Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME back issues from November 2004:
Poll: Kerry favored by Mainers Telephone survey predicts defeat for ballot initiatives
Nov 01, 2004; ... BANGOR - With just 48 hours before the polls open in Maine,Democrat John Kerry was favored to capture all four of the state'sElectoral College votes in his presidential bid, according to a pollreleased Sunday. The SurveyUSA poll conducted for WLBZ 2, WCSH 6 and the BangorDaily ...
Edwards visits Bangor waterfront VP hopeful recalls working-class roots in speech to 1,000 supporters
Nov 01, 2004; ... BANGOR - Democratic vice presidential nominee John Edwards spokeon Saturday to the middle class, saying he knew firsthand theirconcerns and had learned the values of hard work by working alongsidehis father in the textile mills of North Carolina. Joined on stage by his parents, ...
Cradle of liberty rocks 3.2 million Red Sox fans jam Boston streets during victory parade
Nov 01, 2004; ... If someone signaled from the Old North Church, nobody noticed. That's because in this city called the Cradle of Liberty all eyeswere fixed on the "bunch of idiots" who gave birth to a new nation -World Champion Boston Red Sox Nation - as they wrapped up a WorldSeries week with a ...
Fans find creative ways to watch parade Boston roofs, ledges, ladders used to gain better perches along route
Nov 01, 2004; ... BOSTON - Just like their beloved Boston baseball team proved to bein the playoffs, Red Sox fans were very resourceful Saturday when itcame to securing the best possible vantage points for viewingBoston's big victory parade. With people standing at least six deep from the ...
When Kingfield man felt rooked, advocates acted as knights
Nov 01, 2004 ... As growing numbers of shoppers turn to the Internet, old cautionsbecome more important than ever. "If it sounds too good to be true ... it probably is," "read the fine print," and "look before youclick." A case in point is Roger Cameron of Kingfield. Cameron was cruising eBay, ...
UNITED WAY'S NEW WAY
Nov 01, 2004 ... As political rhetoric, a recent statement from the United Way ofEastern Maine was thoughtful and mild. The 1 percent tax cap, itsaid, "could result in reduced services for children and families,for seniors, and for those who need help meeting their basic needs."But the fact that the ...
FIXING AND USING THE U.N.
Nov 01, 2004 ... Whether George W. Bush or John Kerry wins on Tuesday, the UnitedNations will gain in importance and relevance to United Statesforeign policies. Either man will need U.N. help in devising a U.S.exit strategy for the Iraq war and in meeting other challenges in adangerous and changing ...
Inmates and flu vaccine
Nov 01, 2004 ... As written, the letter titled, "Flu vaccine priorities" (BDN, Oct.21), may mistakenly create the impression that Penobscot Countyofficials are advocating flu vaccinations for the inmate populationat the Penobscot County Jail. The county commissioners and sherifffully understand the ...
UMS Strategic Plan
Nov 01, 2004 ... We, the undersigned faculty and staff of the University of Maineat Presque Isle, protest significant aspects of the UMS StrategicPlan and its failure to address the greatest challenge facing theuniversity system: the current relationship among the chancellor'soffice, the board of ...
Vaccine and litigation
Nov 01, 2004 ... Tom Weber's column, "Flu vaccine shortage hits home" (BDN, Oct. 16-17), included the question, posed by an elderly man, "Why aren't wemaking the [flu] vaccine in this country, instead of depending onthese companies overseas?" A big part of the answer to that question is the ...
EMH governance issue
Nov 01, 2004 ... There has been a flurry of letters, op-ed columns and newspaperads on Eastern Maine Healthcare's board restructuring proposals. Theproposed EMH governance structure limits the number of people whowill make critical decisions about care and services. Some havesuggested that health care ...
Ellsworth edges Winslow in 2 OTs Berry's goal gives Eagles 'B' crown
Nov 01, 2004; ... ELLSWORTH - It might have been a dream come true, but it wasnothing like Andy Berry had envisioned it. A defensive player all his life, Berry never imagined it would behis shot from near midfield, in double overtime no less, that wouldlift the Ellsworth boys soccer team to an ...
