ORONO – Nicole MacMillan’s 2 goals led the University of Maine offense as the Bears defeated Thomas College of Waterville 6-1 here Wednesday in women’s soccer action. For the 5-9 Black Bears, Christine Contardo had a goal and an assist. Lisa Couture, Elisa Finer and… Read More
    The trans-Atlantic conversation was a bit one-sided since she couldn’t hear me all the time, although I could hear her. Several questions went unanswered and she had to guess at what questions would be asked. But she’s an old pro at handling that sort of… Read More
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    The University of Maine’s hockey Bears will receive a very stiff challenge when they travel to Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., for a two-game series with Central Collegiate Hockey Association leader Lake Superior State, 3-0-1, on Friday and Saturday evenings (7:30). “Lake Superior is in NCAA-caliber… Read More
    BOSTON – Hockey East’s coaches have picked Boston University to win the conference this year, according to a pre-season poll released Wednesday. Defending conference champs Boston College finished a close second, and Maine was projected as the third-place finisher. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
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    Former Orono High School three-sports star and University of Maine second baseman Brian Butterfield has been named the minor league defensive coordinator for the New York Yankees organization. Butterfield recently completed his third season as a minor league manager. He managed Greensboro, N.C., of the… Read More
    LEWISTON – The Bates College women staged a 2-0 upset win in college soccer action here Wednesday. The Bobcats had been ranked sixth to Bowdoin’s third place in New England ratings. Bates goalie Amy Brunner posted her eighth shutout of the season, turning back 16… Read More
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    PHILADELPHIA – The commissioner of the Big East Conference confirmed Tuesday that officials from Villanova and Connecticut have explored the possibility of upgrading their football programs to Division I-A. If the two schools decide to move up to major-college football, they eventually could join Syracuse,… Read More
    YORK – Chris Molda scored the lone goal of the game at 15:17 of the second half to give No. 1 York a 1-0 victory over Medomak Valley of Waldoboro in Western Maine Class B boys semifinal action here Wednesday. York will play the winner… Read More
    …What could be more fair than a national sales tax? Most of our national congressmen are hiding behind a dead or dying bush. I’m afraid I won’t get elected. Where are our Washingtons and Lincolns? Do I want a sales tax? No, but I’m willing… Read More
    A televised political ad by Republican candidate N. Laurence Willey has his opponent, state Sen. John Baldacci, D-Bangor, hollering foul. In the advertisement, which features a portrait of the Willey family, Baldacci is accused of voting himself a $1,500 legislative pay raise. The ad is… Read More
    Since the trouble in the Persian Gulf and all the problems on rising oil prices, isn’t it adding insult to injury when our own government wants to add more taxes onto gasoline? People — working men and women — in this area have to travel… Read More
    Apparently if one criticises Joe Brennan it isn’t fair; it’s either dirty tricks or a personal attack. Joe doesn’t argue that his pardons were to political friends whose meritorious behavior consisted of regular work for the Democratic Party, he only chuckles that McKernan’s “polls are showing.” Well, at… Read More
    Joe, I listen with amusement to your “campaign” claim that balancing state budgets is a simple process and that you are the most experienced in the land for these matters. If that is the case, would you be so kind as to explain why you haven’t managed to… Read More
    In response to Another Viewpoint by A. Dewey Richards, M.D. (BDN, Oct. 8), on Joseph Brennan; I am ashamed of a so-called educated man such as Dr. Richards making trivial accusations about a man who has governed as long as Brennan has. In Brennan’s eight… Read More
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    What we need in Augusta is a representative who will discard the past, focus on the future, and attack with intelligence and vigor the problems of today. Sive Neilan is a “can-do candidate” with a “will-do work ethic” and when she goes to Augusta it… Read More
    Yes, I’m guilty of being one of the growing group of citizens who favor limiting the term for congressional office. Sen. Cohen says these citizens are not disgruntled Maine citizens — they are ones from other states — “people from away.” Sorry, Bill. It’s refreshing… Read More
