INDIAN ISLAND – Jesse Field scored 3 goals and assisted another as the Orono High hockey team defeated Foxcroft Academy 10-1 at Sockalexis Arena Tuesday. Peter Everett and Matt West-hoven scored 2 goals apiece for the 1-1 Red Riots. Nate Garwood, Chris Benjamin and Shane… Read More
ORONO – Two freshmen took center stage in the University of Maine’s hockey victory at Alfond Arena here Tuesday evening. Goalie Mike Dunham made 23 saves in posting his first career shutout and rookie right winger Patrice Tardif had a goal and two assists as… Read More
Piscataquis nips Penquis GUILFORD – Jason Brown scored 14 points and Matt Thomas added 12 to lead Piscataquis to a 51-46 freshman boys basketball win over Penquis here Tuesday. Jerry Hachey chipped in with 10 points for the 2-1 winners. Alan Harmon paced 1-2 Penquis… Read More
OMAHA, Neb. – Jeremy Howard of Farmington finished first in the 4-kilometer race of the boys age 13-14 division at the TAC National Junior Olympics Cross Country Championships here Saturday to highlight the performance of state athletes. Maine sent 68 runners to the one-day event. Read More
Senior strong safety Claude Pettaway earned his second All-American football team berth Tuesday when he was named to The Sports Network Division I-AA squad, chosen by the nation’s sports information directors. Pettaway, a 5-foot-11, 198-pound native of Silver Spring, Md., was named to TSN’s first… Read More
The University of Maine women’s basketball record is 3-4 heading into Thursday night’s game against Tennessee, not 3-5 as reported in Tuesday’s editions. It was a reporter’s error. The names of several Bangor Christian and Searsport boys basketball names were incorrectly listed with a picture… Read More
Six freshmen members of the University of Maine men’s basketball team have made the jump from high school or prep school ball to Division I play in the span of a year. The one who has made that competitive leap look easiest is Kevin Terrell. Read More
Feathers ‘n Fins It’s doubtful that the volubility of sportsmen ever will be more important to Maine’s outdoor traditions than it is today. Not only in countering the assaults of antigun-antihunting activists, but in expressing opinions, views, and oppositions in regard to matters of fisheries… Read More
The shots just weren’t falling for the Bangor Rams. Just the same, Bangor Coach Tom Tennett knew his veteran frontcourt would get the job done. The Rams worked the ball inside to senior captains Rita Sullivan and Stephanie Clark, who combined for 17 second-half points… Read More
CASTINE – Todd Middleton scored 30 points to lead the University of Maine-Machias men’s basketball team to a 114-71 victory over Maine Maritime Academy Tuesday. Drew Meredith added 28 points and 10 rebounds for the 7-1 Clippers. Derek Wilson scored 17 points and Ade Orelaja… Read More
Before the 1990-91 schoolgirl basketball season began, the Calais Blue Devils figured to be the team to beat with four starters back from last season’s No. 1-ranked squad. However, the uncertain status of one of those starters – senior center-forward Becky Moholland – has dimmed… Read More
CARRABASSETT VALLEY – Nor Am ski racing, the minor league of World Cup racing, returns to Sugarloaf/USA later this week for a super G event at Sugarloaf/USA. According to Nancy Marshall, director of communications, the Nor Am skiers will tackle Sugarloaf’s Narrow Gauge trail for… Read More
The Executive Committee of the Maine Secondary School Principals’ Association will receive a report from an ad hoc committee next Wednesday outlining what the MSSPA might recommend or do to assist schools working to reconcile their finances with the current energy crisis and expected statewide budget cuts. Read More
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John Bapst of Bangor accomplished a difficult feat last March when it won its second straight Class C basketball championship. What worries many Eastern Maine Class C coaches is the Crusaders may have the talent to make it three in a row. Coach Bob Cimbollek… Read More
The University of Maine led all New England Division I schools by placing four players on the National Soccer Coaches Association All-New England Area Team. Junior sweeper Peter Gardula and junior stopper Gary Crompton earned first-team honors with senior striker John Mello and junior midfielder-striker… Read More
BUCKSPORT – Jenny Wardwell scored 16 points to help pace the Bucksport High School girls to a 55-38 basketball victory over the Windjammers of Camden-Rockport High here Tuesday night For the 2-1 Bucks, Julie Brown scored 10 points. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
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It had been building for four games. The Husson College women’s basketball backcourt, which had been mired in a frustrating early-season slump, began chipping away toward playing near their potential. On Tuesday night, it happened. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
