Out and About: Unless a last-minute hunting accident proves otherwise, we can thank a revised hunter-orange law, increased hunter responsibility, and God for a fatality-free deer season. When Maine’s 1991 deer hunting regulations required hunters to wear two articles of solid-colored, hunter-orange clothing – one a hat, the… Read More
    WATERVILLE – The University of New England, behind a game-high 25 points from Cathy Bickford, held on to beat Colby College 92-89 in women’s college basketball action here Saturday. Karen Bailey added 24 points for UNE of Biddeford, all from 3-point range. Darcie Trudeau with… Read More
    Tourney notebook Jess Carpenter was a reluctant spectator during the Downeast Classic on Friday and Saturday at the Bangor Auditorium. 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
    MANCHESTER, N.H. – The New Hampshire College Penmen used an 18-4 first-half run to beat Husson College of Bangor 98-76 in men’s college basketball action here Sunday. Waymon Boone led the 3-1 Penmen with 20 points. Artay Drinks scored 18 points, Kevin McCarthy 17, Joey… Read More
    The South Carolina Lady Gamecocks missed 6-foot-4 center Marsha Williams for six minutes in the second half when she went to the bench with her fourth foul in the Downeast Classic’s consolation game. Williams had controlled the inside game, but after she left, the Black… Read More
    He spent only two seasons as head football coach at the University of Maine more than 40 years ago. But David M. Nelson’s impact on the Black Bear program is still felt today, according to current and former Maine coaches and players whose lives were… Read More
    ORONO – University of Maine sophomore defenseman Matt Martin hoped he’d get a chance to atone for a poor pass that resulted in a shorthandeda chance to atone for a poor pass that resulted in a shorthanded goal by Notre Dame’s Curtis Janicke in the third period of… Read More
    AMHERST, Mass. – The Colby College White Mules had three players with multiple-goal games as they downed the Amherst Lord Jeffs 7-3 in men’s college hockey action Sunday. Bill Foster, Blair Weatherbie and Derek Bettencourt each scored twice for Colby. Foster also added two assists. Read More
    GORHAM – Dave Labbe and Joe Cawley each scored 19 points to lead the host University of Southern Maine Huskies to a 101-91 victory over the University of Maine-Presque Isle here Sunday in men’s basketball action. For the 3-2 USM Huskies, Scott Trefethen scored 18… Read More
    Dave Nelson, 71, the longtime University of Delaware football coach and athletic director who became the nation’s foremost authority on college football rules, died of a heart attack Saturday, shortly after watching Delaware lose to James Madison in a Division I-AA football playo Nelson collapsed at his home… Read More
    Louisville’s Gwen Doyle scored eight points in the final 4:45 to lift the Cardinals to a 68-62 women’s basketball win over Wisconsin-Green Bay for the Downeast Classic title at the Bangor Auditorium Saturday. Doyle, a 6-foot sophomore forward, finished with 17 points and 14 rebounds… Read More
    SLIGMAN, Ariz. – Hampden’s Rusty Davis, a member of the U.S. National cycling “D-Team,” won the Tour of The Two Worlds, two-stage cycling race here Saturday, putting himself one step closer to the Olympic Trials. Davis made a charge two-thirds of the way through the… Read More
    SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The University of Maine men’s basketball team split its weekend games at the San Juan Shootout at the Guerra Coliseum, defeating Florida Southern University 63-50 Saturday before losing to Iowa State 70-63 in the consolation bracket Sunday. Maine finished the… Read More
    Icy roads sent dozens of drivers slipping and sliding this weekend, as authorities reported dozens of accidents across the state. At least one woman was critically injured in one Saturday accident. In Old Town, a group of people were injured when the driver swerved to… Read More
    A recent issue of Stardate, the magazine of McDonald Observatory of the University of Texas at Austin, reports the possible discovery of an incredibly huge black hole with a mass estimated to be 45 to 200 billion suns. Astronomers using the new 88-inch telescope atop Mauna Kea, Hawaii,… Read More
    In the reconfiguration of the political world over the past two years, lands and people who once seemed vitally important to the interests of the superpowers have been relegated to less central positions of importance. In the Third World, this threatens the supply of food and aid that… Read More
