May 26, 2008 | Bangor Daily News
Columbia: Woman launches nonprofit for the homebound
Daughters of Union Veterans Carmen Smith, Mary Annis and Estella Bennett participate in a memorial wreath laying Saturday at the grave of Sarah Elizabeth Palmer, a Civil War nurse, at Dover Cemetery in ...
Dover-Foxcroft: SAD 68 voters to weigh $10.2M budget proposal
A proposed $10.2 million budget for the operation of SAD 68 schools that includes a reduction in force will be forwarded to residents for adoption at a district budget meeting later this month.
Justices question lawyer's defense theory in Abbot manslaughter case
“The judge allowed you to tell the jury that the car was unavailable”
Maine Supreme Judicial Court justices Tuesday battered an attorney with questions about the defense theory that an Abbot man was not driving the car when his friends were killed more than three years ago. via Bangor Daily News
Three generations of motherhood
“Why not? Being a mother extends you. Being a grandmother extends you. Being a great-grandmother extends you. I wouldn't be without children in my life. I cannot imagine a life without them.”
By Sharon Kiley Mack Saturday, May 10, 2008 - Bangor Daily News "My mom is a never-ending song in my heart of comfort, happiness, and being. via Bangor Daily News
DIF&W: Dogs pose serious threat to deer
“Deer throughout the state are starving and are seeking food near roadways and in neighborhoods”
It's one thing for deer to have to contend with their natural predators in one of the severest winters they've encountered in many years. via Bangor Daily News
Webb chosen to lead schools in Bangor
“Here in Bangor, we have very high expectations and I am confident that Mrs. Webb will - to use that very familiar phrase - meet and exceed our expectations.”
The Bangor School Committee's search for a new superintendent came to a triumphant end Wednesday night, based on the praise the nominee received from all seven panel members. via Bangor Daily News
“It just seems like a wiser way to spend our money”
At the annual Town Meeting Monday, residents voted to reduce proposed funding for road repairs that would have occasioned a 17 percent tax hike. via Ellsworth American
Drawing plans for a changing campus
“We respect the legacy you have here”
UM will build parking garages, demo buildings, remove roads to become greener Heather Steeves Issue date: 3/24/08 Section: News An outline of the propososed developments to the Orono campus. via The Maine Campus Online
Lights Out in Dover-Foxcroft Tonight
Residents in the Dover-foxcroft area should set a battery-powered alarm clock tonight. via WABI-TV Bangor
Free child care referrals from the Penquis Child Care Resource Development Center are available for all families in Penobscot and Piscataquis Counties. via Magic City Morning Star
Garden Club program rescheduled for today
The public is welcome to join the Old York Garden club for its next meeting, which has been rescheduled following a snowstorm. via York Weekly
Guilford: Michaud to talk at Guilford Issues and Eggs
“We need to find out where this bill is in the Senate, ask what we do to help it along and, ultimately, determine how we as a county go about taking full advantage of this opportunity. These are all questions that I've asked Mike to answer for us.”
Democratic U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud will be the guest speaker at a Piscataquis Chamber of Commerce Issues and Eggs breakfast at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. via Bangor Daily News
Bucksport Man Killed In Snowmobile Crash
Maine Game Wardens said a Bucksport man was killed when his snowmobile crashed into a maple tree after speeding across frozen Silver Lake. via WMTW-TV Auburn
Kennebunk man killed in snowmobile accident
A 22-year-old Kennebunk man is the third person to die in a snowmobile accident this year after hitting a ditch and being thrown from his sled while riding in Dayton. via Bangor Daily News
Teen Killed When Snowmobile Falls Through Ice
Authorities said a 17-year-old from Atkinson drowned when his snowmobile fell through the ice near the East End Outlet of Sebec Lake. via WMTW-TV Auburn
Gift to mom recalls mettle of husband, Wwii Pow
“He was a very quiet, but remarkable man”
When Ethel Hersey's son walked through her door on what would have been her 66th wedding anniversary earlier this month, the Dover-Foxcroft woman broke down in tears. via Bangor Daily News
Penobscot County weighs in on jail plan
“This is about money and power to solve their own short-term [financial] problems.”
Penobscot County commissioners on Tuesday described the governor's proposal to combine the state and county jail systems under one umbrella as "troubling" and "dishonest" and as a "cash cow" for the state. via Bangor Daily News
Official presents alternate jail plan
“We've come much closer to agreeing on something than we were in August”
A state official outlined a plan Tuesday he says will lead to overall savings in county jail costs without the closing any facilities. via Sun-Journal