Two University of Maine football players will take what they hope is the first step toward following former Black Bears Mike Buck and Justin Strzelczyk into the NFL when they attend the league’s scouting combine later this week in Indianapolis. All-American defensive back Claude Pettaway… Read More
Matt Mattson has an incredible knack for driving to the basket. He can slash, twist, spin, glide, or just zip past an opponent with a burst of speed and score. That combination of skills, in addition to his superb jumping ability, is what makes Mattson… Read More
Bernard “Bunny” Parady, for many years a successful basketball coach at Mount Desert Island High and that school’s current athletic director, will be honored by the school Friday night. MDI will be dedicating its high school gymnasium to Parady during halftime of Friday night’s home… Read More
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CAMDEN – The Camden-Rockport Windjammers outscored Rockland 20-2 in the second half to upset the Tigers 30-21 in schoolboy basketball action here Tuesday night. Rockland took an 11-2 first-quarter lead and a 19-10 advantage at the half. However, C-R went its 20-2 surge in the… Read More
CASTINE – Shawn O’Shea tossed in 27 points as the University of New England defeated Maine Maritime Academy 81-57 in men’s basketball action here Tuesday night. Ron McCarthy added 12 points for the 9-17 winners while Chris Berry and Erich Degan had 10 points each. Read More
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Winterport Clippers finally win a game WINTERPORT – Sheldon Beal grabbed an offensive rebound and scored with 14 seconds left in the game to give the Winterport Clippers a 24-22 basketball win over Holbrook in junior high school boys action here Tuesday. Beal paced the… Read More
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Feathers ‘n Fins Out and About: You’re no doubt aware that archery and bowhunting enthusiasts are filling their quivers with verbal arrows to let fly in opposition to a proposal to ban the use of bows and arrows within Brewer’s city limits. A public hearing… Read More
Lewiston High School All-Maine lineman Charlie Duncan is expected to be the first of several schoolboy football players to sign NCAA letters of intent Wednesday committing themselves to attend the University of Maine. Duncan, a 6-foot-5, 230-pound defensive tackle and offensive guard for Lewiston, will… Read More
Quietly, Greg Nichols spent the first 3 1/2 quarters of the game setting screens and making sure his part of the shuffle offense went off without a hitch. Then, with under three minutes remaining, Nichols hit his only two buckets of the game and grabbed… Read More
ORONO – Zac Pelleriti scored a hat trick to lead the Orono Red Riots to an 8-4 victory over the Foxcroft Academy Ponies in schoolboy hockey action at Alfond Arena Tuesday. Jesse Field added 2 goals and an assist for the 3-12-1 Red Riots. Chris… Read More
MAIAW Women’s Basketball Stats (Maine Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women) Team Standings St. Joseph’s 17- 3 .850 UM-Fort Kent 13- 4 .765 Husson College 16- 6 .727 Colby College 12- 5 .706 Bates College 11- 5 .688 Southern Maine 13- 6 .684 U-New England 15- 7 .682… Read More
MACHIAS – Todd Middleton scored 27 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as the University of Maine-Machias men’s basketball team defeated the UM-Farmington 105-99 Tuesday. Drew Meredith added 24 points for the Clippers, now 14-4, and Mike Payne and Ade Orelaja scored 21 points each. Derek… Read More
THORNDIKE – The tourney-bound Maine Central Institute Huskies of Pittsfield finished the season on an upbeat note here Tuesday night, stopping Class B rival Mount View 51-43. The MCI girls will take a 14-4 mark into the final tourney seedings in “B” when action starts… Read More
Melissa Lockman of Seboeis, who owns three indoor track league records, added another honor Friday by finishing third in the women’s mile at the prestigious Millrose Games at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Lockman and eight other girls representing different regions in the… Read More
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HERMON – The doors to the Hermon Elementary School gym were closed to spectators 45 minutes prior to the start of Tuesday’s Class B showdown between Hermon and Orono. An estimated standing-room-only crowd of 1,200 had already jammed into the hall. Yet, when Orono took… Read More
LEWISTON – A heavier and stronger Joey Gamache hit opponent Jackie Beard with a ton of shots, but it was a pair of towels floating to the canvas that sealed his victory. Gamache, sporting 5 1/2 extra pounds after moving up from junior lightweight to… Read More
One of the local centers for celebrating the fifth annual National Girls and Women in Sports Day, set for Thursday, will be Hampden Academy. Ruth Fitzpatrick, coordinator of the program there, has announced that Bucksport High School varsity girls basketball coach Emily Ellis will be… Read More
The annual University of Maine Hot Stove Baseball Banquet will be held on Sunday at the Holiday Inn-Downtown in Bangor beginning with the social hour lasting from 6-7 p.m. New York Yankees Manager Carl “Stump” Merrill, the former University of Maine baseball-football standout and assistant… Read More
