NEWPORT – Shelley Worthley scored two goals, including the game-winner, to lift the Hampden Academy Broncos to a 3-2 schoolgirl soccer win over the Nokomis Warriors here Wednesday. Worthley scored with 6:26 left in the game from just inside the penalty area. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
    ORONO – Brewer High School graduate Oliver Gartenbroeker scored both goals in leading the University of Maine to a 2-0 men’s soccer win over Husson College of Bangor here Wednesday afternoon. Gartenbroeker got assists from Paul Laughlin and Jason Charles as the Black Bears evened… Read More
    MARS HILL – Freshman goalkeeper Duska Hewitt recorded her fourth shutout of the season as the host Central Aroostook Panthers defeated the Wisdom Pioneers 2-0 in schoolgirl soccer action Wednesday afternoon. CAHS moved to 8-2-1 on the season while Wisdom dipped to 3-7. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    WILMINGTON, Mass. – Free agent Jack Capuano said he just wanted an opportunity to play in the NHL and when the Boston Bruins offered him a contract, he signed. Now, the former University of Maine All-American defenseman is hoping to get a chance to play… Read More
    OLD TOWN – Julie Fadrigon and Nicole Flanders teamed up to score the game’s only goal off a penalty corner in the first half, lifting the Old Town Indians past the Hampden Broncos 1-0 for their first win of the high school field hockey season. Read More
    STANDISH – Anne Parker scored 2 goals and Kathy Britton had a goal and 2 assists to lead host St. Joseph’s College to a 4-0 women’s soccer victory over Husson College of Bangor here Wednesday. For the 1-0 Monks, Karen Hartman scored a goal and… Read More
    AT HOULTON CC, Wednesday Houlton (10-0) 174, Fort Fairfield (5-5) 188 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] googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    Albion’s Steve Nelson, a two-class track champion at Unity Raceway last season, is closing in on that honor once again this season. Nelson, the defending season points champ in the Late Model Sportsman and Limited Sportsman divisions, is leading those classes once again as the… Read More
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    UNITY – Flavio Pereira scored two goals – one unassisted – to lead Thomas College of Waterville to a men’s soccer victory over Unity College here Wednesday. For the 3-0 Thomas Terriers, Haydn Howman had a goal and an assist. Mike Ferreira had an assist. Read More
    It has been a hectic three weeks for new University of Maine golf coach Joe Clark, but he likes what he sees as the team opens its fall schedule this weekend in the Black Knight Invitational at West Point, N.Y. Clark, who was given the… Read More
    KEENE, N.H. – Melissa Emery and Jodi Ladakakos each scored goals in the first overtime period to give the University of Southern Maine a 2-0 women’s field hockey victory over host Keene State College here Wednesday. For the 1-0 USM Huskies, Kim Shaw made four… Read More
    Peter Webb has been a major figure in Maine high school and college basketball for more than three decades. Now, he will represent the state’s basketball interests on the international level. The 53-year-old Webb has been voted to the executive committee of the International Association… Read More
    MADAWASKA — The Fraser Employees Federal Credit Union at Madawaska and the Northern Maine Credit Union at Eagle Lake have merged creating the 12th largest credit union in Maine. Combined, the two credit unions had assets of $43,714,000 at the end of the last fiscal… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — A new internal medicine practice and a new orthodontic practice are scheduled to open this month in Presque Isle. Officials at The Aroostook Medical Center have announced that Dr. Maryann Kradzinski, has joined the hospital’s active staff and has opened her practice… Read More
    As a member of the Maine chapter of MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving), I am mad and disgusted about the fight between the national organization and our state board of directors. I am not a member of the state board. I have been a volunteer for MADD, mostly… Read More
    It is a pleasure to respond to a letter by Lawrence Green (Readers Write, Aug. 29) who did not like the results of what appears to be the first independent study of the prospective job impact of an AES plant in Buckport. Green, the owner of a local… Read More
    The media are strangely silent about the proposed expansion of the landfill in Hampden. Has the mountain of garbage become so big that a few more towns won’t hurt? Or are we all lulled into complacency by promises of a trust fund? My back yard… Read More
    Every August our children look forward anxiously to Hampden Children’s Day. It is always a highlight of their summer, and this year was no exception. The Children’s Day Committee and all involved outdid themselves. On Aug. 17 the youngsters enjoyed a great day packed with… Read More
