LONG BEACH, Calif. – Long Beach State made it official on Thursday when it named Glenn McDonald the head coach of its women’s basketball team. McDonald, who confirmed on Wednesday that he was offered the job, edged out University of Maine coach Trish Roberts for… Read More
    STANDISH – It was far from pretty, but it was historic just the same. Husson College pitchers Matt Dutille and Peter Allen combined to throw the second no-hitter in the school’s history at Ward Field on the campus of St. Joseph’s College here Thursday as… Read More
    Several changes have been taking place over the years in recreational gymnastics competition, not the least of which is the improvement and success of eastern Maine teams. So much so, in fact, three area teams won state YMCA championships recently. The new YMCA program, which… Read More
    Central’s Pineo 3-hits Pirates EAST CORINTH – Toby Pineo pitched a three-hitter, striking out 11 and walking only three, as the Central High Red Devils took a point-worthy, 10-0 win from Piscataquis Community High of Guilford here Thursday in schoolboy baseball. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
    LEWISTON – Joey Gamache, Lewiston’s would-be world boxing champion, will put his 23-0 record but not his International Boxing Federation Intercontinental title on the line Friday night at the Central Maine Civic Center in Lewiston when he takes on unranked Verdell Smith in a 10-rounder. Read More
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    University of Maine senior center fielder Mark Sweeney was pleased when he learned that he was named North Atlantic Conference Player of the Year. But he also put things into perspective. “It feels good. It’s a nice honor,” said Sweeney, who is hitting .402 with… Read More
    SEATTLE – Without Mike Schooler, the Seattle Mariners’ bullpen was supposed to be questionable. After the team’s first 28 games, the Mariners think all the questions have been answered. The Mariners’ relief pitching has been a major surprise. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
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    I would like to see the U.S. government have mandatory drug testing in every workplace and school. It just might help clean up our drug abuse among our youth of this country and others and some parents might become more aware. Drug use is way… Read More
    To the selectmen of Howland, just say no to a special toxic waste dump. The state is looking for the path of least resistance and will not run roughshod over us if we put up a united front. Our worst enemey is complacency and procrastination. Read More
    So the “experts” from out of state have found a reason to expound their views on the death penalty in Maine. Mainers, sometimes perceived as backward and a little ignorant, and certainly out of touch with the way things should be, have been able to make up their… Read More
    After reading local newspapers and listening to people who attended the Town Council meeting on April 12 on the proposed Applied Energy Services plant in Bucksport (I was at a concert at the high school), I wonder if the Town Council is afraid of the “people” or are… Read More
    CARIBOU — Aroostook County Commissioners have denied a petition by five residents of Township 11 Range 4, the Squa Pan Lake area, to issue a warrant to begin proceedings to become a plantation. After an hour-long public hearing Wednesday at the Caribou courthouse, a straw… Read More
    Husson College board of trustees announced honorary doctorates to be presented at the college’s 92nd commencement on Saturday, May 11. Conrad K. Cyr will receive a doctor of law degree; Malcolm E. Jones, a doctor of business administration degree; and Shirley K. Richard, a doctor… Read More
    CARIBOU — Maine Public Service Co. would lose $3 million annually in electric sales from Loring Air Force Base alone if the installation were to close, MPS President G. Melvin Hovey said Thursday. In a session with area media representatives and local officials, Hovey said… Read More
    NEW SWEDEN — Paul Cote, 33, and his wife, Sandra Cote, 32, of Station Road in New Sweden were arrested Wednesday on a search warrant and each charged with trafficking in marijuana, a Class C crime, according to the regional commander of the Bureau of Intergovernmental Drug Enforcement. Read More
    CALAIS — Helen Wakefield, executive director of the Calais Area Chamber of Commerce, submitted her resignation to the board of directors Wednesday. Wakefield cited health as the reason for her resignation. Wakefield, a retired businesswoman, has worked for the chamber since September when she replaced… Read More
    MACHIAS — How the Maine cranberry industry will provide new job and business opportunities in Washington County, will be discussed by a representative of the Eastern Maine Development Corp. at a breakfast meeting of the Machias Bay Area Chamber of Commerce on May 17. Charles… Read More
