A year ago, top-seeded Waterville was stunned by No. 4 North Yarmouth Academy 3-2 in the Eastern Mainals. With that in the backs of their minds, the Panthers have bolted out to a 7-1 start entering a Tuesday game against Brunswick. The concensus among the… Read More
(Official MSSPA Hockey Points) EASTERN MAINE CLASS A 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 () { //… Read More
The rest of New England is about to find out what we here in the eastern Maine area have known for many years. Namely, that new Patriots head coach Dick MacPherson, Old Town native, is a man who possesses equal parts loyalty, humor, and boundless enthusiasm for coaching… Read More
If there’s a “father of youth swimming” in the Greater Bangor area, or even Penobscot County, Norm Palmer of Bangor has a strong claim to the title. Palmer has devoted much of his time, energy and effort to youth swimming programs in Bangor and Old… Read More
Penquis defeats PCHS frosh MILO – Adam Harmon scored 20 points to lead the host Penquis freshman boys to a 59-44 victory over Piscataquis of Guilford here Tuesday. For 2-6 Penquis, Andy Hoyle scored 18 points and Phil Woodward added 10. For 4-3 Piscataquis, Anthony… Read More
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PVHS Peewees win tournament PERTH, New Brunswick – The Penobscot Valley Hockey Club Peewee travel team defeated the Perth Warriors 5-0 here Sunday to win their division of the Perth Peewee Invitational. PVHC defeated Perth 7-2 Friday, and followed that up with a 4-2 win… Read More
Stuart FTs lift Machias by Woodland MACHIAS – Lucas Stuart hit both ends of a 1-and-1 with four seconds left in the third overtime period to give the Machias Bulldogs a 72-70 boys basketball win over Woodland here Tuesday. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
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Old Town and Stearns of Millinocket are living up to their preseason billing as the favorites in the Big East Conference this winter. Coach Marty Clark’s Indians are off to a 6-0 start, while the Minutemen of Don Guilford are 5-1, their only loss coming… Read More
This is an exceptional year for the young ladies who are playing basketball at Rockland District High School. The Tigers are ranked No. 1 in Eastern Maine Class B with a 9-0 record heading into Saturday’s contest with Ellsworth. The Eagles, one of Rockland’s toughest… Read More
OLD TOWN – Coach Marty Clark had already begun to hear people around town talking about how a loss might, somehow, be theraputic for his Old Town High School basketball team. But Clark wants his ballclub to maintain its winning edge and he doesn’t even… Read More
Some newcomers, coupled with a good blend of experience, have helped the Caribou Vikings jump out to a 12-0 record in high school wrestling. “This is the best start since I’ve been here,” said Caribou Coach Russell O’Neal, who is in his seventh season. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
Warriors defeat Panthers for sixth win 47-44 MARS HILL – Neile Joler scored 16 points to help lead the Fort Kent Warriors to a 47-44 schoolgirl basketball victory over host Central Aroostook High School here Tuesday night. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
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ORONO – Jason Henderson had 2 goals and an assist to help pace the Brewer Witches to a 7-4 victory over Lawrence of Fairfield here at Alfond Arena Tuesday in high school hockey action. For the 7-1 Witches, Darren Beers scored 2 goals. Scott Moorhead… Read More
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INDIAN ISLAND – Cony High School’s Rams from Augusta were locked in a 1-1 tie with surprising Bangor and they needed a goal. That’s when the cream rose to the top and their two veteran leaders, Pete DeSchamp and Chuck Graceffa, answered the call. DeSchamp… Read More
HONOLULU, Hawaii – Jay Hill’s 33 points led the Western New Mexico Mustangs to a 80-65 college basketball win over St. Joseph’s College in the consolation game of the Hawaii-Pacific Invitational here Monday night. Johnny London added 14 points for the 6-8 Mustangs, an NAIA… Read More
CALAIS — There are two new faces in the city building, Edward Rudnicki, director of community development, and Diane Murray, director of the city’s comprehensive plan. Rudnicki replaced Edward Collins, who accepted a position with the Quoddy Region Job Opportunity Zone. Rudnicki, who was born… Read More
I have the unpleasant burden of writing on Christmas Eve on the subject of a story which appeared in the Dec. 21 edition of the Bangor Daily News, titled, “Oil companies refuse to aid low-income heating programs.” The thrust of the article relates to the… Read More
On the morning of Jan. 3, I was involved in a one-car accident. I feel thankful to have escaped serious injury. I’ve expressed personal thanks to several individuals who came to my immediate assistance after the accident. Of course, under the circumstances all of their names could not… Read More
