MDI frosh boys drop Sumner MOUNT DESERT ISLAND – Adam Lawson scored 17 points to lead the Mount Desert Island freshman boys to a 73-46 victory over Sumner of East Sullivan here Thursday. For 2-1 MDI, Dave Van Dorn and Ben Helinski each scored 10… Read More
    DEER ISLE – David Joyce scored 18 points to help pace the Deer Isle-Stonington Mariners to a 78-36 schoolboy basketball victory over Temple Christian Academy of Ellsworth here Thursday night. For the 2-0 Mariners, Ryan Dorr had 14 points and Tony Bray scored 10. Darrell… Read More
    LINCOLN – Lynn Wotton came off the bench and had a big third period to help lead the host Mattanawcook Academy Lynx to their second schoolgirl basketball win in two outings, a 60-52 victory over Foxcroft Academy here Thursday night. After the score had been… Read More
    LIMESTONE – Full-court pressure in the fourth quarter helped power the Limestone Eagles to a 39-28 schoolgirl basketball victory over Washburn here Thursday night. Limestone also played a time-consuming offensive game at the end, forcing the Beavers to foul. Leading by only two points at… Read More
    FARMINGTON – Six players scored in double figures to pace the University of Maine-Farmington to a 102-85 victory over Thomas College of Waterville here Thursday in men’s basketball action. For the 4-2 UMF Beavers, Doug Sautter scored 22 points, Paul True had 20, Chris Bessey… Read More
    Former University of Maine basketball tri-captain Kelly Nobert is a lady of many hats these days – none of which she expected to wear during her four years on the Orono campus where she majored in marketing. The 1989 Maine graduate and former Sanford resident… Read More
    STANDISH – Seven players scored in double figures to lead the Maine Central Institute Postgrads to a 123-107 men’s basketball victory over the St. Joseph’s College JVs here Thursday. George Butler paced the 5-0 winners of Pittsfield with 25 points and Mike Williams added 24. Read More
    Women’s College Basketball MAINE vs. VILLANOVA 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] googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
    HERMON – Sharon Rothwell scored four points in the final minute to lift the Mount View Mustangs to a 51-50 victory over the Hermon Hawks during schoolgirl basketball action Thursday night. Rothwell finished with a game-high 31 points for the 2-0 winners of Thorndike. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    Men’s College Hockey Time, site: Friday and Saturday, 7 p.m., Alfond Arena 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
    DANFORTH – The East Grand Vikings were successful for the second time out in the young season, spoiling the opener for the Bangor Christian Patriots 74-47 in schoolboy basketball action here Thursday night. The hosts put four players in double figures, led by Roger Dow… Read More
    A .500 season may appear to be a modest goal for the Central Red Devils of East Corinth for their 1990-91 schoolgirl basketball season. However, considering the Red Devils finished last in Eastern Maine Class C last season with a 2-16 record, then the goal becomes more lofty. Read More
    FARMINGTON – Kristen Nielsen scored 16 points to help lead Thomas College of Waterville to a 59-56 victory over the University of Maine-Farmington here Thursday in women’s basketball action. For the 3-3 Thomas Terriers, Stacy Hafford had 12 points and Mo McInnis had 10. Thomas… Read More
    Bruce Crowder, who was an integral part of the University of Maine’s hockey program as an assistant coach for four years, returns to the Alfond Arena wearing University of Lowell colors this weekend as the teams square off in a Friday-Saturday night Hockey East series. Read More
    INDIAN ISLAND – Barry Clukey had a hat trick and 3 assists to lead Waterville to an 8-2 win over Bangor in high school ice hockey action here Thursday. For the Waterville Purple Panthers, Brian Charrier scored 2 goals. Herb Brock, Spencer Violette and Jeff… Read More
    Jeff Wren knows swimming and he also knows the measurement for a swimmer and for a team is revealed during the championship season. And, while, Wren does not suggest that the Black Bear men or women are a New England championship team, the veteran swim… Read More
    In reference to the article in the Bangor Daily News Nov. 15, I agree with David Tremble, Andy Andrei, both mental health workers, and other who have condemned the cuts and the veil of secrecy surrounding the cuts. I agree, but I firmly believe the patients will suffer… Read More
