Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME back issues from July 2006:
EAGLE SCOUTS Researchers band and draw blood from hatchlings to study the welfare of our national bird - and pollution's effects on the species
Jul 01, 2006; ... The white pine swayed in the early evening winds as biologistChris DeSorbo carefully, cautiously positioned himself on the edge ofa massive nest built into the tree's crown. It had taken DeSorbo about 10 minutes to climb the 75-foot tree.Now came the more challenging task of ...
Documents reveal earlier death threats
Jul 01, 2006; ... BANGOR - Michael Demmons, the Carmel man who police say wasbrutally murdered last weekend by a Bangor man, had been threatenedwith death at least twice before by the same man, according to courtdocuments. In both circumstances, Demmons had been trying to protect hisfriend from ...
Ethics panel rules out public funds for Michael
Jul 01, 2006; ... AUGUSTA - The state ethics commission rejected a request Friday byindependent gubernatorial candidate John Michael for public fundingof his campaign after a staff investigation concluded a "pattern offraud," was evident in the collection of the $5 qualifyingcontributions required for ...
Schools fail testing standards Feds slash state's funds for administration by 25%
Jul 01, 2006; ... AUGUSTA - In a stinging rebuke, the federal government has foundthe state's educational testing system does not meet federalstandards and has docked Maine 25 percent of its administrationfunding. Maine Commissioner of Education Susan Gendron called the reductionin funding ...
Correcting the record
Jul 01, 2006 ... The source of a 1964 photo of U.S. Sen. Margaret Chase Smith thataccompanied a story Friday about the 50th ...
WELFARE WORK REQUIRED
Jul 01, 2006 ... In the decade since the end of welfare, Maine, like many states,has learned that it could move many more families than it expectedfrom assistance to work. Its caseload in that time has fallen by morethan half. It has also learned that state support - training, childcare - greatly ...
Wars and flags and 4th of July
Jul 01, 2006; ... In his radio address to Americans on July 4, 1942, PresidentFranklin Delano Roosevelt called for vigilance and a nose-to-the-grindstone work ethic amidst the national hour of darkness that wasthe early stages of World War II. "To the weary, hungry, unequipped Army of the American ...
A really convenient truth
Jul 01, 2006; ... Let's say that climate change is not the dreary result ofhumankind, a phenomenon that will intensify floods, hurricanes,pestilence and disease before we improve our gas mileage. Let's sayclimate change is a house for sale, an old one, with a sag in theliving room floor, leaky windows and ...
Cyclist's day spoiled
Jul 01, 2006 ... For many of you, biking may be just a great way to get exercise.However, for some of us, using the combination of a bike and the bussystem is the primary way we get to church, jobs, stores or eventsthat we wish to attend. On a Thursday night, while I was at a Bible study in ...
Adopting older children
Jul 01, 2006 ... Thank you, Renee Ordway, for the great column on adopting olderchildren (BDN, June 23). There are many wonderful older children, in DHHS custody,currently waiting for an adoptive family. Like the child, Robert,profiled in Ordway's column, these children have the hope and desireto ...
Camouflaging the truth
Jul 01, 2006 ... The caption of Thursday's editorial cartoon, "Rallying around theflag keeps our minds off of gay marriage!" missed the mark. Heightening anxiety about flag desecration and gay marriage iscamouflage this administration is using "to keep our minds off of"the most serious issues that ...
About the American flag
Jul 01, 2006 ... The Senate rejected the flag amendment by one vote. There werespeeches about the desecration of the flag, protecting Americanideals and the flag represents freedom and sacrifice. Has Congress asked themselves what Native Americans have to sayabout the flag? Have they asked the ...
For mandatory service
Jul 01, 2006 ... Since a majority of our congressional representatives in bothparties have voted to continue waging the war in Iraq indefinitely,thus expressing our democratic will, I advocate that the universalmilitary draft should be re-instituted. Though the facts regarding this war are clear, ...
THE HEAT IS ON... To fix a price As heating oil prices fluctuate, more Mainers select fixed-rate payment plans for next winter
Jul 01, 2006; ... Despite the intensifying summer sun, some homeowners are alreadythinking about winter - specifically how to pay for heating oil whenthe snow flies again. Talk of heating oil hitting $3 per gallon this winter has manyhomeowners enrolling in fixed-price plans this summer even ...
