Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME back issues from March 2005:
Bangor says no to single polling site
Mar 01, 2005; ... BANGOR - City councilors Monday night killed a plan to move all ofthe city's polling places to the Bangor Civic Center. The council's 6-3 decision to maintain the status quo in terms ofwhere residents vote followed a public hearing that brought residentson both sides of the issue ...
Searching for the end of winter
Mar 01, 2005; ... I think I started to wish away the winter not long after finishingmy Thanksgiving dinner. That's a bit early to begin this desperate period of self-delusion, even for me, who used to be able to hold off untilChristmas. But the older I get, the longer winters seem to become andthe ...
Some veterinarians storing blood Having a supply on hand can save a pet's life during an emergency
Mar 01, 2005; ... BREWER - The practice of having a hospital cat or dog to provideemergency blood transfusions is still commonplace at many veterinaryclinics and hospitals, but times are changing, and now some vets arestoring donated animal blood just for emergencies. Eastern Maine Emergency ...
Bangor crews take snowfall in stride
Mar 01, 2005; ... BANGOR - The calendar says March 1, but Mainers know by now thatwinter is far from over. Today's storm promises to be a not-so-gentle reminder of thatfact. The state is expected to get anywhere from 8 to 14 inches ofsnow by this evening, according to meteorologist Tony Mignone of ...
LNG data on Web site disputed State official: No study on project conducted
Mar 01, 2005; ... CALAIS - A grant writer recently discovered that informationincluded on a developer's Web site that suggested the state hadundertaken a study to determine the financial ripple effect if aliquefied natural gas facility were built elsewhere in the state wasnot accurate On its Web ...
New Maine Democratic Party Web site targets Sen. Davis
Mar 01, 2005; ... Maine Democrats have made GOP Sen. Paul Davis the unwilling starof their newly revamped Web site, seeking to paint State HouseRepublicans as naysayers. The site, www.mainedems.org, features a two-minute, 45-second filmshowing a crudely animated likeness of Davis, the Senate ...
Vehicle hits cruiser, hurts sheriff's deputy
Mar 01, 2005 ... CORINTH - A Penobscot County sheriff's deputy was injured onSunday when a car struck his cruiser as he was investigating anotheraccident. Deputy Doug Smith was sitting in his cruiser about 8 p.m. at thescene of an accident on Route 43 when another vehicle approaching thescene ...
County, state police sign agreement Agencies hope to improve communication with new procedures
Mar 01, 2005; ... BANGOR - With a handshake and the signing of documents on Monday,officials from the state police and the Penobscot County Sheriff'sDepartment cemented a formal agreement aimed at improving lawenforcement coverage in the area. "I think this is a great example of what is right about ...
Atkinson man fair after sled accident
Mar 01, 2005 ... BANGOR - An Atkinson man remained in fair condition Monday atEastern Maine Medical Center, one day after the snowmobile he wasriding crashed into trees in remote Katahdin Iron Works Township. A warden investigating the accident said it appeared that CalebNuite, 20, was traveling ...
Bangor man caught in city after fleeing Hermon deputy
Mar 01, 2005; ... BANGOR - A local man remained in jail Monday unable to make bailone day after he fled from authorities, first in a truck and then onfoot. Bail for Richard Quinn, 39, was set at $10,000 single surety or$2,000 cash after his initial appearance Monday in 3rd District Courtin ...
Mattawamkeag seeking wilderness park manager
Mar 01, 2005; ... MATTAWAMKEAG - The Mattawamkeag Wilderness Park has 15 miles ofhiking and snowmobile trails, offers fishing and canoe and kayakriding along the Mattawamkeag River, and contains more than 60campsites and lean-tos and a general store. But it really needs a manager. At least ...
SAD 63 sets time for assessments Calendar will allow for scoring of Maine Learning Results tests
Mar 01, 2005; ... EDDINGTON - Teachers will need time next year to score newassessments required under Maine Learning Results, so it's beingproposed that several half-days be set aside to do just that, a SAD63 school official said Monday. "That's why I'm introducing four early release days, for a ...
Town to resume limited recycling Dover-Foxcroft to replace burned facility
Mar 01, 2005; ... DOVER-FOXCROFT - Although a fire destroyed the town's recyclingcenter last week, selectmen on Monday voted to resume immediately therecycling of cardboard, newsprint and magazines. Town officials say the move will help keep people in the habit ofrecycling and will remove the ...
