HERMON – Heather Pace’s first-half goal lifted the Hermon Hawks to a 1-0 schoolgirl soccer win over the Orono Red Riots Wednesday. Janis Adams assisted on the goal 28:12 into the first half for the 6-1-2 Hawks. Michelle Blackmore notched her sixth shutout of the… Read More
HERMON – A strong Bangor defense limited the Hermon Hawks to four shots as the Rams recorded a 3-0 schoolgirl field hockey win over the Hermon Hawks Wednesday. Rams’ goalie Nicki Hawkes stopped all four shots. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
MACHIAS – Jason Hill scored the game-winner with 45 seconds left in the first overtime as Husson College edged the University of Maine-Machias 3-2 in soccer here Wednesday. Peter Duchnowski assisted on the goal, Hill’s second of the game. Chris Steppe scored unassisted for 7-6-1… Read More
MILO – Troy Chase took a pass from Andy Hoyle outside the 18-yard line, beat two defenders to the goal and blasted the ball past the goalie late in the first half to give host Penquis a 1-0 upset win over Central of East Corinth here in schoolboy… Read More
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SOCCER STANDINGS Games through Oct. 8 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
Consider Bob Sinford a candidate for Understatement of the Fall Season honors: “We expected to be fairly strong. I had 15 of 18 kids back from last year,” said the coach of the defending state Class D champion Machias Bulldogs schoolboy soccer team. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
The Houlton High School golf team is set to defend its state Class B team championship when the three state tournaments are held Saturday at Natanis Golf Course in Vassalboro. The Shiretowners are led by senior Sam Fasulo and sophomore Lucas Dewitt, veterans of last… Read More
The record kill continued Wednesday during the 1991 Maine moose hunt. Hunters bagged a total of 152 moose, pushing the three-day total to a record 794, according to Paul Fournier, spokesman for the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. The previous three-day high (720) occurred… Read More
They say life begins at 30. But former University of Maine All-American Billy Swift got a little jump on it. 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
The Boston Red Sox clubhouse will be a lot different next year with Butch Hobson running the show instead of the fired Joe Morgan. That was the word from former University of Maine righty Jeff Plympton, who has played three years for Hobson in New… Read More
NAIA District 5 Championship AT NATANIS GC, VASSALBORO Par 73 University of Maine-Farmington 332, Thomas College 365, Husson College 368, Westbrook 405 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
Aided by some strong performances from players with eastern Maine ties, St. Joseph’s College of Standish is doing very well in both soccer and volleyball this fall. Fourth-year head coach Lee Allen’s soccer team ranks second in the most recent NAIA District 5 poll with… Read More
University of Maine hockey coach Shawn Walsh will hold the first of four free hockey clinics on Saturday at the Sukee Arena in Winslow from 12:15-2:15 p.m. Walsh, his assistants, and several of the UMaine players will conduct the clinics, which are directed at youths… Read More
WATERVILLE – Cassie Graves and Sherri Sawyer each scored a pair of goals to lead host Thomas College to a 5-2 women’s college soccer victory over Husson College of Bangor here Wednesday afternoon. Mo McInnis opened the scoring for Thomas, now 6-4, with a goal… Read More
Bangor youth hockey will sponsor a used hockey equipment sale and swap on Saturday from 1-3 p.m. at the Sawyer Arena on 13th Street in Bangor. Late registrations may also be completed for youngsters ages 4-16 (instructional league to bantams). Read More
LEWISTON – An unassisted goal by Leanne Weston with 1:05 left in overtime gave the University of Maine-Farmington a 2-1 field hockey victory over host Bates College here Wednesday. For the 3-3 UMF Beavers, Mary Davis scored on a Lisa Smith assist. Ethel Atkinson made… Read More
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BAR HARBOR — Schools on Mount Desert Island have begun organizing teams for this year’s Odyssey of the Mind competition. According to school officials, five- to seven-member student teams from grades three through high school are being organized. The program, underwritten by the IBM Corp.,… Read More
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DEXTER — The SAD 46 Adult Education Department has announced its schedule of classes for the month of October. Tips on Storytelling will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16, at Dexter Regional High School. The course will be geared to… Read More
In Pittsfield on Monday, Blaine Harriman reported that his vehicle had been burglarized while parked at Edward’s Co. off Hunnewell Avenue. He said that $40 in cash and two checks, one for $11 and one for $6, were taken from his car’s console. Officer Pierre Boucher is investigating. Read More