Bank customers hit by 'phishing' e-mail Access sought to Bangor Savings accounts
Jul 01, 2006; ... A recent e-mail that appears to have been sent out by BangorSavings Bank to its customers may look authentic, but it is thelatest of continual attempts by scammers to con information out ofunsuspecting e-mail users, according to banking officials. The practice, known as "phishing," ...
No union option for workers at airport
Jul 01, 2006; ... BANGOR - Federal employees at Bangor International Airport nolonger will have the option to belong to a union after a nationwidevote held Friday. Flight service station employees at the Bangor airport and 57other locations voted 598-431 against maintaining representationthrough ...
Bear family spotted again in Caribou
Jul 01, 2006 ... CARIBOU - The bruins that spent several days in a backyard tree 10days ago are back. Actually, they never left, but they have not made a nuisance ofthemselves in the last week or so. Sgt. Paul Vincent said Friday that the mother and cubs had stayedaround, but simply had not ...
'Family' is soldier's strength
Jul 01, 2006; ... Unlike other young soldiers who might prefer to engage in a bit ofcarousing while on leave, U.S. Army Spc. Chuck Ford chose to go backto the small town of Fairfield when he left the fighting in Iraq lastMarch for a couple of weeks of R&R. There, he was reunited with his so-called ...
State mental health changes postponed
Jul 01, 2006; ... A fast-track plan to change the way Maine delivers mental healthservices through the Medicaid program has hit a significant speedbump. Now, instead of implementing the potentially cost-savingmeasures of a privately managed care system this summer, policymakerswill have until July 2007 to ...
A Working Vacation Connecticut church community travels to Dedham to build homes for needy
Jul 01, 2006; ... A light fog surrounded 25 teens in Dedham on Tuesday morning asthey hammered, sawed and nailed. The light rain didn't dampen theirenthusiasm for the job at hand, however, or for their week of summervacation in Maine. For about the past 20 years, teens, college students and ...
Katahdin Lake deadline extended
Jul 01, 2006; ... With only $7.1 million raised, the Gardner Land Co. has given TheTrust for Public Land five more months to fund the $14 millionKatahdin Lake Project deal and complete a land swap that would addthe lake to Baxter State Park, officials said Friday. The Trust for Public Land ...
Crack in road closes portion of Route 2 DOT barricades lane in Greenbush
Jul 01, 2006; ... GREENBUSH - A large section of the southbound lane on U.S. Route 2was barricaded Friday morning by the Maine Department ofTransportation after officials discovered a 1-inch-wide crack thathad formed overnight. On Thursday, the DOT noticed that a 200-foot-long section ofembankment ...
News in brief ORRINGTON: PAST FIREFIGHTER AND CHIEFS HONORED FOR SERVICE
Jul 01, 2006; ... Raymond Perkins, 85, was presented Thursday with an honoraryfirefighter belt in recognition of 55 years of service at theOrrington Fire Station. "That's the first time I've seen Raymond assurprised as he was," Michael Spencer, Orrington's fire chief, saidFriday by phone. Spencer ...
Announcement on G-P may come next week
Jul 01, 2006; ... OLD TOWN - An announcement of a potential buyer for the Georgia-Pacific Corp. mill may come as early as next week, according to thegovernor's office. "Things are going well, and we are finishing final discussions,"Crystal Canney, spokeswoman for Gov. John Baldacci said ...
Bangor firefighter teaches truck safety 'Stand Down Day' classes stress caution
Jul 01, 2006; ... BANGOR - As Fire Chief Jeff Cammack gazed Friday morning throughthe open garage doors of Central Fire Station on Main Street, theintercom buzzed and a voice dispatched a single engine to the sceneof a minor fuel spill. Walking calmly across the concrete floor and hopping into ...
Patricia, 13, is creative, athletic
Jul 01, 2006 ... Patricia is a unique, insightful and creative 13-year-old girl.She is friendly, bubbly and has a wonderful sense of humor. She is ahard worker who makes honest attempts to meet her responsibilities. Patricia enjoys outdoor activities such as boating, swimming,fishing and kayaking ....
Courts
Jul 01, 2006 ... Knox County Superior Court Cases June 12-26, 2006 Jeffrey W. Cash Jr., 21, Owls Head, burglary, jail five days,probation partially revoked; theft by unauthorized taking ortransfer, jail five days, probation partially revoked. Richard F. Diplacido Jr., 38, Bethel, ...
