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Tuesday with… When Dick White, an avid fly fisherman from Orono, first took his son, Bryan, fly-fishing, the 12-year-old “got skunked.” The trout eluded him, and he ended the day empty-handed. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = [];… Read More
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The wins have not been plentiful. But wins and losses do not tell the whole story for University of Maine-Presque Isle second-year baseball coach Brian Plourde. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for… Read More
Eastern Connecticut State University freshman Pearla Bridges pitched her first college shutout last weekend when she beat the University of Maine Black Bears in Orono 5-0. The win, in which the former Bucksport High School star allowed only three hits while striking out four and… Read More
BLUE HILL – John Bapst Memorial High of Bangor scored three runs in the fifth inning and three more in the sixth to defeat the George Stevens Academy Eagles 6-5 in baseball action here Monday. The Crusaders’ David McManus singled twice and drove in a… Read More
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Regarding the April 5 letter by Tina M. Byers (“How many of us would enjoy working on Sundays?”); the answer is not many. But take a good look around you, Mrs. Byers. Your children could get sick on Sundays, your house could burn down on Sunday, you could… Read More
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College Report ORONO – The most intriguing figure to emerge from the University of Maine football team’s spring practice is tailback Paul Capriotti. A transfer from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., the 5-foot-10, 196-pound native of Worthington, Ohio, has exploded onto the… Read More
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SOFTBALL: FORT KENT – Tracy Kallman scattered nine hits and had four base hits to lead the Limestone Eagles to an 8-6 schoolgirl softball win over the Fort Kent Warriors on Monday. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
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OLD TOWN – Karin Ackley fashioned a three-hitter to lead the Old Town Indians to a 2-0 schoolgirl softball victory over the Hampden Academy Broncos here Monday. Old Town is 5-0 and Ackley has been the winning pitcher in each game. She struck out nine… Read More
In his April 9 Another Viewpoint column, Darrell Morrow of the Millinocket Fin & Feather Club has unfortunately oversimplified the per-acre value of the land purchased by the Land for Maine’s Future Board. Using the figures provided by the LMFB Biennial Report, Morrow simply divided… Read More
I have read, with a bit of amusement, “the saga of Anthony Look’s hat” in a column by Kent Ward and even more recently in your Saturday edition that Rep. Theone Look, R-Jonesboro, has now donated this well-worn hat with one dollar to Gov. John R. McKernan. While… Read More
ELLSWORTH – Ellsworth’s confidence seems to ring out each time one of the Eagles raps the ball with his aluminum bat. Coach Jack Scott’s team is pounding the ball hard early in the Class B baseball season, and with no signs of letting up. Ellsworth… Read More
The University of Maine baseball team’s inability to score runs and hit in the clutch in big games has haunted it for three years. But it appears as though the current Maine team is a lot different than its three predecessors. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
ORONO – University of Maine senior golfer Brett Porath has received the top New England collegiate golf award, the Guy Tedesco Award. The Tedesco Award is presented annually to the New England golfer who makes a significant contribution to the game, displays sportsmanship, and academic… Read More
SHERMAN STATION – The Lee Academy Pandas defeated the Katahdin Cougars 8-5 in schoolboy baseball action Monday and improved their record to 6-0. The Pandas did not commit an error in the game. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
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WATERVILLE – Husson College of Bangor swept a doubleheader from Thomas College in women’s softball action at the Thomas College field here Monday. Robin LeClair fired a four-hitter and helped her own cause with two singles to drive in three runs in Husson’s 11-1 win… Read More
TUCSON, Ariz. – The top 25 baseball teams in the Collegiate Baseball-ESPN poll, with records through April 29, point totals and rankings in last week’s poll. Points are based on strength of schedule, returning players; voting by coaches, sports writers and sports information directors: Record… Read More
Maine doesn’t have any type of safe area where skate boarders can go to skate and just get together. There are enough skaters to fill the need of a skate park. Needless to say, we have no skate park or even a public place that will let us… Read More
A Brewer man is spearheading the local effort of a New England-wide project to persuade the Boston Red Sox to retire the uniform No. 25 of the late Sox slugger Tony Conigliaro. Theodore “Ted” Reidt, now retired after a lengthy association with the Bangor YMCA,… Read More
