Focusing on Saturday’s local schoolboy football games: Dexter (6-1) vs. Foxcroft Academy (5-2) at Oakes Field, Dover-Foxcroft, 1:30 p.m.: This rivalry is renewed for real after the two teams played exhibition games for a few years. The Ponies would move into third place in LTC… Read More
    The Mt. Blue Cougars of Farmington, the Winslow Black Raiders, and the Lincoln Academy Eagles of Newcastle each pulled off upsets to highlight schoolgirl field hockey quarterfinal playoff action on Friday. Sixth-ranked Mt. Blue blanked No. 3 Cony of Augusta 1-0 in a Class A… Read More
    ORONO – A different second-half attitude proved to be the deciding factor here Friday afternoon as the Orono Red Riots defeated Winthrop 1-0 in Eastern Maine Class C field hockey semifinal action. Orono meets Hall-Dale at Farmingdale in Tuesday’s EM semifinal. Hall-Dale edged Georges Valley… Read More
    The high school cross country season has gotten down to the nitty gritty as the regional invitational cross country meets highlight this weekend’s action. The Northern Maine Regional will be held at a three-mile course on the University of Maine campus in Orono Saturday. The… Read More
    If my memory serves me, it was the late Sugar Ray Robinson who, after taking a bloodbath in a comeback bid, said, “My mind said go, but my body said no.” I can relate to that. Along about the middle of September, I made contact with a dairy… Read More
    The third time proved to be a charm for Eastern Maine Technical College Friday as the Eagles defeated Southern Maine Tech of South Portland 1-0 to capture the men’s soccer championship of the Maine Small College Conference at Union Street field in Bangor. SMTC had… Read More
    Rockland’s Paul Benjamin ran for 307 yards and scored five touchdowns to lift the Tigers to their first win of the season, a 44-14 verdict over the Belfast Lions to highlight high school football action Friday night. In LTC action, Stearns of Millinocket rolled by… Read More
    Former Hermon High School field hockey coach Mary Martha Collins served as the Northern League statistician this year. In that position, working with teams in the Penobscot Valley Conference and the Penquis League, she did a lot of traveling, and saw a number of field… Read More
    Oxford Hills senior cornerback Scott Rector intercepted a Bangor pass at the OH 30-yard line with 2:16 left in the game to help the Vikings hold off the Bangor Rams 12-7 in high school football action at Cameron Stadium in Bangor Friday. For the 4-4… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT – Jamie Turner didn’t have time to think. Facing a barrage of shots from the opposition – including an indirect kick eight yards from the goalmouth – the Foxcroft Academy goalkeeper went to his reflexes and came up perfect each time. Turner’s clutch effort… Read More
    Men’s college soccer Time, site: Sunday, noon, Panther Field, Plymouth, N.H. 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
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    At Home…. CONNECTICUT (2-4, 1-2 YC) vs. MAINE (1-6, 1-4 YC), Alumni Field, Orono, 1 p.m…. UConn leads series 33-27-3 including 35-20 win last year. Teams have split last eight meetings, each winning at home. Maine defense must bounce back after yielding 52 points and… Read More
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    FARMINGTON – Frank Caron and Aime Service each scored 2 goals to give the University of Maine at Farmington a 5-1 soccer win over the University of Maine at Presque Isle here Friday. Caron scored unassisted and on an assist from Gareth Slattery. Service scored… Read More
    INDIAN ISLAND – Cal Ingraham collected a hat trick and assisted on another goal to lead the Blue team to a 5-4 win over the White team in the University of Maine’s final Blue-White intrasquad game at the Sockalexis Memorial Ice Arena here Friday night. Read More
    ORONO – Five former University of Maine athletes and the athletic department’s major financial benefactor were inducted into the UM Sports Hall of Fame during ceremonies at the Black Bear Inn Friday night. Former UM Basketball players Emily Ellis Throckmorton and Rufus Harris, former baseball… Read More
    ORONO – Sarah Buck scored unassisted with 3:10 remaining in the game to give the University of Vermont a 1-0 women’s field hockey victory over the University of Maine at Orono. In goal, Kari Suiter saved 11 of 17 shots for the Catamounts. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    OLD TOWN – Thousands of fans ringed Victory Field here Friday night to see two unbeaten teams, expecting to witness the football show of the season – the Orono-Old Town game. The Red Riots stole the show. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
