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    LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. – Derrick Hodge’s 3-point shot at the buzzer swished through the net cleanly giving the University of Maine men’s basketball team a come-from-behind, 56-53 victory over Rider College at Alumni Gym here Wednesday. The Black Bears of Coach Rudy Keeling, now 6-7 on… Read More
    INDIAN ISLAND – Brian Barnes and Jeff Daigle each scored three goals to lead the Stearns Minutemen to a 17-0 high school hockey win over the John Bapst Crusaders at Sockalexis Arena Thursday night. Scoring their first high school career goals for the Minutemen of… Read More
    It’s back to Cambridge, Mass., in a couple of weeks for Harvard University sophomore Eliza Parker of Dover-Foxcroft, who took a semester off to travel and serve an internship at her father’s medical office in Bangor. A pre-med major and one of Harvard’s up-and-coming tennis… Read More
    RINDGE, N.H. – Franklin Pierce College put five women in double figures as they outgunned St. Joseph’s College of Standish 91-71 here Thursday evening in college basketball. The hosts started fast, jumping to a 27-11 lead which they n The hosts started fast, jumping to… Read More
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    OLD TOWN – Matt Arsenault scored 32 points and added five steals and five assists to lead the undefeated Old Town Indians past Orono 68-45 in schoolboy basketball action here Thursday night. The 6-0 Indians also got a solid effort from Scott Springer with 16… Read More
    HERMON – Hermon gears its offense around Rick Sinclair and the Hawks try to get their 6-foot-7 senior center the ball as often as possible. Maine Central Insitute of Pittsfield allowed Sinclair to touch the basketball far too many times here Thursday night. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    Editor’s note: The NEWS often receives calls from readers – especially duirng basketball season – asking for an explanation of how the Heal Point System works. The system is explained below, in a press release by the Maine Secondary Schools Principals’ Association, which uses the points to determine… Read More
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    ORONO – Senior leadership and youthful exuberance. Coach Trish Roberts has been waiting for both to click in the same game during the University of Maine’s 1991-92 women’s basketball season. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var… Read More
    BELFAST – Rockland took an early lead and didn’t look back on its way to a 54-37 win over Belfast in schoolgirl basketball here Thursday night. Tanya Keller netted 15 and Teel Anderson added 10 for the unbeaten Tigers, now 8-0. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
    DEXTER — SAD 46 could lose almost $300,000 in revenue next year, school board directors were told Wednesday. Superintendent Mark Keegan told the board that the district could lose $98,000 in state assistance for 1991-1992, but because of increases in revenue in some accounts, the… Read More
    SKOWHEGAN The following sentences were handed down in December in Somerset County Superior by Justice Eugene Beaulieu. 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
    By now, it should be obvious that the quick-and-speedy recovery promised by President Bush and Co. has not occurred. As a result, Bush is trying frantically to find a quick fix to jumpstart the American economy…. As an economics major, I could throw in my… Read More
    The Displaced Homemakers Program wishes to thank everyone for donating their time and expertise as speakers in the seven-week Financial Management Series offered by the Displaced Homemakers Program…. We also would like to thank the 25 participants who helped make the series such a success,… Read More
    They say it was not Chernobyl. But others said we wouldn’t know the effects of Chernobyl for three to five years. Those who remember the columns I wrote in the Bangor Daily News five years and thre years ago about not walking in the park… Read More
    Over the past several weeks I have read differing views on vocational education for secondary students in the Greater Bangor area. It all boils down to the same line — money. Every agency in Maine is scrambling to save, including our educational system. We have the distinction of… Read More
    As contributors to the ailing economy, “we” the American worker must do our part to find solutions to problems within our own workplace. Obviously, there are no simple solutions, but if as an example we started by asking ourselves, “If I owned this company, what… Read More
    FORT KENT — A Lille Village lumberman was sentenced to jail, fined and placed on probation for possession of moose parts confiscated last November when seven law enforcement officers raided his Route 1 home along the St. John River. Jean Paul Rioux, 58, was charged… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — There will be no charges filed in the death of 49-year-old Robert Bragg, which occurred last July after a fight at Little Wilson Campground in Elliottsville. After considerable evaluation of the evidence, a Piscataquis County grand jury decided Thursday there would be no… Read More
    AUGUSTA — Maine voters could decide as early as next year whether to give themselves the power to recall elected state officials, if a bill gaining momentum in the Legislature passes. A majority of the State and Local Government Committee’s members approved a bill Wednesday… Read More
    An Old Town Sewer District employee charged with cashing co-workers’ paychecks and with falsely telling police that she had been robbed, pleaded not guilty during her arraignment Thursday in Penobscot County Superior Court. Suzanne Binette, 22, of Milford was released on a personal recognizance bond. Read More
