Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME back issues from December 2008:
Savvy drivers seek out cheap gas
Dec 01, 2008; ... BANGOR - Local drivers who paid around $4 a gallon for gasolinejust a few months ago have become savvy in finding the cheapestprices around, and don't plan to make any changes even though gasprices have dropped. Some drivers filling up on Saturday at the Dead River Co.convenience ...
Rockland fest a delight for all ages
Dec 01, 2008; ... ROCKLAND - Laughing children with their smiling parents andgrandparents walked the stone-lined path between the Farnsworth ArtMuseum and the Wyeth Center on Saturday afternoon in an uninhibitedshow of fun during Rockland's annual Festival of Lights. Everyone enjoyed free admission ...
Children ring in Advent season
Dec 01, 2008; ... BANGOR - Robert "Max" Pottle of Levant wasn't exactly sure Sundaymorning what Advent is, but he knew that at the end of it, "BabyJesus is born." The 6-year-old was one of more than a dozen children who gatheredin the undercroft of St. John's Episcopal Church to construct ...
Firearms deer season comes to its '08 close
Dec 01, 2008; ... Despite a fatal hunting incident on Saturday in which a NewGloucester man shot himself near Greenville, Maine's firearms deerhunting season wound down Saturday with relatively few mishaps,according to state officials. Deborah Turcotte, spokeswoman for the state Department of ...
Correcting the record
Dec 01, 2008 ... A story on Page One of Saturday's paper about Bangor's urbanrenewal ...
Walton's last lap Over 50 years, one Bangor coach, teacher motivated thousands of students
Dec 01, 2008; ... Bangor High School track and field coach Maynard Walton hastouched thousands of lives over the years in the classroom and onthe track. When the Rams' indoor track teams opened preseason practices lastweek, Walton reached a great milestone in his career: his 50th yearin ...
Hunter death attributed to self-inflicted wound
Dec 01, 2008; ... BEAVER COVE TOWNSHIP - A New Gloucester man died Saturday from anapparent self-inflicted gunshot wound while hunting alone on ProngPond Mountain about 10 miles northeast of Greenville, according toofficials. Ernest L. Russell III, 55, was found dead on the mountain on thelast day ...
Schools
Dec 01, 2008 ... Maine Central Institute, Pittsfield First quarter honor roll Postgraduate, high honors: Jamael Lionel Babineau, Tobin Erhardt,Joshua Hale, Derek Libbey, Mitchell Rolls, Lee Suvlu. Seniors, highest honors: Michael Hopkins, Alicia Jill Lambert,Heather Mea, Martin ...
Pathfinders plansvolunteer reunion
Dec 01, 2008 ... BANGOR - Pathfinders, the bereavement program for children, isplanning a reunion to mark the training of more than 100 volunteersto help children and their families express their grief and learnhow to handle their losses. Linda Boyle and Vicki Trundy have trained more than 100 ...
Military news
Dec 01, 2008 ... Army Reserve Pfc. Dillon J. Baxter has graduated from basicmilitary training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C., under the Split-option Enlistment Program to serve as a member ...
Lee man charged after shooting report spurs chase
Dec 01, 2008 ... A 38-year-old Lee man was arrested after he reportedly shot off agun while visiting a relative who lives in Springfield and thentried to run from police. Neighbors of the relative on Old Winn Road called police afterhearing the gunshot around 3:30 p.m. Sunday, said Maine State ...
Rockland inns gather coats, toys for kids
Dec 01, 2008; ... ROCKLAND - The city's four historic inns launched an early Coatsand Toys for Kids Day on Sunday with the annual three-hour inn-to-inn tour in conjunction with the weekend's Festival of Lightscelebration. Those who took the tours brought coats, money and toys to donateto the ...
Ending Hunger walking tour wraps up in Orono
Dec 01, 2008; ... ORONO - Brenda Davis is expected today to take the final steps ofa 700-mile trek she embarked on in October to help end hunger inMaine. Davis, executive director of Crossroads Ministries in Old Town,began the annual hunger walks seven years ago in partnership withMaine Credit ...
Community band to meet in Lincoln
Dec 01, 2008 ... LINCOLN - The Lincoln Community Band will be holding a rehearsal-informational meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 1, in the band room ...
