Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME back issues from September 2007:
Population changes
Sep 01, 2007 ... I'm puzzled by the author's concern over falling birth rates in"Politics in a Shrinking World" (BDN, Aug. 24). Instead of running from this inevitability and seeking to changeit in a panic through pro-natalist policies, we should embrace theenormous opportunity it offers mankind in ...
Dangers of occupation
Sep 01, 2007 ... President George Bush maintains that we did not stay in Vietnamlong enough. American efforts there started in earnest back in 1950with us helping the French. Even before that the proto CIA (then theU.S. Office of Strategic Services) was running Deer Mission, anoperation training Ho Chi ...
Woman survives night lost in woods 85-year-old found Friday morning
Sep 01, 2007; ... An elderly woman from Orono spent a stormy night lost in the woodsnear Kelley Road before a search dog and handler from Stoningtonfound her early Friday morning. Searchers from the Orono Police Department, the Penobscot CountySheriff's Department, the Maine Warden Service and Maine ...
UM Class of 2011 arrives in Orono All freshmen will live in same area on campus
Sep 01, 2007; ... ORONO - The University of Maine Campus was bustling Friday withstudents, parents, relatives, and UM staff and volunteers helping tomove the largest first-year class in the history of the Orono campusinto the dorms they will now call home. In a new trend that's catching on ...
Northport man sought in stabbing Police say Stephen Cummings broke into apartment, attacked man
Sep 01, 2007; ... SEARSPORT - Police were still searching Friday afternoon for a manthey say stabbed another man in the back. Stephen Cummings, 20, of Northport broke into an apartment in theMariner Woods complex on Mortland Road at about 1 a.m., the MaineDepartment of Public Safety reported Friday ....
State names three new 'scenic byways'
Sep 01, 2007; ... For the first time since the 1970s, the Maine Department ofTransportation has named new "scenic byways," a designation thatmakes the roads eligible for federally funded improvement andincreases their tourist traffic, state officials said Friday. Located in Maine's western ...
Courts
Sep 01, 2007 ... Dover-Foxcroft District Court Cases Aug. 17-30, 2007 Dustin S. Woodcraft, 20, Atkinson, failing to register ...
Couple earns honors for island cleanups
Sep 01, 2007 ... The Maine Island Trail Association recognized Dave and Deb Morrillof Orrington as the Island Cleanup Volunteers of the Year at its 19thannual Stewardship Party on Thursday, Aug. 23. The Morrills were cited not only for participating in many islandcleanups over the years but ...
Courts
Sep 01, 2007 ... Penobscot County Superior Court Cases July 1-31, 2007 Jason M. Baker, 25, Bangor, theft by unauthorized taking ortransfer, jail 18 months, all but 60 days suspended, probation twoyears. Gilbert J. Belanger, 50, Hampden, operating vehicle after habitualoffender ...
Meetings
Sep 01, 2007 ... Monday, Sept. 4 Bangor - City Council's transportation and infrastructurecommittee, 5 p.m., at City Hall. Sewer abatement request, airportpassenger statistics and advertising program, moratorium onacceptance of applications and issuance of permits for constructionof radio and ...
Penobscot fish passage restoration gets $450,000
Sep 01, 2007; ... A coalition has received $450,000 from the federal government insupport of the group's work to restore historic fish passage routesin the Penobscot River. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded themoney to the Penobscot River Restoration Trust's ambitious plan ...
Union 90 files letters of intent for school consolidation effort
Sep 01, 2007 ... MILFORD - All four school boards within Union 90 have filed theirletters of intent for consolidation with the state educationcommissioner. The effort to consolidate Maine's 152 school administrativesystems into 80 regional school units was signed into law in earlyJune, and ...
Hampden director of public works retires after 22 years
Sep 01, 2007; ... HAMPDEN - After 22 years, Greg Nash is tired of being the boss. Nash, the town's public works director, retired on Friday aftermore than two decades of professional, dedicated work, said TownManger Susan Lessard. "At my age I want to be less busy [rather] than more busy, and ...
UMM welcomes new first-year students
Sep 01, 2007 ... MACHIAS - More than 180 first-year students and transfers, somefrom as far away as Myanmar and Australia, were welcomed this week atthe University of Maine at Machias. New students have been immersed in orientation events sinceSaturday, both on- and off-campus, designed to help ...