Rival Terriers slip past UMaine Bears' Howard makes 30 saves
Nov 01, 2004; ... BOSTON - The University of Maine men's hockey team made its finalappearance at Boston University's Walter Brown Arena Sunday but itdidn't turn out to be a memorable one for the Black Bears. Brian McConnell's power- play goal with 5:24 remaining in thesecond period broke a 1-1 tie ...
Fans don't let weather rain on Red Sox parade Mainers in crowd to honor World Series team
Nov 01, 2004; ... BOSTON - The Sox painted their town Red Saturday. Red caps, hats, and signs; red-and-blue shirts, banners andjackets; red face paint, red pants, and yes ... red socks dominatedthe scene amid green ponchos and umbrellas of all colors despite aconstant mist and early fog that ...
UMass edges UMaine Playoff hopes fade with loss
Nov 01, 2004; ... AMHERST, Mass. - Winning close games is the result of executing inkey situations. The University of Maine football team had a couple of criticalbreakdowns during Saturday's Atlantic 10 game against Massachusettsand the result was another tough loss. The 19th-ranked Black ...
Volleyball
Nov 01, 2004 ... COLLEGE At Lewiston Bates NESCAC Weekend Bates def. Wesleyan, 25-30, 30-24, 30-23, 30-28 Bates def. Connecticut College, 30-18, 30-10, 23-30, 30-20 Colby def. Wesleyan (13-14), 30-27, 30-26, 30-15 Trinity def. Colby (21-9), 30-26, 24-30, 31-29, ...
Road racing
Nov 01, 2004 ... LOCAL At Orono Children's International Summer Villages 5K 1. Travis Vicary 27:57, 2. Cameron Millard 18:10, 3. Andrew Cole19:06, 4. Thomas Kirby 19:57, 5. Peter Lodge 20:05, 6. Bob Snow20:22, 7. Ryan King 20:28, 8. Katie Snow 20:40, 9. Alan Stockley20:48, 10. Cody ...
UM-Machias advances to Sunrise title contest
Nov 01, 2004 ... MACHIAS - Brian Handasyde scored the winning goal with 8:50 leftin the game Saturday, sending the University of Maine-Machias on tothe Sunrise Conference men's soccer finals with a 1-0 semifinal winover Lyndon State (Vt.). The Clippers will travel to UMaine-Fort Kent for Saturday's ...
Bard sweeps away ball to preserve UMFK win
Nov 01, 2004 ... FORT KENT - Sweeper Charlie Bard made a kick save on a reboundwith three minutes left, helping the University of Maine-Fort Kentearn a 2-1 Sunrise Conference men's soccer semifinal victory over theCollege of St. Joseph (Vt.) on Sunday. Rob Rochester scored both goals, one in each ...
Black Raiders deal Witches first loss
Nov 01, 2004; ... WINSLOW - Brewer and Winslow began the high school football seasonon the same plane - two teams with a lot of top-notch athletes, butwith limited varsity experience. They ended the regular season on a fairly even plane, too, holdingthe top two spots in the Pine Tree Conference ...
Colby nips Bates on blocked PAT Civitello's effort preserves victory
Nov 01, 2004; ... LEWISTON - Mike Civitello blocked an extra-point attempt by Bates'Tyler Schmelz with 15 seconds remaining Saturday, helping preserveColby's 17-16 New England Small College Athletic Conference footballvictory over the Bobcats. Chris Bashaw ran for 102 yards and scored two touchdowns ...
Rangers hold off Trojans for title MDI tips Dragons for berth in final
Nov 01, 2004; ... MACHIAS - Greely High of Cumberland Center successfully defendedits state volleyball champion Saturday, defeating Mount Desert Island3-0 in the state final at the University of Maine-Machias. The No. 1 seed Rangers, who completed a 17-0 season, had matchscores of 25-17, 25-14, ...
Belfast claims crown Lions' Anderson makes key saves
Nov 01, 2004; ... PORTLAND - Lizzy Anderson may only be a sophomore, but she playedlike a seasoned veteran Saturday afternoon. The Belfast High School goalie made three superb saves among herfour, including one with only five seconds remaining, to backstop theLions to their first state Class B ...
Skowhegan wins fourth consecutive 'A' state title Telstar shuts out Stearns to earn 'C' championship
Nov 01, 2004; ... PORTLAND - Coach Paula Doughty's Skowhegan High School Indiansannexed their fourth consecutive state Class A field hockey title byvirtue of their hard-fought come-from-behind 3-2 win over Bonny Eagleof Buxton at Fitzpatrick Stadium Saturday. Senior forward Katy LePage's 32nd goal ...
