Who says nobody cares about the high school softball program in Lubec, America? Lubec High School co-coaches Sarah Hostetter and Chet Hubbard thought it was important enough to send out a “WANTED” flier to the school’s female students in hopes of generating more enthusiasm and… Read More
    The sporting world was saddened to learn that on April 28, Lee Wulff, the world-renowned angler and conservationist, died in a plane crash. In the company of another pilot, Lee – I use his first name because that’s how he’d want it to appear in an outdoor column… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE – The playoff-bound Husson Braves rolled to a doubleheader sweep over the University of Maine-Presque Isle here Tuesday, chalking up 5-0 and 17-4 baseball victories. Peter Allen hurled the Braves to the first game win, blanking the Owls on five hits, and the… Read More
    ORONO – Mario Bailey, a 6-foot-6 forward from Kankakee Community College in Kankakee, Ill., has signed a formal NCAA letter of intent to attend the University of Maine next year. He will become a member of the junior class contingent on his admission to the… Read More
    MAINE vs. ST. JOSEPH’S Time, site: Wednesday, 6 p.m.; Mahaney Diamond, Orono 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
    WATERVILLE – Salem (Mass.) State College swept a doubleheader from host Colby College here Tuesday in softball action. Salem State won the first game 11-1 and the second 13-6. In the first game, Alisa Fila doubled, singled twice and drove in 2 runs to lead… Read More
    It is a way for average candlepin bowlers to compete against very good bowlers. That may explain the popularity of the Eastern Maine Average-Plus Handicap tournaments, which have attracted nearly 800 bowlers since September. “It’s easier for a person with a lower average to bowl… Read More
    Once upon a time, softball teams could make the trip to Millinocket and know they would come out with a victory over Stearns High School. But that was once upon a time. Today, teams are lucky to beat Stearns softball teams regardless of where they… Read More
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    WASHBURN – Meredith Baker belted two home runs to lift the Ashland Hornets to a 15-1 schoolgirl softball victory over the Washburn Beavers here Tuesday. Baker hit a 3-run homer in the fourth inning and a 2-run job in the fifth. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
    Bob Cimbollek of John Bapst High in Bangor has become the latest in an elite group of Maine high school basketball coach to eclipse the 300-victory plateau. The 53-year-old Cimbollek, in his 20th season as a varsity coach last winter, reached the landmark while guiding… Read More
    HOULTON – Travis Gentle’s two-run home run with two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning lifted the Houlton Shiretowners to an 18-16 victory over Madawaska here Tuesday afternoon in schoolboy baseball action. Gentle finished the day going 4-for-4 with 2 home runs and… Read More
    All those about to take pen in hand and whip off an angry letter to the editor over the University of Maine’s plan to milk every last dollar out of the Alfond Arena expansion, don’t bother. You haven’t got a leg to stand on. By… Read More
    GORHAM – This year’s University of Southern Maine baseball and softball alumni games will take place on Sunday at Towers Field. Game time for the baseball alumni game is set for 9:30 a.m. Interested players should arrive no later than 9 a.m. The alumni game… Read More
    He was on the outside looking in on Monday evening when the Boston Bruins beat Montreal 2-1 in the seventh and deciding game of their Stanley Cup Adams Division championship series. But former University of Maine All-American defenseman Bob Beers played four of the previous… Read More
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    WATERVILLE – Move over 1929 Holy Cross Crusaders and 1970 Dartmouth College Big Green. You have company. The University of Maine Black Bears tied the New England Division I record for consecutive baseball wins (21), previously co-owned by the ’29 Crusaders and ’70 Big Green,… Read More
    Old Town residents, especially those residing on Indian Island, may have reason to avidly follow the canoe and kayaking competitions in the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta. They will if Old Town High School senior Troy Francis has his way. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
