Hoping to change the team’s current losing ways and perhaps lay the groundwork for the future, University of Maine football coach Kirk Ferentz decided Tuesday to start freshman Bob Zurinskas at quarterback this Saturday against the University of Delaware. Zurinskas will take over the offense… Read More
    At the outset of the season, University of Maine-Fort Kent soccer coach Larry Murphy knew he had some talented players. But if his Bengals were to claim their third consecutive Northeast College Conference title, he knew there were areas that had to be addressed. “I… Read More
    High School Report Maine Central Institute of Pittsfield has had some incredibly bad luck during the 1990 Class C football season. 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
    The relative unimportance of college football was driven home again this past Saturday in Newark, Del., when two University of Delaware players slammed heads-first into University of Massachusetts quarterback Gary Wilkos. The Delaware players got up. Wilkos, a gangly, 6-foot-2, 180-pound sophomore, did not. The… Read More
    ORONO 5K Fitness Run Results Men’s Top Finishers: Giles Norton, 16:07; Hugh McLean, 16:43; Newell Lewey, 17:27; Michael Thompson, 17:37; David McIntyre, 18:14; Tim Johnson, 18:20; Fred Merriam, 18:38; Francis Farley, 18:44; Alan Howard, 18:55; Bill Pinkham, 18:59; Jim Kloster, 19:46; John McAlevey, 19:54; Alec… Read More
    The Houlton Shiretowners, Van Buren Crusaders, Katahdin Cougars, and Ashland Hornets all advanced to Eastern Maine finals after semifinal victories in schoolgirl soccer action Tuesday. Also, Mount Ararat of Topsham shut out Hampden Academy 3-0 in a Class A semifinal. Tuesday’s other “A” semifinal between… Read More
    Feathers `N Fins Doggone! About a month ago, Bruce and Jane Sigsbee of Hampden entered their Labrador retriever, “F.C. Saltmarsh Cody’s Judgment,” better known as, “Judd,” in the Canadian National Retriever Championship held in Red Deer, Alberta. During the six-day trial, in which 81 dogs… Read More
    Two things are needed for the University of Maine women’s field hockey team to rise above the disappointment of last weekend, when the Black Bears lost the chance to compete in the first North Atlantic Conference tournament, and earn consideration for another postseason berth: the Black Bears must… Read More
    Weather permitting, 12 more field hockey quarterfinals will take place Wednesday in eastern and western Maine. Eleven of 12 quarterfinals games scheduled for Tuesday were postponed to Thursday. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner =… Read More
    It used to be the Husson College men’s basketball team went into each season with a goal of making it to the NAIA National Tournament in Kansas City. Not any more. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = [];… Read More
    EAST MILLINOCKET – Schenck High School head coach Ron Marks knew rain was in the forecast. And, with his team’s overall quickness, he knew the slicker the field, then the more disadvantaged his team became. So, after sending his team out to get a quick… Read More
    FARMINGTON – Solomon Sylva scored the only goal of the game on a penalty kick at 5:30 of the first overtime period to give the University of Maine-Farmington a 1-0 win over Lyndon State College of Lyndonville, Vt., in men’s soccer action here Tuesday. The… Read More
    FARMINGTON – The field hockey game between the University of Maine-Farmington and Wheelock College of Boston, scheduled to be played Friday in Farmington, has been canceled due to several injuries to Wheelock players. Read More
    ORONO – Mitch Stone is not the most popular player in Eastern Maine soccer circles. He’s an intense individual and a talker. In the world of sports, the two go together as well as Sean Penn and Madonna. On occasion, Stone, the starting goalkeeper for… Read More
    BELFAST – The Hermon Hawks edged the Belfast Lions 2-1 in an Eastern Maine Class B field hockey quarterfinal game here Tuesday. The game turned out to be the only one played in the regional as poor weather resulted in the other five first-round games… Read More
    Weatherbee defeats Leonard OLD TOWN – Quarterback Mike Tardiff ran for one touchdown and passed for another to lead Weatherbee of Hampden to a 20-0 junior high school football win over Leonard of Old Town here Tuesday. Tardiff scored on a 1-yard QB sneak and… Read More
    Mike Chaine’s second goal of the game broke a 2-2 tie and gave Maine Maritime Academy a 3-2 men’s soccer win over Husson College at Bangor Tuesday. MMA took a 2-0 lead in the first half on goals by Rich Bastow, assisted by Peague Berry,… Read More
