Sean Gorgone of Topsham and Mark Plummer of Augusta head the field for the Maine Amateur Golf Championship which gets under way Monday at Falmouth Country Club. Plummer is the defending champion and Gorgone won the Maine State Golf Association-sponsored event for two years before… Read More
ORONO – Charlie Page fired a four-hitter and Ed Vanidestine drove in two runs with a pair of singles as the Bangor-Brewer Twins beat Molunkus 10-2 in an Eastern Maine Amateur Baseball League game here Sunday night. Page struck out four and walked two en… Read More
Motor Sports OXFORD – Ricky Craven spent most of Sunday afternoon sitting in the pits at the Oxford Plains Speedway here, smiling, greeting old friends, and signing autographs for new ones. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = [];… Read More
MOUNT DESERT – Sedge Saunders drove in two runs with a double and two singles and Jay Carroll knocked in three runs with a pair of singles as the Downeast Yankees beat Waterville 11-3 to complete a sweep of their Sunday Eastern Maine Amateur Baseball League doubleheader at… Read More
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Bob Coburn of Winn drove his Chevrolet Lumina to the outside groove at the halfway point of the 35-lap Late Model Sportsman feature race and passed the field to highlight Saturday’s action at Speedway 95 in Bangor. Coburn overtook Shawn Tucker of Fredericton, New Brunswick,… Read More
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OXFORD – Chuck Bown’s road to success rolled into Oxford Plains Speedway on Sunday, circled the one-third-mile track 250 times, and took a left into victory lane. It was there that Bown, the Grand National points leader from Ridgeway, Va., collected the spoils of his… Read More
University of Maine Athletic Director Kevin White was surprised and flattered that he was contacted by University of Connecticut officials pertaining to their vacant athletic director’s job and that he became one of the three finalists for the job. But after giving it some serious… Read More
OXFORD – Of the 212 drivers that have ever taken the green flag at the start of the Oxford 250, only five have run in more races that Winston Cup driver Morgan Shepherd. Shepherd, who hails from Conover, N.C., started his 13th Oxford 250 race… Read More
Looking for something a little different to entertain your summer visitors? How about having them bike the Narrow Gauge Railway bed along the Carrabassett River? googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var… Read More
Although Bangor West’s quest to defend its 1989 District 3 and State Little League Baseball Championship won’t begin until the team takes the field against Hampden Tuesday, eight other All-Star teams will begin their drives for the state title Monday. Four games are scheduled Monday… Read More
PITTSFIELD – Eric Allen singled with two outs in the bottom of the seventh to knock in James Richards and give last-place Pittsfield a 4-3 American Legion victory over the first-place Brewer Falcons in the first game of a doubleheader Sunday. Brewer rebounded to win the second game… Read More
HARTFORD, Conn. – Maryland athletic director Lew Perkins could become the athletic director at Connecticut as early as Monday, according to a published report. Perkins, reportedly anxious to leave Maryland because the basketball team recently was placed on NCAA probation for three years, arrived in… Read More
I agree wholeheartedly with your recent editorial (June 26), titled, “Waste, abuse and taxes.” The present members of Congress (Cohen, Mitchell and Snowe included) have been totally ineffective in dealing with anything but their re-election efforts, their junkets and perks and their pay increases. It’s an insult to… Read More
PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) has announced an emergency alert in an effort to save the remaining four Silver Spring Monkeys. NIH (National Institute of Health) killed three of them this past Friday (July 6). The Silver Spring Monkeys have languished in isolation at Tulane… Read More
I read the article in yesterday’s paper (BDN, June 30-July 1) about Joe Brennan’s speech to a hospital association. According to your report, Brennan was eloquent in his attacks on Gov. McKernan. He was also full of dire predictions for next year (he apparently forecast a budget shortfall… Read More
This is in regard to the emergency 9-1-1 number we have in Bangor. I hope and pray that the people who are working it start taking all the calls as emergencies and not pranks. I realize they must get their share of pranks but I also realize more… Read More
I am writing in support of Jennifer Ellis’ letter of June 28. I, too, am a fan of New Kids On the Block, and was very upset with Tom Moon’s article. I have seen NKOTB in concert three times this year. These five boys have given me one… Read More
The June Democratic Convention held in Presque Isle from June 1-3 was a huge success because of the meticulous attention to detail by the planning committee. The red carpet wasrolled out for Maine Democrats. When it was announced that the convention would be held so… Read More
