ORONO – More bad news for the University of Maine football team Thursday. Junior cornerback Billy Curry, a two-year starter considered the anchor of this year’s secondary, is suffering from an injury to his right shoulder and could be sidelined for as long as a month. Read More
The Maine State Harness Racing Commission met twice this week, Wednesday in Augusta and Thursday in Union. At both meetings, commissoners heard appeals and worked on solutions to the problem of increased drug detection, primarily with the drug trichloromethiazide, more commonly known as Noquazone. Commissioners… Read More
Ed Zande of Valrico, Fla., recorded a hole-in-one Thursday at the Bucksport Golf Club. Zande aced the 164-yard third hole using a 4-wood. The shot was witnessed by Dave Blackwell, Bud Farren and Bill Hearn. Read More
5th WMSGA Junior Girls Championship AT ROCKLAND GC, Thursday 18 Holes: Jennifer Hersey, Presque Isle, 93; Rebecca Darcy, Brunswick, 94; Veronica Baehr, Gardiner, 100; Heather Durrell, Rockland, 109; Abby Spectorage 10, Gardiner, 111; Amber Quinn, North Haven, 114; Jessica Turner, Bangor, 117; (tie) Bethanne Henderson,… Read More
Presque Isle boys 29, Fort Kent 33, Hodgdon 83, Ashland 113 Brett Marquis (FK), T-17:24 (3.1 miles); George Ferland (PI) 18:11, Marshall White (PI) 19:21, Jamie Michaud (FK) 19:22, Frank Bishop (PI) 19:31, Jeremy Bell (H) 20:05, Jason Jandreau (FK) 20:10, Jason Morneault (FK) 20:24,… Read More
CARIBOU – Scott Richardson scored twice and assisted on a third goal here Thursday to propel Caribou to a season-opening 4-1 schoolboy soccer victory over Houlton. Richardson scored an unassisted goal and tallied off a Brian Donovan assist, while setting up a goal by Gerry… Read More
D.M. Blakeman wins Hampden Tourney HAMPDEN – D.M. Blakeman won the Hampden Softball League open upper division tournament Tuesday night by sweeping a doubleheader from A.P.A Transport 12-11 and 16-11. In the first game, a sixth-inning grand slam by Sam Pavento proved the decisive blow… Read More
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As a 23-year veteran of the Woodland school system, Dorothy Johnson is happily back at a task she loves: coaching. The guidance counselor at Woodland High School, Johnson is serving her first term as the varsity girls soccer coach. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
ENFIELD – The 5th Tom Ware Memorial Golf Tournament will be held Aug. 24-25 at Green Valley Golf Course. Cost is $10 plus greens fees. Call Green Valley at 732-3006 for tee times. Read More
UMFK lists fall semester courses FORT KENT — The University of Maine at Fort Kent has listed many courses offered at night and weekends during the fall semester at several St. John Valley locations. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
… The Bangor Daily News has been barraged with articles and letters of one party bashing the other and/or the governor, or the unions claiming mistreatment. There certainly is enough blame to spread over the entire bunch. Some Democrats are now disenchanted with Martin and Pray. Is it… Read More
I am writing in response to the newspaper article that was in the Bangor Daily News on Aug. 10-11 about the number of yard sales a person may have during the year. It is my guess that the people who want to limit this practice are mainly directing… Read More
Eagle Lake had a Black Fly Festival the weekend of Aug. 16. I could not attend because of my age, but I did watch the lovely parade and it was a lovely day. However, there were two things missing from the parade. First, there should… Read More
Steve Bentley’s Aug. 15 letter (on post traumatic stress disorder) was sad but true. It is sad that a column such as that could not be placed before the eyes of families and friends of Vietnam veterans daily until they see the light and stop forsaking the broken-spirited,… Read More
Three cheers to Richard Beaumont on his letter about the homeless (Readers Write, Aug. 13). President Bush is so worried about women and children starving in other nations and can’t wait to send money and food, while thousands die every year of starvation in the… Read More
The Aug. 15 Maine Style article, headlined, “Who’s to blame for baby bimbos?”, is absurd. It suggests that Julia Roberts, a well-known and successful actress, is to blame for teen-age girls wearing too much makeup and short skirts. The whole idea of this article makes… Read More
Bette L. Bergeron, daughter of Kay and Harlan Sylvester of Thomaston and Sun City West, Ariz., was awarded a degree of Doctor of Philosophy from Purdue University on Aug. 4. Her dissertation was titled, “Literary Research and Translation to Practice: Developing A Collaboration Inservice Model.”… Read More
MACHIAS — Dr. William Clark, superintendent of schools for Union 102, has announced that opening day for all students in Jonesboro Elementary School, Wesley Elementary School, the Rose M. Gaffney School and for freshman at Machias Memorial High School, will be Wednesday, Sept. 4. Upperclassmen at MMHS will… Read More
SEARSPORT — The Penobscot Marine Museum will present a lecture, “You Are a Sailor’s Wife,” by Joyce Butler of the Brick Store Museum in Kennebunk, at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23, at the Douglas and Margaret Carver Memorial Gallery. Butler is curator of manuscripts at… Read More
