Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME back issues from April 2009:
Bigger rigs using I-95 sought Delegation wants trucks off local streets
Apr 01, 2009; ... AUGUSTA - Maine's elected officials are continuing theircampaigns for a federal exemption that would allow heavy tractor-trailers to use Interstate 95 rather than have to drive on backroads and through downtown areas. Maine's congressional delegation has been battling ...
Construction work lagging in midcoast region Industrywide slowdown, uptick in competition push building firms to adapt
Apr 01, 2009; ... CAMDEN - In a typical year, spring is the time when the groundthaws and builders along the Maine coast start lining up a busysummer's worth of work. But this year is anything but typical. Christian Andrus owns Pine Ridge Carpentry in Hope, where he andhis crew build custom ...
Tiny sailboats to roam ocean this summer After launch from MMA ship, vessels may be tracked on Net
Apr 01, 2009; ... BELFAST - Five miniature sailboats will be roaming the NorthAtlantic this summer at the whim of the wind and currents. The boats will be launched from the Maine Maritime Academytraining vessel State of Maine during its annual summer cruise aspart of Educational Passages 2009 Trans ...
Autism awareness Bangor lawmaker champions a cause he knows well
Apr 01, 2009; ... The phone rang one recent afternoon inside the Bangor home ofstate Sen. Joseph Perry, interrupting a casual discussion of taxreform, the benefits of tenure in Augusta and why his city needs anew auditorium. Perry waited several rings but couldn't resist checking thecaller ID. The ...
Correcting the record
Apr 01, 2009 ... A story on Page B4 of Tuesday's paper about jury selection forthe trial of Anthony Marshall, the son of the late philanthropistBrooke Astor, gave inaccurate information ...
DODGING A FILIBUSTER
Apr 01, 2009 ... Discontent is growing over a legislative tactic that the Obamaadministration may use to push through its health, energy andeducation programs. Called "budget reconciliation," it soundscomplicated, but it's really very simple. In short, it is a method for getting these hotly ...
CONTINUING CONSOLIDATION
Apr 01, 2009 ... Lawmakers today will consider more than a dozen bills to change,delay or eliminate the state's school administration consolidationlaw. This may lead some to believe the controversial law should beamended or scrapped. While the law remains problematic in someareas, especially the most ...
Support menu labels
Apr 01, 2009 ... Rep. Hannah Pingree is supporting a bill in favor of mandatorynutrition labeling for chain restaurants in Maine. Many people haveexpressed their opposition stating that the state should focusattention and resources on issues of higher priority includinghealth care, unemployment and ...
Recall Collins, Snowe
Apr 01, 2009 ... I am really getting tired of people singing the praises of Sens.Collins and Snowe. Sen. Collins' perfect voting record meansnothing because it has become apparent as a result of the stimulusbill that neither she nor Sen. Snowe took the time to read ...
Streets need trees
Apr 01, 2009 ... The streets of the towns of New England have traditionally beenlined with shade trees which provided a cooling and cohesive canopyover the homes and travel ways in the hot summers, greening andsoftening the harder surfaces, and in latter days, absorbing thepollution of the traffic ....
Forestry and deer herd
Apr 01, 2009 ... The problem with the deer herd started in the late 1990's. The state government allowed a Canadian company to buy stateland. It stripped the land of the forest, year after year, includingdeer yards. Now, they put the blame on the harsh winters. When I was young we had many ...
Slippery slope
Apr 01, 2009 ... Legislation is often designed to solve a specific problem and maydo so. However, a new law may cause other problems which are worsethan the original one. I believe the bill to allow gay marriagewould cause more problems than it would solve. Gay marriage would allow people who love ...
Same-sex facts
Apr 01, 2009 ... After reading Michelle Norsworthy's letter to the editor (BDN,March 26), I was not at all surprised to find that her slantedversion of the facts is laden with half-truths, innuendoes oroutright lies. In the citation about the Massachusetts father, she implies thatthe school and ...
Pittsfield layoff totals unclear as a national picture emerges
Apr 01, 2009; ... PITTSFIELD - It has been longer than a week, but final layoffnumbers are still not available from GE Security Infrastructure. The company announced on March 18 that it was looking to cut 100jobs at the facility - nearly one-quarter of its 425-person workforce. The move likely ...
