If there are two players on the Bangor American Legion baseball team that you want dealing with the clutch situations, they are Shawn Doll and Ryan Soucie. The two multi-sport stars at Bangor High School have been dealing with pressure situations all through high school… Read More
The seasonal traffic congestion along coastal routes, the increased costs of maintaining the state’s infrastructure and an over-dependence on an expensive form of transportation, the automobile, haven’t impressed Maine voters enough to support development of a railroad system in Maine, according to a recent Capitol News Service survey. Read More
SCHROON LAKE, N.Y. – James Price scored 23 points as Indianapolis defeated Dexter 69-50 in the Word of Life Basketball Tournament Thursday. Indianapolis is now 5-0 and enters Friday’s semifinals in first place. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
There is one thing that you can usually expect from a Mount Desert Island American Legion baseball team: players who are fundamentally sound. That should also be the case for the 1990 version of the MDI Acadians as head coach Dan Kane directs a veteran… Read More
The collapse of Canada’s Meech Lake accord is not likely to have dramatic consequences for the United States, but it still is an extremely important development for this country. The U.S. will share in Canada’s political anxiety as that country sweeps away the pieces of Meech and attempts… Read More
University of Maine Athletic Director Kevin White is a candidate for the AD’s job at the University of Connecticut. White confirmed Thursday a report out of Connecticut earlier this week which pegged him as a possible successor to Todd Turner, who left UConn to take… Read More
ORONO – Righthander Chuck Nadeau struck out eight batters in four innings to help lead the Bangor-Brewer Twins to a 6-5 victory over the Downeast Yankees during Eastern Maine Amateur Baseball League action at Mahaney Diamond Thursday night. Nadeau, who helped the Twins earn their… Read More
Jamie Place of Morrill heads a field of 24 golfers who will be playing Friday at Bangor Municipal Golf Course to try to qualify for a spot in the U.S. Public Links Amateur Golf Championship. Place, winner of the Bangor Daily News Amateur Golf Tournament… Read More
Shriners, dressed in their fezzes, bright red aprons, and other costumes, will be visible all over Maine on Saturday. Shriners from the Anah Temple in Bangor and the Kora Temple in Lewiston will be out distributing the “Anah-Kora Shrine News,” a tabloid that promotes the… Read More
Hampden edges Blast Brett Cohen scored 2 goals to lead Hampden to a 5-3 Central Maine Summer Soccer League victory over the Bangor Blast at Bangor Wednesday. Pedro Quint, Al Barton and Matt Barcaly added 1 goal apiece for 5-1 Hampden. For the Blast, now… Read More
Former University of Vermont and Bangor High School star athlete Laura Thibodeau has been named an assistant women’s basketball coach at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. Iowa State is a member of the Big Eight Conference in the NCAA’s Division I. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
BAILEYVILLE — After a four-month search, the Baileyville Town Council at its meeting Monday night welcomed Donald Dye, formerly of Athens, Ga., to the position of town manager. Dye, who has spent the last nine years in the military, is completing work on a master’s… Read More
MADAWASKA — Madawaska’s 13th annual Acadian Festival got under way in grand style Wednesday night with more than 1,200 people attending opening ceremonies that included a concert and a talent show. Activities continue through the weekend. On Thursday morning the church was filled with those… Read More
LILLE VILLAGE — A local dancer and genealogist is performing at a Russian Mid-Summer Festival in Arkhangelsk, USSR, a twin city to Maine’s own city of Portland. Don Cyr is the guest of the city for eight days through the end of the month. “I… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — Presque Isle retail merchants are holding a Maine Street ’90, “Spirit of Summer” July 4 celebration. At 10:30 a.m. Sunday, July 1, the 9th God and Country Service will be held at the State Street Baptist Church. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
MADAWASKA — The Madawaska Ambulance Service will be participating in the 13th annual Acadian Festival this week by helping other groups carry on programs and by having an automobile crash simulator on display. The crash simulator, the “Convincer” allows people to feel the impact of… Read More