Usually being a teen-ager means going to proms, cruising the malls, dealing with boyfriend-girlfriend problems, and staring eagerly into a bathroom mirror searching for the inevitable facial blemishes. But not always. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = [];… Read More
The ascent has been a gradual one for the Hampden Academy gymnastics team, but in its fifth season under head coach Jerry Young, the Broncos have become one of the premier programs in the state. The Broncos are currently ranked second in Eastern Maine, five… Read More
LINCOLN — “The Iron Horse,” one of the more popular Western films ever produced, will be shown at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10, at the Lincoln Theater. The epic silent Western with live music is a presentation of Northeast Historic Films and is sponsored by the Lincoln Historical… Read More
From your lead editorial on Jan. 25: “Those who choose to participate in them (anti-war protests) have the right to do so without being verbally or physically abused by those who don’t like their message.” Everyone should be against physical abuse, of course. “Verbal abuse” calls for some… Read More
Because of Pentagon censorship, network politics, sexist attitudes, and the war mentality in general, the American population is getting seriously shortchanged on information about the war. For those who care beyond simply what is getting blown up rather than who is getting blown up, there is precious little… Read More
During the school year I seem to get in the restaurant at the same time many high-school athletic teams do, my latest encounter being with the Bangor High basketball team. Despite what we read and hear about our schools, I find these young people are… Read More
In response to Clayton Beal’s reporting of the SAD 77 directors voting not to ban the book, “In The Night Kitchen,” I find his article biased and not very well researched. It’s a shame that Beal did not attend the meeting for if he had his reporting my… Read More
Quoting Sen. Charles Pray (Another Viewpoint, BDN, Jan. 23): “As chairman of the legislative council we will state our intention to cut our budget, trim the cost of running the Legislature by 15 percent and a full commitment to respond to the difficult and critical economic times facing… Read More
In reading the Another Viewpoint by Chrales Pray (BDN, Jan. 23), I couldn’t help but respond. Charlie claims the cost of government has increased by 252 percent since 1981 as if that is nothing. I don’t know where he’s coming from, but in my book that’s a lot… Read More
I regret very much the closing of the nursing home known as the Taylor Pavilion, and will always remember the excellent care my mother received there. Evarts T. Leighton Bangor… Read More
It was appalling to see the behavior of Coach Jack Parker of Boston University at the recent game played at the Alfond Arena. If Stuart Haskell, commissioner of Hockey East, wants the fans and the players to behave themselves, then he’d better start enforcing the… Read More
The war does not make sense. People have homes and families, and people are dying. War is a waste of money. Part of the war is about oil. Part of the war is about Hussein and his mean treatment of people. The war should be stopped. Robert Tyler… Read More
Brewer Convalescent Our facility needs a church to conduct a church service for residents the first Sunday each month. Call the activities office at 989-7300. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var… Read More
CARIBOU — The probable time and cause of death of 53-year-old Elmer Madore of Van Buren were set by witnesses Tuesday in Aroostook County Superior Court in Caribou during the second day of the trial of Steven Bois, 28, of St. Leonard, New Brunswick, who has been charged… Read More
The schedule for Sawyer Arena in Bangor, Feb. 6-12, is: Wednesday, public skate, 12-2. Thursday, public skate, 12-2; Stick ‘n’ Puck, 2:15-4:15, public skate and skating lessons, 4:30-5:30. Friday, public skate, 12-2; Stick ‘n’ Puck, 4:15-6:15; 12 and under public skate, 6:30-8:30. Saturday, public skate… Read More
This week, the budget crisis in our state reaches into the world of sports, but not quite in the manner you might expect. A lot of attention has been given lately to budget cuts that are seemingly imminent in the face of huge deficits statewide. Read More
SKOWHEGAN — The 14th annual Getting to Know You Fair will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, at Skowhegan Area High School. It will be the opening event in Skowhegan’s celebration of the Bicentennial of the Bill of Rights. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
Bangor High Members of the Bangor High School speech team members were very successful in the Jan. 26 meet at Nokomis High School. Lori Glazier took the third-place trophy in impromptu speaking, and teammates Molly Tomlinson and Heather Turner placed third in ensemble speaking. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
The following small-claims cases have been decided in 3rd District Court in Bangor. Plaintiffs are listed first: Dunnett Inc., Bangor, vs. Douglas Schauf, Bangor. Judgment for plaintiff by default, $1,316.15 and $35 costs. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
Music is studied very seriously at the Asa Adams Elementary School in Orono. There are 38 boys and girls in the Asa Adams Chorale, and they have been so dedicated and successful in polishing their artistic skills that they have been chosen to participate in the Eastern Division… Read More