    NEWPORT — Vandals broke into the Nokomis Regional High School library late Wednesday, according to Newport Police Chief James Ricker. At least two people entered the library through a window. Once inside, the vandals damaged a computer, stole about $15 in petty cash, chewed candy… Read More
    MILO — Marine Lance Cpl. Mark Lamarre, formerly of Brownville and now living in New Hampshire, will be the guest of honor at welcome-home ceremonies to be held Friday evening in Milo and Brownville. Lance Cpl. Lamarre, who has been home from the Persian Gulf… Read More
    SEBEC — It will cost about $400,000 to replace the roof at SeDoMoCha Middle School, SAD 68 directors learned Wednesday. The entire roof needs to be replaced because numerous leaks have occurred over the past few years, and some areas of the roof do not… Read More
    MILO — Eighth-graders at Penquis Valley Middle School in Milo on Monday tested their knowledge of garbage when the Garbology Museum visited their school. The program, part of the Rural Education Cooperative Online Network, was held previously at Greenville Junior High School and SeDoMoCha Junior High in Dover-Foxcroft. Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Small claims disposed of in 13th District Court on Thursday were as follows, with the plaintiff listed first: Mayo Regional Hospital of Dover-Foxcroft vs. Budd Holt of Dover-Foxcroft, judgment for plaintiff in amount of $1,174.44 and $35 costs. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    LINCOLN — The following divorces were granted in 13th District Court in Lincoln on the grounds of irreconcilable marital differences: Alice M. Nason of Howland and Danny E. Nason of Howland. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = [];… Read More
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    PALMYRA — If everything goes as planned, Palmyra’s vanguard recycling program will be in operation before August. According to Administrative Assistant Patrick White, the truck and truck body that will be used in the program have been ordered. Ther vehicle will be the only one in operation in… Read More
    ROCKLAND — An eighth-grade graduation exercise will be held June 14 this year at Rockland District Junior High School for the first time. Also for the first time there will be no traditional baccalaureate service in conjunction with the high school graduation exercises. Both issues… Read More
    THOMASTON — The debate on the $5.4 million SAD 50 budget will continue at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 15, at Georges Valley High School. It should be an interesting evening. One one side will be the teachers and their supporters working against “drastic” cuts in… Read More
    ROCKPORT — David Farley will not seek re-election to the SAD 28 board of directors. Farley took out nomination papers but decided against seeking another term. The deadline for returning the papers was Tuesday. Running for Farley’s seat for a three-year term will be C. Read More
    CAMDEN — Nancy Meisle has thrown her chapeau back into the political ring. Meisle was defeated in November by Lawrence Nash in the race for the House District 83 seat in the Legislature. Now Meisle has returned nomination papers for Nash’s vacated seat on the… Read More
    The honor roll for the third-quarter at Deer Isle-Stonington Junior-Senior High School has been announced. Honors with distinction, sophomores: Kim McGuffie and Kris McGuffie; freshmen: Dana Hoberg and Phoebe Scott-Wyard. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var… Read More
    BUCKSPORT — Members of two PTA groups in town Thursday night urged the Bucksport Town Council to reconsider its directive to the school board to cut $338,992 from the proposed school budget and requested that councilors fund the budget fully. About a half dozen people… Read More
    ELLSWORTH — Ellsworth High School has announced the selection of this year’s participants at Boys State, held June 16-21 at Maine Maritime Academy, and Girls State, held June 23-28 at Husson College. Boys State and Girls State are week-long programs in citizenship sponsored by the… Read More
    BLUE HILL — Class valedictorian for this year’s graduation at George Stevens Academy is Lydia Gray, according to Headmaster David H. Hitchings. The second, third and fourth honor parts are held by Emily Biss, Marcie Bowden and Kristin Eisenhardt. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
    ORONO — Times here are tough. Real tough. Just as the town, in dealing with its own fiscal problems, drafted a preliminary budget that calls for a tax increase of 21.34 percent, a fair-sized chunk of that document remains somewhat uncertain, depending on the actions… Read More
    The following people were arrested Wednesday night and Thursday morning in Bangor and charged with operating motor vehicles while under the influence of intoxicating liquor: Alfred Beaulieu, 43, 63 Sidney St., Bangor, was scheduled to appear in 3rd District Court on June 10; Randolph Evarts,… Read More
    A newsworthy Thursday about a plant sale in Frankfort contained an error. The sale will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the fire station, not 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., as reported. A listing under new citizens on the Penobscot page Tuesday… Read More