    Despite the obvious injury to the timber harvester, why is it people don’t think of the full consequences of their actions. Much more “injury” results to all of us becaue of “tree spiking.” The real injury is not just physical. The forest industry is a… Read More
    After reading Elizabeth Whitehouse’s guest column about changing the words to the “Maine Stein Song” (BDN, Nov. 23), I had to respond. Much to my regret, I am not an alumna of this great university, but my daughters both attended it for a time, one of whom was… Read More
    Where are our leaders? This is the question that keeps returning to my mind as I watch us rush into a war that could claim as many lives in a month as Vietnam did in all its years. We have no leadership for our energy… Read More
    I was glad when George Mitchell began putting a spotlight on the Constitution. It clearly states under “Powers Granted to Congress” that “It may declare war.” President Bush denies that this part of the Constitution empowers Congress to exercise any control over his actions. Aren’t we governed by… Read More
    I would like to thank your readers and the many people who made the Love Always Program a success. Families and friends provided The Salvation Army with 243 names of men and women involved in Operation Desert Shield. We were able to send packages to… Read More
    Regarding the article “Burger King caves in to fundamentalist boycott,” (BDN, Nov. 26), is this an example of objective reporting? It reads more like something for the editorial page. If I may suggest to you, this is typical of the “stuff” I normally see by… Read More
    We wish to express our appreciation to the Bangor Daily News for making it possible to send the paper to service people in the gulf area at a reduced rate. In a recent letter from our son, he said, “Thanks for sending the BDN! It… Read More
    THOMASTON — Justice Margaret Kravchuk granted a motion in favor of state prison Warden Martin Magnusson Thursday in Knox County Superior Court in a lawsuit filed against him by inmates John Sullivan and Vernon Niles. The inmates seek the freedom to practice their Esoteric Christian… Read More
    As if reading from a script for his bizarre and dangerous stand-off with the civilized world, Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein Thursday slogged through a rambling 700-word speech to his National Assembly — invoked the Almighty, pointed a crooked finger at “God’s enemy,” George Bush — and announced, with… Read More
    OAKLAND — A 5-year-old boy who underwent a heart transplant in September after collapsing at school has died, and doctors still can’t explain what caused his original heart to deteriorate so quickly. A variety of complications hampered Jeremiah Wood’s recovery during his 13-week stay at… Read More
    CARIBOU — The Caribou school board has appointed a committee to organize a public forum to discuss whether the traditional potato harvest recess should be continued. Members Robert Vickers and Dr. Elizabeth Weiss will organize the forum for sometime in January or February. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — Ray Piper, a Presque Isle resident and agent with the Farm Family Insurance Cos.’ Maine Agency, has been named the companies’ agent of the month in mutual sales in November. Agent of the month awards are presented for both life and property-casualty… Read More
    FORT KENT — A student and exercise instructor at the University of Maine at Fort Kent is the latest UMFK Healthtracs staff member to pass the International Dance and Exercise Association’s examination and gain the association’s certification. Stacy Voisine, 19, took the exam at Massachusetts… Read More
    FORT KENT — The following cases were heard Wednesday, Dec. 5, by Judge Ronald A. Daigle in 1st District Court at Fort Kent. Maurice Saucier, 59, North Fort Myers, Fla., operating motor vehicle while under influence of intoxicating liquor, $300, 48 hours in jail, license… 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 Nov. 20-29: Trooper Daniel Ryan assisted the Hancock County Sheriff’s Department with a K-9 backup for a Nov. 20… Read More
    MILO — Milo voters authorized the selectmen to purchase the land where the former town landfill was located, and turned down a proposal to pay higher tipping fees to PERC, at a special town meeting Wednesday. . Elected moderator was Kevin Stitham of Dover-Foxcroft. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    SANGERVILLE — A 37-year-old Dexter man received injuries to his head in a car accident Sunday on Silvers Mills Road. According to Cpl. Paul Davis of the Maine State Police, Jerry Harmon was charged with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating… Read More
