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    …The newspapers are filled with environmental issues of all kinds. But they still don’t have recycling centers. At least not one that they have made known to the average consumer. I do what I can. I boycott companies that are seemingly unconcerned with what happens to their product… Read More
    TRENTON – Lori Frost of Calais is the lady to beat as the Women’s Maine State Golf Association’s 60th annual tournament heads into its final day Wednesday. She shot an 80 in Tuesday’s second round to go with Monday’s 74 for a two-round total of 154. Read More
    Women’s Maine State Golf Association 60th Annual Tournament AT BAR HARBOR GC, TRENTON Wednesday’s Starting Times First Tee 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
    As with most arguments in Maine, that over the widening of the turnpike from York to South Portland has reached the silly stage. Again, as usual, the proponents take a stand based on facts and estimates based on facts and present their case. Opponents, predictably, simply object without… Read More
    Does anyone in Maine watch “The Price is Right”? I hope so. If you do, have you ever noticed master of ceremonies Bob Barker’s closing remark, “Have your pet spayed or neutered.”? Maybe we should do the same to our elected officials. It seems political… Read More
    BRISTOL, Conn. – Jason Marquis’s pitching and hitting led New York to a 7-3 victory over Rhode Island Tuesday in the first round of the Eastern Regional Little League Tournament. Marquis threw a four-hitter, striking out nine and walking three for the win. He also… Read More
    Charlene Brophy, a competitor in the Women’s Maine State Golf Association Championship at Trenton this week, is from Castine, not Bucksport as was printed in Tuesday’s paper. Read More
    ORONO – The Waterville Red Sox remained alive in the Eastern Maine Amateur Baseball League playoffs with a 5-1 victory over Hilltop Campground at Mahaney Diamond here Tuesday night. The 2-1 Red Sox played 3-0 Old Town-Orono in Tuesday’s 8:30 p.m. game. The Double O’s… Read More
    Andrew Adam has a point. Political commentators, editorial writers, television reporters and even politicians decry the apathy of the American public, the staleness of the dragged-out election process and the rote, rehearsed, tip-toe campaign style of the major party candidates. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    AT BAR HARBOR GC WMSGA Scores Tuesday’s Second Round Lori Frost 74-80-154. Julie Green 79-77-156 Cindy Choate 78-80-158 Bernice Vadnais 82-78-160 Jeanne Dumont 82-78-160 Martha White 80-81-161 Lisa Jensen 82-82-164. Donna Moutsatsos 82-85-167 Evelyn Grant 82-85-167 Mary Ann Todd 83-84-167 Brenda Matthews 85-83-168 Jane Diplock 83-88-171 Madolin Fogarty… Read More
    We’ve heard what a price the employer has to pay. We’ve heard the insurance industry is being taken advantage of. What about the employee who has to fight for what he’s entitled to according to the Workers’ Compensation laws? You have all these hearings and you win. Read More
    This concerns the controversial widening of the Maine Turnpike between Wells and Scarborough. The Maine Turnpike Authority wishes to add a third travel lane in each direction. Such a widening would require the rebuilding of 27 bridges and modification of two interchanges. The widening project would likely cost… Read More
    I am surprised to see that no one has responded to Jay Dillon’s letter of Aug. 2. His concern about nuclear power warming the earth is simply not true. The uranium in the earth’s crust is undergoing constant decay and liberating heat in the process. Read More
    Use of the state income tax for full funding of education has been the goal of more than 800 education associations for many years. Voter resistance to such “honey pot” funding, which would carry with it toal state/federal/teacher union control of education, has prevented its realization. Read More
    TRENTON – Volunteers are a necessary ingredient of any golf tournament, and members of the Bar Harbor Golf Course proved they’re up to the challenge of providing every ingredient that makes a tournament run smoothly. Spotters and starters were needed for the 60th annual Women’s… Read More
    A team of 12 North Atlantic Conference basketball players – including Derrick Hodge and Francois Bouchard from the University of Maine – departs Wednesday on a 13-day, eight-game trip to Sweden and Finland. The NAC All-Stars will be making the conference’s first foreign tour. But… Read More
    In the 1860s an Austrian monk, Brother Gregor Johann Mendel, first figured out the principles of inheritance we now call Mendel’s Laws. He published his findings in an obscure scientific journal, where they remained buried until the same principles were again discovered by another researcher. The second researcher… Read More
    MARS HILL – Carl Mullen had 2 goals and an assist to lead the Easton Bears to a 5-1 boys soccer victory over host Central Aroostook here Monday. For 1-0 Easton, Danny White scored 2 goals. Jay Winger had a goal and 2 assists. Jason… Read More
    HOULTON – Stephanie Swallow and Megan Putnam each scored goals to lead Houlton to a 2-0 schoolgirl soccer victory over Presque Isle here Tuesday. For the 1-0 Shiretowners, Sara Cowperthwaite assisted on Putnam’s goal. Swallow’s goal was a direct kick. Laura Buswell stopped all 9… Read More
