Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME back issues from May 2009:
5 swine flu cases so far in Maine; more expected Penobscot County youth latestto contract illness, official says
May 01, 2009; ... A youth under 18 years old in Penobscot County is the latestMainer to be sickened by the 2009 H1N1 swine flu, and stateofficials said Thursday the number of cases now stands at five. In addition to the Penobscot County youngster, there are twoyouths and one adult in York County who ...
State Senate backs gay-marriage bill
May 01, 2009; ... AUGUSTA - A bill to allow same-sex couples to marry in Maine tooka major step forward Thursday when the Senate voted 21-14 in supportof the measure after impassioned and poignant arguments from bothsides. The hallway outside the Senate chamber was an emotional scenemoments after ...
A ray of hope for the Sunrise County
May 01, 2009; ... EASTPORT - The large turbine blades for the Rollins Mountain windproject near Lincoln and other wind projects in the United Statesand Canada arrived at the Estes Head Cargo Terminal on Thursdaymorning, bringing with them a ray of hope for Washington County'seconomic future. The ...
Correcting the record
May 01, 2009 ... A story about a house fire in Hermon published on Page B3 onWednesday ...
UMaine, Husson campuses on flu alert
May 01, 2009; ... Although the end of the school year is days away, officials atthe University of Maine in Orono and Husson University in Bangor arestill following their standard procedures for dealing withsituations such as a potential outbreak of swine flu virus. For now, both schools are ...
Bangor's response to outbreak centers on consistent message
May 01, 2009; ... BANGOR - As national concern increases over an outbreak of theH1N1 virus known as swine flu, local leaders stressed two goalsThursday: work closely together and speak with a consistent message. Shawn Yardley, director of Bangor's Department of Health andWelfare, gathered numerous ...
EMMC cancels reunion citing virus worries
May 01, 2009 ... The annual patient and family reunion of the Eastern MaineMedical Center neonatal intensive care unit scheduled for Sunday,May 3, has been postponed. Although the federal Centers for DiseaseControl and Prevention has not yet recommended social distancing forthe general population, the ...
Gas mask business booming in Brewer
May 01, 2009 ... The swine flu may have some Maine economists spooked, but FrankSpizuoco of Maine Military Supply in Brewer says business isbooming. In the past few days, he said, he has sold hundreds of gas masksover his Internet site, primarily to individual buyers in southern-tier ...
Maine attorney general warns of flu scams
May 01, 2009 ... The Maine Office of the Attorney General has become aware of aninflux of e-mails with the phrase "swine flu" in the subject line.These e-mails may have links to advertisements for an alleged flumedicine. Clicking on these sites poses a danger that a person'scredit card information will ...
Emergency conference explores scenarios
May 01, 2009 ... AUGUSTA - The H1N1 epidemic was one of many disaster scenariosrepresented Thursday at the first Maine Partners in EmergencyPreparedness conference at the Augusta Civic Center. Other than agiant economy-sized bottle of alcohol-based hand cleaner prominentlyplaced on a small table by the ...
Churches encourage anti-flu precautions
May 01, 2009 ... The Roman Catholic and Episcopal churches have announcedprecautions to help prevent the spread of the H1N1 virus amongclergy and parishioners. These include encouraging churchgoers toreceive ...
EMMC offers publicswine flu information
May 01, 2009 ... With updates being released each day on the H1N1 swine flu,Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor has created a newinformational Web page, which may be found at www.emmc.org. The sitewill be updated regularly to reflect the latest information aboutthe spreading epidemic and ...
Logging trade show begins today
May 01, 2009 ... BANGOR - The 2009 Northeastern Forest Products Equipment Expo,which runs all day today and Saturday at the Bangor Civic Center andits parking lot, is expected to draw thousands of loggers, milloperators and truckers to the area. The trade show, one of the largest of its kind, is a ...
