Calling the decision “very tough” on a personal level but “not very tough” when it came to his team, University of Maine men’s basketball coach Rudy Keeling said Tuesday he has withdrawn his name from consideration for the Bradley University coaching job. Keeling said he… Read More
    Because of the concern and quick thinking of two Penobscot Bay scallop fishermen, a young bald eagle was saved from drowning and eventually was released to soar again. Steve and Peter Brewer of Stonington were dragging for scallops near Devil’s Island when they discovered the 2-year-old eagle floating… Read More
    The list just keeps on growing. University of Maine senior center fielder Mark Sweeney of Holliston, Mass., is the owner of six school career records and he keeps adding to those numbers. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
    Since the Bangor Daily News began naming its All-Maine basketball team in 1956, a total of 525 slots have been filled on the first, second, and third teams. Of those 525 slots, NEWS records show only two have been occupied by a father and son: Don Sturgeon and… Read More
    The NEWS is making preparations to publish the 36th edition of its All-Maine Schoolboy Basketball Team. The definitive dream team will be unveiled in Saturday’s Bangor Daily News. The All-Maine squad is chosen based on input from high school and college coaches, media, officials, and… Read More
    Athletic directors, coaches and student-athletes have much to think about these days as opposition to the proposed 15-percent schedule reductions among those groups mounts in all corners of the state. Some schools, like Calais and Mount View of Thorndike, are facing the possibility of having… Read More
    ORONO – Trish Roberts’ eyes told the story. She was tired. Exhausted, even. She was confused and torn over a decision she will have to make sometime during the day Wednesday. It’s been a whirlwind 144 hours for the University of Maine women’s basketball coach. Read More
    BASEBALL: Former University of Maine baseball player Mike Bordick of Winterport was sent to AAA Tacoma by the Oakland Athletics baseball team. Bordick, who hit over .400 for the Athletics during spring training, was sent down by the A’s so the parent team could meet its roster requirements. Read More
    ORONO – University of Maine women’s basketball coach Trish Roberts feels she is Memphis State’s No. 1 candidate for the school’s vacant coaching position, but has “not officially” been offered the job. MSU officials acknowledged they have had “further unofficial discussions with the candidates” and… Read More
    MAINE vs. BOSTON COLLEGE Time, site: Wednesday, 3 p.m.; Shea Field, Chestnut Hill, Mass. 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
    BANGOR DAILY NEWS ALL-MAINE BASKETBALL TEAMS 1956 – First Team: Ed Marchetti, Morse; Paul Davenport, Houlton; Pete Scott, Cape Elizabeth; Danny Drinon, Bangor; Dick Bishop, Morse; Second Team: Terry Spurling, Ellsworth; Karl Daigle, Bangor; Bob Napolitano, Cheverus; Ron Gagne, Lewiston; Don Sturgeon, Old Town; Third… Read More
    The knee-jerk reaction to Tuesday’s sudden announcement by University of Maine men’s basketball coach Rudy Keeling that he’s withdrawn his name from consideration for the open Bradley University job is to get all warm and sloppy-sentimental. It would be easy to pin a medal on… Read More
    Vince Marzilli is the new softball coach at Hermon High School, athletic director Jon Perry has announced. Marzilli succeeds Tim Thornton who resigned his softball psoition last year. Thornton will remain as Hermon’s girls basketball coach. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
    Coach John Winkin notched his 800th career win in the University of Maine’s 15-1 win over Boston University on Sunday. Winkin zeroes in on another milestone Wednesday as he guns for his 500th win at Maine when the Black Bears visit Boston College for a… Read More
    I am a high-school French teacher. I am paid by my district to teach French as well as I can — to high-school students. Because students benefit from individual contact, I can teach most effectively if my class is small. While adding one or two senior citizens to… Read More
    Where do our “mystified” police officers get the idea that “a small but vocal minority sacrificed the security and well-being” of Eastport? Many more citizens would have been present, and in full agreement with the “so-called vocal minority” if the meeting had been held a little later in… Read More
    Regarding Joel Katz, what is “management style” as a reason for firing a worker? Whatever happened to good old bottom line thinking, as in: (1) Is the Performing Arts Center a financial albatross around the neck of the University of Maine, and therefore, of us… Read More
