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Opinion in print is an effective way to influence readers toward the writer’s way of thinking. It can be a powerful tool. At times, however, this tool is turned in the wrong direction and it seems as though the writer may be looking down a… Read More
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The NESCAC experiment with wider goals is just one of several proposals on the docket pertaining to college soccer in the United States. Most are designed to increase goal production. Among those that could be implemented next fall, depending upon the decision of the NCAA… Read More
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At the Husson College field in Bangor on Sunday, Todd Drinkwater scored off a John Halford pass 7:10 into overtime to give the University of Maine-Presque Isle a 4-3 men’s soccer victory over the host Braves. Darren Collins had scored off a Drinkwater pass with… Read More
Amy Goddard’s goal a minute into the first half provided the winning margin for the Bangor Rams as they upended Hampden Academy 1-0 in schoolgirl field hockey action Monday at the Bangor High field. For the 1-9-1 Rams, Cheryl Murray assisted on the goal. Nicki… Read More
ORONO – Last year it was Hawaii, this year it’s Rutgers. The scenery and weather in New Brunswick, N.J., may not compare with Honolulu, but the money is just as green. Which explains why the Division I-AA University of Maine football team will be on the field at… Read More
ROCKWOOD – He’s mean and doesn’t particularly like women, nor game wardens. He was wearing a 10-point headpiece when last seen, and not anxious to have those antlers hang over the fireplace at some Elks Club. This morning, the second day of the yearly moose… Read More
WATERVILLE – Alyssa Bensetler scored two goals to lead the host Colby College women’s soccer team to a 4-1 win over Thomas College here Monday. Pam Crevase and Amy Clapp each scored a goal for the 3-5 Colby Mules. Meredith Johnson made two saves on… Read More
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BLUE HILL – Piari Weiss scored with 1:42 left in the game to give the Mount Desert Island Trojans a 2-1 schoolgirl soccer victory over the George Stevens Academy Eagles Monday. For the 7-5 Trojans, Anna Hathaway scored an unassisted goal. In goal, Jessica Phelps… Read More
Carl “Stump” Merrill knew the end was near. He knew it quite a while ago. But his firing as New York Yankees manager on Monday still hurt. “It’s like the situation when somebody in your family is terminally ill. You know they’re going to die… Read More
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MILO – Ryan Reed’s goal 1:02 into the first overtime lifted the Penobscot Valley Howlers to 3-2 schoolboy soccer win over the Penquis Patriots Monday. Reed intercepted a pass, drove to the 18-yard line, and kicked the ball into the right corner as the Howlers… Read More
AT EAST MACHIAS Varsity: Washington Academy (10-0) def. Woodland (5-5) 15-7, 15-4 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 wrong player was given credit for scoring a goal in the University of Maine-Fort Kent men’s soccer story in Monday’s NEWS. Eric Hebert scored a goal and Blake Lindstedt had an assist. Read More
AT MILO, 2.6 miles Schenck boys 41, Stearns 42, Central-East Corinth 86, Penquis 87, Lee 91 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… Read More
So far, it’s been a super silver anniversary season for University of Southern Maine field hockey coach Paula Hodgdon, who also serves as that school’s athletic director. Going into a Wednesday game at Bowdoin, the Huskies are 7-2-1. In last week’s NCAA Division III poll,… Read More
NEW YORK – For weeks, Stump Merrill knew he was going to be fired as manager of the New York Yankees. That didn’t stop him from feeling angry and hurt when it happened. “When you’ve spent 15 years of your life to work for this… Read More
The New England Small College Athletic Conference has taken on an intriguing experiment in a sport that has traditionally been the epitome of conservatism. Every NESCAC men’s soccer team is playing a minimum of three NESCAC games with the goalposts 28 feet apart, four feet… Read More
I would like to respond to Joni Averill’s column headlined, “Seat belts, helmets save lives” (BDN, Sept. 27). According to the column, “Anyone who believes helmets — whether worn by those who ride all-terrain vehicles, motorcycles, or snowmobiles — don’t save lives need only ask me.”… Read More
While enjoying a nice visit in the Hampden area, I read your paper. There was a nice story Sept. 23 about Herschel Smith, a potato farmer. It states that Mr. Smith imports 115 migrant laborers (read “Mexican”) from California, July through November, and that each… Read More
Here is another letter you probably will not print, however, as a result of the recent death of an inmate placed into his care I see that Donald Allen, commissioner of the Department of Corrections, welcomes an investigation of his department (about as much as he would welcome… Read More