    A little more than a year ago George Bush told the American Association of University Women’s national convention that “there is an undeclared war against women” in this country. Bush referred specifically to domestic and sexual violence, but he also should have included harassment like that endured by… Read More
    Yes, we are just too stunned by the oil fiasco, but most of all by the lack of courage, honesty, and statesmanship of the representatives from Maine and the country to dictate to the oil companies that they have gone too far with their runaway oil prices. The… Read More
    In response to Dr. Paul Cameron’s support of a “hard quarantine” for and the wearing of an identifier by HIV carriers (BDN, Oct. 10), I offer a prayer for Dr. Cameron. I pray that someone will speak for him when the knock comes to his door. Alexander L. Read More
    The recent vandalism of my opponent’s lawn signs in District 107, consisting of Dexter, Corinna, and St. Albans, was neither a humorous nor a responsible action. Erecting lawn signs is an expensive and time-consuming activity and an integral part of the political election process. It… Read More
    Recent advertisements promoting Sunday retail sales point to the great selfishness that currently exists in our society. One supporter points out that is should be a matter of his choice to shop on Sunday. Another points to the fact that her busy schedule, which includes work on Saturday,… Read More
    As a patrol ranger in Wyoming’s Teton Range some years ago, I lived in a back country cabin at 8,000 feet in an environment inhabited by many animals, including moose. Often at sundown as I sat in front of my cabin, a bull moose would slowly walk by… Read More
    As vice chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Maine State Retirement System, I was appalled by the Portland Press Herald headline on Oct. 13, stating, “State taps retirement fund to pay bills.” This statement, based upon a “warning” from Treasurer Samuel Shapiro, is absolutely untrue. Shapiro… Read More
    Congratulations to Larry Cooney for giving Roger Clemens his thumb-uppance. The Sox hurler has been too big for his pitches for a long time now. Paul Phelan Woodland… Read More
    State Sen. John Baldacci is the right man for the job. He is a man any constituent can talk to. Three times in the last two years I needed help dealing with problems that required knowledge from the state and federal government, which I didn’t… Read More
    I am appalled! Bruce McGorrill, the executive vice president and CEO of the Maine Broadcasting Co., insulted the citizens of Maine. In the editorial broadcast on WLBZ and WCSH TV, McGorrill told Maine people that there should not be referendum issues on the ballot…. The… Read More
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    It is estimated that the average American works from Jan. 1 to May 5 just to pay his or her federal, state, and local taxes. Recent property tax hikes may increase that length of time considerably. The people of Maine have a chance this year to roll that… Read More
    WVII-TV 25TH Anniversary Tab Reaching out to eastern Maine and the greater Bangor area with various public-service programs, WVII-TV continues its tradition of service to its broadcasting area. That commitment has produced such works as its 1987 learn-to-read series, as well as its more recent… Read More
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    SKOWHEGAN — Redington-Fairview General Hospital recently added two physicians to its staff. They are Dr. Cesar Tan and Dr. John Udall. Dr. Tan has assumed responsibility for the anesthesia service at RFGH. He completed his residency at St. Bernard’s Medical Center in Livingston, N.J., and… Read More
    ST. AGATHA — Bids from five general contractors to build a $4.5 million vocational-technical center in the St. John Valley were opened Tuesday afternoon at a brief meeting at Wisdom Junior-Senior High School in St. Agatha. Ouellet Construction Co. of Madawaska was the apparent low… Read More
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    DANFORTH — About 40 Danforth residents turned out Tuesday night for a public hearing to discuss the town’s increased crime problems and what could be done about them. At a selectmen’s meeting on Sept. 15, a petition bearing the signatures of more than 100 residents… Read More
    SKOWHEGAN — Michael P. Hoffman, M.D., of Skowhegan, has just received renewal of his faculty appointment at Tufts University School of Medicine, where he is a clinical instructor in pediatrics. Hoffman supervises the clinical pediatric education of three Tufts University students at Eastern Maine Medical… Read More
