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    AT UNITY Northeast College Conference Championship Meet Saturday Women’s course: 3.1 miles 1. Tammy Ciesla (U) 23:13, 2. Angela Edgecomb (UMPI) 23:30, 3. Jennifer Levesque (UMPI) 26:00; 4. Annette Park (U) 27:14; 5. Leslie Cumming (UMPI) 29:44; 6. Ruth Mahoney (UMPI) 30:21; 7. Karen Collins… Read More
    There was plenty of cause for optimism at the outset of the University of Maine’s soccer season. Fifteen players were back off the 10-7-1 club that was ranked eighth in the final New England Division I poll and former All-North Atlantic Conference fullback Robbie Thompson was returning after… Read More
    Schoolgirl Soccer CARIBOU – The Caribou Vikings improved to 9-1-1 with goals from Katina Martin, Jessica Masse and Karen Bossie as they defeated the Bangor Rams 3-1 here Monday in schoolgirl soccer action. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
    Schoolboy Soccer At Caribou, Mark Reed scored three goals to carry the Bangor Rams to a 5-3 win over Caribou in a schoolboy soccer game played here Monday. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner =… Read More
    Tuesday with… Among the pleasures of writing for the public prints – besides vanity, that is – are the letters from readers. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0;… Read More
    Books in Review THE CURSE OF THE BAMBINO, by Dan Shaughnessy, Dutton, 210 pages, $18.95. 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
    MOUNT DESERT – Donnie Lawrence’s goal off a corner kick by Mike Knupp just 1:30 into the second overtime allowed the Hampden Broncos to defeat the host Mount Desert Island Trojans 2-1 in a schoolboy soccer game here Monday. Hampden took a 1-0 lead in… Read More
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    ORONO – The range of emotions swirling inside University of Maine field hockey coach Jeri Waterhouse were evident in her voice and her facial expression. Her Black Bear women had just taken the nation’s 11th-ranked team, the Providence College Lady Friars, down to the wire… Read More
    ON THE ICE University of Maine Coach Shawn Walsh was encouraged by his team’s play in the first Blue-White intrasquad game on Saturday night. The two teams skated to a 3-3 tie in regulation before the White team won the game in a shootout that… Read More
    Bangor residents find themselves in a favorable situation for the approaching election with a full slate of qualified nominees who have offered themselves as candidates for City Council. Among those candidates I am privileged to have had a three-year business relationship with Garrett Cole, through… Read More
    I would like to urge all residents of voting age, of District 84, to please vote on Nov. 6. It’s so important to understand that one vote can make a difference. And, when you vote, please cast your ballot for Jim Bowers, Democrat, for state… Read More
    I believe it is time to act and begin impeachment proceedings against George Bush, obviously by his words and actions, a very sick man. We must pull ourselves back from the brink of a horror planned for innocent people by those who are now profiting… Read More
    Joe Brennan is trying to whitewash his record of pardons but it won’t stand up (Another Viewpoint, Oct. 1). His citation of previous governors’ pardon records is irrelevant. They are not running for governor. He states that 39 percent of pardons requested in 1986 were… Read More
    There are too many things to talk about instead of cheap shots. Let’s forget about Willie Horton and Massachusetts. Get our own state in order. Go get ’em, Joe. Calvert E. Phinney Cherryfield… Read More
    Although I have written a thank-you note to the Hampden Historical Society on behalf of Brownie Troop 182, I would like to say a more public thank you for the wonderful learning experience of Heritage Day 1990. The girls in my troop are learning about their community this… Read More
    Earlier this year, Gov. McKernan claimed he had solved the state budget crisis and I hoped he was correct. Only a few months have passed, but already we have evidence that McKernan didn’t fix the budget. His budget director, Sawin Millet, now admits the problem has grown even… Read More
    Loud hurrahs for Georgia Anne Geyer’s stunning, wakeup-call column about John Silber (BDN, Oct. 2). (Silber is the Democratic candidate for governor in Massachusetts.) She is the first independent columnist to write openly about the ossified Democratic Party and of Silber’s ability to effectively challenge the “rigid absurdities”… Read More
    For those of you who plan to vote “yes” on the Sunday sales bill, please read this and think again. We who work in the retail business are asking you to please vote “no” in November. A “yes” vote will mean that you are making us work on… Read More
    On Oct. 4 at 8 p.m., MPBN aired a televised debate between David Emery and Thomas Andrews. The “moderator,” Angus King, must have forgotten his job since at times it seemed to be he and Andrews vs. Emery. Many important issues were raised, and when… Read More
