AT AROOSTOOK VALLEY CC Fort Fairfield Presque Isle (4-0) 175, Fort Fairfield (0-4) 202 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
The 1990-91 gymnastics season has been a successful one for former China resident Jenny Mercier, now of Allentown, Pa. Mercier was a member of the North team that competed in the Olympic Sports Festival in Los Angeles in July, finishing second All-Around. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
JEFF DELROSSO: Year G Cmp-Att. Yds Int TD Pct. 1990 8 68-186 760 8 3 36.6 1989 11 12-16 101 0 2 75.0 1988 3 5-18 85 1 0 27.7 Career 23 85-220 946 9 5 38.6 BOB ZURINSKAS: Year G Cmp-Att. Yds Int TD… Read More
At Fort Fairfield, Tony Tobin and James Morse scored goals and ‘keeper Chris Apodaca posted the shutout, turning aside 23 shots to power Limestone to its fifth win without a loss. Nate Salat and Tobin had assists for the Eagles. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
AT MARS HILL CC Houlton (7-0) 178, Central Aroostook (3-2) 209 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
The Bangor Municipal Golf Course’s 18-hole layout will be closed Friday until 2 p.m. because of the Northern Maine Seniors golf tournament. The 9-hole course will be open all day. Read More
The LTC is a great place to be if you happen to be a high school football player. The league is perhaps best noted for the outstanding quality of the football played among member teams. And the longstanding rivalries among teams such as Orono and… Read More
AT AROOSTOOK VALLEY CC Saint John Valley Open Saturday, August 31 (Tee off times are in U.S time (E.D.T.) ) First Division – No. 10 Tee (0-6) 6:30 a.m. – Blaine Dow (AVCC), Jim Stewart (P.R), Omar Picard (Edm.) googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
PORTLAND – The group Mainers Against Sports Betting was announced Wednesday to lobby Congress to ban state-sponsored gambling on professional sports in 47 states. “We want to let them know that the people of Maine feel that introducing and encouraging our children to gamble is… Read More
WASHBURN – Jay Moody’s tally on a scramble in front of the goalmouth with 25 seconds left in the first overtime lifted the Washburn Beavers to a 3-2 schoolboy soccer win over Van Buren here Wednesday. Moody’s game-winner was assisted by Rob Belanger. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
LIMESTONE – Julie Potter scored her second goal of the game with 2:50 left in the second overtime lifting Fort Fairfield to a 3-2 schoolgirl soccer win over host Limestone here on Wednesday afternoon. Potter scored the game-winner on an assist from Teresa Prue and… Read More
ORONO – After 12 days of practice and with 10 short days remaining until the opening football game with Villanova, the ongoing duel between the University of Maine’s Jeff DelRosso and Bob Zurinskas for the starting quarterback’s job has come down to this: One scrimmage… Read More
A freak form of weather passed through Bangor in less than a minute early Wednesday morning, ripping the top off a Jeep and blowing down signs and tree limbs along a narrow swath of the West Side. Public works crews spent the first part of… Read More
Registration for fall programs at the Bangor-Brewer YWCA will continue through Saturday, Sept. 7. Programs will begin the week of Sunday, Sept. 8. Included will be exercise classes through the Health and Fitness Program. Ballroom dancing has been added to classes on Fridays and adult… Read More
OWLS HEAD — The Owls Head Transportation Museum will hold an antique motorcycle meet and air show Sunday, Sept. 1. All owners of pre-1976 motorcycles are welcome to exhibit their vehicles. The vehicle year will be established by date of state registration. The purpose of… Read More
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington honored retiring ski instructor Ralph “Doc” DesRoches at a celebration recently that was attended by students, faculty and friends. DesRoches and ski industry program director Tom Reynolds established the ski industry certification program at the Farmington campus in 1982. Read More
OLAMON — Opening day for the Helen S. Dunn School will be Monday, Sept. 16, because of a renovation and construction delay. Other schools will open as scheduled. Greenbush students attending Penobscot Valley High School will start Tuesday, Aug. 27, and those attending Old Town… Read More
ROCKLAND The following cases were disposed of Wednesday 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
What a sad and distressing picture in the Aug. 14 Bangor Daily News, captioned, “Maine workers protest use of out-of-state employees.” This should not be happening to our workers. But did you ever stop to think that Maine-based contractors (who) underbid on jobs is the (cause of the)… Read More
I would like to thank the editorial board of the Bangor Daily News for taking the time to meet with members of the Maine Coalition for Food Security on Aug. 13 on the important issues of childhood hunger and the federal Food Stamp Program. After that meeting, Nancy… Read More
What a delightful hoax! I refer to the story, “Furniture made into art in painting performance” (BDN, Aug. 16). This is a joke, isn’t it? And the first five people who recognize this will receive two tickets to a Red Sox game or a like… Read More