Kongsuriya helps Hampden claim 'A' crown Madawaska Owls win 'C' title; Van Buren Class 'D' champion
Nov 01, 2004; ... Ahm Kongsuriya scored on a penalty kick to tie the game inregulation, then preserved it as the goalkeeper during the round ofpenalty kicks, as the undefeated Hampden boys soccer team won theEastern Maine Class A championship Saturday with a 1-0 victory overMount Ararat in ...
OT's Tyler, FA's Gilbert power teams to victories
Nov 01, 2004 ... OLD TOWN - Jeremy Tyler ran for 261 yards on 20 carries and scoredthree touchdowns to help lead the Hampden Academy Broncos to a 32-7high school football victory over the Old Town Indians Saturday. Som Ratsakonsy had a 3-yard run to score a touchdown for Hampdenand had eight ...
GSA edges Madawaska in 'C' Brunswick blanks Lewiston to claim 3rd 'A' title in five years
Nov 01, 2004; ... The George Stevens Academy girls soccer team got penalty-kickgoals from Laura Overton, Robin Rioux and Sadie Beardsworth as theEagles of Blue Hill edged Madawaska 4-2 for the Eastern Maine Class Cchampionship Saturday. Brunswick won the Eastern Maine Class A championship with a ...
Scarborough, Greely, Lisbon state champs Belfast's Miller Class B winner
Nov 01, 2004; ... BELFAST - Going into the state championship, the Scarborough boyswere looking for redemption. After having the state title snatched from them a year ago, theRed Storm made a 3.1-mile statement heard around the Troy HowardMiddle school grounds Saturday. Led by the 5-10-11 ...
High school cross country state meet results
Nov 01, 2004 ... At Belfast, 5 kilometers GIRLS RESULTS Class A Mount Ararat 59, Deering 95, Mt. Blue 116, Waterville 165,Scarborough 173, Kennebunk 188, McAuley 194, Leavitt 213, Brunswick215, Bangor 229, Edward Little 293, Cheverus 294, South Portland 307,Bonny Eagle 320, Thornton ...
Ensemble knows the way Journey's rewarding
Nov 01, 2004; ... You could do worse than to take a stroll through history with theEmerson String Quartet. On Saturday at the University of Maine inOrono, the world-class chamber music ensemble led a packed MinskyHall on a musical odyssey from classical to romantic to modern. Aswith all worthwhile ...
Newest fantasy in Archerland ambitious
Nov 01, 2004; ... "THE BLIND PROPHET OF ARCHERLAND" by H.R. Coursen; Goose RiverPress, Waldoboro, Maine, 2004; 126 pages, paperback, $10.95. Writing a good fantasy novel is an extraordinarily difficult task.Most of them are quite bad, in some cases because the ambitions ofthe author fly too low; in ...
Between former vice president, artist from Maine, a kinship exists
Nov 01, 2004; ... When I talk about my collection of cousins, I often mention mydistant kinship to both Vice President Hannibal Hamlin of Bangor andartist Waldo Peirce of Searsport. The thing is, Hamlin and Peirce are cousins to each other, aswell. Like me, they are descended from Ichabod Bonney and ...
Tax cap foes deny using scare tactics Weekend survey finds Palesky plan failing
Nov 01, 2004; ... BANGOR - Opponents to the Palesky tax cap initiative deniedSaturday that they are using scare tactics to encourage people tovote against the referendum Tuesday. Instead, they said, they areeducating the public by stating the facts. "The proponents of Question 1 say that we're using ...
Cement kiln emissions under fire Group wants EPA to obey court order
Nov 01, 2004; ... A Washington, D.C.-based environmental group has filed a lawsuitseeking to force the federal Environmental Protection Agency tocomply with a previous court order to regulate air emissions fromcement kilns nationwide, including the one at Dragon Products Co. inThomaston. Dragon, ...
Bapst tips Old Town for 'B' title Hintz holds on for win; Pandas claim 'D' crown
Nov 01, 2004; ... BELFAST - Over the past few years, Western Maine teams have ownedtheir Eastern Maine cousins in state cross country meets. The John Bapst Crusaders of Bangor, however, got this year's statemeet started on the right foot for EM teams, winning their firststate championship since 1982 ...