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We have a new word for “ugly” in this country, thanks to the new war over there that most everyone over here agrees is all Saddam Hussein’s fault. The word is “Scud.” You know, the missiles with which the Iraqis have antagonized the Jews in… Read More
The following real estate transactions have been recorded at the Penobscot County Registry of Deeds in Bangor this year unless otherwise stated: Ruth D. Coupal to Joseph R. Coupal Jr., Newburgh, Jan. 3. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
Barbara Rice had not thought about making a change, but last September she found a classified ad in a professional journal enticing. Four months later she is sitting behind the desk in the director’s office at the Bangor Public Library — four weeks into her… Read More
The following cases have been decided in 3rd District Court in Bangor: Ruth P. Manzo, 52, East Holden, operating motor vehicle while under influence of intoxicating liquor, 72 hours in jail, 90-day license suspension, $400. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
CARIBOU — The Aroostook Mental Health Center will offer a one-day workshop on time management at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 28, at Yusef’s Restaurant in Caribou. The course will be taught by Kristine Bondeson, community information specialist at AMHC. Time management is designed for those… Read More
CARIBOU — State Rep. Wilfred J. Bell, D-Caribou, has been appointed by House Speaker John L. Martin to serve on the Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on Housing and Economic Development Committee, and the Joint Standing Committee on Agriculture. “The deliberations of the Housing and Economic… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — City Manager John Koelsch reported to City Council Monday night that Crown Ambulance Service plans to increase its budget by 5 percent, resulting in a per-capita request of $8.35 for Presque Isle and surrounding communities. Koelsch said that during an earlier meeting… Read More
A headline on a story Tuesday listing honor roll students at Presque Isle was incorrect. The honor students listed were from Caribou High School. Read More
ADDISON — Charles Spaulding Prime of Addison was honored Sunday by the Grand Masonic Lodge of Massachusetts for 50 years of Masonic service. Prime was given a 50-year veteran’s medal by Lemuel Teague of Machiasport, district deputy grand master of the 3rd Masonic District of… Read More
MACHIAS — Washington County’s towns, municipalities, and their taxpaying residents, who found themselves stung last year by a surge in state property valuations, better brace themselves for a repeat in 1991. According to figures just released by the Maine Bureau of Taxation, the county’s overall… Read More
CHERRYFIELD — The Narraguagus Nursery School will begin its spring session, Monday, Feb. 25, in the basement of Weald Bethel Chapel. The non-profit school is sponsored by Narraguagus Child Development Association, according to Kathleen Wykes, president of NCDA. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
AUGUSTA — State Rep. George A. Townsend, D-Eastport, has been reappointed by House Speaker John L. Martin to serve as a member of the Joint Standing Committee on Audit Program and Review, and the Joint Standing Committee on Marine Resources. The Audit and Program Review… Read More
EASTPORT — Principal Joseph Testa has announced the Shead High School honor roll for the second quarter. Seniors, honors: Beth Austin, Michael Cook, Denise Fickett, Craig Francis, Shawn Harris, Christopher Johnson, Roger Keezer, Walter Kinney, Heidi Preston, Bill Robinson, Stephen Sullivan and Wesley Turner. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
CALAIS — Registrations are now being accepted for the Washington County Elementary Cheerleading Competition which will be held at 1 p.m. March 16, at Calais High School. The competition is being organized by the Calais Recreation Department and sponsored by Coca-Cola. There will be three… Read More
CALAIS The following cases were processed in 4th District Court in Calais for the week ending Jan. 31: 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
SANGERVILLE — Sangerville’s proposed budget for 1991 reflects a 9.6-percent increase over the 1990 budget. Meeting Monday with the Budget Advisory Committee, the selectmen reviewed the various accounts with Town Manager James Catlin. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Overviews of programs offered for students at opposite ends of the education spectrum were presented Monday to members of the Joint Board of Foxcroft Academy Trustees and School Administrative District 68 Directors. The highlights of the district’s Gifted and Talented Program and statistics… Read More
MILO — Melinda Sherburne, Milo town clerk, has announced that 11 Milo residents have filed nomination papers seeking election for various town offices. Properly signed papers were due at the Milo Town Office no later than 5 p.m. Monday, Feb. 4. Elections will be held Monday, March 11. Read More
