Members of the Women’s Maine State Golf Association tee up Monday and Tuesday in the WMSGA Metropolitan at Bar Harbor Golf Course, and members of the 16-and-under Maine Junior Olympic girls basketball team fly off to Tennessee on Thursday for national competition. In Trenton Monday… Read More
BLAINE, Minn. – Gretchen Eastler of Farmington won the 5,000 meter racewalk at the United States Junior Track and Field Championships held at the National Sports Center Sunday. Eastler is now the national champion and the victory earns her a berth in the Junior Pan… Read More
1991 Aroostook Valley Black Bear Classic AT AVCC, Fort Fairfield (Scramble) Gross: Walter Dee, Neil Brown, Brad Fitzherbert and Andre Ross 60; (tie) Jerry Glidden, George Thibodeau, Steve Bernard, John Gorman 61, Tom Trafford, Harry Orser, Carroll Carvel and Yale Adelman 61 and Jerry Gross,… Read More
BAR HARBOR – Only one golfer mounted anything resembling a charge at Bangor Daily News Amateur Tournament champion Al Bouchard during Sunday’s final round. The fact that Brian Lawton’s 4-under-par 66 at Kebo Valley failed to put a dent in Bouchard’s lead could not detract… Read More
Kennebunkport’s Dick McCabe came away with his fifth career NASCAR Busch Grand National North Series victory Saturday in the All Pro Parts 150 at Star Speedway in Epping, N.H. Mike Rowe was second and Kelly Moore finished third. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
Division A Gross club f s s 209 ALAN BOUCHARD WOODLANDS GC 70 68 71 215 BRIAN LAWTON BANGOR MUNI GC 77 72 66 217. RON BROWN WOODLANDS GC 72 73 72 218 MARK C PLUMMER AUGUSTA CC 72 71 75 googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
Alan Bouchard 209 Brian Lawton 215 Ron Brown 217 Mark Plummer 218 Robert Girvan II 218 Michael Norris 220 Jon Martin 222 Maynard Chipman 222 Thomas Caron 223 Chris Swan 223 Arnie Clark 223 Ricky Jones 223 John Hutchins 224 Jamie Place 224 Keith Patterson II 225 Jeffrey… Read More
Out and About: Here we go again. Word from Quebec’s Matapedia River is that the Restigouche Band Indians’ nets are in and out like the tides. Each spring and summer, the otherwise peaceful valleys of the Matapedia and Restigouche rivers echo with news of agreements, violation of agreements,… Read More
BAR HARBOR – Al Bouchard of Falmouth didn’t just run away from the field in the 27th annual Bangor Daily News Amateur Golf Tournament. He didn’t even tell them when the race had started. Bouchard started Sunday’s final round at Kebo Valley Golf Club here… Read More
ORONO – Holy Cross College Hall of Fame inductee Sherry Levin will speak at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the University of Maine’s girls Superweek basketball camp. In addition to her Hall of Fame credit, Levin is Holy Cross’s all-time leading scorer with 2,253 points, and… Read More
Hampden-Newburgh LL Stars named HAMPDEN – The All-Star team for the Hampden-Newburgh Little League was named on Sunday based on a vote by coaches and players. The team will have an organizational meeting and practice 6:30 p.m. Monday at the V.F.W. Field here. Players must… Read More
The seventh annual MS 150 is scheduled for Aug. 24-25, with a fund-raising goal of $140,000 and 600 contributing cyclists. Each cyclist must raise a minimum of $200 and incentive prizes include a T-shirt for all who meet that minimum. The MS 150 Great Bicycle… Read More
ORONO – The Old Town-Orono Double O’s pounded out nine hits and used three pitchers to defeat Hilltop of Washington County 13-3 in Eastern Maine Amateur Baseball League action at Mahaney Diamond Sunday. Dana Andrews scattered six hits over five innings with Keith Burgess and… Read More
CALAIS – The Old Town-Orono Twins swept a doubleheader from Calais in American Legion baseball action here Saturday with a 7-5 victory in the first game and a 14-3 win in the finale. In the first game, a two-out, 3-run home run by David Theriault… Read More
Maine State TAC Championships AT PORTLAND Men 10k: Bob Winn, Bill McKinstry; T-30:36.9 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
Pittsfield’s American Legion baseball team has folded for the season. The team disbanded effective Friday, according to league commissioner Dennis Damon and Pittsfield coach Wally Covell. “They cited lack of player numbers,” said Damon. “They couldn’t maintain any depth. They weren’t able to draw from… Read More