In the land of Loyola-Marymount-style basketball, he who shoots fastest is king. A large crowd at the Newman Gym in Bangor Tuesday night witnessed the coronation of Husson freshman guard Raymond Alley, who rattled off 17 of his 36 points in the final 6:48 of… Read More
CAMDEN – Brett Hayward scored on a 12-footer with a second left to give Camden-Rockport its first lead of the game and a 58-56 victory over Bucksport in schoolboy basketball action here Tuesday. For the 3-1 Windjammers, T.J. Hoffman finished with 19 points and 13… Read More
It was great to see 4,587 fans in the Bangor Auditorium Sunday for the Maine-UConn basketball game. But I can see why UM officials are hot to get the team back into a campus facility, especially one that promises to be as nice as the renovated Alfond Arena. Read More
Call it a character-builder. Coach Roger Reed unveiled an inexperienced Bangor basketball team at the Bangor Auditorium on Tuesday night. The Rams showed their youth, but also proved they are motivated to win. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
With an abundance of high school basketball teams in the Greater Bangor area, two local radio stations are trying to capitalize on high school hoop’s popularity by adding high school games to their broadcast schedules. The two Bangor stations _ WZON (620 AM), now known… Read More
Several years ago, the Board of Trustees of the Camden Health Care Center and the Board of Trustees of the Penobscot Bay Medical Center worked very hard to provide a rational, locally controlled health-care delivery system for mid-coast Maine. As a result of a fine spirit of cooperation… Read More
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ORONO — It was a kitchen-table philosopher who said, “One person’s trash is another’s treasure.” In all likelihood, that person never served in municipal government. On Monday, the Town Council held its annual hearing to consider junkyard permits for three area businesses and the town… Read More
The town of Kenduskeag is presently divided on the issue of a public sewer to replace malfunctioning septic systems in the village area. Some individuals, seeking to serve their own interests rather than those of the whole community, are spreading incomplete, misleading, or, in some cases, outright false… Read More
It has become increasingly evident of late that (I am not making this up) Kent Ward’s columns are being ghost-written by Dave Barry. (See Maine Weekend, Nov. 24-25.) One mention of exploding congressional representatives or other mammals, and I will be convinced. Kate O. Beale… Read More
It seems a shame that with so much progress being made in this nation to bring about changes in attitudes relating to the abuses of drugs, alcohol, and other of society’s excesses, a friendly and beautiful rural community finds itself becoming embroiled in a deadlock between a School… Read More
On Thursday, Dec. 13, a very unfair referendum will be voted on at the Town Office in Kenduskeag deciding the fate of the proposed septic system. One group has the privilege of voting in favor of the septic system without any cost to them. The other group doesn’t… Read More
A heartfelt “bravo” to the Robinson Ballet and the Bangor Symphony Orchestra for their splendid production of the “Nutcracker” ballet Dec. 8 and 9. This event was truly outstanding, an artistic winner on all counts, and a genuine treat for all who were fortunate enough to see it. Read More
We were surprised to read in the reporting of Kenduskeag’s informational meeting on the proposed sewer system that we learned something. Well, yes, we did learn something. We learned that the whole project and its effect on the taxpayers of Kenduskeag is not clearly understood… Read More
I am writing in response to the article printed on Dec. 6, titled, “Septic system’s merits debated by residents.” I am shocked to think that there are people in my neighborhood who are actually opposed to this new septic system. As a resident living in… Read More
When “Lord” Moore stepped off his jetliner and discovered a Bangor he didn’t like — Holy Smoke, Batman — he made a few acerbic comments and and became an international celebrity. Now, even the Chamber is sending him gifts and a University of Maine professor has been flown… Read More
I have a question for the Kenduskeag selectmen and the Kenduskeag community. Development Committee: Why is the proposed sewer line being brought across the stream to be pumped uphill at a great additional cost when it could go down the level Route 15 side of… Read More
Time Out As the holiday season arrives, I can’t help but think of our half-million service personnel stationed in the Persian Gulf, awaiting the next diplomatic move that will serve as indicator of their fate. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
LINCOLN — In contrast to those of state government, Lincoln’s fiscal 1991 budget and revenue are “healthy.” Town Council Chairman Doug Pinkham, who also is a member of the Finance Committee, said that, financially, the town was where it should be. Five months into the… Read More
