Kirby Reardon ran for three touchdowns to help the Dexter Tigers blank Mattanawcook Academy of Lincoln 20-0 and the Belfast Lions nipped the Rockland Tigers 24-22 to highlight high school football action Friday night. In other action, Old Town rolled by Brewer 32-6, Gardiner shut… Read More
    LEEDS – Kevin MacDonald, a junior at Morse High School in Bath, will defend his State Schoolboy Individual Golf Championship on Saturday at Springbrook Golf Course in Leeds. MacDonald won last year’s event by three strokes with a 1-under-par 70 during a misty, rainy day… Read More
    Eighty-eight yards separate Carl Smith from breaking the University of Maine football team’s all-time rushing record of 3,828 yards set by Lorenzo Bouier from 1979-82. The way this season has gone those 88 yards could require 40 or so carries and another two or three… Read More
    FOOTBALL: A Springfield, Mass., man said Friday he has assembled a group that is “ready, willing and able to pay top dollar for the New England Patriots.” Socrates T. Babacas also said his group wants to build a domed stadium in Boston at no cost to taxpayers. Babacas,… Read More
    The Friends of Maine Hockey is sponsoring its fourth annual “For Women Only” hockey clinic on Thursday from 7-9 p.m. at the Comfort Inn, Hogan Road, Bangor. The clinic, conducted by University of Maine hockey coach Shawn Walsh, is designed to help explain the game,… Read More
    SAN JOSE, Calif. – The San Jose Sharks sent Mike McHugh to the Hartford Whalers for Paul Fenton in an exchange of left wings on Friday. Fenton, 31, has played in parts of seven NHL seasons. He has 168 points (89 goals and 79 assists)… Read More
    University of Maine right winger Jean-Yves Roy led the Canadian Olympic Team in goals (10) on their 13-game trip to Europe, but he was still released and decided to return to Maine. Roy wouldn’t mind showing Canada Coach Dave King and his staff that they… Read More
    AT WASHBURN, (2.9 miles) Caribou boys 34, Presque Isle 59, Washburn 60, Fort Kent 66, Fort Fairfield 179 (Ashland not field full team) googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i =… Read More
    HAMILTON, Bermuda – On a day when wind shifts and penalties were key to victories, the top four seeds advanced to the semifinals in match race competition during the Omega Gold Cup. Chris Dickson, Rod Davis, Russell Coutts, and Eddie Warden Owen, seeded in that… Read More
    To Carl Smith, he has been a name in the record book followed by a number. Lorenzo Bouier, 3,828. 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;… Read More
    WATERVILLE – Todd Smith had a hat trick to lead the host Thomas College Terriers to a 7-1 men’s soccer victory over the University of New Brunswick here Friday. For the 6-7 Terriers, Dave Roussel scored a pair of goals. Mike Ferreira and Pete LeGendre… Read More
    It will be a basketball battle of the sexes – University of Maine style – when Black Bear men’s hoop coach Rudy Keeling and assistant coach Mike LaPlante take on UM women’s coach Trish Roberts and former All-American Emily Ellis Throckmorton Monday at 6 p.m. at the Holiday… Read More
    Highlighting Saturday’s local schoolboy football games: Foxcroft Academy (4-2) vs. Maine Central Institute (5-1) at Pittsfield, 1:30 p.m.: The resurgent Huskies host the playoff-bound Ponies in a key game for both teams. MCI’s tough defense has allowed only 22 points, while its offense has been… Read More
    PITTSFIELD – Kim Zajac scored the game-winner for Nokomis of Newport with 23 seconds left as the Warriors upset Maine Central Institute 2-1 in schoolgirl soccer here Friday. Zajac’s goal came after a steal from the goalie in front of the net. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
    Orono’s Karen Rosebush scored the only goal of the game from assists by Sara Gardner and Alison Bayer to give the Red Riots a 1-0 win at Brewer in field hockey action Friday. Amber Gagnon notched a shutout for the 9-4-1 Red Riots. Orono’s defense… Read More
    League cross country championships will be on the line Saturday as boys and girls teams race in the Penquis League and Penobscot Valley Conference meets. The PVC championship will be held at the University of Maine and the Penquis meet at Stearns High School in… Read More
    Old Town Coach Jim Walsh didn’t allow his players to say the “O” word (Orono) all week. He wanted to make sure his Indians did not overlook Friday night’s LTC Class B football game against Brewer while anticipating next week’s showdown against archrival Orono. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    Peter Philbrick’s second-half goal snapped a 1-1 tie and lifted the John Bapst Crusaders to a 2-1 schoolboy soccer victory over the Maine Central Institute Huskies at Union Street field in Bangor Friday. Jason Jordan assisted on the game-winning goal to help record the upset… Read More
    At Home…. TUFTS (3-1) vs. BOWDOIN (2-2), Whittier Field, Brunswick, 1:30 (Homecoming)…. Tufts leads series 48-35-2, including 33-24 win last year. Game should be high scoring, matching NESCAC’s two worst defenses. Bowdoin yields 408 ypg, Tufts yields 396 ypg. Both offenses are balanced. Bowdoin is… Read More