    I’d like to thank all of the volunteers who assisted in making Maine’s first Baby Expo, held on Sept. 30, a success. I’d also like to recognize WLBZ-TV (Channel 2) as a primary supporter of this public health event, and the March of Dimes for the idea. Without… Read More
    As an artist and musician, I take issue with the Bangor Daily News’ Oct. 1 editorial, which defends the right of artists to present objectionable material to the public in the name of art, supported by public funds. There is nothing sacrosanct about art. Simply tacking the label… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — The University of Maine at Presque Isle will offer “Paperwork vs. Productive Hours” from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 5, in 36 Preble Hall. The course is designed for activity coordinators who are struggling to balance necessary paperwork with the… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — The U.S. Census Bureau will collect data on employment and unemployment from area residents the week of Oct. 14-20, according to Arthur G. Dukakis, director of the bureau’s Boston regional office. The local labor force data will contribute to the national employment… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — The theater of the University of Maine at Presque Isle has announced that its first production of the season will be Neil Simon’s comedy “The Odd Couple,” opening at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12, in Wieden Auditorium. The production, directed by Dr. Read More
    HOULTON — Houlton Regional Hospital has been awarded accreditation from the nation’s most prestigious quality-review organization, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. JCAHO awarded the three-year accreditation after a comprehensive survey in July in all aspects of operation at the hospital facility, including… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — “Poetry-Inspired Art: Contemporary Chinese Art Reflecting Classical Dynastic Poems” will open Sunday, Oct. 14, at the University of Maine at Presque Isle. A reception, free to the public, will be held from 2:30 to 5 p.m. in the library conference room. The… Read More
    VAN BUREN — Ronald Radford, a world-acclaimed flamenco guitarist, will visit SAD 24 elementary schools Tuesday, Oct. 16. He has performed on four continents and was the recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship in flamenco. He will have several performances in Aroostook County through the cooperation of the Regional… Read More
    HOULTON — Hospice of Aroostook will provide a Hospice volunteer training session for prospective volunteers in the southern Aroostook County area from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays, Oct. 15-Nov. 15, in the conference room of the Aroostook Home Care Agency on Court Street in Houlton. For… Read More
    MADAWASKA The Madawaska Recreation and Parks Department will have a Halloween costume judging contest at the Madawaska Multipurpose Center at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31. Judging will be done in two age groups, under 7 and over 7 years; and in five categories, ugliest, scariest, funniest, most original… Read More
    FORT KENT — University of Maine at Fort Kent alumni, faculty, staff and students will take to the stage during the UMFK Alumni Coffee House in the Cyr Hall student lounge at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13. Part of UMFK’s 1990 Homecoming Weekend, the coffeehouse… Read More
    CARIBOU — The Caribou Parks and Recreation Department will offer Body Moves, the newest in an extensive line of fitness offerings at its “Hazardous Waist Treatment Center,” beginning Monday, Oct. 22. The program, under the direction of Carol Tasker, formerly of the Fitness Factory in… Read More
    CHERRYFIELD — Proposed changes in the general-assistance program for migrant blueberry workers will be the topic of a meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10, at the town office. Town Manager Jim Layton has invited the attendance of municipal officials from area towns and also representatives of the… Read More
    Second of two articles MACHIAS — Douglas A. Clapp of Machias says that the days when a judge earned a reputation as a “hanging judge” aren’t over. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false;… Read More
    CALAIS — When voters go to the polls Tuesday, Nov. 6, they not only will choose who governs the state for the next four years. The voters also will decide the fate of eight referendum items, including one of interest to those who value historic buildings and sites… Read More
    TOWNSHIP 21 — The Washington County Sheriff’s Department is continuing its investigation of an incident at a church in Township 21 late Sunday afternoon that brought out several fire departments and other emergency agencies. Township 21 resident Elsie Polk said she was walking along the… Read More
