Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME back issues from September 2008:
Family friends bring missing girl to Bangor police
Sep 01, 2008; ... BANGOR - The search for a missing Bangor girl ended about 7 a.m.Saturday when she walked into the police station with friends of herparents, according to Bangor police Sgt. Paul Edwards. The adult family friends told police they didn't know that 9-year-old Haley Stratton had been ...
Keeping her focus on the horizon Superintendent Betsy Webb primed to navigate Bangor schools
Sep 01, 2008; ... BANGOR - As the new school superintendent sees it, preparingBangor High School graduates to compete in an increasingly globaleconomy is a little like learning how to get over seasickness. Betsy Webb, whose love of boating goes back to childhood, used tobe afflicted with horrible ...
Baldacci: Seizing Katahdin mill not yet an option Governor hopeful that Brookfield will honor pledge to reopen facility
Sep 01, 2008; ... MILLINOCKET - Gov. John Baldacci will hold a multibillion-dollarToronto-based conglomerate to its promise to reopen the KatahdinAvenue mill before he acts on other options, he said Saturday. Baldacci was responding to millworker and Town Councilor ScottGonya's proposal Thursday ...
Sawdust ignites fire at Nokomis
Sep 01, 2008; ... NEWPORT - Discarded sawdust and solvents from the refinishing ofthe gymnasium floor sparked a fire Sunday morning that heavilydamaged the northern exterior of the gym at Nokomis Regional HighSchool. "The fire doors held and did exactly what they were supposed todo," Lt. Ricky ...
Recognizing all who labor to help those in need
Sep 01, 2008; ... Labor Day, for many U.S. citizens, is a day off work, but forothers it is a workday, so in truth, it is a day that recognizes thecontributions made by everyone who labors at any endeavor. For example, thanks to the outstanding labors of Bangor authorsStephen and Tabitha King, many ...
We all scream for ice cream at Blue Hill Fair Attendance expected to hit 30,000
Sep 01, 2008; ... BLUE HILL - Excitement was in the air Sunday at the annual BlueHill Fair, as visitors thronged the rows between vending booths andthe grandstand to soak in events such as the traditional sheep dogcompetition. The mingled aromas of french fries and fried onion rings waftedover the ...
Camden blesses its windjammers Twenty sailing vessels celebrate the town's harbor and its traditions
Sep 01, 2008; ... CAMDEN - You know Windjammer Weekend has made its annual roundagain when you look out over the harbor and see so many tall sailsholding up a bright blue sky. Then it's easy to see why Camden is called one of the mostbeautiful harbors in Maine. Saturday morning, the first full ...
Calais DA's office loses veteran staffer
Sep 01, 2008; ... CALAIS - For 32 years, Nancy Marshall made the men and women sheworked for look good. As the administrative assistant in the local prosecutor's office,Marshall, 54, has seen assistant district attorneys come and go: 11,to be exact. Her last day was Friday. She retired to ...
Taking a walk on the wild side Weekend hikers discover the lure, and the lore, of Sears Island
Sep 01, 2008; ... SEARSPORT - There is a community on Sears Island, naturalist MikeShannon of Knox told a group on a nature walk on the islandSaturday. "The community on Sears Island begins with organisms," he said ofthe numerous species of birds, mammals, fish, amphibians and ...
Eastport Freedom Walk to remember Sept. 11
Sep 01, 2008 ... EASTPORT - The 11th annual Sept. 11th Freedom Walk will be heldat 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11. Walkers will start at Shead High School and walk down WashingtonStreet to the Fisherman's Memorial Statue. Organizer Patti Craig said Sunday that again this year there willbe several ...
Ovarian cancer risks stressed in September
Sep 01, 2008 ... FORT KENT - Northern Maine Medical Center reminds the public thatSeptember is National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. This monthprovides an opportunity to raise awareness of risk factors,prevention and treatment of this deadly disease. While ovarian cancer remains one of the ...
Ashland breaks ground for 350-student school
Sep 01, 2008 ... ASHLAND - Some 400 people attended the official groundbreaking onthe athletic fields at Ashland Middle-High School on Aug. 19 for anew prekindergarten through grade 12 school. The 87,000-square-foot school will accommodate approximately 350students in the district comprising ...