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Just when it seems that stories about high-priced athletes, drug abuse, and collegiate scandal are about to keep heads shaking in disgust, along comes the Terry Fox Run. It is a story that has been repeated in Bangor annually for the past nine years and turns attention from… Read More
Old Town JVs defeat Hampden OLD TOWN – Steve Pooler hit a home run and two singles good for four RBIs while leading the Old Town JVs to a 13-2 baseball victory over Hampden Academy here Monday. Brian Wickett socked a double and two singles,… Read More
ISLESBORO — Frank Reed’s former teaching colleagues in Maine were thrilled Monday as he was released by Lebanese captors who kidnapped him 3 1/2 years ago, but they wondered why the kidnappers had to keep Reed so long. “Living here on this island, you don’t… Read More
MACHIAS — A miracle machine that extracts usable fuel oil from waste oil and sludge could be under construction in Maine by the end of the year, but the facility to build the machines may not open in Machias as first was thought. William Blackwood… Read More
MACHIAS — The Community Health and Counseling Services “Building for the Future” campaign was introduced last week to community leaders in Washington County at a reception held at Helen’s Restaurant. The CHCS campaign officials urged residents and members of the Washington County Committee in Support… Read More
MARSHFIELD — A fire of undetermined origin gutted the Dwight McCaslin house on Route 192 in Marshfield late Saturday night. The state Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the cause of the fire. According to firefighters, the McCaslin family was not at home at the time… Read More
MADISON — Madison Area High School seniors will participate in the activities at a chemical-free graduation party to be held at the high school after their graduation exercises Friday, June 8. Activities planned for graduates and their guests include dancing, videos, and other events planned by class members. Read More
SKOWHEGAN — The following cases were heard in Somerset County Superior Court, Skowhegan before Justice Morton Brody Tuesday, April 24, to Thursday, April 26. Dalmon Landry, 36, Fairfield, criminal threatening with use of a dangerous weapon, five years to Department of Corrections, all but 30… Read More
HARRINGTON — Maine has enough suitable habitat to support a deer herd of 250,000 to 300,000, according to Richard Dressler of Bangor, leader of the Deer and Moose Project of the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. Dressler spoke Thursday during a meeting of sportsmen… Read More
MACHIAS The following cases were processed in 4th District Court in Machias during the period ending April 27: 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
MACHIAS The following real estate transfers were recorded in the Washington County Registry of Deeds from March 26 to 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… Read More
MACHIAS — The Washington County Commissioners will meet to discuss the county’s 1990 tax bill, including tax rates, assessments, due dates and late-payment interest fees, beginning at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, May 3, at the commissioners’ meeting room in the Washington County Courthouse in Machias. The… Read More
MACHIAS — The annual exhibition of student artwork at the University of Maine at Machias is scheduled May 1-15. A reception open to the public will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 1, at the Powers Hall Gallery. Works to be shown include those produced… Read More
CALAIS — Ann Caswell, community chairman of the 1989-90 American Heart Association, Maine Affiliate Dear Neighbor Campaign, announced that more than $2,900 had been collected from residents during the February Heart Month Campaign. Proceeds from the collection will be used to support the American Heart Associations’s research, education… Read More
DEXTER — Plans have been set to offer a drug abuse resistance education program in grades five and six in SAD 46. Project DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) was introduced recently in neighboring SAD 48. There, pupils at the Eastland Elementary School in Corinna attended… Read More
OAKFIELD — Cleo Skolfield, bike-athon coordinator, has asked residents of Oakfield, Dyer Brook, Island Falls, Smyrna, Merrill and Crystal to join the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Wheels for Life bike-athon scheduled from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 12, at Southern Aroostook School. Skolfield… Read More
LIMESTONE — Final preparations for the 1990 Limestone Kangaroo Court will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, May 4. The sponsor is the Limestone Chamber of Commerce. Many residents of Limestone and Caswell already have been summoned “to appear in court and face charges,” levied… Read More
VAN BUREN — The Van Buren Charter Amendment Committee, which has been fine-tuning the town charter, has nearly finished its work. In anticipation of the charter committee’s second and final public hearing Thursday, May 3, copies of the proposed changes became available for inspection Monday. Read More
