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B2 SaturdaySunday August 13-14 2011 Bangor Daily News Local Regional UMFK named top college for seventh year bachelor of science in nursing Students also have lauded the small class sizes which have allowed them to develop closer relationships with faculty members and classmates Each year students also have credited the college for its beautiful and engaging campus which is in proximity to the rich forests and waterways of the St John Valley This allows students majoring in areas such as forestry biology botany and ecology to have "outdoor classrooms" just a short walk from campus Hess said Friday that the results of the surveys have become a tool for the university to use to see areas where they are succeeding and to allow them to make improvements Although they have made the list for the past seven years he said that UMFK faculty and staff never take that success tions The colleges and universities selected are located in 11 states: Connecticut Delaware Maine Maryland Massachusetts New Hampshire New Jersey New York Pennsylvania Rhode Island Vermont and the District of Columbia This is the second time UMFK has been honored under the tenure of President Wilson Hess The distinction is made after staffers at the publication go through hundreds of institutions in each region of the country and select primarily facilities that feature excellent academic programs They also take into account institutional data they collect directly from the schools the opinions of staff and reports from students attending the schools about their campus experiences on student surveys for the project Hess said the college has always for granted and are always striving to do better In May UMFK became the only college or university in the state to offer a degree program in Emergency Management-Homeland Security The field is experiencing strong job growth throughout the nation and is projected to remain a leading career opportunity for the foreseeable future The degree program caters to students interested in orienting a career in public service and public safety administration and is intended for those who wish to pursue a career in law enforcement either as a first responder or a supporter-resource professional The Princeton Review (www PrincetonReviewcom) is a New York-based company known for its test preparation college admission and other educational services been aware that it has a dedicated and professional faculty and staff and an engaged student body The recognition from the publication just "serves to showcase" that reality He pointed out that the publication generates student feedback through an fKkjuestion survey designed for the project The recognition is notable because the students who are UMFK's "customers" according to Hess have been pleased enough over the past seven years to garner the college the ranking "It reflects well on everyone on the campus when our students express such a high degree of satisfaction with their experience here at UMFK" said Hess The survey asks students to rate their schools in several categories from the accessibility of professors to the quality of the campus food It also asks questions about themselves their fellow students and campus life Students at UMFK have continually pointed out that the 133-year-old campus has reasonable tuition and with just 1072 students enrolled the campus feels like a large family where most students know one another A full-time student living off campus will pay $8985 in tuition and fees for the coming academic year while a full-time student living in a residence hall and partaking in a meal plan will pay $16385 for the coming academic year The college has long been lauded for the strength of its nursing and business studies majors UMFK's nursing program is one of the toughest in the state Despite that the pass rate is very high In the fall of 2010 271 students were enrolled at UMFK to pursue their BY JEN LYNDS BDN STAFF FORT KENT A winning streak that started at the University of Maine at Fort Kent seven years ago shows no signs of ceasing as the college once again secured a prestigious accolade from the Princeton Review University officials declared themselves in "seventh heaven" Friday after they learned that UMFK was ranked as a "Best Northeastern College" by the publication The honor marks the seventh consecutive year UMFK has been designated among the top schools in the 11-state northeastern region The Fort Kent university is one of 220 outstanding colleges and universities that the publication recommends to college applicants in its 2012 print and online edi Car knocks in wall of ferry terminal Wanted Stetson man arrested in St Albans mw I I -J 1 BY RYAN MCLAUGHLIN AND DIANA BOWLEY BDN STAFF ST ALBANS A weeklong manhunt for a Stetson man wanted on multiple arrest warrants has come to an end Michael Hurd 30 surrendered BY ABIGAIL CURTIS BDN STAFF ROCKLAND A local man who accidentally accelerated into the Rockland Ferry Terminal on Friday with his Saab station wagon caused significant damage to the building and also a minor injury Ebenezer Gay 85 of Rockland told police that he was unsure exactly how the acceleration happened But at about noon Friday his car jumped forward crushing two newspaper vending machines against the terminal's exterior wall with enough force to rip open a hole in it A woman who had been in the restroom on the other side of the wall received a minor injury when her foot was caught according to Sgt Don Finnegan of the Rockland Police to Somerset County sheriff's deputies at a private residence in St Albans on Friday morning Somerset County Sherriff's Lt Carl Gottardi in Somerset County on charges of aggravated assault and criminal threatening with a dangerous weapoa He allegedly also led Dexter police on a foot pursuit on Wednesday and eluded police after they spotted him on a street in that town Hurd is