Few details released after Bangor robbery
Sep 01, 2008 ... BANGOR - Police released few details about a robbery early Sundayat a Big Apple convenience store on State Street. Bangor police Sgt. Allen Hayden said the incident occurred about5 a.m ....
Orono Village Festival slated for next weekend
Sep 01, 2008 ... ORONO - The Orono Village Festival will kick off at 7 a.m.Saturday, Sept. 6, with a pancake breakfast that runs until 9:30a.m. at the Orono Fire Station. Other festival events will include: . 8 a.m. - Yard sale sponsored by Orono Community Theater atBank of America parking ...
Powwow attracts thousands Weekend of events blends entertainment, teaching of tribal traditions
Sep 01, 2008; ... EAST NEWPORT - About 30 tribes were represented at the three-dayNorth Country Inter-tribal Pow-Wow, and about 2,000 people attendedSaturday, with 1,200 more through the gates by Sunday afternoon. "This is the most we've ever gotten," said Ellie Luce, daughterof powwow organizer Ed ...
Bangor revving up revival of car show
Sep 01, 2008; ... BANGOR - They're calling it the "first" annual Bangor Car Show inhopes the event once again will become a tradition, but years agothe city used to hold a similar show that always drew a large crowd. "I don't know exactly how long it's been, but we do know it'sbeen a very long ...
Bangor session to stress addiction issues
Sep 01, 2008; ... BANGOR - Area residents in long-term recovery from addiction toalcohol and drugs, as well as their families and the professionalswho support them, are invited to attend a summit on addictionrecovery. The daylong event, organized in recognition of National RecoveryMonth, will take ...
Searchers find girl, 8, missing since Saturday
Sep 01, 2008 ... SALEM TOWNSHIP - Searchers have found an 8-year-old girl who wasmissing after wandering into a rugged region of western Maine. State Warden Service spokeswoman Deb Turcotte says Leah Cuetara,who had been missing since Saturday morning, was found at about ...
Auburn man charged in attack with machete
Sep 01, 2008 ... AUBURN - A local man is facing a charge of elevated aggravatedassault after a machete attack on the business manager where he hadworked. Neil Donovan, 35, was arrested Friday after a report of anassault at Morton Buildings in Auburn. When ...
Shutdown not needed at Rumford paper mill
Sep 01, 2008 ... RUMFORD - Papermaker NewPage Corp. says a planned two-weekshutdown at its Rumford mill this fall won't be necessary after all. Mill spokesman Tony Lyons said a review of inventory and ordersshowed that the two weeks were needed for production. The company had announced in ...
McLain's body reinterred Pastor sees God's fingerprints on homicide victim's case
Sep 01, 2008; ... MEDWAY - To the Rev. Ralph Jacobs, God has been leaving hisfingerprints all over the Joyce McLain case lately. East Millinocket's Pentecostal Lighthouse Church pastor, whopresided over the reinterment of the body of Joyce McLain at agraveside service Saturday, believes the ...
Family's grief still raw despite new inquiry
Sep 01, 2008; ... MEDWAY - Wendy McLain loved her older sister dearly, but she justcouldn't come to Joyce McLain's committal service Saturday, hermother said. Even after 28 years, Wendy McLain's grief over the homicide thattook away her sister remains so profound that the 43-year-oldFarmington ...
Preventing identity theft on the Web
Sep 01, 2008; ... The task of dealing with identity theft can be a daunting one.This is especially true when the thieves work through the invisibleweb surrounding many aspects of our lives, the Internet. Fortunately there are many sources of help to avoid identitytheft and to deal with related ...
LABOR DAY 2008
Sep 01, 2008 ... This newspaper recorded the events of Labor Day 1904 with unusualenthusiasm, describing a parade of more than 2,000 union members inBangor as "filled with good-fellowship and triumph ... a potentexample typified in thousands of silent, stalwart men, of thestrength and force and dignity ...
Hawkeyes overwhelm Black Bears Fluellen, Harvey provide top UMaine performances
Sep 01, 2008; ... IOWA CITY, Iowa - On paper, the University of Maine's trip totake on Iowa was an opportunity for the Black Bears to knock off aBowl Championship Subdivision opponent in an exciting footballatmosphere. As the Black Bears discovered again Saturday, the thrill of suchan experience ...