I hope the vulture who stole the two flamingoes from my flower garden gets a case of conscience poisoning. Someone also stole a clay pot with flowers in it from some poor soul. It’s a shame when older and retired folks on a limited income… Read More
Some of the letters and columns in your paper seem to have bought the idea that turnpike traffic delays only happen on select days. Since when? What about the problems on Aug. 5 or Aug. 18? Take a drive on the turnpike on any weekday… Read More
It is now time to discuss the recent trip of the Maine legislators who attended a convention in Orlando. Had the news media reported that a group of state legislators were going to attend a conference in Orlando where they would be brought up to date by national… Read More
On Monday, Aug. 19, Hurricane Bob created a nightmare for Central Maine Power. I would like to commend the line crews for their dedicated service to electrical customers throughout Maine. Without their personal sacrifice many of us would still be without power. They deserve our applause. Read More
Well, now that we have saluted the troops, and saluted those who saluted the troops, shouldn’t we salute those who saluted those who saluted the troops? Lawrence Reichard Orland… Read More
Because of the rapid deterioration of weather preceding Hurricane Bob Saturday evening (Aug. 17), I elected to remain on a mooring at Holbrook Island sanctuary on my small sailboat with my wife and two small children, rather than risk the trip back to Searsport harbor. We had not… Read More
I own and operate the Best Western Jed Prouty Motor Inn and the Jed Prouty Restaurant. This is the 11th summer I have been operating my motor inn. The premise recently put forth in University of Maine professor Mark Lutz’ study that Bucksport and the surrounding areas will… Read More
The reason we left the Old World (England) was because of religious oppression, taxation without representation. As we see it the New America is becoming the Old England: Our religious liberties are being taken away from us (one nation under god … in God we trust). What do… Read More
GRAND FALLS, New Brunswick — A group that wants to return Atlantic salmon to the waters of the Upper St. John River has proposed a $2 million fishway and fish collection pool at the scenic 90-foot waterfall in Grand Falls. Support groups want to secure… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — The Presque Isle City Council voted Monday to start the process of changing the city’s 52-year-old charter and to consider placing a charter referendum item on the November ballot. Following an executive session, the council also voted to be named as a… Read More
CARIBOU — Four health-care professionals will be featured at the annual Women’s Health Conference scheduled from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, at Cary Medical Center. Specialists in women’s health-care issues will discuss new information regarding premenstrual syndrome, physical examinations, sterility, infertility, menopause… Read More
LIMESTONE — The board of directors of the Tri-Community Recycling and Sanitary Landfill discussed a request Wednesday by Loring Air Force Base officials to enter a three-year municipal solid waste agreement with the landfill. Loring officials informed the directors that a contract would need to… Read More
CARIBOU — Two of three men charged with assault at the rest area on U.S. Route 1 in Caribou on Oct. 13, 1990, were found guilty in Superior Court on Monday. Clayton Violette, 29, of Caribou and Edward James Wilson, 23, of Presque Isle entered… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — A pedestrian, Gary Curtis, 26, of Presque Isle was admitted to The Aroostook Medical Center Tuesday after being struck by a vehicle shortly after 9 a.m. while crossing Main Street outside a crosswalk. Officer Dwight Wilcox said Curtis had cleared the southbound… Read More
FORT KENT — The staff of the University of Maine at Fort Kent Interactive Television Center will hold an open house for area residents from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13, at the center. Director Elizabeth Pinette said the event is designed to… Read More
CARIBOU The following cases were among those processed Aug. 26 and 27 by Judge Paul T. Pierson in Superior Court at Caribou: googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0;… Read More
CALAIS — It was a perfect day for a tour Monday, and members of the Bangor Historical Society took advantage of the good weather to visit historical buildings in Calais and St. Stephen, New Brunswick, as part of the society’s 12th annual summer architectural-history tour. Read More
EASTPORT — The library at the Washington County Technical College Marine Trades Center will soon become a treasury of maritime history, thanks to a gift of hundreds of rare, valuable and just plain fascinating books by a friend of the Eastport school. The 647-book collection,… Read More