LINCOLN — The Town Council will decide whether to implement a firefighters’ contract during a special meeting at 4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7, in the council chambers. Representatives of both the town and the union had hoped to resolve the 2-year-old labor dispute during a… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — WDME Radio in Dover-Foxcroft will feature a one-half-hour reading program at 6:05 p.m. beginning Sunday, Feb. 10. The reading program will continue on subsequent Sundays at the same time. Don Nicolson of Monson will read selections over the air, with emphasis on stories… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Dover-Foxcroft Board of Selectmen adopted a proposed budget of $1,756,284 Monday, after three rounds of budget reductions by both the board and the town’s Budget Advisory Committee. With planned revenue of $1,068,070 applied to the proposed budget, the net result would be… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Five Dover-Foxcroft residents will vie for two seats on the Board of Selectmen at the annual town meeting in March. Tom Boone, George Cahill, Elaine Heath, Jim Thiel and incumbent Julie Mountain are seeking to fill the two positions. James LaCasce chose not… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County Commissioners purchased a new police cruiser Tuesday, disbursed snowmobile funds to snowmobile clubs, and voted to seek bids for communications equipment for the Sheriff’s Department. The commissioners accepted the bid of Bill Martin of Augusta to supply the county with… Read More
WILLIMANTIC — Deputies from the Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Department are investigating a break-in at the seasonal home of Morgan Keefe in Willimantic. According to Deputy Scott Richardson, the burglars apparently were spooked by the home’s alarm system, which sounded at about 1:30 p.m. Tuesday and… Read More
THOMASTON — The Thomaston Center of University of Maine Augusta has announced a new format for the Scholastic Aptitude Test preparatory classes. The courses are arranged so that high school students will meet only once weekly, beginning in early March and ending before the SAT exam in May. Read More
NEWPORT — The Newport Board of Selectmen will meet in regular session at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 6, to hear three varied proposals. The first proposal involves the construction of a temporary kennel site at the Newport Transfer Station to house stray dogs. Town Manager… Read More
Penobscot County leaders lent their support Tuesday to a plan to join two other counties in a federally administered rural-development program. In doing so, the County Commissioners joined their counterparts from Piscataquis and Somerset, as well as officials of several towns in the region, in… Read More
HOULTON — The International Police Combat Pistol Association held two matches last month. In a match Jan. 19 at Dexter, open class winner Bruce Staples of the Maine State Police at Skowhegan established a new state record under revised rules requiring the first match to… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s recognition that more than 5,000 acres of Maine potatoes went unharvested last fall could boost prices that have stayed below production costs, industry officials said Tuesday. Crop losses estimated at $8 million were reported by growers after… Read More
THOMASTON — The Thomaston Center of the University of Maine at Augusta will offer professional development workshops during March. Each course is designed to help small-business owners and non-profit agencies improve business skills and practices in the midcoast area. Preparing and Positioning Your Business for… Read More
ROCKLAND — Did the city gain control of a white elephant when it acquired the Thorndike building for taxes? The consensus of city councilors Monday night appeared to be to sell the property as quickly as possible. There was no sentiment expressed for having the city keep the… Read More
CAMDEN — About one year behind schedule, the long-planned, $7.5 million Camden-Rockport sewer connection is inching ahead. Sewer consultant Jim Fitch told selectmen from both towns Tuesday night that bid advertisements for the Glen Cove section could go out by March. The more complicated Camden… Read More
ROCKLAND — In its 25-year-history in Rockland the Head Start program has provided services for approximately 2,1000 pre-schoolers. Last month the agency operated by the Mid-Coast Human Resource Council received an expansion grant of $50,000 to add another 20 children to the program. This brought the current enrollment… Read More
ROCKLAND — It is “virtually impossible” for the Camden Health Care Center to withdraw from Northeast Health under current bylaws, a Superior Court Justice ruled Tuesday. Justice Margaret J. Kravchuk dismissed a suit from CHCC to withdraw from NEH and collect monetary damages. While CHCC… Read More
CALAIS — Trooper Tim McCadden of the Maine State Police is a good cop, but his job will be a little more difficult during the next few weeks because he probably will lose a friend who has worked with him for the past six months. McCadden, who in… Read More
SARGENTVILLE — State Rep. Glenith C. Gray will talk with constituents in District 123 towns in a series of meetings on Saturday, Feb. 9 and 16. At 9 a.m. Feb. 9, she will be at the Selectmen’s Room at Stonington for towns of Stonington and… Read More
