GORHAM – Southeastern Massachussetts University of North Dartmouth, Mass., swept a softball twinbill from the University of Southern Maine here Sunday with a 4-3 win in the first game and a 7-2 win in the nightcap. In the second game, Kelly Lewis had a triple… Read More
    Following the last traumatic out of the 1986 World Series (remember 1986, back when Reagan was President, Guns ‘n Roses had yet to have its first hit record, and there was a wall between East and West Berlin?), when the Boston Red Sox once more managed to snatch… Read More
    LEWISTON – Bobby Mischler belted a two-run home run and added two singles to lead Bates College to a 10-3 baseball win over Clark University of Worcester, Mass., here Sunday. For the 4-2 Bates Bobcats, Pete Carr chipped in with a double, single and and… Read More
    Four years ago, few people took Rep. Judith Foss, R-Yarmouth, seriously when she submitted legislation requiring the state to fund new programs that it mandated for Maine counties and communities. This year, functioning under the lean and steely gaze of nearly 500 municipal and county… Read More
    Two Maine college basketball greats will display their talents Monday night at Providence College in the annual New England Basketball Coaches Association All-Star Game. Dean Smith of the University of Maine will play for the Division I All-Stars, while all-time state scoring leader Matt Hancock… Read More
    Feathers ‘n Fins Out and About: While you’re waiting for open water, you might consider wandering over to the Penobscot Salmon Club’s annual banquet Wednesday evening. The festive affair will be held at the Penobscot County Conservation Association’s “home pool,” located off Route 9 in… Read More
    JONI AVERILL COLUMN Two women whose interscholastic teaching and coaching careers endeared them to hundreds of young people have been honored for their efforts of many years. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false;… Read More
    BENNINGTON, Vt. – The University of Maine-Presque Isle split a baseball doubleheader with Southern Vermont College here Saturday. The UMPI Owls defeated Southern Vermont 6-3 in the first game and Southern Vermont won the second 9-7. In the second game, Brian Alrez led the Southern… Read More
    Former University of Maine shortstop Mike Bordick, beginning his fourth pro season, has made the Oakland Athletics’ opening day roster. Winterport’s Bordick, who signed a free agent contract following his junior season at Maine in July 1986, played for the Athletics’ Pacific Coast League (AAA)… Read More
    BRUNSWICK – The Brandeis University baseball team defeated Bowdoin College 8-3 here Saturday. Andy Weinstein led the Judges with a single and a three-run homer in the eighth. Floyd Graham added 2 doubles for Brandeis and Jon Antonelli, Scott Wallace and Tom Holdgate had 2… Read More
    ORONO – Prior to this weekend’s North Atlantic Conference baseball series with Vermont, Maine Coach John Winkin expressed concern by pointing out that “amazing things seem to happen when we play them.” It was no different Saturday in Maine’s 3-1 and 8-7 (nine-inning) sweep of… Read More
    Trish Roberts, head coach of the University of Maine women’s basketball team, is one of four finalists for the women’s head coaching job at the University of Minnesota, according to Karen Smith, the women’s sports information director at Minnesota. Roberts was interviewed for the job… Read More
    STANDISH – St. Joseph’s College used dominant pitching performances to key a doubleheader sweep of the University of Maine-Farmington here Sunday in women’s softball action. St. Joseph’s won the first game 2-1 in nine innings and followed that with a 15-0 victory over the UMF… Read More
    Fitchburg State Coed Invitational At Fitchburg, Mass., Saturday Men’s Results googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i < slot_sizes.length; i++) { if (isMobileDevice()) { if (slot_sizes[i][0] googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    ORONO – Mark Sweeney was long overdue. The University of Maine’s junior center fielder, who entered this weekend’s North Atlantic Conference-opening series against the University of Vermont with a career batting average of .376, was 0-for-8 in the series when he came to the plate… Read More
    WALDO – Canadian National Team member Robert Lang of Saint John, New Brunswick, won the Passagassawaukeag River Race for the second straight year Saturday morning. Lang directed his kayak to a winning time of 38 minutes, 51 seconds, over the 7 1/2-mile course. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    Combine some competitive soccer with a dose of culture and two professional soccer games on the side and the result is a beneficial one for 35 high school-age members of the Northeast Soccer Club. The club will take its seventh trip to Europe from April… Read More