Levant voters approve spending measures at special meeting
Mar 01, 2005; ... LEVANT - Voters agreed at a special town meeting Monday night tospend nearly $6,000 in town funds, and approved the final piece of aland acquisition needed to complete construction on the Griffin Road. The first budget item asked residents to approve $1,600 to fundthe salary of a ...
Doctor: Talk with kids to boost intelligence
Mar 01, 2005; ... BANGOR - Children whose parents regularly interact with them fromthe time they are born likely will be smarter and happier, a localpediatrician told the school board Monday. Studies have shown that parents can stimulate brain development intheir children by regularly speaking ...
Afghans for Angels chapter started in Maine
Mar 01, 2005; ... Parents who experience the loss of a child through miscarriage,stillbirth or infant death are being offered comfort and support fromAfghans for Angels, a nonprofit organization that makes anddistributes baby blankets to local hospitals. The infant is placed in the blanket during ...
Vets, pet owners square off over vaccinations
Mar 01, 2005; ... AUGUSTA - A public hearing held Monday on a bill that wouldrequire Maine veterinarians to provide full disclosure of the risksand benefits of pet vaccinations - the first such bill in the nation -drew a large group of both supporters and opponents. As expected, dozens of dog ...
Safety barriers installed at bridge blasting site
Mar 01, 2005; ... PROSPECT - The Maine Department of Transportation has closed thesouthbound shoulder on Route 1 near the blasting area for theapproach to the new Penobscot River bridge and on Monday beganinstalling concrete safety barriers. The move is in response to an incident early in February ...
Sprinklers to be installed in three more UM dorms
Mar 01, 2005; ... ORONO - Up-to-date sprinkler systems are scheduled to be installedthis summer in three more dormitories at the University of Maine. Sprinkler installation has been a priority at the university aftera fire at UM's Hancock Hall in 2000. The cause of the fire thatdisplaced more than ...
Former Benton man sentenced in robbery
Mar 01, 2005; ... BANGOR - A former Benton man was sentenced Monday in PenobscotCounty Superior Court to six years in prison after pleading guilty tothe armed robbery of a convenience store more than a dozen years ago. On Sept. 26, 1992, George W. Ryder, 35, robbed at gunpoint theDysart's Travel ...
Rescued seal shuffles its way back to the wild
Mar 01, 2005; ... MOUNT DESERT - It may not quite amount to empty nest syndrome, buta Bar Harbor environmental research group reached a milestone Monday,with a little help from Morris. Morris, a gray seal found abandoned in Bass Harbor when he wasonly a few days old, became the first seal ever ...
Drug-related arrests in Hancock County increase
Mar 01, 2005; ... ELLSWORTH - The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency saw a 550 percentincrease in the number of drug-related arrests it made in HancockCounty from 2003 to 2004, according to a new report on drug activityin Ellsworth and surrounding communities. The three officers in the county's anti-drug ...
SAD 34 teacher to challenge bail conditions in court
Mar 01, 2005 ... BELFAST - The SAD 34 middle school teacher arrested before theFebruary vacation on charges of sexual touching involving a pupilwill challenge the conditions of his bail in court today. Raymond Danielson, 51, of Belmont, who teaches math at Troy HowardMiddle School, was banned from ...
Hearing slated for Otis septic dispute
Mar 01, 2005; ... ELLSWORTH - A Hancock County District Court judge on Mondayappointed a lawyer and set a new hearing date for an Otis woman whois battling with the town over the lack of a septic system at herPoint Road property. Judge Bernard Staples arranged for local attorney Anthony Giuntato ...
Library eyes move to ex-bank building
Mar 01, 2005; ... CHERRYFIELD - The Cherryfield Free Public Library has a chance tobecome bigger and more visible - if it can raise about $10,000 beforethe end of June. That money would go toward converting the former Union Trust bankbranch into library space. More importantly, it would be ...
Town to vote on withdrawal E. Machias voters will decide whether to pull out of SAD 77
Mar 01, 2005; ... EAST MACHIAS - With the approval of state Education CommissionerSusan Gendron, town residents will vote on Monday, March 21, onwithdrawing from SAD 77 and forming their own municipal schooldistrict. The terms of the withdrawal were spelled out in an agreementbetween East Machias ...
