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    DOVER-FOXCROFT – Tracy Michaud’s two free throws with 1:30 left in the second overtime gave the Foxcroft Academy Ponies a lead they would not relinquish en route to a 56-52 schoolgirl basketball win over Orono here Tuesday night. Tracy London scored 12 points for the… Read More
    EAST MACHIAS – Five players hit double figures as the Washington Academy Raiders rolled to a 104-88 schoolboy basketball victory over the Jonesport-Beals Royals here Tuesday night. The Raiders, now 1-0, took a 59-32 halftime lead and held off the Royals in the second half. Read More
    WATERVILLE – Victor Padolko led a balanced scoring attack with 20 points and made six steals, powering Thomas College to a 108-66 win over Maine Maritime Academy in men’s college basketball action here Tuesday. Jeff Singleton added 12 points and eight assists for Thomas, 5-3,… Read More
    Penquis High School basketball coach Ollie Faulkner is in the process of redefining Patriot basketball in Milo. Word coming out of Piscataquis County is Patriot basketball is going to be impressive this winter. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
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    BUCKSPORT – Aaron Chambers scored four points in overtime, including a pair of free throws with eight seconds left that iced the game, as Bucksport edged Camden-Rockport 75-73 in Class B schoolboy basketball action here Tuesday night. Chambers (13 points) hit a jumper that gave… Read More
    Midweek Mail: As expected, a letter from Ron Kelley of Princeton that appeared in this column last week immediately attracted the attention of hunters. The letter was aimed at the impact of coyotes and bears on Maine’s deer herd. Here, then, are a few responses that will warm… Read More
    MAINE vs. HOLY CROSS Time, site: Wednesday, 7:30 p.m., Memorial Gym, 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]… Read More
    HOWLAND – Jeremy Durost and Ryan Reed each scored 16 points to lead the Penobscot Valley Howlers to a 74-65 schoolboy basketball victory over the Lee Academy Pandas here Tuesday night. Brian Alley added 13 points while Wade Betters posted 12 points and nine rebounds… Read More
    ELLSWORTH – The Hermon Hawks were anxious to tap off their Class B schoolboy basketball season here Tuesday night. While most teams had opened last weekend, Hermon had to wait. In spite of their enthusiasm to play, the Hawks didn’t get so excited that they… Read More
    One hundred years ago this month, a 30-year-old, bespectacled instructor at the International Young Men’s Christian Association Training School in Springfield, Mass., dreamed up the game of basketball. We in Maine have carried on a love affair with his invention nearly ever since. In the… Read More
    NEW ORLEANS – Steve Walsh says there are enough questions about his arm strength without the New Orleans Saints coaching staff adding to the speculation. Against Atlanta last month, Walsh faked an injury to his left pinkie and Mike Buck came in to throw a… Read More
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    Keeping track of Eastern Mainers making their mark in the collegiate sports world…. Neile Joler of Fort Kent, a freshman at St. Joseph’s College in Standish, is one of two women earning regional soccer honors. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
    ALBANY, N.Y. – Jason Graber scored 26 points on 12-for-15 shooting from the floor to lead the University of Albany to an 82-69 victory over the University of Southern Maine in a men’s basketball game here Monday. Graber had a team-high six rebounds to go… Read More
    INDIAN ISLAND – The Brewer Witches got two goals each from Darren Beers and Aaron Boone as they downed the Stearns Minutemen 5-1 in schoolboy hockey Tuesday night at the Sockalexis Arena. Chris Boone also scored for 1-2 Brewer. George Craig had three assists for… Read More
    One thing has become a virtual certainty once February rolls around. The Calais Blue Devils will be vying for an Eastern Maine Class C schoolboy basketball title. Coach Arnie Clark returns for his eighth season as the Calais head coach. During his tenure, the Blue… Read More
    While nearly everyone is getting caught up in the Christmas spirit and shopping madness, some people in the Bangor area are thinking even more long term and preparing for the 1992 Sno-Ball Softball Tournament. The Sno-Ball Tournament … already? googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
