Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME back issues from December 2006:
State, beer distributors butt heads over label featuring Santa's backside
Dec 01, 2006; ... PORTLAND - The Maine Civil Liberties Union wants Santa's Butt inbeer coolers by Christmas. In what its staff attorney called a case of government censorship,the MCLU on Thursday sued the Maine Bureau of Liquor Enforcement infederal court over the agency's refusal to let a specialty ...
What went wrong? Debates begin in wake of Palmyra boy's shooting death
Dec 01, 2006; ... In the wake of Tuesday's shooting death of 13-year-old AnthonyTucker by the man he, his mother, and two siblings were living with,many people are asking how the man arrested for the murder, who had ahistory of domestic issues, was able to continue to possess firearms. Todd Curry, ...
Correcting the record
Dec 01, 2006 ... A brief news story in the State section Thursday about a BrewerEducation Association benefit dinner scheduled for today incorrectlyreported that the event would include a silent auction. It will be alive auction. A story on Maine Operation Lifesaver in the Nov. 21 Bangor ...
BIA unaffected by new customs stop in Halifax
Dec 01, 2006; ... BANGOR - Nearly two months after U.S.-bound Canadian travelersbegan clearing U.S. Customs at the international airport in Halifax,Nova Scotia, the director of neighboring Bangor International Airportsaid she has seen no decline in passenger traffic as a result. But BIA Director ...
EMHS chief to speak at Husson breakfast
Dec 01, 2006 ... M. Michelle Hood, president and CEO of Eastern Maine HealthcareSystems, will be the speaker at the next Husson College BusinessBreakfast at 7:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 7. She will talk about challenges in today's health care environmentand what's happening at Eastern Maine Healthcare ...
BANGOR'S ELECTION SNARL
Dec 01, 2006 ... Bangor's school committee had an opportunity last week to clear upthrough a public hearing doubts about the recent election and thequick departure of its top vote receiver. The committee rejected thatopportunity, and now faces an unhappy public. Rather than allow thissituation to fester, ...
AL-QAIDA IN IRAQ
Dec 01, 2006 ... President Bush earlier this week blamed much of the violence inIraq on al-Qaida, the terrorist group backed by Osama bin Laden.While this may serve the president's need to tie the war in Iraq intothe larger war on terror, al-Qaida's growing involvement in Iraq is asymptom of American ...
Lessons of war
Dec 01, 2006 ... Thank you for tiptoeing close to saying that the Iraq war has someparallels to the Vietnam War, "Lessons from Vietnam" (BDN, Nov. 24).You're right, I believe, to say that "stay the course" is not thetrue lesson. President Bush's rigidity will prove to be a dad'slesson to a young boy when ...
Cold War medals
Dec 01, 2006 ... This is to inform anyone who served in the military and certaincivil service jobs during the Cold War period from Sept. 2, 1945, toDec. 26, 1991, that they can receive a Certificate of Recognitionfrom the Department of Defense for service during the Cold War. Youcan go to the US. Army ...
School board ax grinding
Dec 01, 2006 ... If a tree falls in the forest and no one sees it, is Martha Newmanresponsible? Dan Tremble and his wife were put in the position ofhaving to choose who was to resign his or her position, since statelaw would not allow both to serve. When Mr. Tremble accepted a position with the ...
UMaine basketball coach pleads not guilty to OUI
Dec 01, 2006; ... BANGOR - The attorney representing a University of Maine coachcharged with drunken driving entered a not guilty plea on her behalfThursday in 3rd District Court. Katherine Karlsson, the associate head coach of the UMaine women'sbasketball team, did not appear in court. Larry ...
Hannigan attains special milestone Hockey broadcaster passes Thorne
Dec 01, 2006; ... It's arguably collegiate hockey's broadcast booth version of theBoston Red Sox left- field legacy. For more than three decades, the Sox had a line of greatness whenit came to left fielders: Hall of Fame players Ted Williams and CarlYastrzemski, and Hall of Fame candidate Jim ...
Leveille, Bears will try to snap 3-game slide UM to change lines vs. Friars
Dec 01, 2006; ... The University of Maine will have senior center and captain MichelLeveille in the lineup tonight when the Black Bears try to snap athree-game losing streak against the visiting Providence CollegeFriars. Maine is 8-3-1 overall and ranked third in the country whileProvidence is ...
