Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME back issues from July 2004:
Poll shows slots still supported 58 percent of Mainers would shun repeal try
Jul 01, 2004; ... BANGOR - Maine voters would shun an effort to outlaw slot machinesin this city, according to a new statewide poll released Wednesday. The poll, conducted by Portland-based Strategic MarketingServices, found that 58 percent of likely Maine voters - in ahypothetical referendum -would ...
End comes for Brewer mill's union
Jul 01, 2004; ... BREWER - As state and city officials conceded Wednesday thatpapermaking at Eastern Fine Paper Co.'s mill likely has come to anend, the mill's union officially disbanded this week. An informal group headed by Gov. John Baldacci working to locate anew business at the mill has broken ...
Greenhouse gas group airs plan State faces challenges to reduce emissions
Jul 01, 2004; ... AUGUSTA - The goal is simple - to cut Maine's overall greenhousegas emissions to reduce the state's impact on global warming. But as an all-day meeting of the state's greenhouse gas initiativeworking group demonstrated Wednesday, actually making the greenhousegases that contribute ...
Correcting the record
Jul 01, 2004 ... Ad rates quoted in a story on Wednesday's stock page about theonline version of "Experience Maine" as part of bangornews.com'stravel and tourism site were misleading. Ad rates depend on multiplefactors, including the package purchased by the advertiser. -- A ...
Event welcomes strawberry season Despite slim pickings in northern Maine, farmers hope for good year
Jul 01, 2004; ... FORT FAIRFIELD - Ford Stevenson has been raising strawberries for28 years and on Wednesday, at a special "Focus on the Farm" event atthe Blaine House in Augusta, Stevenson pronounced this a good year. "The berries are ripe and people are sure ready," he said."They've been eating ...
Aegis bicycle firm auction just a formality
Jul 01, 2004; ... VAN BUREN - Much like the inaccurate reports of the demise of WillRogers decades ago, so were the stories about Aegis Handmade CarbonFiber Bicycles LLC, where workers were turning out bicycles Wednesdayand hope to do so for many years to come. Fanning the embers of the reports were ...
Cable TV group's future uncertain
Jul 01, 2004; ... BANGOR - The potential departure of Bangor - and Brewer's decisionto withdraw - from a regional cable television consortium have leftthat organization's future in question. The potential loss of the Penobscot-Downeast Cable TelevisionConsortium's two largest dues payers has ...
CRAFTY TAX CHANGES
Jul 01, 2004 ... No one likes the taxman, but some artisans and collectible dealersare prematurely outraged at the Maine Revenue Service for a change intax law regarding the state's smallest businesses. The law, meant tocut down on fraud among those entities allowed to purchase itemswithout paying sales ...
WHAT MEMO?
Jul 01, 2004 ... The Bush administration's embarrassed discussion of the prisoner-torture issue has hit a new snag: a strange Justice Department memothat won't go away. The Aug. 1, 2002, memo, written by a former top department lawyerwho now is a federal judge, was an effort to protect ...
Bear-law backers criticize DIF&W Officials deny illegal activism
Jul 01, 2004; ... The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife denied allegationsWednesday that state biologists are illegally stumping for huntinggroups against a proposed ban on bear baiting. Wednesday afternoon, Citizens for Fair Bear Hunting and Huntersfor Fair Bear Hunting held a press ...
Noise battle in Bangor, Big Apple
Jul 01, 2004; ... I read recently that the mayor of New York is on a campaign totone down the irksome noise level of the city and make it a morepleasant place to live. Mayor Michael Bloomberg is aiming his new noise ordinance at anarray of auditory offenses, including the sounds of jackhammers, ...
Sargent gets 10 years in federal case
Jul 01, 2004; ... BANGOR - A man facing life in prison for murdering his pregnantwife was sentenced Wednesday on federal drug and gun charges. Roscoe Sargent, 30, of Bangor was sentenced at U.S. District Courtin Bangor to 10 years in federal prison. He pleaded guilty to thecharges in ...
Jury rejects widow's claim of poor medical treatment
Jul 01, 2004; ... BANGOR - A Penobscot County civil jury has rejected an Exeterwidow's claim that Eastern Maine Medical Center and three physicianswere responsible for her husband's death caused by complications fromsevere constipation while he was hospitalized for seizures. Wendell C. Eastman, 65, ...