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    In anticipation of the continued gate and fee policies by Georgia-Pacific and North Maine Woods, the Millinocket Fin and Feather Club will at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 4, carry out the following actions — or be arrested: (1) Challenge and go through all Georgia-Pacific and… Read More
    As a member of the original search committee charged with picking a director for the Maine Center for the Arts to recommend to the upper administraion at the University of Maine, I state without hesitation that our choice, Joel Katz, has, in my estimation, not only fulfilled our… Read More
    We were glad to learn that the University of Maine administration has decided to delay the search for a new director of the Maine Center for the Arts until Joel Katz’ grievances have been heard and decided. We applaud the stand of Dean Leslie Flemming who declined to… Read More
    On the basketball court, on the soccer field or working in her chosen area of psychology, Hampden Academy senior Stacy Whitcomb believes that success involves knowing oneself and understanding other people. Whitcomb, the daughter of Lawrence and Lois Whitcomb of Newburgh, is a successful academician,… Read More
    HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Miranda Manzo and Camden Carter, both of Orono, and James Kaiser of Bangor, trained for a space adventure and explored the future of scientific exploration at the U.S. Space Academy in Huntsville. The three were among young people in grades 7-9 who… Read More
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    DEDHAM — A developmental screening clinic will be offered for children 3 to 4 on Thursday, May 16, by the Dedham Elementary School, in cooperation with Child Development Services. The screening will offer assessment of vision, hearing and language, eye-hand coordination, large- and small-muscle control,… Read More
    The University of Maine Department of Music held a Student Chamber Music Recital Competition on April 23 at Lord Hall. The performances by undergraduate and graduate students were judged by George Sopkin of the New England Piano Quartet, a former member of the Fine Arts… Read More
    CAMDEN — With the deadline of May 6 approaching, only Mort Strom has returned his papers for selectman and only Andrew Shapiro has returned papers for the SAD 28 school board position. The terms of Strom and Lawrence Nash will expire on the Board of… Read More
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    Hampden Academy Seniors, high honors: Douglas Gray, Melinda Hills, Anjanette Lowe, Scott Partridge, Cindy Zoldi; honors: Jenny Bishop, Heather Briggs, Jason Charland, Katherine Cole, Justin Crouse, Anne Deckers, Dan Dunkle, Jennifer Dowd, Sherry Frost, Shawn Gott, Ryan Hastey, Kirsten Howard, Elizabeth Jackson, Rachel Keegan, Benjamin… Read More
    Downeast Big Brothers-Big Sisters has announced the following four appointments to its board of directors: Dr. Bruce Chemelski, president of the board, is a partner with John Hale at Eastern Maine Counseling and Testing Services in Bangor. He is director of the School Psychology Services… Read More
    HAMPDEN — Jenifer Willey, a 1988 graduate of Hebron Academy, has been inducted into the Lynchburg (Virginia) College chapter of Alpha Psi Omega, a national honor society for drama students. Jenifer is the daughter of Lloyd Willey of Hampden and Helen Willey of Bangor. She… Read More
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    CORINNA — Robin Mello, 31, of Corinna was arrested Friday, April 26, and will be arraigned later this month in Newport’s 3rd District Court on four counts of trafficking in marijuana. According to David Kurz, assistant director of the Bureau of Intergovernmental Drug Enforcement, Mello… Read More
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    Staff Sgt. Lemuel “Marty” Clark of Winterport has been named the 101st Air Refueling Wing’s Maine Air National Guardsmen of the Month for April. Clark is a member of the 101st Security Police Flight. He joined the Air Guard in April 1988 after 3 1/2… Read More
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    VAN BUREN — The Van Buren Town Council spent nearly 3 1/2 hours Monday night reviewing the 1991-92 municipal budget, which must be turned over to the budget committee Thursday. The meeting gave department heads a last chance to discuss their concerns. Town Clerk Kathleen… Read More
    FORT KENT — A variety of classes will be offered in the University of Maine summer session program that starts May 13. Julia Bayly will offer a course in landscape photography, including a three-day field trip to Monhegan Island. Art professor Wendy Kindred will offer… Read More