Ex-players, donors, fans support Bears
Sep 01, 2008; ... IOWA CITY, Iowa - Walking the expansive grounds around KinnickStadium on Saturday morning, the administrators, supporters, parentsand fans of the University of Maine football team couldn't help butbe wowed by the scene. Iowa fans, most donning gold T-shirts, swarmed around the ...
Pearson rallies for '95' victory
Sep 01, 2008 ... HERMON - Jordan Pearson of Glenburn worked his way past WayneParritt Jr. of Steuben to earn the victory in the third and final 35-lap feature race of the Coca-Cola Strictly Streets series atSpeedway 95 Saturday night. Brad Norris of Ellsworth claimed third place in the 35-lap ...
Husson women record two wins
Sep 01, 2008 ... BANGOR - Samantha Homer scored the game-winning goal on abreakaway with 2:30 remaining in overtime to lift the HussonUniversity women's soccer team past Westfield State 2-1 in theHusson University Classic on Sunday. Husson defeated the University of Quebec-Trois Rivieres 4-2 ...
What you see in an eclipse is entirely different from what you know
Sep 01, 2008; ... One night last February, I was already in bed and about to fallasleep when I looked at the clock. It was just after 10:30. At10:40, I suddenly remembered, the totality of a total eclipse of themoon was due. I have to go, I thought. I got out of bed and pulled on a shirt.In cosmic ...
'Raising the Bar unlikely to endure New Steven Bochco drama has 'been there, done that' feel
Sep 01, 2008; ... Based on pedigree alone, TNT's new legal series "Raising theBar," debuting at 10 tonight, ought to be a winner. After all, it's created by Steven Bochco, who has won 10 Emmysthrough the years for such groundbreaking programming as "HillStreet Blues," "L.A. Law" and "NYPD ...
So-called bear hunt
Sep 01, 2008 ... Once again, it's bear baiting season in Maine, and there's stillno legislation to stop this so-called hunt. I come from a long line of hunters, however it seems that "backin the day" there was no such thing as Dunkin' Donuts for bears. Whyin this great state with its rich hunting ...
Median vs. average
Sep 01, 2008 ... Either Goklany and Taylor ("The big surprise about gasoline," BDNOpEd, Aug 27) are half-wits (unlikely) or cynics with an ax to grind(a near certainty, given their employer, the Cato Institute - anotoriously right-wing "think tank," aka propaganda mill). They crow "personal ...
McCain tied to Big Oil
Sep 01, 2008 ... People tend to avoid truth by denial, because reality can bepainful. The simple fact is, Republicans are bankrupt in thiselection. They've done nothing in eight years except to divide useven further. Attempting to spread fear to cover the litany ofmistakes and miscalculations and ...
Cell service imperiled
Sep 01, 2008 ... For many of us, cell phones are a necessary component of everydaylife, helping us do business, stay in touch with the people whomatter most to us and call for help in emergencies. Across the state, public safety officers like me depend onwireless service to respond quickly to ...
A town mourns
Sep 01, 2008 ... The town of Franklin suffered a great loss a couple of weeks agoin the tragedy that took the life of Kenny Tracy and injured hisdaughter, Kenzey. Of course the greatest loss is to his wonderfulfamily and our sincere condolences and prayers are with them at thistime. It was great to see ...
Move folk festival
Sep 01, 2008 ... The tents are down, the tasty food still lingers and those whoate the foods of different cultures will look forward to next year'sAmerican Folk Festival. I spoke to others who attended who said they had a great time,except it was ...
Golf
Sep 01, 2008 ... HOLES-IN-ONE Randy Hooper ROCKLAND - Randy Hooper shot his first career hole-in-one Sundayat Rockland Golf Club. Hooper made the shot using a driver on the268-yard, par-4 third hole. It was witnessed by Ron Belyea, JohnFrye and Linwood Colpritt. Madolin ...
7 UMaine players stick, 3 cut from NFL teams
Sep 01, 2008 ... Seven former University of Maine players are on National FootballLeague rosters after teams made their final cuts Saturday to reachthe 53-man limit. Linebacker Stephen Cooper of San Diego, strong safety BrandonMcGowan of Chicago, linebacker Lofa Tatupu of Seattle, ...
Craig 13th in Cup race
Sep 01, 2008 ... CANBERRA, Australia - Exeter native Adam Craig earned a 13th-place finish Sunday in the eighth stop of the International CyclingUnion World Cup cross country mountain bike series. Ralph Naef of Switzerland, who was passed up for a berth on thatnation's Olympic team, won the first ...
