Over the past week, Eben Sepe, one of the most dangerous one-on-one high school soccer players in the state, has been relaxing and enjoying his free time in the aftermath of Camden-Rockport’s state Class B championship season. On Saturday, however, Sepe, a senior striker for… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – Scott Nance’s foul shot with four seconds left in the game put Husson College up by two and helped the Braves pull out an 85-83 men’s college basketball victory over the College of St. Joseph the Provider in the championship game of the Star City… Read More
Regional schoolboy football championships will be decided at several sites Saturday afternoon, with three local matchups highlighting the schedule. Archrivals Orono and Old Town will battle for the LTC Class B crown at Orono in a rematch of last year’s championship game, while Maine Central… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – Shawn Manter poured in a game-high 28 points to lead the University of Maine-Presque Isle to a 136-41 men’s basketball victory over the University of Maine-Fort Kent in the consolation game of the Star City Invitational here Friday. For the 3-1 Owls,… Read More
BOSTON – Boston University was trying to survive a late penalty and a dramatic University of Maine rally when BU freshman right wing Mike Prendergast and junior left wing Mark Bavis went a step further. Prendergast’s shorthanded goal with only 21 seconds remaining gave the… Read More
Skeins of Canada geese unraveled in a raw November sky as wildlife biologists Brad Allen and Lindsay Tudor set up spotting scopes at the Eaton farm in Exeter. You may know that, in recent years, the sprawling, 620-acre dairy farm has become a gathering place for geese whose… Read More
SYDNEY, Nova Scotia – The Maine Heat and New Hampshire All-Stars will roll off in the Left Division final in the World Team Candlepin Bowling Championship at Heather Bowling Centre Saturday. The winner will advance to Saturday’s championship round against O’Loughlin’s of Norfolk, Mass., or… Read More
ORONO – The University of Maine men’s basketball team will play its final exhibtion game before opening the season when the Black Bears host the USA Verich Reps at the Memorial Gym Sunday at 4 p.m. Maine will be out to avenge an 87-81 loss… Read More
Last chance. This season of diminishing opportunities for the University of Maine football team has come down to one final 60-minute test of will Saturday at Noon on the cold grass of Alumni Field in Orono. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
Every time he made a save against the Canadian Olympic Team in the University of Maine hockey team’s exhibition opener, one of the Maine goalies was serenaded with the cheer, “Party on, Garth.” The Maine fans at Lewiston’s Central Maine Civic Center were referring to… Read More
NAIA District 5 champion Green Mountain College of Poultney, Vt., and District 5 East runnerup Thomas College of Waterville led the way in conference balloting with four players each named to the 1991 women’s All-District soccer team. District 5 East champion St. Joseph’s College of… Read More
I remember the first time I saw Carl Smith run with the football, I mean, really run with the football, like it was yesterday. Sept. 10, 1988, Amherst, Mass. Maine was playing UMass in its season opener. Then-University of Maine football coach Tim Murphy had… Read More
Brian Cunningham of Bucksport, Brent Jones of Jefferson, and Jeff Soper of Orland took home top honors at the postseason awards banquet for Winterport Dragway. Cunningham won the season points title for cars, Brent Jones won the motorcycle points race as well as Motorcycle Driver… Read More
UNITY – Unity College and the University of Maine-Augusta each advanced to the championship round of the Unity Tipoff Tourney with men’s basketball victories here Friday night. The host Unity Rams knocked off Eastern Maine Technical College of Bangor 88-75 and the UMA Rebels nipped… Read More
CALAIS – Five players scored in double figures as Washington County Technical College defeated Central Maine Technical College of Auburn 78-50 in a mutual men’s basketball opener here Friday night. Jeff McClellan led the way for the winners with 19, Scott Holton had 18, Darin… Read More
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Editor’s Note: Fourteen Maine men engaged in commercial fishing activities have died so far in 1991 in nine accidents. These accounts are based of the records of the U. S. Coast Guard and the state’s Bureau of Marine Patrol, interviews and news reports. The latest death, that of… Read More
By the time he was six years old, Lewis Ward Jr. had achieved the dream of many sons of seafaring families. Featured in the Rockland’s Seafood Festival, Ward was the youngest licensed lobsterman in Maine. Twenty-two years later on Sept. 7, 1991, Ward became a… Read More
Now that the elevation of basketball player Magic Johnson to the status of Official Hero for having contracted the AIDS virus is getting to be just a tad old, let us move on to less cosmic concerns. The popular comic strip “Doonesbury” that presently is… Read More
I am a member of the Ecumenical Food Cupboard and have just attended the Maine Ending Hunger Now Campaign’s kick-off meeting. Our mission is to help anyone who is in need, no questions asked. I believe hunger, poverty, and homelessness need not be such a problem if we… Read More