Waste oil furnace eyed in recycling facility fire
Mar 01, 2005; ... DOVER-FOXCROFT - The likely source of the fire on Friday thatdestroyed the Dover-Foxcroft Regional Solid Waste Recycling facilityand several pieces of equipment stored inside was a waste oilfurnace. "We cannot rule out the waste oil furnace," Ed Archer, senior fireinvestigator ...
Charter sailing firm may lose berth in Belfast
Mar 01, 2005; ... BELFAST - It appears that a charter boat captain who was involvedin a confrontation with city officials last summer may have to startlooking for another port of call. Harbor Master Kathy Messier has recommended that the City Councilreject the application of Gafia Sailing Adventures ...
Swans Island man in hospital after crash
Mar 01, 2005 ... MOUNT DESERT - A Swans Island man injured in a Somesville caraccident remained hospitalized Monday in Bangor, according toofficials. Burton Wheaton, 80, may have fallen asleep at the wheel earlyFriday afternoon when he drove off Route 102 near its intersectionwith Beech Hill ...
NASA names UMPI museum project partner Facility to offer outreach on mission to Pluto, beyond
Mar 01, 2005; ... PRESQUE ISLE - The Northern Maine Museum of Science is reachingfor the stars - literally. The museum, located on the University of Maine at Presque Islecampus, learned recently that after months of work it is officiallylisted as an education and public outreach partner with NASA's ...
Houlton council to appoint new manager
Mar 01, 2005; ... HOULTON - Douglas Hazlett admitted Monday afternoon that he has noexperience as a town manager. In this case, however, he sees that as a good thing. Hazlett, 56, was on the agenda to be appointed as the new townmanager in Houlton by town councilors last night. The New ...
Aroostook County commissioners set 2005 tax
Mar 01, 2005; ... HOULTON - Municipalities across Aroostook County soon will receivea bill for their share of the county tax after county commissionersset this year's tariff at their monthly meeting late last week. Cities, towns, plantations and unorganized territories each willshoulder a portion of ...
P.I. career center proposes changes Director wants to integrate book learning with hands-on experience
Mar 01, 2005; ... PRESQUE ISLE - When teaching high school students how to run afarm, Melissa Vance believes you need to balance classroom learningwith hands-on experience. The director of the Presque Isle Regional Career and TechnicalCenter is working to strike that balance with several changes to ...
Proposed court merger in Houlton explored
Mar 01, 2005; ... HOULTON - Aroostook County officials are moving forward with plansto consolidate two court buildings into one in an effort to savetaxpayers money, County Administrator Doug Beaulieu said recently. The proposal would shut the doors to the Houlton District Courtbuilding and move the ...
Public asked to greet troops on Route 3
Mar 01, 2005 ... BELFAST - The public is invited to line Route 3 near Renys Plazawhen buses carrying members of Company A of the 133rd EngineerBattalion roll into the city Wednesday evening. The unit returned last week to Fort Drum, N.Y., after deploymentto Iraq. Mike Gallant of the Randall ...
Workshops on divorce offered for parents
Mar 01, 2005 ... MACHIAS - Kids First Washington County will hold workshops forparents who are separating or divorcing. The workshops are from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturdays and willaddress topics concerning the effects of separation or divorce onchildren. Workshops are at the ...
Heritage Center seeks volunteers for training
Mar 01, 2005 ... CALAIS - The Down East Heritage Center is looking for volunteersto help visitors to the St. Croix Valley understand cultural andnatural exhibits highlighting the ...
5 teens linked to robbery of pizza deliveryman
Mar 01, 2005; ... BANGOR - Local police investigators worked through the night onSunday tracking down five teenagers they later charged with robbing apizza deliveryman. All five have been charged with robbery and assault, althoughauthorities have released the name of only one of them, Jared ...
Police arrest suspect in store robbery Man allegedly demanded clerk's wallet
Mar 01, 2005; ... WINTERPORT - An Orrington man was charged with robbery on Monday,minutes after he allegedly walked into the Country Bargains Store onRoute 1A and demanded the clerk's wallet. The clerk refused and the man left empty-handed. Officers said Joshua Roberts, 21, was masked and ...