    When push came to shove last week at the Yankee Conference media day at Boston University and it was time to participate in the annual preseason poll, I took a deep breath and picked Maine to finish first. Yeah, yeah, it sounds like provincialism. I’d… Read More
    Recently, 50 business and labor organizations joined together to support improvements on the Maine Turnpike. Our unifying concern is keeping Maine’s economy strong and keeping Maine workers working. The Maine Turnpike is the major artery of the state. The Maine Turnpike Authority is charged with… Read More
    Tourists, it seems, cost-conscious in this slack economy, are less often budgeting for the state’s best-known main course during their vacations here, leaving the demand for lobsters unusually low. But their tight-fistedness should be considered less a bit of bad luck than one of a myriad of events… Read More
    Many people who get involved with charitable organizations or who organize fund raisers do so for selfless, altruistic reasons. When Brewer High School basketball coach Mark Savage decided to organize and direct a fund-raising effort to install two full-size basketball courts in Brewer, however, he… Read More
    WINTERPORT — The state Attorney General’s Office has cleared Roland Ginn, chairman of the Board of Selectmen, of alleged absentee ballot improprieties and of any subsequent penalties. In a recent letter to Ginn, Assistant Attorney General William R. Stokes wrote that Ginn’s ballot violations were… Read More
    LIMESTONE — Loring Air Force Base personnel have departed to take part in operation Desert Shield. Strategic Air Command officials said Tuesday that planes and personnel from Loring AFB had been deployed to Southwest Asia in support of American involvement in the Middle East. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    CAPE ELIZABETH — Police in this affluent suburb were flooded Tuesday with inquiries from bow hunters eager to sign up for a rare opportunity to kill three deer apiece in an intensive hunt designed to reduce crop damage to shrubs and vegetables. The town council… Read More
    PORTLAND — A federal grand jury Tuesday returned a four-count indictment against a man who has allegedly been using the name and Social Security number of a dead man. The jury indicted Charles Robert Manning, who is believed to be 35 to 40 years old… Read More
    GREENVILLE — Two Greenville women recently completed an 18-day trip on Moosehead Lake to view its splendor, virtually following in the footsteps of Henry David Thoreau. Faye Booker, 37, an English teacher at Greenville High School, and one of her former students, Mary Barteau, 19,… Read More
    PORTLAND — A statewide registry being put together at two of Maine’s largest hospitals will provide data on the number of trauma injuries across the state and the quality of treatment provided to patients. Maine Medical Center in Portland and Eastern Maine Medical Center in… Read More
    AUGUSTA — Lotto America players in Maine bought more than $1 million in tickets the first month they were available, but participation in the giant-jackpot lottery so far remains below the level needed to keep the state budget balanced, officials say. Sales of between $200,000… Read More
    HARPSWELL — State officials were weighing pros and cons Tuesday before deciding whether to hire an outside contractor to remove thousands of dead pogies rotting along the shore of Quahog Bay. The cost of the project and the mechanism for disposal of the fish waste… Read More
    Customers who agreed to pay higher fees to dispose of trash at the Penobscot Energy Recovery Co., angered at those who did not, agreed Tuesday that “refusnik communities” should be forced to ante up. Officials from some communities that use the incinerator say they have… Read More
    ORONO — A petition calling for a charter amendment to allow for the recall of elected officials here was presented to the Town Council Monday, with 85 of the 100 signatures being accepted Tuesday by town officials. While Town Clerk Wanda Thomas said Tuesday that… Read More
    The Yacavone Cardiac Catheterization Lab at Eastern Maine Medical Center celebrated a significant milestone on Aug. 6 — providing cardiac catheterization services to the 10,000th patient. Marking this milestone was an angioplasty procedure performed by cardiologist Robert Hoffmann, M.D., of the EMMC Cardiology Section. Angioplasty… Read More
    GLENBURN — Deputies and detectives from the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Department are investigating a burglary and vandalism at the Daniel McLeod residence on Route 221 in Glenburn. Ross said the McLeod family had been camping during the weekend and returned Monday morning to a home… Read More
    A joint public hearing involving Brewer City Council and Planning Board Tuesday evening resulted in language revisions to a zoning ordinance amendment that would require developers filing for site plan approval to pay a fee for “support services.” The revenue would be put toward the costs of reviewing… Read More
    N. Laurence Willey, a Bangor lawyer, has been named as Gov. John R. McKernan’s personal representative to Canada. As the governor’s envoy, he will bring formal greetings to the Saint John, New Brunswick, Festival by the Sea, during a ceremony Wednesday, Aug. 15. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    KENDUSKEAG — A Bangor man was treated Tuesday at Eastern Maine Medical Center after apparently falling asleep at the wheel while driving on Route 15 here. Barry Ryan, 33, was driving north on Route 15 at about 7 p.m. when he slammed into cement barriers… Read More