An important issue within the workers’ comp debate is the matter of discrimination against injured workers. On the one hand, advocates for workers claim that this form of discrimination is “pervasive.” On the other hand, discrimination claims before the Workers’ Compensation Commission have been minimal — roughly 100… Read More
I was pleased to see my name in your list of real estate transfers which appeared May 31 in your Down East edition. However, as pleased as I was, my wife was equally furious when I pointed out to her the fact that she got no billing whatsoever. Read More
I am the parent of a child who participates in the Maine Special Olympics. There were many volunteers, myself included, who have donated their time to work and help these Olympians. We have had several events this year, we went to Sugarloaf this past winter… Read More
From the number of applicants for moose-slaughtering permits, it is obvious that that great Maine tradition of slamming bullets into our animal friends is alive and thriving. Wild animals are not the only creatures blessed by Maine tradition. If you go to the Blue Hill… Read More
Family members of the 112th Medical Company went and welcomed home troops at the airport hoping that soon the 112th would be returning. We’ve watched on TV homecomings, we’ve read in the newspaper, listened to the radio about huge parades in Washington and New York costing taxpayers thousands… Read More
My husband and I are in our 70s living on Social Security and we are taxed to the limit on our home and property, plus all other bills, auto tax, insurances, etc. If the state puts more tax on, we may not be able to pay it all. Read More
It behooves one to respond to the rhetoric directed at the 10 percent luxury tax on boats, cars, etc. It isn’t that those wealthy would-be purchasers can’t well afford or shouldn’t be required to pay that tax as they should. It is the fact that they fully realize… Read More
On June 8 the Union 90 Towns FUTURE Team sponsored a Family Fun Day in Milford. The day was a great success due to the efforts of many Milford parents and children, but especially Julie Lancaster who coordinated the games and volunteers. The FUTURE Team… Read More
LIMESTONE — The annual Tri-Community 4th of July celebration, held from July 2 through 7, will feature a variety of sports tournaments and community events. The tri-community festivities, sponsored by Loring Air Force Base, Limestone and Caswell, will begin with a teddy bear picnic from… Read More
FORT KENT — It took about 60 SAD 27 voters 20 minutes to approve a $7.7 million budget for 1991-92 school operations at their annual district budget meeting Wednesday, June 19. The $7,693,601 budget is a 2.7 percent increase over last year but district officials… Read More
CARIBOU — Aroostook County Commissioners on Wednesday awarded contracts for fire protection, revised an outside employment policy, approved a recommendation on Maine standards for jail changes and learned that the state has not reached an agreement on leasing space for the district court at Houlton. Read More
HAMLIN — A Hamlin man was injured after he lost control of his motorcycle while attempting to pass two vehicles on a curve on U.S. Route 1A at Hamlin Saturday night. State Police Trooper Dana Thibeault said Rodney Soucy, 45, of Hamlin was traveling south… Read More
MACHIAS — The Maine Waste Management Agency will hold a public hearing at 7 p.m. Monday, June 24, at the Washington County courthouse. Although the agency called the hearing “to determine whether the conditions requisite for the creation of a disposal district exist in the… Read More
MEDDYBEMPS — When Sen. Harry Vose, D-Meddybemps, received a petition several weeks ago from constituents who favored the retention of the Calais and Machias offices of the Department of Human Services he was impressed by the number of signatures it contained. Armed with the multipage petition, signed by… Read More
MACHIAS — A former state trooper appointed in April as a part-time deputy sheriff in Washington County is one of two new full-time deputies now providing full-time law enforcement protection to Lubec’s 1,853 residents. Rodney L. Merritt, who once served with the state police, agreed… Read More
MILO — Voters of SAD 41, comprising the towns of Atkinson, Brownville, LaGrange, Lake View Plantation and Milo, will be asked to approve a $5,330,412 school budget for 1991-92 when they meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 27, in the Penquis Valley High School gymnasium. Read More
SHIRLEY — After considerable discussion, Shirley residents voted at the annual town meeting Saturday to raise and appropriate $24,000 for the repair of the Blanchard Road and $20,000 for the repair of the Lower Corner Road. Mary Nye was elected town clerk and registrar, and… Read More
