EAST MILLINOCKET – The Schenck Wolverines used a balanced scoring attack to defeat the Foxcroft Academy Ponies 61-57 in schoolboy basketball action here Friday night. Kevin Thompson’s 15 points paced the 6-2 winners. Mark Farmer added 12 points, Derrick Thompson 11, and Jason Fernald 10. Read More
    As he has been doing since the winter of 1969, Bangor High School’s Phil Emery is molding another competitive Ram swimming team. In early season competition, the 1991-92 Bangor squad has demonstrated its customary punch. Already, Emery’s 200 medley relay team has cracked the 1:50… Read More
    A week ago today I left my house at about 4:45 a.m. to go sea-duck hunting. Therefore, I didn’t read the paper that morning, nor did I peruse its pages when I returned home that afternoon. The unfortunate and disturbing result was that I didn’t see Arthur “Pug”… Read More
    INDIAN ISLAND – Jamie Vasoll’s goal off an Alex Nagy assist 7:23 into the third period proved the game-winner as Gardiner skated to a 3-2 win over Brewer in schoolboy hockey action here at the Sockalexis Ice Arena Friday night. Nagy also scored a goal,… Read More
    SAINT JOHN, New Brunswick – Raymond Alley scored 16 points – all in the first half – as the Husson College men’s basketball team posted an 89-63 victory over Bishop’s University in the first round of the Saint John Golden Ball Classic here Friday night. Read More
    MACHIAS – Shannon Grange scored nine of his 19 points in the fourth quarter to help lift the Machias Bulldogs to a 62-52 schoolboy basketball win over the Woodland Dragons Friday night. Machias, which led 45-42 at the end of third quarter, outscored Woodland 17-10… Read More
    Boston Bruins goalie Matt DelGuidice would like to stop the roller coaster and get off. He would also like somebody to show some confidence in him, although he is aware that it takes time for a rookie goalie in the National Hockey League to earn… Read More
    BELFAST – Ken Rassi hit five free throws in the final two minutes to help give John Bapst of Bangor a 41-40 schoolboy basketball win over the Belfast Lions Friday night. Rassi, a 6-foot-9 center, paced the 4-2 winners with 15 points. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
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    ORONO – Approximately 400 competitors are expected for the Black Bear High School Relays at the University of Maine field house Saturday at 10:30 a.m. Boys and girls track teams from Winslow, Brunswick, Foxcroft Academy, Mattanawcook Academy of Lincoln, Ellsworth, John Bapst of Bangor, Bucksport,… Read More
    SHERMAN STATION – The Katahdin Cougars held off a late rally by Southern Aroostook of Dyer Brook to post a 54-51 schoolgirl basketball victory here Friday night. SAHS had a desperation, 3-point attempt, which would have tied the game, miss at the eight-second mark. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    DUBUQUE, Iowa – The St. Joseph’s College Monks rebounded from an opening-round loss with a 93-69 men’s basketball victory over the College of Notre Dame from Belmont, Calif., in the National Catholic Tournament here Thursday. The victory was St. Joseph’s Coach Rick Simonds’ 250th career… Read More
    On Thursday, Jan. 2, the 1992 Maine racing season got under way – electronically that is. Scarborough Downs began full-card simulcasting on Thursday with thoroughbred and harness races “piped in” via satellite dish from Garden State Park in New Jersey and also from The Meadowlands… Read More
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    ORONO – As a freshman center on the University of Massachusetts-Lowell’s fourth line, Eric Brown knows his best days as a collegiate hockey player still lay ahead of him. When Brown thinks back on his earliest career memory, however, chances are his thoughts will turn… Read More
    DUBUQUE, Iowa – Marcus Smith scored 15 points and Steve Schuler had 14 to lead the St. Joseph’s College Monks from Standish to an 88-69 men’s basketball victory over Aquinas College of Grand Rapids, Mich., here Friday at the National Catholic Tournament. For the 10-1… Read More
    ORONO – The University of Maine hockey team doesn’t take losing well and an undermanned Army team incurred its wrath on Friday night. Sophomore right wing Patrice Tardif, returning from a Dec. 7 knee injury, scored four goals as the Black Bears thumped the Cadets… Read More
    MIAMI – The University of Maine Black Bears hit 8-of-8 foul shots in overtime to defeat the Canisius Golden Griffins 75-72 in the second round of the Sun and Fun Classic Tournament here Friday. Senior point guard Julie Bradstreet paced the Bears in overtime by… Read More
    STANDISH – Stephanie Carter poured in 23 points and pulled down 21 rebounds to power St. Joseph’s College to a 74-70 win over Keuka College of Keuka Park, N.Y., Friday night in the first round of the Cole Farms Invitational basketball Tournament. St. Joseph’s will… Read More
    INDIAN ISLAND – Brian Barnes and Andy Hanscom each scored three goals to lift the Stearns Minutemen to an 8-0 schoolboy hockey victory over the Foxcroft Academy Ponies at Sockalexis Arena here Thursday night. The game was scoreless after the first period. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