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    The following small-claims cases were decided in November in 3rd District Court in Bangor. Plaintiffs are listed first: R. Joseph Libby, D.M.D., Bangor, vs. William Harris, Bangor. Judgment for plaintiff by default, $191.80 and $66.75 costs. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
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    LAMOINE — Lamoine residents recently celebrated the renovation of the community’s town hall, a renovation project that served to preserve part of the town’s history as well. Constructed in the late 1800s, the frame building was updated this summer and fall with the addition of… Read More
    The Winterport Lions Club will hold a Christmas party for children of Winterport residents from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, at the American Legion Hall on Main Road. Children ages 1 to 10 are welcome. Santa will arrive at 10 a.m. Read More
    Bangor High The names of the following senior honor students were not included in the honor roll published in the Dec. 4 Midweek: Brian Isaacs, Justin Iwaniszek, Ryan Jacques, Jon Jolin, Sarah Jordan, Tricia Jordan, Irina Klytchnikova, Eric Knuble, Molly Kornfield, Jason LaGrange, Susan Lapreziosa,… Read More
    This week, Health Talk focuses on life with a teenager in the house. Dr. Bruce Brown of the Eastern Maine Medical Center’s pediatric service and a specialist in adolescent medicine, answers some common questions about easing the parent-teen relationship during this important time of life. Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Last year, the crime rate in Piscataquis County was the lowest of all 16 counties in Maine. Law enforcement officials reported to the Uniform Crime Reporting Division of the Maine Department of Public Safety that 422 crimes occurred in Piscataquis County in 1990,… Read More
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    Michael Fiori, Ronald LaVallee, Wayne Thompson, Joseph Pirrotta, Stephen Ouellette, Richard Smith, Brenda Anderson, Beth Nowak and Sarah Bloy of Downeast Pharmacy Inc. in Bangor have taken part in a four-day continuing education program in Montreal. The program by the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists during its 22nd… Read More
    When Lawrence High School’s Cindy Blodgett came on the basketball scene last winter, she helped elevate interest in the female side of things to a new level statewide. As a freshman, she led her Bulldogs to a state Class A title. Having recovered from a… Read More
    In view of the uncharitable way in which the Ellsworth Town Council handled the homeless problem in their town, I suggest that Ellsworth change its name to Scroogeville. Gladys Hansen Dennysville… Read More
    After reading Senate President Charles Pray’s comment in the Bangor Daily News on Dec. 4, that the Appropriations Committee is burned out (or nearly burned out), made me aware of why the state of Maine is economically aflame and its budget reduced to ashes. Reynold Soucy Fort Kent… Read More
    Our tax rate could go up 4 mils. That means an average $60,000 home could jump $240 in taxes. Don’t miss the council meeting at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 12. The council is asking for additional funding for the transfer and recycling centers in the… Read More
    In response to the fire on Dec. 3 at 68 Division St., I would like to commend the Bangor Fire Department. The call went it at approximately 4:30 a.m. and the department was on the scene almost as quickly as I could get dressed and get to my… Read More
    “Be American, buy American, keep America working” should be the slogan that is on the lips of every American this holiday season. The rules to apply to maintain a healthy American economy are very simple. Read the label. If it says “Made in the U.S.A.,” buy it. If… Read More
    The Eastern Maine Foster Parent Association is attempting to provide children in foster care in this area with an age-appropriate Christmas gift. Foster parents want the children in their homes to be treated with love and fairness. It’s a difficult task at any time of… Read More
    In a time when our economic conditions are putting a strain on purse strings, it gave me great pleasure to see how our communities responded to the renewal of old fund-raising program for needy children, Christmas Daddies. I would like to personally thank everyone who… Read More
    ORONO — The University of Maine will hold its 179th commencement on Saturday, Dec. 21, at the Maine Center for the Arts. Graduation exercises for students from the colleges of applied sciences and agriculture, business administration, education, engineering, forest resources, school of engineering technology, technical… Read More