ReStore offers surplus home supplies
Apr 01, 2009; ... HOLDEN - Most building contractors buy supplies in bulk to savemoney and then have leftovers that go unused. Those leftovers are the meat and potatoes of the new ReStore, asurplus building supply resale store that will open to the publicThursday under the umbrella of the Habitat ...
Hockey tourney stands out
Apr 01, 2009; ... While most eyes were focused on March Madness, college hockey hadits own version which clearly overshadowed its basketball rival. How about having a No. 16 seed from a four-team conference thatis disbanding after this season knock off the nation's No. 2-rankedteam (Notre Dame) and ...
Brewer's Morris stressing fundamentals
Apr 01, 2009; ... It was the type of sun-splashed afternoon any baseball teamrelishes, but like most high school baseball squads in EasternMaine, the Brewer Witches went about their preseason paces in thegymnasium. Nearby Heddericg Field already is clear of snow but remains wet,though if Mother ...
South Portland's Brown named coach of Australian team
Apr 01, 2009; ... The men's basketball team from Down Under will have Down Eastleadership on the road to the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Brett Brown, a 1979 graduate of South Portland High School andthe son of veteran Cheverus of Portland coach Bob Brown, has beennamed head coach of the ...
Husson bests Bates, Morris solid on mound
Apr 01, 2009; ... BANGOR - After a frustrating weekend in which they managed just23 hits and 12 runs while dropping three of four games to NorthAtlantic Conference rival Castleton State (Vt.), the HussonUniversity Eagles took out their frustrations on Lewiston's BatesCollege Bobcats ...
Olympian to begin trek for 2nd gold
Apr 01, 2009; ... CAMDEN - So draining was the seven-year rise from rowing noviceto Olympic champion that Anna Goodale wasn't certain she wanted togo through it again in the immediate aftermath of her gold-medalperformance at the 2008 Summer Games last August. But it was nothing a little hard-core ...
Players of the week
Apr 01, 2009 ... COLLEGE North Atlantic Conference Tim Costa (Thomas junior), baseball player, 15-for-30, 4 RBIs, 5runs, .533 slugging percentage in 8-game Arizona trip. Danny Burke (Thomas freshman), baseball rookie, .350 in 6 games,2 RBIs, 4 runs, .450 slugging ...
Stunt cyclist Lenosky to perform in Portland
Apr 01, 2009 ... PORTLAND - World record holder stunt cyclist Jeff Lenosky will beperforming Saturday during the opening of Gorham Bike and Ski's newPortland location at 693 Congress Street. Gorham Bike and Ski is celebrating its opening by having ...
Foundas, Bryant quiet Bears' bats UM commits 4 errors in loss
Apr 01, 2009; ... SMITHFIELD, R.I. - The University of Maine committed a season-high four errors Tuesday afternoon, opening the door for BryantUniversity's 9-3 baseball victory at the Bryant Baseball Complex. Coach Steve Trimper's Black Bears (13-12) wrapped up a rain-marred, five-day road trip with ...
Pace helps Polar Bears cool off USM
Apr 01, 2009 ... SOUTH PORTLAND - Junior Joe Pace allowed one run and five hitsover seven innings as Bowdoin College of Brunswick upset nationally-ranked University of Southern Maine 7-4 in baseball action hereTuesday. Bowdoin coach Mike Connolly earned his 189th career victory,tying him with ...
Tidbits
Apr 01, 2009 ... Introducing Tubby Also heralding spring is the opening of Gifford's Ice Cream spotsacross the state. Two weekends ago, the beloved ice cream standstarted serving Rocky Road, Oatmeal Cookie, Whoopie Pie and plainol' Vanilla to devoted patrons. To coincide with the season ...
Actresses blend well in Winterport's witty 'Shakers'
Apr 01, 2009; ... Winterport Open Stage once again has proved itself to be the bestlittle community theater in Greater Bangor. The company's productionof "Shakers," directed by Dominick Varney, is funny, touching andfamiliar for any theatergoer who has ever taken in a meal at anighttime hot spot, or, ...