JONESPORT — Bruce M. Crowley, superintendent of schools for Union 103 and the Moosabec Community School District, has announced that Jonesport Elementary, Beals Elementary and Jonesport-Beals High schools will begin the 1991-92 academic year at 8 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 3. Busing will be provided to… Read More
JONESPORT — The Moosabec Community School District Committee agreed at its August meeting with Superintendent Bruce Crowley’s recommendation to hire James S. Alley as the district’s soccer coach for the 1991-92 school year. Acting on additional recommendation by Crowley, the board voted unanimously to name… Read More
HOULTON — Registration for fall semester adult education classes at schools in the southern Aroostook County area will be held in August. In SAD 29 in Houlton and SAD 70 in Hodgdon, registrations are being accepted on a daily basis. Registrations also will be taken… Read More
BAILEYVILLE — An 8-mile kayak and canoe race will be held at 9 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 1, in conjunction with Labor Day weekend festivities in Baileyville. The race will begin at Wapsaconhagen Brook, off the end of Elm Street and finish at the Milltown Customs… Read More
LIMESTONE — The U.S. Department of Defense Homeowner’s Assistance Program will be discussed at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 27, by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at the Loring Air Force Base theater. The program will begin for eligible members when a final decision is made… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — Beginning Sept. 1, violators of local parking regulations in Presque Isle will pay higher fines. According to a notice being left on vehicles parked in the downtown area, the cooperation given in observing the city parking ordinances will help provide ample parking… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — Accompanied by stage companion Al the Alligator and his Bubblegum Band, children’s singer-songwriter Rick Charette will perform at The Aroostook Medical Center’s Children’s Health and Safety Fair at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23, at the Northern Maine Fairgrounds. The fair will begin… Read More
BUCKS HARBOR — La Otra, a Class II yacht skippered by Hans Vandershoot, topped a record field of 16 vessels to win the 24th annual `Port and Starboard Yacht Club Regatta held recently in the waters off Bucks Harbor. La Otra, a new entry, defeated… Read More
The Aroostook County Commissioners voted Monday night to leave the three County Commission Districts the same as they have been since 1982. County Administrator Roland Martin told commissioners that despite a loss of almost 5,000 people in the last 10 years in Aroostook County, the… Read More
HOULTON — Discussion continued Wednesday night between the Aroostook County Commission and Sheriff Edgar Wheeler regarding the issue of where the sheriff’s office should be located. The issue dates back to 1989 when the sheriff’s office was located in the administrative section of the Aroostook… Read More
PRINCETON — One of the first tasks for the new Princeton Town Manager, wgho has been on the job for only a week, will be to convince residents not to terminate his position. About the same time Charles M. Safford accepted the position of town… Read More
CALAIS — Joey Seeley of Dennysville is the new officer at the Calais Police Department. Seeley, who graduated from Washington Academy in East Machias, is a graduate of the University of Maine at Presque Isle where he received an associate arts in criminal justice and… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis Regional YMCA will be closed from Monday, Aug. 26, through Monday, Sept. 2. The building will reopen at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 3. The front desk will be open for registrations and for information about programs from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Three people escaped injury in a two-car accident on Route 15 in Dover-Foxcroft, Thursday. As a result of the accident, a Veazie man has been charged with failure to yield the right of way. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
CALAIS — The 11th annual Joint International Canadian-American Family History Festival will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 7, in the assembly hall at Washington County Technical College. The event is sponsored by the Sunrise Research Institute, the Charlotte County, New Brunswick Historical Society,… Read More
MILO — Richard M. Sawyer, SAD 41 superintendent, said schools will open Monday, Aug. 26, for teachers and staff members and Wednesday, Aug. 28, for students. Sawyer said the principals’ offices are currently open for new student registrations from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The… Read More