A photographer finds Maine Fred J. Field of Cumberland captures places and faces that reveal true spirit of the Pine Tree State
Sep 01, 2008; ... Photographer Fred J. Field received an e-mail recently that gavehim an indication of the impact made by his new book. Diane Dubois, a librarian in Caribou, wrote to say she felt"compelled" to contact Field to thank him for including northernMaine in "Maine Places, Maine Faces," a ...
Narrowed searches possible on data site
Sep 01, 2008; ... Images of the 1881 Canadian Census are now online, free, atwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/census-1881. You can look for someone countrywide, or narrow your search byprovince, city or town, etc. My first question was: Is this Web site really different from ...
Sept. 5 openings set for pair of art exhibits
Sep 01, 2008 ... BELFAST - Freedom artist Paul Oberst's exhibit, "Temples/Locus ofIntent" will open with a reception 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 5, andcontinues through Sept. 26 at Waterfall Arts Clifford Gallery. Oberst has been carving, building, painting and printingtemplelike forms since ...
Unions: Mill deal pending Millinocket facility open until next week
Sep 02, 2008; ... MILLINOCKET - The Katahdin Avenue paper mill, which was due tocease production today, will stay open until at least the middle ofnext week and could return to a biomass-fueled plant as early asApril 2009, union officials said Monday. Katahdin Paper Co. LLC officials announced Aug ....
Labor Day traditions honored in Brewer
Sep 02, 2008; ... BREWER - Labor Day is not to be thought of as just another dayoff from work, but as a day to honor and respect those who do thework, Eastern Maine Labor Council President Jack McKay said Monday. The labor council, in conjunction with Food AND Medicine,celebrated solidarity Monday ...
SHIPPING RULES FLOUNDER
Sep 02, 2008 ... Federal regulators are finally moving ahead on years late,watered-down rules requiring ocean vessels to slow down in someareas to avoid hitting right whales. One of the best aspects of therules, released last week, is that they are meant to be studied toensure they are working. This is ...
STILL NO EXIT PLAN
Sep 02, 2008 ... A pending secret security agreement with Iraq is so full ofconditions, uncertainties and disagreements that it is impossible toknow what it means for the end of the U.S. occupation and the moveto Iraqi control. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki now demands afixed withdrawal date, and ...
Obama not right
Sep 02, 2008 ... Barack H. Obama's campaign has centered on the slogan, "Changeyou can believe in." But will his change be good for America? Before they vote this fall, Americans should demand to know moreabout Obama. They need to be aware of his radical liberal agenda -higher taxes, government-run ...
Collins supports vets
Sep 02, 2008 ... Many letter writers have expressed an opinion regarding theUnited States being involved in Iraq and Afghanistan. No matter whatone's opinion is, Sen. Susan Collins has consistently co-authoredand sponsored improved benefits for veterans of this generation. These veterans' benefits ...
Clinton-Obama ticket
Sep 02, 2008 ... I was very disappointed that Hillary Clinton was not chosen asthe Democratic nominee for president. She's smart, astute and veryarticulate, has met with many foreign leaders, so she knows theworld well. She has a great resume where Barack Obama is verylimited. Had the ticket been Hillary ...
Missed opportunity
Sep 02, 2008 ... I was appalled by the chairman of the Maine Democratic Party andhis speech at the Democratic National Convention. While other statesclaimed to be "the state that other states rally around in times ofgreat diversity" (Maryland), or "home of the fiercest defender ofthe Constitution" ...
Collins good for state
Sep 02, 2008 ... I'm writing in support of Sen. Susan Collins. She is good forMaine. She has helped Maine families by supporting tax cuts inWashington, D.C. She opposed adjourning for the Congress break and said: "Ournation is in an energy crisis. There is nothing more important thatCongress ...
Gandhi and kittens
Sep 02, 2008 ... Late one evening, I almost ran over two kittens. They wereabandoned in a wooded area with no houses around for miles. It tooksome time but I caught them. I looked for others as best as I could,given the late hour and the heavily wooded area. I hope these werethe only two. Their ...
Murray not slowed by color blindness Caribou uses hike to bring team closer
Sep 02, 2008; ... At first glance, Houlton sophomore Chelsi Murray is your typicalhigh school athlete. Murray is a key factor in coach Tim Tweedie's midfield alignmentfor the Shiretowners' girls soccer team, and she was making someaggressive plays in a game at Caribou last Friday. Here's what ...