    MILO — A Halloween Carnival, sponsored by the Milo Recreation Department, will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 31, at the Milo Town Hall. The carnival is planned for kindergarten through grade five pupils. Tickets are to be sold at the door for four for… Read More
    MACHIAS — Machias Area Little League baseball and softball players may have retired their uniforms for another season, but not before being honored by the community at a recent banquet and awards ceremony at Rose M. Gaffney School in Machias. Players on baseball’s first place… Read More
    I must speak up about your editorial of Oct. 10, “Bangor’s symptoms.” There is a political problem in Bangor, but your editorial is off by 180 degrees. It seems that the dirty tricks of national politics came to Bangor several years ago. The blue signs… Read More
    While Maine is suffering from its worst recession in many years and when an increasing number of people are losing their jobs, a group of anti-growth activists has forced a radical proposal to be considered by voters in November. I am voting “no” on Question… Read More
    I would like to thank everyone in the Greater Bucksport area for making the March of Dimes Bucksport Jail and Bail fund-raising event an enormous success. Almost $12,000 was raised in just two days to help combat birth defects…. Craig M. Bowden Chairman Bucksport Jail and Bail… Read More
    … Stephen King (BDN guest column, Oct. 16) is a well-known and respected novelist around the world, but he is in over his head on the subject (of motorcycle helmets). King states that most bikers are in love with an image that exists in his mind only. Read More
    The death of (my brother) Danny Henderson has left many unanswered questions in the minds and lives of all those he touched. Now that the family and friends of Danny have had time to deal with this tragedy, we feel that Danny’s memory deserves to live on in… Read More
    PITTSFIELD — Almost a year after Shirley McAvoy’s body was found by hunters in Pennsylvania wrapped in a bedspread and window shades, police have not found her murderer. Even an attention-grabbing attempt to put the McAvoy story on the popular television show “Unsolved Mysteries” was… Read More
    STRATTON — The Dead River Area Historical Society is asking donations for a new heating system. It is a non-profit organization promoting interest in the Dead River area history. The building at Routes 27 and 16 holds memorabilia donated or loaned from native families. Donations may be made… Read More
    PITTSFIELD — Seeing 242 patients in a day is far from the normal work day for Pittsfield’s Dr. Allen Bassler and his wife, Wanda, a registered nurse. But working in the cramped quarters of a rural clinic in the hills of Jamaica also is not normal. But, for… Read More
    SKOWHEGAN — Operations were back to normal Friday at the Somerset Mill of S.D. Warren in Skowhegan after Thursday’s chlorine dioxide leak. Plant officials and local emergency personnel began assessing their response to the potentially dangerous situation. David Maskewitz, Northeast regional manager of public affairs… Read More
    PALMYRA — Sketch plans were accepted Tuesday night at a meeting of the Palmyra Planning Board for 32 new housing units proposed by Hardwick Fence ’88. According to Pat White, administrative assistant, the fence company, through its representative, Jim Tower of Engineering Dynamics in Bangor,… Read More
    SKOWHEGAN — Somerset County Sheriff’s deputies complimented a Smithfield homeowner for his foresight in assisting them in solving a burglary at his home on the Oak and Sand Hill Roads on Wednesday. According to Chief Deputy Arlo Lund, the man arrived home around 3:30 p.m. Read More
    Twenty-five new citizens from 14 nations swore allegiance Friday to their adopted country, while 12 lawyers were admitted to the federal bar in a joint ceremony at U.S. District Court in Bangor. Calling the event “one of the most important functions of the court and… Read More
    HOULTON — Maine State Police, in cooperation with the American Automobile Association, have issued the following Halloween safety tips for children: Trick-or-Treat when it is still light outside. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner =… Read More
    HOULTON — You’re 60 years old, you’ve just retired and you don’t know what you’re going to do. For more than 250,000 people in 40 countries, elderhostel is the answer. Elderhostel is an international education and recreation program designed specifically for people older than age… Read More
    A story on Friday said that all funds from a telephone fundraiser in Somerset County will be directed to the Somerset County Deputies Association. According to Sheriff Spencer Havey, the association is the sponsoring agency and all funds will be used to print an informational booklet that will… Read More
