Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME back issues from September 2006:
Legislator seeks to ban public school screening effort
Sep 01, 2006; ... AUGUSTA - A Holden legislator has submitted a bill that would makeit illegal to screen students applying to a public school. State Rep. Darren Hall, R-Holden, said he sponsored thelegislation, titled "An Act to Prohibit Admissions Screening byPublic Schools," as a response to the ...
1st District challenger faults Allen over votes to fund war
Sep 01, 2006; ... PORTLAND - U.S. Rep. Tom Allen can no longer claim to oppose theIraq war in his bid for re-election, independent challenger DexterKamilewicz charges. Kamilewicz, a lifelong Democrat who supported and even volunteeredto make phone calls for Allen in earlier campaigns for the ...
Correcting the record
Sep 01, 2006 ... A story published on the Local and Regional pages on Aug. 24 aboutthe ...
MOVING ONLINE, FASTER
Sep 01, 2006 ... A recent report on broadband access in Maine is a welcome primeron the state's options as it watches other states expandopportunities for residents (and potential residents) to do business,send large computer files and generally stay connected to the rest ofthe world. As Maine continues ...
HEZBOLLAH'S MARSHALL PLAN
Sep 01, 2006 ... Hezbollah and Iran didn't mean to flatter the United States byimitating its Marshall Plan, they are simply using a technique thathas proven to work by handing out money to Lebanese residents whosehomes were ruined in the month of fighting with Israel. Theperplexing thing is why the ...
Bangor home, Brewer on road as season begins Many key matchups highlight opening week
Sep 01, 2006; ... A new high school football season begins this weekend. With it comes clean slates and high hopes, as 67 teams fromKittery to Millinocket seek to reach the pinnacle of Maine gridironquests, a berth in the state championships games for Classes A, B andC scheduled for Saturday, Nov ....
Riding the roads for racing's sake PI's Pangburn seeks Speedway 95 win
Sep 01, 2006; ... Presque Isle's Chris Pangburn is no stranger to Interstate 95. He can probably navigate it in his sleep. Pangburn is in his first full season in the Pro Stock division atHermon's Speedway 95 and commutes more than three hours one way everyweekend to race. It is actually ...
Chasse stands tall for Fort Kent New field alignment helps propel Warriors past Houlton
Sep 01, 2006; ... HOULTON - In an attempt to boost the offense, the Fort Kent girlssoccer team debuted a new field alignment for its Eastern Maine ClassC matchup against Houlton on Thursday evening. The alignment change, which involved strengthening the midfield,was a clear success. Forward ...
Teachers influential
Sep 01, 2006 ... Todd Benoit's column, "The shape of schools to come"(BDN, Aug. 26-27), is my read-ing assignment to all of you out there with kidsattending Maine's public schools. Ten years ago when I retired as a high school teacher of nearly 34years experience there were no less than five to ...
Festival's volunteers
Sep 01, 2006 ... Having been a volunteer the past five years for the Folk Festivalin Bangor, I have tried to come up with a letter to describe myfeelings after each year's festival. Perhaps what an out-of-state visitor said to me Sunday evening isthe best way to share my feelings. I would like to ...
A view into football's crystal ball
Sep 01, 2006; ... This is the fun time of year. Every high school football team inthe state is unbeaten - although yes, everyone's still winless, too. But that's what makes it fun, because even the most underdog ofunderdogs has a chance for a quick start, and a quick start couldevolve into a magic ...
Griffin Park pollution
Sep 01, 2006 ... Sympathy is with the Nickerson family of Holden on their wellcontamination ("Tainted well pits couple vs. DEP," BDN, Aug. 4). Nobody should live in chemical contamination. But does it take aclose friendship with our governor for him to demand actions ...
Playing the race card
Sep 01, 2006 ... If I've broken a law, I am understandably nervous around lawenforcement and I might be hesitant to call for assistance if I needit. After all, I might be discovered and arrested. This is truewhether my offense is driving an unregistered car, trespassing orentering the country illegally ....
