Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME back issues from February 2007:
Job Seekers 100 businesses set up at UM Career Fair to find the right person to hire
Feb 01, 2007; ... What do the FBI, Wal-Mart and the AmeriCorps volunteer programhave in common? They all want University of Maine graduates. "We thought we'd come here and find some people who might beinterested in a warmer climate, and we think we might get a betterwork ethic [from UMaine ...
Bangor agency for troubled teens to close
Feb 01, 2007; ... BANGOR - Project Atrium, with a 32-year history of supportingteens with residential care, substance abuse treatment and mentalhealth interventions, is closing shop. Some services, including theoperation of one of the program's two group homes, soon will be takenover by another local ...
Chancellor candidate visits flagship campus
Feb 01, 2007; ... ORONO - The last of three candidates vying to become University ofMaine System chancellor said Wednesday he grew up in a home withparents who didn't attend college - but who made certain their kidswould. As he visited with students, staff and faculty at the flagshipUniversity of ...
Leaders tout many benefits of Head Start
Feb 01, 2007; ... BANGOR - Head Start, the federal program for preschoolers thatpromotes readiness for learning, is also an early crime-stopper, agroup of community leaders stressed Wednesday. Bangor Police Chief Don Winslow and Penobscot County Sheriff GlennRoss joined an area business leader as ...
Schools
Feb 01, 2007 ... Central High School, Corinth Second quarter honor roll Seniors, high honors: Elizabeth Dauphinee; honors: JacquelynBlanchard, Lauren Cappuccio, Ashley Dugan, James Hadley, JustinHadley, Jamy Harvey, Daniel Kane, Ashley Kobylarz, Thomas Lamarche,Samantha Landry, Shayna Lee, ...
Pittsfield library plans cabin fever book sale
Feb 01, 2007 ... PITTSFIELD - The public library trustees will hold a Cabin FeverReliever used-book sale Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 8-10, during ...
Con man poses as police officer
Feb 01, 2007 ... A man in a blue state police-style vehicle pulled over a driver onSouth Main Street in Brewer on Tuesday, and police said he pretendedto be a police officer. As a result, the Brewer Police Department is warning residents anddrivers to be alert. After stopping the woman around ...
College launches new lecture series
Feb 01, 2007; ... UNITY - A series of lectures focusing on inspiring environmentalstories sponsored by Unity College is open to the public at the UnityCentre for Performing Arts. The Lapping Lecture Series was organized as part of an academiccourse, professor Chris Beach said, but it is also open to ...
Volunteers needed to work with grieving kids
Feb 01, 2007; ... One of the area's most essential support groups needs your help. Pathfinders: Support for Grieving Children will conduct its 10-week spring 2007 session from 6 to 7:30 p.m. beginning Monday, March12, and continuing through Monday, May 21, at Redeemer LutheranChurch on Essex Street ...
Temperatures to drop next week, NWS says
Feb 01, 2007; ... The subzero weather that has gripped the state this week may leavefor a couple of days, but its return late in the weekend will makefor colder conditions, a spokesman for the National Weather Servicein Caribou said Wednesday. Meteorologist Victor Nouhan expects an arctic air mass ...
Pine Tree Ride-In fundraiser begins Friday in Newport
Feb 01, 2007; ... NEWPORT - For 33 years, Pine Tree Camp administrators has lookedforward to early February, when hundreds of snowmobilers come toNewport with money in their pockets. Through fundraisers held by individual snowmobile clubs throughoutcentral and northern Maine, more than $3 million ...
Baldacci, Gendron to hold live webcast on school plan
Feb 01, 2007 ... AUGUSTA - Gov. John Baldacci and Education Commissioner SusanGendron will participate in a live interactive video Web broadcastFriday night to discuss the governor's school administrationconsolidation plan and answer questions about how it will beimplemented. Baldacci and Gendron ...
Firm revises Stinson condo plan
Feb 01, 2007; ... BELFAST - The investment firm proposing to develop the formerStinson Seafoods sardine plant on the city's waterfront wants todemolish the crumbling factory and double the number of condominiumsallowed under the original plan. Matthew Landau of Connecticut-based Westport Capital ...