Milo fundraiser to help woman with rare cancer
Sep 01, 2007; ... Friends of the family of Tara Lilly of Oakland are rallying 'roundto offer their comfort, support and financial assistance as the youngwoman prepares to undergo treatment for a very rare form of cancer atthe end of August in Switzerland. A 1993 graduate of Penquis Valley High ...
Historical group to meet in Addison Sept. 10
Sep 01, 2007 ... ADDISON - The Pleasant River Historical Society will meet at theIndian River Grange Hall starting at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 10. At 7 p.m. Skip Paquette, summer pastor of the Church of Christ inMilbridge, will talk about and show ...
MDI hospital makes addition to staff
Sep 01, 2007 ... MOUNT DESERT - Dr. Michael Heniser has joined the staff at MountDesert Island Hospital. Dr. Heniser will begin holding office hours, Monday throughFriday, in September at the Community Health Center in SouthwestHarbor. Dr. Heniser is ...
Self-esteem course on tap in Ellsworth
Sep 01, 2007 ... ELLSWORTH - A free four-week course on self-esteem will be offeredby Women, Work, and Community at the Hancock County Higher EducationCenter in the Mill Mall in Ellsworth. Participants will explore attitudes and beliefs and where theycome from, learn how to nourish and maintain ...
Author to read, speak at Camden library
Sep 01, 2007 ... CAMDEN - Kate Braestrup, author of "Here If You Need Me," will bereading and speaking about her book at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 11,at the ...
43 cats seized from Rockland apartment
Sep 01, 2007; ... ROCKLAND - Animal control officials removed 43 cats and kittensfrom a local apartment Thursday after learning the animals were in"various stages of distress," according to police. The felines were taken to the Humane Society of Knox County wherethey have received shots, flea ...
Storm keeps emergency personnel busy Downed trees cause problems
Sep 01, 2007; ... BANGOR - A summer storm Thursday evening that brought rain,thunder, lightning and hail to eastern and central Maine keptemergency and electrical crews busy. According to reports from the Penobscot County RegionalCommunications Center and municipal officials, the storm resulted ...
James likes Spider-Man, Red Sox
Sep 01, 2007 ... James, born in 1991, is a very pleasant child who has won thehearts of most who come into contact with him. James has bright blueeyes and a quick smile. He is a sensitive and quiet-spoken young manwho speaks when he has something to say. James is a fan of Spider-Man. He has many ...
Courts
Sep 01, 2007 ... Fort Kent District Court Cases April 12-Aug. 28, 2007 Scott M. Ackley, 22, Willington, Conn., possessing marijuana,$350. Bryan Allen, 20, T17-R5 Wels, operating ATV on public way, $100;operating vehicle while under influence of intoxicants, $500. Matthew D ....
State seeks comments on spring salmon season
Sep 01, 2007; ... State officials will hold an information-gathering sessionWednesday evening in Bangor to hear comments about the possible risksof a spring Atlantic salmon fishing season on the Penobscot River. Staff with the Department of Marine Resources' Bureau of Sea RunFisheries and Habitat ...
Aroostook County seeks college transition funds
Sep 01, 2007; ... HOULTON - For many high school graduates, making the transition tocollege can be difficult. But that transformation can be even moretaxing if the prospective student has been out of school for a time. Programs do exist to help ease the shift for such students, andOtis Smith, ...
Two celebrations in The County kick off today
Sep 01, 2007; ... HOULTON - Although fall is nearly upon us, two events gearedtoward celebrating summer and fostering family fun will be held inHoulton and Sherman this weekend. Today, the Houlton Humane Society will host its inaugural "DogDays Of Summer" celebration to benefit the Houlton Animal ...
Houlton hospital gets new imaging camera
Sep 01, 2007; ... HOULTON - It is a massive camera with a hefty price tag, but thebenefits it will provide to residents of Houlton and surroundingcommunities will be immeasurable. A new nuclear medicine imaging camera was officially dedicated atHoulton Regional Hospital Thursday afternoon, during a ...
When flying, all's fare Bangor airport struggles to compete in regional ticket-pricing game
Sep 01, 2007; ... When snowbirds Everett and Carol Murch of Searsport are visited byFloridian friends in the summertime, the couple asks them to do onething in return for the hospitality - fly into Bangor. Bangor is conveniently located within an hour's drive of theirSearsport home. If a guest's ...