Bankruptcies
May 01, 2009 ... The following petitions for bankruptcy were filed at U.S.Bankruptcy Court in Bangor during December 2008: Ronald Brown, general contractor, one dependent, Hancock: assets,$130,565; debts, $79,966. Teina M. Reaviel, aka Special Effects, fka Teina Marie Pinkham,cosmetologist, ...
CREDIT CARD CRACK DOWN
May 01, 2009 ... Those unsolicited credit card offers that daily clogged yourmailbox are gone, for now. When the economy recovers, they willreturn. But if a bill proposed by a New York congresswoman winssupport, their power to wreck a household's finances may beweakened. Rep. Carolyn Maloney, ...
REVISIT REAL ID
May 01, 2009 ... State lawmakers today will consider a bill to repeal most of a2008 law that strengthened Maine's driver's licenses to comply withfederal requirements. While many of the requirements are overlyburdensome and costly, some of the changes Maine made in response tothe federal Real ID law were ...
Readers react to state road funding
May 01, 2009 ... This week, ClickBack sought editorial page reader comments onpaying to maintain Maine's roads and the Discovery Channel's"American Loggers." How should Maine's roads be funded? Change the laws so that EVERY PENNY of the gas tax goes to ROADS,not to snowmobile trails, the ...
Husson seeking crown NAC tourney kicks off today
May 01, 2009; ... It has become a habit. And it's a habit the Husson UniversityEagles desperately want to break. Husson has been the North Atlantic Conference BaseballTournament's runner-up the last six seasons. "It's getting a little old," acknowledged Husson sophomore firstbaseman Chris ...
Pink game a winner for many
May 01, 2009; ... A high school education is all about awareness. Awareness of the reading, writing and arithmetic that mark thefoundation of all things academic. Awareness of the world around us, the opportunities that awaitand the challenges to be faced. Many of those challenges seem ...
Bucks get the breaks, timely hits Sutherland pitches Bucksport past Ellsworth; Redman goes 3-for-4
May 01, 2009; ... BUCKSPORT - In a tough 2-0 loss to Mattanawcook Academy inLincoln earlier this week, the Bucksport softball team wasn'tgetting the offensive breaks it needed, despite having twosituations with runners on second and third and no outs. The Golden Bucks put together strings of timely ...
Student assistant has valuable role with Black Bears Jatkevicius pursues coaching career
May 01, 2009; ... ORONO - Lee Jatkevicius arrived at the University of Maine in2005 hoping to continue his baseball career. The Wilbraham, Mass., native has achieved tremendous success withthe Black Bears - although not in the role he had envisioned. Now a senior, Jatkevicius (pronounced ...
Away from diamond, coach focused on track UM's Trimper enjoys following NASCAR
May 01, 2009; ... Steve Trimper's Sundays are busy these days. The fourth-year University of Maine baseball coach is leading hisBlack Bears into an America East doubleheader in their quest tocollect the league's regular season championship and earn the rightto host the conference ...
Harvey, Lord spark Central Greenville tops Forest Hills
May 01, 2009 ... DOVER-FOXCROFT - Nick Harvey struck out 15 to lift the CentralRed Devils of Corinth to a 4-2 high school baseball victory overFoxcroft Academy Thursday. Harvey allowed two runs on three hits and two walks to pick upthe win for Central. David Lord hit two RBI singles, Josh ...
Little sparks win for 'Dogs Bucks tip Eagles for third victory
May 01, 2009 ... MACHIAS - Ben Getchell hit an RBI single in the fourth inning togive Machias a 2-0 lead and the Bulldogs held on to beat Woodland 2-1 in high school baseball action Thursday. Jake Scoville singled for Machias. Matt Little recorded ninestrikeouts in 6 2/3 innings and Ty Richards and ...
Gallagher leads Colby by Bates
May 01, 2009 ... WATERVILLE - Brendan Gallagher knocked in two runs with a tripleas Colby College defeated Bates of Lewiston 5-3 in baseball actionThursday. John Lerner doubled and later singled in a run for the Muleswhile Ryan Conlon doubled and singled. Alex Gallant hit an RBI double for ...