MOUNT CHASE — The Mount Chase Volunteer Fire Department recently installed a new fire-alert paging system that not only will improve response to fires, but also will reduce insurance costs for property owners. Fire Chief Craig Hill said the system was installed a few weeks… Read More
MARS HILL — The Mars Hill Town Council voted last week to reconsider the valuation of a local farmer’s property and to set up a mechanism by which other farmers may receive a realistic breakdown of acreage for tax purposes. The vote was taken after Rodney McCrum asked… Read More
CRYSTAL — Linda York, town manager for Crystal, has announced that the town has received a $30,000 grant from the state Department of Environmental Protection for water-supply protection. The grant was awarded as part of the Small Community Projects Program and is designed for septic… Read More
VAN BUREN — Maine Commissioner of Education Eve Bither will be the keynote speaker at the 1990 SAD 24 Adult and Community Education graduation at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 17. The program will be held in the Van Buren District Secondary School gymnasium. Bither holds… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — A weeklong series of events, titled End Apartheid Week, is being sponsored by the social science division and the World Affairs Club at the University of Maine at Presque Isle. The events will be held in the small cafeteria in Kelley Commons,… Read More
CALAIS — The Calais City Council held its regular meeting last Thursday, but before opening the meeting, the councilors met at the former railroad underpass near Route 1 to examine two storage buildings there that are used by the city’s Public Works Department. The buildings came to the… Read More
MACHIAS — Several construction projects, totaling more than $550,000, are expected to be started at the University of Maine at Machias after the 1990 commencement ceremonies are held Saturday, May 19. Chief on the list of projects, according to Donald Crandlemire, director of physical plant… Read More
EAST MILLINOCKET — Besides electing residents to municipal offices on May 21, townspeople in a referendum vote will consider annexing about 500 acres of property to the town. The issue of annexing land to East Millinocket’s boundaries came up a few years ago when neighboring… Read More
LINCOLN — The Miss Greater Lincoln Scholarship Pageant Committee has expanded the pageant boundaries to include contestants from a 50-mile radius. The contest will be held on June 16. Contestants from Bangor, Brewer, Old Town, Orono, Millinocket, East Millinocket, Lincoln, Howland, Lee, Patten and Island Falls areas between… Read More
SANGERVILLE — Members of the Sangerville Historical Society agreed Thursday to study the possibility of purchasing a sign that would welcome motorists to the town. Sixteen members attended the meeting during which it was agreed to proceed with a newsletter to inform residents and non-residents… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — A community health fair, hospital tours, and health information programs are being planned by Mayo Regional Hospital in observance of National Hospital Week, May 6-12. This year’s theme is “Count on Us to Care.” At 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 9, in the Library… Read More
MILLINOCKET — The following divorces were granted in 13th District Court in Millinocket on the grounds of irreconcilable marital differences: Carol Wallace of Millinocket and Sheldon Wallace of Medway. Custody of one minor child granted to the mother. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
PITTSFIELD — On Wednesday, May 2, Maine Central Institute will be host for Maine Secondary School Bicycle League members from Hebron Academy, Bridgton Academy, Carrabassett Valley and Gould Academy. A 25-mile road race will start at 1 p.m. from the MCI campus. Racers will travel… Read More
MILLINOCKET — The following complaints were heard in 13th District Court in Millinocket before Judge Susan Calkins on April 25: Richard Bourgeois, 28, Camden, operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, $500, 90 days in jail with all but 30 days… Read More
PITTSFIELD — The mystery of the SAD 53 school budget figures was unraveled at the third in a series of “concerned citizens” meetings in Pittsfield Monday night when school superintendent Terry McCannell addressed the issue of school financing. The session began with a focus on… Read More
ROCKLAND — Two women were injured Sunday afternoon in a two-vehicle collision at Limerock Street and Broadway. Treated and released at Penobscot Bay Medical Center were Raquel Boehmer, 52, of Monhegan, and Donna LeBoeuf, 21, of Mount Vernon, N.H. Sgt. Lloyd Daniels, the investigating officer,… Read More
BELFAST — Figuring that of the cost of running sewer and water lines up Route 3 could only increase, the City Council appears committed to spending no more than the $480,000 it reserved for the project a year and a half ago. “Do what you… Read More
ROCKLAND — A report of a safety pin discovered in a package of frozen fish sticks by a Washington resident was under investigation Monday by the Knox County Sheriff’s Department. Lt. Donald Annis reported that Elizabeth Rhodes, 30, of Washington, called the department Saturday night… Read More