    The swimmers and parents of the Hurricane Swim Club wish to thank the Irivng Oil Corp. for its generous support of our fund-raising efforts. We especially wish to thank Dan Brown, Chris Nutter, and Jason Wood, the management staff of the Main Street Irivng Oil… Read More
    AUGUSTA — Fewer people are burning wood for heat, according to a State Planning Office survey of residential energy use. The survey showed that during the last heating season, a 10-year low of 31.5 percent was reached in numbers of homes using wood. Only 6.6… Read More
    During August, U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Houlton sector apprehended 73 people, 34 of whom had criminal records. Violators who were turned over to U.S. Customs officials paid penalties totaling $2,600. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
    STANDISH — Saint Joseph’s College has received two grants to assist academic program development; one for $10,000 from the Helene Fuld Health Trust for computer software, videotapes, and laboratory equipment for the pharmacology portion of the nursing program, the other $6,000 form the National Council of International Visitors,… Read More
    PORTLAND — At least 13 suspects were arrested Wednesday in Operation Red Eagle, the state’s largest heroin sweep ever, Portland police said. The arrests, most of them on charges of heroin trafficking, capped a three-month undercover investigation aimed specifically at putting a dent in the… Read More
    EDMUNDSTON, New Brunswick — Four New Brunswick men were charged with not paying customs duty and excise taxes on merchandise they allegedly smuggled across the St. John River in Edmundston Provincial Court Wednesday. A fifth man, in a separate case, pleaded guilty to a charge… Read More
    MADAWASKA — Voters of Frenchville and Madawaska took just over an hour Wednesday night to approve their shares of a $3,250,000 waste recovery system for solid waste disposal for communities served by the Northern Aroostook Regional Incinerator Facility at Frenchville. The only unknown left in… Read More
    HOULTON — About 25 southern Aroostook County area senior citizens were honored Tuesday in Houlton during the annual awards party held by the Retired Senior Volunteer Program. More than 100 volunteers attended the program, together with state Sen. Margaret Ludwig, Rep. Nason Graham and Houlton… Read More
    LIMESTONE — The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry will visit Loring Air Force Base from Tuesday to Thursday, Sept. 17 to 19. The agency was created by Superfund legislation in 1980. The agency’s mission is to prevent or mitigate adverse human health effects… Read More
    BAILEYVILLE — Baileyville Town Manager Donald Dye told the Town Council Monday night that the Maine Criminal Justice Academy, Maine Department of Public Safety, had presented a certificate to patrol officer Philip Harriman for his completion of the requirements for “Advanced Officer.” Dye told the… Read More
    MADAWASKA MADAWASKA — The following divorces were granted in 1st District Court at Madawaska in August on grounds of irreconcilable differences by Judge Ronald A. Daigle. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for… Read More
    HODGDON — The state Bureau of Public Improvement has required that the roof at the Hodgdon Elementary School be insulated, but the project could end up costing $420,000. Terry A. Comeau told the SAD 70 School Board Monday night that state law required that all… Read More
    HOULTON — The International Police Combat Pistol Association held its annual club championship and elections Sept. 1, at Houlton, with club members from as far away as New York attending. The top shooter of the day was Carl Michaud, an inspector for the U.S. Immigration… Read More
    MACHIAS — Machias selectmen are expected on Thursday to fill a vacancy created in May when former full-time patrol officer Danny Bunker resigned because of health reasons. Town Manager Christopher Loughlin said that two candidates for the position have been interviewed and a third candidate… Read More
    MACHIAS – The University of Maine at Machias campus has been added as a site to receive an interactive television (ITV) course titled “Surveying Management.” The course is offered by the University of Maine College of Engineering’s Department of Survey Engineering. Surveyors in the Washington… Read More
    MACHIAS — Seven Machias Memorial High School teachers participated in a variety of programs this summer aimed at fostering professional development and academic interests. Business teachers Lois Michaud and Karen Flaherty participated in Project Business, a weeklong workshop held at the University of Maine at… Read More
    MACHIAS — The following grand jury indictments were handed up in Washington County Superior Court in Machias on Sept. 5, before Justice Eugene Beaulieu: Jay MacArthur, 28, Grand Lake Stream, on five counts of assault, Class D, and single counts each of criminal threatening with… Read More