    MEDWAY — If Maine Yankee were shut down, it would stop much of the waste and stop “the dump,” site. That was the message sent by some of more than 40 people who turned out Wednesday for the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Authority hearing. Based on… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT Cases disposed of in 13th District Court in Dover-Foxcroft the week of Dec. 3 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++)… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — SAD 68 directors Wednesday voted 8-1 to give Superintendent Richard Lyons a 5 percent increase in his salary. Randy Thibeau opposed the move. The increase, effective July 1, will raise Lyons’s salary from $55,000 to $57,750. The directors also extended his contract one… Read More
    ST. ALBANS — Language arts, social studies, and science come to life when pupils participate in “hands-on” projects, teachers say. But, at the St. Albans Elementary School, it is apparent that the enthusiastic attitudes generated are not wasted on pupils alone. Darlene Wintle, Margo Springer,… Read More
    NEWPORT — As the cost of “trashing our trash” rises dramatically across the state, neighboring Newport and Pittsfield each have chosen different strategies to deal with the problem in 1991. The bottom line of the two towns’ budgets differs by only $19,000, but how each community is dealing… Read More
    DEXTER — Chauncey Hoskins, business instructor at the Dexter Regional High School, was the guest speaker at the Nov. 30 meeting of the Dexter Sunrise Kiwanis Club. He was introduced by Steve Chapman. Hoskins said that educating students for the real world was the responsibility… Read More
    DEXTER — Members of the Dexter Comprehensive Plan Committee met Tuesday night to review three areas of the inventory study in which the group is involved. Areas covered were land uses, transportation and public facilities. The group agreed that it would like more cross-referencing throughout the plan and… Read More
    WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sens. William S. Cohen and George J. Mitchell announced Friday the appointment of Todd Haskell and Brigid Rielly as Maine delegates to the 29th annual United States Senate Youth Program in Washington, D.C. The delegates were named by Dr. Eve M. Bither, Maine commissioner of… Read More
    Area school superintendents, still smarting from a reduction in anticipated state funds this year, aren’t happy about the news from Augusta. At a meeting held Thursday morning in Bangor, nearly two dozen superintendents from Penobscot, Piscataquis and Aroostook counties called for Gov. John R. McKernan… Read More
    THOMASTON — The Thomaston Center of the University of Maine at Augusta invites students, their families and community members to a reception for students enrolled in the course, Introduction to Three Dimensional Design, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Dec. 13. Asked to design Christmas… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — Americans involved in environmental, or “green,” activities were encouraged Wednesday by Maria Thereza Alves to “just go out on the streets and do things because you learn a whole lot more from doing actions.” Alves is a founding member of the Brazilian… Read More
    ROCKLAND — The resignations of Superintendent of Schools Douglas W. Fredericks and Assistant Superintendent Joseph Stearns were submitted and accepted Thursday night by the SAD 5 board of directors. Both resignations will become effective on July 1, 1991. The only public comment offered was from… Read More
    ROCKLAND — The “family dispute” between the Camden Health Care Center and its parent corporation, Northeast Health, proceeded in Knox County Superior Court on Thursday, although a new CHCC board of directors has voted to drop its pending suit to withdraw from Northeast Health. In… Read More
    A headline with a story Tuesday incorrectly reported that the Rockland City Council had voted to dump snow into the harbor this winter. The decision to dump snow was made by the city administration with no objection from the council. Read More
    BELFAST — The following divorces were granted in 5th District Court during December on grounds of irreconcilable marital differences. Michael H. Fletcher, Eddington, and Deborah E. Fletcher, Frankfort. Married at Bangor, Sept. 12, 1981. Shared custody of one child. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