also responsible for a 1998 Chevrolet pickup truck that disappeared from Dexter the same night as the foot pursuit according to Gottardi who said the pickup has been recovered by authorities Dexter police said the truck was found on Lovers Lane in the St Albans area and is now impounded in Dexter The keys were left inside the truck Maurice NeaL Dexter's sexton told the Dexter Town Council on Thursday that the truck which had been stored inside a garage at the cemetery was invaluable for his work at the cemetery "If I catch him I'm going to bury him I won't need any help either" he said as the council and audience erupted in laughter Hurd's first court appearance is scheduled for Monday in PHOTO COURTESY OF ROCKLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT Rockland Fire and EHS were at the scene after a car drove into the ferry terminal Friday afternoon Although there was a "great car did not appear to have much Neither Gay nor his wife who big gaping hole" in the termi- damage other than a cracked was traveling as his passenger nal Finnegan said that Gay's grille in front was hurt in the crash said Friday afternoon "He decided that he wanted to turn himself in and take care of some of these matters" said Gottardi The residence where Hurd turned himself in was that of a "mutual acquaintance of his" Gottardi said Hurd surrendered to Deputy Don Avery without incident Hurd is a person of interest ina pair of burglaries in Corinna last weekend and he was also wanted Arrested woman allegedly threatened man An intoxicated Essex Street woman who didn't like the way a 27-year-old man crossed the street with his child Thursday night was Timely donations launch Medway fireworks show arrested after reportedly threatening him with a knife Bangor police Lt Steve Hunt said Friday Barbara Goodwin 48 "indicated that there Friday afternoon a jail official said If convicted of the charge Goodwin could face a penalty of up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $5000 (Nok-NoiRkkerBDN) A Brewer traffic stop in the early morning hours of Saturday turned into andrug bust when police reportedly found three types of drugs two street drugs and one diverted prescription medication as well as scales and cash Charles Eames 26 of Bangor was stopped by Brewer police Officer Anthony Pinette for driving erratically on Wilson Street around 12:30 am Capt Jason Moffitt said Tuesday Eames told police he had contraband and "while searching the car police found cocaine and clonazepam" he said Police found 75 tablets of clon azepam which is used primarily to treat seizures and anxiety and a small bag containing a white powder that tested positive for cocaine the police captain said He added that a bag of marijuana also was found Officers determined the cocaine contained the synthetic drug bath salts he said "Due to the number of factors including the scales and the large amount of cash Sgt Pinette felt it was prudent to charge Eames with trafficking in cocaine bath salts and Schedule drugs clonazepam" Moffitt said The trafficking is a felony charge Eames also was charged with possession of scheduled drugs and possession of a usable amount of marijuana Bath salts a designer drug that became illegal in Maine at the beginning of July usually contains mephedrone or methylene-dioxypyrovalerone also known as MDPV Police doctors and emergency responders have reported signs of paranoia hallucinations convulsions and psychotic behavior in users of the drug Officer Ed Willey reported that he noticed Eames was squirming around in the back seat of the cruiser during the trip to Penobscot County Jail after Eames' arrest Willey notified jail intake officers that Eames might be trying to conceal drugs Moffitt said Brewer police later learned that Eames "tried to swallow a baggie of white powder during the intake process" he said "That powder tested positive for cocaine" If convicted of the felony drug trafficking charge Eames could face a penalty of up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $20000 He has been released on bail Moffitt said (Nok-Noi Ricker BDN) Goodwin he wasn't doing it right" and then "she threatened the fellow with a knife" the lieutenant said adding that "she threatened to kill him" Police collected a knife as evidence and arrested Goodwin at around 9:55 for felony criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon She was taken to the Penobscot County Jail and remained scot River The show will come after the Wooden Arts Canoe Festival a daylong event set for Aug 13 that usually draws about 1000 people Now in its 15th year the free event highlights the region's outdoor and canoe-making heritage The town usually pays for the fireworks show but with town budgets tight town leaders didn't even mention budgeting the cost during the town's annual meeting Davis and a small group of other Medway residents took up fund-raising for the show in response A similar donation from Central Maine Pyrotechnics allowed East Millinocket 's fireworks show to go forward this year said that town's administrative assistant Shirley Tapley "It would not have happened here if they didn't offer" Tapley said Friday "We didn't even have to ask" Organizers have been raising money selling raffle tickets and have several prizes donated by local businesses BY NICK SAMBIDES JR BON STAFF MEDWAY Some timely donations and a discounted price have made the town fireworks show on Saturday a go an organizer said Friday The fireworks company Central Maine Pyrotechnics Inc of HallowelL offered to cut its price to $1500 from $3000 and East Mill Metal and Salvage Inc led late contributors with a $250 donation organizer Barry Davis said After warning last week that the show might not occur due to the lack of funds organizers decided on Wednesday that they had enough money to proceed "We have about $1500 raised for it We hope to raise a little more and to give it to them