Golf
Sep 01, 2006 ... HIGH SCHOOL At Rocky Knoll CC, Orrington Central (3-1) 183, Bangor Christian (0-2) 191 Central: Nick Harvey 48, Josh Collins 44, Brendon Wilson 49, RickyHughes 43, Ben Darling 48, Justin Ford 55, Jackie Blanchard 57, BrettStaples 51 Bangor Christian: Nick ...
Area radio stations poised for kickoff of new season
Sep 01, 2006; ... The leaves haven't even begun to show a tinge of color yet, butfall officially arrives tonight in the form of high school footballand area radio stations are ready for kickoff. Foxcroft Academy, Dexter, Mount Desert Island, and Stearns ofMillinocket are getting extra exposure as ...
N.Y. recruit may add scoring punch for UM
Sep 01, 2006; ... Joe Diamond, who played on the silver medal-winning United Statesunder-18 team in the Memorial of Ivan Hlinka Tournament in the CzechRepublic last month, has verbally committed to attend the Universityof Maine. He will attend Maine as a men's hockey player beginning in thefall of ...
Gard tally lifts Shires to win
Sep 01, 2006 ... HOULTON - Jordan Gard scored the game's only goal with 24 minutesleft in the second half to lead the Houlton Shiretowners to theirthird victory, 1-0 over the Fort Kent Warriors Thursday. Gard gained possession on the left side of the field at the 18-yard line. He then moved past a ...
Dead Season celebrates win at Orono's Ushuaia tonight
Sep 01, 2006; ... Third time's the charm. But, in the case of Dead Season, theylucked out on the first and second times as well. For the third yearin a row, the metal band has won the WTOS 105.1 Battle of the Bands.What are they gonna do next? Big surprise: they're not going to DisneyWorld ....
McHugh, Cross head 6 UM sports hall choices
Sep 01, 2006; ... Former University of Maine men's hockey player Mike McHugh andformer men's basketball star Jeff Cross highlight a list of sixinductees into the university's Sports Hall of Fame. Other inductees are Charlie Broomhall, Archer Grover, Sara Jewett,and Jack Small. They will be inducted ...
A woman of letters Country singer Gretchen Wilson branches out into writing
Sep 01, 2006; ... Gretchen Wilson is proving that it's possible to be a redneckwoman and a renaissance woman all at the same time. The Illinois native, who will perform at 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 10,at the Cumberland County Civic Center in Portland, has proven she hasstaying power. Her 2004 debut ...
Bluegrass festival set to go on Union Street
Sep 01, 2006 ... BANGOR - The second annual Paul Bunyan Bluegrass Festival is readyto go Friday through Sunday, Sept. 8-10, at the Paul BunyanCampground on outer Union Street. The event will run 6-9 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday and 10a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday. The Kruger Brothers of North ...
Mt. Desert Island sets music and arts festival
Sep 01, 2006 ... SOUTHWEST HARBOR -The first Mt. Desert Island Music and ArtsFestival will be held from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9, atSmugglers Den Campgrounds in Southwest Harbor. Performers will include folk artist Livingston Taylor, folk legendTom Rush, folk rock icon Jonathan ...
Man denies guilt in hogtie slaying
Sep 01, 2006; ... BANGOR - A Bangor man accused of beating, hogtying and smotheringa Carmel man pleaded not guilty Thursday in Penobscot County SuperiorCourt to killing Michael Demmons, 47, in June. Peter Tuller, 33, pleaded not guilty to intentional or knowing ordepraved indifference ...
2 men tied to house breaks Burglaries eyed in four counties
Sep 01, 2006; ... BANGOR - Two Bangor-area men already charged with a burglary inLincoln County face additional charges after investigators linkedthem to nearly a dozen burglaries in three other counties. Christopher Roderick, 31, of Bangor and Bobby Hafford, 26, ofBrewer were both charged with ...
Officials mark DFAS anniversary Former BRAC chairman, Maine politicians tour Limestone facility
Sep 01, 2006; ... LIMESTONE - One year after local employees for Defense Finance andAccounting Services learned that their facility would not close, butget bigger, they received a visit from top state and nationalofficials in celebration of the anniversary. Anthony Principi, former secretary of ...
Donations pour in for rape victims
Sep 01, 2006; ... A couple of years ago when Janyce Boynton began to find a way tocope with the trauma of being raped more than 10 years earlier, shepicked up a pair of scissors, some fabric and thread and a sewingneedle. This week, her journey of healing lay spread before me on aconference table ...
