Singles by McLaughlin, Tracy lift Bucks past MDI in 8th BUCKSPORT – Back-to-back doubles by Matt McLaughlin and Marshall Tracy scored in the bottom of the eighth inning lifted Bucksport High School to a 2-1 win over Mount Desert Island in schoolboy baseball action here… Read More
Now that the conference high school track and field championships have been passed out, it’s time to get down to business. All of the state’s spring track programs will converge on one of six locations from Saco to Orono Saturday to decide the eastern and… Read More
ORONO – For Mississippi State, it will be a win that will be long remembered. For Maine, it will be a game that could have been won but wasn’t. Mississippi State overcame a 5-3 deficit to beat the Black Bears 6-5 on Chuck Daniel’s eighth-inning… Read More
GREENVILLE JCT.- The third annual Moosehead Rowing Regatta will be held June 15 at the Greenville Junction Town Wharf. The race is open to all rowers and rowing crafts. The 4 1/2-mile course is open water, beginning and ending at the Town Wharf. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
As the pickup lurched along the ridged and rutted woods road, the canoe on the overhead racks shifted positions like a dog looking to lie down. Minutes later, Brad Allen, a wildlife biologist with the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, and I climbed out of the cab… Read More
If things aren’t going as you’d like, make adjustments and reap the rewards. That’s what defending Eastern Maine Class B softball champion Maine Central Institute of Pittsfield is doing to get back to the tournament. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
Rob Porter 2-hits Lynx LINCOLN – Robbie Porter fashioned a two-hitter to lead the Katahdin Cougars to a 6-1 schoolboy baseball win over the Mattanawcook Academy Lynx here Friday. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner… Read More
According to the New Orleans Times Picayune, no announcement is expected to be made on the hiring of a new Athletic Director at Tulane University until early next week. University of Maine AD Kevin White and Tulane interim AD Tom Peters are reported to be… Read More
ORONO – Princeton University Coach Tom O’Connell didn’t bat an eyelash when he was asked whether or not his league, the Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League, deserved an automatic qualifier into the NCAA Regionals. The EIBL is one of six leagues whose automatic bid is in… Read More
Peasley, Fontaine help GSA Eagles defeat WA Raiders EAST MACHIAS – Stacey Peasley drove in three runs to help George Stevens Academy Eagles record a 20-8 schoolgirl softball victory over the Washington Academy Raiders here Friday. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
OLD TOWN – Pat Masters has spent this spring getting accustomed to the rigors of being Bangor High’s starting shortstop and leadoff hitter. The speedy sophomore has had some ups and downs. But he is already proving that he will be a fixture for the… Read More
CLEVELAND – Bowdoin College of Brunswick sophomore Eileen Hunt, a native of Island Falls, finished sixth in the 3,000-meter run at the NCAA Division III National Championship track meet here Friday. Hunt, who finished with a time of 10:05.4, was also named to the NCAA… Read More
ORONO – You may commence to classify the Clemson University baseball team with Uranium-236, Sean Penn locked in a room full of tabloid reporters, and a dry Maine forest. In each case, sooner or later, there’s going to be fireworks. The top-seeded Tigers from South… Read More
ORONO – Towson State University junior righthander Rob Lynch picked a perfect time for his first career complete-game shutout. Lynch spun an eight-hitter, striking out two and not walking anybody, to lead Towson State to a 5-0 win over Princeton in an elimination game at… Read More
Carney sparks Hornets past Panthers ASHLAND – Hope Carney three singles and stole three bases to help lead the Ashland Hornets to a 9-6 schoolgirl softball victory over Central Aroostook of Mars Hill here Friday. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
Carney sparks Hornets past Panthers ASHLAND – Hope Carney three singles and stole three bases to help lead the Ashland Hornets to a 9-6 schoolgirl softball victory over Central Aroostook of Mars Hill here Friday. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
