Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME back issues from May 2005:
Brook trout ID'd by their 'fin prints' Unity College senior makes discovery
May 02, 2005; ... UNITY - A school of swirling, polka-dotted, red-bellied brooktrout rushes to the surface when a visitor leans over their tank inthe wet laboratory of Unity College. Once food is tossed in, thewater boils with the fish fighting for the treats, breaking thesurface and slapping the water ...
Casella criticized in group's report
May 02, 2005; ... Using the West Old Town Landfill as a "typical example," theToxics Action Center has released a report cautioning communitiesabout one of the largest solid waste collection businesses in theNortheast. "Casella: Coming to a Community Near You?" details the actions ofCasella Waste ...
McCain exhorts MMA grads Senator offers advice to Class of 2005 on leadership qualities
May 02, 2005; ... CASTINE - Listening to your conscience and acceptingresponsibility are the most important aspects of being a good leader,U.S. Sen. John McCain told Maine Maritime Academy graduates and theirfamilies Saturday during the school's 62nd commencement. In his address, the Republican ...
Flooding only minor as rainfall sets record
May 02, 2005; ... If April showers bring May flowers, parts of the state shouldenjoy near record blooms this month. As April came to a close over the weekend, most of the state sawrainfall amounts climb to double their monthly averages, with morethan 6 inches reported in some areas. The ...
McCain hopeful on Social Security Senator decries 'bitter partisanship' about program's future
May 02, 2005; ... CASTINE - Before U.S. Sen. John McCain took to the dais Saturdayto deliver the commencement address at the Maine Maritime Academy, hespoke briefly with a group of reporters and college administratorsabout revamping Social Security, protecting the nation's borders andrunning for ...
Angry consumer at fault for trouble with car engine
May 02, 2005 ... The old saying "the customer is always right" may be a nice notionwhen it relates to treating your customers with respect, but thatdoesn't mean a business must tolerate a consumer who is dead wrong,inflexible or abusive. Northeast COMBAT, Maine's consumerorganization, prides itself on ...
Tourism conference focuses on marketing Maine
May 02, 2005; ... PORTLAND - Maine could lose its Vacationland status if stategovernment and the tourist industry don't work together, and if moreaggressive marketing strategies are not adopted, said severalspeakers at Friday's annual Maine Governor's Conference on Tourism. "We know that Maine has ...
TAX AND TALK PLAN
May 02, 2005 ... A proposal to significantly alter the state's tax system bybroadening the sales tax and simplifying the income tax is likely tobe quickly picked apart by lawmakers and lobbyists. That isunfortunate. The concept plan, offered by the chairmen of the Legislature'sTaxation Committee, ...
STALLED ENERGY POLICY
May 02, 2005 ... As any economist can tell you, there are two sides to the supplyand demand equation. When it comes to energy, however, the country'sCEO is prone to consider only one side - supply. So, it is nosurprise that President Bush is urging Congress to move forward withan energy plan that ...
Lead-based paint alert
May 02, 2005 ... Re: "Dangers of lead paint pervasive" (BDN, April 22). I found Meg Haskell's description of real estate agents as"breezy" uncalled for. I am sure that not all real estate agents are as thorough ininforming their buyers about the dangers of lead-based paint as theycould be, ...
Student speaks out
May 02, 2005 ... I am writing this in response to the article in your April 18edition titled, "Students speak out about security at school." Although this article was written by Brewer High School students,the students who wrote it seem to be on a far different level of"fear" than I am, basing ...
Bush's legacy of debt
May 02, 2005 ... I am so glad that state Republicans are concerned over a proposedstate budget that would burden the next generation with huge debts.It is unfortunate that their counterparts in Congress and especiallythe Bush White ...
Same Democratic line
May 02, 2005 ... Your editorial, "The Filibuster Box" (BDN, April 26), might wellhave been written by the chairman of the Democratic Party. Apparently, you like minority rule when it suits your politicalphilosophy. You patently ignore that for a short time, owing to Sen.Jim Jeffords' defection, ...
Giuliani funding source
May 02, 2005 ... The president of the Maine Pharmacy Association, ChristopherGauthier, cites former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani's reportattacking the importation of foreign prescription drugs into the U.S.in an op-ed column in the April 28 Bangor Daily News. Gauthier writes how "scary" this ...