    LEE, N.H. – Picking up where he left off last season, defending Coors American Canadian Tour champions Russ Urlin won Sunday’s Coors 100 at Lee/USA Speedway here. Urlin, who dominated the tour en route to last year’s title, took over the lead on the 17th… Read More
    For anyone who has thus far ignored filing the 1989 federal income tax forms, Archibald Cox has a favor to ask: Check that little box at the top of the return that gives $1 to the upcoming presidential campaigns. It won’t cost you anything, and it would make… Read More
    PORTLAND – University of Maine at Presque Isle pitcher Lynn Hartley threw two 1-hitters to lead the Owls to a doublheader sweep of host Westbrook College here Saturday. The Owls won the opener 13-1 took the nightcap 16-1. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
    University of Maine four-year assistant hockey coach Bruce Crowder will be interviewed by members of a Dartmouth College search committee Monday as one of several finalists for the head coaching job at the Hanover, N.H.-based school. Brian Mason resigned after posting a 36-108-8 mark in… Read More
    PORTLAND – The University of Southern Maine baseball team went 4-0 over the weekend, sweeping a Sunday doubleheader from Husson College of Bangor and a Saturday twinbill from Eastern Connecticut. The Huskies beat the Braves 10-5 and 7-2 after having posted 8-6 and 4-3 decisions… Read More
    WATERVILLE – The Colby College White Mules swept the Clark University Cougars in a doubleheader here Saturday 20-2 and 21-11. In the first game, the White Mules were led by Tom Griffin who singled twice and hit a grand slam in the fifth. He finished… Read More
    State health officials have pinpointed areas in Maine where the incidence of 22 diseases appears to be significantly higher than in other places. Each disease can have links to environmental and occupational exposure to toxic substances. So far the data, which is taken from hospital… Read More
    As a followup to Russell Spera’s March 23 letter regarding whole language, our parent group, Parents For Quality Education, has expanded into a statewide organization concerned with the ineffectiveness of whole language. Any parent, teacher or citizen who would like information regarding the “phonics by… Read More
    Bangor Hydro-Electric, at the Milford public hearings, announced that the proposed Basin Mills project would essentially free the utility from dependence on oil as a source of electric generation. Such an effort should be encouraged for the following reasons: 1) reduced potential for tanker spills; 2) decreased impact… Read More
    One of the most common questions asked of municipal assessors is how often are properties supposed to be inspected for property tax purposes? As defined in State of Maine statutes a physical inspection and inventory of each parcel of real estate and personal property account… Read More
    There was an article in the NEWS on March 12 regarding a probable cause hearing for James O. Ackley of East Machias in which he was made to look guilty before he had even gone to trial. I was at that hearing and it was not presented the… Read More
    There has been a lot of talk about assault weapons. What about the largest assault weapons of all, the many trucks on the highways? How many accidents have you heard about involving loaded trucks, especially log trucks vs. cars? Why doesn’t someone make it mandatory that all log… Read More
    Finally, someone is willing to stand up and try to straighten out the fiscal mess in Washington. I applaud your support of Dan Rostenkowski’s budget plan. Unless someone else can come up with a better plan, I hope our entire congressional delegation will enthusiastically support the Rostenkowski initiative. Read More
    SHERMAN STATION — The SAD 25 board of directors elected officers and made committee appointments Wednesday night. Albert Ellis of Mount Chase was re-elected chairman, and Steven Richardson of Patten was re-elected vice chairman. Committee appointments were made by Ellis as follows: googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
    TOWNSHIP 16, RANGE 4 — No injuries resulted from a one-vehicle accident reported at 1:30 p.m. Sunday on U.S. Route 161 in Township 16, Range 4. According to State Trooper Ralph Graves of Caribou, a 1989 Freightliner tractor trailer, owned and operated by Richard Johnston,… Read More
    CARIBOU — The Caribou Planning Board has recommended approval by the Caribou City Council of plans proposed by Andy Ayer of Maine Frozen Foods to build a vegetable processing plant at the Grimes Mill Industrial Park. At the Thursday meeting of the Planning Board, members… Read More
    CHERRYFIELD — Conditional approval has been given by the selectmen and the Narraguagus Salmon Association to a proposal by the Atlantic Sea Run Salmon Commission for a study of the Atlantic salmon resource of the Narraguagus River watershed. The study, which could begin in 1991, would require installation… Read More