Bunyan statue to receive makeover
Apr 01, 2009; ... BANGOR - A group of area residents is banding together to ensurePaul Bunyan gets a little love - the statue, that is. Jeanne Savoy, chairman of the Paul Bunyan Restoration Group, toldmembers of the Bangor City Council's government operations committeerecently that the statue ...
Bishop to hold Mass for abuse survivors
Apr 01, 2009; ... PORTLAND - Bishop Richard J. Malone, head of the Roman CatholicDiocese of Portland, has designated Thursday a day of prayer andpenance for survivors of clergy sexual abuse. Malone will celebrate Mass at 12:15 p.m. that day at theCathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland ....
Panel moves to close Shirley school
Apr 01, 2009; ... SHIRLEY - The Shirley Elementary School may be closed before its175th anniversary in 2010. With only two children attending the one-room schoolhouse thisyear and no incoming kindergarten pupils anticipated next year, theschool committee is moving ahead with plans to close the ...
Veggie, fruit school in session Energy costs keyto growers' success
Apr 01, 2009; ... BANGOR - Nearly 50 farmers and orchardists gathered in Bangor onTuesday morning at a daylong Maine Vegetable and Fruit School. Topics included growing raspberries, pumpkins and strawberries;weed management; rotation crops; favorite vegetable varieties; andcrop insurance. This ...
Panel tackles welfare, smoking bills
Apr 01, 2009; ... AUGUSTA - Public testimony on bills aimed at reforming Maine'swelfare system, placing further restrictions on public smoking, andprohibiting the purchase of soda and snack foods with food stampskept the Legislature's Health and Human Services Committee busyTuesday afternoon. Two ...
East Blue Hill girl wins second state spelling bee
Apr 01, 2009; ... BLUE HILL - The second time is also the charm for Imogen Page ofEast Blue Hill. For the second year in a row, the 14-year-old eighth-grader atBlue Hill Consolidated School has won the statewide spelling bee.Page was named state champion at the competition held in Lewiston ...
Residents get a peek at tax reform proposal
Apr 01, 2009; ... BANGOR - A group of about 20 area residents got a sneak peekTuesday night at a Democratic tax reform package that is expected tobe debated heavily at its first hearing in Augusta on Thursday. Rep. James Martin of Orono was host at a public forum at theWilliam S. Cohen School in ...
Large Orono bash leads to summonses, arrests
Apr 01, 2009 ... A large party on Main Street in Orono led to six alcohol-relatedcitations late Friday night and early Saturday morning. Orono police Capt. Josh Ewing said Tuesday that police werecalled to the large social gathering at 446 Main St. shortly beforemidnight Friday after receiving ...
Several injured in four-car pileup on Interstate 95
Apr 01, 2009; ... BANGOR - Several people were taken to two Bangor hospitalsTuesday after suffering minor injuries in a four-car chain reactioncrash in the southbound lanes of Interstate 95. The accident, which occurred during the height of the eveningcommute, reduced traffic to one lane for about ...
Workshop held for unemployed Video presentation covered foreclosure, health insurance, resources
Apr 01, 2009; ... BANGOR - Jolene Walton worked full time for 21 years at a localauto parts store until the end of December, when she lost her job inthe floundering economy. On Tuesday, Walton was at a workshop called "Moving Forward" thatfeatured talks on surviving after a layoff. "I was ...
Seniors night on tap at St. Joseph Hospital
Apr 01, 2009 ... BANGOR - St. Joseph Hospital will hold a seniors night from 4:30to 6:30 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month. Seniors age 60 andolder ...
Brewer parks and rec to put on egg hunt
Apr 01, 2009 ... BREWER - The Brewer Parks and Recreation Department will hold itsannual egg hunt for children ages 3 to 6 at 10 a.m. Saturday, April11, at Brewer Auditorium. All participants will receive free frenchfries from Burger King, prizes and the opportunity to win grand-prize bicycles. A ...
St. Joseph auxiliary offers Ogunquit trip
Apr 01, 2009 ... BANGOR - The St. Joseph Hospital Auxiliary will offer a day tripto the Ogunquit Playhouse for a performance of "A Chorus Line" onSaturday, May 30. The trip, organized by Nancy Ziegenbein, will include lunch atthe Pepperclub Restaurant in Portland and dinner at the Old ...