    A Department of Transportation worker involved in a fiery crash Monday on Interstate 95 in Bangor is paralyzed from the chest down, according to his wife. Stephen Everett, 39, of Augusta is in critical condition in the intensive care unit at Eastern Maine Medical Center,… Read More
    The city of Brewer plans to hire a consultant to evaluate the property and contents that compose the city’s insurance coverage. After the consultant’s evaluation, the city will seek policy proposals from prospective insurance firms. But city staff will have to make haste as Brewer’s… Read More
    The city of Bangor will hold its annual spring cleanup the weeks of May 13 and May 20. The first week — Monday, May 13, to Friday, May 17, — public works crews will pick up trash on the west side of the city. The… Read More
    Four employees of Bangor Hydro Electric Co. were injured Thursday afternoon when a live electrical wire fell and hit the pole that the men were working on. The 2 p.m. accident occurred along a powerline on Route 9 in Eddington as the men were replacing… Read More
    The annual bike auction, sponsored by the Bangor Police Department, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 11, at the Pickering Square Parking Garage in Bangor. The bicycles available for auction will be on display from 9 to 10 a.m. Volunteers are needed and… Read More
    BIDDEFORD — University of New England President Charles W. Ford says he was shocked by the faculty’s vote of “no confidence” in his leadership because the action was taken without any warning. Faculty Senate President Elizabeth Ruff said Thursday there were many reasons for the… Read More
    The fighting in Iraq officially ended with the acceptance of the cease-fire. However, for civilians, especially for children and the mothers who care for them, the war is far from over. A report from the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) dated April 16 highlights… Read More
    WASHINGTON — Mothers Against Drunk Drivers ranked Maine among the top 10 states that have taken action to curb alcohol-related driving offenses, but the group’s state chairman said Maine’s system won’t be complete until the Legislature authorizes a victims’ compensation bill. “Looking around the country,… Read More
    Legislation passed Wednesday by the House of Representatives that would require a seven-day waiting period for handgun purchases would pose monumental problems for police agencies in Maine, according to some law enforcement officials. Police chiefs in Bangor, Brewer, Old Town and Col. Andrew Demers of… Read More
    Paul Simon will bring his “Rhythm of the Saints” summer tour to the Seashore Performing Arts Center, Old Orchard Beach. Opening act for the 7:30 p.m. concert Friday, Aug. 30, will be Michael Brecker. Tickets are available at all Ticketron outlets or by calling Teletron at 1-800-382-8080. Read More
    AUGUSTA — A Superior Court judge Thursday turned down a union request to temporarily block the McKernan administration from withholding pay for hundreds of Maine employees required to work Friday when much of government is shut down. Administration officials and union leaders, meanwhile, expressed hope… Read More
    As an Approved Rehabilitation Provider (ARP), I would like to share some thoughts and insights regarding the proposed Workers’ Compensation reforms presently being put before the public. I have studied the recent governor’s task force report, attended public meetings and debates, followed the media coverage,… Read More
    A woman who fatally shot her boyfriend’s roommate in 1988 has reached an out-of-court settlement with her victim’s parents. A settlement notice was filed Monday in Penobscot County Superior Court in the wrongful-death lawsuit that Benjamin E. Hanson Sr. of Medway and Linda L. Hanson… Read More
    A federal jury sitting in Bangor found Thursday that the Acadian Whale Watcher, a vessel located at Bar Harbor, wasn’t negligent in the civil case of a New Jersey woman injured during a September 1989 whale watching trip into the Gulf of Maine. The jury… Read More
    SEBEC — The Maine Teachers Association said Thursday that the move by teachers in SAD 68 and at Foxcroft Academy to forego a salary increase in 1991-92 is unprecedented in the state. Keith Harvey, communications director for the MTA, said the SAD 68 Teachers’ Association… Read More
    It is the spring planting in Augusta. Politicians are sowing the seeds of a tax revolution. The harvest should come by fall. The bailout bill has been signed. Gov. John McKernan, Senate President Charles Pray and Speaker John Martin had dinner and agreed to postdate… Read More
    Thursday’s lottery numbers: 193 — 9436 No winner in Wednesday’s Megabucks Lotto America: 1-4-20-22-25-45 (No winner)… Read More
    ROCKLAND — A New Hampshire man was arrested at gunpoint by federal marshals at 19 Birch St. on Thursday afternoon. Officials said an automatic weapon was found in the trunk of a car where the arrest was made. U.S. Marshal John Cooper reported that Ronald… Read More