Cake victorious in Labor Day 5-Miler Farley claims women's title
Sep 02, 2008; ... BANGOR - Before Monday, Oriana Farley had never run a road raceover 5 kilometers (3.1 miles). After finding out her uncle, Dave Farley of New Hampshire, wasgoing to return to Bangor to run the 46th annual Labor Day 5-miler,she decided to give it a whirl herself. Boy is she ...
Golf
Sep 02, 2008 ... HOLE-IN-ONE JOE TOURIGNEY BROOKS - Brewer's Joe Tourigney shot a hole-in-one Monday on the140-yard fourth hole at Country View Golf Course using a 6-iron. Hisace was witnessed by Craig King and Mark ...
Road racing
Sep 02, 2008 ... LOCAL 46th annual Bangor Labor Day 5-Mile Race 1. Judson Cake 26 minutes, 50 seconds, 2. Erik McCarthy 27:10, 3.Joseph Capehart 28:09, 4. Austin Townsend 29:55, 5. Travis Vicary29:57, 6. Adam Goode 30:00, 7. Christopher Jones 30:23, 8. DavidEdwards 31:01, 9. Mark ...
Portland Sea Dogs list annual team awards
Sep 02, 2008 ... PORTLAND - Zach Daeges, Michael Bowden, Mickey Hall and IggySuarez were recognized as the Portland Sea Dogs announced theirannual team awards prior to their final regular-season home game.The awards are voted on by the fans. Daeges, an outfielder, was named Most Valuable Player ...
Connecticut field hockey beats UMaine
Sep 02, 2008 ... STORRS, Conn. - Cara Silverman scored two goals Monday to liftthe University of Connecticut to a 4-1 field hockey victory over theUniversity of Maine. Meghan Wheeler and Gina Uguccioni added goals 31/2 minutes apartto stake ...
Celebrate National Sewing Month
Sep 02, 2008; ... September is National Sewing Month. There won't be parades andfireworks to mark those weeks, but there are many things one can doto celebrate - besides buying more fabric, thread and gorgeousbuttons. For example: . Clean and oil your sewing machine, or take it to a ...
Fluellen successful in loss Passing game couldn't complement running attack
Sep 02, 2008; ... The University of Maine football team came away from Saturday's46-3 loss to Iowa disappointed in the outcome and in some elementsof the team's performance on a Big Ten stage. On the other hand, coach Jack Cosgrove's Black Bears head intothis weekend's nonleague game at Monmouth ...
Knitting, crocheting proved to reduce stress
Sep 02, 2008; ... OK, it's official. There's yet another stupendous reason to learnto knit and crochet. Of course, it's not really news to those of uswho have been producing stuff with needles all these years. Wealready know that when we are camped in a favorite chair knittingsocks or crocheting an afghan ...
Bapst Chinese teacher eager for adventure Yue Deng one of 8 educators in Maine
Sep 02, 2008; ... BANGOR - For Yue Deng, this school year is shaping up to be theadventure of a lifetime. Deng, who also goes by "Louisa," is one of eight educators fromChina who are in Maine this year as part of a state and nationwidepush to increase teaching of world languages to prepare students ...
Bicyclists injured after falling while riding in Acadia park
Sep 02, 2008; ... ACADIA NATIONAL PARK - Two people were injured Saturday, oneseriously, after they fell off the bicycles they were riding. Ranger Richard Reckholtz said Monday that around 8 a.m. the manand woman, who were not identified by park officials, were ridingbikes down the Summit Road at ...
Suspect in gun thefts arrested on bail violation
Sep 02, 2008; ... CALAIS - An 18-year-old Calais man who was charged last month inconnection with a break-in at a gun store in Columbia has beenarrested and jailed on charges of violating conditions of release. Aaron Flood remained in the Washington County Jail on Monday. Around 11 p.m. Aug. 27, ...
Corinth break-in nets $50,000 in valuables
Sep 02, 2008 ... CORINTH - In excess of $50,000 worth of jewelry and cash werestolen between Sunday night and early Monday morning from theRichard Dunham residence on Route 15 in Corinth. The family was away when the break-in occurred, according toTrooper Matt Grant of the Maine State Police. A ...