MADAWASKA — In anticipation of the Madawaska Ambulance Service’s acquisition of a cardiac monitor-defibrillator, three emergency medical technicians have completed a more than 130-hour intermediate life support course. Voters at Madawaska’s annual town meeting in March approved $7,000 toward the purchase of the life-saving equipment… Read More
MADAWASKA — “Faits ta job, take your time, safety first, take a break,” said Marshal Button’s in his American debut as “Lucien,” a paper mill finishing room worker. Button’s performance, a one-man, 2 1/2-hour show, was attended by more than 400 people Monday night at… Read More
FORT FAIRFIELD — A discrimination complaint by a former female Fort Fairfield police officer against the Fort Fairfield Police Department has been dismissed by the Maine Human Rights Commission, according to Alphonse Dixon, town manager. Dixon reported at a Wednesday town council meeting that the… Read More
MARSHFIELD — The Town of Marshfield, formerly the northern part of Machias, celebrated its incorporation on June 30, 1846. In a low-key recognition of the date this week, residents voted to spend $7,430 to improve the Community Building. A larger celebration will be held in… Read More
HARRINGTON — A school budget totaling $4,885,087 was approved with little dissent Wednesday by voters of the six towns of SAD 37. The budget for the current school year is $4,455,178. The vote was 76-8 in favor of a proposed authorization for the school directors… Read More
EASTPORT — Independence Day celebrants will experience a blast from the past when Virginia’s Stonewall Brigade comes marching in to set up a Civil War camp in Eastport’s Library Park. The brigade, which is correctly known as the 33rd Regiment of Virginia Volunteers, bases its… Read More
JONESPORT — Judson McBrine III, a 1990 graduate of the University of Maine at Orono, has been hired by the Moosabec Community School District School Committee for the position of physical education director for the 1990-91 school year. A 1983 graduate of Bangor Christian Schools,… Read More
CALAIS — Although only a few municipalities — Calais, Princeton, Grand Lake Stream, Dennysville, Alexander and Cooper — were represented at the second meeting of the Eastern Washington County Solid Waste Committee Wednesday night, the group entered into a contract with Civil Engineering Services of Brewer for a… Read More
EASTPORT — The Eastport City Council had a lot of out-of-town guests at a special meeting Wednesday. They included public officials and residents of other Washington County towns who are wondering, as are the Eastporters, what they’re going to do with their garbage after the Downeast Landfill closes… Read More
LINCOLN — Two new physicians, Dr. LeRoy Hodges, a general surgeon, and Dr. Eric W. Metzler, a family practitioner, will join Penobscot Valley Hospital’s medical staff. Hodges will open his practice to provide general surgery services in Lincoln in July. He is a graduate of… Read More
MILLINOCKET — Two new physicians, Dr. Vicki Lou Hackman, and Dr. Thomas Hester, have joined the Millinocket Regional Hospital medical staff. MRH’s Chief Executive Officer, Joe Roach, said the addition of the physicians would strengthen “our exceptional” medical staff. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
MILO — Murrel Harris, Milo recreation director, has announced that there have been some updates for his Summer Recreation Program. Harris said that the aerobics class will be meeting only one night. The class will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesdays at the Milo Town Hall, with Cindy Herbest… Read More
LINCOLN The following complaints were heard in 13th District Court in Lincoln before Judge F. Davis Clark on June 26: 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
BROWNVILLE JUNCTION — The Mount Katahdin Senior Citizens held a potluck dinner meeting Wednesday at the American Legion Hall in Brownville Junction. After the dinner, Maine State Police Trooper Eugene W. Sutton of Sebec gave a demonstration with his trained dogs Mindy and Riley. Sutton… Read More
SKOWHEGAN — The Skowhegan Shop ‘n Save will be the location for several fund-raisers this month to benefit the Pine Tree Camp. On July 12, 13 and 14, hot dogs, soda, chips and Gifford’s ice cream will be sold outside the store. On July 20… Read More
FARMINGTON — Students at Ingalls and Mallet schools will be released at noon on 20 Wednesdays next year. The SAD 9 School Board has extended the Collaborative Time Program after teachers and administrators presented a revised class schedule to accommodate parents’ concerns. Even though reports… Read More