    Not that hogwash again about Ellsworth being the “ideal location” for a boom in business development (BDN, March 27)! All these hotshot Realtors, developers, from California, New York, Portland and Bangor, sure are gullible. They’ve been clearing trees and houses and building flat-tops and blacktop until High Street… Read More
    In response to your editorial of March 26, I am one of those state employees and a union member at the Maine State Prison. I have worked for the state for 11 years and have seen better times when it comes to the state’s financial situations. Read More
    Down East, nestled somewhere between Ellsworth and Machias, is a little elementary school in Cherryfield. They’ve done musical presentations for the last five years wiht smashing success, but hardly with the hoopla they deserve. On April 2 and 3, under the direction of faculty members Cynthia Curtis and… Read More
    SKOWHEGAN — Frances Booth of Cape Elizabeth, the first person from Maine to serve as national president of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary, will attend a dinner on Sunday, May 5, sponsored by the Skowhegan VFW Auxiliary 3198. Booth took her oath of office… Read More
    Katrina Ann Webster is currently attending the University of Seville, Spain, spring term under the auspices of Sweetbriar College. Webster is a 1987 graduate of Bangor High School and is the daughter of Ann Fleming Webster of Bangor. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
    HOLDEN — A Young People’s Art Festival sponsored by the art departments of Holden, Dedham and Eddington Elementary schools and the Holbrook Junior High School will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 23, at the Holbrook School. Selected art work from students in kindergarten through grade eight… Read More
    Ah, spring! The clocks have been set ahead, we’ve lost that hour of sleep and won’t gain it back until October. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i… Read More
    The Retired Senior Volunteer Program in Penobscot and Piscataquis counties has recognizedseveral dedicated volunteers: John Baldwin of Winn volunteers at the Silver Spoons Meal Site. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var… Read More
    PITTSFIELD — What began as an unanticipated and last-minute debate by the Pittsfield Town Council, ended in an equally unanticipated action Tuesday night. After two hours of debate and discussion, including an executive session, councilors tabled the resolution for a new contract with the Penobscot… Read More
    ORONO — The Peace Studies Spring Events listing for April at the University of Maine are as follows: p.m., Field House. Wednesday, April 10: Building a Peace System, a lecture by Robert Irwin, author of Building a Peace System, 7:30 p.m., 100 Neville. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    Orono Nursing Home Residents received a special letter from Armando Alexander in Saudi Arabia on March 25. He was so happy to receive a nice 21st birthday card from residents who signed it personally and pictures of residents and staff members. Armando said he was… Read More
    WATERVILLE — Mid-Maine Medical Center’s Maternity Education Program is offering a “Moms in Motion” prenatal and postnatal exercise program for expectant and new mothers. The program will be held on Monday and Wednesday evenings for six weeks, beginning April 29. Classes emphasize prenatal, low-impact aerobic dance, music stretching… Read More
    Dear Dr. Dos: On several occasions over the last few weeks I have watched Dr. Dos give the public erroneous information concerning both computer hardware and software. After reading this week’s column, I feel that it’s time to speak. First: Low- and high-density diskette (360 and 1.2K) are… Read More
    LINCOLN — The Lincoln Town Council has turned down a request for an investigation of an incident in which a town employee — a member of the public safety department — allegedly threatened a council member. The council plans to discuss the issue further in… Read More
    GREENVILLE — The Greenville Board of Selectmen was upset to learn that the Moosehead Sanitary District Trustees had refused the town’s proposed agreement on the licensing of additional land for a septic-waste-disposal site. The Sanitary District submitted an application to the Department of Environmental Protection… Read More
    PITTSFIELD — The ninth annual Downtown Pittsfield Flea Market will be held Saturday, June 8, sponsored by the Pittsfield Fire Department. Locations will rent for $8 each. Participants are required to bring their own tables. The Fire Department will assign spaces along the sidewalk in… Read More
