Shawn Thayer has been the catalyst for the Hermon Hawks with his hustling, end-to-end play for the last four seasons. Thayer’s combination of long-range shooting accuracy, nifty driving moves and relentless defense have made him one of the state’s best all-around players. However, his most… Read More
    NEWPORT – Rita Sullivan scored 17 points as the Rams of Bangor High posted a 52-25 schoolgirl basketball win over Nokomis High here Tuesday night. Stephanie Clark added 13 points for the 10-6 Rams and Charlotte Cyr had 11 points. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    Ellsworth’s Rob Pendergist, a sophomore at Mount St. Mary’s College in Emmittsburg, Md., was named the outstanding performer for the Northeast Conference indoor track and field meet over the weekend. Pendergist finished first in three events and second in another to lead his Mount St. Read More
    BASKETBALL: Texas-El Paso will conduct its own investigation of alleged wrongdoing uncovered by the NCAA during an investigation of the Miners’ basketball program, school officials said Tuesday. The school appointed attorney Ricardo Adauto III to look into the allegations. UTEP President Diana Natalicio said Adauto, her assistant, was… Read More
    OLD TOWN – Coach Garry Spencer knew prior to the 1990-91 basketball season that senior co-captain Stephanie Bernier would have to take a leadership role in the Old Town offense. Her perimeter shooting would help open things up inside, where the Indians’ overall strength lies. Read More
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    Donald Taylor, a much heralded basketball recruit at the University of Maine, is facing an assault charge stemming from an incident last Saturday night during a pickup basketball game in the Memorial field house on the Orono campus, according to Investigator William Laughlin of the UM police. Read More
    MILLINOCKET – The Stearns Minutemen had a battle on their hands here Tuesday night before collecting their 13th Class A basketball win of the season, 62-55 over the Hampden Academy boys. The Minutemen, who led by 16 points in the second half, saw the scrappy,… Read More
    INDIAN ISLAND – Jason Richards registered a hat trick and six others scored goals as the Old Town Indians skated to a 9-2 schoolboy hockey victory over Gardiner Tuesday night at Sockalexis Memorial Ice Arena here. Justin Robbins had three assists, while Jim Evans and… Read More
    Ice fishermen who take the trail to Tunk Lake need not worry about running out of bait while fishing that particular pool. The reason, according to regional biologist Ron Brokaw, is that the Down East lake doesn’t hold a lot of fish. Therefore, you can expect slow fishing… Read More
    MACHIAS – Denise Bither scored 24 points to lead the University of Maine-Machias women’s basketball team to a 71-39 victory over St. Thomas College of Fredericton, New Brunswick, Tuesday. Tracey Kershner added 19 points and 9 rebounds for the 7-12 Clippers and Laura Baker scored… Read More
    AUBURN – Jimmy Card scored 24 points as the Eastern Maine Technical College men’s basketball team topped Central Maine Tech 87-77 here Tuesday. Shannon Dwyer added 20 points and 11 rebounds for the Eagles, now 6-3 in the Maine Small College Conference and 13-9 overall. Read More
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    PRESQUE ISLE – Bub Sawtelle scored 20 points to lead the Northern Maine Technical College Falcons past Washington County TC 102-79 in men’s basketball action Tuesday. Bruce Thibeault added 18 points for the 13-4 Falcons and Brent Tardie had 14. Ron Crouse and Jeff Giggey… Read More
    BRUNSWICK – The Athletics Congress of Maine will hold the Indoor Open Men’s and Women’s Track and Field Championships meet Saturday, Feb. 23, here at Bowdoin College’s Farley Field House. The first events will begin at 1 p.m. The meet features an elite women’s and… Read More
    Since its inception in 1974, the schoolboy basketball program at Wisdom High School in St. Agatha has been recognized more for what it has not done than for what it has accomplished on the court. However, the 1990-91 Pioneers have erected a cornerstone of success… Read More
    Cross country runner Laurie Nicholas, an education major from Westbrook, heads the list of individuals receiving University of Southern Maine scholar-athlete awards on Saturday in Hill Gymnasium on the Gorham campus. Joining Nicholas (who is receiving her third award during this third annual event) in… Read More
    Howard Paradis has been at the helm of the Madawaska High School ski team for 30 years. In that span, he has won seven state championships. After this season, Paradis is retiring, leaving the Owls in the hands of somebody else. He still may go… Read More