WATERVILLE — During its recent annual meeting, the Mid-Maine Medical Center Board of Directors elected Kenneth P. Viens, of Clinton, to a one-year term as chairman. Viens replaces Gerald C. Tipper, who has completed two consecutive terms as chairman. Viens is a Colby College graduate… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Up-and-coming country music talent will be featured at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 4, when WDME AM-FM is host for the True Value-GMC Truck Country Showdown at the Piscataquis Valley Fairgrounds in Dover-Foxcroft. WDME is one of 400 radio stations nationwide holding such showdowns… Read More
FARMINGTON — Twenty SAD 9 students whose fourth-quarter grades make them ineligible for fall sports can take summer school to regain their eligibility. The board of directors Tuesday night effectively waived a portion of the eligibility policy that prevented students from using summer school to become eligible for… Read More
ORLAND — While others talk about the lack of affordable health care, volunteers at the H.O.M.E. Co-op in Orland decided to do something about it. This month they opened a free health care clinic, staffed entirely with volunteer doctors and nurses. The clinic’s shelves are… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — Susan Houghton has been named the new women’s soccer coach at the University of Maine at Presque Isle, according to Dr. Royal Goheen, director of athletics. Houghton has taught soccer at the Fort Fairfield Middle School for the last four years and… Read More
BELFAST — A spokesman for the proposed coal-fired power plant at Harriman Cove in Bucksport told the Rotary Club that contrary to what its critics claim, the facility will not be detrimental to the environment of Penobscot Bay. Speaking at Wednesday’s club luncheon, AES-Harriman Cove… Read More
BLUE HILL — Although a shortage of volunteers has forced Bagaduce Ambulance Corps in Castine to shut down for at least the summer, Peninsula Ambulance Corps in Blue Hill recently responded to its volunteer shortage by hiring two full-time employees to staff the service on weekdays. Read More
SKOWHEGAN — Forty-seven warranty deeds were transferred at the Somerset County Register of deeds, Skowhegan, June 20-26. Included were the following: Hazel M. Merrow, Smithfield, conveyed June 25, land bounded westerly by road leading from Norridgewock to Smithfield, Smithfield, to Evelyn Worth, Norridgewock. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
BAR HARBOR The following cases were processed June 15-21, in the southern division of the 5th District Court in Bar Harbor: 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
FORT KENT — The University of Maine at Fort Kent Alumni Association will honor a Fort Kent native and graduate of the Madawaska Training School with its “Golden Cane” award at the annual Alumni Banquet Saturday, June 30. Eugenie Daigle Chaloult graduated from MTS in… Read More
CALAIS The following cases were processed in 4th District Court in Calais for the week ending June 21: 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
SURRY — Donald A. McCrimmon, Ph.D., director of the Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory, will be the guest speaker at the Surry Community Improvement Association meeting beginning at 7:30 p.m. Monday, July 2, at the Rural Hall on Surry-Ellsworth Road. McCrimmon will speak on the work of MDI… Read More
I was both alarmed and angered by John Day’s column of June 23-24, headlined, “Sense from the Superdome State.” His espousal of the proposal of Rep. James Cain of Louisiana that a person who commits a simple battery against a flag burner be subject to a fine of… Read More
I’ve been reading a number of strange letters of support for Applied Energy Services coming out of Brewer. Letters of AES propaganda claim that after the plant is on line, air and water quality will actually improve and electricity rates will come down. Hundreds of new jobs will… Read More
As co-chairmen of the Bangor High School Project Graduation this year, we want to take this opportunity to thank the many friends, parents, school board/staff and community supporters. The business community in the Bangor area was truly helpful in many ways. We would like to… Read More
The people of Wisconsin are very fortunate to have as a representative in Congress one David Obey, quoted in the Bangor Daiy News of June 22 as saying, apropros of the debate on the flag desecration amendment: “When I look around (at) the politicians today I see more… Read More