    Gov. John R. McKernan said Wednesday he notified top Canadian officials, including Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, of his “deep concern” about heavy Canadian subsidies under consideration for the $50 million Cavendish Farms potato processing plant to be built in Grand Falls, New Brunswick, on the Maine border. Read More
    FORT FAIRFIELD — A Riverside Avenue family escaped injury Wednesday when a fire broke out in an upstairs bedroom as the result of a child playing with a cigarette lighter. Capt. Freeman Dyer of the Fort Fairfield Fire Department reported that there were no injuries. Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — The Aroostook Agency on Aging’s annual meeting Monday offered presentations on Maine’s new “living will,” and featured speaker Christine Gianopoulos, director of the Maine Bureau of Elder and Adult Services. Attending the event were 282 people. Gianopoulos commented on difficulties caused by… Read More
    CARIBOU — Caribou Adult Education has been awarded a Carl Perkins Grant by the Maine Department of Education for use in a course to train Maine Guides. Director Conrad Walton said the 160-hour guide program was designed to prepare students for the written and oral… Read More
    VAN BUREN — The following cases were heard Friday, Oct. 12, in 1st District Court by Judge Ronald A. Daigle: Danny Lebel, 24, 450 Main St., Van Buren, unnecessary noise with tires, $50, license suspended for overdue fine. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
    MACHIAS — Can the Washington County Jail, completed in 1988 at a cost of nearly $3 million, ever be self-sustaining through revenues received for boarding prisoners from outside Washington County? Probably not, according to Washington County Sheriff Harold A. Prescott. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    MACHIAS — Machias Valley Airport moved closer to becoming Washington County’s first county-owned and operated regional airport Tuesday, as county commissioners unanimously recommended adoption of a regional airport plan presented to the commissioners by the Machias Airport Committee, Oct. 11. The commissioners also unanimously voted… Read More
    A story Wednesday implied that C. Louis Bernardini owns Bernardini’s Restaurant. In fact, the restaurant is owned by Bernardini’s wife, Marilyn Bernardini. Read More
    LEE — A proposed $3.5 million school project, which includes a new elementary school and an addition to another school, will be decided by SAD 30 residents on the Nov. 6 referendum ballot. If the building project is approved in the Nov. 6 referendum, construction… Read More
    PISCATAQUIS COUNTY — A few secondary roads in Piscataquis County were flooded and closed late Wednesday. The National Weather Service issued warnings that the Piscataquis River would crest at 11 feet around midnight. Officials at the Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Department said the back Abbot Road,… Read More
    MILLINOCKET — Incumbent Herbert Clark, 45, D-Millinocket, is seeking re-election to House District 135. David Thibodeau, 22, of Millinocket, also is seeking the seat as the Republican candidate. In interviews with the candidates the NEWS asked the following questions: googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
    LEE — Volunteers who took an active part in several Maine Street ’90 projects recently were recognized for their many accomplishments. Tom Greenquist, Penobscot County’s Maine Street ’90 director, presented certificates to the volunteers, saying, “This community has an impressive and very ambitious Maine Street… Read More
    MILO — Christopher York, 18, of Milo, suffered minor injuries when his 1979 Ford Pinto struck a fire hydrant Tuesday evening. The accident took place at 10:10 p.m. at the junction of Pleasant Street and Knowles Avenue in Milo. York apparently fell asleep at the wheel of his… Read More
    EAST MILLINOCKET — Michael Doore, , 45, of East Millinocket, and Melissa Wheaton, 20, of Millinocket, were hospitalized Tuesday as the result of a near head-on collision on Route 157. Both were reported in fair condition Wednesday at Eastern Maine Medical Center. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
    DEXTER — Members of the Mid-Maine Solid Waste Association agreed Wednesday to enter into an agreement with Fleet Bank to have that firm loan them the money needed to finance the proposed $1.16 million regional solid-waste transfer station. The official acceptance of the loan Wednesday… Read More
    ROCKPORT — An optimistic financial report for the fiscal year that ended March 31 was released Wednesday by Penobscot Bay Medical Center. Officials embarked upon a public relations campaign to highlight the success of the hospital and to report a profit for the second consecutive year. Read More