    MAINE vs. HARTFORD Time, site: Sunday, 1 p.m.; Alumni Field, Orono 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
    One highlight of the University of Maine-Machias Homecoming Weekend will be Saturday’s UMM Invitational Volleyball Tournament in the Health and Physical Education Building beginning at 9 a.m. Teams participating in the tournament are St. Joseph’s of Standish, Husson College of Bangor, the University of Maine-Fort… Read More
    AT EAST MACHIAS No. 1 Washington Acad. (14-0) def. No. 4 Woodland (7-7) 15-1, 15-4, 15-7 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
    ORONO – The “Wings of the Northeast,” a cross country race for Native Americans only, will be held Oct. 27 at the Hilltop Complex Area on the University of Maine campus here beginning at 2:30 p.m. There is no entry fee for the event for… Read More
    The nomination of Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court has made one thing perfectly clear: Those senators who believe working women are entitled to dignity and respect are in the minority. Apparently the others still think woman’s place is in the kitchen, barefoot and pregnant. Phyllis V. Meyer… Read More
    I just finished reading Marshal Frankel’s Another Opinion (BDN, Oct. 16), which he ends by saying, “What we really need in our city is a change in attitudes; a change from negative thought to positive action.” If he calls a $200,000 empty parking lot behind… Read More
    Having read with passing interest the recent articles in the newspapers concerning the endeavors of Sen. George Mitchell to help and promote the extension of Interstate 95 in Aroostook County, I had an occasion to travel to Presque Isle recently and found the existing road system from Houlton… Read More
    I have looked at Georgia-Pacific’s acquisition of Great Northern’s holdings as purchasing a furnished home — you don’t like everything in the package, but you are happy with enough of it to buy it, lock, stock and barrel. Perhaps much of the property and business interests purchased by… Read More
    NEWPORT — The Newport American Legion and Auxiliary entertained Girls and Boys State delegates from Nokomis Regional High School at a dinner, Oct. 7. Delegates invited included Trisha Stevens, Erin Fitzpatrick, Jared Tardy, Michael Buckland and Leo Brown. The delegates provided an overview of their… Read More
    GARLAND — The cause of a fire that leveled a camp belonging to Willis Moores on Whiting Road in Garland Thursday night has yet to determined, according to Carl Steller, Garland fire chief. Steller said Friday that the state Fire Marshal’s Office has been called… Read More
    MILO — A group of muzzle loading enthusiasts presented appreciation plaques to two area businesses Wednesday for helping them establish their club. The Piscataquis Frontloaders Black Powder Club showed its appreciation to representatives of Ox-Yoke Originals and Thompson-Center Arms in appreciation of the support given… Read More
    A proposed children’s inpatient center received a major boost when H. Rollin Ives, Department of Human Services commissioner, signed a certificate of need for the unit. Eastern Maine Medical Center filed for the CON last year but the project was deferred for statewide limits in… Read More
    CORNVILLE — Somerset County Sheriff’s Department detectives executed a search warrant Thursday afternoon which yielded drug paraphernalia, drugs and an arrest. According to Sgt. Carl Gottardi, Daniel Roderick, 35, of Route 150 in Cornville, was arrested and charged with trafficking in a Schedule Z drug. Read More
    PALMYRA — Jared Tardy of Palmyra will attend the National Young Leaders Conference being held Nov. 12-17 at Washington, D.C. He will be one of 350 outstanding U.S. high school students attending the conference sponsored by the Congressinal Youth Leadership Council. Tardy will meet members… Read More
    AUGUSTA — Arthur J. Roy, Department of Maine VFW commander, will be installed as an aide de camp by Gov. John R. McKernan and Adjutant General Nelson Durgin at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 23, at the Governor’s Cabinet Room at the State House. Roy is an Auburn High… Read More
    PITTSFIELD — The bins have been ordered, said Dale Goodwin at Thursday’s meeting of the Pittsfield Recycling Committee. Goodwin told committee members that 550 bins for the experimental curbside recycling program in District 3 (Birchwood Terrace area) have been ordered. Extra bins were included in… Read More
    In Newport on Thursday, Oct. 17, Officer Glenn Raymond arrested William Gibson of Dover-Foxcroft on a warrant from the Skowhegan Police Department for assault and operating a motor vehicle after license was suspended. Raymond summoned him for speeding. Newport officers also investigated a car-deer accident… Read More