BELFAST — Lane Construction Co. has appealed last month’s Zoning Board of Appeals decision prohibiting the company from opening a rock quarry on Staples Road. In a brief filed in Waldo County Superior Court Friday, Lane attorney Edmond T. Bearor argued that not only was… Read More
BAR HARBOR — Working into the wee hours of Tuesday morning, the Bar Harbor Town Council agreed that $36,000 should be cut from the $1.8 million budget proposed for the elementary school next year. Among the several programs and services which could be affected by… Read More
BAR HARBOR — Several proposed capital improvement projects intended for the Conners-Emerson Elementary School were deferred or reduced by the Town Council Monday evening, in a move which cut $141,000 from the school’s capital improvement budget. The $133,000 budget item for a building addition was… Read More
BUCKSPORT — When the governor and his Cabinet arrive in Bucksport next week for the Capital for a Day program, town officials plan to make a new pitch to Human Services Commissioner Rollin Ives as they seek to bring a nursing home to the town. Read More
Negotiations for school support staff in Bangor will go to fact-finding following an impasse in a recent session with a mediator. A spokesman for the nearly 60 secretaries, custodians, and food service workers said Tuesday that a request for fact-finding would be filed to the… Read More
ORONO — The final field of candidates includes seven residents vying for three seats on the Town Council, and four School Committee aspirants. Oskar Feishctinger, Anthony Worster, incumbent Scott Thomas, Devereaux Eaton, Philip Brown, Michael Scott, and George Gonyar all returned their nomination papers before… Read More
The American Heart Association Penobscot Division will hold the annual Bangor Mall Health Fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, at the Center Court, Bangor Mall. Medical-assistant students and faculty from Beal College will take free blood pressure readings. The Nutrition Club… Read More
Coping with the fiscal crunch will require measures by the Bangor City Council that could include layoffs of city workers. A maw of budgetary problems — increasing costs, uncertain state aid, and unsettled taxpayers — faces the administration and councilors. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
Current 1991-1992 state budget proposals will be disasterous to local schools, forcing communities to reach deep into the property taxpayers’ pockets, say Bangor area superintendents. With the recent release of the state’s 1991-92 proposed state subsidies, school district officials across the state have busy number… Read More
Negotiations for the private management of Bass Park are going well and both parties anticipate making the transition to private operations sometime this spring. Talks have proceeded well with no major impediments, City Manager Edward A. Barrett told councilors Monday night. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
ORONO — The Maine Labor Relations Board has ruled that the town intimidated a police officer during an incident with a town councilor, but dismissed the union’s allegations of interference by the town in internal workings. On June 13, 1990, Councilor Scott Thomas and others… Read More
A story on security at Bangor International Airport said that Bangor police staff the airport 24 hours a day. Actually they staff the airport 20 hours each day. There was an error in a photographic caption Tuesday of an accident at Broadway and Hudson Road… Read More
WASHINGTON — Maine soldiers deployed to Saudi Arabia aren’t getting their mail, Rep. Olympia J. Snowe said Tuesday. She called for a congressional investigation, saying, “Uncertainty about loved ones at the front or at home is devastating to morale in both places.” googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
AUGUSTA — Lawmakers will eliminate the most profitable month for some fishermen if they enact a bill to outlaw scalloping during November, a legislative panel was told Tuesday as more than 100 people packed a hearing room. Edmund Bridges of Bucks Harbor said he spends… Read More
Sen. William Cohen, who last fall warned against establishing arbitrary deadlines for Iraq’s withdrawal from Kuwait, now is advising caution and delay in the launching of a U.S. ground offensive. It is sage advice that should be heeded by those who are managing the war against Saddam Hussein. Read More
The Maine State Housing Authority’s motto is, appropriately enough, “Let’s find a way.” Over the past several years the MSHA has found a way — a way to finance homes for lower-income first-time home buyers; a way to develop affordable apartments without federal rent subsidies; a way to… Read More
AUGUSTA — Delegations of game wardens and state troopers prepared to turn out Wednesday for the funeral of Maine Warden Barry K. Woodward, one of three victims of a weekend plane crash in Augusta. Funerals also were scheduled Tuesday afternoon for Richard Mathieu, 46, a… Read More
WASHINGTON — Sen. William S. Cohen said Tuesday there is growing concern among Republican members of Congress that President George Bush may abandon the current “winning” strategy of bombing Saddam Hussein’s forces from the air, and is moving too quickly to a potentially costly one of attacking well-entrenched… Read More
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