    MILO — “Wildfires in the state of Maine are not only destructive and costly to extinguish, but also may be life-threatening,” says State Forest Ranger James Downie, who works in the Piscataquis County area. Downie said that last year in Maine, a total of 651… Read More
    MILO — Ten students from Penquis Valley High School in Milo, along with more than 900 students from 92 schools throughout Maine, participated Tuesday in the annual State Mathematics Fair at the University of Maine in Orono. The Penquis Valley students were accompanied by Paul… Read More
    MILO — SAD 41 board members were informed Wednesday by Peter Harvey, superintendent, that the Penquis Valley Middle School shop has been closed for three weeks. He said that, about six weeks ago, representatives of the Maine OSHA office had been at the school and… Read More
    MILO — In a special report to the SAD 41 board of directors, Rosemary Cook-Backer, grade seven social studies instructor at the Penquis Valley Middle School in Milo, explained how students at the school were learning “first hand” about recycling. She said the project was a yearlong venture. Read More
    MILLINOCKET — Kimberley Givens has been named the valedictorian and Jonathan Bingham has been named the salutatorian of the Class of 1990 at Stearns High School in Millinocket. Givens is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eric Givens. As an honor student, she has been… Read More
    NEWPORT — A 17-year-old Newport youth was struck by a car Sunday while standing in the middle of Route 7 and suffered a broken leg. According to Newport Police Officer Glenn Raymond, Roger Brown was standing in the travel lane on the south side of… Read More
    DATE:04/09/90 AUGUSTA — The Somerset County legislative delegation and the Somerset County Commissioners reached a compromise on the county budget Friday, raising all county employees salaries to 6 percent. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner… Read More
    PITTSFIELD — Gov. John R. McKernan called the opening of the new Hancock Lumber Co. retail store in Pittsfield “a wonderful example for other businesses to follow.” The retail store, the ninth in the company’s chain, opened nine days ago, but the official opening awaited… Read More
    MADISON — Andrew Ketterer of Madison has announced his candidacy for the House of Representatives District 102 seat being vacated by Alexander Richard. The district consists of the towns of Madison, Norridgewock, Mercer and Starks. Ketterer, a Democrat, has maintained a law office in the… Read More
    STOCKTON SPRINGS — Selectmen are holding discussions with Andy Urquhart, who represents a Bangor-based investment company that wants to undertake development in Stockton Harbor. On Thursday, Urquhart showed the board the proposed locations of 300 moorings and a marina and provided the board with other… Read More
    Islesboro — More than 130 voters met at town meeting Saturday and approved a budget of $1,504,693. The meeting, which opened with Boy Scouts presenting the colors and leading a salute to the flag, took about four hours to complete. The meeting progressed quickly and… Read More
    ROCKLAND — Some prime Route 1 commercial property went on the market this week. Guilford Transportation Industries, which purchased the holdings of Maine Central Railroad Co., placed 6.4 acres of railroad property, including the former roundhouse and turntable, on the market. Although the state retained… Read More
    PENOBSCOT — The Penobscot School Committee will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, April 9, at the elementary school. The agenda includes negotiations, school nurse, energy grant, playground project, 1990-91 budget, baseball coaching position, and employment of staff. Gouldsboro googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
    LAMOINE — Lamoine residents approved a budget Saturday at their annual town meeting that should mean no increase in property taxes for next year. The largest portion of the budget, the amount for education, showed an overall decrease from last year of 9.3 percent. Approval… Read More
    As reported in the Bangor Daily News 10 years ago — April 9, 1980date googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i < slot_sizes.length; i++) { if (isMobileDevice()) {… Read More
    Transitions: A Displaced Homemakers Project, will offer an educational options workshop later in April for women considering returning to school. Preregistration for the one-day session will begin Monday., April 9, by calling the Displaced Homemakers office at 581-6132. The workshop will be held from 9… Read More
    The process of molding the revisions to Bangor’s Comprehensive Plan continued during a Saturday conference in which residents and city officials worked to narrow the objectives of the group studying the issue. The tighter focus on Bangor’s five-to-ten-year plan has been an issue for about… Read More
    The Bangor Police Department made a number of arrests during the weekend: Donald Holmes, 50, of P.O. Box 416, Old Town, was arrested and charged with criminal trespass. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner =… Read More