MMA men feature veterans, youth Return of healthy DiFrederico, 3 other starters, key to Mariners fortunes
Dec 01, 2006; ... With four returning starters, it's impossible to call the MaineMaritime Academy men's basketball team inexperienced, but with sevenof 14 players being freshmen, it's not exactly a veteran-laden teameither. "I don't consider this a rebuilding year," said MMA coach ChrisMurphy, now ...
UMaine's King, Arias garner all-star accolades UNH's Clark nets 1,000th career point
Dec 01, 2006; ... Seniors Matt King and Manauris Arias of the University of Mainehave been named to the New England Football Writers Division I-AA All-Star Team. The honor follows last week's All-Atlantic 10 first-team accoladesfor both players. King, who also is one of 16 finalists for the ...
UMaine capsules
Dec 01, 2006 ... Men's HockeyMAINE vs. PROVIDENCETime, site: Friday, 7 p.m., Alfond Arena, OronoRecords: Maine 8-3-1 (3-3-1 Hockey East); Providence 4-9-1 (3-5-1)Series, last meeting: Maine leads 53-33-4, Maine 5-2 on 1/21/06Key players: Maine - C Michel ...
'Rebirth' assembles electronic showcase
Dec 01, 2006; ... One of the major concerns voiced by people I encounter when I'mout enjoying live and local music, is how do we create and sustain amusic scene here in northern Maine. Any music fan around here wantsit desperately, but there seems to be some confusion as to how tomake it really ...
Bagaduce Chorale to perform Dec. 8-9
Dec 01, 2006 ... The Bagaduce Chorale, under the direction of Bronwyn Kortge andaccompanied by Mary Cheyney Gould and the Blue Hill Brass, willperform a holiday concert, "Sound the Trumpet," at 7:30 p.m. Friday,Dec. 8, and 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 9, at the First CongregationalChurch in Blue ...
Santa's Helper update
Dec 02, 2006 ... Many thanks to the following individuals who have chosen to giveto the Santa's Helper Fund. Anonymous, No town given$3,000 Peggy and Charlie Sisson, in memory of Burton Spinney and Spurgeon Sisson, Winterport$25 Linda Harvey, in memory of ...
Storm ushers in colder weather Snow coats County; areas south see rain
Dec 02, 2006; ... On the heels of one of the mildest but wettest Novembers in recenthistory, Maine is bracing for colder weather, more rain and even somesnow this weekend. Snow already had begun to fall in parts of Aroostook County bymidafternoon Friday, but south into the Bangor area, a cold rain ...
Commissioners hear status of video system
Dec 02, 2006; ... HOULTON - Although a few kinks still need to be ironed out,Aroostook County commissioners said recently that The County'srecently installed video arraignment system has proved beneficial tothe region. During the commissioners meeting in Houlton, County AdministratorDoug Beaulieu ...
Two New Yorkers charged in cocaine bust
Dec 02, 2006 ... BANGOR - A Bronx, N.Y., resident and a 17-year-old male, also fromthe Bronx, were arrested Monday after allegedly selling cocaine to anundercover Maine Drug Enforcement Agency agent. After purchasing the drugs Sunday, the MDEA obtained a searchwarrant Monday for the 50 Parker St ....
Remembering James Hundreds turn out in Thomaston for funeral of fisherman lost in Taylor Emily incident
Dec 02, 2006; ... The Thomaston Baptist Church was packed beyond capacity Fridaymorning, with dozens standing in the center and side aisles of thechurch, for the funeral of James Weaver. Weaver, 44, died Sunday when the fishing boat he was working onsank about 80 miles east of Portland. Chris ...
Katahdin Lake fund drive $1.8M short
Dec 01, 2006; ... Backers of a plan to annex land surrounding Katahdin Lake toBaxter State Park are still about $1.8 million short of their $14million goal as the campaign enters the final two-week stretch, stateofficials announced Thursday. Fundraisers had collected $11.2 million in cash or pledges ...
Down Easters get maritime emergency training
Dec 01, 2006; ... CASTINE - About 100 emergency response officers working Down Eastreceived an introduction to the world of maritime emergencies duringa two-day, first-of-its-kind course at Maine Maritime Academy. The Coast Guard-approved course, offered through the college'scontinuing education ...