Glenburn presses ahead on fire substation plans
Sep 01, 2006; ... GLENBURN - The Town Council on Thursday night unanimously decidedto continue developing plans for a fire substation in West Glenburn. A rough estimate of the building cost done by Plymouth EngineeringInc. totals $382,000 and involves building a new station across thestreet from the ...
News in brief BANGOR: PENQUIS CAP YOUTH PROGRAM RECEIVES FUNDING
Sep 01, 2006 ... Penquis Community Action Program has received a grant from theMaine Department of Health and Human Services to fund its Back onTrack program. The program helps youth who have been expelled orsuspended from school, or who are at risk, to take responsibility andavoid negative behaviors and ...
News in brief NEWPORT: CULTURAL CENTER RECEIVES FUNDING
Sep 01, 2006 ... The Sebasticook Lake Association donated $25,000 to the NewportCultural Center, which will fund the construction of a new buildingto house the Newport Public Library and the Historical SocietyMuseum. The cultural center already has raised more than $928,000from other individuals, ...
News in brief CLINTON: NEW MEDICAL PRACTICE OPENS
Sep 01, 2006 ... Sebasticook Valley Hospital on Tuesday opened a new medicalpractice which provides a community-based physician and the option ofwalk-in care for patients. Dr. James Baldwinis the primary careprovider for the practice. During the week of Sept. 5-11, the newwalk-in center will ...
News in brief GUILFORD: MARIJUANA FOUND AT GLASS HILL ROAD HOME
Sep 01, 2006; ... Thirty-seven marijuana plants were seized Thursday from a GlassHill Road home during a search by the Piscataquis County Sheriff'sDepartment. In addition to the plants of varying heights, deputiesfound about a pound of processed ...
News in brief ORONO: UM RECEIVES GRANT TO STUDY MILL CLOSING
Sep 01, 2006; ... The History Channel awarded The Maine Folklife Center at theUniversity of Maine a $10,000 "Save Our History" grant to study howthe January 2004 closing of Eastern Fine Paper Co. affected workersand the community. Folklife center personnel will work with BrewerMiddle School pupils on the ...
News in brief BREWER: TEACHER CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUE
Sep 01, 2006; ... Brewer School Department officials are still working on newteacher contracts, which expired Thursday, Superintendent Daniel Leesaid Thursday. "We are still negotiating," he said. "It's not unusualduring negotiations for contracts to expire." The Brewer schoolcommittee has ...
Salute to America set at Winterport Dragway
Sep 01, 2006 ... WINTERPORT - Winterport Dragway will host a Salute to America Dayon Sunday, Sept. 3. Admission is free for all military, law enforcement, firefightersand emergency medial technicians in recognition of their service totheir ...
Sebasticook Lake drawdown set for next week
Sep 01, 2006; ... NEWPORT - Town officials will look into the cost of purchasingmoveable flash boards for the top of the North Street Dam, since itappears that using the gate to raise and lower the lake level iscausing maintenance problems. Flash boards go along the top edge of a dam and can be ...
Thieves break into Brewer's Geekxilla, take 5 gaming consoles
Sep 01, 2006; ... BREWER - Thieves popped out a window-unit air conditioner atGeekxilla sometime between closing time Wednesday night and Thursdaymorning, and then removed five interconnected Microsoft Xbox 360consoles from the store, forcing its owners to temporarily close. Geekxilla is a gaming ...
Opera house renewal begins Bangor landmark's marquee removed
Sep 01, 2006; ... BANGOR - Penobscot Theatre Company's producing artistic directorScott R.C. Levy hovered above the crowd Thursday morning as a cranelifted him up to pull the first panel off the Bangor Opera House'smarquee. "Here's to the beginning of great future memories and rememberingthe ...
Historical group slates quilt event in Orland
Sep 01, 2006 ... ORLAND - The Orland Historical Society will sponsor a programfeaturing quilts and antique sewing machines and equipment. The program is open to the public and will be held at 1:30 p.m.Saturday, Sept. 23, at the Town Hall. Dianne Senechal will present information about the ...
