Feathers ‘n Fins The word, Inuit, means “people of the land.” Despite social and cultural changes that are encroaching on the Inuit way of life, Sandy Annanack held tenaciously to his heritage. Although he leased the acreage on which Camp Kanniq – a sporting camp… Read More
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    CMSSL International shuts out Jasmine’s ORONO – Majed Al-Othman scored 4 goals to lead International Soccer Association to a 9-0 win over Jasmine’s in Central Maine Summer Soccer League action here at the University of Maine Friday. For 8-0-2 International, Benny Veenituf had a hat… Read More
    Legion Baseball Skowhegan American Legion head coach Ken Reed and manager Don Finley said they were looking for a .500 season from their Log Drivers this summer. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false;… Read More
    In the past, Oxford 250 favorites have been rather easy to spot. Last year, Chuck Bown was the hottest driver on the NASCAR Grand National circuit. He won the race. Two years before, Jamie Aube of North Ferrisburg, Vt., was on a NASCAR Grand National… Read More
    CALAIS – Jim Beers singled twice and doubled to lead the Trenton-Ellsworth Acadians to an 8-6 American Legion baseball win over Calais here Friday evening. For the 4-5 Acadians, Mark Leighton doubled and hit a solo home run. Brian Willey hit a single and a… Read More
    It’s been a pretty simple season for followers of the NASCAR Grand National North this season. With one exception. Throughout this first half of the racing season a name has been popping up in the results from time to time. It leaves tour fans scratching… Read More
    Interview Editor’s note – In 1985, Dave Dion of Hudson, N.H., led just one lap of the Oxford 250 – the final lap. He took home $27,500 for his efforts and became the second driver, after Geoff Bodine, to win two Oxford 250s. Dion’s first… Read More
    OWLS HEAD — With state and federal sewer money drying up, town officials have announced that sewer expansion funds would have to come from town taxes. Robert Green of the Department of Environmental Protection met Wednesday, June 26, with a task force investigating Ingraham’s Hill. Read More
    ROCKLAND — The following property transfers have been recorded with the Knox County Register of Deeds: Michael O. Orbe, Ridgewood, N.J., land in Appleton to David B. and Tammy L. Patten, Appleton. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
    MADISON — Officials at Madison Area Memorial High School have announced the fourth-quarter honor roll. Seniors, highest honors: Tracey Howes, April Linkletter, Monica Turner; high honors: Shawn Agren, Heather Andrews, Dean Avery, Robert Bagley, Jeffrey Bess, Crystal Blodgett, Lori Caron, Brady Chapman, Peter Christopher, Nathan… Read More
    LISBON — You’ve got to have Moxie for this event — the Moxie Festival at Lisbon for the eighth consecutive year Friday and Saturday, July 12 and 13, bringing together many enthusiasts from Maine, the rest of New England, and other parts of the United States. Read More
    FREEPORT — The Maine School Superintendents Association Distinguished Service award for 1990 has been presented to Leon A. Gorman, L.L. Bean president, in recognition for real, recognizable and outstanding contributions to education. Robert B. Kautz, president of the Maine School Superintendents Association, said that Gorman’s… Read More
    SKOWHEGAN — Redington-Fairview General Hospital has announced that several physicians will join the staff this summer. All the new members are board-certified in their specialties. They are: Dr. Andrew Schlein, internal medicine; Dr. Harold Zenisk, internal medicine; and Dr. John Whittingill, pediatrics. For appointments, Schlein… Read More
    HARMONY — This summer, Harmony children won’t be complaining that they don’t have anything to do, because community-minded residents have created a recreation program with the children in mind. The first Harmony Recreation Program will begin Monday, July 8, for children in first grade through… Read More
    WATERVILLE — The Central Maine Homeopathic Study Group will hold a series of workshops from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 3-4 and Aug. 9-11, at Thomas College. Topics include first aid, immunizations, children’s ailments and remedies. Instructors are Susan Lie-Nielsen and Lauren Fox O’Neal. Call 549-7802 or… Read More
    BATH — Bath Iron Works will launch the Aegis cruiser Lake Erie at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 13, during the last of an eight-ship launching program. The launching will pay tribute to the man credited with development of the advanced Navy surface combatants. William E. Read More
    LIMESTONE — The Limestone Board of Selectmen approved a position policy statement Wednesday regarding the June 29 decision by the Department of Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission to close Loring Air Force Base. A letter from the board to President George Bush also was… Read More
    MARS HILL — The new Mars Hill Country Club and its contents, valued at about $130,000, were destroyed Wednesday in a fire classifed as arson or having an “intentional human element,” according to Robert McMahan of Caribou, state fire marshal. The country club was on… Read More
