Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME back issues from February 2009:
Hatchery seeks clues in salmon egg die-off
Feb 02, 2009; ... EAST ORLAND - Biologists are scrambling to figure out what killedan estimated 800,000 Atlantic salmon eggs at the federalgovernment's Craig Brook National Fish Hatchery in recent months. Officials say the massive die-off of eggs should not have animpact on the stocking of juvenile ...
Pizza, beer sales spike on Super Bowl night
Feb 02, 2009; ... ORONO - Hard at work behind the counter at Pat's Pizza on Sundayafternoon, Bruce Farnsworth and a half-dozen members of his staffexecuted the complex choreography of cooking enough pizzas for theSuper Bowl takeout crowd. "We're just beginning to wind up," Farnsworth said ....
LOBSTERS AND WHALES
Feb 02, 2009 ... The sighting of a large group of right whales in the Gulf ofMaine adds credence to suggestions that more research must be donebefore deciding that lobster gear near the shore is a threat to theendangered cetaceans. Late last year, more than 40 of the whales were seen in theJordan ...
Cutting back on 'phantom power' could save money
Feb 02, 2009; ... In the heart of another Maine winter with yet another stormbearing down, most of us probably have done everything we think wecan to reduce our energy costs. Many readers likely will scoff at suggestions that a few simplesteps could cut household electric bills by $200 a year. Yet ...
WORDS INTO WEAPONS
Feb 02, 2009 ... President Obama's use of the words "hope" and "change" toeffectively win the presidency, show the power of words.Unfortunately, some have been turned into epithets, turning much ofthe public against effective government programs. Take "entitlements" for example. Conservative ...
Binghamton rallies, hands Bears their 3rd straight loss
Feb 02, 2009; ... VESTAL, N.Y. - D.J. Rivera scored 23 points as BinghamtonUniversity rallied from a 14-point second-half deficit to beat theMaine men 83-77 in America East basketball action Saturday. "He's tough to stop. He finds ways to get himself easy baskets,whether it's steals or offensive ...
Dimmen goal gives Bears win Wilson helps Maine snap 9-game streak
Feb 02, 2009; ... ORONO - The University of Maine Black Bear men's hockey teamhadn't won a game since Dec. 13 and became the first team in thehistory of the program to go winless in January. But the Bears welcomed February in dramatic fashion at the AlfondArena on Sunday as they snapped their ...
Bearcats sink Black Bears in second half UMaine can't stop Binghamton center Franceski, still winless in America East
Feb 02, 2009; ... ORONO - The University of Maine played quite well, in smallincrements, during Saturday's women's basketball game againstBinghamton University. The unfortunate reality for the Black Bears is, they need nearlya full 40 minutes of consistent, two-way play to win games inAmerica ...
Rams' Hamilton shuts out Lewiston Seccareccia, Frost score goals as Bangor records pointworthy victory
Feb 02, 2009; ... BANGOR - Bangor High School junior goalie Zach Hamilton bailedout his teammates in the first period Saturday. And they rewarded him. Hamilton made 14 of his 32 saves in the first period, when histeam was outshot 14-3, and Bangor received a late second-period goalfrom ...
Turn on headlights
Feb 02, 2009 ... The discussion in the Bangor Daily News about driving whileelderly has not led to many suggestions that might diminish "roadrisk." As a senior member of this community who resides on a verybusy street, I have found those vehicles that do not have lights onwhen visibility is reduced due ...
Endless war
Feb 02, 2009 ... The 3 a.m. sign theft, amid squealing brakes, running footstepsand slamming car doors, followed an earlier conversationalconfrontation with a young Iraq war veteran. Regretfully, myconsidered choice of quotes: "The true pioneers of a warless worldare the youth who refuse to fight," ...
Bush's legacy
Feb 02, 2009 ... Tom Coleman (BDN letters, Jan. 11) seems to be out of touch withreality when he claims that George W. Bush was a godsend. It has been eight years since Bush came to office in a dark cloudof a shady political motivated Supreme Court decision coupled withballot fraud in Florida, and ...
Stop Afghanistan war
Feb 02, 2009 ... It's easy to understand the euphoria that surrounds the ascensionof Barack Obama to the office of president. After eight years ofGeorge W. Bush, we finally can place our trust in someone who hasthe intellectual capacity, the energy and the will to resolve ourdomestic problems and restore ...
Film fare in Bangor
Feb 02, 2009 ... I join Christopher Smith in his frustration regarding the lack ofmovie choices in the Bangor area. I have been to Railroad SquareCinema in Waterville countless times to see wonderful films; manytimes I have seen other Bangor-area residents there as well.However, I would like to comment ...
