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Bangor veteran of World War II exemplifies the way life should be
Eighty-nine years ago, Don Gallupe was born in a little hospital in Brewer, Maine. He grew up near the intersection of 14th and Union streets in Bangor, when the area was surrounded by farmland and places to fish and hunt. Today, he and Patricia, his wife of 63 years, still ...
LePage pledges $44,000 for suicide prevention training for all Maine teachers
AUGUSTA, Maine — Gov. Paul LePage pledged $44,000 from his contingency fund Tuesday to support one of the most emotional bills presented to lawmakers this session. LD 609, An Act to Increase Suicide Awareness and Prevention in Maine Public Schools, won unanimous support at the committee level and in both ...
From the community
Presque Isle, Richmond latest Business-Friendly Communities
Bangor Daily News on May 21, 2013, at 6:29 p.m.
AUGUSTA, Maine — The Maine Department of Economic and Community Development on Tuesday named Presque Isle and Richmond as the latest Certified Business-Friendly Communities. “I applaud every effort taken by Presque Isle and Richmond to make doing business there easier and more efficient for job creators,” said Gov. Paul R. ...
Unity Raceway heading in new direction when track opens for season Sunday
UNITY, Maine — The Jere Humphrey era is about to begin. Humphrey has leased Unity Raceway from Ralph and Nancy Nason and the season will kick off on Sunday at 1 p.m. Humphrey has a two-year lease and he will pay the Nasons $35,000 per year to lease the track. ...
Community members remember Nichole Cable
Community members left messages to Nichole Cable at a memorial near her Glenburn home on Tuesday, May 21, 2013.
Family remembers Nichole “CoCo” Cable, warns of social media dangers
GLENBURN, Maine — Clutching a panda bear pillow close to her chest because it smelled like her daughter, Kristine Wiley said parents need to be vigilant about their children’s online activity. “If this saves somebody else’s child, then this won’t have happened for nothing,” Wiley said through her tears Tuesday ...
Portland food trucks on a roll; city on board with mobile eateries
PORTLAND, Maine — The food truck movement is hitting high-profile speed bumps in some major U.S. cities. But in Portland, where the scene is emerging this spring, vendors and city officials say they have an opportunity to succeed where other cities are struggling. “It certainly doesn’t hurt to have seen ...
Food trucks come to Portland
Joseph Urtuzuastegui applies the finishing touches to a Sonoran hot dog in the El Corazon food truck parked on Spring Street in Portland recently. The $2.50 item comes topped with bacon, cheese, pinto beans, pico de gallo, guacamole, mayo and mustard.
Coach Trimper: UMaine baseball team must play with confidence and passion vs. Stony Brook in tourney
on May 21, 2013, at 5:11 p.m.
College Baseball America East Championship No. 1 MAINE vs. No. 4 STONY BROOK Time, site: 4 p.m. Wednesday, LeLacheur Park, Lowell, Mass. Records: Maine 34-20, Stony Brook 24-32 Series, last meeting: SBU leads 35-26, SBU 1-0 on 4/21/13 Key players: Maine — 2B Troy Black (.368, 23 runs batted in, ...
Seacoast Blackbear wins State Cup Under-16 girls soccer title
BANGOR, Maine — Abby Pyne of Dixmont hasn’t seen much of her Seacoast United Blackbear teammates since she started attending Loomis Chaffee School in Windsor, Conn., late last summer. She made a special effort to see them Sunday and play in goal for Blackbear in its 2-1 double-overtime victory over ...
Nichole Cable: In our minds, hearts
on May 21, 2013, at 3:39 p.m.
On Mother’s Day, a daughter went missing. More than a week later, on May 20, a body believed to be Nichole Cable, 15, of Glenburn, was found near the Stillwater River in Old Town. Today, a rainy day, police said they charged 20-year-old Kyle Dube of Orono with murder. We ...