    BRIDGEWATER — Volunteer firefighter Ross Delong of Bridgewater was treated for heat exhaustion at the scene of a barn and garage fire Wednesday at the residence of Guy Hitz on the Snow Settlement Road. The fire was reported at 6:10 p.m. According to Bridgewater Fire… Read More
    LUBEC — The U.S. Department of Labor has shaved a bit off its penalty against Lubec for violating federal labor laws, but voters at a special town meeting later this month still will be asked to raise nearly $27,000 for the transgression. The USDL ruled… Read More
    JONESPORT — A special program for Jonesport area girls in grades one through nine who are not in Girl Scouts but may benefit from the Girl Scout program will be offered by the Abnaki Girl Scout Council. Summer activities will help girls earn badges and patches. All meetings… Read More
    GUILFORD — The Guilford Board of Selectmen voted this week not to continue efforts to purchase or remove several buildings located in a flood zone in the community. The proposal was made in a Piscataquis River Watershed interim report and feasibility study of flood reduction measures. Read More
    RICHMOND — The New England Ukrainian-American Association will hold its annual picnic and barbecue at 1 p.m. Sunday, July 14, at the American Legion Post on Carding Machine Road. Ethnic food and music will be featured. For information, call Val Bardash at 582-2342. Read More
    ROCKLAND — The FMC building on Maple Street is in “good to fair condition” with some roofing, heating and electrical problems which need repair, according to an inspection performed for the city by Moody Co. The report, issued July 1, indicated no wood-destroying insects. The… Read More
    BAR HARBOR — James S. Clark of Bar Harbor has reported for Marine Recruit Training at Parris Island, S.C. After basic training he will be trained in the infantry occupational field and will serve six years. BUCKSPORT — Mark D. Meierdirk of Bucksport has reported… Read More
    ELLSWORTH — The Ellsworth Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its second annual awards night Saturday, Oct. 19, at the Grand Auditorium. Chamber members will receive ballots by mail and may nominate themselves or other business people in several categories. Ballots must be returned to the chamber by… Read More
    HARTLAND — In celebration of Lake Week, July 21-27, the Great Moose Lake Association will sponsor several activities, including canoe and kayak races, a cookout and a boat parade. The celebration will begin on July 21 with a boat parade. The parade will start at… Read More
    CALAIS — Principal Michael Chadwick of Calais High School has announced the following honor roll for the fourth quarter: Seniors, honors: Shawn Moholland, Jennifer Saunders. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var… Read More
    The following speeding cases were heard: David J. Ramsay, 43, New Liskeard, Ontario, $60; Terry Tower, 28, Riverview, New Brunswick, $80; Charles E. Anderson, 27, Newport, R.I., $60; Mark U. Duchart, 29, Augusta, $60; Donald N. Worcester, 37, Dixmont, $125, Christopher Gray, 24, Etna, $70; Raymond Reid, 40,… Read More
    MILBRIDGE — Classics of the chamber music repertory will be presented at the Milbridge Congregational Church at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 18, when the Kneisel Hall Chamber School players in Blue Hill perform. Compositions by Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert and Dvorak will be offered during what… Read More
    MILO — Six milo area youths are involved in the Summer Youth Employment and Training Program, sponsored by the Training and Development Corp. for Penobscot, Piscataquis and Hancock counties. Andrea Sewall of Brewer is the local counselor. Sewall said the program involves 175 youths from… Read More
    ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Rear Adm. G. Brian Estes will replace Rear Adm. A.K. Riffey as vice commander of Naval Facilities Engineering Command in August. Estes now is deputy commander for facilities acquisition and deputy commander for public works at the Naval Facilities Engineering Command. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    SEARSPORT — Selectmen on Tuesday approved a $50,000 credit and authorized Town Manager Donald Grant to attend an equipment auction in Millinocket. Grant said Wednesday that Georgia-Pacific Corp. will sell truck and other heavy equipment at an auction on July 11. Grant said that while… Read More
    MACHIAS — The Machias School Committee, at its June 26 meeting, bid farewell to two employees, and prepared to greet three new ones. Ann Sargent and Bonnie Fortini, outgoing co-directors of the School Union 102 Adult Education program, told the committee they are leaving a… Read More
    Roofing job A Hampden firm is the low bidder for part one of a roof construction project for the old gymnasium at Hampden Academy. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i… Read More
    CAMDEN — The first Midcoast Field Hockey Camp will be held July 15-19 at the Snow Bowl. The camp will be open for field hockey players entering grades five through eight in Knox, Waldo and Lincoln counties. Camp directors will be Tammy Barrows and Darcie Danforth. Session will… Read More
    I am deeply disturbed after reading Dr. Paul Liebow’s statements concerning the quality of care given patients being transported by our ambulances (BDN, June 1-2). On June 20, 1985, our son was involved in an automobile/three-wheeler accident. The response time for the then volunteer squad… Read More