    When sophomores Kristi Carr and Tina Lakeman joined the Husson College women’s soccer team, the Braves got four team members for the price of two. The Braves not only gained a starting wing and starting halfback, but they got their own team medical staff as… Read More
    Kirk Campbell frequently winds up at the bottom of the pile on the football field. That might not sound like a great place to be, especially for someone who is 5-foot-6 and 165 pounds. With Campbell, it often comes with the territory, since it can take… Read More
    For the 13 seniors that suit up in a Bangor High School soccer uniform, the 1990 season has been four years in the making. That season is being capped now as the Rams, by virtue of a 2-1, three-overtime victory over Cony of Augusta last… Read More
    ORONO – The University of Maine men’s basketball program is holding an unusual clinic for the state’s high school coaches Nov. 2-4. Billed the “Clinic of the Stars,” the guest lecturers will consist of some of the most successful high school coaches from around the… Read More
    ORONO – Despite cold, rainy weather that didn’t figure to favor the offenses in the Eastern Maine Class B girls semifinal soccer game here Tuesday, Camden-Rockport’s offense came out firing from the start and keyed the visiting Windjammers to the win over Orono. Third-seeded Camden-Rockport… Read More
    AT HERMON, 2.2 miles Penobscot Valley Junior High League Invitational Cross Country Meet Orrington boys 28, Winterport 41, Etna-Dixmont 99, Hermon 115, Holbrook 118, Glenburn 148 googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for… Read More
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    LIMESTONE — The year’s first gubernatorial debate in which all three candidates participated wouldn’t have happened were it not for a Limestone High School history-government teacher. From start to finish, the event was Dave Keaton’s. While he gives credit to the others who helped him,… Read More
    CARIBOU — The disposal of solid waste from communities in the St. John Valley at the Presque Isle landfill and Fort Fairfield composting operation is being reviewed by the Northern Maine Solid Waste Management Committee. The committee met last Friday to discuss a regional concept… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — The City Council will begin reviewing applications this week from 45 people interested in the town manager’s position in Presque Isle. According to Jere Sirois, personnel manager for the city of Presque Isle, applications have been received from people living in Maine… Read More
    I’m sending this letter to register my shock regarding the verdict in the Karen Wood trial. It’s unbelievable to think someone can’t walk outside her home and be safe. My heart goes out to Karen Wood, her family, and all of civilization. Betty Tucker Palm Springs, Calif. Read More
    CARIBOU — The following cases were among those processed Oct. 18, in 1st District Court by Judge Ronald A. Daigle. Charged with negotiating a worthless instrument were: Daniel C. MacArthur, 32, Caribou, sentenced on each count to six months in county jail, all but two… Read More
    It is horrendous that Donald Rogerson is being allowed to go scot-free after killing Mrs. Wood in her own backyard. She was a wife and the mother of twins who are too young to ever remember her. Are we giving hunters the right to kill anything that moves?… Read More
    …Now, after the jurors have taken it upon themselves to exonerate Donald Rogerson of the young mother’s death, and set him free to go to church this Sunday, we can all question whether there is, in fact, justice to be sought in this “justice system” of ours. Read More
    My apologies to the Karen Wood family for a gross miscarriage of justice. Last year a hunter broke nearly every hunting rule as he shot and killed a deer on my lawn which was posted. This hunter shot from a paved way and without a permit. That dead… Read More
    To suggest that Karen Wood was responsible for her own death is to give credence to that other unsavory cliche, “She got what she asked for.” This is not a safe world. It gets less safe as each day passes. While we should be able… Read More
    The word is out: If you are accused of murder or manslaughter, try to get your case heard in Bangor…. Boy Scout leader Don Rogerson is free to once again use his powerful rifle and scope to shoot “ahead” of his deer. Why wasn’t the… Read More
    In the aftermath of the Karen Wood tragedy, one thing everyone seems to agree on is that for years they have been afraid to go out in their own backyards to hang out wash, walk in or near the woods, or allow their children out to play without… Read More