    FORT KENT — With only eight people listening, representatives of committee favoring and opposing the state’s proposed Transportation Policy Act went head to head Wednesday at Fort Kent. Thomas Lapointe of the Coalition for Sensible Transportation, and Barbara Trafton of the Vote No on #… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — The Presque Isle City Council will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 21, in the council chambers. Members will set a public hearing date to consider a proposed amendment to Chapter 16, Land Use and Development Code relating to special exceptions. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    VAN BUREN — An information package designed to attract businesses began to take shape Wednesday as members of the Van Buren Economic Development Committee firmed up a list of items that the package should contain. Creation of the packets, which would be sent to firms… Read More
    MADAWASKA — The Pride of Madawaska Marching Band and its drill team, the Northern Lights, became the first United States band unit in about 20 years to make it as far as second place at the Canadian Thanksgiving Day and Oktoberfest Parade at Waterloo and Kitchener, Ontario, on… Read More
    LIMESTONE — The Limestone Board of Selectmen voted Tuesday to approve funding to send a representative to a Department of Defense Office of Economic Adjustment meeting Oct. 23-25, in Amarillo, Texas. The board selected Michael Edgecomb, board chairman, as the representative, and voted to allocate… Read More
    HOULTON — More of the graduates of the Houlton High School class of 1991 are enrolled in post-secondary education programs than any other graduating class since 1968. According to a report issued Tuesday night by the school guidance department to the SAD 29 board of… Read More
    VAN BUREN — Van Buren may not have to worry about a white Christmas in 1991, but traditional holiday decorations may be sparse for the town this year. At a meeting of the town’s Economic Development Committee held Wednesday, committee member Rena Bouchard, who is… Read More
    LUBEC — The Lubec: Beginning of America project will open Red Ribbon Week activities to promote a drug-free lifestyle with an evening of entertainment titled “Stone Soup” at 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 21, at the Town Office Community Room. Red Ribbon Week, Oct. 19-27, is… Read More
    EDMUNDS — On Christmas Day 1992, a new $160,000 multipurpose community center could be completed for the 800 citizens in the Washington County area of Edmunds Township, Dennysville, Trescott, Marion Township and Township 14. According to Calvin Preston of Edmunds, the Washington County Commissioners acted… Read More
    CHERRYFIELD — Gordon Kelley, the newly elected chairman of the Cherryfield Taxpayers Association, will preside at the CTA’s next meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 28, at the Weald Bethel Wilderness Center. Kelley was elected at the association’s fourth meeting on Monday, Oct. 14, to… Read More
    EAST MILLINOCKET — The chairman of three school boards in School Union 113 will meet next week with Superintendent Dr. Ralph Ryder to outline a proposed time frame for hiring a new school superintendent. After the work session, Ryder said, another joint board meeting will… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — An eight-hour cardiopulmonary resuscitation and first-aid program for the community will be offered from 8 to 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 1, at the old Mayo Hospital building. Dale Morrell will instruct the program. The fee is $30. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
    BROWNVILLE JUNCTION — The Right Rev. Edward Chalfant, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Maine, will visit the Piscataquis Missions which include the churches of St. Joseph’s Episcopal Church in Milo and St. John the Baptist Episcopal Church, Brownville Junction, Sunday, Oct. 20. He will… Read More
    MILLINOCKET — When residents receive their 1991 tax bills next week, they will see an increase in their taxes. Part of the reason for the increase is a more than $11 million drop in the 1991 value of Georgia-Pacific Corp.’s mill. Tax Assessor Vincent Brunette… Read More
    MILO — A 1988 Toyota Camry, driven by Kurt Schmidt, 29, of Orneville, was demolished as a result of Schmidt’s attempt to avoid striking a cat crossing a road. The accident took place on Bradford Road on the outskirts of Milo at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Read More
    ROCKLAND — The board of directors of the Rockland Rotary Club has announced the appointment of Robert H. Varney as a lifetime honorary member. The honor was bestowed in recognition of Varney’s 32 years of meritorious service to the Rockland Rotary Club. He is a… Read More
    CAMDEN — In an effort to develop a long-range plan for its schools, SAD 28 is studying educational and municipal planning models used throughout the state. Panel discussions will be offered at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22, and at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5, at Camden-Rockport High School. Read More