GREENVILLE — The Greenville Board of Selectmen approved a one-year contract for recycling during a special board meeting, Wednesday. Greenville Recycling Co. will take care of all of the town’s recyclable items beginning Sept. 1. The contract includes the recyclable items from the Towns of… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Divorces granted on the grounds of irreconcilable marital differences in 13th District in Dover-Foxcroft recently were as follows: Robert W. Howell Sr. of Milo and Carol A. Howell of Milo. The court awarded shared parental rights and responsibilities of minor children. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
HARTLAND — What began in 1987 will be formally finished and accepted at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 24. That is the time and day scheduled for the public dedication of the new Great Moose Lake Dam in Hartland. The public is invited. The dam structure itself was completed… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT Cases disposed of in 13th District Court recently were as follows: 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 (slot_sizes[i][0]… Read More
SKOWHEGAN — Tom Scymanski, NewsCenter 2 meteorologist, will be honorary host in the BEGADUCKS Race at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 31, at the Kennebec Banks Picnic Area. The American Cancer Society sponsors the event that will confer $1,500 in prizes. The race will be held during Log Days… Read More
WATERVILLE — Recycling and composting day, “Earth Day Everyday,” will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24, at the North Street Recreation Area with information and demonstrations by businesses and environmental groups, children’s activities, music and a picnic. A parade will be held at… Read More
NEWPORT — Sebasticook Valley Hospital’s sixth annual Health Fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at 8 p.m. Sept. 14, at Wright’s Gymnasium, Maine Central Institute. The MCI Key Club and Students Against Drunk Drivers will serve refreshments and participate in the Hospital’s Drug and… Read More
DETROIT — The new Detroit Postmaster, Joyce W. McLaggan, was formally sworn into office in ceremonies at the Detroit Post Office Aug. 16. Rene N. Albert, director of field operations Portland, administered the oath of office and Pastor Les Pettit of the Detroit Methodist Church… Read More
HARMONY — The Harmony Patriarch’s Club is gearing up for its 44th annual Labor Day Free Fair. Several years ago because of escalating insurance coverage rates, rides at the fair could no longer be offered. That’s changed this year, with Funtime Festivals offering a larger… Read More
DEXTER — The Town of Dexter is taking an apartment owner to court because of alleged violations at his Jackson Street apartment complex. According to David Pearson, Dexter’s code enforcement officer, Robert Tenney of Plymouth, owner of the four-unit complex, was scheduled to appear in… Read More
UNION — Gov. John R. McKernan traveled to this western Knox County hill town Thursday to designate it Capital for a Day. In casual dress, the governor toured area businesses, paid a visit to the Union Fair to watch the Governor’s Handicap harness race and… Read More
Officials are gearing up for a day full of music and speeches to honor the hundreds of people who spent months greeting U.S. troops returning from duty in Operation Desert Storm. “Operation Thank You” is slated to begin at 11:30 a.m. Sunday at Bass Park. Read More
ROCKLAND The following cases were disposed of Thursday in 6th District Court: 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 (slot_sizes[i][0]… Read More
BELFAST — Ward 1 City Councilor Mearl S. Benner has resigned from the council effective today. Benner, who was swept into office on the so-called progressive ticket in the March, 1990 election, said Thursday that he resigned because he felt he had become an ineffective… Read More
ELLSWORTH — The city’s boating enthusiasts think the time may be right for some critical planning for the Ellsworth Municipal Dock and have eagerly endorsed a plan to form a harbor committee. Discussion on the proposed committee was prompted by an agenda item initiated by… Read More
ELLSWORTH — Emergency call systems designed for the elderly or sick who spend time at home alone are available at each of the three Hancock County hospitals at far less expense than those being offered commercially, according to information released by the Ellsworth hospital. Nancy… Read More
Brewer schools Brewer schools for all grades will open Tuesday, Sept. 3. Registration of new students will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. during the week of Aug. 26. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = [];… Read More
For one Maine school, the first day of school this year will be a history-maker. Pres. George Bush is expected to visit an as of yet unspecified Maine school on Sept. 3, according to an official in Gov. John R. McKernan’s office. While there are… Read More
Jeff Niles, 35, Glenburn, was arrested by the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Department on a warrant charging violation of a license restriction. He was taken to the Penobscot County Jail. Jane Ferland, 29, of 15 Hill Avenue Circle, Newport, was arrested by Bangor police and charged… Read More
The 4060th Air Refueling Wing and the 71st and 341st Air Refueling Squadrons will hold a reunion Thursday through Saturday, Aug. 22-24, at the Bangor Motor Inn and Conference Center. The reunion will be for all members who served at Dow AFB from 1954 through… Read More