    The arraignments of a woman charged with shooting at her husband in the Hermon High School parking lot and a man charged with robbing a Hampden pharmacy have been continued, the Penobscot County District Attorney’s Office said Thursday. Theresa Stokes, 34 of Bangor and Emil… Read More
    HOULTON — The University of Maine Cooperative Extension Service’s 4-H program is seeking families to be hosts for Japanese students for a monthlong summer exchange program. The students, who are between ages 12 and 19, will arrive in Maine the week of July 20 and… Read More
    A news brief published Thursday on the Penobscot Page about a Brides World show planned for Jan. 11 in Bangor contained some errors. The show will be held at the Bangor Civic Center, not the Bangor Mall, as reported. The sponsor of the show is WABI-TV. Read More
    VAN BUREN — With some deadline pressures alleviated, the Van Buren Solid Waste Management Committee continues working to find a solution for the town’s problems with solid waste disposal. Van Buren, like many other Maine communities, faced a Dec. 31, 1991, deadline to close its… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — Innovative improvements in marketing and projected trends were presented Thursday at the 7th annual Cooperative Extension Potato Conference and Trade Show at Presque Isle. The keynote speaker was Donald Walsted, director of merchandising for the National Potato Board. Walsted was raised on… Read More
    MADAWASKA — Basic ice-skating lessons will be provided for children older than age 3 at the Madawaska multipurpose skating rink from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. starting Monday Jan. 13. A $5 registration fee will be charged for the six-week program. Joan Lizotte will be the instructor. Registration is… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — Overeaters Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m. at the following dates and places: Tuesdays at the Aroostook Medical Center, Presque Isle; Thursdays, at the Ashland Library and at the Unitarian Church in Caribou. For information, call 1-800-649-5707. Read More
    HOULTON — Aroostook County Commissioners accepted low bids from Milliken Brothers of Portland Wednesday evening for a new control panel system at the Aroostook County Jail in Houlton. Specific bids from the company were not approved, however, until each of the various alternatives for the project are reviewed. Read More
    PRINCETON — “We’re sorry, due to telephone company facility trouble your call cannot be completed at this time. Will you try again later.” That was the message Princeton residents and their neighbors to the north heard Thursday morning when they tried to use their telephones. Read More
    MADAWASKA — During a meeting that lasted nearly five hours, the Madawaska selectmen Wednesday night struggled through a long budget “wish list.” The budget requests, often called the “Christmas list” by municipal officials, was studied and then cut by selectmen. The selectmen are in the… Read More
    LUBEC — The Regional Medical Center at Lubec will offer a course in Lamaze childbirth beginning Jan. 27 in the center’s conference room. The class will meet from 1 to 3 p.m. Jan. 27 and 30, and Feb. 3, 6, 10 and 13. Participants should bring two pillows… Read More
    PERRY — Nomination papers for a variety of town offices are available from Town Clerk Evelyn Pottle for the 1992 Perry municipal election in March. Positions open this year are one three-year term as selectman-assessor, two three-year terms on the superintending school committee, and one-year… Read More
    MILBRIDGE — Allison Enslin, chairman of the Milbridge Planning Board, received notice Wednesday that the Department of Environmental Protection had approved the Milbridge shoreland zoning ordinance. Town Manager Jerry Storey said other town officials and he were “pleased that the DEP approved the zoning ordinance. Read More
    EASTPORT — Two bald eagle nests have landed Eastport’s Treat Island among a group of 24 sites proposed by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife for protection under the state’s Endangered Species Act. The department held a public hearing on the additions to… Read More
    JONESPORT — People in the Addison, Beals and Jonesport area who rely on the Jonesport Municipal Building for their supply of drinking water should find the waterline repaired by Friday morning. The spigot on the exterior wall of the building was inoperable this week because… Read More
    MACHIAS — Police received more than 100 telephone calls this week about a man who was seen taking pictures at or near day-care facilities from Baileyville to Machias. Many complainants said the man was taking photos of children at these facilities. State Trooper Raymond Bessette… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The SAD 68 Teachers Association has been awarded a $400 professional leadership grant by the Maine Teachers Association. The grant money will be used to support a MTA initiative to promote better understanding of the need for school restructuring. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — SAD 68 directors have learned that the state subsidy cuts were not as deep as initially projected. The district will receive a subsidy loss of $99,154. Fearful of loosing more than $150,000 in state subsidy last month, directors and trustees made cuts totaling… Read More
    CALAIS — The American Cancer Society Tuesday night held an important, but sparsely attended, informational meeting to lay the foundation for the creation of a local board to formulate local goals in the fight against cancer. Christopher Stark, regional director of the American Cancer Society’s… Read More