    A former Bangor woman has been elected president of the 3,800-member Hawaii Bar Association. Lawyer Sherry Broder, 43, of Honolulu, who graduated from Bangor High School in 1966, will be the first woman president of the state association. She will serve as vice president next… Read More
    HOULTON — The Houlton Town Council Monday night narrowly approved new rates for the disposal of tires at the Houlton landfill. Public Works Director Ralph Cleale said the new rates reflected what it would cost the town to dispose of the tires it collected, especially… Read More
    HOULTON — A possible zone change for the North Street area in Houlton will be on the agenda of the Dec. 23 meeting of the Houlton Town Council as a result of discussions held on that matter Monday night. The town’s Planning Board, in an… Read More
    FORT KENT — Maine’s budget problems and their impact on local budgets has not left Fort Kent out of their wake. Preliminary budget figures discussed at Monday night’s town council meeting showed proposed local cuts of $271,000 in fiscal 1992. The town expects to lose… Read More
    MACHIAS — The local economy may be slumping, but it hasn’t stopped several ambitious — and perhaps hopeful — residents from proceeding with plans to construct and open new businesses in Machias. Judging by the flurry of new-business construction under taken in Machias this fall,… Read More
    PRINCETON — It took voters at a special meeting Monday night about five minutes to approve a Road Subdivision Highway Construction Ordinance. Selectmen Greg Monk said that before former Town Manager Jerry Storey left to accept the position of town manager of Milbridge, a developer… Read More
    LUBEC — A Lubec man who lost his house to fire last week has been charged with arson, State Fire Marshal’s Investigator Stewart Jacobs said Tuesday. Thomas Cassidy, 37, is alleged to have deliberately set fire to his West Lubec mobile home at about 6… Read More
    A caption with a Dec. 7 photograph of wreath makers at Worcester Wreath Co. contained two errors. One of the wreath makers was Timmy Seeley of Cherryfield — not Jimmy Seeley of Columbia Falls, as reported. Also, the company ships 720 balsam fir wreaths each hour — not… Read More
    JONESBORO — Because of the continuing economic recession throughout the nation and in the community, the School Committee decided to postpone until November 1992 any proposals to expand the elementary school. Myron Lenfestey Sr. said Tuesday that he and other members decided “this was not… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Budget cuts at town and school levels were the topic of meetings held Monday at opposite ends of Dover-Foxcroft. About 50 people met with the Dover-Foxcroft Board of Selectmen in the Piscataquis County Superior Courtroom to protest the layoff of two of the… Read More
    GUILFORD — The Guilford Kiwanis Club, assisted by the Piscataquis Community High School Key Club, will deliver 166 fruit baskets to shut-ins and will help about 40 families with Christmas gifts this holiday. According to Clayton Cunningham, Kiwanis chairman of the Christmas project, more than… Read More
    MILLINOCKET LAKE — Two possible sightings of 18-year-old Thomas Grant Jacoby, the missing teen-ager from Lebanon County, Pa., who is believed to be in the Millinocket Lake area, have been reported to the Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Department. A Millinocket Lake resident reported last Friday that… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — A proposed policy for home schooling at the high school level was defeated Monday by the Joint Board of Foxcroft Academy Trustees and School Administrative District 68 Directors. Once board members learned the policy could cost the district money, it was defeated. A… Read More
    MILO — Brownville Town Manager Gerald Wagg talked about the budget process at a breakfast meeting of the Three Rivers Kiwanis Club held last Wednesday at Angie’s Restaurant. Wagg has served as town manager for more than five years in Brownville. He has owned a… Read More
    PALMYRA — Firefighters from Pittsfield, Hartland and St. Albans were at the site of a structure fire late Tuesday night at Cray’s Corner Store in Palmyra. Located at the intersection of Route 2 and the Madawaska Road, the structure was reported to be in flames… Read More
    CORINNA — Keith Albert LaBonte of Corinna, a 1990 Washington Academy graduate, has enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps and will receive training in utilities after recruit training. Read More