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MILO — Town Manager Jane Jones reported a much improved financial situation for the town Tuesday at the selectmen’s meeting. Jones reported that for the 1991 tax commitment approximately 50 percent of the tax bills had been paid. She told selectmen that because Tuesday was… Read More
MILO — More than 100 relatives, friends and area residents were on hand at 10 a.m. Sunday to greet Staff Sgt. Glen McMannus, son of Fern and Leland McManus, different than son on his return from Germany where he was stationed with the 112th Medical Company of the… Read More
MILO — Two members of the Milo Recreation Department’s Little League team will be featured on the first issue of a nationally marketed poster calendar series called “Hometown, U.S.A.” According to Al Taylor, whose Al Taylor Company of Dover-Foxcroft is producing the posters titled “Little… Read More
PALMYRA — The Palmyra Recycling Committee met recently to plan their upcoming promotional T-shirt sale and weekly lottery. The shirts, which will be for sale locally at $5 each, will also be part of the lottery. The committee decided that each week a number will… Read More
DEXTER — Five days of activities and events are part of this year’s Dexterfest, which is scheduled to start Thursday, Aug. 29 and run until Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 1 “A Mystery of Mysteries”, a new play written by Dave Greenham and directed by Geri… Read More
ROCKLAND — Preliminary figures indicate that revenues for this summer’s Lobster Festival will be about 5 percent more than for last year’s festival. “It looks like we had a pretty good festival, considering the economy and having it rain on the last day,” Festival President… Read More
ROCKLAND — The Rockland Area Chamber of Commerce has decided to adopt a “positive approach” toward the impending arrival of retail giant Wal-Mart, Executive Director Clayton Fowlie said Wednesday. While representatives of their counterpart up Route 1, the Camden-Rockport-Lincolnville Chamber of Commerce, were in Wisconsin… Read More
UNITY — The Unity College entertainment season will get off to a riotous start when Craig Anton, a member of the successful “We Can Make You Laugh” show, performs in the gym at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 3. The 6-foot 5-inch Anton, who describes himself… Read More
An item about a benefit dance, which appeared on the Midcoast Page Wednesday, contained an error. The dance will be held Sept. 14 at First Church in Belfast and not the Waldo County Senior Center as reported. Read More
ELLSWORTH — Hancock County Child Development Services is seeking new members for its Project Network Committee. Representatives of community agencies, preschool programs, public schools and parents are invited to join the committee. According to Jan Johnson of HCCDS, the committee assesses local training needs of… Read More
BUCKSPORT — The Bucksport Planning Board, during Tuesday’s hearing on the AES application for a shoreland zoning permit, passed over with little comment suggestions that it institute a system of written cross-examinations of witnesses in the proceedings. AES attorney Virginia Davis suggested that the board… Read More
ELLSWORTH — New England Telephone will formally open its new $1.5 million Eastern Avenue service center in Ellsworth with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 5 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 29. A tour of the facility will be held after the opening. The 33,000-square-foot center will be open… Read More
BUCKSPORT — The Bucksport Planning Board, during a hearing Tuesday night on Applied Energy Services’ application for a shoreland zoning permit, heard testimony from a physician and a federal energy official that favored the use of the clean-coal technology planned by AES for the proposed power plant on… Read More
Bangor police summoned Gary Booker, 23, of Carmel, on a charge of criminal mischief Tuesday night. Police observed Booker climbing a green sign post at the corner of Hammond and Pier streets and take down the street signs. Police reported that Booker was intoxicated and that $30 damage… Read More
An announcement published Wednesday about the opening of a New England Telephone service center incorrectly reported that the facility is on Eastern Avenue in Brewer. The facility is on Eastern Avenue in Ellsworth. Read More
More than 700 area educators spent Wednesday in classrooms of sorts studying how and what they need to be teaching when school begins next Tuesday. Teachers, assistants and administrators from Bangor, Hampden, Hermon, Newburgh and Winterport schools participated in annual teacher in-service programs this week. Read More
Drunken driving offenders are finding that fighting the charge in a courtroom is much more difficult when faced with a videotape of their actions at the time of their arrest, according to state troopers armed with video cameras. Maine State Police officers have been using… Read More
KENNEBUNKPORT — British Prime Minister John Major joined President Bush on Wednesday in opposing a quick package of financial aid for the collapsing Soviet Union, agreeing that caution is the best approach for the West. “There’s a potential for chaos there,” Major said. “Nobody quite… Read More