    GORHAM – Katariina Pulkkinen scored 19 points and hauled down 13 rebounds to lead the host University of Southern Maine Huskies to an 85-72 women’s basketball victory over Williams College of Williamstown, Mass., at the USM Alumni Classic here Friday. The win gave the undefeated… Read More
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    The director of Amazon Ministries has moved to the Bangor area. Phil Haakenson organizes groups of volunteers to build churches in the jungle region of Brazil. After being a volunteer himself with a group in June 1990, Haakenson called the experience “the most satasfying thing… Read More
    As a result of my recent column on flow-blue china, I have received several inquiries about so-called flow-mulberry wares. Flow-mulberry china shares its history with that of flow-blue. It was produced by a variety of Staffordshire potteries from about 1860. The body of the ware… Read More
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    A great way to explore snofilled woods is on snowshoes. And if you don’t know anything about this means of travel, come to Freeport in Maine and learn. Monday, Jan. 13, from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Bob Litchfield of L.L. Bean, the famous outdoors… Read More
    I am writing to respond to the letter by Darrell Morrow and Vernon Haines (Readers Write, Dec. 27). I am tired of reading letters written by these people who complain about user fees. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
    On behalf of my wife and myself, I wish to thank all the people who listened to, danced to, clapped their hands or sang along with the music of Coloured Rain during the past 21 1/2 years. In January 1970 the band began with a six-month tenure at… Read More
    I would like to respond to your article on Nike moving its factories to Indonesia because of the cheaper labor force. John Woodman says that is not exploitation. Give me a break! Because of greed by the Nike Corp. they have put thousands of U.S. workers out of… Read More
    I would like to share a few thoughts on the column of Dec. 28-29, “Knowledge the best weapon against AIDS,” and hopefully augment some of the ideas brought forth in the column…. By increasing sexual contacts are we not also fanning the fire that we… Read More
    “The disintegration of the Soviet Union,” (Caspar) Weinberger said, “is owed more to the U.S. nuclear counter-threat and the Soviet inability to keep up with the race than the humanitarian and democratic efforts of Gorbachev.” I invite Cap to return to Page One and read… Read More
    Before the passing of this year’s holiday season, I would like the readers to be aware of Kwanzaa. Kwanzaa is a cultural observance for black Americans, created by Maulana (Ron) Karenga, approximately 25 years ago. The name means “fruits of the harvest” in Swahili. Kwanzaa… Read More
    SKOWHEGAN — A meeting for new volunteer receptionists will be held at the Somerset Senior Center, 20 High St., Skowhegan, at 9 a.m. Monday, Jan. 6. Anyone interested in volunteering a few hours a week may call 474-8552 and sign up for the meeting. The position is open… Read More
    PITTSFIELD — At their first meeting in the new year, on Monday, Jan. 6, SAD 53 directors will begin grappling with the effects of state subsidy reductions. As a note to the SAD 53 agenda, Superintendent of Schools Terry McCannell wrote “The Legislature is proposed to take action… Read More
    MADISON — The selectmen of Madison have called a joint meeting of their board and the Anson selectmen to “share concerns about cuts in general purpose aid to education, municipal revenue sharing, and other state and local budget issues.” The meeting has been scheduled for… Read More
    As of Jan. 1, motorists registering their motor vehicles must show proof of insurance. Many people who were unaware of the new requirement have been turned away when attempting to register or reregister vehicles, according to Secretary of State William Diamond. Others have been turned… Read More
    STOCKHOLM — A two-story house owned by Gilman Raymond was destroyed in a fire reported at 9:30 a.m. Friday on Station Street. Mack Thibodeau, Stockholm fire chief, said Raymond and his wife, Marie, were not injured in the fire which originated in the kitchen near… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — Public safety issues and commercial insurance rates as they relate to the proposed shopping mall and its related growth were the focus of the budget workshop Thursday in Presque Isle. The session which lasted more than three hours and was attended by… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — The University of Maine at Presque Isle and the Northeast Society of Human Resource will offer a program on sexual harassment in the workplace from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 29, at the A. R. Gould Memorial Hospital. Peter Jacobs,… Read More
    Fort Fairfield police gave a ride to a naked sprinter on Main Street at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday in Fort Fairfield in below zero tempertures. Sgt. Ronald Sprague declined to identify the young man who he said ran from his residence on Presque Isle Street… Read More