Judge: Woman has Human Rights Act case
Apr 01, 2009; ... BANGOR - An Owls Head woman who claims that Bank of Americaillegally fired her nearly three years ago while she was recoveringfrom breast cancer surgery will get her day in court. A federal magistrate judge recommended last month that a motionfor summary judgment filed by Bank of ...
Consolidation hearing to draw rural residents
Apr 01, 2009; ... GREENVILLE - A contingent of Greenville, Rangeley and Jackmanresidents is expected to fill the Education Committee room at theState House today for the public hearing on LD 467, an act to exempttheir isolated communities from the school district reorganizationeffort. The hearing ...
Realtors' party to benefit community groups
Apr 01, 2009; ... The Bangor Board of Realtors invites you to its Survivor DanceParty 7-11 p.m. Saturday, April 4, at Jeff's Catering in Brewer. The Survivor fundraiser features "an island theme, with islandattire optional," and "the great sounds and fun of the RetroRockerz," Jan Currier ...
River bypass plan revives Orono dam
Apr 01, 2009; ... Some Penobscot County towns might be against it for environmentalreasons, but the Penobscot River Restoration Trust's plan to removedams and install fish bypasses in the river has some countywideindustrial benefits, proponents said Tuesday. PPL Maine LLC, a subsidiary of PPL ...
Milo manager to discipline police chief
Apr 01, 2009; ... MILO - After an executive session Monday, selectmen authorizedTown Manager Jeff Gahagan to take "appropriate disciplinary action"against Milo Police Chief Michael Poulin. Poulin was arrested and charged with assault last month after heallegedly grabbed his wife, Elaine Poulin, by ...
Rockland hot to be coolest U.S. small town
Apr 01, 2009; ... ROCKLAND - Is Rockland a cooler small town than Owego, N.Y.? Maine's governor thinks so. But he'll need your help to make itofficial. Gov. John Baldacci proclaimed April 1 "Make Rockland the CoolestSmall Town in America Day." The unusual proclamation came about because ...
Cadillac Mountain Sports honored
Apr 01, 2009; ... ELLSWORTH - Cadillac Mountain Sports, a fixture in the city since1995, has been named the Ellsworth Area Chamber of Commerce TopDrawer business. The award is presented annually to an outstanding company,individual or organization that has made a substantial contributionto the ...
Votes earn nonprofits Bangor Savings funds
Apr 01, 2009 ... BANGOR - The Bangor Savings Bank Foundation and WLBZ-TV 2, WCSH-TV 6, WGAN 560 Newsradio, and Blueberry Broadcasting announcedMonday that Maine residents cast more than 86,000 votes for morethan 2,900 different nonprofit organizations for the CommunityMatters More program of charitable ...
House nixes two-year Maine inspections
Apr 01, 2009 ... AUGUSTA - A bill to change Maine's annual motor vehicleinspections to once every two years was rejected Tuesday by theHouse of Representatives. Lawmakers voted down the bill 87-56. The bill was sent to theSenate. Proponents said annual inspections are burdensome and ...
Castine man named to maritime safety panel
Apr 01, 2009 ... WASHINGTON - Frank L. Wiswall Jr. of Castine has been appointedby the U.S. secretary of homeland security to a three-year term onthe 21-member Navigation Safety Advisory Council. NAVSAC advises the secretary, through the commandant of the CoastGuard, on matters relating to the ...
Somali women's group receives $20,000 grant
Apr 01, 2009 ... PORTLAND - The United Somali Women of Maine is one of fourcommunity-based organizations to receive a $20,000 grant from theEnvironmental Justice Small Grants Program for its work on the NewMainers Lead and Pesticide Prevention Program. The New Mainers Lead and Pesticide Prevention ...
Madawaska Legion host to riders rally
Apr 01, 2009 ... MADAWASKA - The American Legion, Thomas O. Cyr Post 147 will holdthe American Legion Riders of Maine 2009 Summer Rally the weekend ofJuly 24. The Madawaska post will provide a Friday evening early-birdbarbecue, a Saturday morning breakfast, a noon light lunch andevening supper. A ...
Rep. Michaud to speak on trade reform April 8
Apr 01, 2009 ... BUCKSPORT - U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud, D-Maine, will present apublic forum on trade reform 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, April 8, at theAlamo Theatre, 85 Main St. The event is free and open to the public. Michaud will speak about the TRADE Act and other trade and labormatters relevant to Maine ...