Bar Harbor to ponder car-smoking ban
Feb 01, 2007; ... BAR HARBOR - Though most local town officials readily acknowledgehow their scenic coastal town, which is wedged between Frenchman Bayand Acadia National Park, is different from most other places,there's one member of the Town Council who thinks Bar Harbor shouldbe more like Bangor, at ...
LNG opponents push for seat at table
Feb 01, 2007; ... PERRY - The Maine Municipal Association said town officials "actedreasonably" when they decided to wait until the annual town meetingin March to ask voters if they want a committee to negotiate afinancial package with an Oklahoma-based liquefied natural gasdeveloper. But LNG ...
Man probed in threat to presidentSecret Service agent questions 23-year-old
Feb 01, 2007; ... BELFAST - A local man under investigation for threateningPresident Bush was arrested on a number of other charges on Tuesday. Christopher O'Brien, 23, of Belfast was charged with violation ofconditions of release and filing a false police report. He was alsoarrested on an ...
Students to perform 'Macbeth' at Deer Isle
Feb 01, 2007 ... DEER ISLE - Local high school students will present "Macbeth" at 7p.m. Friday, Feb. 2, at the Reach Performing Arts Center. The actorswill create a workshop-style performance, in which ...
Arts council to air film on planet's needs
Feb 01, 2007 ... CALAIS - The St. Croix River Valley Arts Council Film Society willpresent "The Elder Brother's Warning: A Message from the Heart of theWorld," at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 2, in the Unobskey School. The 1989 film ...
COA announces series of lunchtime lectures
Feb 01, 2007 ... BAR HARBOR - The College of the Atlantic will present thefollowing events as part of its February Lunchtime Lecture Series.All talks begin at 12:35 p.m. on the designated dates in the GeorgeB. Dorr Museum classroom, second floor. . Feb. 6: "As One With Penguins, Whales and Seals, ...
Pleasant River society seeks new director
Feb 01, 2007 ... ADDISON - The Pleasant River Historical Society is looking for adirector. For more information, contact Cathy Fonda at 483-4655.Membership in the society is not a prerequisite. Meetings are held the second Monday of the month beginning ...
Two groups to hold Greenland Point benefit
Feb 01, 2007 ... PRINCETON - The rod and gun club and the Penobscot ConservationAssociation are holding a benefit dinner for the Greenland PointCenter at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, ...
Soil district meeting at Warren USDA office
Feb 01, 2007 ... WARREN - The next meeting of the Knox-Lincoln Soil and WaterConservation District will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 8, at theWarren USDA field office, ...
Rockport forum slated on school consolidation
Feb 01, 2007 ... ROCKPORT - Rep. Bob Walker, R-Lincolnville, will host a publicforum on Gov. John Baldacci's school consolidation plan at 7 p.m.Feb. 15 at the Camden Hills Regional High School Lecture Hall. Walker will moderate the public session and provide a ...
Houlton panel to weigh outdoor boilers
Feb 01, 2007; ... HOULTON - An eight-member advisory committee organized to bringtown officials to the table with business leaders and communitymembers to review regulations related to outdoor wood boilers willhold its first meeting Tuesday, Feb. 6. Town Clerk Cathy O' Leary said Wednesday the town ...
Students control robot in Kyrgyzstan Hours of work lead to success
Feb 01, 2007; ... BANGOR - Feet, chairs and a trophy case are what UnitedTechnologies Center students saw when they finally got remote controlthis week of their hand-built robot at work on the other side of theworld. The robotics students at the technical school on Hogan Roadshipped the device, ...
Lawyer finds Houlton genealogy on eBay, presents it to town
Feb 01, 2007; ... HOULTON - Thanks to the diligence of a local lawyer and the vastvirtual-shopping complex that is eBay, the town has secured anotherlink to its past that will be made available for future generations. During a recent Town Council meeting, councilors officiallyaccepted a gift from ...