State officials move forward on lottery plan Administration seeks advice on pricing; Republicans wary
Mar 01, 2005; ... AUGUSTA - As Republican lawmakers pressed for more details Monday,the Baldacci administration was fast-tracking its plan to sell offMaine's lottery revenue stream in order to help balance the state'stwo-year, $5.7 billion budget. Part of the state's efforts involve officials ...
Providers feel brunt of Medicaid glitch
Mar 01, 2005; ... AUGUSTA - A computer billing problem that has stalled vitalMedicaid payments to thousands of state-contracted physicians,therapists and other providers since at least January is stillcausing problems, and state officials admit the end is not yet insight. However, money is ...
Welder-artist now teaching his craft Maine native shares a fiery passion with next generation at Bangor school
Mar 01, 2005; ... NORTHPORT - As a construction worker years ago, ChristopherMaseychik would watch the welders with envy and amazement. He liked how they'd lower their face masks with a quick bob oftheir heads, strike an arc with their welding rods, and - half-hidden behind a ball of fire - begin ...
Lawmaker seeks $1.1B to cut power costs
Mar 01, 2005; ... BANGOR - What are stranded costs and what are they doing on myelectricity bill? That's what a Presque Isle legislator wants to know, so he hasproposed a $1.1 billion bond to pay off certain debt accrued byutilities. Democratic Rep. Jeremy Fischer doesn't believe the bond ...
Correcting the record
Mar 01, 2005 ... A story published Feb. 26 on Page 4 of the State section aboutDemocrat Jean Hay Bright's possible 2006 bid for the U.S. Senateincorrectly reported that she ran in the 1996 primary for the U.S.Senate seat later won by Republican Olympia Snowe. Snowe's ...
GNP trustee settles lawsuit against paper firm's owners
Mar 01, 2005; ... BANGOR - The trustee of Great Northern Paper Inc.'s bankruptestate has settled a federal lawsuit against the defunct papermaker'sowners, board of directors and insurance company for more than $3.6million. The settlement was tentatively reached in early February but itsterms were ...
BETR program faces challenge from Dems Cuts proposed to help ease budget crunch
Mar 01, 2005; ... BANGOR - The business equipment tax reimbursement program isfacing a challenge from state Democrats who believe it is time torein it in since other state agencies and programs are having to reinin their costs. The Legislature's Taxation Committee last week initially voted tosend ...
Movie City 8 owner files for bankruptcy
Mar 01, 2005; ... BANGOR - Russell's Entertainment complex, which includes MovieCity 8 cinemas on Odlin Road, recently filed for Chapter 11bankruptcy protection from creditors. The complex and theaters still are operating, offering $3 second-run movies and discount popcorn, while its owner, Old Town ...
Semen added to tax-exempt list, manure clarified State appropriations, agriculture panels agree to changes that will shift some burden to the public
Mar 01, 2005; ... AUGUSTA - Everyone walked away happy Monday from a joint meetingbetween the Legislature's Appropriations Committee and theAgriculture Committee with the revamping of a list of tax exemptionsthat was able to protect farmers, barely affect consumers andincrease state revenue. "This ...
Kids' Unexpected Illness
Mar 01, 2005 ... The number of Maine children hospitalized for mental health orsubstance abuse rose 30 percent between 2000 and 2003, an increasethat should concern parents and policy-makers. The phenomenon is notlimited to Maine, but the issue deserves to be examined here to seewhether the children ...
Consume at Your Own Risk
Mar 01, 2005 ... The vicissitudes of Vioxx point to some truths that some doctorsknew but many patients did not. The pain-relieving prescription drugwas widely used until a test showed that in rare cases it could causeheart attacks or strokes. Something like panic set in. Merck took itoff the market but ...
Rubbish in Hermon
Mar 01, 2005 ... Hermon Town Manager Clint Deschene must think taxpayers haveextremely short memories, or are mere fools, or both. He claims charging residents a per-bag fee for trash removal willencourage recycling. Rubbish! He and every other town manager spentmost of last year bending over ...
Is greed a fuel factor?
Mar 01, 2005 ... Have you ever noticed when the price per barrel of oil rises onthe market, the price of gasoline at the pumps rises immediately?However, when the price per barrel of oil drops, it takes weeks, andsometimes longer, for the price at the pumps to go down. It was reported in the ...