Supreme Court ruling felt in Maine
Jul 01, 2004; ... BANGOR - The impact of a decision on sentencing guidelines handeddown last week by the U.S. Supreme Court hit Maine's U.S. DistrictCourt this week. One defendant's sentence was reduced from a maximum of 20 years inprison to 61/2 years, and another defendant's sentencing has ...
Last sunset in town of Centerville
Jul 01, 2004; ... CENTERVILLE - Margaret Dorsey, first selectman of this 162-year-old town located deep in the blueberry barrens of Washington County,noted the lengthening shadows cast by the sun Wednesday afternoon andsaid, "Only a few more hours to go." It would be the town's last sunset. Today, ...
Bangor roadblock targets drunken drivers
Jul 01, 2004 ... BANGOR - Bangor police conducted a temporary roadblock Wednesdaynight on State Street just before the intersection with ExchangeStreet affecting drivers heading east. The roadblock consisted of six police vehicles and ...
Courts
Jul 01, 2004 ... Dover-Foxcroft District Court Cases June 8-29, 2004 Arro S. Agronick, 24, Wellington, carrying concealed weapon, $200,jail 48 hours; refusing to provide name, address, $200, jail 48hours; failure to appear after bailed, jail 48 hours. Julie L. Bermea, 39, Milo, criminal ...
Portland man arrested on OUI charge outside bar
Jul 01, 2004 ... A Portland man was arrested and charged with operating while underthe influence of intoxicants early Wednesday morning outsideBenjamin's bar in Bangor, and a passenger in the vehicle was chargedwith disorderly conduct and refusal to submit to arrest or detention. Gavin Speaker, 21, ...
Union Place development plans weighed Adult-store owner vying for land
Jul 01, 2004; ... BANGOR - City councilors are weighing a pair of proposals for theredevelopment of Union Place, a downtown neighborhood that untilrecently suffered from blight and neglect. Both of the developers who have submitted plans for the site havedone work in the city. Each, however, also ...
Carmel town manager cleared in excavator sale
Jul 01, 2004; ... CARMEL - In a close vote this week, Carmel residents decided notto require the town manager to foot the bill for an excavator thatwas removed in 2002 from a disputed property and then sold. The 56-50 endorsement of financial immunity for Town Manager TomRichmond on Monday showed ...
It's Bush's obligation
Jul 01, 2004 ... The ugly American has gotten uglier. The Abu Ghraib prison photoswere not taken by the paparazzi. They were posed; not for friends andrelatives, but for their superiors. President Bush vociferouslydenies complicity. However, it is still his obligation to find the"who." Never mind the ...
Keep police downtown
Jul 01, 2004 ... As a concerned Bangor resident who has lived in the downtown areasince 1974, I feel strongly that the police department should remaindowntown. There is a feeling of security with the police in this areaand the station is easily accessible to pedestrians and visitors. The current ...
The future is at stake
Jul 01, 2004 ... A president without a clear mandate from the American people hastaken us on a radical course that has divided our country andalienated us from much of the world. It has made many people of allpersuasions dread what another four years of President Bush's radicalpolicies would do. It's ...
Marshland beats sprawl
Jul 01, 2004 ... After 10 years of performing, writing and schooling in New YorkCity, I'm delighted to be back in my native New England. I desired more beauty, more trees, more birds and slowerqualitative living. My home is now the small university town of Oronowhere my husband and I can directly ...
Settling an old score?
Jul 01, 2004 ... More than 800 American service people are dead as result ofPresident Bush's actions. Ten thousand Iraqis are dead, too. Thousands of service people have been returned home wounded andmaimed. Billions of dollars have been wasted. This country is deeply divided. Allies are ...
Kerry's higher calling
Jul 01, 2004 ... I read with much interest Kenneth Durkee's letter, "Kerry shouldexplain" (BDN, June 17). I had many questions myself about young Lt. John Kerry's servicein Vietnam. To receive the Silver Star is nothing to take lightly. The actualcitation read: "With utter disregard for his ...
DOT announces work near Jackman
Jul 01, 2004 ... JACKMAN - The Maine Department of Transportation has announcedthat drivers can expect to encounter work areas in the followinglocations starting this week: . From the intersection of state Route 6 and 15 and U.S. Route201 in Jackman east 3.6 miles toward Rockwood. . From ...