    I find your recent editorial in which you continue to harp on the privatizing of the state’s 70 liquor stores very interesting…. Since your editorial was so one-sided please allow me the opportunity to enlighten your readers a little on the positive side of the… Read More
    Re: our current Workers’ Compensation crisis, and from any worker’s standpoint, it certainly is a crisis. The Maine Chamber of Commerce and Associated General Contractors are only furthering their own biased views, not offering suggestions for real reforms…. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
    John Day says he hasn’t much pity for the people of Iraq who “submissively follow a tyrant like Saddam Hussein,” and then he goes on to tell us “that surely there must be one brave patriot in the Iraqi military machine capable of making a car bomb that… Read More
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    MILFORD — Two women were killed Friday evening when the roof of the Buick Regal in which they were riding was sheared back when run over by a high-riding Ford Bronco. Gwendolyn Herbert, 31, of nearby Cardville and Marissa Braley, 27, of Olamon were killed… Read More
    ROCKLAND — A three-day workshop for beginner or intermediate watercolorists will be offered by the Farnsworth Museum from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 15-17. Participants will learn about the handling of paper, brush and pigment, and will have the opportunity to view and discuss… Read More
    AUGUSTA — A small degree of compromise finally settled over the State House Friday night, when the Republican governor and Democratic Legislature agreed on a procedure to be used to work their way out of political stalemate. It’s complicated, and a lot of tough negotiating… Read More
    HERMON — Hermon Fun Day will be held Saturday, July 13. The Masons will sponsor a breakfast from 6 to 9 a.m. at the Masonic Hall on the Main Road. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var… Read More
    GUILFORD — The Guilford Board of Selectmen voted this week not to continue efforts to purchase or remove several buildings located in a flood zone in the community. The proposal was made in a Piscataquis River Watershed interim report and feasibility study of flood reduction… Read More
    A motorcyclist led Bangor police on a high-speed chase Thursday evening which ended in a chase on foot through a Brewer cemetery. Arrested in the incident was Daniel Coates, 22, of East Holden, who was charged with five offenses, including eluding a police officer. While… Read More
    A crackdown on fireworks during the Fourth of July festivities in Bangor and Brewer was not a dud, according to the state fire marshal. Donald Bissett said from his Augusta office Friday that three marshals working the crowd during the officially sanctioned fireworks display Thursday… Read More
    Passengers of a Pan Am flight bound for Munich, Germany, unexpectedly spent part of their Fourth of July in Bangor. For one of the 130 passengers, the stay included overnight accommodations in the Penobscot County Jail. Pan Am Flight 90 from New York made an… Read More
    An item in the Community News section of Midweek on Wednesday listed an incorrect date for Bradford Days. Bradford Days will be held on Saturday, July 13. Read More
    ORONO — A master of social work graduate program at the University of Maine has been accredited, qualifying graduates for advanced social work and potentially closing the gap where there is a shortage of professionals. The council on social work education accredited the program for… Read More
    The Katahdin Area Council, Boy Scouts of America honored four adult Scout and community leaders June 20, with the highest award for distinguished service, the National Silver Beaver Award. Those honored at the 42nd annual Recognition Barbecue held by the council in East Eddington were… Read More
    Summer has arrived and with it a renewal of the never-ending battle between the plant world and the hordes of insects that attack it. On the one hand there are approximately 800,000 species of herbivorous insects that can fly, hop, crawl, or otherwise spread themselves among their unwilling… Read More
    BOSTON — More than $4.2 million in federal aid will be shared by the six New England states to create part-time community service jobs for older low-income workers. The money is expected to create thousands of minimum-wage jobs through organizations like the National Council on… Read More
    AUGUSTA — Restaurants began running short on liquor, and picnickers were turned away from state parks as a state government shutdown caused by a lack of a budget was in its fifth day Friday. But beachgoers and overnight campers got freebies because no one was… Read More
    WASHINGTON — After much deliberation, the government is out with a list of the most popular produce, favored fish and vote-getting veggies in America. Spinach and lima beans are out. Asparagus and avocados are in. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
    TOGUS — The oldest federal veterans facility in the nation, Togus, will celebrate its 125th anniversary from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, July 7, as part of Kennebec Valley Whatever Week activities. A free band concert will be held at Togus, featuring the Hallowell Community… Read More