Significant medical attention has recently been given to a Harvard School of Public Health study on treatment options for acute alcoholism. This study, recently pulished in the New England Journal of Medicine, concludes that for alcohol-abusing workers, in-patient rehabilitation combined with Alcoholics Anonymous attendance is more effective than… Read More
We wish to congratulate and compliment the Bangor Symphony Orchestra on their excellent first concert of the season. They never sounded better. Carol and Vinal Smith Brewer… Read More
Doesn’t it seem strange that for 70 years we watched the Russian people lose control of their land to the state? It failed. Now they are going to find a way to give it back to the people. Now in our country the state wants… Read More
… The Snowmobile Grass Drag Races held on Sept. 22 in Newport started late, but they were very safe. For those who were able to see them, they were fun and exciting. The grand winner, “The Frenchman,” made a radar speed of 109 mph and went home $1,000… Read More
I am so happy that Rep. Nathaniel Crowley Sr., D-Stockton Springs (Another Viewpoint, Oct.3), is happy that the 115th Legislature is efficient enough to get 96 percent of the legislating done on time. The only problem is that, as we tell our children, the hardest… Read More
HERMON — An army of angry residents on Wednesday handed the Maine Waste Management Agency’s Facility Siting Board a resounding “no thanks” to the board’s possible offer to locate a waste dump here. Hundreds of residents packed the high school gymnasium during a three-hour hearing,… Read More
FORT KENT — Two municipal employees, one the town manager, alleged that a Fort Kent town councilor has consistently harassed them since he was elected to office last March. Town Manager Alain Ouellette and Water and Waste Water Superintendent Gilles Daigle both read prepared statements… Read More
ASHLAND — Through resignations and drawn lots, the SAD 32 board of directors has reduced its membership from 18 to 10 members. The district is composed of Ashland, Portage, Masardis, Garfield and Oxbow. Because of previous history and problems in the troubled school system, the… Read More
HOULTON — School officials in SAD 29 have scheduled three public hearings beginning next week in the district on the proposed construction of a new middle-elementary school in Houlton to replace the Lambert School. Voters in the district, which is made up of the towns… Read More
HOULTON — A public forum on the state’s proposed comprehensive energy policy will be held 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 16, at the Houlton Unitarian Church. A 16-member commission has been established to develop a draft policy dealing with the state’s present and future energy needs. Read More
HOULTON — Nomination papers for a supervisor’s position for the Southern Aroostook Soil and Water Conservation District are now available at the district office in Houlton. Nominations are open to any land occupier in the district who is a cooperator with the district. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
HOULTON — Citing an unacceptable increase in rules and regulations, the Southern Aroostook Growth Council has called for voters to reject question 1 on the November state ballot. Council members felt the effort to change the present method of planning statewide road improvement projects was… Read More
VAN BUREN — Budget cuts have resulted in staff reductions at Van Buren’s Northern Aroostook Alternatives Inc. but they continue to provide “more service days and longer service hours, than most day programs in Maine,” said its executive director. The organization’s directors and administrators, however,… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — The Presque Isle city manager, police chief and officers involved are unhappy about a recent collision between two cruisers resulting in damage of nearly $8,000. City Manager John Koelsch told city councilors this week that the Sept. 22 accident was not covered… Read More
FORT FAIRFIELD — Solar systems and outer-space travel captured the attention of area students at assemblies sponsored by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration at Aroostook schools this week. Two representatives from the NASA School Visit Program at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in… Read More
CARIBOU The following cases were among those processed Oct. 1 to 4 in 1st District Court 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 (var i = 0; i… Read More
THOMASTON — A representative from the Attorney General’s Office offered an official “no comment” Wednesday about any pending negotiations with the family of former Maine State Prison inmate Larry Richardson. Richardson died on March 5, 1990, after a three-night kangaroo court in which he was… Read More
The headline on a Page One story in the Aroostook edition Wednesday about a state investigation of the use of federal funds to pay the salary of a classroom teacher in Allagash incorrectly identified the School Administrative District. It is SAD 10, not 11, that is under investigation. Read More