Kirk sparks Eagles' victory Vikes' Staples earns no-hitter
May 01, 2009 ... LIMESTONE - Audra Kirk's two-run double in the bottom of thesixth delivered the winning run as the Limestone Community School/MSSM Eagles survived Ashland's four-run rally in the seventh to posta 12-11 softball victory Thursday. Chelsea Leighton had two singles and two RBIs for the ...
College baseball
May 01, 2009 ... MAINE vs. ALBANY Time, site: Friday (2), Saturday (2), noon; Varsity Field,Albany, N.Y. Records: Maine 28-15 (9-3 America East), Albany 17-24 (9-7) Series, last meeting: Maine leads 15-13, Albany 5-2, 8-3 on 4/12/08 Top hitters - Maine: RF Kevin McAvoy (.400, 8 ...
Sound Advice: BDN staffers offer reviews of new albums from across the musical spectrum
May 01, 2009 ... Chairlift "Does You Inspire You" (Kanine/Columbia) The dream-pop trio Chairlift has benefited from creating one ofthose songs that just sticks in your head. For the New York-based band, that song is "Bruises," which playedin the distinctive ads for iPod's ...
Ellsworth rockers Entropy really measure up
May 01, 2009; ... There's a reason classic rock is called classic rock. Bands comeand go, fads explode and then disappear, and hairstyles go from longto short to long again, but no matter what - Led Zeppelin willalways be there for you. Jimi Hendrix lives on. Creedence sounds asawesome now as it did 40 ...
Organizers plan 2nd art walk
May 01, 2009; ... BANGOR - Considering the popularity of the first Downtown ArtWalk in March, organizers have started to plan for a second suchevent to be held Friday, June 19. The deadline for applications for artisans to take part in theart walk is May 15. Artisans with studios in downtown ...
Bishop doing his job
May 01, 2009 ... Leonard Davis (BDN, April 22) says, "The bishop may protest, as aprivate citizen before the Legislature but to do so in his role as achurch leader exhorting his followers is a clear violation of theseparation of church and state." I completely disagree. The bishop not only has the ...
Practice what we preach
May 01, 2009 ... Torture violates both domestic law and international treaty,which our Constitution states shall be considered the supreme law ofthe land. To not prosecute those who torture violates both ...
Maine workers' rights
May 01, 2009 ... The Employee Free Choice Act is the first one to address thedisparity between the employers and the employees. For a long timethe employers have been able to coerce their workers with the threatof dismissal if they even speak the word "union." With the passageof this act, the workers ...
Getting facts straight
May 01, 2009 ... This letter is intended to educate, not to criticize. I am responding to James Zarilli's letter and his comment that"juvenile diabetes and obesity and other ailments are due tolifestyle" (BDN, April 22). Perhaps in some cases obesity is due tolifestyle. In fact, many Type I ...
Tobacco-free Maine
May 01, 2009 ... As a University of Maine nursing student, I recently had theopportunity to attend the Intensive Tobacco Treatment Training andConference in South Portland, sponsored by Healthy MainePartnerships and the Partnership for a Tobacco-Free Maine. Thepurpose of the conference was to provide ...
Necessary foundation
May 01, 2009 ... I attended the Public Hearing in Augusta on Wednesday, April 22,concerning LD 1020. The images and statements will forever be etchedinto my memory. The most compelling image, however, came not from the hearing butfrom what I saw in the town of Holden. You see, the town's ...
Wrong headline
May 01, 2009 ... I take issue with the headline of the April 23 BDN. Civil rightsare not involved in this debate. The headline should read "Traditionvs. non-tradition" because it is the ...
Player of the week
May 01, 2009 ... COLLEGE ECAC Div. III Gabby Cyr (University of Southern Maine senior from Fort Kent),women's ...