    ORIENT — A U.S. Border Patrol agent escaped injury Monday night when his van struck a moose on U.S. Route 1 in Orient. According to Trooper Thomas Milton, Agent Leon Drowns, 45, of Orient was en route to Vanceboro at about 8:20 p.m. when the… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — The Anah Temple Shrine Circus will present the final show of its spring East Coast tour for County residents on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, May 2, 3 and 4, at The Forum. Ringmaster for this year’s circus is Charlie VanBuskirk, a Rochester,… Read More
    HOULTON — A second man has been arrested and charged in connection with five burglaries that occurred April 20 in Houlton. William Estabrook, 29, of Houlton was arrested Tuesday afternoon by Staff Sgt. Daniel Pelletier of the Houlton Police Department and charged with five counts… Read More
    FORT FAIRFIELD — The SAD 20 board of directors will complete a 1991-92 school budget of $4,723,238 during a meeting scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 1, at the superintendent’s office. The proposed budget calls for an increase of $614,518 from last year. The tax… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — With a majority of its annual potato crop inspected and certified as seed, industry officials at Prince Edward Island have begun the job of winning back markets after discovery of a virus that may have cost island growers up to $40 million in lost sales. Read More
    MACHIAS — A 34-year-old Harrington man was arrested Saturday in Machias and charged with violation of a protection order after “harassing and plaguing” Valerie Curtis, 21, of Machias over a four-day period. According to Machias Police Chief Robbie Dirsa, Curtis complained first on April 23… Read More
    HOULTON The following cases were processed the week of April 22, in 2nd District Court at Houlton: 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
    EASTPORT — Eight Shead High School students are about one-third of the way to their $10,000 goal for an educational exchange trip this summer to Eastport’s sister city of Oigawa, Japan. The students, all juniors, were chosen by Eastport’s International Committee to represent the city… Read More
    Six Eastport juveniles have been charged with arson for a fire that gutted a garage in Quoddy Village April 23, acting Police Chief James Raye said Tuesday. The case has been turned over to the Juvenile Intake System, Raye said. The investigation, conducted by Raye… Read More
    EASTPORT — The Eastport School Committee will hold its regular monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 1, in the Shead High School library. The agenda includes a discussion on the elimination of several jobs next year to reduce the school budget. The positions proposed… Read More
    BROWNVILLE JUNCTION — Children and adults of all ages are making plans to participate in the Wheels for Life Bike-a-Thon to be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 4, on Ryder Avenue in Brownville Junction. Coordinator for the event is Lisa Eichel. Read More
    LINCOLN — Code Enforcement Officer William Butler, who has served for nearly four months, has been fired. Butler said he believed Town Manager James Somerville’s decision to fire him was “political.” googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = [];… Read More
    The Penobscot County Commissioners on Tuesday agreed to fill one of two full-time vacancies in the registry of deeds with a part-time worker. “We are caught up now, and don’t you want to see us stay that way?” said Register of Deeds Cynthia Growe in… Read More
    DEXTER — A varied agenda will be before the Dexter Town Council when they meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 2, at the council chambers for their monthly meeting. One of the items before the board will be the question of whether members of the… Read More
    ST. ALBANS — Some St. Albans residents think the SAD 48 School Board can make large cuts in the $10.5 million budget for the 1991-92 school year. The SAD 48 Budget Committee met in St. Albans Tuesday night. Some of the areas where residents felt… Read More
    SKOWHEGAN — Two corrections officers at the Somerset County Jail in Skowhegan have been suspended for one week, according to Sheriff Spencer Havey. Both suspensions, he said, stem from personnel matters that he chose not to elaborate on. Havey explained that one full-time officer was… Read More