Downsize legislature
Feb 02, 2009 ... I would like to thank Rep. Flood for being one of the few peoplein Augusta to stand up and suggest that the Legislature bedownsized. If the people and businesses of this state are going totighten their belts, then the Legislature should do the same. There is no need of a state with ...
Track & field
Feb 02, 2009 ... HIGH SCHOOL At UMaine, Orono Brewer girls 207, Mount Desert Island 69, Old Town 45,Mattanawcook 44, Ellsworth 27, Bucksport 10, Foxcroft 4, GeorgeStevens no team score 4x880: 1, Brewer (Lily Sund, Ashley Geiser, Bekah Clark, BrookeMadden), 10:24.48. 2, MDI 11:14.70 ....
Swimming
Feb 02, 2009 ... HIGH SCHOOL At Ellsworth Ellsworth boys 86, Washington Acad. 43 200 medley relay: WA A (Eric Fochesato, Caleb Beal, SteveKnowles, Mike Knowles) 2:09.50; Ellsworth A 2:15.15; 200 free: BrianBatson (E) 1:47.73, Arkin (E) 2:35.94; 200 IM: Keith Chandler (E)2:19.72, S ....
Skiing
Feb 02, 2009 ... High School Sassi Memorial At Black Mountain, Rumford Boys 5K J2, Classical Boys junior class II team: 1. Sam Humphries (Greely) 15:13.6, 2.Jeb Clark (Gould) 15:28.3, 3. Tom Rabon (Leavitt) 15:48.0, 4. TylerDeangelis (Maranacook) 15:59.2, 5. Reid Blouin (Mar) ...
Alexander leads Pats by Schenck
Feb 02, 2009 ... BANGOR - Tyler Alexander blocked a possible tying shot, got therebound, was fouled and made both free throws with 14 secondsremaining in overtime to give Bangor Christian a 65-61 basketballwin over Schenck of East Millinocket Saturday. Aaron Hutchins led the Wolverines with 20 ...
Laking, Dragons unhorse Knights
Feb 02, 2009 ... WOODLAND - Ashley Laking scored 15 points and Molly White grabbed12 rebounds to lead the Woodland girls basketball team byNarraguagus of Harrington 48-35 Saturday and keep the Dragonsunbeaten. Kelsey Bennett added 13 points for the Dragons. Andrea Perry scored 13 for the ...
Skiing
Feb 02, 2009 ... COLLEGE University of New Hampshire Ski Carnival At Jackson, N.H., Saturday Women's 10K Freestyle Dartmouth 128, Vermont 100, Colby 93, New Hampshire 92,Middlebury 89, Bates 69, St. Lawrence 67, Williams 64, Harvard 39,Bowdoin 35, Saint Michael's ...
Porter, Wildcats power past Lynx
Feb 02, 2009 ... PRESQUE ISLE - Sarah Porter scored 12 of her game-high 32 pointsin the first quarter to send the Presque Isle Wildcats on the way toa point-worthy 59-45 basketball victory over Mattanawcook Academy ofLincoln Saturday. Porter hit four 3-pointers and sank 14 free throws for ...
Sternbergh lifts MMA by Lyndon State
Feb 02, 2009 ... LYNDONVILLE, Vt. - Jarred Sternbergh tossed in 21 points andgrabbed 10 rebounds to lead the Maine Maritime Academy Mariners to a75-68 men's basketball victory over Lyndon State Saturday. Jake Manner had 20 points and 19 boards and Derek DiFrederico 14points for Maine ...
Collins keys PI victory HA, Witches also nab wins
Feb 02, 2009 ... AUGUSTA - Senior Dylan Collins scored two goals and had an assistand recorded his 100th career point as Presque Isle topped Gardiner4-2 in a schoolboy hockey game at the Kennebec Ice Arena Saturdaynight. Collins reached the mark with his second goal in the secondperiod. He made ...
Lee boys, girls defeat DI-S
Feb 02, 2009 ... DEER ISLE - The Lee Academy boys and girls basketball teams eachearned three-point high school basketball victories over Deer Isle-Stonington Saturday. The Lee boys beat DI-S 55-52 and the Lee girls beat DI-S 45-42. In the boys game, Lee took the lead in the final seconds as ...
Literal, abstract meanings of 'world' vast
Feb 02, 2009; ... The world you are living in right now - since you are readingthis - is made of words. In other words, words do not just seem toexist, they really do, and they make effects on your mind that donot just seem real, they are real. What does the word "green" do? Aword inspires a thought, and ...