Tennis
May 01, 2009 ... HIGH SCHOOL At Presque Isle Caribou girls (2-0) 4, Presque Isle (1-1) 1 Singles: Jenna Selander (C) def. Sarah Porter 8-1, Laura Collins(C) def. Brittany Bearden 8-6, Carlee Pinette (C) def. KaileeIreland 8-2; doubles: Jen Steeves-Madelyn Carson (PI) def ....
Sawmill Woods GC sets Sunday opening
May 01, 2009 ... CLIFTON - Sawmill Woods Golf Course will open for the ...
MacPherson is college football hall inductee
May 01, 2009 ... SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Former Syracuse football coach Dick MacPhersonis a Hall of Famer. MacPherson is a member of the 2009 class announced Thursday bythe National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame. He compileda 111-73-5 record in coaching stints at Massachusetts and ...
Eagles head into tourney with confidence
May 01, 2009; ... It's not difficult to pinpoint the favorite in the North AtlanticConference softball tournament, which begins this morning at HussonUniversity's O'Keefe Field. The host Eagles earned home field advantage as the top seed, went14-0 in conference play, and come into the tourney opener ...
A city pauses to recall the Great Fire of 1911 Flames jumped Kenduskeag Stream, burned 250 buildings
May 01, 2009; ... BANGOR - It started on a windy afternoon just like Thursday, 98years ago to the day. The Great Fire of 1911 tore through downtown Bangor, destroyingor crippling nearly half the city's buildings and displacing 75families in its wake. In some way, though, the fire created the ...
Woods fires may be result of arson
May 01, 2009; ... A fire Wednesday night in eastern Hancock County is one of ahandful in the region that have been determined to be suspicious inorigin, according to a Maine forest ranger. The biggest of the fires was on Tuesday night in Columbia. Itconsumed 85 acres of woods, Ranger Courtney ...
Boat discharge limits may be expanded
May 01, 2009; ... Boaters in Maine, already prohibited from dumping treated anduntreated toilet waste into Casco Bay and in the Boothbay Harborregion, could find themselves barred from dumping sewage in otherpopular cruising spots this summer. The state is requesting that federal officials also ban ...
Belfast board to review hospital helipad proposal
May 01, 2009; ... BELFAST - The planning board will review a proposed helipad forWaldo County General Hospital when it meets later this month. The helipad is planned for an existing paved parking lot off thenorth side of the main hospital building. The landing area would be a 45-foot-square ...
No bail hearing in Waldoboro fatal stabbing
May 01, 2009; ... WISCASSET - Accused murderer Earl "Buddy" Bieler, who the statesays stabbed Rachel Grindal to death on April 20, waived his rightto a bail hearing Thursday in Lincoln County Superior Court. The state has charged Bieler, 24, and Corina Durkee, 42, both ofWaldoboro, with intentional ...
Schools
May 01, 2009 ... Bangor High School Third quarter honor roll Seniors, high honors: Ryan M. Albert, Whitney Bronson, EmilyMarie Campbell, Abigail Clark, Rosemary A. Cox, Julianne M. Cronin,Erin R. Dean, Nathan P. Frazier, Paige E. Hammond, Michelle MarieHarmon, Min Jeong Hwang, Ryan D ....
Health Access to open Lincoln building in June
May 01, 2009; ... LINCOLN - A four-month delay in the delivery of an air controlsystem has postponed the Health Access Network's new $5.4 millionoffice and treatment center's opening until mid-June, a HAN officialsaid Thursday. Paul Smith, facilities manager for Health Access, had hoped ...
Three Rivers Kiwanis annual bicycle rodeo
May 01, 2009 ... MILO - Three Rivers Kiwanis will sponsor its annual bicycle rodeofrom 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 2, at Milo Elementary School. All elementary school children, accompanied by an adult, arewelcome to participate in the free event. "It's always great to see kids on their ...
Business group to hear from Hampden FD
May 01, 2009 ... HAMPDEN - Hampden Business Association will hold a luncheonmeeting from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 5, at the Fresh GingerRestaurant (upstairs), 64 Main Road ...