Dakin Pool's 50th birthday celebrated Kids and parents turn out for neighborhood barbecue and swimming
Jul 01, 2006; ... BANGOR - The birthday party looked like a wet one early on, butthe skies cleared Friday night in time for kids to take a dive intoand make a splash in 50-year-old Dakin Pool. More than 80 people brought their appetites and their swim suitsto the Pine Street pool to celebrate the ...
Schools
Jul 01, 2006 ... Schenck High School, East Millinocket Fourth quarter honor roll Seniors, high honors: Nicholas Bishop, Matthew Fleming, ShawnLandry, Samantha Powers, Kathryn Purcell, Joshua Ruitto, BreannStanley, Angela Tapley; honors: Chris Beaumont, Doris Charette,Nichole Crocker, ...
Bangor posts city meeting schedule
Jul 01, 2006; ... BANGOR - The following are meetings and other activities for theweek ahead. All will take place in the council chamber on the third floor ofCity Hall unless otherwise indicated. . Monday: 1:30 p.m., staff meeting. . Tuesday: 11 a.m., Fourth of July parade, Brewer and ...
Restaurants pitch in to help Ellsworth shelter
Jul 01, 2006; ... Starting on Sunday, July 2, and continuing through Monday, July17, year-round and summer residents and visitors can, when they eatout, help the less fortunate of Hancock County. The second annual "Dine, Donate and Support" fundraiser for EmmausHomeless Shelter in Ellsworth is being ...
Probe continues in Baileyville crash Investigators examine pickup truck driven in fatal accident
Jul 01, 2006; ... BAILEYVILLE - A vehicle that was seen "swerving within its lane"just before it struck and killed a New Brunswick man last month wasimpounded by police shortly after the June 18 accident. A Maine State Police trooper recently conducted an autopsy of the1992 Dodge Dakota pickup truck ...
Pennsylvania teenager dies from injuries in Waldo crash
Jul 01, 2006; ... WALDO - A Pennsylvania teen flown to a Bangor hospital after thecar in which he was riding pulled into the path of an oncoming pickuphas died from his injuries. Maine State Police Trooper Luke Cunningham said Friday that DavidWillett, 18, of Philadelphia died of head and torso ...
News in brief BANGOR: ANIMAL CONTROL SHIFTING TO POLICE DEPARTMENT
Jul 01, 2006; ... The jurisdiction of the city's animal control office will shiftfrom the city clerk's office to the police department, effective July1, City Clerk Patti Dubois said Wednesday. The move is designed torelieve the clerk's office of having to deal with law enforcementissues. It also will ...
Liberty teenager stable after Wednesday's crash
Jul 01, 2006 ... BANGOR - One of two teen passengers involved in a crash thatkilled the teen driver Wednesday was listed in fair condition Friday. A spokeswoman for Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor reportedthe condition of Danielle Harriman, 16, of Liberty, but said thehospital had no ...
Canadian man killed after hitting moose
Jul 01, 2006; ... TOWNSHIP 2, RANGE 8 - Christian Tremblay probably never knew whatkilled him. Tremblay, 53, of Laval, Quebec, in the Montreal suburbs, wasdriving north on Interstate 95 on Thursday, heading for Baxter StatePark, when his Volkswagen Jetta hit a moose a few hundred feet shy ofmile ...
Liquor license denial upheld
Jul 01, 2006; ... AUGUSTA - In a written ruling Friday, the Maine Department ofPublic Safety, Liquor Licensing Division, upheld the Newportselectmen's March 1 denial of Lucky's Tavern and Restaurant's liquorlicense. The decision came nine weeks after an April 14 hearing duringwhich police and ...
Fourth of July parades, festivities scheduled
Jul 01, 2006 ... BANGOR-BREWER Greater Bangor Kiwanis Clubs will sponsor the annual Fourth ofJuly Parade beginning at 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 4, at the junction ofWilson Street and Acme Road, not far from the Brewer Auditorium inBrewer. Units for the parade will form beginning at 10 a.m ....