CALAIS — Hannaford Bros. Co. of Scarborough crossed the first hurdle in its effort to enlarge the Shop ‘n Save market in Calais, with Planning Board approval of its request for a zone change. The next step is the approval of the City Council. In… Read More
MADAWASKA — A Madawaska-based non-profit agency that provides services for mentally retarded adults from Fort Kent to St. David has completed a two-year renovation project and acquired new equipment for its center. Michael St. John, executive director of St. John Valley Associates, said the center… Read More
MACHIAS — Childbirth preparation classes at Down East Community Hospital will be offered to prospective parents from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30. The Wednesday sessions will continue through Dec. 2. The classes will include information on nutrition, exercise, relief of pregnancy discomfort, stages… Read More
MILBRIDGE — The Washington-Hancock Community Agency will distribute surplus foods from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10, at the Steuben Municipal Building. Community organizations and businesses have provided free assistance to help make the distribution possible. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
JONESPORT — The Jonesport School Committee has hired Robert L. Beal of Jonesport as assistant principal of Jonesport Elementary School for 1991-92. According to Superintendent Bruse Crowley on Wednesday, Beal was rehired as assistant principal at JES. Also, the veteran teacher was chosen to coach… Read More
MACHIAS — Plans are under way to move the Washington County Regional Communications Center out of the county jail’s command center to space it once occupied in the basement of the Washington County Courthouse in Machias. The four full-time dispatchers called the courthouse basement its… Read More
A headline and story on the Down East page Wednesday incorrectly stated that Rep. Theone Look, R-Jonesboro, had urged members of a senior citizen’s club to vote against a bond issue for jail facilities. She never advised the group on how to vote, but did urge them to… Read More
GREENVILLE — Class officers have been elected at Greenville High School. Heading the senior class are Nathan Holland, president; Matt Murray, vice president; Heidi Bayerdorffer, secretary; and Jon Walden, treasurer. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Womancare will hold a public speak-out at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16, in the Dover-Foxcroft Shopping Plaza. This will be a time to remember women and children who have suffered from battering and to celebrate those who have survived and made new lives… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Arnold L. Poland, minister of music at the Dover-Foxcroft Congregational Church, will invite local musicians to take part in a Christmas season production of Handel’s “Messiah.” Rehearsals will be held late Sunday afternoons, and performance will be on Christmas Sunday, Dec. 22, at the church. Read More
MILO — The Penquis Valley High School golf team of Milo has captured the Penquis League Class C championship. The award was made Saturday at Maine Classical Institute when the team won the meet and the trophy. Team members, coached by Robert Hussey Jr. and… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — SAD 68 adult education will hold classes in hunter safety; Lotus 1-2-3; wreath making; and Christmas gift ideas. Free hunter safety classes will be a 10-hour course on gun handling, self-help first aid, survival, map and compass techniques, ethics, game identification and laws,… Read More
LINCOLN — After reviewing a transfer station, recycling and landfill management proposal Tuesday, members of the Solid Waste Committee decided it should be presented to the Town Council. Town Manager James B. Somerville said the Town Council on Oct. 21 would consider establishing a committee… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Mayo Regional Hospital will sponsor a program about diabetes for Seniority members at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15, in the hospital’s conference room. Diabetes Type II is a common disease in adults over age 40. This type of diabetes often is triggered by… Read More
GREENVILLE — Greenville school directors were told Monday that home-schooled students no longer will bring subsidy into a school district. Superintendent Gilbert Reynolds told directors that schools are under no obligation to provide services to home-schooled students, under recent changes passed by the 115th Legislature. Read More
MILLINOCKET — Residents interested in serving on three town committees should contact the town clerk, town manager, or a member of the Town Council. The following seats are open: googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Three brothers from Litchfield were indicted on drug charges Wednesday by the grand jury in Piscataquis County Superior Court. Timothy G. Hill, 25, Richard A. Hill, 32, and Chad Everett Hill, 21, were indicted for unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs, marijuana. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