    The Bangor City Council normally meets the second and fourth Mondays of the month. In observance of Passover, which begins at sundown Monday, the council meeting will be switched to Wednesday evening. The council will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 11, in the council… Read More
    PITTSFIELD — Oxford Hills High School of South Paris won the Maine Science Olympiad Saturday at Maine Central Institute and will represent the state at the National Science Olympiad for the second year in a row. Donna Young, a physics teacher at MCI and the… Read More
    MECHANIC FALLS — An Auburn woman was killed in a weekend auto accident in this central Maine town, state police said Sunday. Irene McIntire, 36, died when the car she was driving went off Elm Street, struck a tree and rolled over several times, according… Read More
    AUGUSTA — The brakes of an oil truck whose driver was killed when it went over an embankment and landed at the bottom of a 75-foot ravine were “seriously out of adjustment,” a state police report says. But the report, released last week, does not… Read More
    AUGUSTA — Appropriations Committee members worked overtime this weekend in hopes of ending the legislative session a week early, but it was unclear whether they could conclude budget deliberations by Sunday night. Lawmakers must agree on a supplemental budget for the year starting July 1… Read More
    Guest Column Ever since the Committee to Analyze PERC received the report from its consultant (paid with Penobscot Energy Recovery Co. money) in January or early February, we have been propagandized with “it’s the only game in town,” “we will pay more later if we… Read More
    AUGUSTA — State law requiring both the Augusta and Bangor mental health institutes to meet state hospital licensing requirements would be deferred until July 1, 1991, under a proposal before the Legislature’s Appropriations Committee, a move that has mental health advocates concerned and upset. “If… Read More
    Another Viewpoint A recent letter in your Our Readers Write column about abortion (April 4, “Proud of abortion choice”) prompted me to write this column. As is usual in the pro-abortion camp, many facts have been overlooked or distorted and we, in the pro-life camp,… Read More
    FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — Men from Connecticut wearing distinctive green uniforms are preserving the memory of an elite Civil War company which was organized in Maine. Company D of the 2nd U.S. Sharpshooters was originally formed in the Portland area in September 1861, according to Stuart… Read More
    FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — A small force of men in Confederate uniforms, representing Robert E. Lee’s ragged army of 1865, were surrounded by Union Army re-enactors during a two-hour engagement on flat farmland here Sunday afternoon. Several hundred infantrymen, 15 cannon discharging a lot of smoke… Read More
    Another Viewpoint Lack of foresight, failure to learn from hindsight, awesome losses, and still our trusted public officials continue the public land trade(rip)off. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i =… Read More
    BUCKSPORT — Environmentalists mobilizing in Bucksport vowed Saturday that they would take no prisoners in an all-out offensive to block construction plans for a coal-fired power plant on the Penobscot River. “We’re determined,” said Carolyn Brennan Alley, president of State Taxpayers Opposed to Pollution, after… Read More
    Hubert Voisine remembered a powdery chemical mix called V-Brite being dumped in machinery twice a week near where he worked as a pipe fitter at the Great Northern Nekoosa mill in Millinocket. “It would burn up through your nose, and you could feel it burn… Read More
    Despite the increasing numbers of women who have joined the white-collar work force in the past three decades, Margaret R. Erhardt is one of just a handful of female stockbrokers in Maine. The relationships of investors and stockbrokers are traditional in the extreme, and the business remains dominated… Read More
    The Farmers Home Administration has selected Helen S. Moirs as the recipient of the Maine FmHA Women’s History Award. Moirs, who retired in 1988, began her career with FmHA in 1955 as an assistant clerk in the Presque Isle County office and later worked in… Read More
    AUGUSTA — The Veterans Administration Center has improved treatment for Maine’s Vietnam War veterans who suffer from flashbacks, nightmares and anxieties linked to their combat experiences, administrators, doctors and veterans enrolled in the program agree. Five years ago, the Togus center established a unit to… Read More
    AUGUSTA — What outsiders might see as a routine and sensible housekeeping move — a consultant’s recommendation that the Maine Legislature streamline the way new laws are proposed — looms as a catalyst for controversy at the State House. Even though the plan would do… Read More