Episcopalians 'need time to reflect' Maine bishop mum about her vote on gay ordination compromise measure
Jul 01, 2006; ... BANGOR - The toughest vote Harold "Brownie" Brown ever cast in his72 years was not for president or governor or his staterepresentative. Voting last week to place a moratorium on the ordination of gayand lesbian bishops in the Episcopal Church was very hard, the Bangorresident ...
A PLACE FOR FAITH Retreat focuses on blending nature, spirituality
Jul 01, 2006; ... Author Terry Tempest Williams has spent the better part of twodecades exploring her beliefs in the intimate relationship betweenthe natural and spiritual. A Westerner by birth and by choice as an adult, Williams oftenfocuses her writings on the people and landscapes of that ...
Schools
Jul 01, 2006 ... Sumner Memorial High School, Sullivan Fourth quarter honor roll Seniors, high honors: Nichole Leach, Erica Wallace; honors: JaredCole, Jim Dunleavey, Krystal Flak, Jennifer Haskell, Justin Koons,Jonathan Naumann, L.J. Power, Shaye Sumner, David Thomas. Juniors, high ...
Education course to be given at UMM
Jul 01, 2006 ... MACHIAS - All classroom teachers in Washington County are eligibleto take advantage of the course "Assessing and Teaching StrugglingReaders in the Classroom," offered by the Washington CountyConsortium this summer. The course is related to a Maine Department of Education ...
Schools
Jul 01, 2006 ... Islesboro Central School Fourth quarter honor roll Grade 12, high honors: Will Morrison; honors: Chloe LaPointe,Nicholas Porter. Grade 11, high honors: Colin Schmidt; honors: Caitlin Anderson,Jon ...
Calais council mulls police chiefs' report
Jul 01, 2006; ... CALAIS - A report prepared by the Maine Chiefs of PoliceAssociation that roundly criticizes police Chief Michael Milburn andthe city finally drew discussion at the City Council meeting Thursdaynight, months after the report was begun. Joseph L. Rogers, director of public safety for ...
Schools
Jul 01, 2006 ... Narraguagus High School Fourth quarter honor roll Seniors, high honors: Meagan Fickett, Heather Froshour, DanielleHayes, Patrick Keith, Sarah Kennedy, Olivia Perez Zamora, RebeccaPilloni, Jamee Robinson, Joshua Stubbs, Justina Stubbs, Haley Torrey;honors: Jessica Collora, ...
Grant helps Tree of Life pantry expansion efforts
Jul 01, 2006; ... BLUE HILL - The Tree of Life food pantry has received a $25,000donation from the Stephen and Tabitha King Foundation that moves theorganization closer to meeting its $300,000 goal for the addition toits South Street building. The grant comes as the pantry prepares for the grand ...
Thomaston to laud local pastor at Fourth parade
Jul 01, 2006; ... THOMASTON - It's not all about the fireworks or the parade. Thomaston's Fourth of July celebration is traditionally aboutcommunity spirit. And each year, one or more of its residents whohave been examples of that spirit are honored as the grand marshal ormarshals of the ...
Bar Harbor to celebrate Fourth of July with lobster
Jul 01, 2006; ... BAR HARBOR - The town will ring in the Fourth of July with gustoand plenty of lobsters, organizers of this year's festivities said. The annual parade, which winds its way through downtown, willfeature 80 floats, Shriners zipping around in miniature vehicles, andspecial musical ...
Courts
Jul 01, 2006 ... Calais District Court Cases June 2-15, 2006 David D. Allison, no age listed, Milford, Mass., disposing oflighted material, $100. Jimmie Andrews, 45, Lincoln, violating fishing rule, $100;possession of marijuana, $350. Bruce Bailey, 18, Calais, minor consuming ...
Schools
Jul 01, 2006 ... Washburn District High School Fourth quarter honor roll Seniors, highest honors: Cassandra Gildert, Zachary Bird; highhonors: Anna Bartlett, Heidi Bois, Stephanie Burtt, VeronicaGhilcott, Jamie-Lynn Elliott, Shayne Hathaway, Jason Reed; honors:Jamie-Lyn Elliott, Dana ...
Guidance sought on cell tower plans
Jul 01, 2006; ... LINCOLNVILLE - The planning board wants to meet with an attorneybefore it again takes up the application by GridCom and Unicel toconstruct a 190-foot cellular telephone tower off U.S. Route 1 nearthe Camden line. The board denied the application in March, citing its harm to ...