Military families back Kerry's vision
Nov 01, 2004; ... BREWER - She voted for George Bush the first time around, but Armyveteran Annette Sullivan of Veazie said she wouldn't make the samemistake twice. "I think this administration has an agenda that is not to benefitthis country," Sullivan, who served 21 years in the Maine Air ...
Stop on warrants leads to assault charge
Nov 01, 2004 ... A Bangor man with three outstanding warrants added four morecharges to his troubles Saturday night when he allegedly assaulted aPenobscot County sheriff's deputy in Hermon and fled. Jeremiah Lovely, 19, was driving a 1997 Mazda sedan owned by a 17-year-old Hermon girl when Deputy ...
Penobscot County seats up for election
Nov 01, 2004 ... BANGOR - Two Penobscot County commissioner seats are up forelection this year, with one incumbent running unopposed. Penobscot County Commissioner Thomas Davis, a Republican fromKenduskeag, is running for re-election in District 2, which covers 21communities from the outskirts of ...
Peace group plans candle vigil tonight
Nov 01, 2004 ... BANGOR - The Peace & Justice Center of Eastern Maine will hold anonpartisan candlelight vigil at 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 1, the nightbefore the election, in front of the Margaret Chase ...
UM Extension offers forum on education
Nov 01, 2004 ... DOVER-FOXCROFT - The University of Maine Cooperative Extension isoffering an opportunity for the public to engage in a discussionabout ...
DAR schedules lunch, meeting in Bangor
Nov 01, 2004 ... BANGOR - The Esther Eayres Chapter of the Daughters of theAmerican Revolution will hold a brown bag lunch and meeting ...
Filing assistance open to veterans, families
Nov 01, 2004 ... DOVER-FOXCROFT - A veterans services officer from the DepartmentOf Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management will assist veterans,widows and dependent children in filing for state and federalbenefits at the following locations: . 9 a.m.-noon Wednesday, Nov. 3, and Wednesday, Nov ....
Emergency drill earns radio service approval
Nov 01, 2004 ... HERMON - The Penobscot County Emergency Preparedness test thattook place Saturday, Oct. 23, was rated a success by the PenobscotCounty Amateur Radio Emergency Service. The exercise is an annual ...
Health council seeks to boost public fitness
Nov 01, 2004 ... DOVER-FOXCROFT - Piscataquis Public Health Council is offering aminigrant program to enhance physical-activity opportunities andpromote nutrition in Piscataquis County. The one-time minigrants support projects that promote healthfullifestyle ...
Penquis CAP provides Head Start programs
Nov 01, 2004 ... BANGOR - Penquis Community Action Program Head Start, a preschoolprogram for children ages 3 to 5, is free for income-eligiblefamilies. Head Start operates four hours a day, four days a week, ...
New voter registration in Hermon Nov. 2
Nov 01, 2004 ... HERMON - Voting will be held from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov.2, at the Hermon Middle School gym. New voter registrations and ...
Courts
Nov 01, 2004 ... Belfast District Court Cases Oct. 18-23, 2004 Dave's World, Liberty, rule violation, unsafe-defective vehicle,$500. Albert J. Ludden, 19, Jackson, operating motor vehicle afterlicense suspension, ...
Second man charged in break-in, car burglaries in Hermon
Nov 01, 2004; ... HERMON - A second man was charged Friday in connection with astring of car burglaries and a break-in at a Skyway Valley home lastweek. David Archer, 29, of Veazie was arrested at Eastern Maine MedicalCenter in Bangor and charged with three felony counts and severalmisdemeanor ...
Crafts fair funds kids' trips to Shriner hospitals
Nov 01, 2004; ... The Sunshine Club for Children helps with transportation andhousing expenses for a child and one parent to take advantage oftreatment provided for children at the Shriners' orthopedic hospitalin Springfield, Mass., or the Shriners' burn unit in Boston,explained club member Peggy Kaufman ...
Community college open house Friday
Nov 01, 2004 ... BANGOR - Eastern Maine Community College will hold an open housefor prospective students from 9 a.m. to noon Friday, Nov. 5, in theCampus Center in Katahdin ...