    Congress shouldn’t wait until reconvening in late January to address the nation’s sluggish economy, Maine’s two U.S. House members agree. Rep. Tom Andrews, the 1st District Democrat, said he supports the call for Congress to return to the capital earlier to develop a plan for… Read More
    The 50th anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor during World War II will be commemorated with a special ceremony at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at the Kenduskeag Stream Plaza in Bangor. The ceremony will be held regardless of the weather. The ceremony will… Read More
    BLUE HILL — Officials at George Stevens Academy have announced the honor roll for the first quarter of the 1991-1992 school year. Seniors, high honors: Shadi Allen, Carrie Becker; honors: Jason Butler, Michael Butler, Cara Culvert, Jessica Fowler, Rebecca Heavrin, Amanda Hitchings, Scott Inglis, Brian… Read More
    BROOKSVILLE — A local family of five, out of town for Thanksgiving, was expected to return home to see the gutted remains of their house Sunday night. No one was injured in the structure fire that destroyed the two-story home’s interior, but the family lost… Read More
    BELFAST — New managers of the Belfast & Moosehead Lake Railroad Co. reported last week that their first year in business was a successful one. During separate interviews, General Manager Rod Rodrigue and Treasurer Wayne Bowers said the B&ML’s financial picture was much brighter now… Read More
    BROOKSVILLE — A local family of five, out of town for Thanksgiving, was expected to return home to see the gutted remains of their house Sunday night. No one was injured in the structure fire that destroyed the two-story home’s interior, but the family lost… Read More
    UNITY — Unity College will celebrate the grand opening of its new recycling storage building at 1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 5. The opening will culminate a week of events held to kick off an expanded recycling program on campus. Educational programs for the student body,… Read More
    Saturday’s lottery numbers: 863 — 2891 Tri-State Megabucks: 1 28 29 31 32 34 (no winner) Lotto America: 13 16 26 28 30 35 (no winner)… Read More
    Allergy is a term that some people use loosely to describe any adverse reactions to substances whether atmospheric, topical or ingested. From the food perspective, the reaction may be immediate — causing severe abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting or diarrhea — or a delayed reaction causing hives and eczema. Read More
    AUGUSTA — For the second year in a row, Maine’s general firearms deer season closed without a fatality, and the number of deer taken appeared to have soared above last year’s mark, officials reported Sunday. A spokesman for the state Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Department… Read More
    KITTERY — State investigators concluded Sunday that a woman found shot to death in her home had fatally bludgeoned her husband and set the house’s living room on fire before killing herself with a rifle, a Public Safety Department spokesman said. “We have concluded that… Read More
    PORTLAND — Preservationists are trying to save a park where turn-of-the-century city residents played croquet, strolled and watched plays in an open-air theater. The state wants to level or move a stone wall and four pillars at the entrance of Riverton Park as part of… Read More
    LUBEC — A 45-year-old Lubec woman was killed in a single-vehicle accident on Route 189 in Lubec Friday night. Diane Stafford was traveling west on Route 189 at about 11:30 p.m. when the vehicle she was driving apparently left the road and hit a utility… Read More
    From the 1891 NEWS Bangor, Me. A choir, consisting of some fifteen or twenty of the finest male singers of the city are practicing daily, preparatory to furnishing music for the state convention of the Y.M.C.A. They are showing up finely, and some delightful music… Read More
    AUGUSTA — The McKernan administration is hopeful that rule changes proposed by the state Insurance Bureau will persuade major Workers’ Compensation insurance carriers to drop, or at least put off, their threatened withdrawal from Maine. The proposed changes, being circulated in an expedited comment period,… Read More
    After all the politics, name-calling, theatrics and moral judgments that surround the AIDS virus have slowed, the question remains, How many people are willing to help reduce the threat of this killing virus? The attention focused on AIDS through Sunday’s World AIDS Day and today’s… Read More