    MACHIAS — Most people who visit a Maine District Court can be confused easily by lawyers who scurry around the corridors and back rooms of the court building as they seemingly work out deals that are later announced in the courtroom. Douglas A. Clapp was… Read More
    EAST MACHIAS — Maine State Police troopers assigned to Troop J in East Machias responded to the following complaints and incidents in Washington and Hancock counties Sept. 27-Oct. 3: Trooper Stephen Pickering on Sept. 27 arrested Dale Wood Sr., 45, of Machiasport afetr an eight-month… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The annual meeting of the Womancare-Aegis Association will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, at the Thompson Free Library in Dover-Foxcroft. All friends of Womancare and other interested people are invited to attend. The Rev. Severn Towl of Waterville, Unitarian Universalist… Read More
    WESTBROOK — Scott Paper Co. has offered a $2,500 scholarship to selected high schools for seniors who pursue careers that would benefit the environment. The Scott Environmental Scholars program will award 27 scholarships nationwide. Locally, three scholarships will go to seniors entering environmentally related careers. Read More
    MILO — A rally Bingo ride game was played Sunday by members of the Penquis Cruizers, a classic-automobile club with members from the Milo and Brownville area. Five cars with drivers and navigators participated. According to Peggy Dean of Milo, organizer of the rally, the… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis Regional YMCA will offer a martial arts program with instruction in Okinawin karate beginning in November. Okinawin karate comprises different styles of martial arts, and students in the program will be exposed to all of them. All aspects of this program… Read More
    MONSON — A search initiated for a Bangor man, who failed to return to his rendezvous in Monson on Monday while hiking the Appalachian Trail, was suspended after the hiker walked into the town Monday afternoon. The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife was notified… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Forty-one people participated in the annual Piscataquis Regional YMCA Fall Classic Run held recently. Runners in nine age groups, male and female, started and completed the five-kilometer course in Dover-Foxcroft. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
    PITTSFIELD — Alcohol use is being blamed for an accident on Route 100 in Pittsfield Sunday afternoon. According to Maine State Trooper Robert Williams, Elizabeth Barron, 43, of Pittsfield was traveling on Snakeroot Road when she shot across the intersection with Route 100. Williams said… Read More
    STETSON — The town offices of Stetson have released a list of events for October. White goods will be picked up on Saturday, Oct. 13, during roadside pickup. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner =… Read More
    SKOWHEGAN — Youth and Family Services, with other local and state community-based prevention groups, will sponsor a community forum on substance-abuse prevention from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, at Town Hall. The program will be held in conjunction with the national and state Red… Read More
    DEXTER — The Penquis District Boy Scout Committee held a supper meeting Sept. 25, at the Cedar Lake camp of Helen Frederico. Chairman Merle Dubay presided at the meeting. The Rev. Richard Norsworthy gave the invocation before the meal. James Wentworth was elected chairman and… Read More
    DEXTER — The Dexter Public Health Association met Oct. 3 at the nurse’s office with President Anna Crouse conducting the meeting. Dorothy Clark from the health department in Augusta was a guest. She said that there are only four public health associations in the Piscataquis County area, of… Read More
    PITTSFIELD — Two Pittsfield men received minor injuries in a Monday afternoon accident on Interstate 95 that demolished the 1978 Toyota station wagon in which they rode. According to Maine State Trooper Steven Spaulding, Frank McFarland, 80, of Pittsfield was headed north near the Pittsfield… Read More
    DETROIT — Linda Doyle, 38, of Dexter was injured in a Monday morning accident on Route 220 in Detroit. Doyle, who was operating a 1985 Plymouth Horizon, attempted to flick a grasshopper off her windshield, according to Maine State Trooper Steven Spaulding. The vehicle left the road, shearing… Read More
    MILLINOCKET — With changing technology and a more competitive global economy, school officials are working together better to prepare students for future job markets. Area educators are concerned that past efforts to prepare students for the job world might not be enough for the competition… Read More
    PITTSFIELD — After sending an angry letter to Gov. John R. McKernan regarding his frustrations with the Department of Environmental Protection, Pittsfield Town Manager D. Dwight Dogherty learned last week that “coincidentally” the town’s permit for expansion of the Industrial Park is ready to be signed. The expansion… Read More