Managed care talks slated in The County
Feb 01, 2007 ... CARIBOU - Judy DeMerchant, a family information specialist, willpresent an overview of new managed care regulations later this monthat three locations in The County. DeMerchant is the parent of a child with several handicaps, andher presentations will be on a parent-to-parent ...
Houlton to act on capital projects Short-term loans to aid town effort
Feb 01, 2007; ... HOULTON - Guided by a funding formula that includes leveragingtaxpayer dollars with short-term loans, town officials are set tomove forward with a plan to make a dent in the more than $1.1 millionworth of capital projects it hopes to complete in the next fiveyears. During a ...
Fraser's $80M deal 'a good thing'
Feb 01, 2007; ... Here is what is likely to change at the former Great NorthernPaper mills in Millinocket and East Millinocket if Fraser Papers Inc.succeeds with plans to buy both operations for at least $80 million: Nothing. "All that will change is that we are going from being managers ...
THE KILLING YEAR Somerset County's homicide rate jumps sixfold
Feb 01, 2007; ... If asked to describe Somerset County, those familiar with thisvast area of Maine would probably mention moose and maple syrup. Thecounty's pristine lakes and deep forests could be praised. Wildrivers that provide white-water rafting and fly-fishing adventures,bold peaks, hiking trails, ...
Bingo bill aims to cut state fee
Feb 01, 2007; ... AUGUSTA - While the new Hollywood Slots racino at Bangor hasgenerated some $20 million in tax revenue for the state and its hostcity, a Penobscot Nation leader told lawmakers Wednesday it iscutting into the tribe's high-stakes bingo action. Hollywood Slots, which opened 14 months ...
Correcting the record
Feb 01, 2007 ... A story Wednesday on page B1 of the State section misspelled thename of a ...
THE BIOFUEL CAFE
Feb 01, 2007 ... As with many other policies in his State of the Union address,President Bush's call for improved fuel economy standards was shorton details. Fortunately, lawmakers will soon consider legislation,including a bill to raise the standards to 35 miles per gallon. Thisapproach, which is ...
A BEAR OF A TRAP
Feb 01, 2007 ... As predicted when a referendum to ban bear baiting and trappingfailed at the polls two years ago, the debate over how bears arekilled is heating up again in Augusta. Lawmakers will face bills thatrange from banning trapping to ensuring no further limits are placedon trapping. As they ...
A pleasant city to visit
Feb 01, 2007 ... I had the very pleasant opportunity to visit in your city on theweekend of Jan. 26 to 29. My wife and I do take the occasion to do sofrom time to time. I am involved in our local tourism development and know the realvalue of a welcoming community and Bangor certainly has that ....
Give surge a chance
Feb 01, 2007 ... The resolution against sending more troops to Iraq that issupported by our representatives and others in Washington is adisgrace. The president has changed tactics, generals and secretariesof defense, all things the Democrats have been calling for. Thisaction should be supported and ...
Inmates and troops
Feb 01, 2007 ... Let's review. Inmates sleeping on the floor and overcrowding. Howtragic. Is this that big of a concern? When this country's best young menand women are sleeping in the desert in Iraq and Afghanistan, gettingshot at, and killed or wounded daily! These same military men andwomen ...
Wind towers or coffins
Feb 01, 2007 ... Regarding LURC's recent rejection of the Redington Wind site: Whatis more objectionable, wind ...
Man finds Alanon's lessons help improve life
Feb 01, 2007; ... When I returned to my home state of Maine after living away foralmost 30 years, I found myself confronting an aging and illstepfather who had been an alcohol abuser for many years. He wasdebilitated by serious health conditions that would eventually resultin his death. He was no ...
Escovedo offers tougher sound Soulful singer taps heritage, John Cale
Feb 01, 2007; ... For a guy from Texas who grew up in Southern California,performing in Maine in February seems an odd choice. "I need a new travel agent," joked Alejandro Escovedo in atelephone interview from his Austin home. Escovedo performs tonightat The Grand in Ellsworth. But what might ...