    A verdict of not guilty encourages hunters in Maine to continue in a reckless and negligent manner. Should their sport result in loss of human life, they need not worry because, after all, accidents happen. To make matters worse, several locals, after the verdict was… Read More
    Now that the Rogerson trial is behind us, many people will want to quietly forget the tragedy. To do so, however, would not only be a disservice to the tragedy that occurred but also would keep us from looking at the experience and learning so it will never… Read More
    Whether or not it is a travesty of Maine justice, the verdict in the Rogerson case makes a travesty of the American system of private ownership of property. For an entire month, it appears owners have no right to set foot outside their doors in blaze orange or… Read More
    We are ashamed of a state with laws that have no value for human life. To the Mainers we say, “Stay in your homes, because if you go out in your yard you may be shot.” googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
    The recent disturbing verdict in the Rogerson-Wood case caused me to make some reflections about hunting. A sportsman is a man who, every now and then, simply must go out and kill something; and, hunting is a nice walk in the woods — ruined! Robert E. Johnson Brewer… Read More
    It appears, since the Rogerson-Wood case, that hunter safety courses should be mandatory annually. In this particular case, what good would blaze orange do with someone taking a so-called “brush shot” or “sound shot”? googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
    I am disgusted. According to the verdict in the Karen Wood case, blaze orange is the fashion trend for anyone with the guts to walk in their own backyard during hunting season. Scary, isn’t it?…. Carl N. Philbrook Vinalhaven… Read More
    Had I known I could be shot with impunity for wearing the wrong clothes in the wrong neighborhood by a confused man roving around with a lethal weapon, perhaps I would not have moved to Maine. I might as well have stayed in Los Angeles. The nationwide publicity… Read More
    I am appalled at the verdict in the Rogerson manslaughter case. I think the newspaper covered the story thoroughly, and I also read back to the original stories on the killing of Karen Wood. This incident confirms my own decision never to hunt again. I… Read More
    I was very surprised and pleased to hear of the acquittal of Don Rogerson. It seemed good that the will of the non-hunters and do-gooders and also the flatlanders did not prevail. Now, Don, go ahead and get your life back on track. There are many rooting for… Read More
    I have just heard the announcement stating that Donald Rogerson was found not guilty of negligence in the tragic shooting of Karen Wood. I am outraged at the fact. I do not think he should be required to serve a lengthy time in jail, however, a guilty verdict… Read More
    MILO — A 19-year-old Brownville Junction woman was injured in an automobile accident early Tuesday morning as she was returning from work in Dover-Foxcroft. Jennifer Lesiker was driving a 1986 Ford Tempo, heading north on Route 11 over Swett Hill on the outskirts of Milo… Read More
    MILO — Two people were being questioned after their arrest Tuesday night by police in connection with an attempted burglary on the Brownville side of Swett Hill in Milo. According to police, Deputy Robert Young of the Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Department was patrolling the area… Read More
    HARMONY — Social studies pupils in grades five and six from the Harmony Elementary School recently took a field trip and train ride on the Belfast & Moosehead Lake Railroad. At the station in Belfast, the group toured the caboose, then boarded the train for… Read More
    WILLIMANTIC — Sgt. Gerald Merrill of the Dover-Foxcroft Police Department proved to be the best shot in the Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Department Qualifying Shoot held Sunday, Oct. 21, at the Big Pine Gun Club in Willimantic. Twenty-four officers from the Maine State Police, the sheriff’s… Read More
    PITTSFIELD — The Pittsfield Tuesday Club met Oct. 16 at Wright’s Emporium, with Ann McGowan as guest speaker. McGowan relayed how she began her career in journalism writing social news, advanced to writing features and politics, and finally became the first woman on the editorial… Read More
    VEAZIE — The Veazie Seniors will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24, in Veazie. A beano game will be held after the meeting. Read More
    Health Talk features Robert Bach, M.D., of the general surgery section of Eastern Maine Medical Center. As part of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Dr. Bach discusses the issues concerning breast cancer, and answers questions regarding surgical treatment of breast cancer. Bach also discusses some of the options… Read More