    PITTSFIELD – They are arguably the Nos. 1 and 2 prep school basketball teams in New England. But the distance between Maine Central InsHampton (N.H.) Academy on the court Tuesday night looked to be about the same as the distance between the two schools. Led… Read More
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    The “second season” of Eastern Maine Class C schoolgirl basketball officially gets under way Wednesday with a pair of 6 p.m. preliminary contests around the region. The preliminary round will feature defending Eastern Maine champion Limestone, who will be hosted by Wasington Academy of East… Read More
    Not that anyone asked me…. No. 1 UNLV’s performance against No. 2 Arkansas in Sunday’s nationally broadcast college basketball showdown has ruined the upcoming NCAA Tournament for me. Unless Stacey Augmon or Larry Johnson gets hurt in the next month, there is not a college… Read More
    GREENVILLE – The annual Citizen Race and Tour will be held Sunday at the Moosehead Nordic Ski Center on Route 15 in Greenville. The 10-kilometer race, with awards for all categories, begins at 11 a.m. The entry fee is $6. Anyone wishing further information on… Read More
    ORONO – Vince Genest scored four goals, including the game-winner with 2:14 left, to lift the Lawrence Bulldogs past the Stearns Minutemen 7-6 in schoolboy hockey action at Alfond Arena here Tuesday. Jeff Jordan and David Long assisted on Genest’s winning goal for the Bulldogs… Read More
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    Regarding Sandra Immoni of Citizens for Animal Protection (Readers Write, Jan. 21), here is one more example of a halfway thinker without the ability to see any viewpoint but her own. While she does not say so, I believe she would like to see all hunting eliminated. If… Read More
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    To all teachers in the Greenville Education Association I offer a thundering ovation. You have demonstrated a splendid example of intelligent action within the confines of the largest and probably best-financed special interest lobby in the entire state: Cutting your own salaries. Superintendent Gilbert Reynolds… Read More
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    A more apt headline for Another Viewpoint (BDN, Jan. 15) would have been, “Br’er Rabbit speaks.” In attempting to justify union officials’ indefensible demands for compulsory union membership, John R. Hanson resorts to the union equivalent of the famous Uncle Remus ruse: “Please don’t throw… Read More
    It’s hard to believe, but preliminary high school basketball playoff action begins with the Class C girls tonight. It has been an enjoyable season, and all parties are looking forward to returning to the Bangor Auditorium. There’s nothing quite like the annual tournament. When Class… Read More
    The schedule for Sawyer Arena in Bangor, Feb. 13-21, through the week of school vacation, is as follows: Wednesday, Feb. 13, public skate, 12-2. Feb. 14, public skate, 12-2; Stick ‘n’ Puck, 2:15-4:15, public skate and skating lessons, 4:30-5:30. Feb. 15, public skate, 12-2; Stick… Read More
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    The following small-claims cases have been decided in 3rd District Court in Bangor. Plaintiffs are listed first: Barco Federal Credit Union, East Corinth, vs. James Grant, Hampden. Judgment for plaintiff by default, $1,278.67 and $60.14 costs. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
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    HOULTON — The Houlton Town Council voted 5-1 Monday night to approve a 1991 municipal budget totaling $5,740,682, a 10 percent increase from 1990. The new budget could mean an increase of as much as 3 mills on the local property-tax rate, which currently is… Read More
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    CARIBOU — The Caribou Chamber of Commerce will offer its location as a drop-off point for items needed by the troops involved in Operation Desert Storm. Individuals wishing to donate items or money, may do so during regular business hours from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Read More
    In the Aroostook County edition Monday, a patriotic window display photograph in Van Buren identified two women as Dolores and Edwina Ouellette. The two women are actually Gabrielle Akerly and Pauline Cayouette, both of St. Leonard, New Brunswick. Read More
    COLUMBIA — The Sunrise Chapter of the Good Sam Club will meet at 6 p.m. Saturday, March 9, at Perry’s restaurant in Columbia. Past presidents of the Sunrise Wheels Chapter of the Good Sam Club, consisting mainly of people from Washington and Hancock counties, were… Read More
    EASTPORT — The School Union 104 Adult Education Program has announced its spring schedule of classes. Class size is limited, and courses are offered on a first-come, first-served basis. The registration fee is due at the first meeting. Some courses have already started; students may still enroll if… Read More