Letter from governor
Mar 01, 2005 ... The governor doesn't usually write to me, so when he does, I takenotice. First, I was impressed by the importance of the topic of theletter, "Tough Choices in Health Care," an apt title for one of themost important issues facing every person in Maine. Then, I was even more ...
Eddington, beware
Mar 01, 2005 ... Residents of Eddington, beware; there is a coyote in your smalltown close to your door. My daughter witnessed one trying to attack a deer in her yard onFeb. 18. Her yard is just a few feet from Route 9. She ...
Woods for all to enjoy
Mar 01, 2005 ... Regarding the article, "Maine forestlands in times of change/Conservationists at state bar meeting share views on North Woods"(BDN, Jan. 21). In this article, John Cashwell III, president of Seven IslandsLand Co., went so far as to predict that a North Woods national parkwould ...
Thomas worth reading
Mar 01, 2005 ... Regarding Dr. Irwin Gross' letter (BDN, Feb. 22), in which hesuggests eliminating Cal Thomas' column, I must strongly disagree. Ialways look forward ...
What price tax reform?
Mar 01, 2005 ... Like other Mainers, I am distressed over the cuts in the servicesto children in Gov. Baldacci's budget proposal. Tax relief,specifically property tax relief, is ever on my mind but tax reliefon the backs of children is unacceptable. Recently, I had the pleasure of hearing Rob ...
Borromeo Quartet brings Bartok to life Group's performance dynamic, engaging
Mar 01, 2005; ... The prospect was daunting: a three-, possibly four-hour concertprogram of all six quartets by the Hungarian composer Bela Bartok.Nearly everyone who follows chamber music has heard one of thequartets played on a mixed program, often paired with a quartet byBeethoven. But all six in one ...
Sewing boon to plus-size women
Mar 01, 2005; ... Clothing size is a loaded number. Seamstress Norma Binan ofHampden, owner of The Nifty Needle, will be the first to tell youthat. Not only is she a plus size - clothing industry jargon thatapplies to women size 16 and beyond - she is experienced at sewingclothing for plus-size women - ...
Lobster ice cream to feature on Food Network
Mar 01, 2005 ... A popular local confection will be getting more national attentiontonight. The lobster ice cream from Ben and Bill's Chocolate Emporium willbe featured on the "Cream of the Crop" episode of "Roker on theRoad," airing at 9 p.m. on The Food Network. The lobster ice cream, which ...
Bangor coach gets support at meeting Jeff Ingalls still wants girls soccer post
Mar 01, 2005; ... BANGOR - More than 50 Bangor High School current and former femalestudent-athletes and their parents turned out at a Bangor SchoolCommittee meeting Monday night to show their support for 12-yearBangor varsity girls soccer coach Jeff Ingalls and seek some answersas to why Ingalls' ...
Pease OT goal lifts Hampden to win Broncos edge Gardiner 2-1
Mar 01, 2005; ... BREWER - With a second overtime looming, a bouncing puck wound upon the right stick for the Hampden Academy Broncos: the one belongingto leading goal scorer Chris Pease. And the senior right wing converted on a breakaway with 21 secondsleft in the first OT to give the third-seeded ...
Addison fisherman lands 22-pound lake trout, $20,000 boat
Mar 01, 2005; ... Steven Emerson headed south over the weekend, figuring he'd enjoya couple of days participating in the popular Windham RotaryDerbyfest on Sebago Lake. When Emerson returned to Addison with his brother, Chris Dorr ofCherryfield, he did so with bragging rights, a fantastic fish ...
Byrne, Ames, Pickering gain Osborne MVP awards Champions lead all- tourney selections
Mar 01, 2005; ... As the Winslow girls basketball team gathered near its locker roomin the moments after winning the Eastern Maine Class B title, a BlackRaider teammate paid Amanda Byrne the ultimate compliment. "Best defensive player in the conference," point guard BrittanyMorin said. "Stop ...
All-stars
Mar 01, 2005 ... COLLEGE Sunrise All-Conference Teams Men First Team: Michael Newcombe (Fisher), Chris Brown (Lyndon),Bartas Samaitis (UMFK), Steven Perry (Fisher), Jeremiah Johnson (UMM) Second Team: Nedrie Simmons (UMM), Carmine Charles (Fisher), KevinTrask (Lyndon), Billy ...