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Mention the name Tippy Martinez to a Red Sox fan and the image that comes to mind is a left-handed relief pitcher for the Orioles who used to make Yaz and Fred Lynn look bad back in the late 1970s and into the 80’s. Ask… Read More
I happen to agree with A. Carman Clark whose letter stated that left is right when walking the roads. I would like to know what happened to the good old days when the automobile was a respected vehicle of the road. When I was growing… Read More
On the Channel 5 news telecast on May 15, it was sickening to see so many dogs and cats that are homeless. Many people would love to have a pet if it wasn’t so expensive to have an animal neutered, plus the necessary shots and other health-care expense. Read More
Bills to eliminate smoking in restaurants (LD 603) and other public places (LD 1134) are now out of committee and before the Legislature. If the tobacco lobby and their “smokers’ rights” groups have their way, this legislation will be defeated or emasculated. It is time… Read More
On May 15 Larry Mahoney finally states that John Winkin has much more of everything — scholarships, facility, staff — than any of his competition in the Northeast. Your sports page has stated over the last year that Winkin competes for championships — Northeastern NAC,… Read More
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PITTSFIELD — “Pittsfield is a class act. If development can happen anywhere it most certainly will happen in Pittsfield,” says Clyde Dyar, economic development consultant for the town. However, it doesn’t happen overnight, he cautioned. “It’s a wheel you set in motion. I started by… Read More
DEXTER — At its March meeting, the Commission on Public Secondary Schools reviewed the report of the recent evaluation of Dexter Regional High School and voted to award the school continued accreditation in the New England Association of School and Colleges. According to a letter… Read More
DEXTER — Ninety-three pupils at the Dexter Primary-Middle School recently participated in the Dexter Kiwanis Spell-A-Thon in which $2,651 was raised for the Dexter Community Playground Project. Derek Sawyer raised the most money in the event with pledges of $190.50. Johanna Coole was second with… Read More
FARMINGTON — The Department of Sciences and Mathematics at the University of Maine at Farmington will be host of the 1991 Maine Biological and Medical Science Symposium, Thursday, May 30. New England and Canadian Maritimes researchers in behavior, biotechnology, cell and molecular science, ecology, environmental… Read More
FARMINGTON — University of Maine at Farmington junior Doreen Pottle of West Gardiner has been awarded a Lou Fontana Scholarship. The scholarship is given each year to a selected University of Maine System undergraduates or graduate students who are working toward degrees in special education, preferably in the… Read More
MILO — The Board of Selectmen voted at a special meeting Thursday morning to negotiate a settlement with Bailey Lumber Co. which had filed suit against the town on Jan. 10, 1990. Bailey Lumber had sued to collect the cost of materials used to build… Read More
ROCKLAND — Coastal Economic Development JOBS Program, the local deliverer in Knox, Waldo, Lincoln and Sagadahoc counties for employment and training programs, received an award for excellence May 14. The Twelve-County Private Industry Council at its annual awards luncheon at the Augusta Civic Center presented… Read More
In the spring of 1820, when statehood was declared for Maine, the Howe Family was hard at work constructing a maple sugar house high on Howe Hill in Camden. That March, family and friends were treated to maple syrup from the sugaring-off of that winter’s… Read More
FARMINGTON — Nineteen first-year residential students who enrolled last fall in the University of Maine at Farmington’s new French Immersion Program will fly to Paris on May 19. This trip will begin their monthlong May term. This is final part of the immersion program. For… Read More
NEWPORT — When Frank Giordano opened his Route 7 Hob Nob Shop seven years ago, he had always planned on expansion. The next spring he went to the town office to apply for an addition to his business. He was “shocked” to discover that between the fall and… Read More
DEXTER — The First Universalist Church in Dexter held its 163rd annual meeting May 15. The brochure containing annual reports and other material was dedicated to Alfreda Haines who is retiring after 18 years as church treasurer. She was given a standing ovation and a gift. Read More