Every time I visit Bangor’s Cascade Park I am as proud as billy-be-dam, seeing it all prettied up. I thank the renovating committee for its effort and success, but I am bothered by the fact that local taxpayers who paid 41 percent towrd its completion ($86,300) have not… Read More
At Mount Desert, Mat Brown drove in three runs with three hits and Eric Lanks also collected three hits as the Acadians beat Pittsfield 10-4 to complete a sweep of their Saturday doubleheader. MDI, now 6-2, won the opener 9-4. In the nightcap, Paul Farley… Read More
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Orono native Mark Zollitsch earned a silver medal in kayaking here at the United States Olympic Festival Sunday. Zollitsch and three of his teammates combined to win the K4, 1,000-meters kayak race with a time of 3 minutes, 11 seconds. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
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On the Run After three races, participation in the first Bangor News Charities Running Series has been solid with an increase from 868 to 1,039 this year compared to the total for the three races last year. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. – Moshe Myerowitz, competing in his first-ever 10K, captured his age division title in the U.S. Racewalk Championships held here Saturday morning. The 60-year-old Myerowitz of Bangor toured the 6.2-mile course in 58 minutes, 26 seconds, and held off a late charge… Read More
SAD 38 School Board members and residents from Etna and Dixmont will meet Monday night to begin the process of finding out what has caused a decline in morale at the Etna-Dixmont School and what can be done to improve it. So far the problem… Read More
AUGUSTA — Last summer, the nine states in the Coalition of Northeastern Governors pledged to adopt uniform legislation to reduce toxins in packaging, but the effort is in jeopardy as only three states have agreed to the timetable. “This is very important legislation that starts… Read More
ORONO — The push for a more ethical Congress should come from within the hallowed halls of the Capitol rather than from outside them, one of its former members said Saturday. A number of bills and proposals before both houses of Congress have dealt with… Read More
YORBA LINDA, Calif. — Richard Nixon’s presidential library will pick and choose who can do research there and probably will keep out Pulitzer Prize-winning Watergate reporter Bob Woodward, library officials say. The library also will lack a full set of memos, letters and other documents… Read More
WATERVILLE — U.S. Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell is “a great brother, but he has a tendency to call and make plans at the last minute,” his sister, Barbara Atkins, says. Recently, Mitchell called and invited Atkins and her husband, Edward, to a state dinner… Read More
SOUTH PORTLAND — Alex Tanous, a self-proclaimed psychic who appeared on network television and occasionally helped in police investigations, has died. Tanous, 63, of South Portland died Saturday at Maine Medical Center in Portland of pancreatic cancer. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
BOSTON — Three Christian Science officials probably acted criminally in discouraging David and Ginger Twitchell from seeking medical help for their ailing son, according to an inquest report completed in 1987. West Roxbury District Court Judge Lawrence D. Shubow found that the church’s chief spokesman,… Read More
AUGUSTA — The way the U.S. Constitution is amended and the way federal courts interpret the Constitution would be changed under proposals supported by 15 states and several organizations, said House Speaker John L. Martin, D-Eagle Lake, the incoming president of the National Conference of State Legislators. Read More
ROCKLAND — A shorted electrical cord sparked a fire that caused the death of an elderly man who lived alone here in a one-and-a-half story wood-frame house. Melvin Demass, 74, died of smoke inhalation Friday night, said Rockland Assistant Fire Chief Charles Kurr. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
WELLS — An 8-year-old boy died Friday night of head and face injuries suffered the previous day when the motorized trail bike he was riding collided head-on with a similar machine operated by his father. Derek Boston of Wells died at Maine Medical Center in… Read More
OLD TOWN — Webster’s defines a family as “all the people living in the same house.” City officials here are looking for a new definition in the case of houses that are rented. Last week the City Council held a public hearing on a proposed… Read More
The Bangor City Council will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday, July 6, in the council chambers on the third floor of City Hall. The council faces a short agenda. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner… Read More
Employees of St. Joseph Hospital, with help from the hospital’s Mission Awareness Committee, will conduct a community clothing drive for needy children until Aug. 24. Although the first day of school most often is an exciting, memorable time for children to show off new clothes,… Read More