ROCKLAND — The closing of National Sea Products on Monday will have “no connection” with the continued operation of National Sea Shipyard in the south end, manager Perry Holmes said Monday. The fish processing plant closed officially on Monday with the loss of 200 jobs. Read More
SEARSPORT — At 4 p.m. Sunday, May 6, the Penobscot Marine Museum will present a lecture on “Live Oaking, Southern Timber for Tall Ships,” by Virginia Steele Wood of the Library of Congress. The talk will be held in the Douglas and Margaret Carver Memorial Gallery. Read More
CAMDEN — A five week hunter-safety course, sponsored by the Camden Parks and Recreation Department and the Megunticook Fish and Game Association, will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. on consecutive Wednesdays, beginning May 2, at the Camden Snow Bowl Lodge.. This certifying course… Read More
FRIENDSHIP — Voters here have accepted the request from Penobscot Energy Recovery Corp. for a $19 per ton increase in the tipping fee the town pays for disposal of its solid waste. During a special town meeting Monday, voters agreed to the rate hike, which… Read More
A Frankfort man awaiting sentence on a burglary conviction went back to jail without bail Monday on a new charge, two months after finishing a previous sentence. Gerald Rich, 25, a South Dakota native, faces burglary and other charges after a high-speed chase from Wickes… Read More
CAMDEN — Selectmen received the results of a municipal accounting audit on Monday night. They received few surprises. Officials of Runyon, Kersteen, Ouellette and Lessard informed the selectmen that the town-fund balance was too low. Cash on hand was down to $371,000, or about 6.5… Read More
BLUE HILL FALLS — The party invitations have been extended this week for the birthday celebration for a 2-year-old whom some consider more than a little precocious. Already walking as tall as its more seasoned peers, the 2-year-old listener-supported community radio station, WERU-FM, has found… Read More
BAR HARBOR — The shores and woodlands of Acadia National Park became a classroom for 22 area teachers Saturday. Union 96 teachers participated in a Project WILD training workshop led by National Park Service ranger Carol Peterson. After an introduction by her at park headquarters,… Read More
VEAZIE — Town officials here will be able to echo the words of President George Bush when they offer the 1990-1991 budget to voters next month: “Read my lips. No new taxes.” After rejecting requests for extra funding from various municipal departments, the Town Council… Read More
ELLSWORTH — The city of Ellsworth again has evicted tenants from Archie’s Place on Franklin Street. A family of four — two adults and two children — left the apartment Monday, obeying a temporary restraining order issued Friday by Superior Court Justice Eugene Beaulieu. Fire… Read More
The Maine Leadership Consortium is sponsoring meetings this week in Machias and Ellsworth designed to help fill the shortage of school administrators in the state. Nelson Walls, with the MLC in Augusta, said Monday that a panel of four practicing administrators and a representative from… Read More
BUCKSPORT — Bucksport town officials will meet with a group of concerned taxpayers Wednesday to discuss options aimed at beautifying a pond that is surrounded by homes on Pond, Franklin, Pine and School streets. Scheduled for 7 p.m. in Room 8 of Bucksport High School,… Read More
An innovative program designed to provide affordable and accessible transportation to qualified residents in the Greater Bangor area was launched Monday morning. Half-priced bus, van and taxicab tickets are now available for senior citizens, handicapped persons and low-income residents in the Greater Bangor area. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
When it was decided last spring to close St. Mary’s School at the end of the year and relocate, the big question was where would the school be housed while a modern facility is being built. After an extensive search, school and parish officials said… Read More
As the biological clock ticks on, many women contemplate having children after age 30. The spring seminar series at the Women’s Center at the Eastern Maine Medical Center will continue with “Pregnancy After 30” Tuesday, May 1, in Conference Room B. The seminar will feature… Read More
The Brewer Planning Board approved construction of a new waterfront restaurant near the Chamberlain Bridge on South Main Street Monday night. Owner Donald LaGrange told planners that he would remove the existing Harborside Restaurant within 10 days of the opening of the new 214-seat capacity… Read More
Bangor taxpayers face a 14.6 percent increase in their property taxes and in the process of whittling the budget to reduce the increase, the City Council will have to decide what the city can do without. The process of making that decision was started by… Read More
A Frankfort man awaiting sentence on a burglary conviction went back to jail without bail Monday on a new charge, two months after finishing a previous sentence. Gerald Rich, 25, a South Dakota native, faces burglary and other charges after a high-speed chase from Wickes… Read More