    CALAIS — The works of Eastport artist Tom McLaughlin will be on display during September at the Calais Center of the University of Maine at Machias. This show features 13 original works and can be viewed from 8:30-10 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays and from 8:30 a.m.-noon on… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Eight stolen chain saws and a wood splitter were recovered when police searched the home of Larry Cookson on Route 7 in Dover-Foxcroft on Wednesday. According to Sgt. Larry Bickford of the Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Department, Deputy Robert Young received information that Cookson… Read More
    EAST MILLINOCKET — Saying the town had much to lose, townspeople Tuesday approved $50,000 for assessing and legal expenses related to Georgia-Pacific Corp.’s 1990 tax abatement request. Nearly 70 people turned out for the special town meeting. One concern was whether the “burden of proof”… Read More
    ENFIELD — In a special meeting Wednesday, selectmen voted unanimously to extend Town Manager Peggy Daigle’s contract for one year. The board’s action came after a brief executive session. Selectmen said the contract would provide the same salary, vacation time and severance pay. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    GUILFORD — SAD 4 directors outlined Tuesday five goals for the 1991-1992 school year. They would like: construction of a new middle school, approval for an addition to McKusick Elementary School, improvement in educational settings and opportunities at the middle school, improvement in the Maine… Read More
    MILLINOCKET — Residents are circulating a petition that opposes Georgia-Pacific Corp.’s request for an abatement of the company’s 1990 taxes. Earlier, G-P asked that its assessed value in Millinocket be reduced by more than $213 million, or by about three-quarters. Millinocket’s total taxes in 1990… Read More
    GUILFORD — Adult education classes for the fall semester have begun in SAD 4. The course offerings which began the week of Monday, Sept. 9, are as follows: English, advanced tole painting, and keyboarding and word processing, all from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.; aerobics from… Read More
    LINCOLN — A provision allowing residents to recall elected officials from office has been put on hold until conflicts in local and state laws are resolved. The Town Council took no action Monday to set a public hearing date on a proposed recall amendment to… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Since Mayo Regional Hospital began its Lifeline program, nine units have been installed and many inquiries have been received about the system. The Lifeline program, the communication service that provides the hospital’s service area with immediate access to at-home assistance in an emergency… Read More
    NEWPORT — More than 200 Nokomis high school students braved chilly winds and small craft warnings Wednesday morning to wade waist high into Sebasticook Lake to practice floating, lifesaving and canoe safety. A water safety and flat-water skills course is offered for the first time at Nokomis this… Read More
    LINCOLN — The Town Council on Monday proclaimed Thursday “Dale W. Marston Memorial Day.” Marston was killed in a 1944 bombing run during World War II. Later this week, France will pay tribute to American service members who gave their lives for democracy. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Although Dover-Foxcroft town officials failed in their attempt to secure a block grant for several years, they haven’t given up yet. Ron Harriman, who prepared the town’s application last year, was given the authorization Monday to prepare this year’s proposal, at no cost… Read More
    DEXTER — More than 100 people attended an informational meeting Wednesday concerning the construction of a proposed new middle school in Dexter. Similar meetings also are planned by School Administrative District 46 at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 16, at the Garland School, and at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. Read More
    LEWISTON — Premenstrual Syndrome and Stress will be the topic of the Women’s Resource Center from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17, and from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26, at the Central Maine Medical Center Conference and Education Center. Cost is $5, including a light… Read More
    People wanting to run for the office of district supervisor for the Penobscot County Soil and Water Conservation District should contact the District Office at 970 Illinois Ave., Bangor 04401, or call 941-8973, to obtain nomination papers. The district is a local organization of volunteer… Read More
    LEWISTON — Michael T. Drouin, M.D., will discuss osteoporosis at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17, at the Central Maine Medical Center Conference and Education Center. One out of four women 45 or older and 90 percent of those over 75 have varying degrees of osteoporosis, a brittle bone… Read More