The greatest challenge of our time will be to dispose of our wastes in an intelligent and safe manner. In a series of upcoming public hearings, the Maine Waste Management Agency Inc. will attempt to portray for the public and a Facility Siting Board that… Read More
The lobby group that wants to widen the Maine Turnpike is attempting to make November’s referendum on the turnpike widening and transportation policy seem more complex than it is. Maine people aren’t fooled easily and such a strategy is likely to backfire on the Coalition… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — Members of the Maine Retired Teachers Association on Thursday were urged to support a constitutional amendment that would “protect the fiscal integrity of the Maine State Retirement System.” The amendment will be considered by voters in Maine in the general election in… Read More
GREENVILLE — Two men spent a wet night in two remote northern Maine locations after they became lost Sunday. Aldo Rustioni, 50, of Cairnboro, N.C., and Richard Gruel, 46, of Lancaster, Pa., were cold and wet when found Monday, but neither required hospitalization. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
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Second of 2 articles GREAT DIAMOND ISLAND — David Bateman has turned a dilapidated military fort built in 1897 into a dream island resort with elegant homes, secluded beaches, tennis courts and a heated swimming pool. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
CALAIS — The life of a 74-year-old Calais man may have been saved by the alert action of a 16-year-old newspaper carrier. Bangor Daily News carrier Jason Parks became concerned one day last week when he noticed that newspapers delivered days before to William Casey… Read More
CARIBOU — Community clinics for pet vaccinations against rabies, distemper, parvovirus, bordetella and leukemia will be held at the following times and locations: Sinclair, 7 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 8, at the fire station; googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — The following cases were among those processed Sept. 25 to Oct. 2, in 2nd District Court in Presque Isle by Judge David B. Griffiths. Scott Clark, 29, Blaine, operating an all-terrain vehicle on a public way, $100; operating an all-terrain vehicle while… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — Officers for the Aroostook County Retired Teachers Association were installed for 1992 at a Sept. 25 meeting. New officers are: Maragaret Wardwell, Stockholm, president; Paul Kelley, Fort Kent, first vice president; Paul Lynch, Presque Isle, second vice president; Ruth Rouse, Caribou, recording… Read More
Candidates have been named for municipal elections in Presque Isle, Caribou and Fort Fairfield. In Presque Isle, incumbent Bruce Roope is being challenged by three candidates for the one, three-year seat on the City Council. The others are Richard D. Scott, Marion C. Michaud and… Read More
MADAWASKA — The Madawaska High School Guidance Department has released the results of a study of the 1986 graduating class. Responses were received from 77 per cent of the class of 100 graduates. In relation to former classes, a lower percentage of the class was… Read More
SINCLAIR VILLAGE — Several St. John Valley communities will file Phase I applications by the deadline next week for 1992 Community Development Block Grants. The first application in Aroostook County to be submitted on behalf of an unorganized territory will be among the applications. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
Nominations for the Loring Air Force Base Angel Program are being solicited. The program recognizes extraordinary volunteers who quietly give their time and talents to Loring AFB and local communities. The Angel Award will be presented in May 1992. Nominations may be mailed no later than Oct. 31… Read More
MILBRIDGE — Anatole Wieck and Lillian Garwood will present a concert featuring music of seven nations at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 20, in the Milbridge Congregational Church. Latvian-born Anatole Wieck, who will play the violin and viola, recently returned from a concert tour in Wyoming. Read More
JONESPORT — A series of community information programs for the Jonesport Literary Club’s new year will begin at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16, with a reception for all Jonesport and Beals school personnel in the Jonesport Elementary School Library. Club president Dorothy Holmes said personal… Read More
MACHIAS — A fire of undetermined origin that was reported at about 7 p.m. Monday destroyed a truck and the small garage on Steele Hill that housed the vehicle. Steele Hill is in a residential district of Machias. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
MILO — Murrel Harris, Milo recreation director, has announced that Morita’s School of Dance will hold classes in tap and ballet for children 3 to 9 years old and tap, ballet and jazz for youngsters 10 to 14 years old. Classes will be held on Saturdays, beginning Oct. Read More