Nutritionist to speak at area AARP meeting
May 01, 2009 ... BANGOR - Penobscot Chapter 374 of AARP will meet at noonThursday, May 5, at the Elks Club banquet room, Odlin Road. Nutritionist ...
Garden club to feature container planting
May 01, 2009 ... BANGOR - The Bangor Garden Club will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, May4, at Sprague's Garden Center, 1664 Union St. The program will include learning about container ...
Variety show to fund hospice operations
May 01, 2009 ... DOVER-FOXCROFT- Pine Tree Hospice's annual variety show will beheld 7-9 p.m. Friday, May 1, at Center Theatre in Dover-Foxcroft. Pine Tree Hospice, a nonprofit that assists people facing aterminal illness or grieving the loss of a loved one, relies on thismajor fundraising event to ...
Woodlawn Museum to open for the season
May 01, 2009; ... Woodlawn Museum, the Black House, opens for the season today,reports Executive Director Joshua Torrance, and will be open 1-4p.m. Tuesday through Sunday this month on Route 172 in Ellsworth, A new tour examines the life of George Nixon Black Jr., the lastmember of the Black family ...
Murder trial jury to review testimony
May 01, 2009; ... BANGOR - A Superior Court jury will resume deliberations today inthe murder trial of a Prentiss man accused of killing his bestfriend after snorting cocaine. The jury of seven men and five women must decide whether JosephDumas, 49, is guilty of murder or manslaughter. Dumas ...
Scallop council narrowing lists of water closures
May 01, 2009; ... ELLSWORTH - State officials and members of Maine's ScallopAdvisory Council worked Thursday to narrow a list of parts of statewaters that will be closed to scallop harvesting this coming winter. The council met Thursday afternoon at City Hall with a few stateofficials, including ...
Wastewater systems to see upgrades
May 01, 2009 ... WASHINGTON - Eleven communities in Maine will receive $14.2million in federal stimulus money for upgrades to their water andwastewater systems, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced thisweek. Calais will receive $3 million for repairs to its wastewatersystem. The city has ...
Plane stops at BIA to remove passenger
May 01, 2009; ... BANGOR - An airplane bound from Los Angeles to London diverted toBangor International Airport on Wednesday evening after a femalepassenger reportedly caused a disturbance. The unidentified British woman was removed from a Boeing 777aircraft shortly before 9 p.m. by local police ...
Airport funds focus of Greenville meeting
May 01, 2009 ... GREENVILLE - Residents will be asked next week to authorizeselectmen to borrow up to $45,710 to leverage about $1.8 million infederal and state funds for improvements to the municipal airport. A special town meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 6,to see whether residents ...
Man charged after fire damages workshop
May 01, 2009 ... DOVER-FOXCROFT - A Summer Street resident has been charged withburning grass without a permit after the fire Wednesday eveningdamaged a neighbor's workshop. Chuck Chase thought the fire was extinguished when he went insidehis house, but unbeknownst to him it had spread under a ...
State's mortality high from type of cancer
May 01, 2009 ... PORTLAND - A report by a federal agency says Maine has thenation's highest death rate from mesothelioma, a lethal cancerlinked to asbestos. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health studiedmortality rates from 1999 to 2005. Senior epidemiologist Ki MoonBang said ...
UM students awarded NOAA scholarships
May 01, 2009 ... ORONO - University of Maine sophomore honor students SamanthaBond and Jeremy Bender have been named recipients of the NationalOceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Ernest F. HollingsUndergraduate Scholarship. Each student will receive up to $8,000 a year for their juniorand ...
Music, dancing on tap at Bucksport center
May 01, 2009 ... BUCKSPORT - Bucksport Senior Center is sponsoring Jack and Co.,music and dancing, 7-9 ...
Yard, food sale May 9 at John Street church
May 01, 2009 ... CAMDEN - John Street's Treasure Hunt yard and spring-fling foodsale will be held 8 ...