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Maine Camping and Outdoor Recreation Guide – MECOA 2012
on May 24, 2012, at 12:01 a.m.
The Maine Camping and Outdoor Recreation Guide, featuring member campgrounds of MECOA (the Maine Campground Owners Association), Maine RV dealers, and more.
Maine EMS Week 2012
on May 18, 2012, at 12:13 p.m.
May 21-25 is EMS Week and in Maine that means celebrating the men and women who make up the emergency medical services profession. Learn about what EMS means in Maine and what people are doing to keep their neighbors safe.
On the move: Saluting Maine’s trucking industry
on May 18, 2012, at 10:24 a.m.
Stories about Maine's trucking industry and its highways.
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Venerable bridge comes down this fall
By Brian Swartz, Custom Publications Editor on May 16, 2012, at 3:19 p.m.
The venerable Waldo-Hancock Bridge will come down this fall and winter as the Maine Department of Transportation finally demolishes a span that has become an eyesore in the lower Penobscot Valley. The MDOT will request bids within the next several weeks and will budget $7.6 million to remove the rusting ...
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Drivers wanted: a strong demand exists for commercial trucks
By Brian Swartz, Custom Publications Editor on May 16, 2012, at 2:52 p.m.
Unemployment may remain high in many job sectors, but not in commercial truck driving. In fact, aspiring truckers often receive job offers before completing a comprehensive CDL program at Northeast Technical Institute, according to Career Services Administrator Cory Thibodeau. “Right now there are 400,000-plus openings for CDLs” nationwide, he said, ...
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Ambitious project targets 13 bridges, overpasses in Portland area
By Brian Swartz, Custom Publications Editor on May 16, 2012, at 2:41 p.m.
Thirteen bridges and overpasses between Exits 1 and 8 on Interstate 295 are receiving extra special attention from the Maine Department of Transportation this year. Dubbed the I-295 Northbound Project, the $7.9-million endeavor entails a complicated series of lane/ramp closures along the highway’s northbound lanes. Unlike the nearby $63 million ...
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Insurance agent discusses the coverages needed by truck owners
By Brian Swartz, Custom Publications Editor on May 16, 2012, at 2:35 p.m.
Insurance lets a commercial truck roll. Before a big rig ever leaves a yard, the truck, its contents, and driver should be insured, according to Pat LaVoie, a licensed insurance agent and the chief operating officer at the Varney Agency. The risks associated with not insuring or underinsuring a commercial ...
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Maine businesses face a Jan. 1, 2013 narrowbanding deadline
By Custom Publications Staff on May 16, 2012, at 2:17 p.m.
The countdown clock is ticking for two-way-radio users: The Federal Communications Commission has mandated that on Jan. 1, 2013, such radios must operate on narrowband frequencies. Anyone caught using a wideband frequency after that date could face hefty fines. The FCC mandated in December 2004 that two-way-radio frequencies must change ...
BDN Perspective 2012: Health
on May 15, 2012, at 9:53 a.m.
Perspective 2012: Health edition focuses on healthcare, health-related topics, and wellness in Maine.
A Salute to Small Business
on May 14, 2012, at 9:57 a.m.
The Bangor Daily News salutes the 2012 winners of the Small Business Administration's award winners: Mike Cote, Look's Gourmet Food, Small Business Person of the Year; Howell Laboratories, Small Business Exporter of the Year; Key4Women, Women in Business Champion; Kate & Steve Shaffer, Black Dinah Chocolatiers, Home-Based Business Champions; Harold Clossey, Sunrise County Economic Council, Financial Services Champion (for Maine and New England); Scott Robinett, Maine Small Business Development Corporation, Veteran Small Business Champion; and Patricia Rice, Bangor SCORE, Minority Small Business Champion.
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New drug benefits Maine boy suffering from rare disease
By Elizabeth Webster on May 11, 2012, at 3:16 p.m.
Linda Burke recalls exactly when her family’s idyllic life came to a screeching halt: Sept. 30, 2003. Burke and her husband, Brad, were parents to 10-month-old Hunter and were enjoying life with their new son. That fateful day, the Cape Elizabeth couple brought Hunter to Maine Medical Center in Portland ...
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Skilled emergency physicians at Calais hospital are involved in the community
By Brian Swartz, Custom Publications Editor on May 11, 2012, at 3:11 p.m.