Be wary of those oh-so-cheap products for personal care
Dec 01, 2008; ... "Psst. Hey, you. Wanna buy some really good personal careproducts for next to nothing? I've got 'em right here, in the trunkof my car." If this kind of spur-of-the-moment, sidewalk-based offer wouldsend you running for the other side of the street, we applaud you.Radar that says ...
Dexter inn owners get two-year extension of visas
Dec 01, 2008; ... DEXTER - A British couple have two years to develop a plan toconvince the U.S. Embassy in London they have become model residentsand have contributed much to their newly adopted American communityso their visas can be extended. Mark and Judith Stephens, who left Cheltenham, ...
AGE OF CONSENT
Dec 01, 2008 ... Considered together, two recent news stories on two verydifferent issues illustrate society's growing pains. The first storyreported the pending effort by a state senator to restrict teenaccess to birth control. The second story reported a new law takingeffect in January that allows ...
Coast Guard issues cold-water warning
Dec 01, 2008 ... BOSTON - The Coast Guard is issuing a safety advisory to all late-season boaters, paddlers and fisherman on the dangers of sudden cold-water immersion. Water temperatures on inland and coastal Northeastern waters arebelow 50 degrees Fahrenheit, the Coast Guard said in a ...
Courts
Dec 01, 2008 ... Ellsworth District Court Cases Oct. 1 to Nov. 17, 2008 Brandy C. Abbott, 26, Great Pond, sale, use of drugparaphernalia, $300; possessing marijuana, $350. Stanley W. Abraham III, 20, Hampden, minor possessing liquor,$200. David Anderson, 62, Blue Hill, failing ...
THE SHIPPING RULES
Dec 01, 2008 ... Federal regulators last month belatedly finished rules requiringocean vessels to slow down in some areas to avoid hitting endangeredwhales. One of the best aspects of the rules is that they will bestudied to ensure they are working. This same standard should apply to rules that ...
Planning board to meet in Dover-Foxcroft
Dec 01, 2008 ... DOVER-FOXCROFT - The Dover-Foxcroft planning board will meet at6:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4, at the Thompson ...
Music boosters to hold Christmas tree sale
Dec 01, 2008 ... DOVER-FOXCROFT - Foxcroft Academy music boosters will hold theirannual sale of Christmas trees starting today on the campus. Trees from 5 to 8 feet tall will be available and will be pricedaccordingly. Customers can purchase a tree after school whenstudents are on ...
Hancock County officials preparing $6.9M budget
Dec 01, 2008; ... ELLSWORTH - Hancock County officials are close to making final a2009 budget that is expected to require the county to raise $5million in taxes, about the same as was raised for this year'sbudget. The overall proposed budget is approximately $6.9 million, ofwhich more than $5 ...
Military news
Dec 01, 2008 ... Army Sgt. Andrew J. Michaud has returned to the 864th CombatEngineer Battalion, Fort Richardson, Anchorage, Alaska, after beingdeployed to an overseas forward operating base in support ofOperation Iraqi Freedom. Michaud is a carpentry and masonry specialist-team leader withtwo ...
Strangulation correct
Dec 01, 2008 ... I am writing in response to the article "Police taser man chokinghis girlfriend" (BDN, Nov. 19). As a friend and former investigator in Maine used to say whentraining law enforcement cadets, "You choke on a hamburger, youdon't choke on a pair of hands." Excellent research was ...
Freedom lost
Dec 01, 2008 ... As I read the story "Maine bank may try for rescue funds" (BDN,Nov. 27), all I could think of is how our schools are doing withfederal and state aid. The government's intervention is not just money, but design. Itwill in time direct the course of the banking business and do ...
On religious marriage
Dec 01, 2008 ... Thank you for the BDN's editorial on the future of marriage. Whatit suggests makes sense to us - the word "marriage" may be lessimportant than the host of legal and financial advantages thatpeople called "married" are currently given, especially underfederal laws. These include extra ...
'Marriage equality'
Dec 01, 2008 ... Rev. Worth in his OpEd, " A very conservative case for marriageequality" (BDN, Nov. 26), used words taken out of context fromCatholic Bishop Malone to take personal offense. He contends that his marriage and others' who are childless havebeen denigrated, as though a childless ...