Eastport to celebrate pirates Sept. 8-9
Sep 01, 2006 ... EASTPORT - The first Eastport Pirates Festival will be held Sept.8-9. Festivities will begin with a Pirates' Ball at 9 p.m. Friday,Sept. 8, at the Eastport Chowder House. Prizes will be awarded to thebest-dressed pirate and wench. The ...
Canaan disappearance, murder challenge police
Sep 01, 2006; ... CANAAN - Maine State Police have nothing new to report in themurder of Cheryl Murdoch, 37, and the mysterious disappearance ofShirley Moon Atwood, 35, both of Canaan. It has been three weeks since the discovery of Murdoch's body inthe Canaan woods, and since then, police have ...
Hampden's Hoit pool plans splashy fundraiser
Sep 01, 2006; ... With the approach of fall and all it entails, from closing up campto preparing the kids for school and struggling with end-of-summercleaning, the trustees of the Lura E. Hoit Memorial Pool in Hampdenhave a suggestion of where some of your excess "stuff" could do somegood. Ralph ...
Dover-Foxcroft a Preserve America town
Sep 01, 2006; ... DOVER-FOXCROFT - This picturesque town is proud of its heritage,so much so that it has now become one of three Maine settlementsdesignated among Preserve America Communities. That recent designation could bring federal grants to the town fora variety of activities related to ...
Private UM gifts exceed $18M
Sep 01, 2006 ... ORONO - Alumni and other friends donated more than $18 million tothe University of Maine in the year that ended June 30. With the exception of 2002, when UMaine received a valuabledonated patent, this represents the largest one-year privatefundraising total in UMaine's ...
Grants aim to stem violence, drug abuse
Sep 01, 2006 ... AUGUSTA - Five grants totaling about $214,000 have been awarded toMaine school and community organizations to help prevent and reducesubstance abuse and violence among youths. The awards were presented by Maine's Office of Substance Abusewith most funding coming from the federal No ...
U.S. funds to fight domestic violence
Sep 01, 2006 ... WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Justice has awarded $1,136,437in funding to fight domestic violence in Maine. The Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence will receive ...
Stream of fairgoers heads for Blue Hill
Sep 01, 2006; ... BLUE HILL - It's Labor Day weekend and all roads lead to the BlueHill fairgrounds, where the 115th edition of the fair opened Thursdayafternoon under blue skies. Thursday is usually the quietest day of the fair, but bysuppertime, a steady stream of fairgoers was headed into ...
5 people hurt in Ellsworth collision
Sep 01, 2006; ... ELLSWORTH - Five people were injured, one seriously, in a head-oncollision early Thursday afternoon on the Happytown Road near itsintersection with Route 1. Amy Small, 33, of Ellsworth was taken by LifeFlight helicopter toEastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor where she was treated ...
Belfast voters to fill council, school board seats
Sep 01, 2006; ... BELFAST - City voters will encounter contested races for CityCouncil seats in Ward 1 and Ward 5, while the seat from Ward 2 isuncontested. Residents will also select seven representatives to the SAD 34board of directors during the Nov. 7 election. Newcomers Ryan C. Otis and ...
SAD 4 panel favors current cost formula
Sep 01, 2006; ... GUILFORD - An attempt by Abbot town officials to convince a SAD 4committee that changes should be made in the local education cost-sharing formula has failed to garner support. An 18-member committee of school board members and residents fromGuilford, Sangerville, Abbot, Parkman, ...
Woman arrested in embezzlement case
Sep 01, 2006 ... ELLSWORTH - An employee of a popular lunch spot in Ellsworth wasarrested this week on charges that she embezzled several thousanddollars from the business. Jody Silk, 25, of Lamoine reportedly altered sales transactions atthe Riverside Cafe on Main Street over a period of four ...
Sunrise Senior College to kick off fall program Courses open to those 50 and older
Sep 01, 2006; ... MACHIAS - September and college campuses mean more than simply 18-year-old freshmen making adjustments and 20-year-old juniors choosingelectives. In Machias, the University of Maine at Machias also opens itsdoors to the Sunrise Senior College - for the area's ...