    TOPSHAM — Sentencing is scheduled for May 25 for a former school district bookkeeper who admitted she embezzled nearly $135,000 in school funds during a 12-year period. As part of a plea agreement, Assistant District Attorney Geoffrey Rushlau recommended that Nancy J. Sullivan, 49, be… Read More
    CARIBOU — The Maine LEADership Consortium will sponsor a seminar for the Aroostook Region titled “Is School Administration For You?” from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 11, at the Caribou Motor Inn. The session, one of a series scheduled around the state, is intended… Read More
    Troopers assigned to Maine State Police Troop F at Houlton are investigating the following incidents that recently occurred in Aroostook County: Trooper Ralph Graves is investigating an incident involving criminal mischief on Route 205 in Presque Isle. A green 1972 American Motors Corp. car had… Read More
    CHERRYFIELD — Seven sets of informational brochures for the administrators of SAD 37 are being designed by students at Narraguagus High School who are participating in an interdisciplinary learning project involving English and technical drawing. Earlier this week, the brochure designs were reviewed by the… Read More
    MACHIAS The following cases were heard in 4th District Court in Machias for the period ending March 30: googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i < slot_sizes.length; i++)… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The third annual Unified Arts Night will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 11, at SeDoMoCha Junior High School in Dover-Foxcroft. Displays of projects made in home economics, art and industrial art classes will be on display. In addition, demonstrations… Read More
    After serving several years as the first judge of the Penobscot Tribal Court, Andrew M. Mead finally acquiesced — reluctantly — to the tribe’s request that he wear a judicial robe. Expect no such resistance if the Legislature confirms Gov. John R. McKernan’s nomination of… Read More
    GOULDSBORO — The Board of Selectmen accepted the unexpected resignation of Patty Miller, effective immediately, at its meeting Thursday at Gouldsboro Town Office. As a result of the resignation, two seats on the five-member Board of Selectmen will be up for grabs at the annual town meeting in… Read More
    NEW LIMERICK — Residents of New Limerick elected town officials and approved the town’s 1990 municipal budget of $131,091.55 at their annual town meeting Monday. Mark Nightingale was elected to a three-year term on the Board of Selectmen; Paul Harrison was elected to a three-year… Read More
    FORT KENT — Six University of Maine faculty members have been approved for academic promotions effective Sept. 1, according to UMFK President Richard Dumont. Along with the promotion to associate professor of nursing, Mary Mullaney has received tenure from the UM board of trustees. She… Read More
    MADAWASKA — The Madawaska Recreation and Parks Department will hold a 4-H Nature’s Magic Camp at Madawaska High School for children in grades one through six. The first session, for grades one to three, runs from Tuesday, April 17 at 9:30 a.m., to Wednesday, April… Read More
    LIMESTONE — Ted Sweeney, the son of Maj. Edward and Rose Sweeney, placed second in the Maine State Geography Bee held in Waterville on March 30 at Colby College. Sweeney, an eighth-grader at Limestone Junior High School, was among the top 10 percent of Maine… Read More
    EASTON — State Rep. Carolyne T. Mahany, D-Easton, has announced that she will seek a fourth term in the Maine House of Representatives from District 144 which comprises Easton, Fort Fairfield and Mars Hill. There is no Republican opposition. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
    LUBEC — In addition to voting 161-27 Tuesday to sell the Lubec Electric and Water District to Bangor Hydro-Electric Co., Lubec voters passed most articles in the warrant at annual town meeting. Two exceptions were the defeat of an article to raise $18,500 for salary… Read More
    CALAIS — Monday, April 2, was the last day for political office seekers to file papers to enter the June 12 primary election. The Secretary of State’s listing of candidates shows that two races in Washington County — for Washington County Sheriff and for the District 3 seat… Read More
    EAST MACHIAS — Raymond “Hap” Tracy, a retired Washington County sheriff and perennial lake watcher, announced that Gardners Lake lost its ice cap Thursday, during a windy day in which the temperature reached 50 degrees. Tracy, who has documented all of the “ice out” days… Read More
    BROWNVILLE — The Brownville Parent Teacher Association held its April meeting Tuesday at the school. Co-chairman Cheryl Hall presided. Members voted to conduct a Penny Arcade to benefit the school’s Special Olympic participants. Four pupils and two adults will participate during the three-day event. Linda… Read More