After worrying about safety problems last year, Hampden’s Keith Lackedy was faced with a new challenge this year in organizing Sunday’s eighth Penobscot River Boat Races at the Hampden Marina: What does he do for an encore after attracting a record 101 boats last year?… Read More
ORONO – Ronnie Hewes pitched a three-hitter as Bangor-Brewer defeated Molunkus 9-1 at Mahaney Diamond to break a three-team logjam for first place in the Eastern Maine Amateur Baseball League Tuesday night. The University of Maine righthander struck out 12 and walked only two while… Read More
Fred Hill, assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for the University of Maine men’s basketball team, has resigned his post to take an identical position at Fairleigh Dickinson University in Teaneck, N.J. No replacement for Hill has been named at this time. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
WANTED: Softball teams made up of girls ages 13-15 for summer competition with the Orrington senior girls softball team. Call Jim Burnett at 989-4294 or 989-5717. – Just how many girls’ softball teams there are in the eastern Maine area (besides Bangor, Brewer and Orrington)… Read More
Feathers ‘n Fins In spite of low, bath-tub warm water, a group of fishermen who are fixtures on the Penobscot’s Atlantic salmon pools fared well on Quebec’s Matapedia River last week. Under skies darkened with smoke from forest fires raging along the province’s North Shore,… Read More
HERMON – A pair of holes-in-one and a rare double eagle were reported this week by Paul Dudley of the Hermon Meadow Golf Club. David Rand of Orono aced the 16th, a 135-yard, par 3, using a 5-iron. The shot was witnessed by Jack Cutless,… Read More
SKOWHEGAN – Mike Savage had 3 singles and drove in 3 runs to help pace league-leading Skowhegan to a 19-1 romp over Penquis in a shortened American Legion baseball game here Tuesday. For 8-1 Skowhegan, Ken Reed doubled, singled twice and drove in 2 runs. Read More
ELLSWORTH – Ellsworth-Trenton needed a win and had to try to beat defending Zone 1 American Legion baseball champ Brewer Tuesday without head coach Dan Kane, who is on a fishing trip. Assistant coach Billy Gray was 3-0 when Kane was away a year ago… Read More
CMSSL Hardwick Fence tops Neleski’s HERMON – Ron Tozier and Craig Stuber scored 2 goals apiece as Hardwick Fence defeated Neleski’s 5-2 in a Central Maine Summer Soccer League game Tuesday. Bill Deviard added a goal for 5-3-2 Hardwick and Shawn McLaughlin and Randy Tozier… Read More
When University of Maine junior pitchers Larry Thomas and Ben Burlingame left school early to sign professional baseball contracts with the Chicago White Sox and Cubs, respectively, they left two large holes to fill in Maine’s starting rotation. They also left sophomore righthander Ronnie Hewes… Read More
Returning to Maine afeter a long absence, I learned that Buddy Frankland was pastoring a church on French Street in Bangor. For sure, you all remember Buddy Frankland, who pastored Bangor Baptist Church that he founded. He also founded the school and radio station. Some… Read More
I suppose at 68 I can be considered old or at least getting old. Perhaps that is one reason it has been suggested by a number of people that I write memoirs of what it was like growing up in Lakeville in the ’20s and ’30s…. Read More
The Cherryfield Fourth of July Committee would like to thank Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Machias for their generous donations of Coca-Cola, T-shirts, and banners for the many events for our Fourth of July celebration. Also, thanks to all community residents and businesses for their support… Read More
It was with great pride that I viewed on national TV the scene at Bangor International Airport this spring welcoming home our Persian Gulf troops, and especially the band from John Bapst Memorial High School which received such well-deserved coverage. I am a graduate of… Read More
I read with interest a recent NEWS article about the young stockbroker with the Portland office of Tucker Anthony who predicted the current banking disaster before it came to pass. I would like to mention that Paul Jarvis of the Bangor office of A.G. Edwards… Read More
Overlooked by almost everyone in the news services is this most important fact: Maine state government is broke. Therefore, it is without real power. The state will, of course, try to continue its illusion of power by telling us we must abide by its mandates,… Read More
There still are kind people left in the world. On June 21 my husband and I broke down on I-395. Donald Young gave us a helping hand in getting our Volkswagen bus back on the road again. The Bangor Daily News gave us the water… Read More
A vertical photograph in Tuesday’s paper of carnival worker Marty Inman assembling a ride at Smokey’s Greater Shows in Bangor inadvertently was run horizontally on the page. Read More
A group of volunteers, including Milford Boy Scout Troop 80 and Junior Girl Scout Troop 125, assembled May 25 at Milford to clean up litter and trash from the 9,337-acre Sunkhaze Meadows National Wildlife Refuge. Volunteers were asked to help clean up trash that has… Read More