    LIMESTONE — A Limestone man who reportedly claimed to have enough explosives in his house to “blow up Limestone” has been taken to the veterans hospital in Togus for evaluation. John Pluto, deputy district attorney said Bruce Allen, 43, was arrested by Washburn police Wednesday… Read More
    DYER BROOK — A Presque Isle woman was injured Friday morning when her car rolled over on Interstate 95 in Dyer Brook. Connie Archer, 40, was admitted to Houlton Regional Hospital for observation following the accident in which she suffered head injuries. A nurse in… Read More
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    CALAIS — The Calais Recreation Department will hold a winter basketball program for youngsters grades three through eight. There will be separate leagues for boys and girls combined within grades three and four, five and six, and seven and eight. All will be taught the basics of basketball… Read More
    HOULTON — The Houlton Town Council will decide Monday night whether or not the town wants to fund its share of two Department of Transportation projects to replace two bridges in the town. The town petitioned the DOT to conduct a preliminary design study to… Read More
    MILBRIDGE — The Down East Community Hospital awarded about $2,550 worth of mammogram examinations at no cost to 15 people who participated in a health fair sponsored jointly by Milbridge Medical Center and the hospital. The fair was held in conjunction with National Breast Cancer… Read More
    JONESPORT — Jean Guptill, postmaster of Jonesport, has been named chairman of the Abnaki Girl Scout Council campaign to raise $5,000 in Washington County. Guptill is a past member of the Abnaki Girl Scouts board of directors and is chairman of the council’s Nominating Committee. Read More
    MACHIAS — George Bunker’s future as a full-time deputy with the Washington County Sheriff’s Department will be the focus of discussion Monday when the county commissioners meet. Bunker, who lives in Alexander, is one of four full-time deputies with the county sheriff’s department. A series… Read More
    LUBEC — A fire that destroyed a vacant house on Straight Bay Road Thursday morning is under investigation by the State Fire Marshal’s Office. Lubec Fire Department Captain Albert Gardner said the fire destroyed the house owned by Thomas and Carol Emerson. The Emersons moved… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — In an effort to streamline production, the upholstery department at Moosehead Manufacturing Co. has been moved from the former Hathaway building back to the main plant in Dover-Foxcroft. Although the now vacant building is up for sale, George Wentworth, president of the Moosehead… Read More
    PITTSFIELD — Ten Webelo Scouts and two adults from Pittsfield attended the Kennebec Valley District Scout Camporee in Skowhegan early this month. The unit was divided into two patrols and each achieved high points in the first aid evaluation. The Red Indian Boys including Jason… Read More
    GREENVILLE — A public meeting will be held at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6, at the Rivers Inn, Greenville, to discuss planning and zoning revisions and land use for plantations, coastal islands and unorganized townships under the Maine Land Use Regulation Commission. A seminar on… Read More
    CAMDEN — Sea Street resident Stephen Gold has charged Rep. Lawrence Nash with “dirty politics” in a battle to restrict development at Wayfarer Marine Co. Gold has spearheaded the effort to restrict the waterfront development. Rep. Nash, and his wife, Martha, employed by Wayfarer, were… Read More
    BELFAST — Judge Rae Ann French heard the following cases in 5th District Court recently: Clyde Mitchell, 56, Morrill, assault, $100. 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
    BELFAST — Bail was set at $20,000 for Daniel M. Hodgdon, 18, of Waldo on charges of car theft and burglary of a motor vehicle. Judge S. Kirk Studstrup set the Hodgdon’s bail during a hearing in 5th District Court Friday. Hodgdon was charged with… Read More
    ELLSWORTH — The DownEast Youth Ensemble has begun its second season of theater workshops for young people. The Ensemble will participate in the Haunted Theater sponsored by the Grand and the Ellsworth Players scheduled for 6 to 10 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 31, Friday, Nov. 1, and Saturday, Nov. Read More
    FRANKLIN — Franklin may join the growing list of Maine communities which plan to challenge the valuations on which state school funding is based. A petition was presented to the town’s Board of Selectmen this week which calls for a special town meeting to consider… Read More