Rope rule threatens lobster industry
Sep 01, 2007; ... Maine lobstermen, it seems, have a lot going against them thesedays. Already dealing with what they feel is an unfair market price fortheir catch, lobstermen also stand to be affected by pending federalregulations that would require them to change the type of rope ...
Police make arrest in string of west side Bangor break-ins
Sep 01, 2007; ... Bangor police have arrested a man they believe is responsible fora string of recent break-ins and burglaries on Bangor's west side,including an incident on Wednesday evening in which an elderly femalehomeowner was sprayed with Mace as she confronted an intruder in herSilver Road ...
Shifting gears: State eyes new trucking rules
Sep 01, 2007; ... AUGUSTA - Since 1989, Maine has left more than $3.7 million infederal highway safety funds on the table because the state'scommercial trucking regulations are not in compliance with federalrules. Maine and South Dakota are the only two U.S. states out of stepwith federal ...
Algae bloom dispute continues DEP, mill at odds over phosphorous
Sep 01, 2007; ... While the waters of the Penobscot River appear to have cleared inrecent days, tensions remain high over the events leading to amassive algae bloom affecting roughly 75 miles of the criticallyimportant waterway. Late last week, the Maine Department of Environmental ...
FBI making progress in bomb scare probe
Sep 01, 2007; ... Besides a Hannaford supermarket in Millinocket, at least 26stores, banks and groceries in 15 states have been targeted by aninternational extortion scam that telephones false bomb threats inexchange for money wired overseas, the FBI said Friday. Eight new threats, including four ...
Potential for conflict? Make that a double
Sep 01, 2007; ... The Daily Kos, an entertaining, Democratic-leaning Web site,recently announced that the Bangor Daily News' executive editor, MarkWoodward, is married to Bridget Woodward, who works in RepublicanSen. Susan Collins' Bangor office, where she tracks down residents'lost Social Security checks ...
Resigning to a foregone conclusion
Sep 01, 2007; ... If there were anyone on this planet who had paid attention to themultiple problems of embattled Attorney General Alberto Gonzales anddidn't understand months ago that the man was a dead duck,politically speaking, I can't think whom it might have been. Unlessperhaps it was Attorney ...
TREADING TROUBLED WATERS
Sep 01, 2007 ... A large algae bloom on the Penobscot River is likely to soonrecede as temperatures drop. The damage done to relations between thePenobscot Nation and the Maine Department of EnvironmentalProtection, which for nearly a decade have been at odds over waterquality regulation, will take ...
Bring ship home
Sep 01, 2007 ... The Aug. 17 Bangor Daily News, Page B1, made note of a historicalpoint of interest to all of us. The S.S. John W. Brown arrived inPortland. The only other existing Liberty ship makes its home port inSan Francisco, Calif. It is the Jeremiah O'Brien. I think that theO'Brien should be ...
The need for bees
Sep 01, 2007 ... Some people in South Portland want to shut down a beekeeper. Havethey learned to live without food? Honeybees are not aggressive creatures, and all children should betaught the wonder of the work they do. Maybe the parents are afraidof teaching their children about the birds and ...
Presumed innocent
Sep 01, 2007 ... I applaud Kathleen Parker's statement in her op-ed "Secondguessing of Marines unfair" (BDN, Aug. 29) that we should assume thatthe dedicated Marines are innocent until proved guilty. Let'sremember, however, that this standard applies to all accused ofcriminal activity including those ...
Build new highway
Sep 01, 2007 ... The best assistance the state of Maine government could giveFraser Paper Inc. would be to supply it with a due south highway outof Madawaska, soon. Although not as important as an east-west highway, it entails thesurvival of a ...
Consumers warned of sweepstakes scams
Sep 01, 2007 ... The Maine Bureau of Insurance is responding to another round ofconsumer inquiries about illegal sweepstakes scams and is againadvising the public to beware. "We have reports from individuals who have recently received bogussweepstakes letters and checks using the logo and name of ...
Tractor Supply Co. plans Skowhegan store
Sep 01, 2007 ... Construction is under way on a new Tractor Supply Co. store inSkowhegan, the company's first Maine store, according to itsspokesman. "With so many rural homeowners and outdoor enthusiasts, Maine wasthe natural next step for Tractor Supply Company," said Stan Ruta,senior vice ...