BMW to Cobb Manor
Dec 01, 2008 ... A brief rejoinder on the recent BDN Emmet Meara column in whichhe laments the death of the Camden Herald. He remarked that he wasone of the few people in Maine who likes Mike Brown. And a long timeago while editor of the Camden Herald I turned him down for a jobbecause he was a ...
Homestead to be open during the holidays
Dec 01, 2008 ... ROCKLAND - The Farnsworth Art Museum will be hosting open housesat the Homestead 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, Dec. 6-21. The open houses will be free to the public. In addition to the open house weekends, special ...
Christmas shoppers hit Brewer craft sale
Dec 01, 2008; ... BREWER - Shoppers of all ages could be seen milling around theUnited Maine Craftsmen sale held over the weekend at the BrewerAuditorium, purchasing items for themselves and as Christmaspresents. All of the items for sale were made or grown in Maine, andincluded everything from ...
Music's healing power focus at Rockport Y
Dec 01, 2008 ... ROCKPORT - The Total Health Alliance will present "SoundMedicine: The Healing Power of Music" at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3,at the Lily Pond House at 120 Union St., beside the YMCA. The program will explore how sound and music are used in themedical and healing arts. Presenters will ...
Efforts by Boser, Williams fail to stop Highlanders Maine loses 2 in Dead River Classic
Dec 01, 2008; ... ORONO - If Friday was "Samantha Day" for the University of Mainewomen, Saturday was apparently "Brittany Day," but the end resultwas still the same. Brittany Boser scored a team-high 16 points and Brittany Williamscontributed four points, five rebounds, two assists and a block ...
Northern Iowa ends Maine's run Panthers' defense mauls Black Bears
Dec 01, 2008; ... CEDAR FALLS, Iowa - Much of the success the University of Mainefootball team enjoyed during the 2008 season was predicated on itsability to run the football. When Northern Iowa took away the Black Bears' strength Saturdayevening, it forced them out of their comfort zone - and out ...
Dover-Foxcroft voters to consider water district debt
Dec 01, 2008; ... DOVER-FOXCROFT - More than $500,000 in grants will be at stakewhen residents in the Dover-Foxcroft Water District vote in Januaryon a request to increase the debt limit from $1.5 million to $3.5million. Voters rejected the same request in a referendum vote of 647-579on Nov. 4, ...
Spillane gets Wildcats by Black Bears Fan of Jimmy Howard emulates idol vs. Maine
Dec 01, 2008; ... BURLINGTON, Vt. - In the University of Vermont hockey mediaguide, junior goalie Mike Spillane lists former University of MaineAll-American goalie Jimmy Howard as his favorite athlete. Spillane played like Howard on Saturday night, making severalimportant saves in the second and ...
Schools
Dec 01, 2008 ... Islesboro Central School First quarter honor roll Grade 12, high honors: Brittney Pendleton; honors: OliviaBoucher, Sarah Cowles, Armin Coronado, Emily Thomas. Grade 11, high honors: ...
Dexter seeks compromise on boat launch
Dec 01, 2008; ... DEXTER - The Town Council and the Dexter Utilities District willmeet this week in an attempt to reach a compromise regarding theprimitive boat launch on Lake Wassookeag. The issue came to a head in 2005 when the Dexter planning boardfirst granted a permit to the state to make the ...
Geel leads Saint Joseph's by UMM for 4th victory
Dec 01, 2008 ... STANDISH - Freshman Ashley Geel scored a season-high 15 points asSaint Joseph's College defeated the University of Maine-Machias 83-42 in women's basketball action Sunday. Carolyn Freeman added 12 points for Saint Joseph's. Briann Emery led the Clippers with 17 ...
UMaine suffers 4th straight loss Tulane strong in second half
Dec 01, 2008; ... MOBILE, Ala. - Kevin Sims scored 20 points, shooting 4-of-5 from3-point range, and led Tulane to a 66-56 victory over the Universityof Maine in the USA Basketball Challenge consolation game Saturdayevening. The Black Bears, now 3-4, had a 31-21 halftime lead, but shotjust 35.3 ...