Notices of worship services for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day will be published on the Religion Pages of the Maine Weekend edition on Saturday, Dec. 22. Churches that want to be included must mail notices by Dec. 15 to Religion Desk, Bangor Daily News, P.O. Read More
ORONO — Erin Leigh Monberg, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Monberg, has been selected this year’s Hugh O’Brien Youth Foundation ambassador from Orono High School. Read More
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ROCKPORT — The best tasting water in Maine is in Wilton and Yarmouth, say judges from the Maine Rural Water Association, who held their annual meeting and judging in Rockport. It was Wilton’s second consecutive win in the “disinfected division,” which includes chlorinated water. Yarmouth’s… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis Regional YMCA swim team attended its first Maine YMCA swim league meet of the 1990-91 season on Saturday, Dec. 1. The team competed against the Pine Tree Swim Club at the Portland YMCA. Age divisions for the league are 8 and… Read More
ENFIELD — Citing medical reasons, Selectman Mike McGinn has resigned effective Dec. 7. The Board of Selectmen on Monday voted not to fill McGinn’s seat until the March 1991 elections. McGinn was elected to a three-year term in March. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
SEBEC — Extensive damage was averted in a fire at the Sebec Lumber Co. on the Milo-Dover-Foxcroft Road early Tuesday evening, according to Joseph Guyotte, Dover-Foxcroft fire chief. He said the potential for extensive damage was squelched by the Fire Department’s quick action. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
LEE — By a five-vote margin, voters rejected a proposal Tuesday to renovate Mallett Hall for use as town office space. The vote was 149-144. A total of 293 ballots were cast in the special advisory referendum out of about 570 registered voters. Of the… Read More
Al McIntyre, a teacher at the Northern Conservatory of Music at 96 Harlow St. in Bangor, will hold try-outs for a four-month scholarship for drum lessons beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 15, at the conservatory. The contest is an annual event offered by McIntyre. Read More
ROCKLAND — North Haven and Vinalhaven are being shortchanged by county law enforcement. That was the message island selectmen brought to a Tuesday meeting of the Knox County Commissioners. The county has failed to fulfill the specifics of the existing contract, island selectmen said. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
BELFAST — Demian Wincele, a Belfast Area High School senior, is the winner of the Randall and Collins Veterans of Foreign Wars Post Voice of Democracy contest and will compete at the district level in Rockland. Midge Harvey, president of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary, said… Read More
CAMDEN — Town police are investigating a burglary at NAPA Auto Parts on Elm Street in which an estimated $2,000 in tools was taken. Police Chief Terry Burgess said the burglary was discovered at 7 a.m. Entry was gained by forcing a window which led… Read More
Airline School Class officers for grades six-eight have been elected. They are: Carolyn Bender, president; Regina Leighton, vice president; Hilary Bassett, secretary; and Kristi Faloon, treasurer. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for… Read More
NORRIDGEWOCK — The Maine Low-Level Radioactive Waste Authority will hold a public hearing at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 13, at the Central Grade School on Route 2. The Norridgewock region is one of 12 areas designated “candidate regions,” and which may receive more study by… Read More
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STOCKTON SPRINGS — AARP Health Advocacy Services recently held a three-day session in Waterville training volunteers for their Medicare-Medicaid Assistance Program. MMAP is a counseling program for Medicare beneficiaries and their families when they need help understanding Medicare, medical bills, supplemental insurance, or Medicaid. Volunteers… Read More
UNITY — An all day teach-in will be held from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 17, at Unity College’s student center. Included will be discussions, films, open mike time, new games and featured speakers. A position paper from Unity students who initiated the… Read More
I cannot let 1990 slip away without telling you about my favorite institutional landmark in Bangor, and about a woman who once worked there. Bangor certainly has some distinctive landmarks, such as the Paul Bunyan statue and the Peirce Memorial. Its institutions include Husson College… Read More
The following small-claims cases have been decided in 3rd District Court in Bangor. Plaintiffs are listed first: Richard D. Greene, dba Klyne Studio, Bangor, vs. Ernestine McDonald, dba River City Life Magazine, Litchfield. Judgment for plaintiff by default, $659.92 and $35 costs. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
