By JONI AVERILL Director Michele Hall has announced Bangor Area Children's Choir auditions will be held 4-6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17, at Redeemer Lutheran Church, 540 Essex St., Bangor. Singers passing this audition return for a group audition from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept.

By DIANA GRAETTINGER; OF THE NEWS STAFF MACHIASPORT - A plan by a Canadian firm to reopen its salmon processing plant next year could mean 80 new jobs for this small seaside community.

By Diana Graettinger, Bangor Daily News, Maine Jun. 2--EASTPORT, Maine -- The late philanthropist Deborah Pulliam established the Belvedere Fund in 2000 as a way to fulfill her philanthropic goals, and now the Down East area is the beneficiary of that to the tune of $1 million.

By DIANA GRAETTINGER; OF THE NEWS STAFF EASTPORT - Tidal power could mean new jobs, lower electric rates and new businesses in the area if three proposed projects get off the ground. Tidal power issues and more will be discussed from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Boat School on Deep Cove Road.

EASTPORT - The first Cobscook Bay conference will be held 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 24, at the Boat School on Deep Cove Road. The conference will focus on renewable marine resources and the potential for renewable energy from the bay.