    MILO — A grant application filed by the Milo Recycling Committee for funds to implement Milo’s recycling program has been denied, and finding funds for plans the committee has made has become the town’s burden. Committee members said they did not ask why the grant… Read More
    Beal College marked National Medical Assistants Week Oct. 15-20 with the 10th annual pinning ceremony for its Medical Assisting Program. Gloria Grunenfelder, C.N.A., president of the Maine State Society of Medical Assistants, recognized 17 students on Oct. 15 for their academic achievement in the program. Read More
    ORONO — Linda C. Brawn presided over the fall conference of the Maine Federation of Women’s Clubs held Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 17 and 18, at the Black Bear Inn and Conference Center. Brawn outlined the project for the 1990-1992 administration to upgrade the physical… Read More
    PITTSFIELD — On the second night of public hearings on the SAD 53-Maine Central Institute referendum question, the attendance doubled to 24. Representatives of the school district and its secondary education facility are participating in hearings in each of the three towns of the school… Read More
    Ruth Striar of Bangor received the Clarabell Q. Connard Memorial Award, which honors Maine Division American Cancer Society volunteers for service at local levels, at the society’s annual meeting Sept. 21 at Sebasco Lodge. She has been a volunteer for the Penobscot Unit since 1946, starting as a… Read More
    A seminar on Breast Health Awareness will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, at Westgate Manor, 750 Union St., Bangor. Read More
    Bangor Christian The seniors will hold a hunters breakfast 5-9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, for $3. 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… Read More
    The Women’s Center at Eastern Maine Medical Center will sponsor “Options in Long-term Care” from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24, at the Stone Conference Room at EMMC. Admission is $5. The program addresses the issue of nursing home care and features Christine Sweeny, administrator of Ross… Read More
    The following small-claims cases have been decided in 3rd District Court in Bangor. Plaintiffs are listed first: Darling’s Auto Parts, Bangor, was the plaintiff in the following cases. All judgments were in favor of the plaintiff: Brian Doughty dba Kenduskeag Auto Repair, Kenduskeag, by agreement,… Read More
    The following real estate transactions have been recorded at the Penobscot County Registry of Deeds in Bangor this year unless otherwise stated: Hampy Daigle, Darrell L. Sproul, and Linda D. Sproul to Brian K. Thayer, Hermon, Sept. 14. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
    The following cases have been decided in 3rd District Court in Bangor: Eric Campbell, 18, Bangor, speeding 95 mph in 55-mph zone, $125. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i =… Read More
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    BAILEYVILLE — Town police continued Tuesday to investigate a spectacular fire involving more than 1,000 tires at the town landfill that was expected to keep firefighters at the scene late into the night. Neither of the town’s two full-time landfill attendants was at the scene when the fire… Read More
    MEDFORD CENTER — A state trooper received cuts and bruises Tuesday when his cruiser went off the road and struck a parked pickup truck at a bad turn on the so-called Milo-Medford Road. The 1989 Chevrolet Caprice was demolished in the 6:30 p.m. accident. Trooper… Read More
    SANGERVILLE — The East Sangerville Grange will hold its 15th annual Christmas craft fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3. Thirty craftspeople will offer many items for sale including pottery, dried flowers, wreaths, herbs, baskets, stenciled clothing, photographs, leather goods, jewelry, furniture,… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT Cases disposed of in 13th District Court the week of Oct. 15 were as follows: 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… Read More
    DEXTER — Three Dexter men have been arrested for their involvement in a weekend crime spree in Dexter. According to Dexter Police Chief David Clukey, police received a complaint from the Log Cabin Grocery on Route 7 Monday morning that a break-in had taken place… Read More
    LINCOLNVILLE — Selectmen from Camden and Lincolnville on Tuesday authorized the expenditure of $3,200 for a study of the two dams on Lake Megunticook. Camden Selectman Donald Gross and Lincolnville Selectman Ernest Littlefield, the two towns’ representatives to the Megunticook Dam Committee, approved the spending… Read More