ROCKLAND — Total expenditures for the Maine State Ferry Service for fiscal year 1990 were $2,742,220, a decrease of $7,534 from last year’s costs. Robert Nason, Ferry Service financial officer, said the drop in cost was caused by a combination of lower repair and maintenance… Read More
BELFAST — The city council has authorized City Manager Arlo Redman to sign a $6,150 contract with Fred Aitken for renovations at the Belmont Avenue fire station. Aitken was the contractor who built the station four years ago, Redman on Tuesday described the project as… Read More
The following real estate transactions have been recorded at the Penobscot County Registry of Deeds in Bangor this year unless otherwise stated: Herbert F. Benecke Jr. to Edward R. Burnham and Joanne E. Burnham, Hudson, Nov. 29. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
In Barbara Kelley’s Bangor elementary school classroom, balls bounce and fly through the air, and pupils are encouraged to move around the room. They also learn about mathematics, science, social studies, self confidence, and the meanings of sharing and cooperation. At a time when education… Read More
THOMASTON — The Milkweed Puppet Theater will present a holiday program at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 15, at the Thomaston Public Library. The feature story will be a hand puppet show, “The Rainbow-Colored Horse.” It is a fairy tale of a young boy who dares… Read More
Vandalism reports in Pittsfield on Monday and again on Tuesday centered on the Pittsfield Motor Sales lot where tires were slashed on several vehicles. According to Monday’s police report, tires on a large truck were slashed and the windshield broken out of a van sometime… Read More
DEXTER — The Dexter Town Council will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 13, to discuss a rate increase being proposed by the Penobscot Energy Recovery Co. in Orrington. Officials with PERC have told town officials that in order to stay in business, they need… Read More
ROCKLAND — Huston-Tuttle’s Gallery One, upstairs at 365 Main St., Rockland, is displaying some of the original children’s artwork reproduced for the Little Artists calendars and notecards published by Webster-Monroe Publishing Co. of Rockland. The drawings and paintings are the work of children between the… Read More
SKOWHEGAN — The following court cases were heard Dec. 2-10, in 12th District Court before Judge Margaret Kravchuk. Kermit Knowles, 58, Solon, operating a motor vehicle while under influence of intoxicating alcohol, $350, license suspended 90 days. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
THOMASTON — What factors affect Maine’s economy and why do children need to learn this? Local educators soon will have the opportunity to answer these questions and examine contemporary issues affecting the national economy. Curriculum and Methods for Economic Education is a three-credit graduate-level course… Read More
ROCKLAND — Over the objections of County Treasurer Pauline Curtis, the county commissioners voted Tuesday to install a $600 computer in the office of their clerk, Virginia Lindsey. The computer will give Lindsey and commissioners daily access to the county’s financial records. Commissioners also approved a part-time clerk… Read More
The following cases have been decided in 3rd District Court in Bangor: Paul R. Doran, 20, Orono, illegal possession of liquor by minor, $100. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i… Read More
Two-thirds of Americans think most insurance claims are dishonest. Half believe those fraudulent attempts to collect can be reduced substantially with more publicity about dishonest claims and other measures. These are some of the results of a recent survey conducted by Cambridge Reports Inc., appearing… Read More
BRUNSWICK — Volunteers for the Buddy Program are needed in all Maine areas, say spokesmen for Merrymeeting AIDS Support Services. MASS is the only organization training people to be Buddies and will begin the next training session on Jan. 18. Areas where shortages are most… Read More
OAKFIELD — State police on Tuesday recovered $2,500 worth of hand tools, some of which were stolen Sunday in a burglary at Katahdin Forest Products Co. in Oakfield. According to Trooper John Cote of Troop F in Houlton, hand tools valued at about $1,500 were… Read More
AUGUSTA — Hampden photographer Bill Silliker’s photo, “Bonding,” has won the 1990 Wildlife Art Photo Competition sponsored by the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and the Maine Arts Commission. Silliker’s piece features a cow moose and twin calves. His second entry, “Reflection,” featuring a… Read More
FORT KENT — While stream flows were normal in most areas of Maine, three rivers, the St. John and the Mattawamkeag in northern Maine and the Saco River in southwestern Maine, flowed way above normal in November. According to the report by the U.S. Geological… Read More