Penquis CAP offers small-business course
Jul 01, 2004 ... BANGOR - A free small-business management program will have itsinformational meeting from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 4, atPenquis CAP on Harlow Street. Classes will be held from 9:30 a.m. tonoon Wednesdays from Aug. 11 to Sept. 29 at the same ...
Red Cross schedules blood donation hours
Jul 01, 2004 ... BANGOR - The American Red Cross has scheduled special hours at itsDonor Center from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, July 3, and 7 a.m. tonoon Monday, July 5, at 900B Hammond St. Red Cross officials stress that summer is the time when donors areneeded most, due in large part to the fact ...
Veterans officer to assist with benefits
Jul 01, 2004 ... BANGOR - A veterans services officer from the Department ofDefense, Veterans and Emergency Management will assist veterans,widows and dependent children in filing for state and federalbenefits at the following times and locations: . 9 a.m.-noon Wednesday, July 7, and Wednesday, ...
Young author camps offered at three locations
Jul 01, 2004; ... Young people can choose between three sites if they wish to attendthe Maine Writing Project's Young Author Camp this summer, reportsdirector Jean Plummer of East Machias. The first camp is for students in grades three through 12, andwill be offered Monday, July 12, through Friday, ...
Milestones
Jul 01, 2004 ... AUGUSTA - The Maine School Superintendents Association haspresented the Outstanding Leadership Award to the following schoolsuperintendents: . Richard A. Abramson, Union 42, Readfield. . Jeannette M. Condon, SAD 20, Fort Fairfield. . Larry B. Littlefield, Kittery ...
Game wardens not to trap Detroit bear
Jul 01, 2004; ... DETROIT - State game wardens have decided not to set a trap for abear or bears that attacked and killed at least two cows in Detroitthis past weekend. Mark Latti, spokesman for the Maine Department of Inland Fisheriesand Wildlife, said Wednesday that conflicting reports have ...
Fourth of July events listed
Jul 01, 2004 ... Area Fourth of July events include the following: Bar Harbor The Fourth of July celebration will kick off at 6 a.m. Saturday,July 3, with a blueberry pancake breakfast at the Athletic Field onPark Street. It will last as long as the supply of pancakes lasts. An antiques ...
Maine State Police to step up enforcement
Jul 01, 2004 ... AUGUSTA - The Maine State Police will be using their airplanes,unmarked cruisers and additional troopers this weekend in response tothe heavy traffic around July 4. The police will be targeting high crash ...
Northeast Harbor Library center of debate
Jul 01, 2004; ... MOUNT DESERT - Nearly a year after the trustees of the NortheastHarbor Library unveiled preliminary drawings for a new library, alongtime summer resident is circulating a petition to stop theproject. David Milliken of the Cranberry Isles has called for a moratoriumon the project ...
Blue Hill teacher takes position as principal
Jul 01, 2004 ... BLUE HILL - The School Committee on Tuesday hired seventh-gradeteacher Fred Cole as the new principal for the elementary school. Cole, a resident of Sedgwick, will replace longtime educator GailLadd, who announced her retirement earlier this year. His contractbegins ...
Waldo County outage hit 2,500 customers
Jul 01, 2004 ... Some 2,500 Central Maine Power Co. customers were without powerfor nearly five hours in parts of Waldo County and Hampden,authorities said Wednesday. The outage was caused Tuesday night by a car that struck a CMPutility pole on U.S. Route 1A in Prospect. None of the four people ...
St. Croix celebration has several events today
Jul 01, 2004 ... CALAIS - The following is a list of activities that will be heldtoday in celebration of the establishment of the first French colonyin North America on St. Croix Island in 1604: . Children and family entertainment, 11 a.m., St. Stephen townsquare, . Canada Day celebrations, ...
Antiques burglar sentenced in retrial Hiram man to get credit for time served
Jul 01, 2004; ... ELLSWORTH - A Hiram man whose burglary convictions were overturnedlast year by the state supreme court has returned to prison afterpleading no contest as part of a plea agreement, officials saidWednesday. Kevin Braley, 45, and James Grindel, 38, of Hancock each weresentenced to ...
Ricky Skaggs, Rick Derringer to headline lobster fest
Jul 01, 2004 ... ROCKLAND - Concerts by bluegrass star Ricky Skaggs and veteranrocker Rick Derringer are among the highlights announced this weekfor the 57th annual Maine Lobster Festival, which gets under wayearly next month. The festival will run Aug. 4-8 on the waterfront at Harbor ...