Could Wii be more wild? (Um... no!)
Sep 01, 2007; ... I haven't slept for days. My right arm feels like it's going tofall off. And for some reason, I can't stop thinking about cowracing. Might as well face it - I'm addicted to Wii. Wii? Mais oui. Nintendo Wii, that is. Now, I could act all uppity and say that I'm ...
Quilting bee to be held at Old Fort Western
Sep 01, 2007 ... AUGUSTA - Old Fort Western, the 1754 National Landmark site on theriverfront in downtown Augusta, will sponsor a quilting bee 1-4 p.m.Sunday, Sept. 2, at the fort. Fort Western staff will be at work on a whole-cloth quilt begunlast year as a demonstration and hands-on project ....
UMaine's 22-game losing streak ends Rickett's OT goal beats Massachusetts
Sep 01, 2007; ... ORONO - The streak is over. University of Maine freshman midfielder Alex Rickett's goal 6:29into the first overtime off a Jimmy Velas pass ended the school's 22-game losing streak and 26-game winless skein (0-24-2) as the Mainemen's soccer team nipped the University of ...
Husson downs Setters Eagles' defense stymies Pace
Sep 01, 2007; ... BANGOR - Friday was an historic night for Husson College football -and a memorable one for Jonah Chappell. The senior quarterback from Fryeburg passed for 207 first-halfyards Friday night to help set the tone for the Eagles' season-opening 25-13 victory over Pace University at ...
Broncos' strong defense tames Lions for victory
Sep 01, 2007; ... HAMPDEN - It wasn't a perfect season debut, considering all thepenalties the Hampden Academy football team accrued and the Broncos'struggles at times to move the ball against Belfast. But a pair of first-half touchdowns and a stellar second-halfdefense effort proved enough to seal ...
Rams, Hampden win openers Bangor's new offense runs past Messalonskee
Sep 01, 2007; ... BANGOR - The Bangor High School football team was unable togenerate a drive lasting more than six plays in its 2007 seasonopener against Messalonskee of Oakland on Friday night. That's only because a newly installed Wing-T offense sent theRams' ground game into orbit - producing ...
Bangor Labor Day race celebrating 45th anniversary Monday
Sep 01, 2007; ... The Bangor Labor Day 5-mile road race will celebrate its 45thbirthday Monday, and will run into the record books in the process. With a snowstorm wiping out this spring's Boys and Girls Club 5-miler in Portland, the Queen City's traditional end-of-the-summerevent will become ...
Father's advice, hard work has paid off for Bears' QB Brusko making his first start vs. Monmouth tonight
Sep 01, 2007; ... ORONO - From the moment Mike Brusko first stepped onto the fieldas a fourth grader, he was a quarterback. As the son of a former high school QB and a football coach, itseemed natural Brusko would line up behind center. "I think the way my dad would tell it was, I always wanted ...
UMFK professor authors reference book
Sep 01, 2007 ... Dr. Katherine N. Harrington, an assistant professor of French atthe University of Maine at Fort Kent, has co-authored a foreignlanguage reference book, "Recipes for Success in Foreign LanguageTeaching: Ready-Made Activities for the L2 Classroom." The book, co-authored with Tina ...
UMFK alumnus garners forest award
Sep 01, 2007 ... FORT KENT - Jesse Saunders, a University of Maine at Fort Kentforest technology alumnus, has been awarded the Graduate ForestTechnician Achievement Award by the Council for Eastern ...
Garage door company opens Houlton location
Sep 01, 2007 ... HOULTON - P.D.Q. Door, the state's largest garage door companywith locations in Hampden, West Bath, Rockport, and Waterville, hasopened a fifth location at 430 North St. in Houlton. The company sells, services, and installs residential, commercialand ...
Kinney misses chance for 9th straight win
Sep 01, 2007 ... SALT LAKE CITY, Utah - A rocky first inning undermined Bangornative Matt Kinney's bid for a ninth consecutive victory Thursdaynight as the Salt Lake Bees scored five runs in the first inning andheld on for a 5-4 victory over the Fresno (Calif.) Grizzlies in aPacific Coast League baseball ...