Whitefield man dies in head-on collision Car crosses centerline crushing 2nd vehicle
Apr 01, 2009; ... WASHINGTON - A Whitefield man died Tuesday morning in a caraccident that may have been caused by a medical emergency, policeofficials said. Burleigh Pratt, 72, was at the wheel of a Buick LeSabre thatcollided head-on with another car at 9:59 a.m. on Route 17 nearLinscott's Store, ...
Boothbay Harbor a 'No Discharge Area'
Apr 01, 2009 ... BOOTHBAY - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announcedthat the coastal waters of Boothbay Harbor will be protected as a"No Discharge Area," where discharges of treated and untreated boatsewage would be prohibited. To qualify for a no-discharge designation, there must be ...
Applications available for rec trail funding
Apr 01, 2009 ... AUGUSTA - Applications for the Recreational Trail Program and theLand and Water Conservation Fund are available from the Maine Bureauof Parks and Lands. Under the Recreational Trail Program, funds are available tomunicipalities and nonprofit trail organizations for ...
18 community clinics to share $3.3M grant
Apr 01, 2009 ... AUGUSTA - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services willdistribute $3,345,917 in federal Community Health Center grantfunding to 18 community health centers in Maine. The funding will be distributed as follows: . Maine Migrant Programs, Augusta, $127,153. . ...
Maine gets $2.8M for child care, health
Apr 01, 2009 ... AUGUSTA - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services hasawarded $2,897,350 to Maine for an early child development programand disease prevention services, U.S. Sens. Olympia J. Snowe andSusan Collins have announced in a press release. The funds will be distributed as ...
Junior Grange to hold state meeting April 5
Apr 01, 2009 ... AUGUSTA - The Maine State Junior Grange will hold its springmeeting at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, April 5, at the Main State Grangeheadquarters, 146 State St. A craft time will be offered at 1 p.m. The Junior Grange is the children's division of the CommunityGrange, located in more than 140 ...
Audition offers chance to sing at Fenway
Apr 01, 2009 ... AUBURN - The Maine Games will hold its third annual NationalAnthem Audition at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 4, at the CommunityLittle Theater, 30 Academy St. The event is open to the public. Vocalists from all over the state will sing their mostrespectful, traditional rendition of "The ...
Columnist Goodman to address USM grads
Apr 01, 2009 ... PORTLAND - Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Ellen Goodman will bethe speaker at the University of Southern Maine's 129th commencementSaturday, May 16, in Cumberland County Civic Center. Goodman will beawarded an honorary doctor of humane letters at the ceremony. Goodman, a longtime ...
Lobster science topic of speakers in Bath
Apr 01, 2009 ... BATH - Friends of Merrymeeting Bay will sponsor "Community BasedLobster Science," a presentation by Diane Cowan, director of TheLobster Conservancy, at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 2, in the auditoriumat Bath City Hall. This will be the seventh presentation in thisseason's Winter Speaker ...
Lamoine voters to consider $650,000 budget
Apr 01, 2009 ... LAMOINE - Voters are expected to consider an overall municipalbudget of nearly $650,000 when they convene next week for theirannual town meeting. According to a copy of the town report posted online at Lamoine'sofficial Web site, the proposed 2009-2010 town budget is ...
Courts
Apr 01, 2009 ... Waldo County Superior Court, Belfast Cases March 23-27 Rodney Bailey, 61, Swanville, three counts sexual abuse of aminor, concurrent five-month jail terms, all but nine monthssuspended, two years probation; seven additional counts of sexualabuse of a minor ...
Gouldsboro hires principal for new school
Apr 01, 2009; ... GOULDSBORO - A new school board has hired a new principal for anew school that is under construction in the local village ofProspect Harbor. David Crandall, the principal of Phillips Elementary School inFranklin County, has been selected to be the new principal ofPeninsula ...
MPBN town meeting to be held in Calais
Apr 01, 2009 ... CALAIS - The Maine Public Broadcasting Network will hold a townmeeting from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 14, at the Calais MotorInn. MPBN is holding a series of town meetings across the state in thecoming year to obtain feedback about the public's media consumptionhabits and how ...