Six years ago a 23-year-old gay man drowned after being thrown into the Kenduskeag Stream in Bangor. On Sunday, a large group of gay and lesbian activists gathered to remember the life and death of Charlie Howard, a man described as outgoing and unoppressed by his alternative lifestyle. Read More
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AUGUSTA — Nearly two years after voters approved a $3.2 million bond issue to start work on a statewide 911 emergency telephone system, none of the money has been spent. The system is at least two years from being operational because additional funds have not… Read More
AUGUSTA — Usually the best offense for an incumbent politician is a strong defense: keep cool, set your own agenda and shrug off your challengers’ criticism. Gov. John R. McKernan clearly has chosen to ignore that old saw in his combative pursuit of Joseph E. Brennan. Read More
AUGUSTA — Gov. John R. McKernan says Maine state government will be “significantly in the black” when finance officials close the books on the fiscal year just ended. But such a development is unlikely to end the gubernatorial campaign debate over the Republican incumbent’s performance… Read More
PORTLAND — A Biddeford couple charged with stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from a Roman Catholic church are awaiting arraignment this week, a jail official said. A Cumberland County grand jury Friday indicted 28-year-old Michael Fournier and 25-year-old Shelley Ann Cook in connection with… Read More
DEXTER — If you ever have imagined yourself taking an active part in preserving peace throughout the universe or journeying to planets where mankind has never been before, members of the regional Star Trek Fan Club would like to meet with you. On Saturday, a… Read More
ROCKLAND — A frayed electrical cord wrapped around a nail, and pennies used as fuses, were blamed as the cause of a fire Friday night that claimed the life of owner Milton DeMass, 74. The DeMass fire was one of several that kept firefighters busy… Read More
FORT FAIRFIELD — The 43rd annual Maine Potato Blossom Festival will honor the Herschel Smith family of Westfield and its ancestors. The family, which helped make pioneering a tradition in Aroostook County, will be recognized at a potato industry dinner Friday, July 20, at Richard… Read More
BATON ROUGE, La. — The state Legislature on Sunday passed a restrictive bill that would ban most abortions and sentence doctors who perform them to up to 10 years at hard labor. The state Senate earlier had failed to override the governor’s veto of an… Read More
MADAWASKA — The Madawaska School Committee will meet at 5 p.m. Tuesday, July 10, at the superintendent’s conference room to discuss sites for a new school. The school committee accepted the project application for a new elementary school to replace Evangeline and Acadia schools at… Read More
UPPER FRENCHVILLE — The SAD 33 board of school directors ratified a separation agreement for Superintendent William O’Connell at its meeting June 18. O’Connell is leaving this month to become a psychological examiner. Under the termination-of-contract agreement, discussed in executive session, the board agreed to… Read More
CALAIS — “We, the members of the Passamaquoddy Tribe, People of the Dawn, adopt this Constitution in order to establish a democratic form of tribal government; to protect our sovereignty and freedom of self-determination; to preserve our heritage and culture for our children and for our future generations;… Read More
MILBRIDGE — About 250 alumni attended the first annual reunion of former students at Milbridge High School, which was held Saturday at the elementary school. A roll call drew responses from representatives of classes ranging from the 1922 graduating class to the class that began its freshman year… Read More
CALAIS — The University of Maine at Machias Calais Center will hold placement examinations July 16 and July 17 at the Washington County Technical College on River Road in Calais. The English placement exam, on Monday, July 16, will cover grammar, vocabulary and reading comprehension. Read More
LUBEC — The Lubec Adult Education Program has announced the schedule for its summer courses. Advanced Computers will meet from 8 to 9 a.m. one day a week for seven weeks, starting Tuesday, July 10, at Lubec High School. The cost is $15.50 for residents,… Read More
MACHIAS — The Downriver Theatre Company will present the hit musical “Godspell” on Tuesday, July 10; Wednesday, July 11; Friday, July 13; Saturday, July 14; Wednesday, July 18; and Saturday, July 21, at the Machias Grange Hall. Curtain time is 8 p.m. for all performances. For reservations call… Read More
MACHIAS — The Down East Community Hospital Auxiliary will hold its annual summer fair from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, July 14, at the Holy Name Parish Hall on Broadway in Machias. The show and sale will feature antique collectibles, art, crafts, home-cooked foods, fudge, raffles, treasures… Read More