McMillan golf tourney scheduled Sept. 29
Sep 01, 2007 ... PORTLAND - A memorial golf tournament will be held Saturday, Sept.29 at the Riverside Municipal Golf Course to help fund a scholarshipfor University of Maine students in the memory of Andrew J. McMillan. McMillan was a UMaine student when he died in July 2003 whileworking in ...
Portland Pirates to play game at Orono
Sep 01, 2007 ... PORTLAND - The Portland Pirates announced that they will playtheir American Hockey League regular season game on December 18 atAlfond Arena in Orono. The Pirates, the top affiliate of the StanleyCup champion Anaheim Ducks, will play the Manchester Monarchs at 7:05p.m. Manchester ...
Golf
Sep 01, 2007 ... HIGH SCHOOL At Bar Harbor GC, par 35 Ellsworth (1-2) 208, Sumner (1-3) 254 Ellsworth: Ryan Maddocks 56, Josh Conary 50, Brian Twitchell 53,Sarah Ahern 71, Roger Thurber 49, Tyler Nickel 78 Sumner: Kenny Ingalls 50, Chucky Bennett 64, Vern Shay 70, MattWoodworth ...
Bates, Keezer, Dwyer lead Orono Red Riots by MCI Bucksport, Mattanawcook, Foxcroft open with wins
Sep 01, 2007 ... PITTSFIELD - Colin Bates ran for three touchdowns and Kash Keezerthrew a pair of touchdown passes to Seth Dwyer as the Orono Red Riotsopened the high school football season with a 44-19 victory over theMaine Central Institute Huskies Friday night. Bates carried gained 147 yards on ...
Corey, Nadeau lead Brewer past Panthers Old Town, Bangor Christian, Howlers win
Sep 01, 2007 ... WATERVILLE - Chris Corey converted on a corner kick with 19:50remaining in regulation to give the Brewer Witches a season-opening 2-1 schoolboy soccer victory over the Waterville Panthers Friday. Ryan Nadeau gave Brewer a 1-0 lead in the first half with apenalty kick. Chris Brady ...
Trask, Brock spark Easton past SAHS Madawaska, Ashland, CAHS boys prevail
Sep 01, 2007 ... EASTON - Brad Trask scored an unassisted goal with 22:33 left inregulation to lift the Easton Bears to a 1-0 high school boys soccerwin over Southern Aroostook of Dyer Brook Friday. Jeremy Brock stopped 28 of 31 shots for the Bears. Colby Clark made 13 saves on 20 shots for the ...
Black Bears open tonight Monmouth University invades Alfond Stadium
Sep 01, 2007; ... ORONO - There's nothing quite like opening the football season athome under the lights. After three straight years playing its first game on the roadagainst nationally regarded opponents, the University of Maine willkick off the campaign at Alfond Stadium. The Black Bears ...
Solo hunt memorable for teenager Williams lands big bear with 1 shot from pistol
Sep 01, 2007; ... Every so often - usually during the first week of a huntingseason, as it turns out - Phil McTigue of Holden has reason to grin,and to start printing photos. McTigue is like many of you, I figure. He's an avid hunter who haspassed along his hard-learned lessons. And he's a ...
Vacation full of thrills, spills Flat tire, injurious fall on walkway among unfortunate misadventures
Sep 01, 2007; ... Aren't vacations the best thing since sugar tong splints andfracture boots? I mean, what an opportunity to see new places,explore new destinations, revisit old haunts. Do tomorrow what youdon't get done today - manana, baby, manana. Rather than fly off to the exotic destinations I ...
Anderson lifts UMFK to win
Sep 01, 2007 ... FORT KENT - Freshman Andre Anderson scored two second-half goalsto lift the University of Maine-Fort Kent over UM-Presque Isle 3-0 inmen's soccer action Friday. Dwayne Smith also scored in the second half for UMFK and EmlynJacoby provided two assists. Derrick Plourde stopped the ...
PVCA's Bangor Gun Show scheduled Sept. 8-9
Sep 01, 2007; ... The Penobscot Valley Conservation Association will hold its 30thannual Bangor Gun Show on Sept. 8-9 at the Bangor Auditorium. Show hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. on Saturday, and 9 a.m.-2 p.m. onSunday. Admission is $6 for adults, $5 for NRA members, and lawenforcement and military ...