Columnist, military wife hits the mark on family life
Feb 02, 2009; ... I'M JUST SAYING ... A COLLECTION OF ESSAYS," by Sarah Smiley,Ballinger Publishing, $14.95. When Sarah Smiley's mom wondered who was going to take down theChristmas decorations, Dustin the Navy pilot dove right in to help. What comes next is one of my favorite funny passages ...
Bangor library has best area news index
Feb 02, 2009; ... Last week we shared information that could be useful to adopteeswho have newly obtained names of their birth parents. If you missedthat column, visit www.bangordailynews.net and click on Lifestyle,then on Family Ties to see it as well as some earlier ones. One person was kind ...
Cony takes crown; Skowhegan is 3rd
Feb 02, 2009; ... SKOWHEGAN - Cony High School of Augusta went 5-for-5 in thechampionship finals of Saturday's Eastern Maine Class A RegionalWrestling Championships at Skowhegan High School to win the teamtitle by 12.5 points over runner-up Mount Ararat of Topsham. Andy Ancira started things off by ...
Golden Bucks' determination pivotal in crown Dexter finishes 2nd; PVHS is 3rd
Feb 02, 2009; ... HOWLAND - Last week, they did it with depth and talent. Thisweek, the Bucksport Golden Bucks did it with depth, talent anddetermination as they won their first Eastern Maine Class Cwrestling regional title in 18 years. While the Penobscot Valley Conference meet was virtually ...
Belfast edges rival 'Jammers for title Nine Lions reach finals; MCI third
Feb 02, 2009; ... WALDOBORO - The Eastern Maine Class B wrestling championshipsplayed out largely according to form, with Belfast and Camden Hillsof Rockport battling for top regional honors. Perhaps the only Belfast wrestler not interested in previous formentering his championship match was senior ...
Wrestling
Feb 02, 2009 ... HIGH SCHOOL REGIONAL FINALS CLASS A EAST At Skowhegan Cony 179, Erskine Academy 166.5, Mount Ararat 124, Skowhegan 121,Morse 120.5, Nokomis 104, Gardiner 51, Brewer 51, Mt. Blue 48.5,Oxford Hills 10, Bangor 10, Brunswick 4, Lawrence 2 Championship ...
UMaine battles, ties Northeastern
Feb 02, 2009 ... ORONO - Elyce Thomas scored in an overtime shootout as theUniversity of Maine tied Northeastern University 2-2 Saturday nightand picked up an extra point in Hockey East. Jennie Gallo and Vanessa Vani scored in the first and secondperiods, respectfully, for the 5-19-3 Black Bears ....
Skiing
Feb 02, 2009 ... HIGH SCHOOL At Hermon Mountain, Thursday Boys Alpine Greenville 21, Lee Academy 50, Bangor 54, John Bapst 64 1. Ethan Burke (Hampden) 54.58, 2. Sam Askins (Bang) 55.26, 3.Kyle Bartlett (Green) 56.15, 4. Dylan Bouchard (Green) 1:00.29, 5.Jake Kuester (Lee) ...
Swimming
Feb 02, 2009 ... HIGH SCHOOL At Ellsworth MDI girls 110, John Bapst 75 200 medley relay: MDI B (Chelsey Curran, Rebecca Reisman, GillianMorrison, Alyson Yau) 2:08.80; MDI A 2:12.68, John Bapst A 2:16.00;200 free: Alyson Yau (MDI) 2:23.09, Isherwood (JB) 2:26.18, Adelmann(MDI) 2:32.64, ...
UMF men's cross country coach resigns
Feb 02, 2009 ... FARMINGTON - University of Maine at Farmington Director ofAthletics, Fitness and Recreation Julie Davis announced that men'scross country head coach Arvid Cullenberg resigned after nineseasons with the Beavers to spend more time with his family. Head women's cross country coach ...
Swimming
Feb 02, 2009 ... HIGH SCHOOL At Ellsworth MDI girls 110, John Bapst 75 200 medley relay: MDI B (Chelsey Curran, Rebecca Reisman, GillianMorrison, Alyson Yau) 2:08.80; MDI A 2:12.68, John Bapst A 2:16.00;200 free: Alyson Yau (MDI) 2:23.09, Isherwood (JB) 2:26.18, Adelmann(MDI) 2:32.64, ...
Sculptors turn Camden into an ICE BURG Winterfest organizers draw inspiration from town's roots for an event that celebrates creativity, community
Feb 02, 2009; ... CAMDEN - Chips of ice flew off chisels Saturday afternoon in theCamden Amphitheatre as teams hurried to finish their creations forthe town's seventh annual Winterfest. "It's fantastic," said Steve Hall of Rockport, who wore his son'shockey jersey while he helped sculpt a pair of ...