MILO — Learning about government was the highlight of a recent meeting of the Joseph P. Chaisson American Legion Post and Auxiliary at the post home. The event was the annual Dirigo Boys-Girls State Night, and delegates gave a report of their participation at the… Read More
GREENVILLE — Sauerbraten with cabbage and other German foods will be on the menu in restaurants in the Greenville area during the first Moosehead Lake Oktoberfest on Saturday, Oct. 19. Even a German oompah band will give visitors to the celebration a taste of Germany. Read More
GUILFORD — The construction of a new middle school, enhancement of programs in the district, and expansion of art education were common goals outlined Tuesday by SAD 4 directors. The goals of the directors for 1991-92 also include ensuring that the district gets approval for… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Small claims disposed of in 13th District Court in Dover-Foxcroft this week were as follows with the plaintiff listed first: Barco Federal Credit Union of East Corinth vs. Jerry Washburn of Brownville, judgment to plaintiff of $1,182.87 and $62.50 costs. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
MILLINOCKET The following complaints were heard in 13th District Court in Millinocket in the last several sessions held through Oct. 3: 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
MILLINOCKET — The following divorces were granted in 13th District Court in Millinocket on the grounds of irreconcilable marital differences: Nancy Jean Schenning of Sherman and Gerard Joseph Schenning of Essex, Md. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
PITTSFIELD — After almost two years, the town of Pittsfield is still awaiting Department of Environmental Protection approval of its recycling center. And the lack of action by the state is now hampering the center’s function as a regional facility. According to Town Manger D. Read More
NEWPORT — Despite their disappointment that neighboring communities are not participating, members of the Newport Development Corp. will use their own funds to back an economic strategy study for the entire region. The creation of more than 100 jobs and the possibility of a new… Read More
DEXTER — The initial meeting of the Abbott Memorial Library’s Centennial Celebration Committee was held recently at the library in Dexter. A group of interested library patrons met to discuss plans for a year-long schedule of events to mark the centennial of the construction of the library. Read More
AUGUSTA — The Department of Environmental Protection’s Brent McCarthy said Wednesday afternoon that there are several concerns that are holding up the approval of the regional recycling building in Pittsfield. McCarthy said that an environmental study conducted last May indicated that methane gas is moving… Read More
GLEN COVE — Riley School invites the community to its eleventh annual Art Week, Tuesday, Oct. 15 to Friday, Oct. 18. There will be special art and craft workshops for the students led by faculty, parents, and friends. The public is invited to participate in… Read More
CAMDEN — The third and final session of the Maine Authors Series sponsored by the Mid-Coast branch of the American Association of University Women will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 17. This event, held at the First Congregational Church, features three speakers each… Read More
THOMASTON — Are wetlands in the St. George Estuary adequately protected? Or are they steadily degraded? A senior research biologist from the state Department of Fish and Wildlife and the lead attorney for Maine Audubon Society will examine the resources at stake and debate these questions at a… Read More
ROCKLAND — The Zoning Board of Appeals granted radio station WAVX a special class waiver to build a 343-foot-tall broadcast tower on Benner Hill. Radio Station owner Jonathan L. LeVeen, owner of Northern Lights Broadcasting, told the board that the station would broadcast with 50,000… Read More
ISLESBORO — If Gov. John R. McKernan’s furlough program didn’t sit well with state workers, imagine what it did to those who depend on the state for their survival. The islands of Penobscot Bay are unique to Maine not only in beauty. Unlike the mainland,… Read More
ELLSWORTH — The Emmaus Center opened this week in Ellsworth in the old federal building, a program which its founders see as the first step toward the eventual establishment of a homeless shelter at the site. Operated by H.O.M.E. Inc. of Orland, the center is… Read More
BUCKSPORT — Cross examination occassionally assumed a testy tone Tuesday night as the developers of a proposed coal-fired power plant initiated some damage control procedures in reaction to testimony from two university scientists. During a hearing before the Bucksport Planning Board on an application by… Read More
DEER ISLE — The Island Institute of Rockland has acquired Campbell Island, located in Greenlaw Cove, off Deer Isle, from the Forbes Perkins family of Manchester, Mass. The island was owned by the Perkins family since 1927 and is an undeveloped parcel of 84 acres… Read More