I was appalled when I read in the June 23-24 edition of the Bangor Daily News of the cruel and inumane treatment meted out to boys, mostly 14 to 15 years of age, at the Homestead treatment center. I do not believe in coddling children but neither do… Read More
Once again the second annual Good News Fair held on June 10 turned out to be a big success despite the inclement weather. A large sum was raised to benefit Spruce Run. Special thanks for those who helped make the event happen including: Country Kitchen… Read More
I would like to comment on the way in which the media have frequently handled the difficulties in Canada pertaining to the Meech Lake accord. The two “holdouts,” we are told, are the province of Newfoundland and a group in Indians in Manitoba. Instead of getting this information… Read More
On June 15 I read in the Maine Style section an article by Tom Weber stating that Robert and Wendy Hall were lucky to both be picked out of the 64,777 names submitted for resident moose-hunting permits. What are the odds for the moose, that… Read More
Thank you to “Your Maine Garden” author Michael G. Zuck for his informative column (BDN, June 16-17) about the seaweed product from North American Kelp Co. You may also find it interesting that this company’s product is very beneficial as a horse feed supplement. We have used it… Read More
Can anyone question the general benefit of a coal-burning power plant when the promoter hires a former Public Utilities Commission staff lawyer and commisioner to support it? How do we weigh his possibly meretricious position against the putative value of his experience as a utility lawyer and regulator?… Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Maine Board of Registration in Medicine has not been stringent enough in cracking down on incompetence among doctors in the state, according to a Washington-based public interest group. Public Citizen released a study Thursday saying that most states are doing a… Read More
NEWPORT — Newport’s Annual Festival Association is ready for the Fourth of July. On the heels of an extremely successful 175th Anniversary Celebration last year that offered dozens of events over almost a full week of activity, the association is trying to continue the spirit of community celebration… Read More
DEXTER — The Abbott Memorial Library in Dexter will present the second program in its summer reading discussion series titled “The Eternal Triangle — Mystery Fiction from Poe to the Present.” At 7 p.m. Thursday, July 5, Margery Wilson, an instructor in English at the… Read More
DEXTER — The honor roll for the fourth quarter has been announced at Dexter Regional High School. High honors: seniors, Kim Austin, Elizabeth Ranagan, Susan Reed, Nancy Ronco; juniors, Amy Bagley, Darren Moscrip, Benjamin Thomas; sophomores, Nicholas Bogan, Vyana Runnels, Aaron Schottenfeld; freshmen, Christina Downing,… Read More
WARREN — Work has begun on 3.6 miles of Route 90 beginning at the intersection of Route 1 and Route 90 in Warren and extending north. Steve Hall, MDOT resident engineer, said that leveling and resurfacing would be done. Gravel shoulders would be paved, too,… Read More
ROCKLAND — Thursday’s vote on SAD 5’s $7.9 million budget resembled something you’d expect from a Third World country that had just won its freedom. Nobody knew how to run an election. The meeting was delayed for nearly two hours because of fraudulent votes, apparent… Read More
CAMDEN — In a surprising development, voters approved a “vote of confidence” in the SAD 28 School board on Thursday night and added $82,525 back into the $6.1 million budget, during a meeting at the Camden-Rockport High School. The vote to restore the funds was done over the… Read More
BELFAST — When Lane Construction Co.’s proposed rock quarrying project off Swan Lake Avenue received a 3-2 favorable Planning Board vote this week, it all but assured its eventual approval. The board voted Tuesday that the proposed mining operation on 103 acres was acceptable under… Read More
OWLS HEAD — Members of the zoning board of appeals met recently at the fire station to review a request by William Lowe, Ash Point. He had appealed to the board following a denial by the zoning administrator, Guy Nicholas, for a building permit to add an extension… Read More
Sean Stillings, 22, of Bangor has announced his candidacy for one of the three Bangor School Committee positions up for election in November. Stillings was born in Lewiston and has lived in Bangor for the past 19 years. He attended the Fruit Street School, the… Read More