    ROCKLAND — The following small claims were heard last week in 6th District Court: Maritime Energy, Rockland, was awarded separate judgments against the following: 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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    ELLSWORTH — The Ellsworth Planning Board gave preliminary approval Wednesday night to plans for an 11-unit outlet mall proposed for a site at the intersection of Route 3 and the Beechland Road. Approval did not come, however, without more concerns from local residents about what… Read More
    To celebrate the opening of its new Bucksport insurance office, the J.C. Milliken Agency will hold a grand opening Wednesday, Dec. 12. The all-day grand opening will include refreshments, giveaways, a door prize and at 1 p.m. a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The new office is at… Read More
    BROOKLIN — Barbara Bailey, Brooklin School principal, has been trained to prepare teachers in Project Charlie, a drug-abuse-prevention program that focuses on building self-esteem, improving relationships and developing decision-making skills. Project Charlie originated in Minnesota and has spread to several aras in Maine, more than 30 states, Canada… Read More
    BAR HARBOR — During the fall term, College of the Atlantic offered a slightly different kind of course: “Non-profit Organizations: History and Operation.” Not only did the course encourage the students to study the structure of their own college, but it was taught by visiting… Read More
    CASTINE — Dean G. Albert Higgins Jr. of Maine Maritime Academy will be a featured speaker at a Saturday, Dec. 8, meeting in Portland of the New England Section, Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers. The theme of the conference is “Adapting to a… Read More
    BLUE HILL — “Women and AIDS” was the focus of a statewide student leadership conference held at the Bangor Hilton last week. George Stevens Academy seniors Holly Bowden, Troy Carter, Kristin Eisenhardt, junior Niamh O’Leary and health teacher Martha Horne attended the conference. The four… Read More
    EAST SULLIVAN — Chris Mills, a senior at Sumner Memorial High School, recently was chosen to receive the DAR Good Citizens Award. Mills is the son of Joan and Dan Mills of Hancock. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
    ELLSWORTH — A burning issue only one year ago, plans to pursue building a new high school for Union 92 students is now merely smoldering on the back burner. Ernest Butler, chairman of Union 92’s Joint School Committee, said Wednesday that the relationship between his… Read More
    The following cases were processed between Nov. 22 and Nov. 30 in the southern division of the 5th District Court in Bar Harbor: BAR HARBOR googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var… Read More
    ELLSWORTH — The city of Ellsworth issued 12 building permits in November with an estimated building cost total of $152,078. The issued permits included: Mrs. Dan Clark, Grant Street, breezeway, $4,800. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = [];… Read More
    A package of marijuana being sent to Orono by courier didn’t quite make it to its intended destination. Drug agents seized the package, which contained 11 pounds of the drug, after a Bangor courier service alerted them to a suspect package, a spokesman reported Thursday. Read More
    Area school superintendents, still smarting from a reduction in anticipated state funds this year, aren’t happy about the news from Augusta. At a meeting held Thursday morning in Bangor, nearly two dozen superintendents from Penobscot, Piscataquis and Aroostook counties called for Gov. John R. McKernan… Read More
    Time ran out this week for a former Dover-Foxcroft resident who, after filing a complaint that led to disciplinary action against a judge, fled the state two years ago to avoid prosecution on other charges. The beginning of the end for David A. Simmons, 24,… Read More
    Student environmentalists from Nokomis Regional High School in Newport received Thursday evening their third award since June. During a conference of the Maine Association of Conservation Districts held at the Hilton Hotel in Bangor, the U.S. Soil and Water Conservation Service honored a group of… Read More
    Dale Lick, president of the University of Maine, recently told guests at the Penobscot County Soil and Water Conservation District’s annual banquet that his trip to Bulgaria, Hungary and the Baltic nations revealed people spending a third of their days simply waiting in line for food. Read More
    MADISON, Wis. — A Middleton man who analyzes Wisconsin’s tourism industry for the University of Wisconsin Extension will be able to research attractions around the world after winning a lottery jackpot. Jack Gray, 62, who retires March 1, will receive $187,000 a year after taxes… Read More