RV show in Bangor draws a lot of lookers, even a few buyers
Feb 02, 2009; ... BANGOR - Vendors and salespeople at the 24th annual BangorCamping and RV Show said foot traffic through their stalls wassurprisingly busy over the weekend despite the economic turmoil. Some of the visitors were buying, but others were just dreaming. Mike Dalton, general manager ...
Water system problem closes Enfield school
Feb 02, 2009; ... ENFIELD - Enfield Station School will be closed today by amalfunction in the school's water system, SAD 31 officials saidSunday. It should reopen Tuesday. A three-phase cable that powers the water pump to the school'swell deep underground broke down in the early afternoon Friday, ...
Crash victim aided by dog sled Passers-by rescue ITS snowmobiler
Feb 02, 2009; ... MOLUNKUS TOWNSHIP - Two snowsledders fetched a dog sled to help aLincoln woman get to the hospital Saturday after she broke her legsnowmobiling on Interconnected Trail System 81. Penny Hayes, whose age was not available, probably got toPenobscot Valley Hospital of Lincoln faster ...
Wiswell to speak at historical society
Feb 02, 2009 ... BREWER - Henry Wiswell will be the speaker for the next meetingof the Brewer Historical Society at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 3, atBrewer ...
NRCM reschedules wind energy forum at Lincoln school
Feb 02, 2009; ... LINCOLN - A forum on wind power postponed by last week'ssnowstorm has been rescheduled for Friday at Mattanawcook Academy,organizers say. A 12,000-member nonprofit organization that describes itself asdedicated to protecting, restoring and conserving Maine'senvironment, the ...
New safety measures will help toboggan racers chute to thrill
Feb 02, 2009; ... CAMDEN - While hundreds of laughing, shouting skiers congregatedon the slopes of the Camden Snow Bowl, Stuart Young toiled alone ona quiet hillside nearby. His task? To ready the chute for the 19th annual U.S. NationalToboggan Championships, to be held next weekend at the ski ...
Dixmont to vote on wind energy moratorium
Feb 02, 2009; ... Residents of Dixmont will vote Wednesday on a proposal to imposea 180-day moratorium on industrial wind farms in order to give townofficials time to study the pros and cons of such projects. The moratorium proposal is in response to a Portland company thatis exploring placing ...
Scouts Klondike Derby looks for volunteers
Feb 02, 2009 ... CASTINE - The Maine Maritime Academy Chapter of Alpha Phi Omega,a national community service organization, is seeking volunteersfrom the community and campus as it prepares to sponsor the 37thannual Klondike Derby, a weekend of outdoors skills for Boy Scoutsand leaders from throughout ...
Maine Maritime trustees set meetings
Feb 02, 2009 ... CASTINE - The board of trustees of Maine Maritime Academy willhold a regular quarterly meeting at 8:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 13, inthe Holmes Alumni Heritage Room, located in Harold Alfond StudentCenter on the college campus. Standing committees of the board of trustees will meet ...
Bucksport's budget goal: keeping mill rate flat
Feb 02, 2009; ... BUCKSPORT - Town officials will try to keep the mill rate even asthey develop the municipal budget for the 2009-10 fiscal year. But given the current economic climate, that will not be an easytask, Town Manager Roger Raymond warned councilors last week. "We all know what the ...
Trescott learning center schedules several classes
Feb 02, 2009 ... TRESCOTT - The Cobscook Community Learning Center has a varietyof classes coming up over the next couple of months. Lew Richards will offer a class in making Plains Indian beadworkpouches from 9 to 11 a.m. on four Saturdays, March 14 to April 4.Participants will learn about ...
Searsmont fire destroys sculptor's barn
Feb 02, 2009; ... SEARSMONT - A fire destroyed a prominent local artist's barn andattached workshops Friday night. The fire may have started in sculptor Stephen Porter'swoodworking or metal shops around 6:20 p.m., the artist said Sundaymorning. "My neighbor saw it," Porter said. "He called me ...
Bucksport residents give police force high marks in survey
Feb 02, 2009; ... BUCKSPORT - The Bucksport Police Department is doing a prettygood job. That's the verdict from residents based on a recent surveydesigned to assess the department's performance. The survey,conducted at the polls during the November election, asked voters torate the department's ...
Resentment a factor in school plan rejections
Feb 02, 2009; ... For many reasons, many residents from northern Penobscot andPiscataquis counties rejected school consolidation in a recentreferendum, not the least being resentment of a state mandate, astate-appointed regionalization facilitator said recently. "In the back of their minds, I think ...