THOMASTON — Georges Valley High School has announced the honor roll for the fourth-quarter. Seniors, highest honors: Christina Strong; high honors: Michelle Benner, Joseph Butler, Deborah Hartley, John Melquist, Kathy Merry, Stephanie Petereit, Travis Simmons; honors: Corey Allen, Melanie Beckett, Ann Betts, Alison Faulkingham, Vicki… Read More
Investigators said that lightning strikes caused both fires that heavily damaged two buildings in Bangor Wednesday afternoon. The fire in a four-unit apartment house at 300 Hammond St. was noticed first and called in at 4:45 p.m. About 6 p.m., the Bangor Fire Department received… Read More
An Aroostook County native committed to a mental institution in 1987 after admitting to killing his grandmother will be allowed to spend more time away from the hospital as part of his transition into society. Justice Herbert T. Silsby II approved the new plan for… Read More
ROCKPORT — Dissatisfaction is growing with the nation’s “severely stressed” health delivery system, according to Carol M. McCarthy, president of the American Hospital Association. McCarthy addressed the Thursday session of the Maine Hospital Association Summer Forum at the Samoset Resort. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
After more than an hour and a half discussion in executive session late Thursday night, the Southern Penobscot Vocational School Co-op Board in Bangor unanimously selected Patrick O’Neill of Castine as the school’s next director. O’Neill had been director of the Boggy Brook Regional Vocational… Read More
A man received a summons for playing a practical joke on his brother by broadcasting obscenities over a car public-address system, according to Bangor police. They charged Stephen Wright, 21, of 73 1/2 First St., Bangor, with a misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct at 3:20… Read More
EDMUNDSTON, New Brunswick — Officials at Canadian ports of entry to the United States waited restlessly Thursday night amid reports that independent Canadian truckers would blockade border crossings at midnight. A spokesman for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police at the Edmundston detachment Thursday night said… Read More
Construction will start early next week to complete the first operational facility for Brewer Automotive Components, a joint effort of Lemforder Metallwaren of Germany and Ishikawa Tekko Ltd. of Japan. The facility will be located in the East-West Industrial Park in Brewer where Lemforder already operates a manufacturing… Read More
AUGUSTA — An analysis of public opinion surveys of randomly selected Maine residents indicates that Mainers’ confidence in the economy has lessened, but they still have greater confidence than most other New Englanders. In four Capitol News Service surveys from 1986 to 1989, about 60… Read More
AUGUSTA — Maine’s top generator of low-level radioactive waste needing disposal in a licensed facility last year was the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, a report by a state agency says. A total of 16,628 cubic feet of low-level waste needing shipment to radioactive waste… Read More
BELFAST — Dutch Chevrolet-Olds-Buick-Geo-Pontiac, a Belfast car dealership, has joined with Buick Motor Division to offer the public an unusual closeup look at racing machines that travel at a rate of 200 mph. Three cars are part of the Buick Motorsports Display: Essex Racing Buick… Read More
Central Maine Power Co. has announced a challenge grant aimed at rallying the business community to support the fund-raising campaign to help financially troubled Unity College. The CMP board of directors has voted to donate as much as $25,000 to the college. The money will match other gifts… Read More
AUGUSTA — The state budget crunch takes on a more human dimension next week with the elimination of 90 state jobs and 82 jobs within the University of Maine System. The jobs will be eliminated July 1, the start of the 1991 fiscal year, as… Read More
For the grownups, riding a few bumpy miles on the Belfast and Moosehead Lake Railroad was little more than a pleasant escape on a Sunday afternoon in summer. Through the open windows drifted the smell of cedar from the woods and mud from the drained… Read More
SOUTHWEST HARBOR — When the fog sits so low on the water that the prow of the boat is an elusive point of reference, the ears take over for the eyes, listening with piercing intensity, willing the fog to lift for just a while. The… Read More
SOUTH PARIS — A second cocktail waitress testified Thursday in Superior Court that Alan Hakala said he killed part-time Norway police officer Charles Russell and offered to lead her to the spot where the slaying took place. Rebecca Lyons took the stand on the eighth… Read More
