything, but we've come in and surprised ...
Team chemistry aids Bapst girls Ford, Peterson, Hawkes, Birkel help Brewer boys capture victory
May 01, 2004; ... BREWER - Some people assume that track and field is an individualsport. Don't tell that to the John Bapst of Bangor girls, especiallytheir 4 by 400 relay squad. They proved that track can be a teamsport, by all wearing the same spikes. "I wanted to get those shoes, and I ...
Mims accepts scholarship to Florida State Brunswick star eager to play
May 01, 2004; ... Ralph Mims is going home. The Pensacola, Fla., native, who led Brunswick High School tobasketball prominence with one of the more remarkable careers inMaine schoolboy history, on Friday signed a National Letter of Intentto accept a basketball scholarship from Florida State ...
UMaine Blue-White football game set today
May 01, 2004 ... The University of Maine football team will wrap up its springworkouts today with the annual Blue-White scrimmage. The actionbegins at 4 p.m. on ...
Tennis
May 01, 2004 ... HIGH SCHOOL At Bangor High School Hampden Acad. girls (3-0) 3, Bangor (2-1) 2 Singles: Amelia Potvin (HA) def. Cornelia Spyra 6-3, 6-3; MarioBradford (B) def. Alyssa Forrest 5-7, 6-4, 7-6 (7-3); SophieKelmenson (HA) def. Kate Poirier 4-6, 7-5, 6-4; doubles: Meaghan ...
Maine racewalker breaks American record
May 01, 2004 ... Farmington native Kevin Eastler and fellow American racewalker TimSeaman both broke the American record for 10 kilometers during arecent meet at Bergen, Norway. Seaman finished the race in 39 minutes, 23 seconds, besting his39:59 clocking last September at Hildeshiem, Germany, that ...
Limited fly fishing opens on Narraguagus
May 01, 2004 ... CHERRYFIELD - A limited fly fishing season on the NarraguagusRiver will open Saturday, May 1, and continue through June 10. Earlier this year, the state Department of Inland Fisheries andWildlife and the Atlantic Salmon Commission agreed to close tofishing the portion of the river ...
Craven team still wants second car Higher finishes necessary first
May 01, 2004; ... Cal Wells III, owner of PPI Motorsports Team, is hopeful he canland a second race team for a limited deal this fall, but he said theodds of that happening will be dictated by Newburgh native RickyCraven and the team's performance in the No. 32 Tide Chevy MonteCarlo. Craven is ...
Beal knocks in winner for J-B
May 01, 2004 ... HARRINGTON - Sarah Beal drove in the game-winning run on a singlein the seventh inning as Jonesport-Beals tipped Narraguagus 5-4 inhigh school softball play Friday afternoon. Beal also hit a double and two singles with three RBIs. Tina Bealsingled twice and drove in a run for the ...
Thomas Terriers maul Castleton
May 01, 2004 ... WATERVILLE - The third-seeded Thomas College Terriers moved intothe winners' bracket by beating the second-seeded Castleton StateSpartans 11-2 in North Atlantic Conference tournament baseball actionFriday. Thomas meets UMF today at noon. Jevon Owens spread out seven hits and ...
UMaine Capsules
May 01, 2004 ... Softball MAINE vs. VERMONT Time, site: Saturday (2), Sunday, noon; Kessock Field, Orono Records: Vermont 5-30 (2-11 America East); Maine 20-19 (7-7) Series, last meeting: Maine leads 3-1, Vermont 4-1 on 4/28/03 Top hitters - Vermont: 3B Kate DeForge (.323, 1 ...
Safety main concern for all paddlers
May 01, 2004; ... I was under the impression March came in like a lion. Maybe that'sfor southern climates? Last Saturday, the final one for April, turned out to be a day totake a short journey northward to Cold Stream Pond in Enfield withpaddling buddy Dr. Robert Causey. He showed up on my deck ...