Music Saves BSO conductor Xiao-Lu Li performs at youth correctional facility
Feb 01, 2007; ... He has performed throughout the world in many venues, but it'slikely the attention Xiao-Lu Li garnered from an audience last weekwas like none other. Li, Bangor Symphony Orchestra music director and conductor, made aguest appearance Jan. 23 at Mountain View Youth Development Center ...
Hard work, accountability keys in Orono success
Feb 01, 2007; ... ORONO - After skating to a tie in Presque Isle, which left theirrecord at 0-1-1, several Orono High School seniors approached 12th-year head coach Greg Hirsch on the trip home. "They wanted us to push them beyond their limits [in practice]. Itwas refreshing," said Hirsch, who ...
Eagle men perched atop NAC Leadership, consistency keying Husson's attack
Feb 01, 2007; ... The Husson College men's basketball team has a firm grip on thetop spot in the North Atlantic Conference East Division with only sixgames left in the regular season. The Eagles improved to 9-0 in conference play Monday with a 10-point victory over second-place University of ...
Weekend ice fishing derbies are everywhere
Feb 01, 2007; ... What a difference a couple of weeks make. Just a few weeks ago,golfers were hitting the links in Bucksport, open-water anglers werefly fishing at locations across the state, and ice fishermen were ...well ... downright depressed. Now, after a couple weeks of frigid air and a ...
Terriers snap Black Bears' victory streak BU sweeps season series
Feb 01, 2007; ... ORONO - The last time the University of Maine men's basketballteam matched up with Boston University, the Black Bears won almostevery significant statistical category and still lost. The rematch went pretty much the same Wednesday night as theTerriers took advantage of Maine ...
Piscataquis beats Dexter for season sweep Burdin lifts Pirates to 13th straight
Feb 01, 2007; ... DEXTER - Piscataquis Community High of Guilford and Dexter alwaysmeet on the basketball court twice each winter. But several times in recent memory they've met three times - thethird in the Eastern Maine Class C tournament at the BangorAuditorium. So while PCHS capped off a ...
Bangor Daily News High School Players of the Week
Feb 01, 2007 ... BOYS Big School (Classes A-B) CAM CORMIER A senior on the Bangor indoor track team, Cormier broke theEastern Maine Indoor Track League record in the 400-meter run for thesecond straight week, winning the event in 50.29 seconds during ameet at the University of Maine ...
Player of the week
Feb 01, 2007 ... COLLEGE Kelly Norsworthy Colby College junior Kelly Norsworth was named the NationalDivision III Women's Swimmer of the Week by collegeswimming.com.Norsworthy had three individual victories to lead the Mules to thewin over Trinity College and Wesleyan University. She won the ...
Patterson resigns pair of MMA posts
Feb 01, 2007; ... Dave Patterson has resigned as the men's soccer coach and sportsinformation director at Maine Maritime Academy to accept a positionwith the Maine Department of Education. He will be an education specialist focusing on distance education. He started his new job Monday but will ...
Red Riots pull away in 4th, top Red Devils
Feb 01, 2007 ... CORINTH - Joel Riemersma and Bruce Nason combined for 17 fourth-quarter points and Seth Dwyer had five as Orono pulled away fromCentral for a 55-45 schoolboy basketball victory Wednesday night. Dwyer had a game-high 17 points, Nason finished with 12 points andnine rebounds, and ...
Marble paces Huskies to victory
Feb 01, 2007 ... GORHAM - Ashley Marble had 14 points and 14 rebounds to lead thefourth-ranked University of Southern Maine Huskies to a 70-57 women'scollege basketball win over Husson College of Bangor Wednesday. It was the 11th consecutive double-double for Topsfield nativeMarble, who became the ...
DeWitt sparks Ellsworth past Mattanawcook
Feb 01, 2007 ... LINCOLN - Corey DeWitt scored 28 of his 31 points in the secondhalf to lift Ellsworth to a 76-66 high school boys basketball victoryover Mattanawcook Academy Wednesday. Demetrios Katsiaficas scored 11 points for the Eagles and ChrisArcher added 10 points. Junior Derek Libbey ...