Fifty years have passed and Japan hasn’t apologized for the bombing of Pearl Harbor. This was not a wartime engagement, it was a sneak attack on a peaceful nation. The U.S. governmnent has apologized and compensated the Japanese Americans who were interned during World War… Read More
I watched with interest the evening newscast featuring the teen-agers on the streets of Bangor, who cause noise and disruption during the early spring into late fall. I, too, am concerned about the noise at night…. I have talked with Mayor Richard Stone, who feels… Read More
The budget crisis has taken its toll on many of us. But I was saddened to see an advertisment in Friday’s Bangor Daily News that was clearly a scare tactic. The ad, paid for by former state legislator and current executive director of Washington/Hancock Community Action Program, Sandra… Read More
GARDINER — A Christian Family Life Conference will be held at 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 17, and at 7 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, Nov. 18-20, at the Winter Street Baptist Church, 32 Winter St. with Dr. Andrew MacRae, a teacher from Acadia Divinity School in… Read More
MADISON — Sociology students at Madison Area Memorial High School will present, “Racism: No One Is Safe,” a panel discussion, at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19, at the high school cafeteria. Panel members will be Deborah Cummings Khadraoui, who has worked for Sen. George Mitchell… Read More
SKOWHEGAN — Skowhegan businessman Reno Cyr still gets excited when he talks about the boat he has spent 12 years developing, but he says finding funding to continue the job is difficult. “A lot of us are equipped to build a product,” he said, “but… Read More
PITTSFIELD — The University of Maine Symphonic Wind Ensemble will present a concert in conjunction with the MCI Concert Band at Maine Central Institute at 8 p.m. Monday, Nov. 25. Admission is free and donations will be accepted to benefit the MCI music program. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
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A Maine Air National Guard KC-135 aircraft returned to the ground in Bangor late Friday morning after a warning light came on while the craft was in flight. But an examination of the military plane revealed nothing amiss except the light, according to Lt. Col. Read More
WASHINGTON — President Bush signed a $5.3 billion jobless benefits extension into law Friday after Congress rushed it to him, ending a four-month political battle. Officials said some casualties of the recession could receive checks by Thanksgiving. Lawmakers, saying they had White House support, immediately… Read More
League bowlers at Heritage Lanes will hold a bowlathon to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association through Saturday, Nov. 16. The bowlers volunteered for the bowlathon, run during the entire week, and have obtained pledges for the event. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
VAN BUREN — Results of a post harvest survey in School Administrative District 24 towns showed that most potato farmers and students favored harvest recess, while teachers at Van Buren District Secondary School had mixed feelings. But if most teachers at Gateway School had their way, there would… Read More
MACHIAS — A Learning Disabilities Conference for parents, professionals and adults, will be held from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, at the University of Maine at Machias’s Performing Arts Center. The conference is the first such gathering in Washington County to be… Read More
SKOWHEGAN The following sentences were handed down recently in Somerset County Superior Court by Justice Margaret Kravchuk. 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++) {… Read More
Scott A. Curtis, 24, 205 Union St., Bangor, was arrested by Bangor police on Friday on two warrants charging assault and probation revocation. He was taken to Penobscot County jail. David Lamsen, 30, of 9 Bowdoin Court, Bangor, was arrested on Friday and charged with… Read More
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PITTSFIELD — A “Notice of Claim” was filed this week with Pittsfield Town Clerk Marie Pennock seeking $200,000 in damages for local resident Jarvis Hand based on a variety of charges stemming from his May 23 arrest for a violation of probation. In the document,… Read More
WASHINGTON — The following shows how each state would be treated under a bill extending unemployment benefits that Congress passed and President Bush signed on Friday. It also shows each state’s treatment under a second measure that may make the benefits even more generous by… Read More
PATTEN — The first meeting of the Northern Katahdin Valley Solid Waste Committee was held in Patten Thursday night and officers were elected. The organization comprises 10 towns in southern Aroostook and northern Penobscot counties. Member towns are Amity, Dyer Brook, Hersey, Island Falls, New… Read More
SKOWHEGAN — Area inventors say that the biggest obstacle they face is their inability to get their products marketed and funded. “Most things that are invented never get on the market,” said Stephen Getz of North Anson. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