CHARLESTON — Two men escaped from the Charleston Correctional Facility about 7:30 p.m. Sunday by following a guard out a door while the officer was making rounds, according to a facility spokesman. The men were Gordon Searles, 25, of Caribou, who was serving a one-year… Read More
MACHIAS — A budget increase of 27 percent is necessary to put several departments of county government in order, Sheriff John B. Crowley said Friday. Crowley said increases in the 1992 budgets for the sheriff’s, corrections and telecommunications departments were necessary to correct for several… Read More
BAILEYVILLE — The Baileyville School Committee has agreed to install a new, 10,000-gallon oil tank at Woodland High School on a site that would not create an eyesore. Last week, the committee received a petition signed by 106 people that asked the committee to reconsider… Read More
The first of four inmates accused in a recent spate of escapes from local correctional facilities was indicted Monday by the Penobscot County grand jury. Allan S. Robinson, 23, of East Eddington also was charged with theft of a car taken from a Bradford residence. Read More
MADISON — A writing workshop, “Writing As A Healing Journey,” with Patricia Smith, R.N., will be held at Madison Memorial High School at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 28. The workshop will be an introduction to the use of journal writing and autobiography as tools for… Read More
DEXTER — Judy Harris of the staff of Dexter Nursing Home reports that many different activities are being scheduled for residents of the facility during October. The fall foliage trip was enjoyed by many participants, she said. Bingo is played once a week and donations… Read More
DEXTER — Voters in November will be asked to decide if the town charter should be changed to limit terms of town councilors and their chairman and to give the council more power. Dexter councilors last week unanimously agreed to put the charter changes on… Read More
The Penobscot County grand jury has indicted the following: Michael Allen, 19, Bangor, five counts each of burglary and theft. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i… Read More
CAMDEN — A proposed zoning amendment which could decide the fate of a major project at Wayfarer Marine was discussed by Camden officials for more than an hour Monday night without a single mention of the waterfront firm. The amendment could come before voters at… Read More
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OWLS HEAD — The proposed shoreland zoning ordinance scheduled to come before a special town meeting on Oct. 16 may face some amendments from property owners. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. at the community building. A public hearing on the proposed ordinance… Read More
ROCKPORT — The Samoset Fitness Center’s Wallyball league will begin Monday, Oct. 14. Players may register as a team or individuals. League games are held once per week on Monday evenings. Members or non-members of the Fitness Center may participate. The team fee for the… Read More
ROCKLAND — They may not have liked it, but the City Council approved a $15,000 settlement worked out between the city’s insurance company and representatives of a couple who claimed former Fire Chief Ernest Daye threatened them at gunpoint. At their meeting Monday, the council… Read More
BELFAST — The Belfast Academic Forum will present Col. Bruce M. MacLaren (USMC-RET) in a discussion, “What’s Happening in China?” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24, at the First Baptist Church. MacLaren served 35 years in the Marine Corps in posts all over the world… Read More
ROCKLAND The following cases were disposed of on Monday in Knox County Superior 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()) {… Read More
ROCKLAND — Snowplow manufacturer Fisher Engineering will cut its production in half for the next six months because of the stagnant economy. Plant Manager Raymond Littlefield said Monday that nine production employees received layoff notices last week. The company’s remaining 53 employees were served notice… Read More
ROCKLAND — Continental Express’ intention to cancel its service from Owls Head will be reviewed by the Knox County Commissioners, Tuesday. Assistant Airport Manager William O’Brien said Monday that Continental’s parent company, Britt Airways, notified the county of its plans last week. Britt’s letter stated… Read More
ELLSWORTH — The Maine Coastal chapter of SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives) has elected officers. The officers are: Charles R. Burgoyne, chairman; Harris McLean, vice chairman; Robert Shannon, treasurer; Gus O’Brien, program coordinator; Rowan Wakefield, publicity; and Russell EusticeCq, professional evaluator. Read More
SULLIVAN — The town of Sullivan dedicated its new bandstand on Saturday, marking the occasion with memories of local history and plans for memory-making days ahead. “The togetherness we’ve shared to construct this gazebo is just the beginning,” local evangelist Troy Adams told the crowd… Read More