    PITTSFIELD — Divers are expected to enter the Sebasticook River in Pittsfield on Thursday in search of a body or additional clues in the disappearance of 14-year-old Christopher Rines. Police have been making plans for an underwater search since discovering a coat identified as that… Read More
    ROCKLAND — For the charge of assaulting Rockland Police Officer Joseph Bates, Dalton Malmstrom Jr., 20, Rockland, was sentenced to a year in prison, in Knox County Superior Court on Tuesday. Justice Herbert T. Silsby also revoked probation from a previous charge of robbery and… Read More
    CAMDEN — Changing the classification of the St. George River would be “a step backward … a big mistake, ” Frank Goodwin told the Camden Rotary on Tuesday. The river classification was raised only last year. Sen. Linda Brawn has introduced legislation to lower the river classification. Read More
    BELFAST — The Planning Board on Monday voted 5-1 with one abstention to grant Lane Construction permission to build a rock crusher, cement plant and asphalt plant on the Staples Road off Swan Lake Ave. Opponents of the plan said Tuesday they intend to appeal the board’s decision. Read More
    ROCKLAND — Eugene Bowler has filed a request for a preliminary injunction to stop the town of Camden from placing a lien against his property on Rockbrook Drive. The Bowler suit stated that the in June 1990 School Administrative District 28 approved a school budget… Read More
    WASHINGTON — The Blue Knights of Maine Ride With Pride event will gather at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, May 4, at the Big Buck Mall for the trip to Lewiston. The Americade N.Y. ride will leave the same location at 7 a.m. Wednesday, June 19. A poker run will… Read More
    DEER ISLE — The results of a recent survey on the quality of education in Deer Isle and Stonington has revealed several problem areas in the island school system. The Becker Institute of Sudbury, Mass., conducted the survey in February for the Island Coalition for… Read More
    BAR HARBOR — The Student Activities Committee and the Women’s Advisory Group at College of the Atlantic will sponsor the Names Project Week, May 6-9, to encourage awareness of the Names Project AIDS Memorial Quilt. The quilt now has 14,000 panels and covers 16 acres. Each panel celebrates… Read More
    ELLSWORTH — The Down East Family YMCA announces the beginning of their Group Membership program, open to all area business employees, organizations, municipal employees, school employees, retirees and private individuals and families. Groups must consist of a minimum of five separate membership units consisting of… Read More
    Two University of Maine students took a brief swim in the Stillwater River Tuesday afternoon after their canoe flipped over. The two men had to swim to shore. Daniel Perry, 20, and Corey Tims, 18, both of Hallowell, apparently hit a rock while in rough… Read More
    Bangor police on Monday investigated a burglary at Maine Commercial Tire on Harlow Street. An employee noticed that a window had been kicked in. Police reported that about $5,361 worth of tools were stolen. Bill Parsons, 30, of 11 Lincoln St., Bangor, was summoned by… Read More
    A judge authorized a bench warrant Tuesday for one of two men beaten in an alleged racial attack in Orono, charging he failed to appear in court to answer a traffic violation. If he is arrested, Quester D. Hannah, 22, of 30 North Fourth St.,… Read More
    Kindergarten registration and screening will be held by appointment on Friday, May 3, at the Glenburn Elementary School for children who will be 5 by Oct. 15. Parents should bring birth certificates and immunization records. Children should accompany parents. Call 947-8769 for an appointment. Read More
    Sandra Smallidge, a resource nurse at Eastern Maine Medical Center, has won the Search for Excellence Award, presented each year by the Maine State Nurses’ Association, to nurses for outstanding professional dedication and commitment. The award is presented in observance of National Nurses Week, which… Read More
    ORONO — If planners pass certain obstacles, the Dysart’s Stillwater Travel Stop could soon be expanding. Representatives of the eatery attended the April 17 meeting of the Planning Board, requesting a special exception for additions to the business. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
    The Brewer City Council has driven another stake into the heart of the Brewer Housing Authority. The council last week approved 4-1 a resolve to exclude future Housing Authority projects from any areas in the city rezoned for high density residential uses. “We’ve got enough… Read More