Articles by Dale McGarrigle
Gass Horse Supply thrives through selection, customer service
By Dale McGarrigle, Weekly Staff Writer on Jan. 09, 2013, at 11:23 a.m.
ORONO — There’s an institution on Route 2 about halfway between Bangor and downtown Orono. For more than a century, Gass Horse Supply has been, as its motto says, “Providing for Horse and Rider.” No company stays in business that long without evolving along the way, as third-generation owner Barry ...
Bangor Parks and Rec building outdoor play area
By Dale McGarrigle, Weekly Staff Writer on Jan. 02, 2013, at 9:58 a.m.
BANGOR — For those wondering about the construction equipment behind the Bangor Parks and Recreation Department building over the past few weeks, there’s a simple explanation: Like most parents, the department staffers just want to get children outside to play. For its Kids Cave before- and after-school program, staffers use ...
Student Athlete Advisory Council to aid school, Brewer community
By Dale McGarrigle, Weekly Staff Writer on Nov. 28, 2012, at 10:45 a.m.
Student athletes often gather after school hours, either for practice or games. Now a select group of student athletes are gathering before school, to discuss ways to help out not just their teams but also the school and the Brewer community at large. The Student Athlete Advisory Council was formed ...
Hampden pool gets new air-handling system
By Dale McGarrigle, Weekly Staff Writer on Nov. 28, 2012, at 10:37 a.m.
HAMPDEN — Patrons may have found themselves feeling more comfortable during visits to the Lura Hoit Pool over the past couple of months. That’s thanks to the pool’s new air-handling system, which was installed in late summer at the facility. What does an air-handling system do? In simple terms, it ...
Documentary follows business venture by dairy farmers
By Dale McGarrigle, Weekly Staff Writer on Nov. 28, 2012, at 10:11 a.m.
A group of determined farmers from eastern and northern Maine are following the old dictum of “if life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” Cast off by a big corporation, these farmers are creating a new path by collectively producing their own brand of organic milk. Their efforts have been captured ...
Community, volunteers help to build addition to Newburgh fire station
By Dale McGarrigle, Weekly Staff Writer on Nov. 21, 2012, at 9:07 a.m.
NEWBURGH — It takes a village to raise a fire station. Or at least a fire-station addition. That’s what’s happening at the Newburgh Volunteer Fire Department Station on Route 9 as community members and department staff have joined forces to build a new home for some of the department’s equipment. ...
Girl Friday helps to ease chaotic lives
By Debra Bell, Weekly Staff Writer on Nov. 21, 2012, at 8:28 a.m.
BREWER — When busy schedules cause mayhem and stress, Kathi Howland is ready to help. Howland, the owner of Girl Friday Errand and Shopping Service in Brewer, said she was inspired to start the business when her own life turned chaotic. “I have an older dog [named Tillie that has] ...
Orono writer’s chapter included in ‘Mad Men’ collection
By Dale McGarrigle, Weekly Staff Writer on Nov. 14, 2012, at 9:56 a.m.
Despite what many parents will tell their children, watching television can prove beneficial. Just ask Wesley Colbath. The Orono resident turned his fascination with the critically acclaimed AMC drama “Mad Men” into a chapter in a recently published academic volume about the series. Colbath’s chapter “Sex, Privacy and Relations of ...
Amicus official wins award for promotion of signing
By Dale McGarrigle, Weekly Staff Writer on Nov. 13, 2012, at 9:43 a.m.
Paula Matlins remembers what it’s like to be unable to communicate. As a young girl, she had a terrible speech impediment. She was assigned to her neighborhood school, the Mary Snow School, which was also where, at that time, the Bangor school district placed all the deaf children. It was ...
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Predatory insect threatens hemlock trees in Maine
By Dale McGarrigle, Special Sections Writer on Oct. 25, 2012, at 2:29 p.m.
A tiny insect is working its way up the Maine coast and is threatening hemlock trees along the way. Since 1999 in this state, the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid has set up its home on the new growth of hemlock, feeding off such trees and harming their vitality in the process. ...
Veteran music educator Farnham new director of Bangor Band
By Dale McGarrigle, Of The Weekly Staff on Oct. 18, 2012, at 10:09 a.m.
Curvin “Chip” Farnham just isn’t the retiring type. After almost a half-century of teaching and conducting throughout the Greater Bangor area, Farnham is retiring from the University of Maine at Orono, where he’s been since 1986. Well, maybe “retiring” is too strong a term. He’s now the new conductor for ...
Shelter, employment agency team up to aid homeless
By Dale McGarrigle, Of The Weekly Staff on Oct. 18, 2012, at 9:56 a.m.
BANGOR — It’s been a natural pairing. Staff members at the Bangor Area Homeless Shelter want their clients to enjoy the benefits of regular work. The Bangor branch of Labor Ready, a national temporary employment agency, has a steady need for employees. So it’s only made sense for the two ...
New family market popular stop in Holden
By Dale McGarrigle, Of The Weekly Staff on Oct. 10, 2012, at 11:05 a.m.
EAST HOLDEN — A number of things go into having a successful business: location, timing, inventory, technology. All of these things have combined to help the father-and-son team of David and Greg Hawes to make the transition from convenience store G & M Variety, which the elder Hawes purchased in ...
Fundraiser to benefit Orono Bog Boardwalk
By Dale McGarrigle, Of The Weekly Staff on Oct. 10, 2012, at 10:23 a.m.
BANGOR — For the past decade, the Orono Bog Boardwalk has taken visitors to a quieter time and place. Now it’s time for those visitors to step up and help revitalize the 4,200-foot boardwalk. Wood-decaying fungi, carpenter ants and heavy usage have all left their marks on the wooden boardwalk. ...
Delicious fungi mushroom in the fall
By Greg Westrich, Special to The Weekly on Oct. 04, 2012, at 8:37 p.m.
Most people I know spend the fall looking at the foliage; the swamp maples in our area are already flame red. What most people miss is another change occurring at our feet: mushrooms. Fall is the best time to see mushrooms in Maine, especially a few days after a good ...
Karate events planned at Orrington, Orland dojos
By Dale McGarrigle, Of The Weekly Staff on Oct. 04, 2012, at 10:31 a.m.
ORRINGTON — October will be a busy month at Sensei Steve Apsega’s Maine Traditional Karate dojo. The dojo, located at 136 River Road 3 miles from the Brewer town line on Route 15, will be co-hosting, with Orland Shorin Ryu dojo, a visit by Hanshi John Shipes of Texas, one ...
LePage tells legislative leaders he’s moving out of State House because of ‘censorship’
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
The scramble to fill the 2nd District seat if Mike Michaud runs for governor
Rep. Diane Russell’s fool’s errand
How the omnibus energy bill will benefit Maine
Governor Veto
Goodwin steps down as Brewer High School boys basketball coach
Live Updates: UMaine baseball vs. Binghamton in America East championship
UMaine trails Binghamton 8-2 in suspended game at America East baseball tourney
Decorated Howland war hero Samuel Deeds finalist for NASCAR honor
Brewer softball players brighten games with orange sunglasses
Maine School of Science and Mathematics alumni drawn to give back to magnet school
‘All That’ actress Amanda Bynes arrested after allegedly tossing bong out apartment window on 36th floor
New York City rumble showcases Maine’s lobster roll dominance
Get all dressed up for the season’s salad days
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