    JONESPORT — A well child clinic will be held by the Department of Human Services from 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 8, at the Arnold Memorial Medical Center. Steven Weisberger, D.O., will attend the clinic. Physical examinations, lead screening and health counseling will be available to any… Read More
    MADAWASKA — The following divorces were granted on grounds of irreconcillable differences in First District Court at Madawaska in December by Judge Ronald A. Daigle: To Rose Marie Paradis Burlock of Van Buren and Roger Burlock of St. Johns, Newfoundland, who were married at Van… Read More
    EAST MACHIAS — The first meeting of the New Hope Support Group for Dysfunctional Families will be held from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 12, at Holmes’ Bay Baptist Church in East Machias. The group will be led by Lee Cross of Charlotte. For information about the… Read More
    EAST MACHIAS — The Machias Valley La Leche League will meet at 9:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 6, at the home of Karen Graham on Academy Hill in East Machias. The meeting will focus on nutrition and weaning. For more information contact Graham at 255-4982, or Ann Lugunbuhl at… Read More
    LUBEC — Recent graduates of Lubec High School who have gone on to college will be guest speakers at a program at the school Wednesday, Jan. 8. Guidance counselor Paul Swanson said the LHS alumni, who are attending Bowdoin College, Maine Maritime Academy and the… Read More
    MILO — Four Milo residents, two adults and two children, were left homeless as a result of a spectactular fire early Friday afternoon. Louise Wheeler and her two children, John, 10, and Regine, 11, and a friend, Robert Kerr, 23, were left with only what they were wearing. Read More
    KINGSBURY PLANTATION — A public hearing on a zoning petition to redistrict 80 acres will be held by the Maine Land Use Regulation Commission from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 8, at the Abbot Town Hall. The Kingsbury Corp. of Gardiner wants to redistrict… Read More
    ROCKLAND — Judy Lawson, yoga teacher and therapist, will offer a 10-week course titled Exploring Yoga, from 5:45 to 7:15 p.m. beginning Tuesday, Jan. 7, at the Workout! Studio, 479 Main St. Exploring Yoga is suitable for every level from beginners to longtime practitioners. It… Read More
    THOMASTON — Reading for Understanding is a course designed for people who want to improve their reading skills. The course offers strategies and techniques to improve reading speed and comprehension. The 15-week course will meet from 4 to 6:45 p.m. Thurdays, starting Jan. 16, at… Read More
    BELFAST — The Senior Spectrum will hold a bus trip to Boston to the Ice Capades beginning at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, at Reny’s Parking Lot. Registration must be complete and $30 fee paid by Wednesday, Jan. 15. Included in the trip will be… Read More
    ROCKPORT — The Shanghai String Quartet will perform music by Haydn, Mendelssohn and Janacek at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 19, at the Rockport Opera House, presented by Bay Chamber Concerts. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students. Tickets are available at Heather Harland… Read More
    ROCKLAND — Alizabeth Jayne Dowling, 18, of Rockland has been accepted to participate in the Up With People program. Alizabeth, the daughter of Kevin and Kathy Dowling, is a senior at Rockland District High School where she has been involved in the Show Choir, band,… Read More
    NORTHEAST HARBOR — Neighborhood House, a recreation center serving youths and adults, has announced its winter programs. Basketball for children ages 6 through 12 is being offered through February. Pupils in kindergarten through eighth grade can enjoy an afternoon artisan program which offers classes in… Read More
    ELLSWORTH — Towns in Hancock County have been faring well in the statewide competition for funds from the state’s Community Development Block Grant program. Three of the six Hancock County communities that applied for the funds in 1991 were invited to participate in Phase II… Read More
    ELLSWORTH — Lauded recently in the December issue of Library Journal for its architectural grace, the Ellsworth City Library is struggling to meet demanding services in the expanded facility with a zero-growth budget. Library director Pat Foster said this week the Ellsworth City Council has… Read More
    OLD TOWN — The Old Town Fire Department has received 30 smoke detectors from the state Fire Marshal’s Office for distribution to elderly or low-income people in Old Town. The program is sponsored by the Maine Fire Chiefs Association and state fire marshal. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    Two people died and a third had a fatal heart attack that caused his loaded pulp truck to go off the road in separate motor vehicle crashes on Maine highways late Thursday and early Friday. James Williams, 64, of Enfield died of a heart attack… Read More
    Searches for two top administrators at the University of Maine are rapidly drawing to a conclusion. A new university president could be selected as early as the end of this month, a search committee spokesman said Friday. Meanwhile, a new director for the Maine Center… Read More