    Bangor police are investigating the theft of a 1986 Dodge Lazer Turbo, which was stolen from the stables at Bass Park. According to the police report, the driver, a Lincoln man, told police that the theft must have occurred during the past two days. He also told police… Read More
    A 46-year-old Brewer man who shot and killed a woman as her daughter looked on acted in self-defense, the Maine Attorney General’s Office has determined. The decision that the Oct. 4 death of Wendy Closson Sawyer, 27, at the hands of Norman Peterson was a… Read More
    Peace in Beirut has seemed for more than 15 years a distant, unlikely occurrence. But in the several weeks since the surrender of forces under Christian General Michel Aoun, peace has crept slowly out of the rubble of a battered city in a wasted nation. The end of… Read More
    OAKLAND — A 5-year-old boy who underwent a heart transplant in September after collapsing at school has died, and doctors still can’t explain what caused his original heart to deteriorate so quickly. A variety of complications hampered Jeremiah Wood’s recovery during his 13-week stay at… Read More
    Roland Billy Kimball was arrested Thursday morning in a spectacular manner involving a dozen law enforcement officials. Kimball, 48 of Houston, Texas, was charged with arson stemming from a Brewer apartment-house fire on Nov. 29, that sent his girlfriend, Lisa Bailey, 25, to the hospital,… Read More
    SANFORD — The family of the pilot whose jetliner collided with another on a Detroit runway can rejoice that he wasn’t hurt, but another Maine family is feeling a loss. “We saw the crash on television and I prayed right off for the flight,” said… Read More
    Recently, there appeared in the guest column an argument that “… it’s about time the wealthy in America paid their fair share.” Perhaps it is a matter of personal interpretation just what a “fair share” is, but as far as this writer is concerned, the best-kept secret in… Read More
    WASHINGTON — A pharmaceutical firm has reported that in laboratory experiments a new anti-viral compound was able to keep the AIDS virus from reproducing without the toxic effects of drugs now in use. The compound, called BI-RG-587, was developed by Boehringer Ingelheim Pharamaceuticals Inc. and… Read More
    AUGUSTA — Democrat Neil Rolde spent nearly $1.6 million on his unsuccessful U.S. Senate campaign, slightly more than Republican incumbent William S. Cohen, with virtually all of it coming from Rolde’s own pocket, according to post-election campaign finance reports on file Thursday. Rolde, a former… Read More
    AUGUSTA — State toxicologist Robert Frakes, calling dioxin the “greatest carcinogen ever,” said he is prepared to recommend first-ever dioxin standards to Maine’s Board of Environmental Protection. Frakes said that next month he will give the board two standards to choose from. The choice is… Read More
    AUGUSTA — The two leaders of the Maine House and Senate, and Speaker John L. Martin in particular, face significant vacancies caused by the departure of trusted veterans as they work to reconstitute three committees to review Gov. John R. McKernan’s budget-balancing proposals. Martin and… Read More
    Your story about the death of Jeannie Assarello in Nov. 24-25 edition of Maine Weekend was a tragic reminder of the tremendous personal difficulties associated with major mental illness. It also poignantly indicated the need for continual social reflection regarding community treatment issues. The deinstitutionalization… Read More
    PORTLAND — A new state-sponsored program designed to bring the arts to smaller Maine communities could get off the ground in Eastport, Dover-Foxcroft and Farmington. Plans for the federally funded Rural Arts Development Project were unveiled Thursday in Augusta. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
    Maine residents spent about $1.2 million to build the two imposing rest areas that opened just five months ago on Interstate 95 in Hampden. Despite the investment, the state’s budget problems will force the Maine Office of Tourism to close travel information centers at the… Read More
    WASHINGTON — Rep. Olympia J. Snowe on Thursday urged Secretary of State James A. Baker III to do a better job of explaining U.S. policy in the Persian Gulf, warning the secretary during a hearing by the House Foreign Affairs Committee that “you can’t get ahead of the… Read More
    NEW YORK — U.S. paper manufacturers expect to recycle 40 percent of all paper consumed by Americans by 1995, significantly reducing the use of wood pulp as a source for the nation’s paper products, a trade group said Thursday. However, the total recycled content in… Read More