Apparently, Sharon Johnson (Readers Write, Dec. 28) doesn’t understand that the budget deficit is a statewide problem. State employees and teachers did not cause the deficit. Sharon proposes that every state worker take a pay cut by a percentage according to earnings. If that’s such… Read More
Either Gov. McKernan knew about the $100 million budget shortfall (as Brennan did in September) or he was not told. If he was kept in the dark, then he should have immediately fired at least one of his directors of budget and state planning or finance commissioner (Richard… Read More
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In Good Taste The annual telethon benefiting United Cerebral Palsy will return to the air when WVII-TV, Channel 7, broadcasts “Star-athon ’91,” from 10 a.m. Jan. 19 to 7 p.m. Jan. 20. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
Bangor Christian The Lady Patriots held a fund-raiser on Jan. 3 for a future basketball tournament. They held an alumni game against the 1988-89 team. The current Lady Patriots won. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var… Read More
CLARION, Pa. — Katherine W. Molloy of Bangor received a master of science degree in library sciences from Clarion University during winter commencement ceremonies on Saturday, Dec. 15. Read More
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The following small-claims cases have been decided in 3rd District Court in Bangor. Plaintiffs are listed first: Ann M. Avery, Old Town, vs. Herbert Guay, Sr., Kenduskeag. Judgment for plaintiff after hearing, $565 and $35 costs. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
The following police officers recently graduated from the Maine Criminal Justice Academy in Waterville and are working on police departments in the Bangor area. Timothy Cotton joined the Hampden Police Department as a full-time officer in November 1989. Cotton lives in Hampden with his wife. Read More
The following real estate transactions have been recorded at the Penobscot County Registry of Deeds in Bangor in 1990 unless otherwise stated: Thomas J. Crocker to Patricia A. Hunter, Old Town, Dec. 26. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
The following cases have been decided in 3rd District Court in Bangor: Vaughn Thibodeau & Sons, Winterport, exceeding weight of tire width, $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
Police agencies in the Bangor area are gearing up for a busy year because of the age-old concern that a decline in the economy prompts an increase in crime. Chief Deputy Carl Andrews of the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Department said that he has already seen… Read More
Bradford The Board of Selectmen will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 14, at the town office. 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
PERTH-ANDOVER, New Brunswick — Officials on the Maine-New Brunswick border are keeping an eye on the St. John River in the wake of recent 5- and 6-foot increases in the water level of the river. The rising water is a result of unusual fall and winter weather patterns. Read More
Bangor Convalescent Residents and staff welcome David Coltart as our new maintenance supervisor. 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… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — The following are the results of Northern Maine Math League competition. Sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-graders from 14 area schools participated in the league’s math contests. Top individual scores for each grade are: googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
LONG LAKE — State Trooper Thomas Pelletier and Game Warden Gary Pelletier are investigating three break-ins at ice fishing cabins on Long Lake, near the mouth of Little River. The break-ins were believed to have occurred between 10 p.m. Friday, Jan. 4, and 2 a.m. Read More
Around the County PRESQUE ISLE — Some of the key thinkers in the potato business will rally in Presque Isle for three days, beginning Thursday, Jan. 10. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false;… Read More
HOULTON — Gasoline prices in the Houlton area continued their roller-coaster ways Tuesday, when they jumped 8 cents a gallon after falling 19 cents a gallon last Friday. Last Monday, prices in the area averaged about $1.50 a gallon, but dropped that afternoon to $1.48. Read More
CARIBOU — David Ricker, Caribou code enforcement officer, was named interim city manager Monday night by the City Council. Ricker replaces Caribou manager Terry St. Peter who has resigned to become city manager of Augusta. Councilors elected officers, approved purchase of a $60,000 ambulance and… Read More
HOULTON — The University of Maine Cooperative Extension, U.S. Soil Conservation Service, Farmers Home Administration and SAD 29 Office of Adult Education will sponsor three agriculture seminars in January. All will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. at Room 32, Houlton High School. Thursday,… Read More