Call it interference. Former University of Maine quarterback Mike Buck’s professional football career helped prevent the man who punched him last fall from being tried on an assault charge. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner… Read More
RAILBIRD On Friday, Bangor Raceway will present the 25th night of harness racing of its 41-date extended race meet and The County Raceway at Presque Isle will present its third Friday night session of its eight-night extended meet. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
READFIELD — A man suffered three gunshot wounds and his girlfriend was charged with attempted murder Wednesday, authorities said. Carl R. Hooper, 40, was wounded in the shoulder, arm and leg in a shooting at the mobile home in Readfield that he shared with Pamela… Read More
AUGUSTA — The Secretary of State announced Thursday that the state was implementing a tougher, more stringent driver demerit system designed to nab habitual offenders and those who drive with suspended licenses. But in order to implement the new system, which takes effect Sunday, every… Read More
PORTLAND — Ingraham Volunteers Inc. has announced that because of financial cutbacks, there will be a change in the statewide vocal relay service for the deaf. Effective Sunday, July 1, callers using 1-800-492-0859 for long distance calls will now need to call 773-7321, as the… Read More
PORTLAND — A Searsport man who entered a guilty plea in the beating death of his cousin had no right to later change the plea by claiming he had been emotionally distressed by news media coverage, the state’s highest court said Thursday. Robert J. Malo,… Read More
AUGUSTA — House Speaker John L. Martin, D-Eagle Lake, charged Thursday that Gov. John R. McKernan’s administration was postponing payment of bills in order to avoid running a budget deficit in the 1990 fiscal year, which ends Saturday. But a spokesman for McKernan, who was… Read More
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PITTSFIELD — The Maine Secondary Principals’ Association took an unprecedented look at itself this week during a two-day session at Maine Central Institute to chart the group’s focus for the next three to eight years. Twelve principals representing large and small schools from most geographic… Read More
Officials at the state Attorney General’s Office have completed the paperwork requesting the extradition from Massachusetts of William Berkley, the man convicted of arson in connection with the 1984 fire that destroyed Wickyup, the Tunk Lake summer home of the late polar explorer Adm. Richard Byrd. Read More
SOUTH PORTLAND — Rae Bates, an English teacher at Katahdin High School, said her students do not see their lives in terms of careers. Imagining their lives, they talk about the kind of house they might have, their children, their mate, where they might travel. Read More
The 1st Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston this week dismissed an appeal by the Maine Group of the Sierra Club regarding the construction of the $20 million Sears Island cargo-port project. In handing down his decision, U.S. Circuit Judge Bruce Selya wrote that the… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — Four and possibly five of the Beach Boys plan to perform Wednesday, July 4, in Presque Isle, concert promoters said Wednesday. In addition, John Stamos, star of the television show “Full House,” will be the band’s guest drummer. His girlfriend, pop singer… Read More
Anna Bragg remembers a Russia of light and elegance. Schools with huge windows and parquet floors; days filled with art, music, theater; hot lunches delivered by her mother — this was the Russia of her childhood. “It was one of those happy, lovely times in… Read More
BOOTHBAY HARBOR — The grand finale of this resort town’s four-day maritime festival got under way Thursday afternoon as a flotilla of sailboats set sail off Tumbler Island. “The Bang and Go Sailboat Race” concludes the Windjammer Days celebration, an annual summer event for nearly… Read More
PORTLAND — A 2-year-old Portland boy died Thursday from injuries suffered in a car wreck that killed his father last week and injured four other young children, authorities said. Donald Boulier died early in the morning at Maine Medical Center, a week after the wreck… Read More
OWLS HEAD — Plans for the dedication of the new community building under the direction of the Maine Street ’90 Committee are going well, according to John Walker, chairman. Since the end of May the committee has met weekly to work on activities scheduled for Saturday, July 21. Read More