    GRAY — The Public Utilities Commission is investigating a small independent telephone company’s rates and management practices for abuse that may have led to excess profits. Pine Tree Telephone and Telegraph Co.’s monthly rates haven’t increased since 1956, but the company has reaped a windfall… Read More
    There’s been a lot of weeping and gnashing of teeth over the sad state of retail sales lately. Since the spending consumer, meaning individuals such as you and me, accounts for 75 percent of all business activity, I can understand the concern. As well, there… Read More
    It is outrageous that while our country is facing the insidious and deadly disease of AIDS, the media obstinately refuse to give straightforward, honest reporting on this issue. It is sheer lunacy to tell our young people to practice safe sex and then hand out condoms to them… Read More
    More than two months of tight-lipped mediation has failed. Penobscot Energy Recovery Co. and the communities insisting that the trash-to-energy business honor its original contract could not agree upon an acceptable waste-disposal fee. The original contract was written in the mid-1980s. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
    CARIBOU — Shane Theriault of Caribou earned an American FFAcq degree and received a $1,000 award while attending the 64th National FFA Convention in Kansas City from Nov. 12 to 17. The monetary award was presented by the National FFA Foundation Inc. As part of… Read More
    ST. AGATHA — Wisdom High School has released the following honor roll for the first ranking period of the year: Seniors, high honors: Amy L. Cyr, Shannon D. Lagasse, Tammy J. Pelletier, Michelle Williams; honors: Scott R. Bouchard, Jesse D. Dumais, Jeremy Goggin, Ronnie Guerrette,… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — Mary Lawrence, assistant director of conferences and special programs at the University of Maine at Presque Isle, has been selected for the Rotary International District 7810 Group Study Exchange Team to France in May. Lawrence competed with nine other women for one… Read More
    HOULTON — The following small-claims cases were heard Nov. 21 in 2nd District Court in Houlton by Judge David B. Griffiths. Unless otherwise noted, the plaintiff is listed first. D/M Collection Service, Houlton, vs. Francis K. Gregor, Houlton. Judgement for the plaintinff, by default, in… Read More
    WASHBURN — The following honor roll for the first-quarter of the year has been announced at Washburn District High School by Bruce R. Penland, principal: Seniors, highest honors: Lori Sands and Amy Tarr; high honors: John Canders, Angela Dutton, Kelly Fox, Jennifer Gagnon, Peter Johnson,… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — A dance for junior high school pupils will be held from 7:30 to 10 p.m. Friday, Dec. 13, at the William Haskell Community Center. A new 10-week session of morning aerobics will begin at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3, at the Presque… Read More
    FORT KENT — Two students at the University of Maine at Fort Kent have been awarded $2,000 scholarships from the Maine Higher Education Foundation through the Maine Bankers Association. Patty O’Leary of St. John and Jeannette Beaulieu of Madawaska received their scholarships from Joseph Pietroski,… Read More
    EDMUNDSTON, New Brunswick — Edmundston Ski Ltd., operators of the Mont Farlagne ski slopes at St. Jacques, New Brunswick, started making snow last week for the 1991-92 season. An official said plans were to start making snow at Mont Farlagne, five miles west of Edmundston,… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — The following divorces were granted during October in 2nd District Court in Presque Isle by Judge David B. Griffiths. The divorces were granted on grounds of irreconcilable marital differences. Kevin Sperry, address unknown, and Fonda M. Sperry, Presque Isle. Married in Presque… Read More
    A Levant man hit a doe with his vehicle Thursday while traveling west on Outer Hammond Street, according to Bangor police. The man’s vehicle sustained about $1,000 damage, but he got to keep the deer. Bangor police investigated a report on Friday that a convicted… Read More
    Nearly all of Bangor and parts of several surrounding towns were without power Saturday evening as Bangor Hydro-Electric Co. reported a problem at a power station. Most of Bangor and other areas as far as Charleston experienced the blackout for about an hour after an… Read More