MACHIAS — Frederic Reynolds, president of the University of Maine at Machias, will be the guest speaker at an Eggs and Issues breakfast meeting sponsored by the Machias Bay Area Chamber of Commerce at 8 a.m. Friday, Jan. 15, at Kilburn Commons, UMM. Reynolds will… Read More
MACHIAS — To chase away the winter chill, several live performances by professional groups will be center stage through the spring semester at the University of Maine at Machias as Stage Front: The Arts Down East continues its theme, “Sailing Into the ’90’s!” Joan Chamberlain,… Read More
MILBRIDGE — More than 200 friends, family members, and former students and colleagues of the late David A. Carroll gathered at the elementary school Saturday to help dedicate the new school gymnasium in Carroll’s memory. Carroll was a faculty member at the school from 1965 until his death… Read More
MACHIAS — Beginning with the spring semester on Jan. 23, four university credit courses taught by the faculty at the University of Maine at Machias will originate from television broadcast facilities at UMM. One course, Western Heritage II, will be transmitted to the university’s Calais… Read More
SANGERVILLE — Four people escaped injury Monday in a two-car accident on Route 23 in Sangerville. According to Investigator Larry Bickford of the Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Department, a vehicle driven by 43-year-old Toni Grant of Abbot collided with the rear end of a vehicle driven… Read More
A story Monday about former Police Officer David Boone’s dismissal and subsequent reinstatement at the Waterville Police Academy said he was reprimanded for “inappropriate behavior.” According to the letter Boone received from the academy, he was reprimanded for “poor judgment.”… Read More
EASTPORT — More than 100 Christmas trees shrunk from a landfill-filling mountain of greenery to a small mound of mulch at a weekend chipping party to kick off Eastport’s new recycling project. Rebecca Robinson of the city’s volunteer recycling committee said the public’s response to… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — A change in the bylaws affecting how the officers of the Fire Department are elected was proposed Monday to Dover and Foxcroft Water District trustees. The Dover and Foxcroft Water District is one of the few water districts in the state that administers… Read More
MILO — Murrel Harris, Milo recreation director, has announced that the Milo Recreation Department, in conjunction with the Eastern Maine Gymnastics Center in Bangor, will provide an eight-week gymnastics program for children in the Milo area. According to Harris, a co-education class will be held… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Dover-Foxcroft Board of Selectmen objected to proposed amendments to the town’s zoning ordinance at a meeting Monday. The selectmen will meet with the Ad Hoc Committee to discuss the proposed revisions further at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 21, at Central Hall. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — The job performance of Town Manager Owen Pratt will be discussed at the next meeting of the Dover-Foxcroft selectmen Monday, Jan. 28. Although they all agreed that Pratt was providing good service to the town, the selectmen on Monday tabled action on his… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — As a vote of confidence, members of the Joint Board of Foxcroft Academy Trustees and School Administrative District 68 Directors extended the contracts Monday for Headmaster Howard Ryder and Assistant Headmaster Matt Hackett for one year each. Evaluations on Ryder and Hackett were… Read More
SANGERVILLE — A Levant woman was treated Monday at Mayo Regional Hospital for injuries she received in a car accident on the back Sangerville-Dover Road at about 10:30 p.m. Cheryl Glatt, 22, received bruises and abrasions to her face and chest in the accident, according… Read More
SANGERVILLE — Vandals destroyed a plate-glass window in the Abbie Fowler School in Sangerville sometime between Friday night and Monday morning. According to Investigator Larry Bickford of the Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Department, the vandals shot out the window using a BB gun. Read More
PITTSFIELD — Robert K. Downs was elected mayor of Pittsfield Tuesday night at the first Town Council meeting of the New Year. Downs recently served as deputy mayor and opened the Tuesday meeting to find the seat was his for the year. Veteran Councilor Everett… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Is Pittsfield going to the dogs? People who complain about stray dogs may think so, if the town doesn’t find a kennel to house the stray animals soon. At the end of 1990, the town lost its only home for stray dogs when… Read More
HARTLAND — Awareness of chemical dependency, how it affects families, and what to do about it, is the theme of a workshop sponsored by New Directions Family Substance Abuse Care Center. The workshop will be presented from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. on three consecutive Wednesday… Read More