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Dec 01, 2008; ... you took it for granted ... just assumed memory lane would forever remain your yellow brick road overlooking, way back then, those sleepy seeds borne on the winds of time, sowing themselves in between the cobblestones and then all ...
Trenton cemeteries book contains extra features
Dec 01, 2008; ... Sometimes a wonderful book is out of print before you realize ithad been published. So it's great to hear that another printing willtake place sometime in the coming year. Such is the case with "A Transcription of Trenton's Cemeteries SoThey Are Not Forgotten," by Patricia Leland ...
Ellsworth actress to stage holiday show
Dec 01, 2008 ... ELLSWORTH - Ellsworth actress Frances Idlebrook will perform heroriginal holiday show "The Gnome's Winter Walk" at 11 a.m. Saturday,Dec. 6, at the Belfast Free Library; 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, atthe Orono Community House; and 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 14, at the MaineGrind in ...
Remembering the 'death boat' Last living survivor recalls 1936 tragedy on Gardner Lake that claimed 12 children's lives
Dec 02, 2008; ... WHITING - A stillness cloaked Gardner Lake on a recent fall day. Yellow, red and orange leaves fluttered like the wings of amillion anxious butterflies. Ripples appeared on the water, not the threatening swells of apast summer day when the laughter of 15 youngsters in a ...
Old Town deer hunt slow on first day Cold weather hinders whitetails, 20 licensees
Dec 02, 2008; ... OLD TOWN - Monday's icy drizzle likely dampened first-dayparticipation in the only deer season on Marsh Island in recentmemory, and the deer may not have been cooperating, either. "Some of the hunters may have shown up late," said DeborahTurcotte, spokeswoman for the state ...
Public help sought in check thefts Suspect at large; soldier living 'paycheck to paycheck'
Dec 02, 2008; ... GREENVILLE - A soldier who placed his life on the line to defendAmerica never imagined the very people he was defending would takeadvantage of him. Shawn Burke, 23, who is stationed in Texas, was robbed earlierthis year of his $14,000 life savings when his checkbook was stolenand ...
'State of the Country' topic at Chamber event
Dec 02, 2008 ... DOVER-FOXCROFT - The 2009 Piscataquis County budget will bediscussed at the Issues & Eggs Breakfast at 7:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec.4, at the Nor'easter Restaurant in Dover-Foxcroft. The "State of the County" will be the topic of the event,sponsored by the Piscataquis Chamber of ...
Hampden woman hurt in crash near home
Dec 02, 2008 ... HAMPDEN - A local woman was injured Sunday night in a single-vehicle crash less than 100 yards from her home on Old County Road. Nicole Libby, 34, was driving home about 9:45 p.m. when she fellasleep at the wheel of her 1999 Ford Explorer. After failing to makea curve, her vehicle ...
Schools
Dec 02, 2008 ... Mattanawcook Academy, Lincoln First quarter honor roll Seniors, highest honors: Emily Dumont, Ashley McIntyre, MatthewProudlove; high honors: Mariah Archer, Rebecca Coolong, CharleeCurrier, Brittany Gagnon, Tiffany Harriman, Kara Hartley, SaraHartley, Dylan Harvey, Maire ...
Fire destroys garage, car, tools in Abbot
Dec 02, 2008 ... ABBOT - A fire that is believed to have started from an ashbucket Monday destroyed a two-car garage on Gales Road. Guilford Fire Chief Allen Emerson said the garage was owned byKerry McKenzie, who had some insurance coverage. The garage, a car and tools were destroyed in the ...
Penquis Valley School to hold book fair
Dec 02, 2008 ... MILO - A holiday book fair will be held Dec. 8-15 at PenquisValley School library in Milo. The hours are: 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, Dec.8-10; 8 a.m.-4 p.m ....
Police hunt for white male in stabbing near Bangor bar
Dec 02, 2008 ... A 27-year-old Bangor man was stabbed in the back after he and agroup of friends left a downtown bar early Saturday, and the suspectis still at large, Bangor police Sgt. Paul Kenison said Monday. The wounds were not life-threatening, but the victim was taken toEastern Maine Medical ...