Bears take two from Vermont Norton shuts down Cats for Sunday win
May 02, 2005; ... ORONO - Greg Norton had Vermont batters eating out of his handSunday afternoon. The University of Maine junior induced 17 ground-ball outs ineight innings as the Black Bears beat the Catamounts 4-3 to take therubber game of their America East three-game series at ...
Brewer blanks Bangor behind McLain, Thoms
May 02, 2005; ... BANGOR - Just two games into its season, the Brewer High softballteam has already showed what happens when the Witches score early andoften. Brewer scored three runs in the first inning for the second gamein a row and complemented an 11-hit offense with another strongpitching ...
DeRosa outduels Cushing Bangor edges Brewer with another shutout
May 02, 2005; ... BANGOR - Anthony DeRosa was one of Eastern Maine's top pitchers ayear ago, and he's picking up right where he left off. The Bangor High right-hander hurled a one-hitter in the firststart of his senior season Saturday as the Rams earned a 1-0 Class Abaseball victory over Brewer at ...
Tennis
May 02, 2005 ... HIGH SCHOOL At Rockport Camden Hills boys (5-0) 4, Lincoln Academy (4-1) 1 Singles: Peter Stein (CH) def. Mike VonVogt 7-5, 6-4, JoeyMichalakes (CH) def. Matt VonVogt 6-2, 6-1, Quinn Bardon (CH) def.Jaz Walton 7-5, 4-6, 6-3; doubles: Stewart Desmueles-Jason ...
Tennis
May 02, 2005 ... HIGH SCHOOL At Milo Penquis girls (1-0) 3, Schenck (1-1) 2 Singles: Liza Comeau (P) def. Laura Jamo 8-0, Kate Hamlin (P) def.Courtney McLaughlin 8-4, Christina Gerrish (P) def. Ashley Page 8-4;doubles: Gabby Rioux-Kristen Nicholson (S) def. Jodi Walker-LindsaySmall ...
Wiscasset, Speedway 95 all wet over the weekend
May 02, 2005 ... Speedway 95 in Hermon and Wiscasset Raceway were rained out onSunday and Saturday, respectively. Wiscasset was able to get in twohours of practice time before the rains wiped out the program. Nomakeup date will be scheduled, but ...
Bears sign McGowan after mini-camp
May 02, 2005 ... The NFL's Chicago Bears signed University of Maine defensive backBrandon McGowan to a contract following the conclusion of the team'srookie and free agent mini-camp this weekend. McGowan was a first-team ...
Maine's turkey hunting season under way for all
May 02, 2005 ... GRAY - Maine's wild turkey season opens for all hunters today andruns through June 4. It is the first season for which permits were issued to allapplicants - 23,949. Several hundred hunters between the ages of 10 and 15 took up thehunt Saturday, the first day of the wild ...
Camden Hills tops MCI Burke pitches Windjammers by Huskies for 3-1 win
May 02, 2005 ... ROCKPORT - Noah Burke allowed just one run on four hits whilestriking out five to lead Camden Hills to a 3-1 baseball win overMaine Central Institute of Pittsfield Saturday. Carlo Light-Lookner had two singles with an RBI for Camden Hillsand Miles Davee hit an RBI double. Casey ...
Schenck edges Katahdin Hermon sweeps Caribou; Hampden, Lee post wins
May 02, 2005 ... EAST MILLINOCKET - Courtney MacLeod scored the game-winning run ona wild pitch in the seventh inning to give the Schenck Wolverines a 9-8 high school softball win over Katahdin of Stacyville Saturday. MacLeod had three singles for Schenck. Ashley Peabody had threesingles and two ...
Lavway sparks Wildcats Qualey, Willette lead Katahdin past Wolverines
May 02, 2005 ... BANGOR - Chad Lavway singled four times and scored three runs tolead the Presque Isle Wildcats to a 17-7 high school baseball victoryover the Old Town Indians Saturday at the Winkin Complex. The second game of the doubleheader was rained out. Tim Morrison singled three more ...
Kuhl helps UMaine rally past Retrievers
May 02, 2005 ... BALTIMORE - Amy Kuhl's third hit of the day, a single in the topof the ninth, scored Jess Brady with the winning run to give theUniversity of Maine a 7-6 softball win over University of MarylandBaltimore County. Brady hit a solo homer in the first and singled twice to pace ...