    PITTSFIELD — On Monday, Sept. 9, Pittsfield police charged Karla Riggs, 23, of Hartland with driving without a license. Also on Monday, police responded to a property-damage car accident in the Maine Central Institute parking lot. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
    NEWPORT — The methodical page-by-page review of shoreland zoning guidelines began Wednesday afternoon at a meeting of Newport’s Tri-Board, a combination of the Planning Board, selectmen and the Appeals Board. The eight board members present were charged with reviewing the shoreland zoning guidelines developed by the state and… Read More
    MORILL — The Waldo County Riding and Driving Club will close its season Sunday, Sept. 15, with a show judged by Carmen Lilly. On Sunday, Sept. 22, the club will hold an unjudged game show. Riders must compete in all three regular shows to qualify… Read More
    ISLESBORO — The opening day enrollment at Islesboro Central School was 102 students, five more than last year. One of the new students, Mayra Borbon, a 12th-grader from Mexico, is a participant in the World Experience exchange program. Another student from Moscow, USSR, Anna Shandibina,… Read More
    BELFAST — Superintendent Frances G. Wills reported Tuesday night at the SAD 27 board meeting that the opening of school went smoothly. She said that enrollments in the district were down by a total of 73 students from last year. The tally at Crosby Junior High School was… Read More
    BELFAST — The City Council agreed Tuesday to apply for a federal grant to purchase the former Penobscot Poultry plant for the purpose of demolishing it. The council’s decision came a week after the publication of a waterfront study by Sebago Technics, of Rangeley that… Read More
    If only the referendum on the proposed coal-fired power plant in Bucksport would be binding. “It’s clear to me where the people stand,” Town Councilor Donald White said Wednesday. An overwhelming majority of residents in this small mill town — let alone residents throughout the… Read More
    NORTHEAST HARBOR — Area yacht owners and spectators enjoyed a beautiful day and light-hearted competition when they competed Aug. 13 in the “Horizons for the Handicapped-Western Way Regatta” off Northeast Harbor. The race was sponsored by the Northeast Harbor Fleet and proceeds benefited the MDI… Read More
    ELLSWORTH — Expressing some reluctance to delve too deeply into an already problematic and emotional local issue, the Ellsworth Planning Board determined Wednesday that the city must recognize at least two types of clients in need of shelter. The Ellsworth City Council will receive a… Read More
    People wanting to run for the office of district supervisor for the Penobscot County Soil and Water Conservation District should contact the District Office at 970 Illinois Ave., Bangor 04401, or call 941-8973, to obtain nomination papers. The district is a local organization of volunteer… Read More
    A public hearing is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12, at the old gymnasium, Hampden Academy, to inform residents of SAD 22 (Hampden, Winterport, Newburgh) of plans for a proposed Hampden/Newburgh Middle School. The $6.2 million facility, if it gains voter approval, would serve… Read More
    After a noisy, tense summer on Elm Street, residents had their fill and turned to the City Council for relief from out-of-control adolescents. The council offered no immediate remedies. But the city was prepared to confront the problems. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
    AUGUSTA — The Maine Human Rights Commission is expected to decide this month whether a woman who allegedly was fired from a Topsham restaurant because she has two tattoos was a victim of sex discrimination. A staff investigator for the commission believes illegal discrimination occurred,… Read More
    PORTLAND — The state supreme court on Wednesday weakened Maine’s freedom of information law in rejecting an attempt by a newspaper to force the Lewiston police to identify an officer involved in a shooting, an attorney contended. The Maine Supreme Judicial Court overturned a ruling… Read More
    Public hearings by the Ad Hoc Committee on Community College Education of the University of Maine System board of trustees will be held at locations in Bangor, Gorham and Presque Isle in October: At Presque Isle, 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1, at Wieden… Read More
    SKOWHEGAN — Proposed schools in Hermon and Madawaska will come up for state approval one year earlier than expected under a new priority protected list approved Wednesday by the State Board of Education. Meeting in the Margaret Chase Smith Library Center, the board also presented… Read More
    DEER ISLE — Beata Gray, 78, of Deer Isle died Wednesday afternoon when her vehicle went into the ocean. Gray was driving on Route 15 heading south on the causeway in Deer Isle when her 1985 Mercury Topaz struck several rocks used as guardrails along… Read More