    MACHIAS — A disagreement over a father’s apparent wish to see his 6-month-old son resulted in the father’s being charged Monday with criminal restraint by a parent, according to Machias Police Chief Robbie Dirsa. The boy’s father — 33-year-old Robert D. Webber of Harrington — was… Read More
    MACHIAS — The presence last week of Hannaford Security at Gay’s Shop ‘n Save in Machias resulted in Machias police summoning at least three people to court on complaints of shoplifting. Machias Police Chief Robbie Dirsa said Tuesday that Hannaford Security, a branch of Hannaford… Read More
    MILBRIDGE — The Petit Manan Ambulance Corps, which operates with volunteer attendants and drivers to serve an area extending from Addison to Steuben, responded to 459 calls in 1990, according to Billy Phinney, captain of the corps. Seventy percent of the calls were emergencies, and… Read More
    HOWLAND — During a three-hour budget hearing on Monday, residents cut $3,800 from the proposed 1991 municipal budget, and voted to add $4,000 to it. About 50 people turned out for the meeting. The annual town meeting will be held on March 11. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    LINCOLN — Recycling will be the topic of a public informational meeting sponsored by the town’s solid-waste subcommittee at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26, in the council chambers. Geoffrey Hill of the Maine Solid Waste Management Agency will be the guest speaker. Recycling topics to… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Membership in the Penquis District Boy Scouts has increased by 56 so far in 1991, although the number of units has dropped by three. According to James Wentworth, Penquis District chairman of the Katahdin Area Boy Scout Council, 1991 membership currently totals 1,015… Read More
    GUILFORD — Traveling 200 miles a day for nine days across country from Wisconsin to Maine on snowmobiles was a challenge that two Connecticut men met recently. Mel McBreairty and Thomas Beatty, both of New Milford, Conn., left Eagle River, Wis., on Jan. 28 for… Read More
    MILO — What do some full-time and retired railroad employees do on their time off? Check into the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad’s Derby Shop on a Saturday and you’ll find volunteers hard at work to restore Engine 42 in preparation for the 100th anniversary celebration of the railroad… Read More
    LINCOLN — March 1 is the deadline for residents to get 1991 transfer station stickers. The requirement for obtaining a transfer station sticker is to own property or be a taxpayer of the town. Residents who rent should provide the town office with a letter from their landlord… Read More
    In a story Monday in the Penquis Edition, the starting time for the 29th Annual Schoodic Lake Ice Fishing Derby, sponsored by the Milo Fire Department, was listed as noon, Feb. 16, for cusk only, when in fact, the derby fishing will begin at midnight, Feb. 16, for… Read More
    SKOWHEGAN — Skowhegan Area Adult and Community Education, in conjunction with Skowhegan area attorneys, will conduct a miniseries of legal information courses, “Everyday Legal Issues.” This series, which begins with a free session at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 25, covers nine different areas of law. Read More
    HARTLAND — As members of the SAD 48 Budget Committee reviewed the latest budget figures for the district Tuesday night, they kept repeating one fact: the budget will be cut deeply this year and the cuts will be difficult ones to make, probably affecting personnel and undoubtedly affecting… Read More
    PALMYRA — At a brief selectmen’s meeting Tuesday night, the Palmyra selectmen voted 4-1 to accept a recommendation presented in the form of a petition. The petition, which was brought before the board on two separate occasions and in two sections, contained a total of 119 signatures, according… Read More
    MACHIAS — After five years as presiding judge over 4th District courts in Machias and Calais, Douglas A. Clapp is preparing for a change of venue in March to Maine’s 12th District Court in Skowhegan. Judge Clapp made the announcement Tuesday following word from Gov. Read More
    ROCKLAND — A potential savings of $94,658 could be realized by eliminating several principal positions in SAD 5, according to a report released Tuesday. The SAD 5 board of directors will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 14, at South School to discuss the possibility of administrative cuts. Read More
    CASTINE — A CPR instructors’ course will be held at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, March 10, at Leavitt Hall, Maine Maritime Academy. The course is certified by the American Heart Association and will be open to new instructors and those needing recertification. New instructors must have… Read More