Lack of water sends Caravel students home
Dec 02, 2008 ... CARMEL - Water problems caused the 210 students at Caravel MiddleSchool to be sent home early Monday. "We didn't have water this morning and we had to dismiss early,"Principal Rhonda Sperrey said Monday afternoon. Students were senthome at ...
Ronald McDonald House to mark 25th year
Dec 02, 2008; ... The public is invited to attend the Business Community Open Housefrom 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. today at Ronald McDonald House of Bangor, 654State St. However, it would be helpful, even for organizers' last-minuteplanning purposes, if you would be kind enough to call 942-9003 ifyou do ...
LURC staff urges more talks on Unorganized Territory
Dec 02, 2008; ... Staffers of the Land Use Regulation Commission are recommendingthat work on the agency's comprehensive plan be pushed back severalmonths to allow additional discussion about development trends inthe 101/2-million-acre Unorganized Territory. LURC staffers have proposed holding six ...
Deer shooting on MDI under investigation
Dec 02, 2008; ... BAR HARBOR - State, local and federal law enforcement officersare investigating an incident in which a deer allegedly was shotfrom a pickup truck on Schooner Head Road, which borders AcadiaNational Park. Deer hunting is not permitted in Acadia National Park or on MountDesert ...
Fatal Northport crash blamed on slick road
Dec 02, 2008; ... NORTHPORT - Black ice was blamed for an accident that claimed thelife of a local man Saturday morning. Grantly A. Michell, 56, of Cross Street was killed when hisvehicle skidded off the road and he was partially ejected and thevehicle landed on top of him. Michell was not wearing a ...
Feds offer loans for victims of July fire
Dec 02, 2008; ... MOUNT DESERT - The U.S. Small Business Administration has granteda request from the state to make up to $2 million in federaldisaster loans available to businesses affected by a July fire indowntown Northeast Harbor. Gov. John Baldacci announced the federal declaration Monday in ...
Courts
Dec 02, 2008 ... Ellsworth District Court Cases Oct. 1-Nov. 17 Mark D. Ehrhart, 59, Mount Desert, operating vehicle while underinfluence of intoxicants, $500, license suspended 90 days. Dylan E. Eldridge, 22, East Orland, violating condition ofrelease, jail 24 hours; possessing ...
Courts
Dec 02, 2008 ... Belfast District Court Cases Nov. 24-28 Kane T. Ackley, 23, Swanville, operating vehicle while underinfluence of intoxicants, $500, jail two days, license suspended 90days; possessing marijuana, $600. Tiffany Ames, 37, Montville, harassment by telephone, ...
Man charged with OUI after passing out in car
Dec 02, 2008 ... ELLSWORTH - A Gouldsboro man is facing charges after police foundhis car stopped in the middle of Oak Street. According to Ellsworth Officer Rick Roberts, Patrick Lynn, 21,was passed out behind the wheel when Roberts came across ...
Belfast man charged in assaults, mischief Officer bitten during domestic violence call
Dec 02, 2008; ... BELFAST - A local man was jailed early Sunday after allegedlyassaulting his girlfriend, walking off with their baby and biting apolice officer who tried to arrest him. Lee Vernon Williams, 21, of Bay Head Apartments was charged withdomestic violence assault, assault on an officer, ...
Jobs safe for now at Belfast schools
Dec 02, 2008; ... BELFAST - It appears that SAD 34 will be able to handle thisschool year's reduction in state funding without cutting personnel. Superintendent of Schools Bruce Mailloux said strict monitoringof the district's internal cost controls and grant revenues strongerthan anticipated should ...
Schools
Dec 02, 2008 ... Hampden Academy First quarter honor roll Grade 12, high honors: Erica Bickford, Michael Bommarito,Elizabeth Brooks, Alegra Damon, Heidi Harrison, Jessica Hatch, ShawnJernigan, Tao Mason, Rachel Michaud, Megan L. Sommers, JoshuaTardiff, Dale Thomas; honors: Ethan Albert, Kali ...
Island selectman cites health, charges in giving up chief post
Dec 02, 2008; ... MOUNT DESERT - Selectman Jeff Smith, citing medical and legalissues, temporarily has relinquished the position of board chairmanbut will continue to serve as a selectman. Smith, 59, said Monday that doctors believe he had a strokearound the time he was arrested Nov. 2 on a charge ...