    Althea Spooner of Norridgewock contacted Consumer Forum by mail in 1988 summarizing a problem she was having with Halbert’s of Bath, Ohio. Spooner wrote, “Early this spring we received a letter stating a few facts about the genealogy of the Spooner family and a published… Read More
    Bangor Municipal Golf Course has closed for the season, pro Austin Kelly announced Sunday night. The Dec. 1 closing was the latest ever for the course. Read More
    The early darkness of the season was temporarily banished Sunday with the lighting of Bangor’s official Christmas tree, a 40-foot blue spruce bedecked with white lights at West Market Square. A crowd of about 200 children and adults applauded when City Councilor Patricia Blanchette threw… Read More
    As a former Republican legislator who served House District 123 (Isle au Haut to Castine) for four years, I applaud former Gov. Ken Curtis’ suggestion to eliminate all sales-tax exemptions. The list of exemptions grows every year; the tax revenue lost now totals tens of millions of dollars. Read More
    At this time of giving thanks, the staff and Advisory Board of the Salvation Army want to recognize and give a standing ovation to all those many individuals and organizations who have contributed either their time and energies or donated food to the Dorothy Day Soup Kitchen. Although… Read More
    Remember Ronald Reagan’s voodoo economics theory of trickle-down? Well, it basically was to give all the tax breaks (capital gains, etc.) and other tax incetives to the rich and it would eventually trickle down to the middle and lower classes. Well, after waiting through eight… Read More
    I read with great interest about the annual Partridge Fry held by the Fort Kent Rotary. It was stated that The Keeper of the Birds brought in a slew of partridge — 107 of them — for the big feed. It seems all the Rotarian hunters turned in… Read More
    Katherine King and Ethan Strimling’s Nov. 19 guest column, “Rethinking ROTC,” offered only a facade of logic and fairness for considering the removal of ROTC from the curriculum of the University of Maine. It became obvious after the first couple of paragraphs that the true motivation for this… Read More
    Are you thinking of going to Boston? There are wonderful stores, music, art, dance, theater, sermons, family, police, and crime. Above all, don’t drive and park. More than 100 cars a day are stolen and vandalized in one precinct alone. And they love Maine cars!… Read More
    EASTPORT — A new program to benefit citizens in the greater Eastport area is expected to be formed by a coalition of senior citizens and youths at 1 p.m. Monday, Dec. 2, at the Senior Citizen Center on Boynton Street. Members of several area groups… Read More
    ROCKLAND — The Midcoast branch of the American Association of University Women is seeking items for a silent auction beginning at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 13, at the Congregational Church. What might be just a white elephant for one person could be the perfect stocking… Read More
    FORT KENT — In less than six weeks a handful of injured workers in the St. John Valley have signed up more than 125 members in the St. John Valley United Injured Workers, a chapter of the United Injured Workers of Maine. Collen Nadeau of… Read More
    NEWPORT The following court cases were heard in 3rd District Court in Newport between Nov. 14 and 20. 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
    GARLAND — Garland voters will hold a special town meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 2, at the Garland Grange Hall to consider whether or not to change their town’s form of government. The issue before voters will be if the town should change from… Read More
    AUGUSTA — The University of Maine at Augusta Jewett Hall Gallery will hold Artists in Education through Sunday, Dec. 15, and the 19th annual Jazz Week at 7 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, Dec. 8-12, and 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, featuring study and faculty performers. Admission is free. Read More
    HARMONY — The Harmony Comprehensive Plan Committee will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 2, at the Harmony Elementary School. Discussion will include the revision of one of the goals and the land use ordinance. On Nov. 18, the description of the village area of… Read More