Boy's death has lessons for us all
Dec 01, 2006; ... First of all, know this: The person to blame for Tuesday's tragicdeath of 13-year-old Anthony Tucker allegedly is his mother'sboyfriend, Todd Curry. It is not the boy's mother, April Cooley. It is not the neighborsor other family members. According to police, it was the ...
Man gets 5 years in armed robbery
Dec 01, 2006; ... BANGOR - A Kenduskeag man who robbed a Corinth store at knifepoint on a summer afternoon was sentenced Thursday in PenobscotCounty Superior Court to nine years in prison with all but fivesuspended. Jeffrey Graddy, 45, pleaded guilty in November to robbing theTrade Winds ...
City to settle on bankrupt airlines' debts
Dec 01, 2006; ... BANGOR - City councilors this week authorized staff to pursuesettlements with two airlines that owe Bangor International Airport acombined $100,000 in unpaid fees. According to documents, the city recently received settlementoffers from companies that buy out liabilities stemming ...
Man allegedly robs woman of pain medication
Dec 01, 2006 ... A Glenburn man was arrested Thursday for apparently knocking downa woman in the Miller Drug parking lot in Bangor on Monday andstealing her pain medication, Lt. Tim Reid, a detective with theBangor Police Department, said Thursday afternoon. Jeffery Lewis, 42, was arrested on a ...
11 burglaries in Bangor since Nov. 16
Dec 01, 2006; ... BANGOR - The back door of a Division Street home was forced openThursday morning, marking the latest in a string of residentialburglaries in the city since Nov. 16. So far, no one has been reported injured, but there has beenproperty damage. In response to the 11 burglaries, ...
Man repairs cooling units for elderly
Dec 01, 2006; ... MONSON - While most Maine residents worry about keeping theirhomes nice and toasty for the expected cold winter ahead, a Monsonman's thoughts are on the heat and humidity the summer will bring. In his former job as animal control officer, Doug Villone, 57,recalled visiting senior ...
SAD 53 addresses school bus discipline
Dec 01, 2006; ... PITTSFIELD - A particularly unruly school bus population hasprompted a new awareness among SAD 53 school administrators and CyrBus officials who met with parents Thursday night to air theirgrievances. It also has prompted promises of a new "get tough" attitude onoffenders that ...
Ellsworth Planning Board working overtime
Dec 01, 2006; ... ELLSWORTH - The holiday season and a much-needed break can't comesoon enough for the seven members of the city's planning board. Since July, the panel has been working overtime, meeting anaverage of twice each month even though the regular schedule callsfor only one ...
Student reporters feel the heat of Election Night
Dec 01, 2006 ... Editor's Note: On Election Day, Nov. 7, 13 students from Bangor'sNew England School of Communications, mostly freshmen and sophomores,hit the pavement and worked the phones to get a sense of whatreporting on a statewide election might feel like. The students ofMike McCauley's class COM ...
Holiday show to aid Charles Howard Foundation
Dec 01, 2006; ... Space is limited but tickets are still available for ChristmasWith The First Timers, with doors opening at 7 p.m. and the showstarting at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2, in the Ninth Floor Ballroomof the Four Points Sheraton at Bangor International Airport. Tickets are $15 for singles, ...
Military news
Dec 01, 2006 ... Army Reserve Pvt. Lucy Lennon graduated from basic combat trainingat Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. A 2006 ...
Lane awarded contract for Belfast road work
Dec 01, 2006 ... BELFAST - Lane Construction Corp. has been awarded a contract toimprove the intersection of ...
Stonington hires Maryland man as town manager
Dec 01, 2006; ... STONINGTON - After a second round of interviews this week,selectmen Wednesday night hired a Maryland businessman to be thetown's next town manager. Howard S. Willinghan of Catonsville, Md., has accepted the town'soffer, but has not yet signed the contract, according to ...
Presque Isle parade to celebrate giving
Dec 01, 2006; ... PRESQUE ISLE - It's the season of giving, and participants in thisweekend's annual holiday parade are providing opportunities forpeople to catch the spirit. The Presque Isle Area Chamber of Commerce is host of the 17thannual Holiday Light Parade, which will take place at 7 ...