Poet helps preserve Maine's literary past
May 02, 2005; ... Pieces of Maine's literary history are being assembled in a littletown in rural New Mexico. Bruce Holsapple, who grew up in Dexter andduring the 1970s was one of Maine's most visible nonacademic poets,has in the past year been editing and copying onto CDs taperecordings he made in the ...
Latest Emerson mystery too slow
May 02, 2005; ... FACE DOWN BELOW THE BANQUETING HOUSE, by Kathy Lynn Emerson,Perseverance Press, McKinleyville, Calif., 240 pages, paperback,$13.95 A visit in 1573 from Queen Elizabeth I was a lot like having thePresident of the United States "drop in" to take the pulse of thepeople. Weeks before ...
Oakland genealogy conference filled with events
May 02, 2005; ... It's time to sign up for the fourth annual Genealogy Conferenceand Craft Fair, set for 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, May 21, at WilliamsElementary School in Oakland. The event is sponsored by SilenceHoward Hayden Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution. Registration, vendors and ...
Ex-soldiers training to become teachers Former troops well- received in education
May 02, 2005; ... BANGOR - David Burks spent 25 years in the U.S. Navy operatingtactical and strategic computers and telecommunications equipment.Now he's "knee deep in kids," teaching second-graders at the CaveHill School in Eastbrook how to read and write. The two professions may appear to have ...
Reunion helps mark milestone at NICU
May 02, 2005; ... BANGOR - Doctors had little hope that Evan, who was born weighingjust under 3 pounds, would survive, but his neonatal intensive careunit nurse never gave up hope and wouldn't allow his parents toeither. "His first nurse was amazing," Bangor resident Kelley Morris saidSunday. "She ...
River lovers call for a wilder Allagash
May 02, 2005; ... ORONO - The Allagash River always will have a wilderness aspect,Maine Department of Conservation Commissioner Pat McGowan told "riverlovers" gathered Saturday at the University of Maine for a discussionof the state's only "wild and scenic" river. "'Wilderness' is not a bad word for ...
Grandparents raising children speak out Bill would boost guardians' rights
May 02, 2005; ... ORRINGTON - Parents are not the only ones raising children today,and antiquated state laws need to be updated to reflect the shift andgive guardians more legal rights, a group of grandparents rearingtheir grandchildren are saying. The group of six local grandparents, each caring ...
College to try 'zero-waste' celebrations
May 02, 2005; ... BAR HARBOR - There will be no discarded water bottles, crumbledprograms or empty potato chip bags on the lawn after this year'sgraduation ceremony at College of the Atlantic. If you bring something to campus that cannot be reused orrecycled, expect to bring it home with ...
Initiative would pave way for charter schools
May 02, 2005; ... ANGOR - Less than two years after the State Board of Educationapproved a report suggesting that Maine experiment with charterschools, legislation has been proposed that would permit thealternative type of education to be developed on a limited basis. Sponsored by Rep. Carol Weston, ...
Two Bangor residents report burglaries
May 02, 2005 ... Nearly 50 DVD movies, six video games and a video game system weretaken from the apartment of a Fern Street man last week, Bangorpolice reported. The total cost of replacement for the items, including a $200 X-Box game system, is $860. The man reported the items missing ...
Courts
May 02, 2005 ... Belfast District Court Cases April 18-22, 2005 Clyde Potter, 19, Jackson, operating vehicle without license,$100. Jamie M. Russell, 17, Belfast, two counts operating vehiclewithout license, ...
Courts
May 02, 2005 ... Newport District Court Cases Jan. 1-Feb. 28, 2005 Louie J. Bomar III, 36, Newport, attaching false plates, $150;assault, jury trial; two counts violating condition of release, jail14 days each count. Shawn B. Bowman, 32, Corinth, operating motor vehicle while ...
Brewer leaders look for funding guidance
May 02, 2005; ... BREWER - When it comes to helping rural communities with businessopportunities, cooperative ventures, affordable housing, reducingutility costs and community development programs, there is onefederal agency that is there to lend a hand. Rural Development, which falls under the U.S ....