MILO — When Joe Villani, a local mail carrier and barber in Milo, planned his 50th class reunion for Saturday, July 7, little did he realize just how far people would travel to attend. A surprise guest at the reunion was Linda Tobin, daughter of… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — At presstime, a fire had destroyed Merrick Square Market, a convenience store on Route 15 in Dover-Foxcroft. A storage building next to the market was in flames. Several area fire departments responded to assist Dover-Foxcroft firefighters. Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — A spectacular fire at the Dover-Foxcroft landfill Saturday burned through a 20-foot-high tire pile, sending flames 40 feet into the air and giving off heavy, dark smoke that could be seen for miles. According to Dover-Foxcroft Fire Chief Joseph Guyotte, the cause of… Read More
DEXTER — In the next several months, it is expected that members of the Dexter Town Council will be looking at legislation to restrict the amount of winter surface activity on Lake Wassookeag, the town’s public water drinking source. James Austin, the town’s attorney, recently… Read More
WASHINGTON — Knox County Sheriff’s Department Chief Deputy F. Thomas Russell said Sunday that he was “personally hurt” by statements from town officials that Washington was receiving less than adequate police protection. Theodore Andrei, chairman of the Board of Selectmen, has called for a special… Read More
ROCKPORT — Two people were injured in a 10 p.m. accident Friday on Route 17 near Mirror Lake. Taken to Penobscot Bay Medical Center for treatment of what was described by police as minor injuries were Michael McMahan, 21, and Don Hajner, 21, both of Owls Head. Read More
NOBLEBORO — Robert and Richard Spear of Nobleboro’s Spear Farms have been selected as Maine Conservation Farmers of the Year by a statewide coordinating committee of farm, conservation and government leaders. Sponsored by the National Endowment for Soil and Water Conservation, and funded by the… Read More
ROCKLAND — A special meeting of the SAD 5 board of directors to consider revisions to the 1990-91 budget will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 10, at the high school. Directors will be looking to pare the budget by $138,500 as directed by… Read More
CAMDEN — Etienne Perret, of Etienne and Co., presented a seminar, “Selling Fine Designer Jewelry,” at the 1990 American Gem Society Conclave in Atlanta, Ga., recently. Etienne is one of New England’s designer jewelry galleries and is run by Perret and his wife, Connie. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
MACHIAS — A radio signal received Thursday from a portable emergency locator transmitter carried in a fisherman’s truck, sent Machias police and members of the Civil Air Patrol in search of a plane feared to have crashed in the Machias Lakes region. The search ended… Read More
GOULDSBORO — Chief Constable Warren Ahrens has been reappointed and Gouldsboro officials hope the town will be able to settle down to other town business. “It’s time to bury the hatchet and get started on an even keel again,” said Don Davis, Budget Committee secretary,… Read More
ORONO — The Pine Tree Chapter of the Soil and Water Conservation Society will sponsor a tour at 10 a.m. Friday, July 20, at Aroostook State Park. The first stop on the tour will be Long Lake, St. Agatha, to observe a nutrient sediment treatment… Read More
WASHINGTON — An estimated 639,000 Americans are confronted each year by criminals carrying handguns, including 9,200 people who are killed and 15,000 left wounded, according to a report released Sunday. A Justice Department study of crime statistics covering 1979 through 1987 showed that 44 percent… Read More
BATON ROUGE, La. — Records with themes such as rape, drug abuse and satanism would have to carry warning labels, and minors would not be allowed to buy them, under a bill headed for the governor’s desk. The bill passed both chambers with more than… Read More
Obscured in the mumbo-jumbo language of politicians and their hired economists was the cold reality this week of America’s deeper slide into international debt: By chronically running a budget deficit in the hundreds of billions of dollars, America is mortgaging its financial soul to foreign… Read More
AUGUSTA — The state Workers’ Compensation system continues to be a significant burden on business owners, despite two major efforts to improve the program. Owners say the soaring costs of insuring their workers against on-the-job injuries are forcing them to curtail operations, and in some… Read More
The Maine Science and Technology Commission has announced that ROBERT KIDD of Boothbay will be its new executive director. Kidd’s selection came after a nationwide search. For the last nine years, Kidd has been administrative director of Bigelow Laboratory. Bar Harbor Banking and Trust Co. Read More
CORINNA — Unless you grew up on a dairy farm, you’ve never seen milk like this. In an age where bluish-white skim milk is the first choice of many health-conscious people, this milk just lolls in its stainless-steel bed. The chalky white hue and foamy… Read More
NEW YORK — A quarter of Americans say they have been discriminated against at work, but half didn’t do anything about it, a survey has found. Of those who reported discrimination, about a third said it had to do with their sex and another third… Read More