    PITTSFIELD — After 2 1/2 hours of deliberation and review Monday night, Pittsfield council members barely shaved $1,449 from the proposed 1992 budget. Mayor Robert Downs, in an attempt to avert a tax increase, targeted $170,000 in cuts before a series of workshops during the past two months. Read More
    CAMDEN — The appeal of the controversial Wayfarer Marine building permit opened Tuesday amid charges of conflict of interest. The focus of the alleged conflict of interest was Zoning Board of Appeals Chairman Terry Cowan. Cowan’s ability to take an impartial view of the case… Read More
    NEWPORT — Agenda items were pushed aside Tuesday night at the SAD 48 board of directors meeting in favor of a lengthy executive session. The session was called for a prospective basketball coach and her attorney. Michaela Murphy, attorney for Thea Davis, the prospective coach,… Read More
    ROCKLAND — If the Knox County Commissioners ever decide to convert the old county jail into a juvenile detention center, they better not count on Thomaston for help. Selectmen informed the commissioners this week they had no intention of supporting such a plan unless the… Read More
    PROSPECT — A single car accident on Route 174 plunged areas of Waldo County into darkness on Tuesday afternoon. Information on the accident was incomplete, according to the Waldo County Sheriff’s Department. The accident happened when a car went off Route 174 at 3:30 p.m. Read More
    ROCKLAND — The Oyster River Bog Association, a local conservation group and land trust, received Tuesday two gifts of wild land totaling almost 25 acres from two local area landowners, Ernest A. and Mary C. Benner of Owls Head, and Keith L. and Bernice N. Crockett of West… Read More
    CAMDEN — Camden police have asked for anyone with any information about the Saturday armed robbery of the Lady Millville Store to call. Police said that while following several leads in the case, no arrests were made by Tuesday afternoon. Police said that a man… Read More
    BELFAST — Waldo County Superior Court Justice Margaret Kravchuk this week dismissed a lawsuit aimed at stopping construction of the $6.5 million middle school. The suit was filed against the city’s Planning Board by Jay Dresser of Belfast. Dresser asked the court to overturn the… Read More
    ROCKLAND — It was “Christmas in July,” not a criminal act when Loren Trahan, 55, of Rockland offered to buy a child a toy truck, according to the opening statement of attorney Lawrence Frier in Knox County Superior Court on Tuesday. Trahan has been charged… Read More
    ROCKLAND — The County Commissioners rejected Sheriff Daniel Davey’s promotion of Raymond Voyer to chief deputy and tabled his selection of a jail administrator. The commissioners’ action came after a 20-minute closed-door session with Voyer that took place Tuesday morning. The decision came on the… Read More
    BELFAST — Judge Bernard C. Staples heard the following cases recently in 5th District Court: Joyce E. Hammond-McKeller, 28, Belfast, operating motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, $300, three days in jail, license suspended 90 days; operating motor vehicle without a license,… Read More
    LAMOINE — Lamoine residents recently celebrated the renovation of the community’s town hall building, a project that served to preserve part of the town’s history as well. Constructed in the late 1800s, the frame building was improved in the summer and fall with the addition… Read More
    ELLSWORTH — The executive director and children’s program director of the Grand Auditorium told the City Council it should support the cultural experience the theater provides for 8,000 children annually. George Wojtasik, the Grand’s executive director, said at Monday night’s city budget hearing that parents… Read More
    ELLSWORTH — A Tremont carpenter who was barred by a court order from stepping foot onto Hancock County soil will be allowed to return home after all. Superior Court Justice Eugene W. Beaulieu has agreed to modify a condition of bail for 41-year-old Keith Muzzy,… Read More
    ELLSWORTH — Victims of crime in Hancock County have asked the county commissioners to approve a $5,519 increase in the District Attorney’s Office budget for victims and witness advocacy services for 1992-93. The issue was introduced by Michael Povich, Hancock County district attorney, at the… Read More
    SOUTHWEST HARBOR — Georgetown residents Charles and Samuella Shain, editors of “The Maine Reader” and authors of “Growing Up in Maine” will visit from noon to 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 15, at Oz Books. From early personal accounts to modern poetry, essays and fiction, “The… Read More