HOULTON — After considerable debate, the board of directors of the Southern Aroostook Solid Waste Disposal District voted to purchase a new truck for snowplowing and collection of recycled materials at district recycling depots. Based on bids received for snowplowing and for collection, the board… Read More
FORT FAIRFIELD — At a time of financial uncertainty at the state and local level, the Town Council voted Thursday to continue the 27-mill property tax rate to fund municipal and school functions. Town Manager Scott Seabury predicted some cutbacks in municipal services, involving possible… Read More
VAN BUREN — At a luncheon meeting Wednesday, officials of Northern Aroostook Alternatives Inc. praised boarding and foster home operators and volunteers who serve developmentally disabled adults. The meeting was held at Main Street Restaurant. NAA Executive Director Jeffrey Cake said Van Buren’s 12 home… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — The United Way of Aroostook is assisting non-profit organizations through donations by Lotus Development Corp. and Microsoft Corp. The computer software packages were donated to Gifts In Kind America, a national charity created by United Way to help companies distribute product donations… Read More
STEUBEN — The Design-the-Welcome-to-Steuben Sign Contest has been announced by the Sidewalk Society and will be open to residents of all ages from Sunday, Dec. 1, through Feb. 1. The winning design will be used on two permanent signs on U.S. Route 1 at the… Read More
BAILEYVILLE — A 20-year-old Baileyville woman and a passenger were injured Friday afternoon in a single-vehicle accident on the South Princeton Road. According to Sgt. Fred Rayner, of the Baileyville Police Department, Heather Bell, 20, was traveling east on the South Princeton Road, in a… Read More
CALAIS — During his mayoral address at the Calais City Council meeting Thursday night, Mayor Vinton Cassidy welcomed newly elected Gregg Carter to the council and praised outgoing councilor Ruth Brogan, who retired this year after six years on the council. “Ruth was a controller… Read More
CHERRYFIELD — The following honor roll has been announced for the first quarter of the year at Cherryfield Christian Academy: Grade 12, honors: Teresa Ginn and Keith York. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner =… Read More
CALAIS — Should the county seat be moved to Calais? That issue was raised during the Calais City Council meeting Thursday night, when the councilors discussed the local effect of the closure of the Calais 4th District Court. Consolidation of all 4th District Court activities… Read More
SANGERVILLE — A public family-style potluck dinner will be served at 1 p.m. Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 28, at the First Universalist Church of Sangerville. The church recognizes the need to share Thanksgiving with the wider community. Guests are asked to bring a potluck dish to… Read More
CALAIS — Although the city solicitor and agencies of the state and federal governments have informed the Calais City Council that it cannot sell city land that abuts the St. Croix River to businessman Mike Johnson, city councilors Thursday night, again refused to address the issue. Read More
MILO — A mainstreaming course, through the University of Maine at Farmington, will be offered from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesdays, beginning Jan. 8, at Penquis Valley High School. The program, to be instructed by Roseann Lilienthal, special-education director, fulfills recertification requirements set by the… Read More
MEDWAY — Marlene Farrar, 60, of Medway will have much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. By the middle of next week, members of the Katahdin Region Concerned Citizens hope, Farrar will be moved into a newer trailer that was delivered Friday to the Two… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Howard Ryder, headmaster at Foxcroft Academy, has announced the following honor roll for the first ranking period of the year: Seniors, honors: Daina Allen, Jan Ames, Travis Biggar, Timothy Blakely, Ryan Blanchard, Megan Brackett, Robert Crockett, Matthew Decker, Jon Higgins, Karen Johnston, Kristina… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — A Dover-Foxcroft man was arrested and charged with aggravated criminal mischief after he allegedly knocked over a gasoline pump at the Irving Mainway Store in Dover-Foxcroft, causing $15,000 damage. According to Lt. F. Tom Russell of the Dover-Foxcroft Police Department, David Grant, 20,… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Saturday, Dec. 7 will be the last day of business for the Dover-Foxcroft A&P Store, leaving only three A&P Stores open in the state. For more than 50 years, the A&P Store has served the Dover-Foxcroft area. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
MILO — The Milo Recreation Department boys basketball program will begin Saturday, Nov. 16, at Penquis Valley High School. Boys in grades six through eight will meet from 10 a.m. to noon at Penquis Valley High School, and those in grades three through six will meet from 11… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Cases disposed of the week of Nov. 11 in 13th District Court were as follows: H.C. Haynes, Winn, causing operation of motor vehicle more than road weight limit, $205; operating motor vehicle more than interstate road weight limit, $175. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