CASTINE — Partners in Health, a group of Bangor-based health-care professionals who have volunteered their services in rural Central America, will discuss their work at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9, at Emerson Hall. Partners in Health has been providing medical and surgical clinics in remote… Read More
BAR HARBOR — Dianne Clendaniel has assumed the position of program director for College of the Atlantic’s Natural History Museum. Clendaniel, a 1983 graduate of Duke University, will maintain museum programs, including outreach programs such as “Whales on Wheels” and “The Moveable Moose.” googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
New officers were elected rcently at the annual meeting of the Arcady Music Society board of directors at the Bangor home of John Hoelter. Elected were: Etel Thomas, Mount Desert, president; Marie Fuller, Mount Desert, vice president; Dr. Richard Fox, Bar Harbor, treasurer; John Hoelter,… Read More
ELLSWORTH — A little more than three months remain between Keith Muzzy and freedom. But when the 41-year-old Tremont carpenter gets out of jail in January, he won’t be able to go home. Now housed at the Maine State Prison’s Pre-Release Center in Bangor, the… Read More
BLUE HILL — The tumor clinic at Blue Hill Memorial Hospital will hold free classes on breast self-examination during October at times to be announced. A videotape presentation and instruction will be part of the recognition of October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Also, appointments… Read More
Three years after the Bangor City Council revamped the Assessing Department, a council committee voted to do it again. In 1988 the council changed the department from a chief assessor and two appraisers to a three-member Board of Assessors, with a rotating chairmanship. At the… Read More
MILBRIDGE — The Washington-Hancock Community Agency will distribute surplus foods Wednesday, Oct. 9, and Thursday, Oct. 10, because of increased community assistance. Community organizations and businesses have provided free assistance to help absorb budget cuts and make the distribution possible. Dowling Transportation of Whitneyville will… Read More
MILFORD — Beleaguered Town Manager Gregory Beall reportedly has cleaned out his office and unofficially left his job as the Board of Selectmen prepares to decide his fate Tuesday. Beall, who recently came under fire from residents seeking his ouster, has not been in the… Read More
HAMPDEN — Despite a resident’s request that the Town Council again study the effects expansion of the Sawyer Environmental Recovery Facility might have on ground water, the council voted unanimously Monday to license SERF’s expansion-closure plan. For approving the plan, the town will receive $2.6… Read More
The manager at Service Merchandise in Bangor was indicted Monday by the Penobscot County grand jury, accused of defrauding the store of $15,000. Gerald D. Hoxie, 47, Brewer, was charged with theft for allegedly falsifying refund slips and keeping the money. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
Maine is one of 13 states selected to receive federal education grant money to develop training programs for public and private school teachers and administrators. Maine will receive $360,177 as part of the U.S. Department of Education’s $7.6 million in grants to 13 states, Education… Read More
POLAND — Jonathan Pierce hoped his bottled water would quench the thirst of U.S. soldiers in the Persian Gulf, but he settled for supplying U.S. senators in Washington. Maine Bottling Co. will be sending nearly 20,000, 12-ounce bottles of Garden Spring Water to the Senate… Read More
WASHINGTON — The seven regional Bell telephone companies got the go-ahead Monday to enter the highly competitive electronic information services market when a federal appeals court effectively lifted a four-year ban against such activity. “This ruling underscores the urgent need for legislation to protect consumers… Read More
CONCORD, N.H. — Seabrook nuclear plant opponents acknowledged that an unfavorable Supreme Court decision Monday ends the battle over federal licensing and shifts the fight to whether the plant is operated safely. The court rejected an appeal by New Hampshire anti-nuclear groups and Massachusetts state… Read More
Government integrity has been maintained, when it is maintained at all, through public scrutiny. And while some matters should be shielded from the public to protect the privacy of victims, the more open a governmental body can remain, the more public trust it will engender. Read More
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CARIBOU — A 20-year-old man, who earlier had pleaded guilty to gross sexual assault, escaped Monday afternoon from custody at the Aroostook County Superior Court, according to the Sheriff’s Department. Chuck Grant of Limestone pleaded guilty to the charge, and a presentence report had been… Read More