Doucette fuels overtime rally for Van Buren
Feb 01, 2007 ... ASHLAND - Ben Doucette hit a game-tying 3-pointer as time expiredto force overtime and had seven points in the extra session as VanBuren rallied for a 89-83 Class D boys basketball win over AshlandWednesday night. Doucette's tying 3-pointer came after a lane violation negated ...
Save Iraq from disaster
Feb 01, 2007 ... Where is the courage of our Vietnam and Watergate generation? Let's speak the truth about Iraq. America has been occupying Iraqsince the war ended in the spring of 2003. The only war going on is acivil war between the major Islamic political and military factionsin the country. As ...
Suit filed over access to Allagash 2 residents claim state, federal laws in conflict
Feb 02, 2007; ... Last spring, frustrated environmentalists predicted it was only amatter of time before the fight over access to the AllagashWilderness Waterway ended up back in court. It took about 10 months. Two Maine residents filed suit Thursday in U.S. District Court inBangor seeking to ...
Bangor to house 3rd drug clinic Facility's therapy uses methadone
Feb 02, 2007; ... BANGOR - A Rhode Island-based firm is taking steps to open thecity's third methadone clinic. The Discovery House clinic would be in the former Reid'sConfectionery building at 74 Dowd Road in the Dowd Industrial Parkoff the Odlin Road. "We're hoping to be open by the early ...
At a crossroad Transportation options increasing in Ellsworth
Feb 02, 2007; ... From large-scale shopping centers to residential subdivisions inevery direction, Hancock County's largest city is growing. With growth though, concerns usually follow, and lately, everytime a developer presents plans to Ellsworth's City Council orplanning board, one issue stands ...
Mainers: Local control too costly Majority polled want streamlined government
Feb 02, 2007; ... BELFAST - A majority of Maine voters are prepared to relinquishlocal control in order to streamline government and consolidateschool districts, according to a recent poll. The poll, conducted last week for GrowSmart Maine, found that mostresidents want to see government ...
Deer jumps through window of home Cambridge man corrals animal and, with neighbors' help, herds it back outside
Feb 02, 2007; ... CAMBRIDGE - One minute Matthew Cunningham was watching his wifeclean the family's large fish tank in their home on Route 150 in thissmall Somerset County town Thursday evening. The next minute he waswrestling with a deer. An approximately 100-pound doe jumped through the family's ...
MOLLY IVINS CAN SAY THAT
Feb 02, 2007 ... Molly Ivins thought newspapers should guarantee readers one goodlaugh a day. The syndicated columnist brought laughter - and oftenheartburn, especially among conservatives - to readers of about 350papers, including this one, at least once a week. Ms. Ivins diedWednesday at her home in ...
TOWN, GOWN AND BALLOT
Feb 02, 2007 ... A new bill to restrict the voting rights of college students wasdead before it had its first hearing this week, just as it had diedthe several previous times it had been proposed. But the idea behindit - that college students get lesser voting rights than others -remains very much alive, ...
Beware phishing scam
Feb 02, 2007 ... By now, most computer users are aware of phishing - the process ofsending deceptive e-mail to a person in the hopes of getting theperson to reveal some sensitive information, generally an accountnumber or credit card number. A similar process was used by telephonescammers before the word ...
Release the detainees
Feb 02, 2007 ... Matthew Copeland of Easton rebutted (BDN, Jan. 20) an earlierletter by Debbie Huck to close the detention center in GuantanamoBay, Cuba. His logic to keep the over 600 prisoners there and tocontinue "intensive interrogation" is that, somehow, they all playeda role in the torture and ...
Schools plan flawed
Feb 02, 2007 ... I am writing in response to Gov. John Baldacci's proposededucation reform titled Local Schools, Regional Support, or LSRS.This plan would mean that we would have to give up control of ourbuildings and all programs in our school. For years, taxpayers havepaid higher taxes so that our ...
School efficiencies
Feb 01, 2007 ... Smart shoppers know they can buy canned goods cheaper if they buya case of canned peas at Sam's Club rather than a single can at thelocal grocery store. It's a simple economy of scale. Because theprocessor can spend less on packaging, savings can be passed on tothe consumer. Some of ...