UNITY — Unity College events in November include the following: The Peyton Higgison exhibition reception, 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 17, at the Art Gallery; googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for… Read More
ROCKLAND — Knox County Sheriff Daniel Davey announced Friday the appointment of Raymond Voyer as chief deputy. Voyer, who presently serves as Knox County Jail administrator, will fill the position vacated by Thomas Russell, who resigned as chief deputy last month. Davey said Voyer will… Read More
ROCKLAND — The Camden Rockland Water Co. reported that 4 inches of rain fell in October. Rainfall was recorded at 7.4 inches in October 1990, and the average October rainfall in the Rockland area was 4.1 inches. The least precipitation in October was recorded in… Read More
ROCKLAND — The Rockland City Council will likely be forced to make deep cuts in personnel if it wants to hold the line on taxes next year. City Manager Cathy Sleeper said Friday that her 1992 budget proposal would be presented to the council next… Read More
BELFAST — Last January, the Waldo County General Hospital Aid began working on its most unusual Christmas fund-raising project. The prize will be an artificial Christmas tree completely decorated with lights, tinsel and handcrafted ornaments, with a gold lame tree skirt and an assortment of… Read More
OWLS HEAD — The board of selectmen at this week’s meeting reviewed the policy for renting the Community Building. The board decided to charge Owls Head residents $25 for anniversary or wedding receptions. There will be no charge for local clubs or groups which meet… Read More
ELLSWORTH — Dr. Joel Adams, an orthopedic surgeon at Maine Coast Memorial Hospital and president of the Maine Medical Association, participated in a television panel discussion on health care reform. “Tough Choices” was recorded for broadcast on the Maine Interactive Television Network. The panel concerned… Read More
ROCKLAND — City police are investigating two burglaries that were discovered Wednesday morning. Lt. Michael Collins said a break-in at a Prock Marine Co. maintenance building resulted in the loss of $1,700 worth of tools. The break-in was reported at 8:19 a.m. by company owner… Read More
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ELLSWORTH — The Board of Trustees of Maine Coast Regional Health Facilities has announced the appointment of David L. Hample as president and chief executive officer. Selected from a field of 175 applicants, Hample has served Maine Coast Memorial Hospital the past five years as… Read More
ORLAND — Lance R. Burgess of Orland has entered the U.S. Marine Corps Delayed Entry Program and will report for training at Parris Island, S.C. Oct. 19, 1992. He will be trained in engineer construction and will serve for four years. Nov. 13, 1991… Read More
PORTLAND — For the second consecutive year, Maine lobstermen are catching lobsters at a record-setting pace, further evidence there is a healthy supply of the tasty crustaceans, officials say. Nearly 20.2 million pounds of lobster had been harvested statewide through September, up 11.7 percent from… Read More
HERMON — A small group of people huddled under umbrellas Friday as they gathered under a dark and rainy sky to remember Karen Wood, whose death three years ago by a hunter’s bullet sparked a fierce debate about gun control. Wood’s husband, Kevin Wood, who… Read More
PORTLAND — For the second consecutive year, Maine lobstermen are catching lobsters at a record-setting pace, further evidence there is a healthy supply of the tasty crustaceans, officials say. Nearly 20.2 million pounds of lobster had been harvested statewide through September, up 11.7 percent from… Read More
A newsworthy item on the Penobscot page Friday omitted the location of the Mexican fiesta fair. The fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, at First United Methodist Church of Orrington. Christmas wreaths, crafts, foods, toys and a Mexican menu will be… Read More
Brewer High School students taking part in the Brewer Against Drinking and Driving program will present a weeklong program, BADD Week, from Monday, Nov. 18, through Friday, Nov. 22, including distribution of information, class presentations, discussions. A Parents and Concerned Citizens Night will be held… Read More
AUGUSTA — The Legislature’s Appropriations Committee wrestled Friday with the fairest way to distribute $21 million in school funding cutbacks, as the budget committee moved briskly through Gov. John R. McKernan’s $121.5 million budget-reduction package. The $21 million in cuts in state school aid in… Read More
Midyear tuition increases of 9 to 15 percent are all but final for Maine’s two higher-education systems, which are wrestling with ways to meet proposed budget reductions. Officials from the University of Maine System and the Maine Technical College System have said that tuition proposals… Read More
BIDDEFORD — University of New England trustees announced Friday they have appointed a former head of Bates College as the school’s new president. Thomas Hedley Reynolds has been interim president since September, following the resignation of former president Charles Ford. Ford’s resignation followed a no-confidence… Read More