NEWPORT — The Friends of the Newport Public Library are sponsoring a poetry and story writing contest for adults. The contest is open to Newport residents 18 years and over. All entries must be legible and submitted on 8 1/2-by-11-inch paper, and must include the… Read More
NEWPORT — SAD 48 Superintendent of Schools Raymond Freve recently announced the preliminary approval of two middle school projects for the district, one in Hartland and another in Corinna. Of the six statewide projects approved, two are in SAD 48, a full third of 1991 new projects. Read More
MADISON — The Wesserunsett Arts Council will fill the Thomas J. Elias Performing Center with French culture at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19, when it presents a Franco-American Fest, featuring Jean-Paul Poulain and Josee Vachon. Poulain, producer and master of ceremonies for the event, is… Read More
DEXTER — Members of the Dexter Comprehensive Plan Committee continued cataloging information about the community at its Tuesday night meeting. During the past four months, the group has reviewed data compiled by Maine Tomorrow on the following statistics of the town: population, housing, economy, fiscal… Read More
NEWPORT — Twenty-five elected and appointed members of the Newport Budget Committee will gather next Sunday morning for what is expected to be a lengthy and detailed examination of the town’s 1991 budget. In an initial meeting on Nov. 14, Phil Brown was elected chairman… Read More
ROCKLAND — A stalemate in contract talks with the town of Vinalhaven continued Tuesday when several selectmen and the town manager attended a meeting of County Commissioners. Town Manager John Spear and Selectman Philip Crossman complained that after spending three hours negotiating a contract with… Read More
ROCKLAND — One woman was taken to Penobscot Bay Medical Center for treatment Monday after a two-car accident at Pleasant Street and Broadway. Fern L. Chipman, 58, of Rockland was treated at PBMC and released, officials reported. Lt. Michael Collins said that Chipman, driving a… Read More
ROCKLAND — A contract to provide the city with $3.7 million in tax anticipation notes to Key Bank was approved Monday night by the City Council. The bank offered an interest of 6.48 percent, the lowest of three bids received. Finance Director James Frankowski reported… Read More
DAMARISCOTTA — On Friday, Feb. 1, a free self-esteem workshop will begin at the Miles Conference Center in Damariscotta. A joint venture of the Displaced Homemakers Program and Miles Health Care Center’s Community Health Education Office, the course will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Feb. 1,… Read More
ROCKLAND — Engaging the services of the Maine School Management Association to assist SAD 5 in searching for a new superintendent of schools would cost an estimated $5,500, Superintendent of Schools Douglas Fredericks reported to the district’s board directors. But there is no money available in the district’s… Read More
CAMDEN — The circulation of books in the Camden Public Library jumped 23 percent in 1990, according to Elizabeth Moran, head librarian. The circulation in 1990 was 70,666, up from 57,444 in 1989, Moran said, adding that circulation of children’s picture books accounted for 20 percent and adult… Read More
BAR HARBOR — Dr. Calvin Martin, associate professor of history at Rutgers University, will speak at College of the Atlantic at 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 10, in the auditorium as part of the college’s 1991 Distinguished Lecture Series. Martin will speak on Native American spirituality. Read More
SURRY — Proposed state budget cuts that would reduce the number of Marine Patrol officers would be disastrous for the Down East region, according to Lt. James Peva, commander of the patrol’s Division III. Although the Department of Marine Resources probably will be able to… Read More
BLUE HILL — The Island-Reach Computer Users Group will sponsor an all-day workshop on “Computers and Accounting” beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 26, at the Ellsworth High School. The workshop will begin with a round table discussion covering the essentials of small business accounting,… Read More
ELLSWORTH — The Down East YMCA is urging its members to oppose a recommended 1991 city appropriation that would reduce the agency’s subsidy by more than 50 percent. Sheldon Booze, executive director of the Down East YMCA, said Tuesday that a budget suggestion by Ellsworth… Read More
ELLSWORTH — The Hancock County Commissioners on Tuesday again delayed a decision on the request from the Green Party to schedule a non-binding referendum vote on the proposal from Applied Energy Services to build a coal-fired, cogeneration plant in Bucksport. The commissioners opted to wait… Read More
MOUNT DESERT — The MDI Adult and Community Education Program will offer more than 20 short courses and one-evening workshops beginning Jan. 14. Geology of MDI, Craft a Wooden Bunny, Painting from the Outside In, Personal Journal Writing, Eucalyptus Wreath, Selecting a Computer, Makeup the… Read More