    MILO — The SAD 41 Adult-Community Education Program has announced its offerings for the spring semester. SAD 41 is a test center for the General Educational Development diploma. The diploma is recognized by most employers and schools of higher learning as equivalent to a high… Read More
    MILO — Three people were transported to Mayo Regional Hospital in Dover-Foxcroft as a result of a head-on collision Thursday afternoon in Milo. All three were released from the hospital after treatment. According to Milo Police Chief Todd Lyford, a 1988 Buick driven by Carl… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Several indictments were handed up by the Piscataquis County grand jury Thursday as follows: Richard Hall, 40, Dover-Foxcroft, unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs (Class C); and possession of scheduled drugs. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Information obtained from a telephone conversation will be admissible as evidence in the trial of David A. Cumming, 26, of Dover-Foxcroft, who is charged with the Oct. 16, 1990 slaying of his ex-wife, Vicky Cumming. Three motions to suppress information obtained from the… Read More
    HARTLAND — A petition has been presented to Hartland selectmen seeking the authority to convert a Main Street grocery store into a restaurant and lounge offering on-premises beer and wine consumption. Ken Kelley of Kelley’s General Store, said he hopes to operate an establishment with… Read More
    ROCKPORT — Penobscot Bay Medical Center recently achieved accreditation through July 1994 from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. Accreditation was awarded for demonstrated compliance with the joint commission’s nationally recognized standards. “Above all, the national standards mandate that attention to quality be… Read More
    PITTSFIELD — Joseph Holmes, 19, of Nichols Street, Pittsfield, was summoned for aggravated criminal mischief on Wednesday after an investigation by Pittsfield Office Chris Tremblay. According to Tremblay’s report, Holmes and two other men were seen on Main Street late Tuesday around the time that… Read More
    DEXTER — The town of Dexter will be selling several pieces of tax-acquired real estate during the next couple of months as a result of council action Thurday night. Last month, Councilor Charles Merrill asked Town Manager Steve Whitesel to prepare a list of property… Read More
    BELFAST — A Troy man has been sentenced to serve 30 days in jail and pay fines totaling $2,200 on charges stemming from a night hunting incident in 1990. Warden Roland Tilton, investigating officer, said that Steven D. Cole was charged with night hunting, having… Read More
    ROCKLAND — A grand jury returned 35 indictments against 32 individuals, including one secret indictment, on Wednesday. The indictments included the charges of murder and possession of a firearm by a felon against Frederick Marshall, 31, of Rockport. Marshall is charged with the Christmas Eve 1991 shooting death… Read More
    ROCKLAND — Barring last minute changes, the city’s waterfront will be managed by a full-time harbormaster in April. At a budget meeting Thursday the City Council voted unanimously to upgrade the harbormaster’s position from a part-time one with a seasonal salary of $10,000 to a… Read More
    BELFAST — Kathleen Whalin has joined the Belfast community as the new director of The Belfast Free Library. She came to Maine from graduate school at Ohio State after a varied career as a librarian in Kansas, West Virginia and Connecticut. Mrs. Whalin grew up… Read More
    VINALHAVEN — The latest round of cutbacks in state education subsidies have left island schools feeling more isolated from their mainland counterparts than ever. School superintendents from Vinalhaven, North Haven and Islesboro on Thursday expressed dismay over the state legislature’s action. They said the islands… Read More
    CASTINE — The Castine Scientific Society has been given more than $78,000 by Mrs. Ellen Bates of Blue Hill and Utah, in memory of her uncle, Roland M. Howard. At a meeting of the society council Jan. 6 at Wilson Museum, the council chose Matthew… Read More
    BELFAST — Judge Bernard C. Staples heard the following cases recently in 5th District Court: Bruce Stairs, 33, Hope, assault, 48 hours in jail. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i… Read More
    EAST MACHIAS — Troopers assigned to Maine State Police Troop J in East Machias responded to the following incidents in Washington and Hancock counties Dec. 25, 1991, through Jan. 5, 1992: A Seal Harbor resident reported to state police on Dec. 25, that correspondence he… Read More
    BAR HARBOR — The Whole Health Center of Town Hill is offering a series of free Monday night classes this winter on several self-help issues in health care. The classes include Basic Tools for Stress Reduction, Jan. 13; Nutrition Concerns, Jan. 27; and Foot Massage,… Read More
    ELLSWORTH — The Hancock County office of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service will administer a crop disaster assistance program to compensate eligible producers for crop losses caused by drought, flood and other natural disasters in either 1990 or 1991. According to local ASCS official… Read More
    A man was struck by a vehicle on Maine Avenue in Bangor Thursday night, and the driver of the truck has been charged with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor. John Church, believed to be 32 years old and whose… Read More