    LUBEC — A widening gulf between the number of shellfish harvesters and the amount of money paid for licenses has the Lubec selectmen feeling downright crabby. According to observations by town officials, there are as many clam diggers working on the tidal flats as ever,… Read More
    A Penobscot Count Superior Court jury awarded $15,000 to a Veazie woman Friday, agreeing that police violated her constitutional rights by wrongly arresting her. What resulted in the Aug. 3, 1987, arrest of Lois Richards at her Jackson Drive home began as a domestic dispute… Read More
    MILBRIDGE — The Washington-Hancock Community Agency has been awarded a grant of $115,000 from the Maine State Housing Authority to establish the Housing Preservation Loan Program. This program will provide low-income homeowners in Washington and Hancock counties with access to financing and construction management services… Read More
    The name of the third Hampden juvenile implicated in the Aug. 31 robbery at the Irving Mainway Store was released this week when a complaint was filed in District Court by the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Depart- ment. Erik Larsen, 15, of 9 Canoe Club Road… Read More
    OLD TOWN — A meet the candidates night will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30, in the high school cafeteria. Three people are running for two seats on the City Council — former Mayor Peter Dufour, incumbent Roberta Fowler, and former School Board… Read More
    A $6,750 grant by the Maine Realtors Foundation will enable the Bangor shelter for homeless children, Shaw House, to open for extended hours at 5 p.m. beginning Saturday, Oct. 26. Ron Dodson, shelter director, said that Shaw House provides homeless young people a safe place,… Read More
    Church Women United, which marks its 50th anniversary this year, will celebrate World Community Day at 11:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 1, at Hammond Street Congregational Church. All church women are invited. The national organization will mark its jubilee with an assembly Nov. 9-12 in the… Read More
    Coping with the fallout of the state’s budget crisis creates a fiscal quandary that Bangor’s city manager thought he would not revisit until next spring when the city begins budget deliberations. “I don’t know what they’re going to do,” City Manager Edward A. Barrett said… Read More
    The Bangor-Brewer Area League of Women Voters will hold a candidates night Tuesday, Oct. 29, at the Downeast School in Bangor. From 7 to 9 p.m. candidates for the Bangor City Council and the School Committee will present their views on issues affecting the city… Read More
    WINTERPORT — Flouting talks with Penobscot Energy Recovery Co., the Board of Selectmen on Tuesday hired a Bangor hauler to dispose of Winterport’s trash. Two days later, before SLS Contracting Services Inc. picked up one tuna-fish can, the deal fell through. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
    An article Thursday about Orono teacher contracts was misleading in reporting that salaries increased nearly 10 percent over a two-year period. While the overall settlement of $200,000 amounts to about a combined 10 percent increase this year and in 1992-1993, not all teachers will receive that percentage increase. Read More
    When a friend up the street gave me this big dude of a pumpkin to place at the entrance to my driveway in keeping with the spook season, I bet him that it wouldn’t last 48 hours. I may not know much, I told him… Read More
    PORTLAND — Maine Medical Center says it plans to offer a clinic for AIDS patients one morning each week. Maine Medical also will offer programs on the newest techniques to control AIDS to doctors throughout the state, said Don McDowell, president of the Portland hospital. Read More
    SOUTH PORTLAND — The Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of Maine will hold an annual statewide meeting Saturday, Nov. 16, at the Sheraton Tara. Registration is at 9 a.m. The keynote speaker will be the Rev. Peter J. Gomes, Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Minister… Read More
    AUGUSTA — The Maine Commission for Women will hold an interactive satellite video conference on Eldercare beginning at noon Friday, Nov. 1, at the University of Maine campuses in Portland, Augusta, Orono and Fort Kent. The focus will be employer-provided benefits for those who must care for aging… Read More
    AUGUSTA — A special meeting of the Maine Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority will be held at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 24, on the third floor at 45 University Drive, Augusta. Read More
    HARRISON — The Finnish American Heritage Society of Maine will sponsor a trip to Finland in June. Finland is celebrating its 75th year of national independence with Homecoming Year and welcomes visitors. Contact Eva Bean at Route 2, Box 508, Harrison 04040, or call 583-6160 for information. Include… Read More