SANGERVILLE — An early morning fire Saturday destroyed a garage and its contents, including a car, at a Mill Street residence. Sangerville Fire Chief John Levesque said the fire began at about 2:30 a.m. at a garage owned by Raymond and Marie Somers. He said… Read More
NEWPORT — Final awards were presented recently to SAD 48 students at Nokomis Regional High School. They include: University of Maine Academic Achievement Award for recognition of outstanding academic achievement: Erin Fitzpatrick and Jared Tardy. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
DEXTER — The annual SAD 46 budget meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 25, at the cafetorium at Dexter Regional High School. The $6,347,111 budget proposal for 1991-92 calls for a $62,941 increase from the 1990-91 budget. Anticipated revenues include $35,000 from… Read More
CAMDEN — The Community School is looking for a few points of light. The school has developed as a residential alternative school for high school dropouts. In its 17 years, the school has processed 210 students with a success rate of 75 percent. The program… Read More
ELLSWORTH — The Hancock County Extension Office of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, an educational outreach program, can now be reached toll free from anywhere in the county and state. The number is 1-800-287-1479. Ellsworth calling area residents may continue to use the local office numbers which… Read More
BAR HARBOR — The Islands Historic Calendar for 1992, published by the Islands Association of Museums and Historical Societies, is on sale at the Islands Museum Centre on Firefly Lane. The calendar is a cooperative project between the non-profit museums in the Mount Desert Island region and is… Read More
FRANKFORT — For the second time this month, burglars hit the Town Office safe. This time, they were successful. Waldo County Chief Deputy Robert Jones said $300 was taken in the robbery which occurred sometime Wednesday night. Jones said that while the safecrackers’ methods were… Read More
ELLSWORTH — The Hancock County Extension Office has urged residents of the area whose drinking water is from a well to have their water tested regularly for possible contaminants. Testing is especially important for those who have an old or shallow well, according to Joyce… Read More
ELLSWORTH — A meeting for those who wish to apply for a federal rural housing loan will be held at 9 a.m. Wednesday, July 3, at the conference room of the U.S. Department of Agriculture building on Route 1A. The meeting will be conducted by the Hancock County… Read More
BLUE HILL — Blue Hill Memorial Hospital has established an ambulatory diabetes education and follow-up program to help individuals who have diabetes. The program, part of a diabetes control project under the jurisdiction of the Department of Human Services, was created to help diabetics learn… Read More
ELLSWORTH — The savings that a community-shared landfill for demolition debris could bring to towns will be discussed at a meeting of the Hancock County Planning Commission at 7:30 p.m. Monday, July 8, at Ellsworth Public Library. An update on the planning agency’s proposal for… Read More
ELLSWORTH — Ellsworth residents seeking answers to health and safety questions from the Maine Waste Management Agency had to settle for repeated apologies Friday evening. “I have very little technical capability,” explained Sherry Huber, executive director of the MWMA. “I’m managing the process and I… Read More
Some area residents who might have thought they won a sweepstakes instead were met with a request for their credit card number, prompting some to check into the legitimacy of the offer. Gary Foster of Bangor opened his mail Saturday to find a card urging… Read More
Nestled among the stately former homes of Bangor’s barons, a few beds have been set aside for adolescents who otherwise might have no roof for the night. The Shaw House, located in the back of the Penobscot Valley Memorial Health Center on Broadway, will, when… Read More
A Brewer woman claims that Brewer’s health and sanitation officer entered her Wiswell Road apartment without permission last week and then refused to leave. The woman, who asked that her name not be revealed, initially wanted to press charges of criminal trespass against Health Officer… Read More