Brewer City Councilor Ronald Harriman’s initial reaction to a planned $3 million incinerator for biomedical waste was frank: “Somebody would have to sell me pretty hard. “I would not want to see it in the city of Brewer,” Harriman said Thursday. “If it’s going to… Read More
The local subsidiary of Cablevision Systems Corp. is seeking to renew its cable-television franchise agreement with Bangor. Changes in federal regulations could affect the renewal. “The new federal statutes allow us to conduct a rate-making hearing,” Erik Stumpfel, acting city solicitor, said Wednesday. “The question… Read More
PORTLAND — Supporters of the $100 million project to widen the southern end of the Maine Turnpike are appealing to construction firms nationwide for money to help defeat a referendum that would block the plan. The appeal, mailed last month to 2,000 members of the… Read More
Last in a series BURLINGTON, Vt. — Joyce Keeler looks back on her 23 years in Vermont and wonders if she should have moved. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i… Read More
BOSTON — Hurricane Bob is gone but far from forgotten in parts of the Northeast, where thousands got by without electricity for the fourth day Thursday and some had no water. Asked what she missed most, Warwick, R.I., 8-year-old Kathy Smith said: “Nintendo — and… Read More
AUBURN — An attorney for a mother accused of manslaughter in the death of her 4-year-old foster son has asked a judge to throw out the indictment, contending the grand jury was prejudiced by publicity about the case. Portland attorney Martin Ridge has filed a… Read More
PORTLAND — Caleb Richard first noticed he was different when he was about 8. His brown skin stood out in a state where blacks make up about 1 percent of the population. Now 14, Richard has developed a philoso- phy for living in a state… Read More
BRUNSWICK — A paper industry group said Thursday there’s been a 95 percent reduction in the amount of dioxin in fish taken from the Androscoggin River, and that warnings against eating fish from Maine rivers are no longer needed. “It is our hope that state… Read More
New England Telephone Co. will modernize its Machias, Cutler and Lubec switching centers Friday, Aug. 23, to include computerized telecommunications. The work will be done about 5:30 a.m. and the conversions are part of NET efforts to modernize its equipment to provide electronic switching by… Read More
Barring a cataclysmic event or a wholesale change of heart within the Democratic ranks, House Speaker John Martin is here to stay. As a result of that precedent, I can look forward to continued alienation from the Democratic Party and an abiding sense of futility in being affiliated… Read More
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — An Eastman Kodak Co. subsidiary said Thursday it will recycle bottles and other scrap plastic in what will be the first widespread use of such materials for food packaging. Kodak’s Eastman Chemical Co. of Kingsport, Tenn., will begin manufacturing polyester plastic from… Read More
MILLINOCKET — Georgia-Pacific Corp. on Thursday asked that its assessed value in Millinocket be reduced by more than $213 million, which is nearly 75 percent of its 1990 assessment. The request follows a similar one made 10 days ago in East Millinocket. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
EDITOR’S NOTE: Science Forum now will be run on Friday and Consumer Forum, another Saturday feature, will appear on Monday. It has been a little more than a decade since biologists began to alter the genetic structure of plants by genetic engineering methods to create… Read More
CARIBOU — Facing continuing problems resolving alleged discrepancies in the use of $185,000 in federal funds, the Northern Maine Regional Planning Commission has set up its own committee to look into its revolving loan fund activities over the past 12 years. The Economic Development Administration’s… Read More
WASHINGTON — Census-takers made up to 25.7 million errors in 1990, congressional auditors estimated Thursday. The General Accounting Office issued a report saying millions of Americans were counted twice, listed as living in the wrong place, counted when they shouldn’t have been or not counted… Read More
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The word “oops” doesn’t go over very well with environmentalists, so don’t expect the new federal report on dioxin to be embraced in that quarter. With the exception of industry, which stands to save millions of dollars from the study, in fact, the report will prove unsettling to… Read More
Barely back from his dacha-turned-prison in the Crimea, President Mikhail Gorbachev heaped scorn on his captors and pledged his commitment to reforms he has overseen for the past six years. That will please Soviets while they catch their breath after the recent coup attempt, but in no way… Read More
Being responsible citizens, most Mainers leaped into the spirit of true disaster earlier this week and got nothing for their troubles but a house full of digital clocks that needed resetting. Admit it. Weren’t you just a little disappointed on Monday night when you heard… Read More