WASHINGTON — The government lowered the threshold for safe lead levels in children Monday and said as many as 4 million young children could be at risk from the toxic metal. The lower level recognizes that even tiny amounts of lead can cause significant damage… Read More
EAST CORINTH — The Friendship Riders will hold their second annual Fall Foliage Poker Run on Saturday, Oct. 12, to raise money for Operation Liftoff, which serves children with life-threatening illnesses. Registration will be held 8-9 a.m. at the Old Home Day Creative Cowboys Show… Read More
SEE JANE RUN, by Joy Fielding, Morrow, 364 pages, $20. One afternoon in June 1990, Jane Whittaker, an attractive young woman in her early 30s, made a heart-stopping discovery. “It came to her without prior hint or warning, as she stood at the corner of… Read More
NEEDFUL THINGS, by Stephen King, Viking, 646 pages, $24.95. What do you need? I don’t mean what do you want. I mean what do you really, really need. What is so important that you cannot continue to exist without it? googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
WASHINGTON — Studies of hearing loss in 500 descendants of a prosperous 18th-century Costa Rican landowner have led for the first time to a gene that might explain many inherited forms of hearing loss, researchers said Monday. A report of the research, completed only days… Read More
CONCORD, N.H. — The head of the federal agency reshuffling the deck on five big New Hampshire banks says the shakeup is imminent. L. William Seidman said the long-planned action will be finished before his term as chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. expires… Read More
I remember how terrified I was when I woke up to find the bedroom filled with thick black smoke. It made my eyes water and they felt like they were on fire. I could not see, nor could I breathe very well. My throat felt hot and raw,… Read More
PLYMOUTH — The driver of a tractor-trailer truck walked away with shoulder injuries early Monday after his truck left the road, traveled up a ledge and fell into a ditch, according to police. Russell Coughlin, 43, fell asleep at the wheel about 4 a.m. Monday,… Read More
HOSTAGE: My Nightmare in Beirut, by David Jacobsen with Gerald Astor, Donald I. Fine Inc., 308 pages, $21.95. Former Beirut hostage David Jacobsen shares his views on U.S. policy on the hostage issue and tells how he and other hostages were able to survive the… Read More
The 450 jobs at the Edwards Co. in Pittsfield are more secure this week, thanks to an assist from the U.S. Congress. Because of a prior interpretation of the Buy America Act, Edwards had been prevented from selling the federal government fire alarm systems that… Read More
Lynne Cole of Hampden has been a faithful greeter at the Bangor International Airport of the more than 200 flights of returning troops from the Persian Gulf War. Now she has written a book, “Goodbye Desert Storm; Hello Bangor, Maine,” which recounts the celebrated troop welcomes through the… Read More
AN ANSWER IN THE TIDE, by Elisabeth Ogilvie, Down East Books, 278 pages, $12.95. Anyone who has spent time along the Maine coast knows of its unique nature. There’s nothing quite like it, and although other shores abound worldwide, life along the rocky crags of… Read More
VICTIMS OF MENTAL, POLITICAL, AND SPIRITUAL ADULTERY, by Al David Bernstein, Rel-Psych Inc., 434 pages, $20. Writers are often asked, “What gave you the idea for this book?” In a sense this book is an answer, for in the process of exploration of the story… Read More
A Brewer woman and a Bangor man were indicted Monday by a Penobscot County grand jury on separate murder charges in the shooting deaths a month ago of three people, including their estranged spouses. The slayings happened three days apart. Both involved couples who were… Read More
HOULTON — Minutes after the bloody bodies of his two neighbors were discovered, a sobbing Richard Uffelman told police, “I should have let him shoot first,” according to opening testimony Monday. Uffelman, 45, of Machiasport is on trial this week in Aroostook County Superior Court… Read More
A report that could ease the flow of information from the Department of Human Services in child welfare cases may signal a truce in a simmering feud between Maine’s largest state agency and the news media. A 15-member panel composed of newspeople, DHS officials, lawyers… Read More
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court said Monday the Maine Right to Life Committee may use its general treasury funds to make public the positions taken by members of Congress on abortion. In 1985, Maine pro-life activist Sandra Faucher sued the Federal Election Commission to overturn… Read More
WOOLWICH — A man with leukemia who offered to paint the house of anyone willing to donate bone marrow for a necessary transplant has received responses from as far away as Nebraska and Arkansas. Mark Geiger, a 39-year-old house painter diagnosed in June, last week… Read More
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