SKOWHEGAN — The Redington Fairview General Hospital will offer a two-part course in cardiopulmonary resuscitation from 6 to 9 p.m. June 4 and 11, at the hospital. The course is designed for children and adults. The course will include how to assist a choking victim, and how to… Read More
SKOWHEGAN — Redington-Fairview General Hospital is sponsoring an American Heart Association Instructor Certification course in cardiopulmonary resuscitation from 5 to 9 p.m. June 25 and from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 29 in the hospital conference room. The course fee is $50. Participants must be certified in… Read More
PITTSFIELD — The Central Maine Egg Festival is looking for contestants for the 1991 Scholarship Program. The Scholarship Program offers and opportunity for young people, male or female, to compete for scholarships and savings bonds in several categories. The Egg Festival Scholarship Program has two… Read More
ST. ANNE, New Brunswick — About 100 firefighters Friday continued battling a fire that began Wednesday afternoon in a pile of wood debris behind Ringuette Industries, a lumber mill near the Trans Canada Highway at St. Anne, New Brunswick. Town firefighters and rangers with the… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Deed transfers recorded in the Piscataquis County Registry of Deeds for April included the following: John O. Leathers of Brownville, conveyed April 9, parcel of land on easterly side of Pleasant Street in Brownville Junction, to Ronald E. and Sharon E. Purdue of… Read More
MADAWASKA — Department of Transportation officials were in Madawaska Wednesday to investigate complaints involving downtown revitalization work at Madawaska. The complaints were registered for the first time at a Madawaska board of selectmen’s meeting Wednesday, May 15. David Chadbourne of Land Plan Associates, the consulting… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — Mary E. Albert has been awarded the American Bible Society National Scholarly Achievement Award for excellence in theology. She is a St. Anselm College senior who will graduate with a bachelor of arts degree in theology. Albert was a founding member and… Read More
HODGDON — At a special meeting Wednesday night, the SAD 70 board of directors voted 6-4 to reduce the proposed 1991-92 school budget by an additional $12,127. The reduction will bring to $100,000 the total cuts made by the board and administration for local funding… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE The following cases were among those processed May 14-22, in 2nd District Court 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; i… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — Paul Haines, chairman of the Save Loring Committee, said Friday that about 20 people already had signed up to attend a hearing on the plan by the Defense Department to close Loring Air Force Base. The hearing will be held from 10 a.m. to 4:30… Read More
HOULTON — Two teen-agers escaped serious injury Thursday night after the vehicle in which they were riding struck a pole supporting a business sign. According to Sgt. Edward Archer of the Houlton Police Department, Crystal Kneeland, 16, of Monticello and her passenger, Michelle McDonald, 16,… Read More
EAST MACHIAS — Washington Academy Headmaster Roger Lachance announced Friday that his school would go ahead with plans to hold a traditional baccalaureate service, which will include invocations and benedictions. The academy could be one of only a few schools in the state to challenge… Read More
MACHIAS — A decision to cancel baccalaureate services at Machias Memorial High School because of a federal court ruling prohibiting prayer from school graduations, did not stop school officials from holding a Memorial Day remembrance assembly in the school’s gymnasium, Friday, in which students led an invocation and… Read More
LUBEC — The Lubec Board of Selectmen will hire an attorney to challenge a U.S. Department of Labor decision that Lubec owes its two emergency dispatchers more than $30,000 in back pay. USDL Compliance Investigator Diane Herring notified the town May 2 that it owed… Read More
COLUMBIA — The Pleasant River Fish and Game Conservation Association will hold a hunter safety course from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, June 19 and 20, and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 22, at the clubhouse. Participants, who must be at least 10 years… Read More