    BLUE HILL — “Computers in Education: Education in Computers” will be the topic of the monthly meeting of the Island/Reach Computer User’s Group at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 14, at George Stevens Academy in Blue Hill. Educators and administrators from the University of Maine, Maine… Read More
    ORONO — Checker players may have reputations for being dry characters, but that will all change at 9 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 24, when divers hold an underwater checkers tournament at Wallace Pool, the University of Maine. Proceeds will benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Prizes will… Read More
    The verbal skirmishing over the Penobscot County Drug Abuse Resistance Education program escalated Tuesday as one county commissioner criticized statements made last week by Sheriff Edward J. Reynolds. The Sheriff’s Department and the commissioners in recent weeks have been discussing possible ways to fund the… Read More
    For the second year in a row Rape Response Services in Bangor is sponsoring a rape survivors’ support group, and Director Lennie Mullen-Giles said according to hotline statistics there are many rape victims in Penobscot and Piscataquis counties who should attend. Rape Response Services began… Read More
    An item Tuesday in Police Beat incorrectly reported the address of a home where Bangor police reportedly found marijuana and arrested a man for endangering the welfare of a minor. The address was incorrectly listed as 41 Dirigo Drive. It should have read 41 Deer Isle Road. The… Read More
    Regional archers and bow hunters turned out in force Tuesday evening to denounce Brewer City Council’s proposal to ban the shooting of arrows in the city. The council unanimously defeated the proposal. At a public hearing, which due to the size of the audience was… Read More
    A Brewer man was summoned by Bangor police after he allegedly broke into his ex-girlfriend’s apartment at The Terraces in Bangor and then left a message on her telephone-answering machine telling her that he had done it. Bangor police reported that Shane Leighton, 19, of… Read More
    PORTLAND — Two men implicated in a holdup at a high-stakes card game in Westbrook pleaded guilty Tuesday to robbery and armed burglary under an agreement in which they would serve six years in prison. Following their appearances in Superior Court, Li Yi Zhou, 18,… Read More
    ORIENT — When Preston Bonney’s wife was called to active duty with the 1125th Medical Co., he expected his life would be different. But he didn’t expect his family to increase fourfold in size. Bonney, 37, a wood cutter, and his wife, Bunnycq, built a… Read More
    Old Yellow Pages that once sat within reach of telephones will now serve as bedding for a herd of dairy cows. “It’s great. I let my cows do the walking through the Yellow Pages,” said Ron Webb, the Pittston dairy farmer who shreds the old… Read More
    WASHINGTON — Rep. Tom Andrews has spent most of his congressional break in El Salvador leading a fact-finding mission sponsored by the Unitarian Universalist Church. Andrews, a church member, left Feb. 9 for five days of meetings with government officials, labor and business leaders and… Read More
    The current Child Passenger Safety Awareness Week may sound like just another government program to nag parents into doing what they know they should be doing, but its theme is important enough to warrant serious attention by drivers. Gov. John McKernan set aside this week… Read More
    HALIFAX, Nova Scotia — Don Cameron, a dairy farmer and friend of Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, will become Nova Scotia’s 21st premier. Former Premier John Buchanan quit in September for a seat in the Senate and Cameron, 44, won the leadership of the governing Progressive… Read More
    AUGUSTA — While this year’s budget remains snagged in a partisan deadlock, legislative committees are gearing up for an unusually wide-ranging budget review as lawmakers confront a projected shortfall approaching $1 billion in the next two years. In a departure from past practice, most bills… Read More
    Sixty-eight employees of the Maine Technical College System were notified Monday that their jobs would be eliminated effective June 28, 1991, unless funds are restored to the technical college system’s budget for the 1992 fiscal year. An additional six employees were told their jobs would… Read More
    AUGUSTA — An East Winthrop man who says game wardens have been picking on him filed suit in Kennebec County Superior Court contending his constitutional rights were violated. William Randall, 55, named as defendants William Vail, commissioner of the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife,… Read More
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