CALAIS — A partnership between Calais Regional Hospital and BlueWater Emergency Partners has paid extensive dividends for patients visiting the hospital’s Emergency Department. Last year, the hospital and BlueWater established a partnership to staff the CRH Emergency Department with skilled emergency physicians. “BlueWater committed to joining the CRH family in ...
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Bar Harbor Trust Services assists non-profits with planned giving
By Brian Swartz, Custom Publications Editor on May 11, 2012, at 3:07 p.m.
Bar Harbor Trust Services helps Maine non-profits attract planned gifts. “Fundraising is becoming critical for non-profit organizations,” said Joe Pratt, Managing Director and Trust Officer at Bar Harbor Trust Services. “The tough economy has made it even more important for charities to find new ways to attract donor support. Most ...
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Waldo County General Hospital speech department ears major accreditation
By Waldo County General Hospital on May 11, 2012, at 3:04 p.m.
The speech pathology department at Waldo County General Hospital has received Training Program Accreditation from the American Telemedicine Association — and is only the fourth institution in the United States to receive that accreditation. But there is one big difference between the other three institutions and WCGH’s speech pathology department: ...
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Acupuncture is a holistic medical treatment
By E. Marie Arnberg, L.Ac and Lea Elliott, L.Ac on May 10, 2012, at 4:16 p.m.
What is acupuncture and how could it help you? An increasing number of Americans looking for alternatives to conventional medicine and/or pharmaceuticals are turning to this ancient Chinese practice. A 2009 study by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, which is part of the National Institute of Health, ...
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UMaine nursing students take the classroom into the real world
By Debra Bell, Custom Publications Writer on May 10, 2012, at 4:11 p.m.
Students from all disciplines are expected to take their classroom lessons into the real world — but none more so than nursing students. That’s why prospective nurses choose the University of Maine’s School of Nursing. In fact, UMaine has a trifecta effect that is setting its nursing program apart. Educators ...
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Husson School of Pharmacy offers the right prescription for an education
By Debra L. Bell, Custom Publications Writer on May 10, 2012, at 3:55 p.m.
Think being a pharmacist is “just counting pills”? Think again, because today’s pharmacist is an advisor and a caregiver who helps patients learn about the medicine they are taking. In addition, students in Husson University’s School of Pharmacy know that they are entrusted with a sacred oath: To be a ...
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Hand and shoulder patients benefit from MCMH’s pair of sub-specialists
By David M. Fitzpatrick, Custom Publications Writer on May 10, 2012, at 3:51 p.m.
What are the odds of two orthopedic surgeons who are sub-specialists in hand and shoulder — a sub-specialty not common around here — finding themselves as partners in a community hospital on the Maine coast? Apparently, 100 percent. After a meeting born of a suggestion on a hiking trail, Dr. ...
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Health care symposium at Saint Joseph’s College to draw national experts
By Alana Conn and Charmaine Daniels on May 10, 2012, at 3:46 p.m.
More than 20 of the nation’s pre-eminent health care experts will invigorate the Saint Joseph’s College’s Fifth Annual Health Care Symposium in July. The program, titled “Health Care’s Future: Realizing the Promise” in celebration of the college’s Centennial anniversary, will cover topics ranging from health-care reform and ethics to traumatic ...
Perspective 2012: Business Edition
on April 26, 2012, at 12:17 p.m.
Part two of the Bangor Daily News annual perspective edition focuses on business, banking, and economic development in Maine. Read about what Maine businesses are doing, what the economic climate is like in Maine, and much more.
Glenburn art teacher killed in Friday morning collision in Bangor
Harvard student asked to leave bar for ‘bad behavior,’ not drunkenness
LePage blasts teachers union for endorsing same-sex marriage question
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A people’s revolt in Bar Harbor
Old Town football coach steps down
Perakslis helps UMaine beat Albany; Binghamton next in America East tournament
Orono baseball shuts out archrival Old Town for ninth straight victory
Stony Brook knocks out UMaine to win America East tournament
Aroostook businessman expands company out of home with hit mobile app 7 Little Words
Former CEO of MaineToday Media Richard Connor sued over $250,000 in loans
Small idea launches major project in Hampden
Diversity predicts export success, MIT professor tells Maine audience
New, old methods combine to deter scrap metal thefts in Aroostook
Gary Allan talks with the BDN leading up to Bangor concert
Out of the ashes, Central Street’s garden grows
Mid Coast Actor’s Studio provides new forum for classic plays
Signs lead artist to opportunity
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