    EAST MILLINOCKET — The U.S. Farmers Home Administration has awarded the town of East Millinocket a $50,000 grant for additional work at the Great Northern Industrial Park. Ron Turcotte, chairman of the East Millinocket Board of Selectmen, said the grant would be used toward the… Read More
    “You can’t save money by having cheap work and poor leather in your shoes,” was a reminder in a Palmer Shoe advertisement in the early 1900s. “If you needed a new lift on your heel, it was 35 cents. Now, it’s $7,” said Evelyn Haney… Read More
    This week, Health Talk features Irwin Gross, MD, director of the EMMC Transfusion Medicine Service. Dr. Gross talks about blood transfusions, and answers a few of the most frequently asked questions. He also discusses the tests which donated blood undergo. The EMMC Laboratory will celebrate… Read More
    NEWPORT — The search is on for graduates of Nokomis Regional High School. A newly formed Nokomis High School Alumni Association met last week to organize, write bylaws, elect officers and plan fund-raising events. The group will meet at 7 p.m. on the first and… Read More
    The following cases have been decided in 3rd District Court in Bangor: James C. Green, 19, Bangor, receiving stolen property, $150. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i… Read More
    ALLAGASH — State police reported late Tuesday night that a moving ice jam on the St. John River at Allagash pushed a five-span steel girder bridge into the St. John River stranding up to 200 people in Dickey. Civil Defense set up headquarters in the… Read More
    The ASSE International Student Exchange Program is searching for hosts to share homes and heritage with students visiting from overseas during the next school year. High school students from Scandinavia, France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Holland, Great Britain, Switzerland, Japan and New Zealand are well-screened, insured… Read More
    Rubber duckies that will be racing in the Kenduskeag Stream on Sunday, April 21, are not part of some feather-brained scheme. The web-footed waterfowl are participating in the event to benefit the American Cancer Society. Between now and April 21, the society hopes to have… Read More
    The following real estate transactions have been recorded at the Penobscot County Registry of Deeds in Bangor this year unless otherwise stated: Gregory J. Barrows and Nancy R. Barrows to Herbert R. Dickey III, Holden, March 28. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
    Several military honors have been announced: Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Paul R. Stubbs was promoted to his present rank while serving at Naval Air Station, Sigonalla, Italy. He is the son of Carol Sewell of Levant and is a 1987 graduate of Wiscasset High… Read More
    Bangor High Thirteen Project Transition students at Bangor High participated in the Regional Special Olympic Swim Meet last Monday, April 8. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i… Read More
    WADE — Wade residents approved a 1991 gross budget in the amount of $156,621.77 during the annual meeting April 2. Anticipated revenue is $54,071.38. Taxpayers will be asked to raise $102,551.39, about $5,000 more than last year. The property tax rate is expected to increase… Read More
    VAN BUREN — The Van Buren Town Council took its first crack at a municipal budget for 1991-92 during a meeting Monday night that lasted more than three hours. Town Manager Jayne Farrin gave the councilors a preliminary version of the budget last week. Town… Read More
    HOULTON — The new volunteer information desk at Houlton Regional Hospital, which opened officially on April 1, will be staffed by two volunteers from 8 a.m. to noon on weekdays. According to Patrice Hipsley, Seniority Volunteer coordinator, hospital volunteers will be available to do a… Read More
    CARIBOU — City councilors heard a report Monday on the city-owned Cary Medical Center by Paul T. Pierson, chairman of the board of directors. Pierson highlighted activities during the last year, including changes in the Cary Medical Center facility, staff and board of directors. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    ASHLAND — During a special meeting of the SAD 32 board of directors Monday, Frank Currier of Portage resigned as chairman. No reason was given for the resignation, which came during the latest round of controversy surrounding the school district. The board is scheduled to… Read More