    EXETER — Fire destroyed the Exeter home and business of the Elwood Field family Monday afternoon. According to Steve Hartley, Corinna fire chief, the double-wide mobile home and small gift shop business on Exeter Mills Road was engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    BATH — Exhibition of the Percy and Small Shipyard will continue at Maine Maritime Museum through Thanksgiving weekend. The historic shipyard buildings will be open and the Hardy II boat cruise will operate in good weather through November. The Sherman Zwicker, a two-masted Grand Banks… Read More
    THOMASTON — The $1.6 million Phase 1 preliminary design of the town sewer project was approved by selectmen Monday night. The board also authorized T.Y. Lin to proceed with the final design for the project. Engineer Lawrence Bastian of T.Y. Lin told the board that… Read More
    ROCKPORT — Officials of Penobscot Bay Medical Center are expected to announce Tuesday a settlement of a $1.5 million suit filed by Dr. Peter Shrier. Shrier and the Penobscot Bay Women’s Health Center filed the damage suit in Bangor federal court in April 1986, charging that the hospital… Read More
    BATH — Jack Linehan, a retired wildlife ecologist, will lead a Midcoast Audubon trip to Reid State Park to view migrating hawks and sea and shore birds on Saturday, Oct. 13. Participants will meet at 9 a.m. at the entrance to the park, located off Route 127, about… Read More
    BELFAST — The Waldo County Soil and Water Conservation District’s annual meeting will be held at about 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, at the Varney Memorial in Brooks. A turkey dinner and homemade pies will be served at 7 p.m. Door prizes will be given out at the… Read More
    OWLS HEAD — Now that the community building has been finished and dedicated, the kitchen and meeting room committee has turned its attention to plans for finishing these two rooms. A meeting, called by Jane Newcomb, was held for this purpose last Tuesday night at… Read More
    CAMDEN — Runners and bikers are gearing up for the Spirit Run up Ragged Mountain on Oct. 13. The Ragged Mountain Ski Club is sponsoring the race and encourages the public to enter or watch from the Snow Bowl recreation area where refreshments will be sold, riders will… Read More
    ROCKPORT — The Rockport Booster Club has announced its schedule of meetings for the period from October 1990 to January 1991. Meetings are held at 8 p.m. in the lower level of the Rockport Opera House. The entrance is on the right side of the building. Read More
    WALDOBORO — Medomak Valley High School has welcomed exchange students Astrid Werner and Mark Altmann from Germany; Tomas Johanson from Sweden; Celine Laborderie from France; Harold Mora from Costa Rica; Hedehiko Milta from Japan; and Edwardo Palaez from Colombia. Many activities already have welcomed these students, including a… Read More
    EAST EDDINGTON — Camping, crafts, liturgical readings and fun are all part of the plan developed by the Diocese of Portland’s Catholic Committee on Scouting to “keep God in Scouting.” More than 165 Boy Scouts, Girls Scouts and adult Scouters took part recently in the… Read More
    BELFAST — On Saturday, Oct. 13, the city of Belfast and the Waldo County Opportunity Zone will sponsor “A Belfast Industrial Block Party” to celebrate the completion of the Belfast Airport Industrial Park, an effort which has taken more than two years and thousands of dollars to complete. Read More
    ELLSWORTH — Members of the Ellsworth School Committee are expected to discuss the merit of purchasing an option on two parcels of property during their 7 p.m. meeting Tuesday, at Ellsworth High School. Charles Siondecine, the owner of two of the parcels, described both pieces… Read More
    The Charles W. Jenkins House in Bangor and the former Maine Experiement Station barn on the University of Maine Orono campus have been entered in the National Register of Historic Places, according to Earle G. Shettleworth Jr., director of the Maine Historic Preservation Commission, whose staff prepared the… Read More
    BAR HARBOR — The College of the Atlantic has announced that three additions have been made to the staff. They are Chris Petersen, Martin Koeppl and Craig Kesselheim. Petersen has joined the staff of the Environmental Science Program. In the course that he is teaching,… Read More
    Bar Harbor police are investigating a burglary at the Bowl & Board Shop on Main Street. About $200 in cash was stolen from the cash register, police reported. The break-in took place sometime Friday night. While doing a routine security check at the Village Green… Read More
    An 18-year-old man accused of robbing the front desk at the Bangor International Airport Hilton on Friday, Sept. 28, was arrested early Monday morning at his home in Veazie. Bangor police reported that Robert Shubert was charged with robbery, Class A. The arrest was made… Read More
    Sixteen ninth-graders at Brewer High School and six of their teachers will take to the mountains Tuesday for five days of hiking, climbing and rope maneuvering as part of a unique program to boost positive feelings about education. The students, all identified as needing extra… Read More