Maps will be helpful for Katahdin area yard sale
May 02, 2005; ... Plans are under way for the second annual Area Wide Yard Salesponsored by the Northern Katahdin Valley Regional Chamber ofCommerce, scheduled for May 20-22, reports Ava Joy. People who want to participate and to be included on the mapprovided by the NKVRCC must have their entries ...
Donors 'stick it' to pub patron to benefit charity
May 02, 2005; ... BANGOR - There was a strange decoration hanging at Raena's Pub onSunday that talked and drank and enjoyed the barbecued chicken. Thatwas until $120 was paid to seal up his mouth. The "Duct tape Joel to the wall" fund-raiser was held at the pubSunday to raise money to help fight ...
Schools
May 02, 2005 ... Mount View High School, Thorndike Third quarter honor roll Seniors, high honors: Christopher Bryant, Heather Butterfield,Tracey Cushman, Brittany Kenney, Ralph Pearl Jr., Heather Piersiak,Ashley Pillsbury, Jenelle Ripley, Adam Sousa, Barbara Thompson,Ashley Wooley; ...
UM Presque Isle names valedictorian, salutatorian for '05
May 02, 2005; ... PRESQUE ISLE - Officials at the University of Maine at PresqueIsle honored several students and announced the institution'svaledictorian and salutatorian during its annual awards convocationSunday afternoon at the Campus Center. The university's interim President William A. Shields ...
Canoe-kayak race draws hundreds to Meduxnekeag
May 02, 2005; ... HOULTON - Despite a snow squall the day before, Peter Bloodcouldn't have asked for better weather during Saturday's MeduxnekeagRiver Canoe Race. The event chairman said Saturday the sun came out just in time forthe timed races, which got under way at about 10 a.m. and drew ...
Aroostook, Quebec students share cultures
May 02, 2005; ... PRESQUE ISLE - For Harold Foy and Barb Bartlett, living near aninternational border has its advantages. Their geographical positioning made it possible for the twoteachers - Foy teaches in Sully, Quebec, and Bartlett teaches inPresque Isle - to pull off a daylong cultural exchange ...
Road commissioner re-elected in Northport
May 02, 2005 ... NORTHPORT - Incumbent road commissioner Bill Macgruder was re-elected in voting Saturday, defeating challenger Mike Vellaro 400-111. In the race for the selectman's seat for which incumbent PaulRooney did not seek ...
Fire leaves Fort Kent car dealership in ruins
May 02, 2005; ... FORT KENT - A local landmark burned to the ground Saturday nightafter a fire raged through the Gilman Bouchard Dodge dealership onMarket Street, according to Fort Kent Fire Chief Dave Pelletier. The State Fire Marshal's Office was on the scene early Sundaymorning to investigate the ...
News in brief PITTSFIELD: TWO SEEK COUNCIL SEATS
May 02, 2005; ... The race in Pittsfield for two Town Council seats has ended up asa two-way contest. Nomination papers were due by 5 p.m. Wednesday foran at-large position and a District 4 position, both left vacantafter previous Councilors Debra Billings and Jack Wright resigned.Although three people ...
News in brief GREENVILLE: RESIDENTS FILE NOMINATION PAPERS FOR PUBLIC OFFICE
May 02, 2005; ... Four men have filed their intentions to seek the two three-yearpositions on the Greenville Board of Selectmen. Daniel McLaughlin,Paul "Arno" Fichtner III and incumbents Bruce Hanson and AlanMcBrierty submitted nomination papers for the positions by Monday'sdeadline. Richard Gould and ...
News in brief DOVER-FOXCROFT: ADDITION TO CREATE MORE OFFICE SPACE FOR CHARLOTTE WHITE CENTER
May 02, 2005; ... Work is expected to start soon on a 5,800-square-foot addition tothe Charlotte White Center administration office building on Route 15-Bangor Road. The project, which will add 18 new offices, a waitingroom and a large conference ...
One man's treasure is trash galore
May 03, 2005; ... Science tells us that matter is never really lost in the universe,that it just kind of changes form and continues forever as somethingelse. As far as I can tell, the theory is borne out every year at thistime, when winter-weary homeowners get that spring-induced urge tothrow open ...
Tour protests Social Security plan
May 03, 2005; ... BANGOR - Amid recent polls suggesting tepid support for PresidentBush's effort to reform Social Security, a flatbed truck rolled intothis city Monday carrying boxes of signatures opposing his plan toallow workers to invest part of their benefits in private accounts. "Social ...