    OLD TOWN — The Old Town City Council will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 6, in the Community Center Building. With the James River landfill, Officer Norman Harrington of the Old Town Police Department, and Ernest Gallant on the agenda, the council faces a… Read More
    DEDHAM — Early Friday afternoon game wardens Charles Allen and Sgt. Michael Marshall took to the ice on Green Lake and began chipping small holes into the lake’s frozen surface. While measuring the thickness of the ice around the lake, Allen said later, his thoughts… Read More
    CAMDEN — Peter Smith was appointed chairman of a citizens committee whose goal is to prevent the Department of Defense from shipping jet fuel along Route 1. The committee held its organizational meeting Thursday night at the Camden Opera House. Smith said Friday that the… Read More
    A Bangor man was reported to be in critical condition Friday afternoon at Eastern Maine Medical Center after he was struck by a truck in an early morning pedestrian accident. Patrick Cyr, 55, of Bangor suffered head and internal injuries and was in very serious… Read More
    Bangor police arrested a juvenile from Levant Friday morning at the Ames store on Broadway. The teen-age boy was spotted shoplifting by an in-house detective. He was caught with four fishing lures valued at $12.66. On a more costly note, Dino International Furs at the… Read More
    A Dixfield physical therapist, author of a 24-page booklet titled “Sex and Back Pain,” has claimed in a civil lawsuit in Bangor federal court that the Texas Back Institute copied substantial portions of his book for its own publication, “Safe Sex for Bad Backs.” Seeking… Read More
    WASHINGTON — On Dec. 12, I wrote a Page One story that began this way: “A new study released Wednesday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that traced nearly 750 weather stations in the U.S., China and the Soviet Union found there has been… Read More
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    PROVO, Utah — Nu Skin International Inc. agreed Thursday to pay up to $125,000 to five states to settle accusations that the company was operating a pyramid scheme. A sixth state, meanwhile, filed a lawsuit alleging the company’s multi-level marketing plan is a pyramid scheme. Read More
    AUGUSTA — Maine’s unemployment rate rose to 6.3 percent in November, 0.7 percentage point higher than during the previous month but below the level recorded in November 1990, state officials said Friday. The Labor Department said Maine’s jobless rate normally rises between October and November… Read More
    WASHINGTON — A consumer group Thursday urged the Food and Drug Administration to ban silicone-gel breast implants immediately rather than leave them on the market while safety issues are studied. “There is no justification for extending the time for reaching this decision,” Dr. Sidney M. Read More
    The Advertising Club of Greater Bangor will hold a panel discussion on Maine’s Workers’ Compensation system at 5:30 p.m. Jan. 9, at the Holiday Inn on Main Street in Bangor. Featured panelists will be John Dexter, president of the Maine Chamber of Commerce and Industry,… Read More
    PORTLAND — Fleet Bank of Maine is in the process of moving out of the former Maine National Bank headquarters. Fleet has occupied the building in downtown Portland since taking over the failed Maine National through 1991. But Fleet said last October it had no… Read More
    BRUNSWICK — The Great State of Maine Airshow will be held Saturday and Sunday, July 25-26, at the Naval Air Station, featuring the Blue Angels and many civilian and armed forces aircraft, modern and vintage. The Navy flight demonstration team will be at the show,… Read More
    AUGUSTA — A free orientation course in mental retardation services will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, Jan. 16 and 17, 23 and 24, at the Bangor Regional Office of the Bureau of Mental Retardation, Hogan Road. For information, call Paul Tabor at… Read More
    NASHUA, N.H. — The New England Antique Radio Club will hold a winter swap and sell meet from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25, at Resurrection Center, 449 Broad St., Nashua. More than 100 tables of antique and collectible radios, televisions, parts, books magazines and related… Read More
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    PRESQUE ISLE — Current Potato Merchandising Trends and Outlook for Fresh Marketing will be the topic of the seventh annual Cooperative Extension potato conference Monday through Friday, Jan. 6-10, at Presque Isle. Guests speakers at the conference will be Donald Walsted, director of merchandising for… Read More
    PORTLAND — Technical glitches still are plaguing the Maine Turnpike’s new $13 million automated toll system four months after it opened. A scanner for commuter cards and charge cards was supposed to save money by making Auburn an unstaffed toll both during off-peak hours. But… Read More
    Since the National Natural Landmarks Program of the National Park Service was established in 1962, a total of 587 sites, including 15 in Maine, have been designated. National natural landmarks are areas considered by the secretary of the interior to be nationally significant and representative… Read More