    OLD TOWN — A Maine House candidate here called for regulation of oil sales in Maine to counter increasing fuel prices, a plan his incumbent challenger said was not a “thought-out idea.” Scott Thomas, a Republican running for the seat currently held by John A. Read More
    The BUS made the move Monday. Its downtown terminus is now at the Pickering Square Garage. Drivers and riders all said the switch from the State Street Bridge made sense. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var… Read More
    MONSON — A search initiated for a Bangor man, who failed to return to his rendezvous in Monson on Monday while hiking the Appalachian Trail, was suspended after the hiker walked into the town Monday afternoon. The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife was notified… Read More
    Bangor High School students virtually closed the gender gap in mathematics on the latest Maine Educational Assessment test, but the wide rift in science scores remained. Bangor, like school systems across the state, traditionally has had an unexplained difference in mathematics and sciences scores between… Read More
    Forced to remain in Washington with other House members trying to pound out a federal budget compromise, Rep. Olympia J. Snowe canceled her first television debate Monday with her Democratic opponent, state Rep. Patrick K. McGowan of Canaan. “It’s more like Congress canceled the debate,”… Read More
    Camden-based Yankee Books, New England’s largest regional book-publishing company, has moved its shipping and customer service functions to Unity. The new facility will open Oct. 15. Previously, Yankee’s shipping was handled by American International Distribution Corp. in Vermont. A 10,000-square-foot building, located 45 minutes from… Read More
    BRUNSWICK — The rising price of heating oil and gasoline is hurting businesses as well as homeowners — from lobstermen to large manufacturers. Bath Iron Works, for instance, estimates that if the price remains high its fuel bill will increase by $2 million next year. Read More
    I have been following the gubernatorial contest, and thus far have been keenly disappointed regarding a certain omission. There has been little or no discussion, debate, or media inquiry about a topic of considerable importance to many Mainers. The topic (and, from my viewpoint, a potential issue) concerns… Read More
    MILLINOCKET — Thanks to caring townspeople, the approaching winter will be a warm one for a 62-year-old Millinocket man who has spent many winters in a house that literally has been falling down around him. A group of concerned area residents have built a modest… Read More
    Books in Review OTHERSYDE, by J. Michael Straczynski, Dutton, 294 pages, $18.95. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i < slot_sizes.length; i++) { if (isMobileDevice()) { if (slot_sizes[i][0]… Read More
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    Books in Review AFTER EGYPT: Isadora Duncan and Mary Cassatt, by Millicent Dillon, New York: Dutton, 403 pages, $24.95. 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
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    Maine Yankee has announced that it has entered into an agreement with Techsnabexport, a Soviet foreign trade association, under which the Russians will provide uranium enrichment services for the nuclear power plant in Wiscasset. Uranium fuel is utilized for the production of electricity at the… Read More
    The activities of Fire Prevention Week (Oct. 7-13) still include a visit to the local school by firefighters and open house at the local fire station. However, in many communities fire prevention education has evolved into a year-round effort and utilizes a special curriculum designed for educating children. Read More
    Recent stories and editorials in various Maine newspapers have called for development of a coordinated approach to meeting Maine’s transportation needs before the Maine Turnpike is widened. The writers suggest a need to coordinate the proposed turnpike widening with improvements to other major routes and… Read More
    While the Cambodian talks move slowly through a political mire, the Khmer Rouge are driving steadily toward provincial capitals in tanks recently supplied by China. The increasingly intense attacks by the Khmer Rouge could threaten the talks sponsored by the United Nations and eventually the chance for a… Read More
    AUGUSTA — The impact of the federal government’s shutdown was muted by the Columbus Day holiday, but some agencies in Maine were not sure what will happen Tuesday. No problems were reported at Acadia National Park even though large crowds drawn by the weekend’s summerlike… Read More
    WASHINGTON — An end to the government shutdown appeared assured early Tuesday after a night of budget breakthroughs in Congress that saw the Senate give final approval to a $500-billion deficit-reduction plan. The Senate passed an emergency bill on a voice vote Monday night that… Read More