FORT KENT — Municipal officials at Fort Kent have called a special town meeting for 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 14, to see if voters want to overturn a solid-waste disposal decision made at another town meeting Nov. 21. On Nov. 21, Fort Kent, Frenchville and… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — The anticipated opening of the Aroostook Centre mall in August 1992 does not pose much of a threat to existing business owners in downtown Presque Isle although a wait-and-see attitude seemed to prevail, according to a recent survey of 36 retailers coducted by a marketing-management… Read More
HOULTON — The Houlton Lions Club on Dec. 6 honored former member Donald Taggert of Houlton for more than 40 years as a club member. After being “roasted” by other former members, he was presented with a distinguished service award in recognition of his years of service to… Read More
NEW LIMERICK — Two Houlton men trying to steal gasoline from a church bus Monday night were caught in the act by church parishioners and arrested by state police. According to Trooper Tim Saucier of Maine State Police Troop F at Houlton, Brent Kitchen, 20,… Read More
CARIBOU — Caribou City Council members Monday night learned the details of a proposed $3.5 million, five-year capital improvement plan, most of the funds for which would come from the city and state sources. Richard Fortier, chairman of the capital improvements board, said board members… Read More
HOULTON — The Houlton Town Council Monday night temporarily solved a parking problem for residents of apartments in the downtown area and tackled another problem regarding trucks unloading in the downtown business district. At its Nov. 13 meeting, the council heard complaints from about 30… Read More
SHERMAN STATION — The joint board of SAD 25 and the Hersey School Committee voted unanimously last week to extend the contract of Superintendent of Schools Carroll Nightingale by one year to June 30, 1994. Salary and benefits will be determined at a later date. Read More
EDMUNDSTON, New Brunswick — The screech of the tires was deafening as the car careened to the right onto the shoulder and back onto the road without incident, except for a racing heart. The theory worked, the car was upright, we were back in the right lane, and… Read More
STEUBEN — Service organizations that make annual requests for donations from the town will have a deadline to meet this year, according to the minutes of the Dec. 7 business meeting of the selectmen. The minutes also include a report on the 1990 property-tax collection and a change… Read More
STEUBEN — The selectmen have written to the state asking permission to apply for a variance that would enable the town to dispose of its solid waste in a landfill to be built and operated by the town. The variance request, which was sent Monday… Read More
BAILEYVILLE — The Baileyville Town Council met Monday night and reviewed the latest draft of the agreement for the proposed Princeton Regional Airport Authority, reviewed the training account for the Public Works Department and discussed the town’s commitment to the Quoddy Region Job Opportunity Zone. Read More
MACHIAS — The annual county convention of the Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Service will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 13, at Graham’s Restaurant. The delegates will meet after the business session and lunch, according to John E. Hewett, county executive director for the… Read More
MACHIAS — Washington County Commissioners have resolved to begin the new year by considering a plan that could lead to phasing out county-level funding of agencies and programs operating within the county. A total of $117,625 in so-called third-party requests was received by the county… Read More
MACHIAS — Dr. Richard Nelson, assistant professor of history at the University of Maine at Machias, is the author of a book recently released by the University Press of Mississippi. “Aesthetic Frontiers,” is described as a provocative assessment of political and literary currents in the American South since… Read More
JONESPORT — The selectmen have announced that their intent to comply with the state’s mandate, for all municipalities to cover their sand piles by 1995, has involved only a discussion of ideas on how the town could cover its sand pile. No commitment has been made. Read More
STEUBEN — In seeking a variance from the state for a local landfill, the selectmen followed advice given by a staff member of the state’s new Bureau of Solid Waste Management of the Department of Environmental Protection. Cynthia W. Darling, the staff member, met with… Read More
CUTLER — The Naval Communication Unit at Cutler has joined with Washington Academy in East Machias to observe Dec. 16-22 as Red Ribbon Week, by tying a red ribbon on the outside of vehicles. Project Red Ribbon is a campaign aimed at encouraging the public… Read More
CALAIS Officer Robert Geroux reported the following police activity for the week ending Dec. 10: was arrested Saturday, Dec. 8, and charged with shoplifting as a result of an incident at Ames Department Store. Geroux said the youth allegedly took a G.I. Joe Army figure… Read More