CARRABASSETT VALLEY _ Julie Parisien, the top female skier in the United States, is only 20 years old; a babe in the woods in the game of life. She has spent the last few years traveling, seeing the world in a way only a world-class… Read More
If you put on a few extra layers and make a few extra trips to the lodge to sip something hot, you can enjoy some of the best skiing of the season this weekend. That’s what Mike Reynolds, executive director of the Ski Maine Association… Read More
BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. – Switzerland’s Conny Kissling continued her unbeaten streak in ballet skiing Friday, easily winning her sixth World Cup meet of the season and 99th of her career. Kissling, 30, compiled 26.05 points for a two-minute routine in the finals. Sharon Petzold of Andover,… Read More
STANDISH – The St. Joseph’s College Monks rolled past Gordon College 111-61 in men’s basketball action here Friday. St. Joe’s, now 13-1, sped to a 53-35 halftime lead and cleaned the bench. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
INDIAN ISLAND – The Old Town Indians got a hat trick from Matt Eastman and two goals from Jay Thomas as they dumped the Stearns Minutemen 10-4 here at Sockalexis Memorial Ice Arena. Brian Grigsby, Scott Wilcox, Jim Evans, Jason Danielson and Loren Blair also… Read More
HERMON – Kerri Downing had 20 points, including four clutch free throws in overtime, as the Hermon Hawks posted a 65-60 upset victory over the Maine Central Institute girls in Class B basketball here Friday night. Downing also pulled in 10 rebounds as the Hawks… Read More
The University of Southern Maine will host the Sportline Trophy Hockey Spectacular this Saturday and Sunday at the Portland Ice Arena. Villanova, 5-8 overall and 4-5 in ECAC North-South play, will play Assumption, 6-2 and 6-0, in Saturday’s 5 p.m. opener with USM, 4-6-1 and… Read More
Bangor’s swimming and diving girls squad, coached by Jim Willis, cruises to Westbrook Saturday for a meet against the Blue Blazes, a team competing in Class A this year after several successful crusades in Class B. “We should be able to race,” remarked Willis speaking… Read More
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – It took him 17 games to notch his first hat trick of the season. But University of Maine junior right winger Jean-Yves Roy picked an opportune time to do so. Roy had three second-period goals and added a third-period assist to… Read More
PHILADELPHIA – Julie Bradstreet scored 24 points, made seven steals, and grabbed six rebounds to lead the University of Maine women’s basketball team to a 61-45 victory over Drexel University here Friday night. Bradstreet’s effort helped the Black Bears overcome a horrid shooting night (18-for-68,… Read More
MAINE vs. DELAWARE Time, site: Sunday, 1 p.m., Alfond Arena, 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] googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
Julie Parisien of Auburn, who in 22 days will be skiing for the United States Ski Team in the Winter Olympics, was slightly injured on Friday following an on-the-slopes collision with a recreational skier. According to U.S. Ski Team spokesman Tom Kelly, the accident happened… Read More
Bangor was well aware that Brewer was without a couple of regulars for Friday night’s Big East Conference schoolgirl basketball game. Coach Tom Tennett’s Rams went right at the Witches, wearing them down with hustling full-court pressure and causing many of Brewer’s 26 turnovers en… Read More
A week ago, I met with wardens Mike Ayer, “Chuck” Allen, Bill Downing, and Lee Grinnel at Division C headquarters in Bangor. During the meeting, the wardens expressed their concerns about the increasing ice fishing pressure on coldwater fisheries and the diversity of attendant regulations. Read More
YONKERS, N.Y. – Walter Case Jr., 30, drove two winners at Yonkers Raceway on Thursday night to become the youngest driver of the 13 who have accomplished the feat of winning 5,000 races. Case, the leading driver at the half-mile oval last year when he… Read More
ORONO – Drexel University spoiled the grand opening of the Alfond Arena as a basketball venue for the University of Maine men’s team here Friday night. Led by senior swingman Michael Thompson’s 18-point effort, the Dragons from Philadelphia cruised to as much as a 16-point… Read More
ORONO – I took my first stroll through the basketball version of the Alfond Arena prior to Friday night’s game between the University of Maine men and Drexel. I’m happy to report the facility is beautiful. There’s something about placing a basketball court, a 94-foot… Read More
AT UMAINE, Orono Friday’s EMITL results Old Town boys 128, Brewer 91, Bangor 81, Hampden 43.5, Nokomis 29, Ellsworth 15.5, Orono 15 googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0;… Read More