BOSTON — The stress of such challenges as losing a job, breaking off an engagement or simply feeling overwhelmed by life’s burdens nearly doubles the risk of catching a cold, a new study shows. Some experts have long believed that chronic stress weakens people’s defenses… Read More
The appointment of Gen. Yevgeny I. Shaposhnikov, the commander of the Soviet air force, to head the Soviet military raises all sorts of interesting questions. It is noteworthy that Shaposhnikov is a Russian, the first air force officer to reach this level of command, and that his appointment… Read More
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WILLIMANTIC — Willimantic town officials proved recently that they mean business if you don’t abide by the law. Just ask Robert Smith. Smith was preparing dinner on a recent Saturday when he heard a commotion outside his trailer. A few minutes later, he found himself… Read More
KENNEBUNKPORT — Bracing for potentially the largest protest of President Bush’s vacation, police plan to close the central business district to traffic during a march Sunday by AIDS activists. The AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power, or ACT-UP, says it expects up to 2,000 people to… Read More
BETHESDA, Md. — Dental patients are in little danger of being harmed by mercury escaping from a tooth filling substance that contains the poisonous metal, a federal panel of experts said Wednesday. The panel formed to examine evidence of any risks or side effects from… Read More
Maine’s Public Safety Commissioner said Wednesday that his recent nomination for a Superior Court judgeship was something he had aspired to since his days as a trial lawyer. “This is, of course, very exciting, but involves a certain amount of anxiety and apprehension,” said John… Read More
A federal judge in Bangor has denied a motion made by a New Hampshire man charged with a firearms violation to suppress evidence seized during a search of his pickup truck. James P. Laverty, 33, of Hampton Beach, N.H., had claimed that his truck, which… Read More
SOUTHWEST HARBOR — The eighth annual Maine Hospice Seminar will be held Sept. 20 to 22 at the Claremont Hotel. Keynote speaker will be the Rev. William Doubleday, a professor at General Theological Seminary in New York, where he teaches pastoral care and the practice… Read More
CLINTON — State authorities are investigating allegations of misappropriation of town funds by the former fire chief in this central Maine town, according to the state Attorney General’s Office. Former Chief David Susi resigned earlier this month for what the town described as personal reasons. Read More
A 23-year-old man who escaped from the Charleston Correctional Center on Saturday was captured early Wednesday morning by police in Key West, Fla. Allan Robinson of East Eddington reportedly was spotted siphoning gas from a car. When approached by police, he reportedly fled in a… Read More
NEW YORK — Researchers appear to have partly corrected muscular dystrophy in mice by injecting corrective genes directly in the mice’s muscles, says a study to be released Thursday. The study points the way toward the eventual use of so-called gene therapy to arrest or… Read More
Maine State Police are gearing up for a busy holiday weekend and Col. Andrew Demers said Wednesday that an additional 50 troopers would be on patrol around the state. “I’m urging motorists in the state to drive carefully, obey speed laws and refrain from drinking… Read More
NEW YORK — Lung cancer and leukemia have been treated effectively in initial human trials with a new drug that makes cancer cells grow up and behave themselves, a chemist said Wednesday. “This is first rate,” said Dr. John Laszlo, senior vice president for research… Read More
A Palmyra man who failed to report to jail to start serving a five-year sentence on an arson charge was apprehended early Wednesday morning in St. Albans after a high-speed chase. Richard DeLisle, 44, was arrested on three outstanding warrants, including the one for vehicle… Read More
Two Lewiston schools will get a visit from President George Bush on the first day of classes Tuesday. Even while White House media officials said no schedule had been released yet for security reasons, officials from Gov. John R. McKernan’s office handed out an itinerary… Read More
WATERVILLE — Almost all Maine hospitals are having budget problems, but the cuts at Mid-Maine Medical Center have been the most drastic, the Maine Hospital Association said Wednesday. A new spending plan adopted this week for Mid-Maine will cut 72 full-time workers and reduce the… Read More
By the time he blew through Maine, Hurricane Bob had lost most of his gusto, but what he lacked in physical punch he made up for in the power of his message to people who depend on electricity: Be prepared. Many people weren’t. Before the… Read More
Does Canada’s conservative prime minister have something to teach America’s Democrats? You bet. 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