    A small portion of the Penobscot County legislative delegation met with the Penobscot County Commissioners Thursday night to review the county’s 1992 operating budget. The legislators had few questions about the budget and Rep. Thomas A. Duffy, D-Bangor, said he expected the budget, which calls… Read More
    Four finalists have been named in the search for a University of Maine president, and the list includes the current president of the UM Farmington campus and a former vice president at the Orono campus. The finalists were announced late Thursday afternoon by Dr. George… Read More
    Superior Court Justice Eugene E. Beaulieu of Milford was appointed Thursday as Bangor’s second full-time magistrate-judge in U.S. District Court. Beaulieu, who has served as a state justice since 1985, will fill the position left vacant by the death of U.S. Magistrate Judge Edward H. Read More
    ORONO — Lobstermen from New England and Canada are meeting next week to discuss new ways to market their product, including the possibility of creating a computer network for selling the crustaceans worldwide. The conference on Jan. 17 is believed to be the first time… Read More
    Economists and Republicans are puzzled that the American public has such a pessimistic attitude regarding the current state of the economy. They point out that the numbers are not nearly as bad as they were in 1975 and 1982. There is little argument that this recession is milder… Read More
    FORT KENT — Edward P. Cyr, former Democratic state senator from Madawaska, died Thursday at Northern Maine Medical Center at Fort Kent. He was 77. A businessman, developer and contractor at Madawaska, Cyr was elected to the legislature in 1960. Between 1960 and 1965 and… Read More
    FREDERICTON, New Brunswick — The Irving Pulp and Paper Mill at Lake Utopia, 30 miles west of St. Stephen in New Brunswick, has been fined $10,000 for violating Canadian environmental legislation. The company pleaded guilty to discharging untreated effluent into the L’Etang estuary which drains… Read More
    AUGUSTA — The Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Department warns fishermen to be cautious of ice on Maine lakes during the Jan. 11-12 weekend. Ice in many areas is unsafe and has deteriorated in some spots despite a cold spell. Ice may be even less safe… Read More
    Staff at Eastern Maine Medical Center’s Healthy Heart Program are encouraged that 63 people from around eastern Maine have signed up already for the program’s Quit and Win Contest, pledging that they will give up smoking from Jan. 14 until Feb. 21. “We’re really pleased,”… Read More
    WASHINGTON — Bath Iron Works has been awarded a $7.6 million contract for logistical services to the Navy’s DDG-51 destroyer program, Sen. William S. Cohen and Rep. Tom Andrews announced Thursday. The contract represents the third year of a $48 million service agreement between the… Read More
    FREDERICTON, New Brunswick — A New Brunswick government study released Wednesday said the province lost 1,400 jobs and a devastating $25 million in tax revenue as New Brunswickers continue to do much of their shopping in Maine. Denis Losier, the province’s economic development minister, predicted… Read More
    Central Maine Power Co. has become the first Maine company to join the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Green Lights program. The Green Lights program promotes cooperation between the EPA, businesses and utilities to publicize environmental, economic and quality benefits of energy-efficient lighting. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
    A public hearing on a request by Bowater Corp. for $62 million in tax-exempt financing has been moved to the Augusta Civic Center. The Finance Authority of Maine said the move was necessary because of strong interest in the application, particularly in the Millinocket area. Read More
    AUGUSTA — The University of Maine at Augusta has fired a public administration professor for allegedly giving two years’ worth of course credits to a student who didn’t earn them. Russell Cotnoir, a professor of public administration and chairman of the Business and Governmental Sciences… Read More
    OK, I’ll admit right up front that I wasn’t sure he would make it. That’s not to say I didn’t think he’d try. No one can accuse Ben Amadeus Ryan Hvar of not trying something, regardless of the consequences. Here’s a sampling: He once rode… Read More
    FREDERICTON, New Brunswick — The province of New Brunswick is continuing a wholesale elimination of government jobs as it downsizes the number of civil servants. The latest cuts will eliminate 20 percent of the personnel in the province’s 42 school boards. The number of boards… Read More
    AUGUSTA — Gov. John R. McKernan maintained a perfect record this week as Maine lawmakers sustained all 11 of his latest vetoes. All the bills were left over from the 1991 session that ended last July. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
    LONDON — People with low blood pressure are more likely to suffer from low moods, though it isn’t clear how the conditions are linked, researchers said. The study, published in Thursday’s issue of the British Medical Journal, is based on data from Whitehall II, a… Read More
    WATERVILLE — An anonymous donor has presented a record $1.1 million to Colby College for a fully-endowed professorship, the college announced Thursday. The gift — the largest ever received by Colby from a living person — requires the college to raise funds to endow four… Read More
    Frustrated by a legislative system in which failure and inertia are embedded, the aseptic packaging industry is turning to the courts to overturn Maine’s ban on their drink boxes and envelopes. Although their state will be the defendant, it is difficult for Maine consumers not… Read More