In Good Taste Each day we are faced with new variations on determining the proper handling of guests and gifts. No functioning member of society is exempt; even hermits have been known to worry about the boundaries of obligatory hospitality. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
Fourth of July festivities in Bangor-Brewer have grown larger each year, and this year organizers have promised the best ever. The star of show will be Sgt. Kevin Tillman, a soldier on the first flight of returning troops from the gulf, whose moment in the… Read More
The Women’s Business Development Corp. will meet from noon to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 10, at the board room of Eastern Maine Development Corp., 1 Cumberland Place. Kathy Gerrigan of Maine Direct Marketing will present “Increasing Your Market and Customer Base through Direct Mail Marketing.” The session is… Read More
SOUTH PORTLAND — A two-day technology conference, “Yankee Ingenuity and Independence,” to be held Tuesday and Wednesday, July 9 and 10, at the Sheraton Tara Hotel, is designed to help disabled people. The conference is sponsored by the Maine Consumer Information Technology Training Exchange. Speakers… Read More
FARMINGTON — The Androscoggin and Sandy River Valleys Agricultural Viability Project will sponsor a Take Pride in Agriculture Open Farm Day from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, July 7, when working farms will be open to visitors. The following area farms will welcome visitors:… Read More
HAMPDEN — Registration for travel and tournament soccer this fall, for boys and girls who have not previously registered, will be held 7:30-9 p.m. Tuesday, July 9, at the Kiwanis Civic Center in Hampden. Players born after July 31, 1976, are eligible for teams being… Read More
ST. ANDREWS, New Brunswick — “Festival of the Arts, A Family Affair by the Sea,” is the theme of the July 6 through Aug. 17 summer arts program sponsored by the St. Andrews Art Council Inc. For families who seek a learning experience, as well… Read More
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Jennifer C. Vernon, OTR, of Bangor, a registered occupational therapist, has earned the title certified hand therapist. She passed the certification examination, a national competency test for hand therapy, a unique specialization. Vernon works at Sports and Orthopaedic Rehabilitation Therapy Inc. in Bangor, and is the only such… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Pittsfield council members expressed their concern to a businsessman Tuesday night that a bidding and specification process for a town truck recently “was flawed.” J. Kenton Wright of JK Wright’s Chevrolet paid his second visit to a council meeting to protest the specification… Read More
TAMPA, Fla. — Dr. Vernard I. Adams has been named chief medical examiner at Hillsborough County. He is the son of William J. and Carol Adams of Bangor, and his brother, William Jr., is a Bangor businessman. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Community Concert Band, under direction of Arnold L. Poland, has announced the schedule of concerts for the 10th summer season beginning at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 3, at the Kiwanis Park bandstand on Park Street. Concerts are scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursdays,… Read More
Laurel Court On June 19, the monthly tea party featured a surprise birthday party for Norma Lancaster. Cake, cream and fresh strawberries were served to residents and guests. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner =… Read More
A new class in “Music Enjoyment for Young Children” will be offered this summer for 3-, 4- and 5-year-olds at the Northern Conservatory of Music, 96 Harlow St., Bangor. The class will be held 10-10:30 a.m. for four Thursdays — July 11, 18 and 25,… Read More
HARTLAND — Six Hartland residents, the hosts and guests at a mortgage-burning party last Friday night, gathered Monday to dispute police officers’ versions of violence at that party and to level charges of brutality against members of the Somerset County Sheriff’s Department. The party-goers claim… Read More
Hermon High The following scholarships and awards were presented at Hermon High School: 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
ELLSWORTH — After about two years of work, the city of Ellsworth has submitted the draft of its updated comprehensive plan to the state for review. The plan includes recommendations for the city’s future that will work toward a vision of Ellsworth, according to the… Read More
Seniors, high honors: Chris Hersey, Michelle St. Louis; honors: Mary Allen, Darren Avery, Margaret Bagg, Robert Beaton, Karen Beaulieu, Melissa Blethen, Amy Bullard, Colin Campbell, Rebecca Colman, Michelle Corey, Dawn Danforth, Julie Doane, Lisa Feury, Joakim Forsberg, Valerie Foss, Ericka Gillis, Robert Grant, Aaron Gray, Karen Hall, Kathleen… Read More
It is called the League of Opportunity. Players show off their talents, trying to impress CBA and NBA scouts. Coaches dream of roaming the sidelines of the bigtime, leading their teams into match-ups against the likes of Magic Johnson and Michael Jordan. And referees want… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Dover-Foxcroft Board of Selectmen hired William J. Robinson Sr. of Dover-Foxcroft as the town’s solid-waste manager Monday. Robinson has experience in aircraft maintenance and retail store management. He also has served as a senior production planner and maintenance foreman. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