    ROCKLAND — The longstanding battle between the Camden Health Care Center and Northeast Health went public Tuesday afternoon in Knox County Superior Court. The Camden health unit requested an injunction to halt what was described as a “hostile takeover” by Northeast Health incorporators at a… Read More
    CAMDEN — The trustees of Camden Health Care Center will hold an open house from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4, at the new assisted living unit at 108 Elm St. Eugene D. McKeever Jr., chairman of trustees, said the housing unit was an… Read More
    CAMDEN — The Open Space tax abatement request by Joseph Soley on three properties “is now in his court,” Assessor Alice Rafuse said Tuesday morning. Soley met with selectmen Monday night and said he was not prepared to discuss the tax abatement request at that time. Read More
    ROCKLAND — Say what you will about Sen. Linda Brawn, R-Camden, and Sive Neilan, the two candidates for Senate District 21. They are not Tweedledum and Tweedledee. The candidates present a clear political choice, as was evidenced on a rainy candidates night Tuesday, two weeks… Read More
    BAR HARBOR — Acadia National Park’s Advisory Commission voted Monday afternoon to accept three conservation easements. The group, although favoring negotiation, recommended no specific action on resolving the park’s dispute over proposed developments on Schooner Head. In approving the conservation easement at Long Point on… Read More
    BAR HARBOR — The boundaries of Acadia National Park should not be redrawn. That is the clear message being delivered to Maine’s congressional delegation by members of the park’s advisory commission. Responding to published reports that a bill being introduced in Congress recommends boundary adjustments… Read More
    BAR HARBOR Garrett T. Bloomer, 20, Mount Desert, failure to display valid certificate of inspection, $60. 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… Read More
    Penobscot County officials finished their initial look at the 1991 budget Tuesday, sending on to the Budget Committee proposed expenditures totaling 6.45 percent more than last year. Next week, the Budget Committee, made up of elected officials from around the county, gets its first crack… Read More
    ORONO — Francis Martin is hoping to enter the Maine Senate by traveling the route trod by his opponent, Sen. Stephen Bost — by defeating a well-known incumbent. For Bost, who defeated former Sen. Mary Ellen Maybury in 1988, the 1990 battle is the first… Read More
    The proliferation of portable and temporary roadside signs in Brewer has prompted the City Council to put some teeth into its sign ordinance by restricting the use of many signs and fining violators more money. Discussing the matter Tuesday evening with City Solicitor Joel Dearborn,… Read More
    ORONO — The employee who was fired from the Orono Town Office last week after $2,000 was found to be missing from an Orono revenue account has been identified as Paula Tolman, 26, of Greystone Trailer Park in Veazie. Tolman reportedly is under investigation by… Read More
    A Lewiston man was arrested in Bangor Monday night and charged with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, and aggravated trafficking in marijuana. Bangor Police Officer Robert Gould reported that he stopped Earl Witten, 35, 158 Pierce Road, on State… Read More
    Just when all those fresh-faced MBAs had convinced us that the labyrinth of economics can be negotiated only by grasping the cryptic complexities of Keynesian doctrine and Galbraithian theory, comes this simplicity from Iraq: When an angry dictator of a lesser OPEC nation invades a tiny emirate, oil… Read More
    The 101st Air Refueling Wing of the Maine Air National Guard will begin to play an increased role in Operation Desert Shield, according to a memorandum obtained by the Bangor Daily News. An Oct. 9 memo to squadron members from Lt. Cmdr. Ronald G. Elliott… Read More
    Throughout the gubernatorial campaign, Gov. John R. McKernan and Rep. Joseph E. Brennan have blasted each other for their alleged failures to control the state budget. But an analysis of Maine budget data provided by the U.S. Bureau of the Census shows that McKernan and Brennan really are… Read More
    PORTLAND — UNUM Corp., a specialty insurance holding company, said Tuesday its third-quarter earnings climbed 5 percent to $46.3 million, up from $44.1 million in the same period a year ago. Earnings per share jumped to $1.35 from $1.09, an increase that reflects the company’s… Read More