WHITING — If voters at a special town meeting June 3 do not authorize selectmen to seek a court ruling concerning the legality of certain town meeting actions that have been brought into question, all currently elected town officers would be required to submit their resignations, and new… Read More
JONESPORT — Colleen W. Haskell, assistant principal of Jonesport-Beals High School, has announced the honor parts for the graduating Class of 1991. Valedictorian of the Class of 1991 is Franklin Smith. Salutatorian is Ralph Smith Jr. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
MACHIAS — Special recognition was given to Marie B. Shaw of Marshfield during the 80th commencement of the University of Maine at Machias for outstanding dedication to her goals in education and her work in theater and the arts. Shaw, a mother of six children… Read More
MILO — John Crossman and Murrel Harris, co-chairmen of the 1991 Project Graduation Committee for Penquis Valley High School seniors, have announced that only $612 needs to be raised before the goal of $4,500 is reached. The announcement was made at a meeting held with seniors Thursday morning… Read More
PISCATAQUIS COUNTY — Several communities in Piscataquis County will hold Memorial Day ceremonies on Monday, May 27. In Dover-Foxcroft, the parade will form at 10 a.m. at the corner of Lincoln Street and Fairview Avenue. The parade will start at 10:30 a.m. Dennis Dyer, chief… Read More
PISCATAQUIS COUNTY — The officials at one school in Piscataquis County have chosen to continue sponsoring the annual baccalaureate program on the school campus as it has for many years, despite the possibility of violating the Establishment Clause of the United States Constitution. Foxcroft Academy… Read More
A story about Debbie Davis, who was named Library Media Specialist of the Year, incorrectly reported that she would open all of the libraries in SAD 68 during the summer. The story further reported that Davis would keep the Foxcroft Academy library open until 7 p.m. beginning next… Read More
ROCKLAND — The decision on widening the Maine Turnpike will be “critical” to midcoast business, according to Paul Violette, director of the Maine Turnpike Authority. Violette spoke to a breakfast meeting of the Chamber of Commerce Friday at the Trade Winds Restaurant. The speaker said… Read More
THOMASTON — St. George officials and residents objected to a $5.4 million budget presented by the SAD 50 board on Friday night in a special meeting scheduled to consider a reworked budget and the resignation of Superintendent Kent Webster. By 9 p.m., no vote on the budget or… Read More
ROCKPORT — Rotary Clubs are supposed to be the same the world over but Nigerian visitor Dr. Solomon Abe discovered a difference in the Rockland club, That was the club’s policy of admitting women members. Abe, who was the guest at Friday’s luncheon at the… Read More
STOCKTON SPRINGS — The more than two-month-long revote campaign for the office of first selectman of Stockton Springs ended Friday, May 24, when voters chose Parker Gray over incumbent Earle Brooks. Gray received 320 votes, and Brooks received 264 votes. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
ROCKLAND — The city is making plans to revive a $100,000 loan fund that had been earning interest for nearly a decade. At her Friday morning press conference, City Manger Cathy Sleeper said the fund was part of the Urban Development Action Grant (UDAG) the… Read More
ROCKLAND — Wesley Knight, director of Knox County Emergency Management Agency, held a training session for department personnel earlier this month. The session was presented to provide new directors and officials an opportunity to become familiar with procedures necessary for handling potential disasters. Attending the… Read More
BUCKSPORT — Healing may sometimes have very little to do with hospitals, medications, diet or exercise. Even after each of those have been tried, the patient may still seem to hurt at a depth that cannot be touched by modern medicine. “Many doctors are becoming… Read More
CHERRYFIELD — The season’s first catch of a fresh-run Atlantic salmon on the Narraguagus River was recorded at about 6 a.m. Wednesday when Danny Brooks of Cherryfield hooked a 7 1/2-pound male fish at the Railroad Bridge Pool in Cherryfield. Brooks, a veteran angler, enticed… Read More
ORLAND — Eighth-grader Valerie Webb was the top winner in the Civic Oration Contest at Orland Consolidated School. Runner-up was seventh-grader Suzi Burke. The contest was held May 16 under the sponsorship of Modern Woodmen of America. Contestants spoke on the topic “Values of Importance.”… Read More