Police chiefs oppose bill to allow Mainers to carry concealed weapons without permit
PORTLAND, Maine — A group of southern Maine police chiefs gathered Tuesday morning to oppose a bill that would allow most Mainers to carry concealed weapons without filing for a permit. “We think this legislation is misguided and quite frankly a mistake,” said Portland Police Chief Michael Sauschuck, flanked in ...
Maine police chiefs against abolishing concealed weapons permits
Maine police chiefs oppose LD 660, which proposes to abolish Maine’s concealed weapon permitting process.
POLL QUESTION
Fun, informative or just plain strange: 8 museums in Maine worth a road trip
Musical Wonderhouse, 16 High St., Wiscasset There are more than 5,000 chiming, singing mechanical music machines at the Musical Wonderhouse in Wiscasset — boxes, player pianos and organs, spring-powered phonographs, musical birds, porcelains, furniture, clocks, steins, whistlers, and a musical painting. It is housed in an opulent 19th century sea ...
Wednesday, May 22, 2013: Certified public accountants, LePage and new thinking
on May 21, 2013, at 1:55 p.m.
CPA work lessons I don’t condone Bruce Fowle’s behavior. As a certified public accountant, he violated the public trust and damaged the profession, but other certified public accountants could learn a lesson from his situation. In my opinion, too many sole proprietor certified public accountants charge too little for their ...
Republican amendments on Medicaid expansion rejected
AUGUSTA, Maine — House and Senate Democrats on Tuesday continued to reject Republican efforts to separate an expansion of Medicaid from a plan to pay $484 million in Medicaid debt to Maine hospitals. The debate was the same in the House and the Senate. Minority Republicans wished to detangle the ...
VIDEO
Orono man charged with murder in death of Glenburn teen
By BDN staff reports on May 21, 2013, at 11:35 a.m.
BANGOR, Maine — A 20-year-old Orono man was charged Tuesday with murder in connection with the death of Nichole Cable, a 15-year-old girl from Glenburn. Police discovered a body they believe is Cable’s on Monday night in a wooded area of Old Town. Kyle J. Dube was charged with intentional ...
CONTRIBUTORS
Maine needs greater disclosure about toxins in toys
By Morgan Pottle Urquhart on May 21, 2013, at 11:32 a.m.
I have a three-year-old son who adores matchbox cars. He has carried them around with him all day, nearly every day, for almost a year. His particular favorite is a little Lightning McQueen car that came in a package of two. It was all he wanted for his birthday. This ...
BY HAND
Switching to crochet for the summer months
I’m on a crocheting kick. This has been going on for a few weeks. It came about as the weather began to get warmer and I found myself staring with something akin to loathing at the Harris tweed sweater I have been working on all winter — with very little ...
1-minute hike: Gorham Mountain on Mount Desert Island
BDN reporter Aislinn Sarnacki hikes a 4-mile loop that reaches the summit of Gorham Mountain in Acadia National Park on May 19, 2013, on Mount Desert Island.
Police find remains believed to be Nichole Cable, 15, in Old Town woods
Orono man charged with murder in death of Glenburn teen
LePage hopes to eliminate income tax by end of second term
Family remembers Nichole “CoCo” Cable, warns of social media dangers
Nichole Cable: In our minds, hearts
Obama’s boyfriend line
Ignore LePage politics, get to root of DHHS funding needs
UMaine narrows candidate list, hopes to name men’s hockey coach next week
Eastport teen notches first ‘Bandolero’ racing victory
Houlton makes plans for new hockey boards at Millar Civic Center
Former Dexter, Nokomis coach Pratt takes Mount View football post
UMaine’s Fransoso overcomes injuries, turns passion for baseball into stellar career
Basketball season never ends for Worcesters of Washburn, a family of 1,000-point scorers
Fun, informative or just plain strange: 8 museums in Maine worth a road trip
Keyboardist Ray Manzarek of The Doors dies at age 74
Microsoft unveils new Xbox One game console