JONESPORT — A special meeting, featuring an executive session to discuss a teacher’s grievance, will be held by the Jonesport School Committee at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 12, in the Jonesport-Beals High School home economics room. The Moosabec Community School District’s School Committee also is slated to consider… Read More
THOMASTON — The opening reception of the Greenstone Gallery will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, July 13, at the gallery at 111 Main St., Thomaston. Featured will be the works of artists Lois Dodd, Alice Steinhardt, Alan Magee, Charles Goodhue, Alec Creighton,… Read More
BELFAST — The Waldo County AIDS Coalition has announced that Nan Stone of Swanville has been hired as its first program coordinator. Stone brings 25 years of experience in community organizing and volunteer activities to the job. Additionally, she has worked 12 years in social… Read More
The Fourth of July is over and summer goes on with weddings, 50th wedding anniversaries and family reunions to fill the days until the beginning of schools and college. And do not forget picnics, often unplanned forays to the coast, the mountains or the woods. You’ll find a… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Cases disposed of recently in 13th District Court in Dover-Foxcroft were as follows: Tim P. Bailey, 35, Gray, violation of ice-fishing restrictions, $50, and operating an unregistered snowmobile, $50. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = [];… Read More
FORT KENT — Principal Jim Marquis of Community High School in Fort Kent has announced the fourth-quarter honor as follows: Seniors, high honors: Joshua Caron, Becky Guimond, Robert Hopkins, Kimberly Murphy and Kathie Pooler; honors: Charles Albert, Jason Bernier, Todd Caron, Sarah Charette, Charles Daigle,… Read More
CARIBOU — The Northern Maine Board of Approved Soccer Officials will hold a one-day clinic for prospective soccer oficials in Aroostook County from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, July 14, at the Caribou Recreation Center on Bennett Drive. People 18 or older who are… Read More
FORT KENT — The Literacy Volunteers of America-Maine, St. John Valley Affiliate, honored its own Thursday night at a recognition banquet at the University of Maine at Fort Kent. Rep. Judy Paradis gave the keynote address and congratulated volunteers on their hard work and dedication. Read More
FORT KENT — Law enforcement officers from northern Maine, New Brunswick and Quebec will gather at the Fort Kent Golf Course Thursday, July 19, for the annual International Law Enforcement Golf Tournament. Participants in this year’s tourney are limited to law enforcement officers and their… Read More
FORT KENT — St. John Valley residents will have two unique opportunities this fall when the Bangor Symphony Orchestra appears at the University of Maine at Fort Kent. Along with the rare chance to witness a performance of a full symphony orchestra locally, residents can… Read More
Just before 11:30 p.m. March 28, 1988, Lee Carmichael of Bridgewater was assaulted and robbed in his home. Carmichael was alone watching television. As he got up to go to bed for the night, he was grabbed by the throat from behind and a knife… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE The following cases were among those processed on June 2 and 3 in 2nd District Court in Presque Isle by Judge David B. Griffiths; googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for… Read More
CAMDEN — Thirteen women became Certified Nurse Assistants, Thurday, June 15, at the Camden Health Care Center. The 10-week course is sponsored jointly by the CHHC and the Mid-coast School of Technology. The next CNA course will begin, Aug. 7 and end, Oct. 12. For… Read More
HOPE — “Pride in Hope Day” will get a rousing start with the Black Bear’s Pep Band from the University of Maine at the town’s annual parade at noon Saturday, July 14. An authentic calliope from Bryant Steelworks of Thorndike, a Scottish bagpiper, antique autos,… Read More
BELFAST Judge Herbert T. Staples heard the following cases in 5th District Court recently. 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
HOPE — The Historical Society will hold an open house during “Pride in Hope Day” Saturday, July 14, at Hope Corner. The Town Hall will be the center of attention and the day will start with coffee and home-baked goods from area kitchens. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
ROCKPORT — The Mid-Coast Genealogy Group will show the film “The Strength of the Hills,” about the huge storage vaults built into the mountains of Utah to protect the miles of microfilm collected by the Mormons from records all over the world. The showing will… Read More
In her salad days, Michelle Spencer dreamed of starting her own business. Then one night, when entertaining friends for dinner, she whipped up a dreamy garlicky dressing for a salad, and Chez Michelle, a fine herb business, was born. Now Spencer markets 22 herbal blends… Read More