    OMAHA, Neb. — U.S. District Judge William Cambridge on Friday granted a stay of execution for Nebraska death row inmate John Joubert pending higher court decisions in the case. Joubert, 28, was sentenced Oct. 9, 1984, for the killings of two Sarpy County boys in… Read More
    ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The U.S. Supreme Court’s 1988 ruling expanding the power of principals to censor school publications has turned many student newspapers into public relations tools, a study says. Barbara Goffman, who studied the high school press for her honors thesis in communications… Read More
    The 66th annual reunion of the Reynolds Family Association will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12, at the Ramada Hotel Capitol Plaza in Atlanta. Members who arrive Friday will have the Reynolds Family Association Archives available to them from 9 a.m. to noon… Read More
    ORONO — An Operation Physics workshop will be held from Sunday, July 28, through Friday, Aug. 2, at Bennett Hall, for Maine elementary and junior high school teachers to help them hone teaching skills. The seminar will combine discussion, demonstration and laboratory experience and is… Read More
    EDMUNDSTON, New Brunswick — The Canadian minister of employment and immigration announced Friday that $2 million in government grants would be given to 40 businesses in northwestern New Brunswick. Bernard Valcourt, who is also the member of parliament for Victoria and Madawaska counties in New… Read More
    PORTLAND — The Maine Civil Liberties Union board of directors elected officers at its June 12 meeting. Milton Wright of Readfield was elected president and David Currier of Portland, vice president. Hugh Calkins of Portland was elected treasurer and Celeste Branham of Lewiston, secretary. New… Read More
    TOWNSHIP 7, RANGE 7 — A 21-year-old Massachusetts man drowned Thursday while fishing at Grand Lake Seboeis in northern Penobscot County. William Villecco of Southwick, Mass., had waded into the lake to fish when he stepped off a dropoff and could not get back to… Read More
    LEBANON — Lebanon residents are getting a chance to determine if they want the local police department to remain closed. Selectmen this week called for a special referendum on Aug. 9 so residents can decide if they’re willing to provide funds to keep the police… Read More
    Retired Air Force Gen. Duane Cassidy, point man for the United States Air Force in its obsession to close Loring Air Force Base come Hell or high water, didn’t do the valiant men and women of the Air Force any favors when he appeared to unfairly paint them… Read More
    MOUNT WASHINGTON, N.H. — The Fourth of July atop Mount Washington on a clear night is something special. Joe White, a weather observer on the tallest mountain in the Northeast, said conditions were perfect Thursday night, and he was able to watch fireworks in three… Read More
    AUGUSTA — A Winslow development company has proposed a 24-foot-long fish lift on Bond Brook to help Atlantic salmon, trout and alewives get upstream to spawn. United American Energy Inc. offered the project as part of a mitigation trade for the 4-foot increase in the… Read More
    PORTLAND — FleetNorstar Financial Group said Friday it has agreed to sell six bank branches in Maine to avoid concerns about market concentration problems arising from its takeover of the failed Bank of New England. Fleet, based in Providence, R.I., said it will sell four… Read More
    EDMUNDSTON, New Brunswick — The Canadian minister of immigration and employment said Friday that the closing of Loring Air Force Base in northern Maine is a concern for him and his riding in northwestern New Brunswick. Bernard Valcourt, member of parliament for Madawaska and Victoria… Read More
    NEW YORK — Delta Air Lines said Friday it made a specific proposal for parts of Pan American World Airways, offering to buy a package including the Northeast shuttle, trans-Atlantic routes and 45 planes. Atlanta-based Delta, one of the strongest airlines in the business, did… Read More
    Door of Faith will hold a TV rally at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 11, at the main auditorium of the Glad Tidings Church, 1033 Broadway, in Bangor. The rally will feature the Rev. Charles Capps of England, Ark. Capps is a retired farmer who travels… Read More
    AUGUSTA — The Alliance for the Mentally Ill of Maine held its election of officers at its annual meeting in June at Colby College in Waterville. Mary Louise Curtis of Bath was elected board president; Philip Bernaiche of Houlton, vice president; John Robinson of Portland,… Read More
    WASHINGTON — Here are the votes of Maine’s senators major legislation this week. There were no major votes in the House. Senate votes: 1. Approves Mandatory Prison Terms for Using Guns During a Crime googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
    The grudging movement Friday night on a package that binds a new state budget to progress on workers’ compensation reform offers hope to the state. The principals in the impasse have agreed, in principle, to provide opportunity to resolve their differences. Their compromise, to pass… Read More
    I’m looking for people who want to take action and do something to hold down property taxes. Maine Freedom Fighters is heading up a petition drive statewide to keep the office of elected county sheriff (under attack in the Maine Legislature) and to help reduce… Read More