EAST SULLIVAN — Principal Leon E. Beal Jr. has announced the honor parts for the Class of 1991 at Sumner Memorial High School. The valedictorian is Erin E. Perry; salutatorian, Brian Snowden; first honor essayist, Christopher G. Mills; and second honor essayist, Heidi Wescott. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
CASTINE — The town of Castine is continuing to operate its landfill as usual as it waits to hear if the Board of Environmental Protection will reconsider its decision last month denying the town a variance to expand the site. Town Manager Richard Robinson said… Read More
ELLSWORTH — Practical ideas on child development will be the theme for parents, teachers and child care professionals at a workshop from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 8, at the Down East Family YMCA building. The free workshop is being sponsored by Child Care… Read More
FRANKLIN — A Hancock County Sheriff’s deputy remained hospitalized Friday after he was thrown from his motorcycle when it went off the road Thursday. Kenneth DeBeck, 27, of Franklin was listed in stable condition, officials at the Maine Coast Memorial Hospital in Ellsworth reported Friday. Read More
OAKFIELD — The Memorial Day weekend traditionally marks the beginning of summer. But for the members of the Oakfield Historical Society, the weekend will mark the culmination of a five-year effort to restore the old Bangor and Aroostook Railroad station in Oakfield and turn it into a museum. Read More
HIRAM — The owner of the Hiram Village Store thinks the mural of a nude woman hanging in front of his shop helps attract customers, but the 8-foot-by-4-foot painting has drawn complaints from some townspeople. “That’s no place to put it, where little children have… Read More
MILO — The fruits of more than 900 hours of volunteer labor was unveiled Saturday at the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Derby Shops when the scale model of the Oakfield Railroad Station was revealed for the first time. The model will tour throughout Maine during the summer, appearing… Read More
Jon B. Guay, former deputy director of the Maine Job Service, has been appointed by the U.S. Department of Labor as director of the Veterans Employment and Training Service for Maine. He will replace William Rogers who retired in January. Guay will monitor Job Service… Read More
Brian Zirlin, a pitcher with the Princeton University baseball team, made it to the finals Friday night. Problem is, these were not the finals of the NCAA baseball tournament. Princeton was eliminated from the NCAA playoffs at the University of Maine that afternoon. The finals… Read More
ORONO — Charles E. Tarr of Orono, associate vice president and dean of the Graduate School at the University of Maine, has been elected president of the Northeastern Association of Graduate Schools for 1991-92. The association elected officers at its 16th annual meeting in Newport,… Read More
ORONO — The 1991 Maine State Government Summer Internship Program combining work experience and education in state government will include nine University of Maine students. The interns will receive $200 a week for the 12-week program from June 3 to Aug. 23, and will have… Read More
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You may have head that indoor tanning is safer than exposure to the sun and wondered whether tanning salon devices are truly a safe alternative to outdoor tanning. But whether you tan outdoors in natural sunlight or indoors in a suntan salon, tanning is not risk-free. Overexposure can… Read More
The Maine Municipal Association is the leading advocate of LD 66, a bill that would begin the process of amending the state constitution to require funding of all mandates passed by Augusta and imposed on communities. If the bill passes with two-thirds support in the… Read More
ORONO — Donald W. Johnson of Hermon has been recognized by the University of Maine Pulp and Paper Foundation for programming excellence in developing a demonstration of science principles. He has been a chemistry teacher at Bangor High School for 13 years. Johnson’s program helps… Read More
Sen. George J. Mitchell will discuss on Maine Talk Radio, WZON AM 620, the impact of the Gulf War on the nation’s energy policy at noon Sunday, May 26, on the CBS Radio Network show, “Hot and Cold.”… Read More