Grant funds to bolster anti-smoking services
Nov 01, 2004 ... BANGOR - Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems has been awarded a$197,840 grant from the Maine Health Access Foundation to help low-income pregnant women quit smoking. The grant will be used by Eastern Maine ...
Holden panel reviews lake, pond access
Nov 01, 2004 ... HOLDEN - Town councilors considering opening up access to HoldenPond and Brewer Lake were surprised Monday to hear from residents inthe area who are opposed to the idea. "There were quite a few people that were concerned about publicassess to the lakes," Town Manager Larry Varisco ...
Sangerville library to hold bake sale
Nov 01, 2004 ... SANGERVILLE - The Sangerville Public Library will hold a bake sale2-7 p.m ....
St. George generosity backs volunteer groups
Nov 01, 2004; ... ST. GEORGE - Come November, the fund-raising letters fly aroundthis midcoast town. It's the season when several St. George volunteer organizationsreach out to the community for a helping hand. A prime example,reflecting community spirit, is the nonprofit St. George Fire ...
Penobscot School picks new board chairman
Nov 01, 2004 ... ROCKLAND - Charlie Graham, a former international banker whospeaks several foreign languages, has been chosen as chairman ofPenobscot School's board of trustees. Graham succeeds Bay Bigelow, who had chaired the board since thelanguage school's founding. A Camden resident, ...
Ellsworth teen dies of injuries from collision
Nov 01, 2004; ... SEARSPORT - An Ellsworth teenager died Friday from injuriessuffered in a head-on collision last week that took the life of hisfather. Christopher McEldowney, 15, was a passenger in a 1995 Oldsmobilehis father, Paul McEldowney, 46, was driving Thursday on U.S. Route 1in Searsport ...
Bucksport panel OKs affordable housing plan
Nov 01, 2004; ... BUCKSPORT - The Town Council, with some reservations, has pledgedto back a proposed affordable housing construction program. Councilors voted last week to sponsor a Community DevelopmentBlock Grant application for a "self-help" home construction programproposed by the ...
$60,000 Houlton skate park on target for late November debut
Nov 01, 2004; ... HOULTON - Despite the biting chill in the air Saturday afternoon,a small group of teen skateboarders lingered in the town'samphitheater in Monument Park, practicing tricks on the pavement andsurfing across the short walkway. The teenagers are likely to be among the first to use the ...
Camden group: DOT must price utility options
Nov 01, 2004; ... CAMDEN - The state Department of Transportation failed to meet therequirements of federal law by not considering putting electric,telephone and cable TV lines underground north of downtown, a groupof property owners claim. The High Street Historic District Association, made up of ...
Search to resume for teen's remains in Smyrna
Nov 01, 2004; ... SMYRNA - Investigators will take to the woods again this week totry to locate what police believe may be the remains of a Portlandteenager who disappeared in 1971. Sgt. Patrick Dorian of the Maine Warden Service said Sunday thatofficials plan to resume the search on Nov. 7 for a ...
8 arrested on drug charges in Houlton
Nov 01, 2004; ... HOULTON - A swift crackdown by Maine Drug Enforcement agents ledto the arrest of eight people on Thursday and late Friday afternoonon drug charges. Darrell Crandall, task force supervisor for the MDEA, issued apress release on Saturday detailing the investigation and ...
Water quality specialist to speak at UMFK
Nov 01, 2004 ... FORT KENT - Kathy Hoppe, a specialist in water quality from thestate Department of Environmental Protection, will give a talk titled"Clean Water: Is It In Our ...
UMFK works to create County response team
Nov 01, 2004 ... FORT KENT - The University of Maine at Fort Kent and the AroostookCounty Emergency Management Office are working to establish aCommunity Emergency Response Team in Fort Kent. CERT members will be able to assist others by applying basicresponse and ...
Health, abuse services sponsor photo exhibit
Nov 01, 2004 ... Aroostook Mental Health Services in collaboration with the MaineAssociation of Substance Abuse Programs is sponsoring a photographicexhibit titled "The Faces of Recovery" in Aroostook County duringNovember. The exhibit celebrates Substance Abuse ...
Madawaska Chamber to hold open forum
Nov 01, 2004 ... MADAWASKA - The Greater Madawaska Chamber of Commerce invites allChamber members to attend its second open forum at 7 a.m. Thursday,Nov. 4, at ...