A jury will be asked to decide in Bangor this week whether 24-year-old Kevin A. Cooper stabbed and robbed a former college soccer coach who was left in the Glenburn woods to die last fall. Cooper, who has been held in Penobscot County Jail since… Read More
Bears on loose OLD TOWN — Some residents here received a fright Saturday after two black bears wandered into their neighborhood. 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
With a little help from their friends, Bangor police this weekend arrested two men who are suspects in a recent burglary. Acting on a tip, officers from the Bangor Police Department searched a Warren Street apartment and found the two Bangor men, Tim Robinson and… Read More
ORONO — Winners of the Orono Festival Day Baby Beauty Contest, held June 15, have been announced. First place, infant-2 years, Jessica Brooks; googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i =… Read More
MEDDYBEMPS — This summer, the 125 residents of this small lake-side community will celebrate the town’s 150th anniversary. Incorporated on Feb. 20, 1841, Meddybemps, as amateur historian Edward Ketchen has explained, has been known as “a far away place with a strange sounding name.” According… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Eddie Peters, preparing to climb out of his wheelchair and into an airplane for his first parachute jump, said it seemed like a good way to spend a Saturday afternoon. “I’m not trying to make news. I’m just out to have a good… Read More
AUGUSTA — Too many reporters tried to cover a military system they knew too little about, Marine Brig. Gen. Richard Neal said Saturday in an assessment of the media’s involvement in Operation Desert Storm. “There were some outstanding professionals over there,” said the crisp-speaking Neal… Read More
The Pentagon Papers case of 20 years ago ended in an important United States Supreme Court decision that rested on two basic, and competing, claims: the right of the press to publish vs. the government’s right to protect the national security. After heated debate during a concentrated four-day… Read More
The Maine Legislature is considering an issue of extreme importance to the citizens of Maine, yet your editorial dismissed it as premature (BDN, May 25). The issue is a proposed Constitutional amendment to require the Legislature to pay for the mandates it passes. This proposal is important because,… Read More
RIPLEY — One-hundred and seventy-five years of history were celebrated in Ripley Saturday as hundreds turned out for the sesquicentennial celebration of the incorporation of the town. One of the most impressive parades in any town in central Maine in recent memory was held during… Read More
AUGUSTA — Maine’s economic downturn, the longest and worst in decades, probably won’t end until 1992 or 1993, according to a State Planning Office report. “Compared with past recoveries, Maine’s rebound from the current recession will be quite modest,” says the report. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
BOSTON — Companies in the Northeast pay higher wages and benefits than employers in any other region of the country, the government reported Friday. Combined wages and benefits for private industry in the Northeast averaged $17.56 per hour in March, compared with a U.S. average… Read More
WASHINGTON — In the few months following the end of the Persian Gulf war, gasoline prices in New England are on the rise and area lawmakers want the Department of Energy to find out why. “The difference between retail gasoline prices and wholesale prices is… Read More
MONCTON, New Brunswick — The premiers of Canada’s three Maritime provinces, Joe Ghiz of Prince Edward Island, Frank McKenna of New Brunswick and Don Cameron of Nova Scotia, have agreed to work toward deregulation of the trucking industry in the Maritimes and have announced cooperative efforts in a… Read More
BOSTON — A lock of hair found at Boston University may help investigators who are probing the possible poisoning 141 years ago of Zachary Taylor, 12th president of the United States. A lock of Taylor’s hair, which the then-president provided to the university two years… Read More
TRENTON — Ten years ago Tim Rice had a brainstorm that changed his life. He figured that a well-located business that rented recreational vehicles could be a success. The result was Odyssey Park. The location Rice selected was on busy Route 3 in Trenton. Each… Read More