Schools
Jul 01, 2004 ... Jonesport-Beals High School Fourth-quarter honor roll Seniors, high honors: Ashley Fenton, Starr Look; honors: AbrahamBeal, Derrick Beal, Aimee Dodge, Patrick Foucher, Sara Hunkler,Jeffery Libby, Brittany Sawyer, Ashten Smith. Juniors, high honors: Sarah Beal, Travis ...
Bar Harbor's Fourth of July celebration includes events on Saturday and Sunday
Jul 01, 2004 ... BAR HARBOR - Looking for some fun on the Fourth? Look no farther than Maine's premier summer destination, wherepancakes, seafood, clowns and fireworks are only the highlights ofthe weekend festivities. The town will celebrate the holiday on both Saturday and Sunday,but ...
Flahive vows to be Down East voice New University of Maine System trustee hopes to save Unobskey School
Jul 01, 2004; ... CALAIS - Thanks to the presence of new University of Maine Systemtrustee Jean Flahive of Eastport, this community now has the ear ofUniversity of Maine System Chancellor Joseph W. Westphal - at leastit hopes so when it comes to saving the Unobskey School. Closing the Unobskey ...
Jake brake ordinance untouched Houlton council notes shift-worker's complaint about early morning noises
Jul 01, 2004; ... HOULTON - For now, tractor-trailer drivers rolling their rigsthrough certain parts of town can still feel free to throw on their"jake brakes" at 6:01 a.m. After a brief discussion on Monday evening, the Town Councildecided not to extend the town's ban on engine brakes - more ...
Houlton councilors to keep term limits Official questions validity of mandate
Jul 01, 2004; ... HOULTON - A town councilor suggested on Monday evening that thegroup "wipe out" a statement in the town's codes that says thatresidents can serve no more than two consecutive terms on certainboards in town. Councilor Paul Cleary brought the subject of term limits up at two-hour ...
Houlton Chamber slates Sock Hop in the Square Midnight Madness sale will have '50s theme
Jul 01, 2004; ... HOULTON - Ladies and gentleman, grab your hair grease and poodleskirts and head to Market Square - it's time for Midnight Madness. This evening, area residents will once again be treated to a hostof bargains and shopping rapture during the 18th annual MidnightMadness sale. For the ...
Schools
Jul 01, 2004 ... Wisdom High School, St. Agatha Fourth quarter honor roll Seniors, high honors: Heather Anderson, Krystle Bourgoin, BonnieClapp, Jenna Collin, Brandon Cyr, Haley Labbe, Anna Ouellette,Anthony San Antonio; honors: Brad Boucher, Michelle Bourgoin, HeatherCollins, Dean Cyr, Emily ...
New Bangor postmaster relishes his job
Jul 01, 2004; ... BANGOR - As the U.S. Postal Service began in recent years tointroduce new products and services, 29-year postal veteran CharlesGokas knew it was time for personal changes as well. Having spent 17 years as Dexter's postmaster and five yearsleading the Waterville post office, Gokas ...
HIC property not Houlton's, official says
Jul 01, 2004; ... HOULTON - Town Council Chairman Dale Flewelling told hiscounterparts on Monday evening that he believes that "additions andpersonal property" at the former Houlton International Corp. do notbelong to the town. Councilors will discuss the matter further at a July 6 meeting ofthe ...
Oil spill recovery exercise off Mack Point a success
Jul 01, 2004; ... SEARSPORT - About the only thing that didn't perform as expectedduring a joint oil spill recovery exercise off Mack Point onWednesday was the rope used to secure the containment boom. The weight of the boom caused the nylon rope to stretch and madeit difficult to retrieve the ...
Castine residents reject broadcast plans $15,000 equipment buy would have allowed town to televise meetings
Jul 01, 2004; ... CASTINE - A handful of residents Tuesday night rejected a proposalto purchase broadcast equipment that would have allowed the town tobroadcast live or taped meetings on one of three cable channels nowavailable to the town. With sparse attendance at the special town meeting, the ...
Sullivan voters OK expansion of cemetery
Jul 01, 2004 ... SULLIVAN - Local voters approved at their annual town meeting aproposal to fund the possible purchase of a parcel adjacent to a town-owned cemetery on North Sullivan Road, a town official saidWednesday. The proposal to buy the land for no more than $25,000 was approvedby ...