Truck rolls down hill after brake gives way
Sep 01, 2006; ... HOULTON - A Merrill man who called police after his company truckwent missing on Wednesday discovered that it had rolled down a steepembankment and received about $20,000 in damage, according to HoultonPolice Chief Dan Pelletier. Dennis Suitor, 61, called the Houlton Police ...
Three plans for SAD 48 offeredPublic to have say on district buildings
Sep 01, 2006; ... NEWPORT - Mike McCormick of Dexter, hired by SAD 48 to conduct anassessment of the district's 10 buildings and make recommendationsabout replacement, renovation or removal, has offered three plans forthe future. The plans proposed by McCormick for SAD 48 include: . Renovate ...
Holiday affects hours at BMV in Milbridge
Sep 01, 2006 ... MILBRIDGE - The Bureau of Motor Vehicles will not be availableSept. 4 in observance of Labor Day. It will be available from 10:30a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 2 to 3 p.m. Monday, Oct. 2, at the town hall. Applicants who need an extension on their licenses may contactLicense Services at ...
Diabetes group slates meeting in Ellsworth
Sep 01, 2006 ... ELLSWORTH - A Hancock County Diabetes Support Group will meet atShaw's Supermarket at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 13, for a freesupermarket ...
Rockport police say stolen vehicle found
Sep 01, 2006 ... ROCKPORT - A vehicle reported stolen Tuesday from a Union Streethome was recovered on Samoset Road on Thursday morning. Police ...
Civil War hero focus of postal cancellation
Sep 01, 2006 ... CAMDEN - The U.S. Postal Service will hold a commemorativecancellation from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 2, near theharbor master's office in honor of an event paying tribute to WilliamConway, a Civil War hero from Camden. The cancellation will ...
Rockport dog stabbed in attempted burglary
Sep 01, 2006 ... ROCKPORT - A resident of Amesbury Street reported Wednesday that adog inside the house was stabbed in an apparent burglary attempt. The resident reported the incident about 2 p.m., said policespokesman ...
Strength, size aid Libbey's two roles
Sep 01, 2006; ... BANGOR - Tyler Libbey enjoys nothing more than throwing his weightaround on the football field. At 6-foot-4, 300 pounds, that can be a relatively easy chore forthe Lincoln native, who is a fourth-year starter this season atHusson College. While Libbey's beard and ...
Senior King eager to grasp success for Bears
Sep 01, 2006; ... ORONO - Matt King was poised last fall to have a breakout seasonfor the University of Maine football team. It literally slipped through his fingertips. King sustained not one but two "jersey finger" injuries in 2005,derailing his bid to establish himself as one of the top ...
Mix of veterans, newcomers could make Lions roar
Sep 01, 2006; ... The season ended a little more abruptly last year than players,coaches and fans are used to at Belfast High School. The fourth-seeded Lions hosted a Pine Tree Conference Class Bquarterfinal against newly transplanted Class A power Waterville andthe Purple Panthers shocked Belfast ...
Young Bucks eager to flourish
Sep 01, 2006; ... BUCKSPORT - Soon Class C will feel the effects of the youthmovement taking hold on the hill overlooking Broadway. When a high school football team starts a junior under center anda sophomore in the backfield, most think the team will suffer a downyear. But when coach Joel ...
Speed, depth keys as Ponies take aim at Class C crown
Sep 01, 2006; ... DOVER-FOXCROFT - At first glance, the loss of two quarterbacks anda slew of running backs might mean a football team had somerebuilding to do. But this is Foxcroft Academy, where football teams have perennialsuccess. The Ponies have a new quarterback - he's very new - and a ...
Hampden building on good momentum
Sep 01, 2006; ... HAMPDEN - After leading the Hampden Academy football team to aPine Tree Conference Class B playoff berth last fall in his firstyear as the Broncos' head coach, Harry McCluskey sought to build onthat momentum with a little help from his friends. So McCluskey, a longtime high school ...
Final victory could spark more wins for Bapst
Sep 01, 2006; ... BANGOR - Looking back, the end of the 2005 season may serve as theunofficial start of the 2006 season for the John Bapst Crusaders. The Crusaders expected to be in the thick of the playoff chaselast fall, but early struggles took them out of it. However, a 21-20season-ending win ...