    ROCKLAND — Warren Davidson, M.D., of Moncton, New Brunswick, head of the department of geriatric medicine at St. Thomas University and president of the Gerontology Association of the Maritime Provinces, will speak on the effects of aging populations on medical practice and nursing care in the United States… Read More
    ORONO — The responsibility for providing programs raising awareness and lowering the risk of rape and sexual assult will be the focus of a conference from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 16, at the Doris Twitchell Allen Community Center, the University of Maine. Read More
    By 8:45 a.m., as Lightship Nantucket No. 112 prepares to leave Rockland for a cruise to Bangor, Capt. Kenneth Black gathers all the crew members and guests for a briefing at the bow. Black, a retired Coast Guard man, likes all aboard to know what… Read More
    Judge Clarence Thomas’ nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court has inspired as many opinions in the Bangor area as it has among Senate Judiciary Committee members in Washington. According to a University of Maine professor emeritus, Thomas is a “mediocre” nominee, whose theories about “natural… Read More
    As U.S. attention about the activities in the Soviet Union has shifted from concerns of expansionism to fear of implosion, so should its military policies. Rep. Les Aspin, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, offered a partial way to refocus those policies Wednesday with a proposal to… Read More
    SOUTH BERWICK — A sign proclaiming this southern Maine community a peace town was in a storage room Wednesday, after residents’ complaints about the sign’s religious implications forced its removal. “We weren’t trying to make any religious overtures at all,” Town Manager James Kotredes said… Read More
    AUGUSTA — Amid its most serious financial problems in recent memory, Maine stands to lose at least $73 million in federal matching funds under a proposed change in Medicaid reimbursement rules. The plan could deprive about three dozen states of more than $3 billion next… Read More
    ELLSWORTH — The courtroom feeding frenzy over a $753,000 trust willed by the benefactor of a defunct osteopathic hospital in Bangor ended Wednesday, but a decision is at least a week away. The last three of the five health-care organizations who want the money left… Read More
    WASHINGTON — Regulators on Wednesday placed Bank of Boston Corp., which has been hurt by New England’s commercial real estate slump, under tight operating restrictions. The holding company is forbidden to pay dividends to stockholders without regulatory approval. Within 60 days, Bank of Boston must… Read More
    PORTLAND — With hopes of prompting the state government to act, the Maine Medical Association is contributing $10,000 to establish the state’s first AIDS resource and treatment center. AIDS activists lauded the move, even though the donation is far less than what would be needed… Read More
    The death of Danny L. Henderson, 37, who was shot to death Sunday in the Brewer home of his estranged wife, has pitted two Brewer families against each other, and the explanation of events that led up to his death varies from person to person. Read More
    ROCKLAND — Convicted murderer Jeffrey L. Libby, 28, told a Knox County Superior Court jury Wednesday that Maine State Prison inmate Roger L. Smith admitted he had killed cellmate Larry Richardson. Richardson was killed because he was a “skinner,” or convicted child abuser, according to… Read More
    Two icons of the southern Maine development boom filed personal bankruptcy petitions Wednesday in Bangor. Richard N. and John R. Gendron, both of Cape Elizabeth, filed under Chapter 7 of the Federal Bankrupcty Act. The court will oversee the liquidation of their assets and distribute… Read More
    The World Wrestling Federation Legion of Doom Tag Team will be raising money for United Cerebral Palsy 3:30-4:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12, at Prompto Oil Change on Wilson Street in Brewer. Fans may have their photographs taken with Animal and Hawk of the Legion of Doom for $3. Read More
    Cruise ships are a growing segment of the tourism industry in Maine, according to Robert D. Elder, director of Ports & Marine Transportation for the state’s Department of Transportation. “Maine is considered a new product by many of the cruise lines,” he said, “and we… Read More
    WASHINGTON — The House Interior and Insular Affairs Committee approved a bill Wednesday that would give grants and benefits to the Aroostook band of Micmac Indians, but the measure has met stiff resistance from the Bush administration. The bill, unanimously approved, would include the Micmacs… Read More
    Gov. John McKernan ended the vigil over the vacancy on the Public Utilities Commission with a nomination that if approved should take the edge off criticism of the commission, which increasingly is viewed as an aggressive policy-making extension of state government that desperately needs philosophical balance. Read More