In a recent editorial, the Bangor Daily News made certain assertions about the operations of the Department of Education. I take this opportunity to provide information about some of the areas which obviously needed clarification. You suggested that we stop certifying teachers. The certification of… Read More
WASHINGTON — The journalist’s dream is a supersource, that single individual like Bob Woodward’s “Deep Throat” who delivers all the facts needed to fuel a major expose. As often as not, though, these people turn out to be nightmares. One stands out in my memory. Read More
AUGUSTA — For the 10th consecutive year, the Maine Publicity Bureau has won the state’s tourism promotion contract. The Publicity Bureau, a non-profit corporation supported by tourism money, won the third bidding competition for this year’s contract over Down East Enterprise, publisher of Down East… Read More
ST. STEPHEN, New Brunswick — International neighbors, linked by a historic river, met Wednesday night to focus on the management of the St. Croix River. More than 20 U.S. and Canadian federal, state, provincial and local officials attended the second St. Croix Tidal Forum with… Read More
Democrats who rule the Maine Legislature are doing their darnedest to “keep their powder dry” as they confront Republican Gov. John R. McKernan’s draconian package of budget cuts. Veteran Democrats like House Speaker John L. Martin and Senate President Charles P. Pray are doing their… Read More
It’s very difficult to speak and to write about perspectives of peace at the beginning of the ’90s because euphoria caused by successful international activities of the leaders of the USSR and the United States has gone. These were the years which broke the walls of old political… Read More
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WASHINGTON — The Air Force may be pulling out of Aroostook County, but if Sen. William S. Cohen has his way, the service’s personnel won’t be wearing newly tailored uniforms when they move to other states. Cohen, a senior member of the Armed Services Committee,… Read More
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy and Bath Iron Works reached an agreement Friday that ensures that the Maine shipyard would not be “suspended,” or barred from bidding on future Pentagon contracts, because of a scandal involving the company’s former president last fall. The scandal forced… Read More
ABOARD THE M/V NORTHERN LIGHTS — Half a dozen scallop draggers carve arcs in the water between Swans Island and the Sister Islands, taking advantage of a smooth, gray November day to sweep as much of the bottom as they can. Masts and booms bristle from their decks. Read More
AUGUSTA — A Democratic state senator Friday released an analysis that suggests solving Maine’s budget problems with another round of tax increases would drive fewer people out of work than cuts in spending. Even the author of the analysis acknowledged it was a “very simple”… Read More
ORONO — Edward “Sandy” Ives, a man who has brought international attention to the University of Maine because of his expertise on regional folklore, was himself the center of attention Thursday, becoming the 1991 recipient of the Canadian-American Understanding Award. The award recognizes outstanding contributions… Read More
So far this year, 14 fishermen have gone out from Maine ports and either have been claimed by the sea or have died in accidents aboard ship. As stories published today by Wayne Reilly and Steve Kloehn of the NEWS special assignments desk relate (beginning… Read More
PORTLAND — A Sanford lawyer has been sentenced to 15 months in prison for wire fraud in a scheme to forge deeds. George F. Wood, 55, who was convicted by a federal jury this summer of two counts of wire fraud, also was given two… Read More
WILLIAM R. PERK has been named check-processing manager at Bangor Savings Bank. Perk joins Bangor Savings with more than 20 years of experience in check processing. He attended Indiana University. Mitchell and Mitchell, a public relations firm in Bangor, has announced that MOLLY E. RUSSELL… Read More
The First Congregational Church of Ellsworth has many maroon choir robes in assorted sizes for any church group that can use them. Call 667-8321. Downeast Patrol CAP Squadron cadets need a good, used volleyball set. Call Viola Sargent at 667-8631. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
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WATERVILLE — The keystone of Nebraska Sen. Bob Kerrey’s platform is to change government to make it relevant and to provide hope, not to meet political needs. In “1992, the presidential campaign for me is about change, fundamental change, that I believe is needed in… Read More
Legislative Democrats appear resigned to following the governor’s lead in cutting $121 million from the state budget. They should not, however, feel constrained to limit their attention and action to 1991-1992, and to the immediate problem of the shortfall in this fiscal year. As departmental… Read More
The incorrect time was listed in the Friday edition for the Bangor Symphony Orchestra performance with violinist Mark Peskanov Sunday, Nov. 17, at the Maine Center for the Arts. The correct time is 3 p.m. Read More
A photo caption on the Thursday business page incorrectly reported that John E. Stupak bought Cap Morrill’s Restaurant in Brewer. In fact, Stupak is leasing the restaurant site from the Morrill family. Read More