    AUGUSTA — Central Maine Power Co. asked state regulators Friday to approve a rate increase worth about $55 million, effective next September. The request would boost the company’s total revenues by 6.7 percent. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
    Contradictory economic statistics have been a staple of morning newspapers and nightly newscasts for six months. Experts are unable to agree on the course of the economy. Over the next few weeks, Maine businesspeople will complete their budgets for 1992. The lack of clear signals… Read More
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    AUGUSTA — The Legislature’s Appropriations Committee will go on the road next weekend seeking suggestions from residents in Presque Isle, Bangor and Portland about ways to cut state spending. Early next month, the committee will be presented with Gov. John R. McKernan’s proposals for cutting… Read More
    ORONO — William W. Treat of Hanover, N.H., a judge, banker, political leader, author and U.S. delegate to the United Nations General Assembly, has been named to receive the University of Maine 1991 Alumni Career Award. Treat is a member of the Class of 1940. Read More
    AUGUSTA — Maine families, out to build a stronger parent advocacy movement and more effective services for children who have mental illness and emotional problems, are the impetus for a two-day conference, “What Families Want!” set for Thursday, Nov. 7, and Friday, Nov. 8, at Verillo’s Conference Center,… Read More
    LIVERMORE FALLS — A Livermore Falls man convicted of manslaughter in a drunken-driving accident and the restaurant where he drank prior to the crash have agreed to pay more than a half-million dollars to the family of the slain motorist, according to a published report. Read More
    PORTLAND — Residents on one of Portland’s six Casco Bay islands have voted to continue trying to secede from the city, and an organizer of the revolt predicted Friday the largest island will take a similar step. In an advisory vote, residents of Long Island… Read More
    AUGUSTA — Opponents to the Nov. 5 referendum on halting the widening of the Maine Turnpike have zeroed in on the question’s “sensible transportation policy,” claiming the policy could cost Maine motorists hundreds of millions of extra dollars. They say the policy’s requirement that transportation… Read More
    BRUNSWICK — A forum, Celebrating Diversity II, will be held with 100 college students and 15 high school students from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, at Bowdoin College. Leaders from higher education, business and state government will serve as role models and leaders. Read More
    WASHINGTON — Here are the votes of Maine’s congressional delegation on major legislation in the House of Representatives this week; there were no major votes in the Senate. 1) To eliminate a provision barring the execution of prisoners googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
    Bangor High School Class of 1952 members should submit addresses and telephone numbers to Duane Lane, Bayberry Road, Brewer 04412, or call him at 989-34343. A July reunion is planned. Betty Tripp, RR 1, Box 228, Old Town 04468, would like to have directions for… Read More
    AUGUSTA — The Holocaust Human Rights Center of Maine has named Merle Nelson of Falmouth as a director. The center fosters educational programs about the Nazi Holocaust and issues of human rights and is developing a secondary school literature-based resource guide on effects of prejudice and discrimination. Read More
    Best-selling author Stephen King believes he has stumbled across a real-life horror story in the proposed widening of the Maine Turnpike and has made a political advertisement to talk about it. But supporters of the $100 million project contend the writer who specializes in horror… Read More
    Figures on a chart Oct. 25 showing 1989 hospital finances in eastern Maine for 1989 were reversed for two hospitals. St Joseph Hospital in Bangor should have shown an operating gain of $46,347 and a total gain of $127,846. Sebasticook Valley Hospital in Pittsfield should have shown an… Read More
    BRUNSWICK — A Wall Street investor who graduated from Bowdoin College in 1975 has donated $1 million to his alma mater to endow a chair in Asian studies, the college said Thursday. The gift from Stanley F. Druckenmiller, managing partner of Soros Fund Management in… Read More
    BAR HARBOR — An engineer who was repairing a defective water valve on the Bluenose, a Canadian ferry, was killed early Friday afternoon. Officer Steve Mosley of the Bar Harbor Police Department said Friday that David Anderson, 42, of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, was electrocuted when… Read More