Blue Hill Pops concert set at George Stevens
Jul 01, 2006 ... BLUE HILL - The 16th annual Blue Hill Pops will be held at 7:30Monday, July 3, in the George Stevens Academy ...
Tenants Harbor library to hold book fair
Jul 01, 2006 ... TENANTS HARBOR - The Jackson Memorial Library will hold its annualbook fair all day Saturday, July 15, at the library on Main ...
County drug-abuse activists speak at conference
Jul 01, 2006; ... Two community drug-abuse prevention groups are turning headsacross the state and nation because of the success of their grass-roots efforts - accomplished with hardly any funding - to tackle theissues of drug abuse in their region. Representatives from the Community Alcohol and ...
Schools
Jul 01, 2006 ... Wisdom High School, St. Agatha Fourth quarter honor roll Seniors, high honors: Daniel Chamberland, Jenna Dubois; honors:Joshua Bernier, Nathan Daigle, Alexandra Dube, Justin Michaud, AdamOuellette, Jessica Pelletier, Kenny Plourde, Samantha Ramelli, ...
Fort Fairfield schedules Spudcycle Classic
Jul 01, 2006 ... FORT FAIRFIELD - The Spudcycle Classic 2006 will be held Sunday,July 16. Adult races begin at 10 a.m. at the Blockhouse on Main Street andend at Hillcrest Estates. Children's races will be held at 9 a.m. atthe ...
Madawaska school board elects chairman
Jul 01, 2006; ... MADAWASKA - A newcomer to the Madawaska school committee waselected chairman of the group Thursday night as the committee looksto hire a permanent superintendent. Yves Dube, elected last month, was attending his first sessionThursday when he was nominated and elected to head the ...
Education course to be given at UMM
Jul 01, 2006 ... MACHIAS - All classroom teachers in Washington County are eligibleto take advantage of a course, "Assessing and Teaching StrugglingReaders in the Classroom," offered by the Washington CountyConsortium this summer. The course is related to a Maine Department of Education ...
SAD 32 residents vote to increase school budget
Jul 01, 2006; ... ASHLAND - Residents of SAD 32, a five-town school unit along Route11, passed a $3,354,107 budget in municipal voting Wednesday. Superintendent Roland K. Caron said Friday that four of the fivetowns approved the budget overall. The budget was up by 11.4 percent, Caron ...
Courts
Jul 01, 2006 ... Fort Kent District Court Cases April 22 - June 20, 2006 Joseph S. Pelletier, 21, Fort Kent, furnishing liquor to minor,filed, defendant paying court cost, $500. Tara J. Pelletier, 21, Fort Kent, passing stopped school bus,$250; operating vehicle while under influence of ...
Man hurt in crash in Robbinston Unlicensed driver lost control of car
Jul 01, 2006; ... ROBBINSTON - A 23-year-old Calais man who was doing a favor for afriend went off the road Thursday and crashed into a tree. Joshua Pinney was taken to Calais Regional Hospital and latertransferred to Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor. Hospitalofficials said Friday they did not ...
Courts
Jul 01, 2006 ... Fort Kent District Court Cases April 22 - June 20, 2006 Foster T. Webster, 39, Blandford, Mass., operating snowmobilewhile under influence of intoxicants, $400; operating ...
Courts
Jul 01, 2006 ... Calais District Court Cases June 2-15, 2006 Brittany A. Seavey, 20, Perry, minor consuming liquor, $200. Roger A. Shelye II, 19, Princeton, minor consuming liquor, $200. Eroll M. Shain Sr., 72 Brookton, violation of rule fish ...
Boyington stands tall as powerlifter Hampden man earns berth in APF Worlds
Jul 01, 2006; ... Daryl Boyington laughs, maybe a bit self-consciously, when askedwhat prompted him to take up weightlifting and powerlifting. "Well, I don't know if you want to call it small man's syndrome orwhatever, but I think I knew I was never really going to be reallytall, so I figured why ...
Pro golf ranks provide Poulin new challenges
Jul 01, 2006; ... Corey Poulin, who won the Maine Amateur Golf Championship lastyear after several tries, has embarked on a career as a playing pro. It has turned out to be an enlightening experience. "There was a lot of stuff I didn't budget for," he said. "It's alearning experience, for ...