PORTLAND — Resources for the Developmentally Disabled, a Portland-based non-profit agency, was recently awarded a three-year accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities. The agency has operated a variety of programs for disabled adults since 1968. RDD received the highest accreditation awarded by… Read More
10 years ago — July 3, 1981 (As reported in the Bangor Daily News) 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()) {… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Dover-Foxcroft Police Department is investigating the theft of a four-wheel Yamaha all-terrain vehicle from Herbert Edgerly of Dover-Foxcroft. — googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i… Read More
The following real estate transactions were recorded at the Penobscot County Registry of Deeds this year unless otherwise stated: Lawrence Clewley to James F. Luetjen Jr., Eddington, June 11. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner… Read More
The following cases were heard in 3rd District Court in Bangor during the week of May 30-June 5: Lance E. Allard, 16, Stetson, speeding 73 mph in 45-mph zone, $125. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var… Read More
Alton Fellowship Hall will be open from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturdays for people to select used clothing. There will be no charge for the items. Used clothing also will be accepted. The event is organized by the Alton United Methodist Women. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
MILLINOCKET — The following complaints were heard in 13th District Court in Millinocket before Judge Jessie Gunther in the last five court sessions through June 27: Joan W. Tardiff, 29, Millinocket, negotiating worthless instrument, dismissed. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
VAN BUREN — The Van Buren Town Council discussed the Grand River Festival and the purchase of a police cruiser, awarded several contracts and appointed personnel Monday night. Police Chief Herman Pelletier said voters approved $14,000 for a cruiser and that it should be purchased… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — City councilors voted to alter a fence line at the north end of the Northern Maine Regional Airport to provide an unsupervised public recreation area at Hanson Lake. Councilors urged people to exercise restraint and respect at the site and said signs would be installed… Read More
HOULTON — The SAD 29 board of directors on Monday night set Tuesday, Sept. 10, as the date for a district referendum on the planned $4.3 million intermediate school project. District officials will meet next week in Bangor with the state Board of Education, which… Read More
HOULTON — The Houlton Town Council on Monday accepted the resignation of council Chairman Dale F. Lowe as a member of the Town Council. Lowe, who has been a member of the council since 1988 and chairman since 1990, did not attend the meeting. In… Read More
INDIAN TOWNSHIP — Officials at the University of Maine announced this week that a student team from Indian Township was recognized recently at the university for demonstrating leadership and success in carrying out school improvement projects. Seventh-grade pupils Roy Dana, Mary Sockabasin, Rosalie Stevens and… Read More
MACHIAS — William F. Julavits, senior vice president and counsel for the Maine Hospital Association at Augusta, was guest speaker at the annual Down East Community Hospital trustees meeting held Friday. He reviewed health-care legislation on the state and national level, indicating that significant forces of change are… Read More
EAST MACHIAS — A series of free workshops on how to identify the needs of municipalities and treat those needs appropriately will be discussed beginning Tuesday, July 16, in a series of six free workshops sponsored by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension at the East Machias Municipal… Read More
EASTPORT — Brian Theriault has been appointed to the Eastport City Council, filling a vacancy created last month when Joseph Mitchell resigned. Theriault has been a member of the Zoning Board of Appeals and served on the Budget Committee the last two years. He will… Read More
CALAIS — At a meeting Thursday night, the Calais City Council approved the city’s 1991-92 budget, heard a report from the city manager about plans to finish the uptown revitalization project, reviewed two proposals for the sale of city property, and listened to a proposal to discontinue a… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Parents whose children hang out on Dover-Foxcroft streets after business hours may receive a telephone call asking them to pick up their sons and daughters. The Dover-Foxcroft selectmen on Monday discussed the large gatherings of young people that loiter in some areas in… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Foxcroft Academy has announced that the following students have been named to the fourth-quarter honor roll: Seniors, high honors: Kelly Larson; honors: Nathan Davis, Emily Downing, Roger Ewer, Angela Fisk, Michelle Girouard, Teresa Hammond, Shannon Keniston, Samai Knight, Allen Levensalor, Jennifer Lussier, Julie… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County Commissioners were advised Tuesday not to change the valuations placed on properties in Greenville, as requested by two landowners. A tax-abatement hearing was held last month when Greenville Town Manager David Cota told the commissioners that the valuations on the… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — The budget for Piscataquis County and its unorganized townships has returned to Dover-Foxcroft with the Legislature’s stamp of approval. The total budget with overlay is $1,121,433. The mill rate was set at .00111. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