AUGUSTA — Maine’s largest electric utility wants the state to create a special commission just to oversee the siting of power lines. “People want electricity, but they don’t want power lines,” said David Allen, a spokesman for Central Maine Power Co. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
RUMFORD — A proposed agreement requiring Boise Cascade Corp. to pay a $177,500 fine for water permit violations and improperly labeling hazardous waste faces final approval by the state environmental regulatory board. The consent agreement, approved Friday by the Department of Environmental Protection, must be… Read More
If you believe the recession is over, it must be time for the U.S. dollar to rise in value. That is, of course, compared to other currencies. That’s what the history books show, and here’s a chart of the dollar over the past few recessions… Read More
AUGUSTA — Maine’s largest teachers’ union, facing possible layoffs of up to 2,000 of its members because of tight state finances, has taken a stand against pay and benefit cuts. At a weekend meeting of the Maine Teachers Association, delegates voted to reject cuts the… Read More
MACHIAS — Six years after Maine Army National Guardsman Wayne E. Fraser of Machias was killed by a hit-and-run driver in Sandwich, Mass., at least one Massachusetts state trooper believes the case can be solved. At about 9:30 p.m. on June 22, 1985, Fraser, then… Read More
BRUNSWICK — Preliminary results of a new Bowdoin College study reinforce pollution worries among those who live near Maquoit Bay or share in its bountiful shellfish harvest. The 2 1/2-year study found that the bay is in critical condition, dangerously low on oxygen and particularly… Read More
AUGUSTA — With one week left in the state’s fiscal year, key legislators worked on the budget through the weekend, reaching no agreement by Sunday on how to avert a billion-dollar deficit but vowing to keep trying. The Appropriations Committee worked into the night in… Read More
FALMOUTH — After sailing around the world for six years in a 42-foot ketch, a Falmouth family is preparing to sell the boat, head back to work and school, and return to a more conventional lifestyle. But with enough memories to last a lifetime, John… Read More
WATERVILLE — Efforts to get youths off the streets by imposing or tightening curfew ordinances are creating tensions, as some worry constitutional rights will take a back seat to public safety concerns. “To me, Waterville, Maine, is not a Detroit, Mich.,” said Councilor Loreen West,… Read More
MIAMI — A judge refused Saturday to admit an 8-year-old girl to her brothers’ Cub Scout camp, saying issues of sex discrimination and psychological harm should be decided at a trial and not an emergency hearing. Third-grader Margo Mankes sued to attend the five-day summer… Read More
PORTLAND — A Maine print of the Declaration of Independence, one of 25 known copies, has lasted since 1776 without a stain, rip or hole and is one of the best of its kind, a documents expert said. Most other copies have been repaired or… Read More
AUGUSTA — Members of the Maine Army National Guard’s 112th Medical Company serving in Germany will be home by the end of July, Sen. William S. Cohen said Saturday night. Even though the Bangor-based company is still in Europe, it was the most frequently mentioned… Read More
CAMDEN — Jon Carter finds the ecological preoccupation with the tropical rain forest amusing, while paper companies produce a “lunar landscape” in Maine’s north woods by clear-cutting and other destructive practices. Carter, a biology professor at the University of Maine at Farmington and a member… Read More
AUGUSTA — Maine’s two senators are in disagreement over a report from the General Accounting Office advocating that the Internal Revenue Service use a computer matching system to increase collections of corporate income taxes. “This study shows we are not collecting a substantial amount of… Read More
SACO — A Maine high school graduate who didn’t miss a day of classes in 12 years says he may give himself a break when he gets to college. But don’t count on it. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
In spite of the significant size of the increase, 14.3 percent on local property taxes, the public hearing last week on the city of Bangor’s budget attracted very little public interest. The public’s mood is difficult to assess, but city government is seeing the face of resignation hiding… Read More
AURORA — Scott M. Beede, 29, of Aurora, who eluded police after allegedly firing shots at them in a standoff Friday night in Aurora, was arrested Saturday and released on bail Sunday. The Hancock County Sheriff’s Department released few details Sunday surrounding Friday’s incident and… Read More