    ROCKLAND — Three local lobstermen were summoned for setting traps in the boat channel and between moorings. City Attorney Carol Maines said Thursday that summonses were issued to Lawrence Dennison, Alvin Dennison and Steve Reynolds, who were charged with violating a harbor ordinance that prohibits… Read More
    BELFAST — Dr. Richard Barringer delivered the keynote address at Friday’s groundbreaking ceremony for SAD 34’s $6.5 million middle school. More more than 700 elementary and junior high school students, state and local school officials, and other dignitaries attended the ceremony at the middle school… Read More
    ROCKLAND — The Knox County Sheriff’s office is investigating two area burglaries. On Monday, Carol Berry of High Street in Warren reported a burglary at a cottage on fire Road three in Warren. Police said entry was gained by pushing in a window. Reported missing… Read More
    MOUNT DESERT ISLAND — As other communities on Mount Desert Island consider the several options available for recycling, the towns of Mount Desert and Bar Harbor are reporting some preliminary success with their fledgling programs. After one month of operation, the recycling program in Mount… Read More
    ELLSWORTH — The Down East Family YMCA has reached 50 percent of its 1991 annual campaign goal of $40,000, according to George M. Ray Sr., campaign chairman. Ray said the campaign was going as planned but that continued effort would have to be given by… Read More
    ELLSWORTH — Ellsworth Area Jaycees are back. After being dormant since the early 1980s, the local chapter has re-grouped and recently held a swear-in ceremony for new members. The chapter is open to residents from throughout the Downeast area. Sworn-in as local president was Dawn… Read More
    BAR HARBOR — The Abbe Museum is the recipient of a two-year Maine Arts Commission grant of $8,965 for institutional support. The award comes with high praise from reviewers for the museum’s educational programs, marketing efforts, and “excellent sensitivity to collections conservation concerns.” Special commendation… Read More
    JONESBORO — Capt. Samuel Watts, who served in the French and Indian War and whose son participated in the capture of the Margaretta in Machias Bay on June 12, 1775, will be honored with a marker during a graveside ceremony at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 23, in Jonesboro. Read More
    TRENTON — The perseverance and skills routinely practiced by Civil Air Patrol came into play recently when the Downeast CAP Squadron located two marine distress signals emitting from different locations in one day. Although both signals had been inadvertently activated, searchers were not sure whether… Read More
    Rickie Michaud, a tractor-trailer driver for United Parcel Service, has been recognized by the company for 20 accident-free years of driving. Michaud works from the Brewer terminal and provides service from Bangor to Chelmsford, Mass. He and his wife, Dine, live in Howland and have… Read More
    ORONO — The Governors Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities and the Bureau of Rehabilitation will hold a town meeting on the Americans with Disabilities Act from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7, at the Black Bear Inn. Information on each of five titles of… Read More
    CALAIS — The goods and services tax has lured Canadian shoppers to U.S. stores, but one group of shoppers drew special attention Friday when they floated their purchases across the St. Croix River. A spokesman for the St. Stephen, New Brunswick, detachment of the Royal… Read More
    A man whom police pursued one afternoon until the Bangor police chief saw him get into a taxi pleaded innocent Friday in Penobscot County Superior Court. Scott Boody, 26, of Old Town was indicted this month on charges of escape and being a habitual offender. Read More
    CUMBERLAND — Chong Sung doesn’t like running on mucky cross country race courses — not because he might slip, but because his crutches might get stuck in the mud. Sung, a Greely High School freshman, has been running since the seventh grade, despite using crutches… Read More
    Bangor’s first public-housing construction in more than 10 years got an official kickoff Friday when city and federal housing officials, local builders and politicians broke ground for 25 family apartment-type units off Ohio Street. The $1.2 million project, funded by a grant from the Housing… Read More
    Just as Maine comes to grips with computerized credit bureaus, a new kind of credit reporting is beginning to trip up local consumers: electronic check verification. Several retail chains, including Ames, Service Merchandise and Toys R Us, subscribe to check authorization services. When presented with… Read More
    For many, television, sex and alcohol are the “in” thing in school, while homework is out. It’s not quite the traditional picture of America’s top students. But according to the 22nd annual Survey of High Achievers, that’s a portrait of America’s best and their learning… Read More