When an Englishwoman named Ann Lee came to America in 1774 to found the Shaker movement, she brought with her eight disciples and a commitment to a life of simplicity, celibacy, hard work and prayer. The evolution of the pacifist sect, named for its spirited… Read More
CASTINE — In an economic period when many colleges and universities are bracing for decreases in annual contributions, Maine Maritime Academy has surpassed all goals for its 50th Anniversary Capital Campaign. In just 32 months, MMA has raised $10.75 million to fund student aid accounts,… Read More
BAR HARBOR — “Living With Chronic Disability,” a daylong seminar for health care providers, chronically disabled persons and their families, will begin at 8 a.m. Friday, Sept. 6, at the Bar Harbor Municipal Auditorium. The keynote speaker is Dr. Augusta Alba, acting director of rehabilitation… Read More
FARMINGTON — A Farmington teacher who often takes her students into the community to learn first-hand about science has been chosen the top science teacher in the Northeast by a conservation group. Cynthia Stevens, a first-grade teacher at the Mallett School, was given the award… Read More
AUGUSTA — Gov. John R. McKernan and legislative leaders have yet to sit down to discuss the details of a renewal of their fiery debate over Workers’ Compensation, and are not expected to do so until after Labor Day, a ranking lawmaker said Thursday. Senate… Read More
The art selection committee for the Winslow Elementary School has announced a competition for artists to design, execute and install artwork in one or more interior and exterior locations. $23,000 is available for the purchase of artwork through Maine’s percent for art law that reserves… Read More
Kathy Lynn Emerson of East Dixfield will autograph copies of her newly released books, “Winter Tapestry” and “The Mystery of the Missing Bagpipes,” 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24, at Reader’s Market at the Bangor Kmart on Hogan Road. An historical romance, “Winter Tapestry” is set… Read More
Women’s legal rights pertaining to jobs and job opportunities have changed significantly during the past two decades. But many women are still uncertain about their job rights and about protection and assistance offered to them under federal and state law. A Working Woman’s Guide to… Read More
The 15th annual Rangeley Lakes Gun Show will be held this weekend, Aug. 24-25, at the Rangeley Lakes High School. Hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Sundays. More than 70 tables will feature collections of every conceivable type of firearms, edged… Read More
Thursday, Aug. 22, 1991 Total pollen: 4 Moldspores: 816 Ragweed: 3 Rating: Moderate… Read More
A familiar face has disappeared from the Bangor television news scene. Russ Van Arsdale, who spent 10 1/2 years at WLBZ TV (Channel 2), resigned Wednesday to pursue free-lance opportunities. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var… Read More
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PORTLAND — Andrew “Mickey” Greene, a 23-year veteran of Blue Cross plans serving six states, has been named president and chief executive officer of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Maine, the health insurer said Thursday. Greene joined the Maine plan in 1988 and has… Read More
HARRINGTON — The Harrington Recreation Committee will sponsor a weekend of activities on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 23-24, as part of its Founders Day — Saturday in the Park celebration. A softball game between the Harrington Little League All-Stars and members of the recreation committee,… Read More
MACHIAS — Thirteen elementary schools in Washington County will participate in a yearlong professional development project in arts education for teachers during the 1991-92 school year. The pilot project, sponsored by the Maine Alliance for Arts Education, will unite elementary school teachers and parent volunteers… Read More
PORTLAND — Estimates of the damage from Hurricane Bob topped $5 million Thursday and a state official said the effects of the storm would be felt for several years. As utility and road crews continued to make initial damage repairs, the National Weather Service announced… Read More
SOUTHWEST HARBOR — A moving camper-trailer clipped a young bicyclist as it passed the boy on Main Street at Southwest Harbor Wednesday afternoon. Geremy Iverson, 11, of Southwest Harbor was treated for abrasions and contusions and later released from the Mount Desert Island Hospital in… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — The U.S. Postal Service has announced that outgoing mail departure times for the Presque Isle Post Office will change effective Saturday, Aug. 24. Mail will depart at 3:15, 4:05 and 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Any mail received after 5 p.m. will not be processed… Read More
HOULTON — The Maine Board of Pesticides Control will hold a public information meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 5, at Shiretown’s Atrium Restaurant to discuss plans to prevent groundwater contamination by pesticides. Growers, agricultural leaders and other interested parties may attend the sessions to… Read More