Archive for March, 2012
MOWING THE ASTROTURF (blog)
Portland Dems Senate Debate Gets Weird
on March 31, 2012, at 9:31 p.m.
At the Portland Dems Senate Debate, during the question on race relations in America,the people at the table I was at started playing “Hangman”… I’m not kidding. They were an older couple, somewhere around 60. The “disconnect” between the game they were playing to pass the time and the subject ...
CRITTERS (blog)
They did it! Bangor Humane Society marks first-ever empty shelter!
on March 31, 2012, at 9:01 p.m.
Bangor Humane Society did it! They emptied the shelter through the Mega Match-a-thon of over 100 animals! Here’s what they wrote on their facebook page. I couldn’t word it any better: “Because of our HUGE success we are closing early today at 4 pm and will be closed tomorrow to ...
VIDEO
Low water, rocky rapids fail to deter St. George race paddlers; Houlton’s Ludwig earns 10th victory
APPLETON, Maine — Two related topics dominated the post-race talk at Saturday’s 33rd St. George River Race. One was what the paddlers described as “bony” conditions, which describes a paucity of water in what normally are rapids that forces canoeists and kayakers into a lot of maneuvering to avoid uncovered ...
Whole Foods to stop sale of unsustainable seafood
By MICHAEL HILL, The Associated Press on March 31, 2012, at 6:59 p.m.
ALBANY, N.Y. — Whole Foods Market said Friday that it will stop selling fish caught from depleted waters or through ecologically damaging methods, a move that comes as supermarkets nationwide try to make their seafood selections more sustainable. Starting Earth Day, April 22, the natural and organic supermarket chain will ...
Portrait of women symbolizes 20 years of work by Women’s Resource Center
ORONO, Maine — Four years ago, Sylvia Herbold went looking for a wall. The University of Maine art student needed a place where she would hang the painting that would be her honors project. Now an art teacher in Ellsworth, Herbold, 26, of Surry found what she was looking for ...
Fires a part of Fort Kent’s history
FORT KENT, Maine — It has been just under a week since the massive fire that claimed three historic buildings along Fort Kent’s West Main Street. Just under a week of cleaning up, taking stock, and giving thanks that the only losses — large as they may have been — ...
Skowhegan brush fire spreads to field, burns around 5 acres
SKOWHEGAN, Maine — A gust of wind blew a permitted brush fire onto a field near Middle Road on Saturday afternoon. Skowhegan Fire Chief Tom Keene said a resident had a permit for a brush fire, but a gust of wind carried the flames to a field where it burned ...
POLICE BEAT
Police investigating assault on Easter Bunny at Presque Isle Walmart
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — Apparently nobody is safe. Presque Isle police are studying security tapes in an effort to identify two teenagers involved in an alleged assault on the Easter Bunny at the Presque Isle Walmart Supercenter on Saturday afternoon. According to Sgt. Mark Barnes of the Presque Isle Police ...
Voisine helps UMaine complete sweep of Norfolk State
By BDN Staff Reports on March 31, 2012, at 4:53 p.m.
NORFOLK, Va. — D.J. Voisine fired seven innings of four-hit, one-run ball Sunday afternoon to help the University of Maine complete a sweep of its four-game series with a 9-1 victory over Norfolk State. Voisine (2-0) earned the win, striking out one and walking two, while freshman Luke Morrill of ...
VIDEO
New wind turbine at Rockport high school now producing energy
ROCKPORT, Maine — When Eliot Grigo, a junior, walks down the halls of Camden Hills Regional High School, his classmates always ask him, “That wind turbine thing, is that happening?” “Now we have an answer,” Grigo said as he stood under the spinning blades of a 155-foot-tall wind turbine next ...
VIDEO
Humane society runs out of adoptable animals, closes early Saturday
BANGOR, Maine — The Bangor Humane Society shut down early Saturday after it ran out of adoptable animals for the first time in its 164-year history. The Mount Hope Avenue animal shelter had planned to stay open until 8 p.m. Saturday and be open for six hours Sunday as part ...
High court to hear appeal in Bangor stabbing death, stream arguments online
PORTLAND, Maine — The appeal of a man serving a life sentence for a “thrill killing” on the Bangor waterfront will be heard by the Maine Supreme Judicial Court later this month. Colin Koehler, 37, of Bangor was sentenced in June to life in prison in the stabbing death of ...
Houlton manufacturer working to help bring water to Haitian communities
HOULTON, Maine — Take a little northern Maine ingenuity, combine it with some genuine caring and compassion and the resulting collaboration is making a real difference for people 1,800 miles away. Bison Pumps, based in Houlton, has teamed up with Portland-based humanitarian group Konbit Sante to create and provide water ...
SETH AND THE CITY (blog)
More on Canco Woods: Could the neighbors buy the woods?
on March 31, 2012, at 2:16 p.m.
Here’s a little follow-up to the story I wrote this past week on Canco Woods, a nearly 13-acre wooded lot the neighbors worry will soon be developed according to its light industrial zoning. The property, which area residents have used for outdoor recreation for decades, is now up for sale, ...
Maine’s example is worst case for health-care decision, insurers say
By Alex Wayne and Alex Nussbaum, Bloomberg News on March 31, 2012, at 1:45 p.m.
By last year, six of the nine states had repealed guaranteed-issue laws.
Genzyme drug a miracle for 46 from New Hampshire
By Marie Szaniszlo, Boston Herald on March 31, 2012, at 1:29 p.m.
It was a bittersweet moment when surviving members of the family met with employees at the plant that manufactures the drug.
Gardiner man charged for threatening to shoot LePage, police say
The Associated Press on March 31, 2012, at 1:28 p.m.
AUGUSTA, Maine — A 40-year-old Gardiner man is facing a terrorizing charge for allegedly threatening to get a gun and shoot Gov. Paul LePage. A Maine State Police affidavit says Richard Lee Andrews told staff at Kennebec Behavioral Health that he knew the governor’s routine and how his bodyguards worked ...
SARAH SMILEY
Graduation gives sense of closure
I started graduate school at the University of Maine two-and-a-half years ago, after Dustin came home and told me about a new program through Military OneSource that offered tuition assistance for military spouses continuing their education. “You might as well try it,” Dustin said. “Since we’ll have help with tuition.” ...
Greenville native Cota a mogul on the mountain
CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine — From all appearances it is one of the most demanding sports on skis, with competitors literally bouncing from one giant bump to the next at 30 miles per hour while seven judges scrutinize their every move both on and off the snow. And while Greenville native ...
LePage tells legislative leaders he’s moving out of State House because of ‘censorship’
Nichole Cable’s friends, family attend accused killer’s emotionally charged court appearance
Lincoln’s Coffee Pot Cafe shuts its doors
Maine Sports Hall of Fame member, DJ Dana Wilson convicted of child pornography possession
Community members rally in memory of Nichole Cable; events, fundraisers planned
Rep. Diane Russell’s fool’s errand
The scramble to fill the 2nd District seat if Mike Michaud runs for governor
How the omnibus energy bill will benefit Maine
Governor Veto
Goodwin steps down as Brewer High School boys basketball coach
Tommy Lawrence pitches UMaine baseball to victory in first America East tournament game
Garcia sorry after ‘stupid’ Woods fried chicken jibe
Live Updates: UMaine baseball vs. Binghamton in America East championship
Live updates: UMaine baseball vs. Stony Brook at America East Championship
Maine School of Science and Mathematics alumni drawn to give back to magnet school
Federal agencies eye return to restored historic Custom House in Portland
It’s hard to keep secrets from a friend who is clairvoyant
New York City rumble showcases Maine’s lobster roll dominance