Jurors hailed at Law Day event
May 03, 2005; ... AUGUSTA - Karl Dornish waited 50 years to be called for jury duty. The 72-year-old Winslow resident finally served last year on ajury in a trial in Kennebec County. Dornish and half a dozen other men and women who had served asjurors during the past year were honored Monday at ...
Track & field
May 02, 2005 ... HIGH SCHOOL At Orono Old Town boys 182, Caribou 167, Bucksport 111, Fort Kent 55,Central 52, Nokomis 50, Hermon, 12, Penquis and Searsport 0 4x800 Relay: 1, Caribou (Dimitri Luthi, Stefan Ciszewski, SamSheehan, Cale Dubay), 8:51.39. 2, Old Town, 9:14.20. 3, ...
Poll sees support for gays Issue has proven tricky to predict
May 03, 2005; ... Sixty percent of Mainers favor the state's newly signed gay rightslaw, according to a poll released late last week. "It does appear to have broad support among the general public,"said Curtis Mildner of the South Portland-based firm, MarketDecisions, which conducted the April ...
Hurricane hunters storm BIA
May 03, 2005; ... BANGOR - Hurricanes don't reach Maine often, but when they do, thecommon reaction is to head in the opposite direction of the powerfulstorms. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's "hurricanehunters" are a little different from the average weather watchers:They fly ...
Brims Ness gets boost from Millinocket council
May 03, 2005; ... MILLINOCKET - John Merrill has moments when he feels success is amillion miles away and moments when the president of Brims Ness Corp.feels it's just at arm's reach. "For some time now, we have been 90 days away from getting productin the field," Merrill said Friday. The ...
Neighbors complain of pub noise
May 03, 2005; ... BANGOR - After hearing from people on both sides of the issue,city councilors Monday decided to see if a problem-solving sessionwould resolve the conflicts between a Lincoln Street couple and theowner of a pub in that vicinity. City Manager Edward Barrett said he would try to get ...
Three summoned for theft, criminal mischief in Veazie
May 03, 2005; ... VEAZIE - Three suspects have been summoned for criminal mischiefand theft for allegedly vandalizing and stealing signs last week atPenobscot Valley Country Club and for allegedly damaging mailboxesalong State Street. Peter Whitney, 22, of Jonesboro, Anthony Jacques, 20, of ...
Bangor makes progress as paperless bureaucracy
May 03, 2005; ... BANGOR - The city is taking some tentative steps into the world of"paperless government." Effective Monday, the staff at City Hall no longer will providepaper copies of agendas and supporting documents for City Council andcommittee meetings. "We're doing this to save the time ...
Official: Solution near for school diploma issue
May 03, 2005; ... BANGOR - The Maine Department of Education appears to be takingsome - but not all - of Bangor's advice about adjusting the highschool diploma to reflect achievement of the state's academicstandards, Superintendent Robert Ervin said Monday. He told the Bangor school board that ...
Bangor finance panel reviews court site resolve
May 03, 2005; ... BANGOR - City councilors have decided to throw their supportbehind a downtown parcel that state court officials picked as thenext home for Penobscot County Superior Court and 3rd District Court. In addition to city officials, the site at the corner of Exchangeand Washington streets ...
Hermon committee upholds vote on moving fifth-graders
May 03, 2005; ... HERMON - The school committee stood firm Monday night on itsdecision to move the town's fifth-graders from the elementary schoolto the middle school this fall, despite a strong local petitioneffort against the relocation. The committee in January voted 3-2 in favor of the move, ...
Town eyes regional fire service plan Orrington among 11 small municipalities invited to spearhead initiative
May 03, 2005; ... ORRINGTON - Selectmen have a big decision ahead of them about howto provide future fire protection to residents. For more than two years, the town's five selectmen have discussedcombining the volunteer fire department and Orrington VolunteerAmbulance Service into one municipal ...
SAD 53 proposes $9.6M budget plan for vote in June
May 03, 2005; ... PITTSFIELD - SAD 53 administrators said Monday night thateducational standards will not be compromised with next year'sproposed $9.6 million budget, even though their "wish list" items -which were not funded - were as basic as additional teachers. Warsaw Middle School principal ...