Night and the city River City Cinema Society offers cinema alfresco featuring film noir
Jul 01, 2004; ... In the dark, every sound is magnified: car tires screeching, thewind whistling, footsteps slapping the pavement. Suddenly, a shot rings out! Fortunately, the gunshot occurs on a movie screen, locatedoutdoors in a Bangor park. Welcome to "Noir Beneath the Stars," the ...
'Jacks trump Aces as pitching stays strong
Jul 01, 2004; ... BANGOR - The solid starting pitching continued Wednesday night andso did the wins as Lance Calmus and the Bangor bullpen led theLumberjacks to their seventh Northeast League win in the last ninegames. Bangor's offense got off to a quick start as Donnie Ross continuedhis mini-home ...
Martin home again in Charlotte Millinocket native to broadcast games for NBA's Bobcats
Jul 01, 2004; ... For the second time in his long and impressive career,Millinocket's Steve Martin will be the play-by-play voice of an NBAexpansion franchise. In the same town, no less. The 51-year-old Martin had called Charlotte Hornets games sincethe team's inception in 1988 and, beginning ...
Merriam: One of the good guys
Jul 01, 2004; ... A little more than a year ago, the e-mail arrived. I was one of116 people to receive it, according to the attached list. Lookingback this morning, re-reading the bleak message it contained, Irealize that everyone who received it probably reacted the same way Idid. I can nearly ...
Breen nominated to coach Rockland hoop team
Jul 01, 2004; ... Rockland District High School is expected to have a new boysvarsity basketball coach tonight. Matt Breen, a 1997 RDHS graduate, has been nominated by SAD 5superintendent Anne Demers to replace Casey Morrill, who took the jobon an interim basis last fall and did not seek to retain ...
Ducks pick up option on Keith Carney
Jul 01, 2004 ... ANAHEIM, Calif. - Anaheim defenseman Keith Carney had the two-year option in his contract picked up Wednesday by the Mighty Ducks. The 34-year-old Carney, who starred at the University of Mainefrom 1988 to 1991, had two goals, five assists and 42 penalty minutesin 69 games last ...
Gastia powers Old Town past Bangor
Jul 01, 2004 ... GLENBURN - McKayla Gastia tripled and singled as Old Town defeatedBangor 16-6 Wednesday and earned its third win in a row in District 3Little League Softball Tournament play for ages 9 and 10. Megan Cousins added a double, and Ashley England only allowedthree hits while striking ...
Smith holds off Maguire to win Little Enduro at '95'
Jul 01, 2004 ... HERMON - Jesse Smith of Carmel held off the race-long challenge ofBucksport's Artie Maguire Jr. to win the 20-lap Little Enduro featureWednesday night at Speedway 95. Smith started on the pole and was able to prevent Maguire fromposting his second straight win. Richard Burrill of ...
Annual bicycle race Aug. 15 in Fort Kent
Jul 01, 2004 ... FORT KENT - The 14th annual Tour de La Vallee bicycle race will beheld on Sunday, Aug. 15, and will start and end at Northern MaineMedical Center. The tour has four different routes for varying skilllevels. There will be 25-, 50-, 62- and 100-mile routes designed toaccommodate all levels ...
Third-graders deliver flowers to NMMC
Jul 01, 2004 ... FORT KENT - Pupils from Tamar Philbrook's third-grade classdelivered planted cedar half-barrels filled with annuals of manydifferent colors to Northern Maine Medical Center. The delivery isthe final part of a multistep service learning ...
Four Sea Dogs named to EL all-star team
Jul 01, 2004 ... PORTLAND - Four members of the Portland Sea Dogs have been namedto the 2004 Eastern League Northern Division All-Star Team. Pitcher Abe Alvarez, catcher-outfielder Jeff Bailey, shortstopKenny Perez and outfielder Brett Roneberg will represent the BostonRed Sox Class AA affiliate in ...
Bangor Masons debate land swap
Jul 01, 2004; ... BANGOR - More than five months after losing its downtownheadquarters to a disastrous fire, the Bangor Masonic TempleAssociation is trying to negotiate a possible land swap with thecity, a move that would trade the Main Street lot for a vacant spaceon Union Street. The Masons have ...