Man gets three years for marijuana trafficking
Dec 01, 2006; ... COLUMBIA - A 46-year-old Columbia man who last year was chargedwith various counts of drug trafficking was sentenced this week inWashington County Superior Court to three years in prison. Norman "Sammy" Bagley Jr. also was placed on two years ofprobation and ordered to forfeit ...
2-county development group formed
Dec 01, 2006; ... ROCKLAND - Though the individual communities of Knox and Waldocounties have their own special identities, business leaders agreethere is little doubt that the economy of the entire region is linkedby common interests. "The two counties seem to fit well together," Alan Hinsey, ...
Courts
Dec 01, 2006 ... Aroostook County Superior Court, Houlton Cases Oct. 1-31, 2006 Shawn J. Cahill, 46, Chester, reckless violation of protectiveorder, prison two years, all but 30 days suspended, probation fouryears. Vinal O. Fletcher, 40, Blaine, unlawful possession of ...
News in brief DOVER-FOXCROFT: SEX OFFENDER IN COURT
Dec 01, 2006; ... A Massachusetts man who became a fugitive from justice for failingto register as a sex offender in Massachusetts was arrested earlierthis week by Maine State Police. John J. Manning Jr., 37, of FallRiver, Mass., made ...
Federal grant helps Frenchville fix July flood damage
Dec 01, 2006; ... FRENCHVILLE - Serious property damage done during a 100-year stormin early July and another serious rainstorm later that month has beenrepaired thanks to a federal grant. Heavy runoff from the hour-long storm on July 4 that dropped 4inches of rain, and from the later storm, eroded ...
Role of candles in fire still undetermined
Dec 01, 2006; ... SANGERVILLE - State fire investigators were unable to rule outcandles as the cause of an August fire that destroyed a Mill Streethome. Cornered in an upstairs bedroom at 1:30 a.m. by a fast-movingfire, Michelle Knowlton, 20, kicked out a window and dropped her twoyoung children ...
Divorces
Dec 01, 2006 ... FORT KENT - The following divorces were granted in October andNovember in 1st District Courts in Fort Kent and Madawaska by JudgeRonald A. Daigle and Family Law Magistrate Rob A. Langner on groundsof irreconcilable differences: Peter C. Ouellette, Van Buren, and Rona L. Ouellette, ...
St. Agatha ski trails to open to public
Dec 01, 2006 ... ST. AGATHA - A 2-mile loop on the Cove Corner cross-country skitrails will be open to the public this winter. The land is owned byKaren Tardif of Cyr Cove, chairperson of the St. Agatha TrailsCommittee. Last ...
Christmas decoration workshop in Fort Kent
Dec 01, 2006 ... FORT KENT- The Recreation and Parks Department will hold a holidaydecorations workshop for children in kindergarten through sixth gradefrom 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 7, at the municipal building onWest Main Street. Projects will include ornaments, table ...
Millinocket panel to tackle annex issues Committee includes critics of development group Millinocket Town Council Land Committee
Dec 01, 2006; ... MILLINOCKET - A new town panel, charged with examining thepossibility of annexing land, contains an outspoken group ofresidents who may well have a thing or two to say about a councilor-developer's plans for a 1,450-acre ecotourism resort in the area. It is Councilor David Cyr's ...
Courts
Dec 01, 2006 ... Fort Kent District Court Cases Oct. 20-Nov. 30, 2006 John H. Adams, 47, Madawaska, theft by unauthorized taking ortransfer, $1,000. Bradley C. Audibert, 16, Fort Kent, failing to stop ATV uponentering public way, $100. Mark A. Badger, 33, Madawaska, assault, ...
Santa's helper update
Dec 01, 2006 ... We are pleased to acknowledge the following individuals andorganizations that have generously donated to the Santa's HelperFund: Willard and Marion Colson, Southwest Harbor$20 Bulk Mail Made Easy, Orrington$50 Brenda, Nicole, and Gabreill Fields, ...
Peace, goodwill and guns
Dec 01, 2006 ... Gee, I never thought of taking my handgun with me when I wentChristmas shopping. Not that I own a handgun, but maybe I need one?Does the application for a concealed weapons permit list "protectionduring Christmas shopping" as one of the reasons for needing thepermit? I'm guessing ...