AUGUSTA — Seasonal gains in available jobs helped to reduce Maine’s unemployment rate by a 0.4 percentage point in July to 7.2 percent, state Labor Commissioner Charles A. Morrison said Wednesday. Seasonal employment gains were recorded in retail trades, restaurants, hotels and motels between June,… Read More
Construction contracts awarded in Maine during July totaled more than $71 million. This is the highest monthly total recorded during 1991 and brings the yearly total to $388 million. This total represents a decline of 24 percent from last year’s level, but is an improvement… Read More
Robert B. Reich, a Harvard professor and well-known political economist, will give the keynote address at the annual meeting of the Maine Development Foundation. Reich will speak at 7:45 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 4, at the Holiday Inn by the Bay in Portland. The annual meeting also will include… Read More
The Continuing Education Division at Husson College is presenting a couple of one-day workshops during the fall. The first is “If You Ask Them…They Will Buy,” which is designed for people who sell products or services. The workshop will be held in Portland Sept. 11,… Read More
The Finance Authority of Maine will hold a public forum and its regular monthly board meeting in Ellsworth. The forum, designed to provide area residents with an opportunity to learn more about the business finance programs available through the authority, will be held at 7:30… Read More
DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. on Wednesday recalled about 26,000 1990 Ford Probe models for an emission problem and another 20,400 1988-89 Ford Festiva cars to replace a valve. The Probe recall involves cars with Ford’s 3-liter engine. Dealers will install a new electronic engine… Read More
In the late 1800s, while Maine farmers were abandoning worn out land and heading west in quest of cheap virgin acreage, most of the Fins in the Monson area stayed behind and hung on. Many moved onto the hard-scrabble farms left behind, brought their families over from the… Read More
Wednesday, Aug. 28, 1991 Total pollen: 12 Moldspores: 2,145 Ragweed: 9 Rating: Moderate… Read More
AUGUSTA — The U.S. Navy agreed to pay the state $880,000 for the costs of cleaning up hazardous wastes that were dumped in South Berwick almost two decades ago, officials announced Wednesday. The waste from Portsmouth Naval Shipyard contaminated local groundwater and wells of residences… Read More
AUBURN — New restrictions to limit recreational activity on Lake Auburn will take effect in January if the rules allow the water district to avoid construction of a $22 million filtration plant. The proposal restricts boaters from 25 percent of the lake and moves the… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — Body Recall, a lifetime fitness program, will begin on Sept. 9 and meet Monday, Wednesday and Friday at the William Haskell Community Center. The intermediate level class will begin at 8:15 a.m. and the beginner classes at 9:15 a.m. Fee for the 10-week session is… Read More
Wednesday’s lottery numbers: 043-5818 Tri-State Megabucks: 1 3 4 20 35 36 Lotto America: 11 17 22 24 29 37… Read More
CALAIS — Ronald Renaud, president of Washington County Technical College, announced last week that Nova University had awarded a doctoral fellowship to Bo Yerxa, dean of continuing education and community services at WCTC, As recipient of the 1991 Nova Graduate Fellowship, Yerxa will spend a… Read More
MACHIAS — The 13th season of Stage Front: The Arts Downeast at the University of Maine at Machias will get under way in September with two evening shows of The Magic of Lyn, performed by one of the few female illusionists in the world. Her shows are scheduled… Read More
DEXTER — Members of a committee who are seeking to change certain sections of the town’s charter turned in their petition papers to the town office Tuesday. Two of the changes sought would limit the terms of town councilors and their chairman. Another change would give the council… Read More
In Newport Monday, two juveniles were charged with criminal mischief in connection with a rash of punctured tires earlier in the week. Officer Glenn Raymond was the arresting officer. According to police reports, tires were reported damaged at Pray’s Gulf Station on Main Street, Somerset… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Police in Pittsfield responded to a report of a stolen car on Monday on the Pooler Road. The car, a 1987 white Dodge was registered to a Hartland resident. A bulletin was issued on statewide teletype regarding the theft. Also on Monday, police… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — The Maine Displaced Homemakers Program will hold an open house and offer a free self-esteem workshop series in September. An open house will be held from noon to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 11, at the Northern Maine Technical College, 33 Edgemont Drive. Read More
CARIBOU — The Maine Commission on Vietnam and Atomic Veterans will present a public forum from 7 to 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 31, at the Cary Medical Center conference room. The keynote speaker will be Patience H.C. Mason, author of “Recovering From the War: A… Read More