Dorothy Hawkes of Bangor was the winner of a mini-vacation for two in Montreal, a fund-raising prize sponsored by First Universalist Church of Bangor. Hawkes is a longtime member of the church. The trip is scheduled for this spring. The winning ticket was drawn Dec. 20. Read More
CLIFTON — A Stetson man was in serious condition at Eastern Maine Medical Center Tuesday after his tractor-trailer rolled over on Route 9 in Clifton earlier in the morning. Thomas Tufts, 37, of Stetson was headed west on Route 9 near the Parks Pond Campground… Read More
A Newburgh woman who was injured in a head-on collision Monday night in Newburgh was listed in serious condition at Eastern Maine Medical Center on Tuesday. It took rescue crews almost three hours to free 34-year-old Laurel Worcester from her 1980 Honda Civic and workers… Read More
State budget cuts are expected to force scheduling cuts for agents in a multijurisdictional drug-enforcement unit, but the Penobscot County Commissioners said Tuesday that they wanted no part of one plan to offset the lost time. The panel turned down a request on behalf of… Read More
A Bangor man allegedly under the influence of liquor had a wild ride through Bangor Tuesday afternoon and left a trail of smashed cars in his wake. Bangor police arrested Ernest Ray Ashlock, 35, of 106 Glenwood Drive, Bangor and charged him with operating a… Read More
HAMPDEN — Police here charged a Hampden man with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor and leaving the scene of a personal-injury accident after he allegedly fell asleep and crashed into a tree. Philip N. Stickney, 47, of Hampden received… Read More
Construction in Bangor fell off considerably last year from the previous two years. Residential construction with additions included kept pace. Non-residential construction — commercial or industrial projects including alterations and additions — was way down. In 1989 more than $32 million of non-residential projects were… Read More
Bob and Kathy Trask of Bangor received a belated Christmas present Monday evening when their son, Robert Trask II, returned home from the Persian Gulf. Trask, 21, is a petty officer third class in the U.S. Navy. He spent the last few months aboard the… Read More
Another Viewpoint Gov. John McKernan’s proposal to borrow from Peter (the state retirement account) to pay Paul (the overblown bureaucracy in Augusta) is comical enough without the added hilarity of House Speaker for Life John Martin and Senate President Charlie Pray telling the people of… Read More
Guest Column PBS — the Public Broadcasting Service — is an easy mark. Especially during the holiday season when Washington Beltway columnists face deadlines and come up short of ideas. The threat of war in the Persian Gulf, the savings-and-loan crisis, economic indicators predicting recession… Read More
Guest Column Yesterday, 10-year-old Anna came to play with my 10-year-old Emily, and despite the fact that Anna, newly arrived from Leningrad, spoke only Russian and Emily spoke only English, the girls had a marvelous day playing with the dollhouse, jigsaw puzzles, paints, and model… Read More
Some 100 reservists of the Auburn-based 1125th U.S. Army Hospital were among 3,609 reservists called to active duty across the nation on Tuesday. Gerald Cloutier, an administrator for the 1125th, said about 70 of the activated reservists were from Maine, including 30 reservists from the… Read More
Of the 44 positions proposed to be cut immediately from the Maine Department of Corrections’ 1,264-member staff, 19 are within the Division of Probation and Parole, perhaps the most overworked division in the state. The Maine Council of Churches last week devised a proposal to lessen the burden… Read More
WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader George J. Mitchell said Tuesday he would not vote to give President Bush “unlimited authority” to use military force to compel Saddam Hussein to withdraw from Kuwait, but was unsure how other members of the Senate would vote on the resolution. Read More
Another Viewpoint The year just ended was declared by the United Nations to be the most important in its 45-year history, a turning point in which global consensus has been reached that conquest and domination should no longer be tolerated. In the year since the… Read More
GRAND ISLE — There is a song about adults listening to children and making the children understand. At Grand Isle, schoolchildren — like many adults — don’t understand why Gov. John R. McKernan wants to cut educational funding, so they have done something about it. Read More
Like the frigid cold sweeping from the Midwest to Maine, banking troubles have come east, and the chance of a thaw is dim and distant. Depositors withdrew more than $1 billion from the Bank of New England and its subsidiaries late last week, pushing the bank into the… Read More
One federal grand juror learned the hard way what the penalty is for spreading secrets. In October, John C. Peasley of Brewer received a 10-month sentence, with two years of supervised release, alcohol counseling, and a $2,000 fine, for obstructing and impeding justice after he… Read More