DownEast Times ceases operation
Dec 01, 2006; ... CALAIS - After more than five years, the DownEast Times, a popularweekly, has folded. The owner blames a drop in advertising sales for shuttering theoperation. Publisher Joyce Scott said the more than 1,000-paper circulationpossibly could be reborn should a buyer or partner ...
Pupils hear veterans' stories Book to help fund monument
Dec 01, 2006; ... TREMONT - None of the pupils at the local elementary school is oldenough to walk in the shoes, or boots, of people who have served inthe nation's military over the past six or so decades. But they sat down and interviewed nearly 40 veterans Wednesday aspart of a project to erect a ...
Officials: Lakefront boom continues
Dec 02, 2006; ... LINCOLN - The town planning board will review on Monday a Floridareal estate developer's request for a subdivision permit for four 2-acre lots on Dead Stream Road off Caribou Pond, town officials saidFriday. Developer Herschel Smith's subdivision request is part of abuilding ...
$285,000 guarantees new rec center Attorney's philanthropy has Lincoln town manager confident in construction
Dec 02, 2006; ... LINCOLN - With a donation this week of $285,000 by local attorneyPatricia Locke, Town Manager Glenn Aho no longer is wondering if thetown will build its first recreation and community center, but when. Locke's pledge increases the amount raised for a recreation centerto at least ...
Dexter man arrested after early-morning chase
Dec 02, 2006; ... DEXTER - A local man who eluded police after a high-speed chaseearly Friday is behind bars. Andrew Sargent, 23, was charged with eluding a police officer,criminal speed, driving to endanger, violation of condition ofrelease and operating after suspension. He will make his ...
Benefit to help Clinton boy with bone disease
Dec 02, 2006; ... Osteogenesis imperfecta is a genetic disease commonly known asbrittle bone disease. For 5-year-old Storm Lavway of Clinton, it means a lifetime ofbroken bones, multiple trips to hospitals in Montreal, Springfield,Boston and Bangor; two body casts and, come January, another trip ...
Guilford girl sentenced to youth center for OUI
Dec 02, 2006; ... DOVER-FOXCROFT - A 17-year-old Guilford girl will serve 30 days atMountain View Youth Development Center in Charleston for drivingwhile under the influence of intoxicants. Jade Morrill, who pleaded guilty to the felony charge this week in13th District Court in Dover-Foxcroft, was ...
Anti-war protester released after 24-hour jail sentence
Dec 02, 2006; ... BANGOR - A Stonington woman was released from Penobscot CountyJail on Friday morning after serving a 24-hour jail sentence for herrole in an anti-war protest held in September at U.S. Sen. OlympiaSnowe's Bangor office. Nancy Hill, 53, was released from jail and met with a handful ...
Man on probation triggers high-speed chase
Dec 02, 2006; ... DEXTER - A man serving six years' probation stemming from hismurder conviction led police on a high-speed pursuit through threetowns early Friday evening. After a dramatic sequence of events, Floyd Firth, 42, ofSangerville was apprehended, arrested and taken to Piscataquis ...
Orono seeks candidatesfor rural zoning panel
Dec 02, 2006 ... ORONO - The Town Council is seeking candidates to serve on the newrural zoning working committee. The purpose of the committee is to update the town's comprehensiveplan and make recommendations relating to changes to the existingForestry and Agricultural District. The ...
Breast health initiative Dec. 6 in Sangerville
Dec 02, 2006 ... SANGERVILLE - A coordinator from the Penquis Community Action PlanBreast Health Resource Initiative will be available from 3 to 4:30p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 6, at the Friends of Community Fitness gym toanswer questions about their program and to assist with applications. The objective ...
Tree harvest planned for '07 in Lily Bay park
Dec 02, 2006; ... Maine officials will hold a public meeting Wednesday, Dec. 6, inBeaver Cove to discuss plans to harvest trees in Lily Bay State Parkon the shores of Moosehead Lake. The Bureau of Parks and Lands plans to harvest trees on a 312-acre "demonstration area" inside Lily Bay State Park, ...
Bangor holiday parade, tree lighting today
Dec 02, 2006 ... BANGOR - The annual Festival of Lights Parade is set for 4:30 p.m.today, rain or shine. The parade starts in front of the Sea Dogrestaurant on Front Street and will continue onto Railroad Street,then to Main Street, through ...