The Maine Public Broadcasting Network has been notified that MPBN Radio’s “Read to Me,” a reading aloud series designed for the young reader, has won two awards. “Read to Me” won the 1991 Action for Children’s Television (ACT) Radio category for the 1991 Achievement in… Read More
PORTLAND — A prison escapee who led police on a foot-chase after a botched holdup was charged Friday with robbing a Casco Northern Bank branch in Portland, authorities said. Joseph E. Richards, who escaped last month from the New Hampshire State Prison in Concord, was… Read More
AUGUSTA — Officials at Standard & Poor’s Corp. who are reassessing Maine’s bond rating said Friday they are concerned about the level of expenditures Gov. John R. McKernan proposes to defer as part of his strategy for avoiding a $1.2 billion deficit. Specifically, they cited… Read More
Diversification, as any good money manager will tell you, is the secret to a successful investment portfolio. It is an unwise investor who puts all of his resources into one stock and lives or dies by its performance. Yet the human race, normally cautious in… Read More
FREDERICTON, New Brunswick — New Brunswick’s spray plane fleet will be taking on another enemy when the forest spray program begins in the province later this month. The Hemlock Looper, a killer of both hardwood and softwood trees, is a pest that is relatively new… Read More
Arlington National Cemetery. May 21, 1953. In their dress blues, Halsey, Struble, DeLany, Austin, Duncan, Curts, Killenkoetter and Jarrett lined up around the grave, heads bowed. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for… Read More
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — J. Terrence Murray is a bit bemused by the recent attention lavished on him and his Fleet-Norstar Financial Group Inc. For better than a decade, Fleet-Norstar quietly built a regional banking empire. But when it won the bidding for the failed Bank… Read More
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The following is a partial list of Memorial Day weekend activities being held in Maine. The events occur on Monday, May 27, unless otherwise indicated. ASHLAND AREA — LeBlanc-Junkins VFW Post 9699 and the Ladies Auxiliary will have ceremonies at gravesites on Sunday, May 26:… Read More
WASHINGTON — Here are the votes of Maine’s senators and representatives on major legislation in Congress this week. A “Y” means the member voted for the measure; an “N” means the member voted against the measure; an “A” means the member did not vote. Senate vote:… Read More
WASHINGTON — Anybody growing up in Maine during the 1950s remembers the sound — a low, drone-like noise coming from somewhere high in the sky. Kids like me who collected model airplanes could easily identify the unique half-jet-half-propeller signature of the B-36 “Peacemaker” and knew it most likely… Read More
LEWISTON — Husson College is opening a satellite branch in Lewiston that will offer business and computer degrees, officials said. The Bangor-based business school will offer degrees in accounting and business administration, as well as a master of science in business and computer courses. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
AUGUSTA — Deborah Wheaton, president of the Maine State Nurses’ Association, said that Maine nurses have won a victory in the U.S. Supreme Court, which upheld the association’s claim for separate collective bargaining units in hospitals for registered nurses. Wheaton said that MSNA is positioned… Read More
AUGUSTA — Extra troopers will be on duty during Memorial Day weekend, according to Col. Andrew E. Demers, chief of the Maine State Police. The three-day holiday weekend is one of the busiest on Maine highways, Demers said. He urged drivers to expect delays from… Read More
SOUTH PARIS — A judge ordered Rumford’s former welfare director to spend 30 days in jail after she admitted embezzling more than $24,000 from the town by writing fraudulent checks. “I can only say I’m sorry,” a tearful Kathleen Gilbert told Superior Court Justice Carl… Read More
KENNEBUNKPORT — President Bush, “like a kid getting out of school,” escaped the capital Friday for an extended weekend holiday after a nostalgic reunion with World War II crewmates. Stopping in Boston on his way to Maine, he was cheered by onlookers and declared their… Read More
The Maine Association of Engineers has elected new officers for 1991-92. President is James G. Ault of Carmel; vice president, Robert M. Howell of Hampden; secretary-treasurer, C. Richard Soderberg of Brooksville. Directors are Michael H. Conroy of Dover-Foxcroft, Bernard P. Rines of Gorham, Raymond J. Read More