SKOWHEGAN The following cases were heard between May 25 and June 21 in 12th District Court in Skowhegan. 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
DEXTER — High wind — believed by some residents to be a tornado — ripped through the town of Dexter Friday night, tearing up trees and wreaking havoc in its path. According to Bill Keyte, public works director, just about every homeowner in town was… Read More
CORNVILLE — Firefighters remained at the scene throughout the night Tuesday at a farm fire in Cornville that gutted a farmhouse and destroyed an attached barn on Route 150. According to Skowhegan Assistant Fire Chief Tom Keene, the fire was reported at 6:30 p.m. at the Bruno Poulin… Read More
SKOWHEGAN — Somerset County Sheriff Spencer Havey recently announced the hiring and appointment of four new part-time deputies. They are Stephen Emery, Maynard Ross and Dennis Conologue, all of Pittsfield, and Allan Hart of Augusta. Havey said that the four men are “all top-notch, qualified… Read More
BELFAST — Peeved at public comments made by city Councilor James Roberts, the Belfast Water District boycotted Tuesday’s scheduled meeting with the council. In a letter to the council, Water District Chairman Archie Gaul described Roberts’ comments as “political folderol,” and suggested that if the… Read More
ROCKPORT — James R. Hawkins was installed Friday as the 67th president of the Rockland Rotary Club, succeeding Michael W. Marriner. Marriner praised the club for fund-raising efforts during the year. Hawkins is a native of Fort Wayne, Ind., and is owner of Atlantic Realty. Read More
ROCKLAND — The SAD 5 school board voted Tuesday night to hire Donald Kanicki of Marlette, Mich., as its new superintendent. Kanicki was offered the job Thursday night and accepted the job Friday. Kanicki will replace Douglas Fredericks, who was superintendent for more than three years. The new… Read More
CAMDEN — The SAD 28 school board might have to rebid the contract to establish modular classrooms at the Rockport Elementary School, it was reported Tuesday night. The board voted to enter a five-year contract with Alphabet Inc. to provide modular classroom units at the… Read More
CASTINE — A graveside service was held June 29 at Castine Cemetery for Helen Allen Bartlett, widow of retired Brig. Gen. Boyd Wheeler Bartlett, professor at Bowdoin College and the U.S. Military Academy. She died May 24, at Port Charlotte, Fla., at the age of 98. Read More
LUBEC — The Lubec Board of Selectmen will hold a special meeting at 9 a.m. Wednesday, July 3, to discuss measures to take to improve the town’s sagging financial condition. In addition to the usual money woes most towns face, Lubec is looking at a… Read More
About 500 gallons of waste water overflowed at the James River Paper Mill in Old Town early Tuesday morning, but the overflow was quickly diverted into the mill’s sewer line and to the sewerage treatment plant. The new line was constructed about one year ago… Read More
Little League veterans The baseball diamond at the Pendleton Street School in Brewer has been named Corey-DeBeck-Morelli Field after four men who contributed a combined 132 years of service to Little League baseball in the city. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
The key to a ramshackle downtown building slated for renovation also may be the key to more elbow room for the Penobscot County District Attorney’s office. The county commissioners have been looking for the right opportunity to move R. Christopher Almy and his staff out… Read More
OLD TOWN — As expected, the City Council approved the 1991-92 budget Tuesday night. With Councilor Susan Duplessis attending to her duties as a state legislator, and Councilor Walt Huffman arriving late, the council finalized the document by a 3-2 vote. Councilors Virginia Fortier and… Read More
Janet Carlisle, a single mother with two children to support, has $40 left in her checking account. She has had to borrow money to buy groceries and has 10 days before the bank begins tacking late fees on her mortgage payment. Carlisle is a licensed… Read More
HAMPDEN — The waste incinerator run by Penobscot Energy Recovery Co. in Orrington detracts from the quality of life in Hampden, according to a homeowner on Cottage Street. Marcelle Whitney, who built his home on the Penobscot River in the mid-1980s, said the waste-to-energy plant… Read More
Two men have completed the Appalachian Trail in record time — one by running along it and the other by hiking it day and night — but their blistering pace may be triggering a backlash among other trail enthusiasts. David Horton of Lynchburg, Va., reported… Read More