    ROCKLAND — At a meeting called only after a Superior Court judge denied a restraining order to prevent it, incorporators of the Northeast Health organization Wednesday night approved a new set of bylaws. The meeting was held at the auditorium at Rockland District High School. Read More
    BELFAST — The following real estate transactions were recorded by the City Assessor’s Office recently. Stephen T. and Mildred M. Whitney of Belfast to William G. and Margaret W. Klinghofer of Concord, Mass., house and land at 9 High St., $138,000. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
    SOUTHWEST HARBOR — Two referendum questions on the Nov. 6 ballot will have voters here deciding whether to appropriate funds for additions and improvements to the local elementary school. Union 98 Superintendent Dick McFalls said Wednesday that he hopes that one or both requests for… Read More
    ELLSWORTH — In an effort to better serve the local need to provide respite care for families who care for a loved one afflicted with Alzheimer’s disease, the Downeast Adult Day Program board of directors is pursuing grant funding to expand its present program. “There… Read More
    WINTERPORT — Residents of the Stream Road extension area have filed suit in Waldo County Superior Court against the town. They will sue for alleged contamination of their wells, which were reportedly polluted by a salt and sand pile on Route 139. That pile has… Read More
    BRADFORD — The last founding member of the Bradford Volunteer Fire Department has retired. Robert E. Strout had served as treasurer of the department since it was organized three decades ago. Volunteers gathered to honor Strout at a recent ceremony in the East Road firehouse. Read More
    A proposal by a Bangor city councilor would move the muncipal election back to the first Tuesday of October from the first Tuesday in November after four years. Three reasons prompted the decision to try to change the date back to October, explained Councilor William… Read More
    Abortions, Sunday sales and local tax options were some of the issues discussed at a forum of local legislative candidates Wednesday night in Bangor. Ten of the 13 candidates from Bangor’s five House districts and one Senate district participated in the forum at the Fourteenth… Read More
    A notice under the Holden news in Midweek gave the wrong date for a baked bean and casserole supper at the Holden School. The supper will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3. A Newsworthy item on the Penobscot page which solicited… Read More
    The rains that have saturated Bangor this week caused major problems for construction on Bullseye Bridge on Wednesday. Engineers from the Maine Department of Transportation ordered that the bridge be closed Wednesday morning after some fill between the bridge and the embankment washed away, leaving… Read More
    BOSTON — Older women can now get pregnant after menopause with the help of a method of test-tube fertilization that bypasses one of the seemingly absolute barriers of biology. With this technique, doctors remove eggs from a healthy donor, fertilize them in a lab dish… Read More
    Private for-profit health insurance companies in Maine spent 29 cents in administrative costs for every dollar of benefits delivered in 1988, according to a report released Wednesday by a group seeking reform of the health insurance system. By contrast, the Medicare program spent 2.3 cents,… Read More
    Donald Rogerson believes that God had a reason for thrusting him into Maine’s most notorious hunting tragedy. But he can only wonder what that reason was. The Bangor man does not welcome his role as a symbol of colliding values in the state. But, if… Read More
    AUGUSTA — With a 6-3 vote, the Board of Environmental Protection Wednesday gave the Maine Turnpike Authority the go-ahead to widen the highway to six lanes for 30 miles between York and South Portland. The $100-million project still needs a permit from the U.S. Army… Read More
    A national safety program estimates that a working smoke detector can double the chances of surviving a home fire, which bodes well for the nearly 80 percent of homes in the United States that have smoke detectors. Unfortunately, about half of those homes have a worthless assembly of… Read More
    CAMDEN — As the United States appears to be moving toward a nationalized health system, the Soviet Union is moving away from a centralized system. Probably the best answer for both countries is a balance of public and private systems, according to a Soviet doctor. Read More
    The people of Maine have pumped between $80 million and $100 million into the University of Maine System since a 1986 Visiting Committee report cited drastic funding shortages. The money, which came on top of regular legislative appropriations, helped shift campus attitudes from negative to… Read More