    WASHINGTON — It’s hard to see much good coming from the Clarence Thomas fiasco. Professional women in this city are furious that the 98-percent male-dominated Senate did not believe Anita Hill. Sen. Arlen Specter, Hill’s chief inquisitor on the Judiciary Committee, claimed that a staff… Read More
    The Pine Tree Chapter of the American Red Cross will hold its 71st annual meeting and awards presentation on Friday, Oct. 25, at the Ramada Inn, Odlin Road, Bangor. The evening will begin with a social hour at 5:30 p.m. followed by dinner and the annual meeting. Dinner… Read More
    TOGUS — The Department of Veterans Affairs will hold a Share the Challenge Days beginning at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, with a wheelchair basketball game at Gardiner Junior High School between the New England Disabled Veterans of America and the 92 MOOSE team. The event will continue… Read More
    ORONO — The Maryann Hartman Awards for 1991-92 will be presented from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19, at the Damn Yankee, Memorial Union. Award winners are Lilianne Labbe for preserving Franco-American heritage; Gilda Nardone for work in the Displaced Homemakers Program; Margaret Chase Smith, for her… Read More
    The body of a Winterport man who has been missing for 11 days was found Friday afternoon along the shore of the Penobscot River near the Winterport Marina. Chief Deputy Robert Jones of the Waldo County Sheriff’s Department said that the body of Harry Balmforth… Read More
    As hunters head for the woods, the Maine gun lobby is taking aim in court against a recent decision by Orono town leaders to restrict the type of ammunition hunters may use in a large chunk of the town. The Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine Inc.,… Read More
    The entry on my Daily Curmudgeon calendar for Monday pretty much hit the spot for Columbus Day, considering it was also the final day of the Clarence Thomas/Anita Hill tag team match in the United States Senate. “What a pity, when Christopher Columbus discovered America,… Read More
    AUGUSTA — Hunger organizations will meet from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, at the Senator Inn to plan a fund-raising drive for Maine Ending Hunger Week, Nov. 22-Dec. 1. Call 622-6060 for information. Read More
    AUGUSTA — The Maine Educators of the Gifted and Talented and the Maine Department of Education will hold a conference on Monday, Oct. 21, at the Augusta Civic Center on the topic of evaluating gifted education programs, teachers and students. Keynote speaker at the conference… Read More
    Under federal law, consumers may find out what credit information is on record, and who is looking at it, by requesting a copy of their report from a credit reporting company. Maine law dictates that the company may charge no more than $2 plus copying costs for each… Read More
    ORONO — The 200th anniversary of the Bill of Rights will be observed by three speakers at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24, at Neville Hall, the University of Maine. “Dissenters Speak out on the 200th Anniversary of the Bill of Rights” will feature Philip Berrigan, peace activist; Linda… Read More
    HOULTON — To the family of Michael and Florence Phillips, an Aroostook County Superior Court jury did far more than just convict Richard Uffelman of murdering his Machiasport neighbors in 1989. “They proved to everyone what we knew all along,” said their daughter, Sandy Miller. Read More
    AUGUSTA — The 1991 Maine Educator Award has been presented to six Maine teachers, Eve Bither, Maine commissioner of education, said Oct. 11. Each recipient will receive $25,000. Funding for the awards, including the recognition dinner Wednesday, Oct. 30, at the Portland Marriott, has been provided by the… Read More
    Everyone joining the National Arbor Day Foundation during October will receive 10 free shade trees as part of the foundation’s effort to encourage tree planting throughout America. The trees are red oak, weeping willow, sugar maple, green ash, thornless honeylocust, pin oak, river birch, tuliptree,… Read More
    AUGUSTA — At least three televised debates on the transportation referendum are planned by Maine television stations before Election Day, Nov. 5. The debates or discussions will focus on the first question on the referendum ballot. If approved, it would stop the proposed widening of… Read More
    Pearl Cheverie, 174 Main St., Bangor 04401, wants some spruce gum and is willing to pay postage and other expenses to get it. She said she has had it all her life, but that it has become difficult to obtain. Country Lane School, 5140 Country… Read More
    SACO — An Army sergeant who was at the scene of the mass shooting at Luby’s Cafeteria in Killeen, Texas, returned home Friday, saying he hadn’t slept much since the tragedy. “I was on my way over there. I could have been inside,” Sgt. Joe… Read More
    WASHINGTON — Faxes are flying, last-minute reports are being issued, press conferences called, slick brochures circulated, and lobbyists are tying up phone lines and knocking on office doors as the Senate gears up for what is expected to be a brawl next week over the nation’s first comprehensive… Read More