but we really appreciate them doing it for that kind of price" Davis said Friday The fireworks show is scheduled for 9:30 pm Aug 13 with viewers encouraged to gather at or near the Roy Powers Recreation Area on Route 157 and the Penob Maine Air Museum gets historic flight artifacts and also has a home in St Petersburg Fla Unlike 'when Charles Lindbergh flew across the Atlantic by himself in 1927 there was no big celebration for the NG4's crew members when they returned to the states In fact in the wake of Lindbergh's journey from New York to Paris the NC4's crew slipped into obscurity "There were no ticker tape parades or anything when they came back They came back and they went back to their jobs" Marois said "Lindbergh just had better emony formally accepted them "It's on permanent loan to us" said Henry Marois a volunteer at the museum "When Lyman paired the airplane he took the old parts and he put them in his foot locker She just discovered this about six months ago" The NC-4's journey started in Rockaway on May 8 1919 and landed in Trepassey Bay Newfoundland After subsequent repairs and weather delays the NC-4 and three other aircraft took off on May 16 for their next stop in the Azores and the NC-4 which was commanded by Albert Read was the only plane that made it successfully The NC-4 arrived in Lisbon Portugal on May 27 and finished its journey in Plymouth England on May 31 Along with the artifacts a dis play in the museum featured a map of the NC-4's journey from Newfoundland to the Azores an island group located about 930 miles west of Portugal's coast Marios is hoping the display along with many others in the museum will be an educational experience "We want kids to become interested in aviation" he said "because once they become interested in aviation that feeds into mathematics and science and technology and other things That's how you get kids interested" A model of the aircraft which was built by Marois hung high above the center of the display He said most of the actual airplane is in an air museum in Pensacola Fla "The map was given to us by Foster Imaging" said Marois who spends his summers in Trenton BY RYAN MCLAUGHLIN BON STAFF BANGOR Some historic aviation artifacts landed in the Queen City on Friday morning as the Maine Air Museum accepted pieces of history from the first trans-Atlantic flight A ceremony was held at the Maine Avenue museum Friday to mark the donation of artifacts from the 1919 flight of the NC-4 the first plane to successfully cross the Atlantic Ocean The artifacts were donated by Mary Rowe of Waterville granddaughter of John Lyman an aircraft mechanic who repaired the plan after a hangar fire in Rockaway NY Rowe donated the plane's propeller engine and other equipment earlier this year but Friday's ribbon-cutting and dedication cer The public is welcome to come and check out the NC-4's display The Maine Air Museum is open 10 ajn-4 pm Saturdays and noon-4 pjn Sundays for the remainder of the summer For more information visit wwwmaineairmuseumorg use outer Broadway or Route 15 should plan for possible delays in the weeks ahead because of a bridge construction project Starting on Monday Maine Department of Transportation crews will be replacing the traveling surface on the Parker Brook Bridge located a half-mile south of the intersection with Finson Road During construction there will be one-way alternating traffic over the bridge regulated by temporary signal lights The project is scheduled to be completed around Friday Sept 9 Maine Oxy gets $9774 abatement from Brewer Abbot property tax bills mailed this week Motorcycle ministry plains backpack ride CORINTH The King's Riders of Maine Motorcycle Ministry which is affiliated with Charleston Pentecostal Church will hold a "Backpack Drive to Feed Hungry Children" on Saturday Riders will meet at 9 am at the Irving Station on Route 15 From there the group will ride to the Safe Place Food Pantry and Community Center on Main Street to deliver backpacks They will be used to send food home through area schools with children who otherwise might not have any food over the weekend For more information visit the King's Riders Facebook page or call 341-0887 Work beginning Monday on outer Broadway BANGOR Motorists who Know the Score lowed at 28 JO percent and education at 1093 percent Yard sale to benefit East Millinocket church EAST MILLINOCKET The St Peter's Church will hold its annual Lawn Party from 10 am to 7 pm Thursday Aug 25 at the church 25 Cedar St in East Millinocket Donations and proceeds from the sale will help the church with increasing costs and operating expenses For more information call 7234828 ager Steve Bost said Wednesday Once Maine Oxy informed the city of the error Assistant City Manager James Smith quickly addressed the problem Bost said "We have come to a tentative mutual agreement for abatement" read an order approved by the council on Tuesday It said the company had agreed to waive all future appeals for the settlement of the account in exchange for the monetary BY NOK-NOI RICKER BON STAFF BREWER Erroneous bills were sent from the city to Maine Oxy-Acetylene Supply Co on Robertson Boulevard for a sprinkler system it didn't have and to correct the problem the Brewer City Council has approved a $9774 abatement to the company The erroneous bills involved a fire suppression sprinkler system and were issued over a period of several years City Man ABBOT Most Abbot property tax payers will see an increase in their bills when they receive them later this week or early next week Selectmen recently set a tax rate of $1175 per $1000 property valuation up from the $1035 rate in 2010 All three expenses related to property taxes increased this year according to town officials County costs made up the biggest percentage of property taxes at 6077 percent while municipal costs fol Results daily on the Scoreboard in Sports Fa hone delivery ca S9OS040.