HOWLAND — A Maine Waste Management Agency official and soil scientists on Tuesday were met by protesters at the Howland site the state is considering for a regional landfill. The crowd of people, which included many children, chanted “No dump” shortly after 7 a.m. as… Read More
WASHINGTON — The Postal Service still wants that extra penny. The agency’s governing board on Tuesday unanimously rejected the rates that took effect in February, sending the matter back once again to the independent Postal Rate Commission. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
The qualifications of Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas will be scrutinized over the next couple of weeks, but the color of his skin made him a near certain successor to Thurgood Marshall. In choosing Thomas, President George Bush fulfilled the perceived requirement of one minority per court and… Read More
PORTLAND — An experimental plant designed to convert fish wastes to fertilizer has received the blessing of the Portland City Council and could begin operations late this summer. The council voted 6-0 Monday night to grant a processing license for the project but insisted on… Read More
The patient was a food science major in her senior year at college and knew all about calories and diets. She was 20 pounds overweight and close to tears as she claimed she was not losing weight on a 500-calorie diet. This was 10 years… Read More
The Save Loring Committee took its battle to prevent the closure of Loring Air Force Base into the legal arena Tuesday. The committee filed a federal lawsuit to force the U.S. Air Force and the Department of Defense to release documents used to justify the… Read More
International Paper Co. is expected to plead guilty and be sentenced Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Portland on five criminal environmental charges. Scheduled to appear before U.S. Chief Judge Gene Carter, corporation representatives are expected to waive indictment and enter a plea to criminal… Read More
PORTLAND — Forbes magazine on Tuesday appealed a federal judge’s refusal to throw out a libel suit filed by two founders of Shape Inc., a Biddeford-based tape manufacturer. Jonathon Piper, attorney for the magazine, asked U.S. District Judge W. Arthur Garrity to expedite the appeal… Read More
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — The work of the Maine Coalition for Safe Kids was recognized at a Safe Kids Awards dinner at the Hyatt Regency Hotel. A special citation and an award contribution of $1,500 were presented by Dr. C. Everett Koop, retired U.S. Surgeon General and chairman… Read More
AUGUSTA — Day Two of the state government shutdown and budget impasse came and went with no noticeable movement toward a solution. The House of Representatives failed to override Gov. John R. McKernan’s veto of the one-year budget the Legislature had passed early Monday morning. Read More
As angry state workers demonstrate in Augusta and needy families worry about their state financial assistance, the political catfight over Workers’ Compensation reform continues. On one hand, injured workers complain that proposed changes will strip them of benefits they need to rebuild their lives after… Read More
MADAWASKA — A Canadian bicyclist led a pack of 45 riders over a 25-mile course Sunday to win the annual Acadian Festival’s Tour D’Evangeline. Carl Plourde of Edmundston was the fastest biker with a time of one hour and 40 seconds. The fastest time for… Read More
EASTPORT — Coastwatchers who spot a solitary oarsman on a southwesterly course during the next few weeks may be seeing something more than the average paddler out for a day on the water. That Lindbergh-like figure in a boat loaded to the gunnel could be Jonathan Cowles on… Read More
Since the Rust v. Sullivan decision, commonly known now as the “Gag Rule,” was issued late last month by the U.S. Supreme Court, there has been a steadily burning firestorm of outrage from citizens, family planning agencies and members of Congress. Opponents of the ruling… Read More
Two Bangor Daily News employees have been promoted to head the newspaper’s bureaus at Presque Isle and Rockland, succeeding veteran Bureau Chiefs Dean Rhodes and Ted Sylvester, who retired July 1. NEWS Managing Editor V. Paul Reynolds announced Tuesday the promotions of Debra Sund to… Read More
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — The town’s attorney warned operators of the Seashore Performing Arts Centre to adhere to local noise ordinances during this Saturday’s Steve Winwood concert. Town Manager James A. Bennett said Monday that SeaPAC violated an ordinance requiring noise monitoring equipment for last… Read More
WASHINGTON — Sens. George J. Mitchell and William S. Cohen will take part in a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing from 9 to 11 a.m. Monday, July 15, at Bangor City Hall on proposed legislation to promote forest land conservation and rural economic development in the Northeast. Read More
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AUGUSTA — With a shutdown of state services in its second day, tempers began to flare Tuesday as Mainers found they could not renew their drivers’ licenses, keep court dates or place flowers at graves in a military cemetery. Thelma Shepard, 80, traveled 1 1/2… Read More