    CARIBOU — The following divorces were granted during March in 1st District Court by Judge Ronald A. Daigle. Unless otherwise noted, the divorces were granted on the grounds of irreconcilable differences. Christopher R. Holmes and Sue Ann Holmes, both of Presque Isle, married in Woodstock,… Read More
    The Maine-Loring Association honored Loring Air Force Base’s 1990 quarterly and yearly award winners at a dinner held recently at the officer’s club. Among those recognized were Senior Airman Robert M. Hughes, 1990 Airman of the Year; Master Sgt. Danny G. Holwerda, 1990 Senior Non-Commissioned Officer of the… Read More
    HOULTON The following cases were processed the week of April 1 in 2nd District Court in Houlton by Judge David B. Griffiths: googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0;… Read More
    BAILEYVILLE — The Town Council moved quickly through its agenda Monday night and approved a proposal that Baileyville join the Washington County Solid Waste District. In the informational memo he prepared for the meeting, Town Manager Donald Dye told the council he believed it would… Read More
    COLUMBIA FALLS — The Planning Board has recommended to the town’s selectmen that a penalty of $1,000 be levied by the town against a Duxbury, Mass., man who violated Maine’s subdivision law by dividing his “Brickyard Lot” into four lots and selling them for $40,000 each without the… Read More
    MACHIAS — A Washington County Superior Court jury deliberated only 10 minutes Tuesday before returning a guilty verdict against a Machiasport student accused of impersonating a public official. She was found not guilty of aggravated forgery and falsifying official documents. Newly appointed “Justice” James Huntley… Read More
    MACHIAS — Machias police are investigating a weekend burglary at the Court Street Variety in which $400 in cash and checks was reported stolen. Police Chief Robbie Dirsa said Tuesday that entry was gained through a rear, crank-type window at the store. Dirsa reported that… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Piscataquis, Penobscot, and Waldo counties will sponsor Pesticide Sprayer Calibration Clinics at several locations on Wednesday, April 17. The clinics will begin at 6:30 p.m. at Jim Rattigan’s in Dover-Foxcroft, at 10 a.m. at Ingraham Equipment… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Informational letters regarding the new waste-water treatment system will be mailed out this week to about 575 Dover-Foxcroft residents. The letter will inform residents about the progress of the new waste-water treatment system project. Plans must be made by homeowners and business owners… Read More
    GREENVILLE — The third-quarter honor roll at Greenville High School has been announced by Principal James Richards as follows: Seniors, honors: Travis Carpenter, Bill Chander and Jon Lander. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner =… Read More
    SKOWHEGAN — The international cast of Up With People, a group of students that will perform a two-hour family oriented musical in Skowhegan, needs host families for 110 students from 16 countries. They will be in Skowhegan for five days, from Thursday, April 25 to Tuesday, April 30. Read More
    ROCKLAND — “Cheers for Volunteers” is the theme for this years celebration of National Volunteer Week, which will be observed April 21-27. Kno-Wal-Lin Home Health Care, a non-profit, Medicare-certified home health agency serving Knox, Waldo and Lincoln counties, is especially proud of its core of… Read More
    ROCKPORT — Poison prevention was the theme as pharmacists from Penobscot Bay Medical Center visited 15 area grade schools in March and April to speak to children on ways to make their homes safe from various chemicals and pharmaceuticals. Jeff Kubel, director of the hospital’s… Read More
    ROCKLAND — Mid-Coast Human Resources Council seeks candidates for one seat on its board of directors. MCHRC is a private, non-profit corporation providing social services to the low-income and elderly residents of Mid-Coast Maine. The directors are responsible for an annual budget of $2 million… Read More
    ROCKPORT — Officials of Northeast Health are still smarting from a suit filed by Camden Health Care Center to gain its independence. The suit was dismissed in Knox County Superior Court and has been appealed to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. The Camden Health Care… Read More
    ROCKLAND — The City Council issued commendations, granted licenses, set fees for softball players, and discussed the purchase of computer equipment for the assessor’s office Monday night. The council chambers were filled to overflowing at the beginning of the meeting as members of the girls… Read More