    SKOWHEGAN — Dr. Roger Renfrew, of Skowhegan, has announced that Dr. Abe Pahilan has joined his office practice at 46 South Factory Street. Pahilan is a Board Certified specialist in Internal Medicine and Nephrology. Pahilan is a graduate of the Cebu Institute of Medicine in… Read More
    PITTSFIELD — Maine Central Institute has named the following students to the first quarter honor roll: Post graduates, high honors: Robert Apgar, William Butler, Richard Daigle, Jonathan G. Davis, Alex Durden, John Jarrosiak, Bernard Mokiewicz, Tim Murphy, Wilnfer Quijano, Yusuke Shitmizu, Paul Smith; honors: Brian… Read More
    PITTSFIELD — Sebasticook Valley Hospital will join other hospitals, doctors, home health agencies and long-term care facilities throughout the state to help Maine people understand how to communicate their wishes to those who may become involved in their medical care. The focus of the campaign… Read More
    DEXTER — The Penquis District Boy Scout Committee met Nov. 13 at the home of Merle and Phyllis Dubay in Dexter. Chariman James Wentworth presided at the meeting. Howard Kesseli, reporting on membership, said there were: 89 Tiger Cubs; 589 Cub Scouts; 306 Boy Scouts;… Read More
    CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Sugarloaf/USA, a ski resort in the Carrabassett Valley, has released a schedule of events for December. On Saturday, Dec. 7, Sugarloaf/USA will kick off the ski season with the Yellow Nosed Vole Day. This event is the resort’s annual tribute to a… Read More
    Husson College will receive two $2,000 scholarships for the spring semester of the 1991-92 academic year from the trustees of the Maine Higher Education Assistance Foundation. The announcement was made by Glenn McAllister, chairman of the MHEAF trustees, president of Citibank and the Maine Bankers Association. Read More
    BAILEYVILLE — The recent property revaluation has caused some property tax bills to skyrocket, but a close examination of the town’s operating budgets during the past four years indicates that the town’s basic expenses have kept pace with inflation. To prepare for the scrutiny residents… Read More
    DANFORTH — The first-quarter honor roll for East Grand High School has been announced as follows: Seniors, high honors: Michelle Frye and Corinna McEwen; honors: Shawn Boyd, Ann Crawford, B.J. Cyr, Missy Gray, Julie Lee, Lynna Jo Shain and Gwen Wheaton. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
    ST. STEPHEN, New Brunswick — St. Stephen’s University, a non-denominational, four-year Christian liberal arts institute, will present an evening class on the Book of Revelations from 7:15 to 9:45 p.m. (Atlantic Standard Time) Monday through Friday, Dec. 2 to Dec. 6, in Park Hall at 165 Milltown Blvd. Read More
    BAILEYVILLE — The Town Council has rescheduled a special meeting between residents and representatives of William E. Van Tuinen Real Estate Appraisals of Skowhegan for 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 10, at the Woodland Elementary School. The council’s move was motivated by a 196-signature petition circulated… Read More
    MACHIAS — Washington County has been awarded a grant of $28,794 for emergency food and shelter needs. The grant, up from the $25,493 received last year, will help relieve the cost of general assistance for area towns. Provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the… Read More
    MACHIAS — The Machias Recreation Department will hold Pee-Wee basketball and cheerleading registration, Monday, Dec. 9, at Rose M. Gaffney School in Machias. Registration times are by age division and are as follows: Junior division, ages 8-10, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
    The following cases were processed the week of Nov. 18 in 2nd District Court in Houlton by Judge David B. Griffiths. Only cases with fines totaling more than $100 or jail sentences are listed. Danny W. Bossie, 49, Houlton, assault, $100. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
    CARIBOU — Principal James Ugone has announced the first quarter honor roll at Caribou High School as follows: Seniors, high honors: Wayne Barclay, Karen Bossie, Chris Caldwell, Shawn Dube, Lucinda Gerard, Heather Haines, Christina Herbst, Kevin Jandreau, Nichole Kelley, Matthew Ketch, Ann Learnard, Christopher Maple,… Read More
    HOULTON — Jon Turner, director of guidance at Houlton High School, has announced the first quarter honor roll as follows: Seniors, highest honors: Joseph Adams, Elizabeth Arndt, Tessa Campbell, Robert Forte, Darren Foster, Ryan Hines, Peter Lenentine, Ryan McGillicuddy, Bonnie Nason, Robert Nason and Bruce… Read More