    CHICAGO — Shareholder activist Robert Monks lost his bid for one of three seats on Sears, Roebuck and Co.’s board of directors, the company announced Thursday after its annual shareholders meeting. Even before the results were tallied, Monks strongly objected to company rules that prevented… Read More
    LINCOLN — Lincoln Pulp & Paper Co. will temporarily shut down one of its two tissue machines for nine days starting Saturday, May 11. It will be the first time one of the tissue machines has been shut down in several years, company officials said. Read More
    COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa — Wretha P. Gee, 27, of Portland, Maine, left Council Bluffs Thursday for Maine to face kidnapping charges. Ms. Gee is charged with kidnapping a 7-week-old boy she had been babysitting. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
    Ask almost any harness racing official, owner, or fan how they got interested in harness racing in Maine and the majority will tell you, “I’ve been around horses all my life.” That is no figure of speech for Peter Hanley III, Bangor Raceway’s new race… Read More
    The Hampden Garden Club plant sale will be 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 18, at the Harmony Hall in Hampden. For information, telephone Verla Lucas, 862-3778. John Bapst Memorial High School Parent-Teacher plant sale will be 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday and… Read More
    Arthur Hall will teach African dance May 27-June 15 at the Belfast Dance Studio. Choregraphy, technique and children’s classes will be offered. The cost is $10 for a single class, each additional class $8 and $5 for children. To register, telephone 338-5380. Read More
    In terms of masterpieces, this ranks with Monet’s water lilies and Van Gogh’s sunflowers. At the Arnold Arboretum — that exuberant testimonial to living plants — Lilac Sunday is a yearly tradition being renewed on Sunday, May 19. Lilac Sunday is the only day of… Read More
    The schooner Mercantile was built in 1916 for use as a coaster. Its shoal draft allowed work in many places along the Maine coast, carrying cargo. But since 1942, Mercantile has carried passengers in the windjammer fleet. Four years ago, Mercantile was hauled ashore to… Read More
    A poetry workshop will be offered July 15-19 at the University of Maine at Orono. Participants must register and send eight to 10 typed pages of their poetry for workshop discussion by June 21 to Conferences and Institutes Division at UM. The tuition fee is $125. For more… Read More
    The following is a tentative schedule of airline flights carrying U.S. troops home from the Persian Gulf War through Bangor International Airport. The following flights are expected this week. Listed are the anticipated flight arrival times, the airlines and final destinations of the flights. Friday,… Read More
    Officials in Texas have issued an arrest warrant for a San Antonio man accused of breaking into the home of Stephen King and threatening the horror writer’s wife with a fake bomb, police said Thursday. Erik Keene, 26, was wanted for a parole violation in… Read More
    ELLSWORTH — The Ellsworth man who held his ex-girlfriend hostage for nearly two hours Monday at the Hairport 89 beauty salon should be arraigned in Ellsworth next Thursday on several criminal charges, said Steven Juskewitch, an assistant district attorney for Hancock County, on Thursday. Richard… Read More
    A Superior Court justice in Bangor on Thursday amended an attachment order brought by Machias Savings Bank against Paul V. Wood, a former senior vice president with the bank who has been under investigation in the misappropriation of almost $400,000 in bank funds. Sitting in… Read More
    AUGUSTA — About 100 workers at Statler Tissue Corp. will be laid off for three weeks because the company’s inventory is full and orders have been slow during the recession, officials said. The Augusta paper mill will move from a seven-day to a six-day schedule… Read More
    The Better Business Bureau has opened an office in Bangor. Two staff members are asking reputable companies to join the organization. Eventually, BBB managers hope the office can expand to handle consumer complaints. The bureau’s Maine office for handling complaints is in Portland, where it… Read More
    ROCKLAND — The third meeting of Project Graduation was held Tuesday at the Rockland District High School Library, and was attended by approximately 50 students and parents. The foods committee is working on a bake sale to be held at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 18,… Read More
    HOULTON The following cases were processed the week of April 29, 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
    PISCATAQUIS COUNTY — The annual fish-stocking program of the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is in full swing in the lakes, ponds and rivers in Piscataquis County. Paul Johnson, regional fisheries biologist stationed in Greenville, said Wednesday that 1,500 brook trout were stocked in… Read More