    An 18-speed mountain bike was stolen from a residence on Moosehead Boulevard in Bangor Monday night. The owner said the bike was valued at about $200. A 1982 Honda motorcycle was reported stolen from an East Street residence in Bangor Monday night. The bike apparently… Read More
    Construction of a sewer line running from Broadway Park to the intersection of Broadway and French Street began Monday. Bangor police said construction was expected to continue through November and that traffic would be reduced to two very narrow lanes. Motorists can expect traffic congestion and delays in… Read More
    A move to ban trailers from three streets on the west side of Bangor was shunted to a dead-end track by the City Council. The council had laid the groundwork earlier this summer to ban through trailers from Norway, Royal, and Boutelle roads. The move… Read More
    The Penquis Community Action Program has received a grant from the Maine Bureau of Children with Special Needs to provide mediation services for families with an adolescent who has left home or is at risk of leaving home. The service is offered in Penobscot, Piscataquis,… Read More
    ETNA — Members of the SAD 38 board of directors will be mulling over the extensive advice they received Tuesday night from their lawyer, but no timeline has been set for when the issue of sexual misconduct allegations against suspended school Principal Lawrence Plaisted will be settled. Read More
    GREENBUSH — Students at Helen Dunn School will start classes at 7:40 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 4. An elementary school counselor will be available for the first time. A full-time Chapter I reading teacher and programming for gifted and talented students will extend from grades three… Read More
    Amid complaints about a nightclub that employs topless dancers, Penobscot County leaders took steps Tuesday to tighten their control of entertainment establishments in unorganized territories. The grievances against La Casa de Fiesta in Dolby — the locale is officially listed as Township A, Range 7… Read More
    It’s too early to tell if heightened tensions in the Persian Gulf will deliver a knockout punch to the 1990 Maine tourism season. The Iraqi invasion of Kuwait came at the start of what is traditionally the busiest month for the Maine tourism industry. The… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — In his first trip to Maine, the first trade ombudsman for the U.S. Customs Service was greeted by complaints about commercial ports of entry on the U.S.-Canadian border in Aroostook County. Kent S. Foster met with about 30 truckers, brokers and other… Read More
    AUGUSTA — Secretary of State G. William Diamond on Tuesday warned Maine businesses to beware of fraudulent telephone solicitations for advertising in a non-existent “Division of Motor Vehicles Directory Yearbook.” Diamond said two Maine businesses — Taylor Brook Clinic in Auburn and Macon Manufacturing in… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Quilt Festival `90 will be held from noon to 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 17, and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, at SeDoMoCha Junior High School on Harrison Avenue, Dover-Foxcroft. Admission will be by free-will donation. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
    It could only happen in Maine: McLobster. This week, more than 45 McDonald’s restaurants from Wells to Old Town introduced the latest in crustacean creations, a fast food lobster roll. One-hundred-percent fresh Maine lobster meat mixed with mayonnaise and served on a bulky roll, McLobster… Read More
    “One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other half,” wrote Jane Austen, and her observation couldn’t be more appropriate than when applied to the members of the Jane Austen Society of North America. The group brings together Austen enthusiasts from all walks of life… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — A local artist has been recognized for her original design of a two-sided silver coin commemorating Maine’s 100th state trapshoot. Remillie A. Norsworthy, a professional artist and Presque Isle native, was contacted last year by the Maine Trapshooting Association and requested to… Read More
    MILO — Seven members of the Milo Community Development Committee met Monday at the Milo Town Hall to review the application for the Community Development Block Grant. Milo has been awarded a grant unofficially, in the amount of $390,000. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
    The first graduating class of the new Bangor High School, the Class of 1965, held a 25th reunion July 20-22 with a dinner and dance at Pilots Grill. Attending were 140 people from 17 states and Canada. Vickie Daigle, class president and reunion chairman, was… Read More
    PITTSFIELD — When is a sign obscene and when is it covered by the First Amendment guarantees of free speech? Picketers in front of Sebasticook Valley Hospital recently have come under fire for the graphic, anti-abortion posters, placards and signs they have been parading on… Read More
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    This past weekend provided a real treat for baseball fans. As the Boston Red Sox made their second West Coast swing of the season, followers of the boys from Beantown got to witness a rising superstar in young Ken Griffey Jr. of the Seattle Mariners. Read More