CARIBOU — A U.S. Senate resolution allowing for judicial review of the methods used by a federal base-closure commission was cited Wednesday as a basis for a federal lawsuit to keep Loring Air Force Base open. During a meeting of the Save Loring Committee, Augusta… Read More
ELLSWORTH — A Swans Island man charged in last month’s rape of an Ellsworth woman was among 27 people indicted Wednesday by the October term of the Hancock County Superior Court grand jury. Timothy J. Treadwell, 26, was indicted on charges of gross sexual assault,… Read More
ST. AGATHA — The SAD 33 board of directors set the course for new staff development initiatives and approved a plan widening the scope of gifted and talented programming Monday night. Directors approved a gifted and talented program to be phased in over five years. Read More
Paperworkers at the James River Corp. mill in Old Town will vote Friday on a two-year contract offer made this week by the company. The James River employees, members of Local 80 of the United Paperworkers International Union, have been without a contract since Oct. Read More
The Bangor City Council is prepared to confirm Kurt Rogerson as the new director of Bass Park. “We have not finalized anything with Mr. Rogerson. We’re still talking about the terms and conditions of employment,” City Manager Edward A. Barrett said Wednesday. He expected the… Read More
Some Bangor residents who felt that local candidates lacked adequate platforms have scheduled two forums — one for the City Council and one for the School Committee. The Committee for a Citizens Forum will hold the forum for the five council candidates at 7 p.m. Read More
The sole female firefighter at a station in eastern Maine rattled off a litany of sexual harassment horrors when she testified at a legislative hearing last spring. The firefighter’s case was one of many that led to a Maine law that went into effect Wednesday,… Read More
AUGUSTA — Sixty-five percent of high school athletes say alcohol use by teammates is a “moderate” to “very big” problem in a first-of-its-kind survey released Wednesday by the Maine Department of Education. The confidential survey questioned 2,891 boys and girls who play sports in grades… Read More
WASHINGTON — At a time when more than 3 million jobless Americans have exhausted their unemployment benefits, the nation’s trust fund established to fund those benefits is piling up a record surplus, Democratic leaders said Wednesday. Led by Senate Majority Leader George J. Mitchell, the… Read More
HOULTON — Jurors in the Richard Uffelman trial watched two videotapes Wednesday, one that took them to the scene and one that showed a grisly picture of the gunshot wounds that killed Michael and Florence Phillips in Machiasport two years ago. Uffelman, 45, is on… Read More
EAST MILLINOCKET — A temporary manufacturing shutdown at Georgia-Pacific Corp.’s East Millinocket mill caused by the rupture of a waste pipe will be extended to Saturday. The company had hoped paper production would resume on Wednesday or Thursday. About 120 employees were notified Tuesday not… Read More
WASHINGTON — On trial, alongside Clarence Thomas, is the U.S. Senate and its leader, George J. Mitchell. That became evident Wednesday when Mitchell called a press conference to discuss unemployment benefits and reporters quickly changed the subject to the Thomas confirmation process. In a series… Read More
The Maine dairy farmers are in a financial crisis. Our dairymen have asked the Maine Milk Commission and state Legislature for help and they have done all that can be done at the regional level. The problem is that we cannot solve a national problem with a regional… Read More
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AUGUSTA — As cold weather approaches, home heating oil in Maine is much cheaper than it was last year, the State Planning Office reports. The planning office, issuing the first of this year’s weekly heating reports, said the average cash price for heating oil this… Read More
WASHINGTON — Even if they didn’t have a vote on the matter, all of Maine’s lawmakers heard from constituents Tuesday — most of them women — on the subject of whether to delay confirmation of Judge Clarence Thomas to the U.S. Supreme Court. “No man… Read More
PORTLAND — A new law requiring people to sign a form to purchase kegs of beer will provide authorities with a new weapon against party-throwers who let minors drink. The law that took effect Wednesday requires keg-buyers to fill out a state-approved form that law… Read More
Thousands of older Maine residents will be affected by new rules that are supposed to make it easier to compare medical insurance policies. A bewildering array of private insurance plans now is available to supplement Medicare coverage for people who are 65 or older. Nationwide,… Read More
AUGUSTA — National Semiconductor’s Digital Logic Division in South Portland has won the first Margaret Chase Smith Maine State Quality Award, the Maine Chamber of Commerce and Industry announced Wednesday. The award, billed as the state-level version of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, recognizes… Read More