WESTBROOK — An autopsy was performed Sunday on the body of a 28-year-old man that was found in the woods this weekend, but authorities said further tests were needed to determine the cause of death. The partially decomposed body of Isaak L. Newell, whose last… Read More
EASTPORT — Two Eastport men, John Surles and Rodman Green Jr., were arrested late Sunday after a fight in Overlook Park in the Eastport business district. Officers with the Eastport Police Department said about 50 men and women were gathered in the park when Officers… Read More
CORNVILLE — The Cornville Volunteer Fire Department is sponsoring a photo contest to choose a picture for the 1992 community calendar. All entries must be color pictures of scenery. The photos must be submitted with the negative to any member of the Fire Department. The deadline is Aug. Read More
NEWPORT The following court cases were in 3rd District Court in Newport between May 30 and June 12: 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
In a little more than a week, we observe the July 4th holiday with parades, picnics and family reunions. The homemaker may like to bake ahead — pies, quick breads, cookies and other favorite foods. This date and nut bread will be a change from the usual banana… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — Wood smoke in the air over northern and central Aroostook County Thursday has been attributed to wildfires burning out of control along the St. Lawrence seaway. Peter Umphrey, a forest ranger in Masardis, said a ranger station in Berniere, Quebec, reported the… Read More
HOULTON — Ruth R. Mraz of Fort Fairfield newly elected director of the Constance Hopkins Colony of the Maine Mayflower Society will speak to the group at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, June 29, at the Atrium, Shiretown Motel in Houlton. Mraz will show slides of scenes… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — The following cases were among those processed June 13 through 18 in Presque Isle 2nd District Court by Judge David B. Griffiths. A.E. McQuade, no age given, Mars Hill, operating motor vehicle in excess of axle weight limit, $450. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
EASTON — Easton High School has announced its honor roll for the fourth quarter: Seniors, highest honors: Stephanie York; high honors: Cameron Adams, Lora Bernier, Travis Carter Penny Fuller, Corrie McBreairty, Budd Nicholson, Dale Tompkins and Danny White; honors: Stephanie Clark, Jerod Cronkite, Jason McLean. Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Transfers of property recorded in May in the Piscataquis County Registry of Deeds were as follows: Charles E. Adams of Middleboro, Mass. and Edward M. and Evelyn O. Adams of Bridgewater, Mass., conveyed April 25, real estate on the northerly shore of Lower… Read More
“Down Eats,” Cynthia Hacinli (Tilbury House), $8.95 Overwhelmed by the vast number of dining spots in Maine? (Portland, for example, has more restaurants per capita than any other city in the United States except San Francisco.) googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
ORONO — Cutting food costs without sacrificing nutrition will be the focus of a University of Maine course beginning Monday, July 1. The course, also offered on interactive television, will be held from 9 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Monday and Wednesday at Shibles Hall. Katherine… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — The Aroostook Land Trust has been awarded a $5,800 low-interest loan by the Maine State Housing Authority to cover pre-development costs to build its first residence for a member next summer. The 2-year-old organization is patterned after the H.O.M.E. project in Orland,… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — The Presque Isle Parks and Recreation Department will present a folk concert by Lazy Mercedes at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 6, at Riverside Park. The recreation department’s mens softball league midseason results have been released. More information on the concert and league… Read More
FORT KENT — The Northern Maine Writing Institute has announced winners in SAD 27’s ninth annual writing contest. Eagle Lake Elementary School winners were Dustin Bouchard, Danielle Forino, Jeremiah Wood, Desiree Daigle, Amanda Gagnon and Jennifer Nadeau. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More