    ROCKLAND — Word was received Tuesday by County Commissioners that the chief judge of the District Court had determined that the state would not remove the court from Rockland. Whether the state would be willing to pay the 4-percent rent increase, however, was still an unanswered question. Read More
    CAMDEN — An announcement of a new town manager could be made as early as Monday, April 22, according to acting Manager Christine Savage. Interviews for the position are expected to continue April 11 and 12. At their Monday session, selectmen tabled discussion of an… Read More
    BELFAST BELFAST — Justice Eugene W. Beaulieu handed down the following sentences this week, in Waldo County Superior Court. 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;… Read More
    CASTINE — Maine Maritime Academy will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for its new student center at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 13, on the upper campus opposite Leavitt Hall. Winton Scott Architects of Portland have designed a 23,000-square foot colonial-style building which will include a dining… Read More
    SURRY — Fire leveled a single-family residence on the Toddy Pond Road in Surry on Tuesday afternoon. Surry Volunteer Fire Chief Bill Mulhern said that the home of Barry and Patricia McLellen, located on fire road No. 1, was completely consumed by fire when the… Read More
    BUCKSPORT — The Bucksport School Sustem is among the many systems throughout Maine that are beginning to feel the effects of the state budget cuts. The town’s School Board will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday to terminate formally two teaching positions at the high school… Read More
    WALTHAM — A truck filled with more than 2,000 gallons of fuel oil overturned on Route 179 in Waltham Tuesday afternoon, spilling some of the contents onto the ground. According to Sgt. Kenneth DeBeck of the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office, the truck was owned by… Read More
    ELLSWORTH — Members of the Ellsworth City Council sparred with the Ellsworth Comprehensive Plan Committee for more than an hour Monday evening after the committee requested increased City Council involvement in the preparation of its state-mandated planning document. Larry King, vice chairman of the Ellsworth… Read More
    ELLSWORTH — The Downeast Sexual Assault Services hotline received more than 400 calls during its first year of operation. Available to residents of Hancock and Washington counties since November 1989, the hotline receives calls from victims of rape, incest, and sexual assault. According to Vyvyenne… Read More
    A 76-year-old Kenduskeag man was arrested at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Bangor and charged with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor. Patrolman Stephen Jordan reported that Robert W. Berry drove through a red light at the intersection of Cumberland Street and Broadway and… Read More
    CASTINE — Maine Maritime Academy will play a key role in the forthcoming lecture series, “The American Merchant Marine: Problems and Prospects,” to be sponsored by the Penobscot Marine Museum in Searsport. Dr. Wallace S. Reed, chairman of the academy’s department of graduate studies and… Read More
    The Pine Tree Chapter of the American Red Cross received numerous phone calls Tuesday from Bangor-area residents of the Greater Bangor area who offered financial contributions to aid Kurdish refugees fleeing Saddam Hussein’s armies in Iraq. The Red Cross is working in the Middle East… Read More
    Bangor and the federal government recently agreed to steps the city must take to improve its sewerage and to avoid stiff penalties. The City Council gave City Manager Edward Barrett the authority to sign a consent decree with the U.S. government. Negotiations with the federal… Read More
    Fire and police officials are seeking information about a few suspicious fires that are currently under investigation in Bangor, as well as about three hay fires that were deliberately set in Hermon, Veazie and Bangor last week. Three structure fires have occurred since January and… Read More
    AUGUSTA — Gov. John R. McKernan has appointed former Bangor mayor and city councilor N. Laurence Willey Jr. to the state’s Special Commission on Governmental Restructuring. The commission is charged with proposing a plan to consolidate, restructure and streamline government. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    Dozens of Bangor High School students raised $611 for charity Saturday during the first “Get a Clue for Charity” scavenger hunt. Students split up into 15 teams that were sent to locations in Bangor, Ellsworth and Hampden looking for clues to solve the fictitious murder… Read More