Bangor police officers who received a call Monday afternoon of two men who were driving in a car and shooting at pedestrians soon found two teen-agers who apparently were playing a practical joke in an old automobile that backfired. The first call came in about… Read More
Robert J. Lurtsema, producer and host of “Morning pro Musica,” will be on stage at the Maine Center for the Arts on Saturday, May 5, hosting and performing in a gala entertainment to benefit the University of Maine Music Department. The benefit gala featuring music… Read More
Rush, with special guest Mr. Big, will perform in concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 1, at the Seashore Performing Arts Center in Old Orchard Beach. Tickets for the Frank J. Russo production are available at all Ticketron outlets or by calling 1-800-382-8080. Read More
EDGAR C. “BUD” PROUTY has been selected as one of 68 automobile dealers nationwide to receive the 1990 Time Magazine Quality Dealer Award. Prouty is the president of Prouty Ford Inc., located at 19 Summer St. in Dover-Foxcroft. He was chosen by a panel of judges from the… Read More
Milli Vanilli, with special guests Seduction and Young MC, will perform in a 7:30 p.m. concert Friday, Aug. 3, at the Seashore Performing Arts Center in Old Orchard Beach. Tickets for the Frank J. Russo production are available at all Ticketron outlets or by calling 1-800-382-8080. Read More
PORTLAND — Maine’s largest city has friendly but sloppy taxi drivers, its hotels are sometimes late with morning wakeup calls and its restaurant employees can be stingy with smiles, according to an undercover student survey. But the survey, based on three- to four-day visits last… Read More
WASHINGTON — Justice D. Brock Hornby of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court has been confirmed as the new U.S. District Court judge for Bangor, but he said Monday evening he still has some Maine opinions to finish before he can make the move. “I plan… Read More
It’s “owl about owls” this week! Bert, the resident barred owl, has been boosted even farther along the road to recovery by a pair of suicidal mice who jumped into a pail of water. I came by shortly after the mishap and retrieved the drowned… Read More
Tri-State Megabucks will have a rolling jackpot for its new twice-a-week drawing format, which begins Wednesday, May 2. Lottery officials estimate Wednesday’s prize will reach $1.5 million because there was no winner of Saturday’s $740,000 jackpot. Despite having no jackpot winner, it was still a… Read More
PORTLAND — Greyhound Lines Inc. said its bus service in Maine would be almost back to normal by Tuesday, despite the lingering strike. “We’ll operate our pre-strike schedules, all except one run, the coastal route,” said George Brountas, manager of the Portland terminal. That route… Read More
A crash that destroyed the church at the H.O.M.E. Co-op in Orland earlier this year has led to a lawsuit. The organization, Homeworkers Organized for More Employment, filed documents last week in Penobscot County Superior Court against Irving Oil Co., which owned the tractor-trailer that… Read More
Steins clicked, feet stomped and accordians pumped out polkas as the members and friends of the newly formed German Club enjoyed a bit of the old country at a May Dance Saturday at the VFW Hall in Brewer. Men in lederhosen and women in ruffled… Read More
MILLINOCKET — Georgia-Pacific Corp. has announced it is expanding its Great Northern Paper Co. advisory committee to study and assess recreational use and existing policies on its lands on the West Branch of the Penobscot River. The committee will be made up of representatives of… Read More
A man who allegedly burglarized the Bangor home of Gov. John R. McKernan’s mother, Barbara McKernan, was arrested in Hyannis, Mass., Sunday afternoon. Police reported that Richard R. Rapio, also known as Richard Kelliher, 29, of East Corinth, was arrested by Barnstable, Mass., police on… Read More
ROCKLAND — The annual Downeast Sectional Bridge Tournament will be held Friday through Sunday, May 18 through 20, at the Elks Club, 236 Rankin St. The event, called the largest sectional tournament in Maine, will begin at 8:15 p.m. Friday with a single session open… Read More
WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency launched a campaign Monday to reduce cancer-causing dioxin emitted by paper mills throughout the country, including seven in Maine. The EPA listed Boise Cascade Paper Group, Lincoln Pulp and Paper Co. Inc., James River Corp., Georgia-Pacific Corp., International Paper… Read More
BUCKSPORT — Members of four unions at the Champion International mill in Bucksport approved a five-year contract Monday that eliminates the traditional Christmas shutdown, but provides what union and management described as an attractive wage and benefit package. Under the new contract, about three quarters… Read More
Q. I like the appearance of flowering climbing vines. Is it possible to use climbing vines to provide shade for my house from the hot summer sun’s heat? — N.K. A. Climbing vines can be a very effective and attractive method to provide shade for… Read More