3 arrested in Bangor Mall-area robberies
Feb 02, 2009; ... Bangor police have arrested three men in connection with a stringof robberies from Bangor Mall-area businesses last week. On Thursday, two men reportedly stole several thousand dollars'worth of merchandise from the Best Buy, Toys "R" Us and Targetstores located near the Bangor ...
Marine institute offers 2 vacation programs
Feb 02, 2009 ... BLUE HILL - The Marine Environmental Research Institute willoffer two school vacation programs beginning at 10 a.m. Tuesday,Feb. 17, and Thursday, Feb. 19, at the MERI Center for MarineStudies on Main Street. On Feb. 17, the MERI Education Department will present "Realm ofthe ...
Skating group lighting bonfire gatherings
Feb 02, 2009 ... ELLSWORTH - Acadia Skating Association will hold a series ofSaturday bonfires at 505 High St., the planned site for its skatingrink, as part of a membership drive. The gatherings will be held 1-5 p.m ....
Verso Paper donates $2,000 to United Way
Feb 02, 2009 ... BUCKSPORT - Verso Paper Corp. has contributed $2,000 to theUnited Way of Eastern Maine annual campaign in honor of itsBucksport Mill employees and in recognition of the 2008 BucksportMill Annual Campaign Team. "Verso Paper's corporate support of United Way of Eastern ...
Bangor likely to reduce number of polling sites
Feb 03, 2009; ... BANGOR - An ordinance amendment that would reduce the number ofpolling places in Bangor from four to one appears headed towardapproval by the City Council. Eight of nine city councilors attended a finance committeemeeting on Monday to discuss the proposal that was first ...
Man pleads not guilty to killing sister Dover-Foxcroft resident faces charges of beating sibling to death
Feb 03, 2009; ... DOVER-FOXCROFT - A local man who was indicted on a charge ofmurdering his older sister in October pleaded not guilty to thecharge Monday in Dover-Foxcroft court. Michael Toby, 53, who was shackled at the ankles and wearingstreet clothing and a pair of new white sneakers, appeared ...
Police probe break-ins at meat markets Dover-Foxcroft, Guilford stores hit
Feb 03, 2009; ... GUILFORD - The owners of Herring Brothers' store on Route 15 inGuilford were busy Monday cleaning up a mess left behind by vandalswho entered the store through a front window during the night. Police said they believe the same individuals also enteredCountryside Meats in ...
Troop greeters film hits festival South By Southwest to screen movie
Feb 03, 2009; ... Aron Gaudet spent years filming the troop greeters at the BangorInternational Airport for a documentary. Now Gaudet is set to give the troop greeters their worldpremiere. "The Way We Get By," a documentary film about BIA's troopgreeters and directed by Old Town native Gaudet, ...
Sangerville fire destroys home; children safe Firefighter struck by chunk of falling ice from roof
Feb 03, 2009; ... SANGERVILLE - A few harrowing hours passed Monday beforefirefighters learned there were no children inside a Sangervillehome that was consumed by fire. A firefighter also was struck by achunk of ice that fell from the roof, but he was treated at thescene and continued to help fight the ...
Smoky Lincoln fire confined to basement
Feb 03, 2009; ... LINCOLN - A furnace malfunction that ignited a pile of oily ragswas cited as the cause of a fire Monday evening that firefightersmanaged to contain to the basement. Though several people were inside the 1 1/2-story house when thefire began, everyone made it out safely, Lincoln fire ...
Police summon Brewer student
Feb 03, 2009 ... Brewer police summoned a high school student Monday morning forpossession of a usable amount of marijuana and for possession ofdrug paraphernalia. Joel Whitney, 18, of Aurora came to the attention of Brewerschool resource officer Elizabeth Kelley before the school daybegan, when ...
SAD 53 seeking consolidation partners
Feb 03, 2009; ... PITTSFIELD - SAD 53 board members agreed Monday night to beginexploring consolidation with several other districts, including SADs59 (Madison), 3 (Unity and Troy area), and 69 (Dover-Foxcroft.) SAD 53, which serves Burnham, Detroit and Pittsfield, has beensearching for a ...
Couple accused of hiding dead newborn's body
Feb 03, 2009; ... ST. STEPHEN, New Brunswick - A New Brunswick couple is expectedto appear in St. Stephen Provincial Court today in connection withconcealing the body of a newborn baby, a spokesman for the RoyalCanadian Mounted Police said in a telephone interview Monday. The couple, who live in ...