    VEAZIE — John R. Graham School principal Mike Cyr recently completed the 1990 Maine Principal’s Academy held at the University of Southern Maine. The academy was organized and operated by practicing principals and supported by the Maine Department of Education, the University of Maine, and… Read More
    LINCOLN — In November, voters will decide how the town should address the serious problems of the Public Safety Building. Voters will consider three options: building a new complex to house the police and fire departments on Adams Street; renovating the old Bangor Hydro-Electric Co. Read More
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    SKOWHEGAN — The sixth day of the 172nd annual Skowhegan State Fair was Children’s Day, and the sun shone brightly for the many scheduled events. The weather has been a definite factor at this year’s fair. From opening day until Sunday, the Skowhegan fairgrounds were… Read More
    There is something distinctly different about this years’s annual training (or summer camp, if you like) which has brought a lot of Army National Guard combat engineers from Waterville and Rhode Island to Bangor. No, it has nothing to do with the possibility that they… Read More
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    DOVER-FOXCROFT About 70 marijuana plants were pulled by law enforcement officials in Piscataquis County during the past few days. 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;… Read More
    The following small claims cases have been decided in 3rd District Court in Bangor. Plaintiffs are listed first. Com-Nav Inc., Brewer was the plaintiff in the following cases. All judgments were in favor of the plaintiff: Charles Carson Jr., dba Chip’s Movie Center, Orono, by… Read More
    “It makes so much sense for older people to be working with children. I can’t even imagine what the program would be like without the four of them here,” said Hilltop School Program Coordinator Gail Covello, of the school’s foster grandparents. The Bangor pre-school is… Read More
    HOULTON — The Houlton Town Council heard two reports Monday night on issues that could have an impact on the town financially. One report concerned construction of a multipurpose stable, while the other concerned problems with operations at the landfill. Patrick Coville, a member of… Read More
    Amid complaints about a nightclub that employs topless dancers, Penobscot County leaders took steps Tuesday to tighten their control of entertainment establishments in unorganized territories. The grievances against La Casa de Fiesta in Dolby — the locale is officially listed as Township A, Range 7… Read More
    LEWISTON — Bernard Paradis of Fort Kent Mills, Lynn M. Alley of Beals, Carol A. Pierson of Caribou, Kristina Gallant of Orland and Jerry Litzerman of Hope participated in the Woodrow Wilson Institute for Teachers of Secondary School Chemistry at Bates College. The institute provided… Read More
    BARING — A St. Stephen woman escaped injury Sunday when the car she was driving collided with a black bear on Route 1 near the Baring Airport. Warden James Martin said late Monday night that Sue Mersier, whom he described as in her early 20s,… Read More
    MACHIASPORT — Officials, ambulance corps volunteers and residents from at least nine Machias Bay towns served by the Machias Ambulance Service are invited to attend a public meeting 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 17, at the Fort O’Brien School in Machiasport, to discuss the future of the all-volunteer ambulance… Read More
    MACHIAS — The 15th annual Blueberry Festival will be held in Machias from Friday, Aug. 17, through Sunday, Aug. 19. Started by members of the Centre Street Congregational Church as a celebration of the blueberry harvest, the festival has grown into the major summer event in the Machias… Read More
    EAST MACHIAS — Maine residents 18 and older have the right to say no to food and water tubes, should they ever become hopelessly incapacitated with a terminal illness, according to Sen. Edwin C. Randall, R-East Machias. “Their sentiments must be made clear in advance. Read More
    CALAIS — The Calais City Council at its regular meeting last week listened to an appeal by members of the proposed Princeton Regional Airport Authority that Calais become a voting member of PRAA; discussed a suggestion by Richard Larson of Machias that the Washington County Commissioners take over… Read More
    SIPAYIK, Passamaquoddy Nation — Volunteers were honored Aug. 10 for participation in Maine Street ’90, during a ceremony as part of the 25th annual Indian Day Celebration. Washington County Maine Street ’90 Director Fred Reynolds presented certificates to volunteers before the Miss Sipayik pageant at… Read More
    MACHIAS — The following small-claims cases were decided in 4th District Court in Machias for the period ending Aug. 10: R.H. Foster Inc., Machias, vs. the following defendants: googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner =… Read More
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    ROCKLAND — County commissioners and County Treasurer Pauline Curtis remained at loggerheads Tuesday over the operation of her department. Curtis also refused to appoint a deputy treasurer after commissioners ruled that her husband, Douglas Curtis, could not act legally as her deputy. Commissioners rescinded action… Read More
    DEXTER — A story Tuesday on the Silvers Mills Union Church in Dexter stated that the Episcopalians who lease the church would take an underground oil tank with them when they vacated the church this fall. According to Helen Wilkins, the Episcopalians will dispose of… Read More