The Bangor Rams often have a difficult time matching up with opponents’ post players man-to-man. To make up for their lack of a big, physical center, the Rams have played tenacious team defense and helped out inside when then they could. Bangor displayed its defensive… Read More
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Heather Hamilton’s unassisted goal with five seconds left in the game lifted the Colby College White Mules to a 2-1 women’s ice hockey win over Yale University here Friday night. Colby’s Laura Iorio scored unassisted with five minutes left in the… Read More
Keith Carney always knew the possibility existed. But the former University of Maine All-American defenseman said he was “disappointed” after being released by the United States Olympic Team on Thursday. “It’s disappointing to spend the whole year with the Olympic Team and get released right… Read More
STANDISH – Karen Hartman tossed in 19 points and Coach Mike McDevitt earned his 100th career coaching victory as St. Joseph’s College defeated St. Thomas Aquinas 74-67 at the “Chamber of Horrors” here Friday night. The win moved St. Joe’s, ranked 11th nationally in the… Read More
BELFAST – The Belfast Lions outscored the Mount Ararat Eagles 16-12 in the fourth quarter to take a 50-46 schoolboy basketball win here Friday night. Jim Morse paced the 7-4 Lions with 16. Jake Holman and Kurt Payson added 12 and 11 points, respectively. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
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I can remember viewing the Gulf War with a tremendous amount of pride in our country — mixed, I must admit — with an equal amount of apprehension at the prospects of an extended conflict. I have been embarrassed to watch the president on a… Read More
I have carefully read the guest column (BDN, Jan. 7), written by John R. Hanson and William C. Murphy of the Bureau of Labor Education of the University of Maine in Orono. After translating some of the $10 words into layman’s language, it appears that… Read More
Last year a group of teen-agers from the Cherryfield area got together and with the help of a few parents, this group was able to put together and publish a local magazine. Local Vocal was an informative, wholesome, and helpful publication that gave teens a… Read More
I read the article, “Man receives jail time in moose meat case” (BDN, Jan. 10). They fined him what I think is a very unreasonable amount, took his all-terrain vehicles and his meat grinder, because they thought he might have used them in the process of getting the… Read More
In his letter on indoor humidity (Readers Write, Dec. 27), Richard Hill refers to the amount of energy required to evaporate water to achieve a comfortable level of indoor humidity in cold weather. Where he did not show specific energy figures his letter inspired me to develop an… Read More
GRINDSTONE — Repairs to the bridge carrying the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad over Route 11 will result in Route 11 being closed for most of Monday, Jan. 20, said a Maine Department of Transportation spokesman Friday. “The railroad has told us they plan to replace… Read More
NEWPORT — After two meetings and more than seven hours of budget review, Newport Budget Committee members Thursday night recommended cutting $221,777 from a proposed $2.3 million budget. The committee’s recommendations would result in the loss of three full-time town employees, 24-hour police coverage and… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Pittsfield Police Officer Chris Tremblay responded to a report of a lost child shortly after 7 p.m. Thursday. A child believed to be about 3 years old had wandered into the Mobil Station on South Main Street. Employees there were attempting to locate the parents or… Read More
WATERVILLE — An investigation of cocaine trafficking in central Maine has given authorities leads in their probe of an arson fire that killed two people last year, a police spokesman said Friday. Maynard Vincent White, 46, was under investigation for cocaine trafficking when he and… Read More
A statement by Diane Curran, health instructor at the Dexter Primary/Middle School, which appeared in a story Monday on the implementation of AIDS education at the school, needs clarification. The article reported that Curran said the majority of eighth graders at the school were involved in sexual activity. Read More
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LEWISTON — Julius L. Chambers, director of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, will speak at Bates College during activities commemorating the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. Chambers has headed the organization since 1984. He will speak at 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 20, in Chase… Read More
SHERMAN MILLS — Lanny and Barbara Warner live in what safely may be called a northern climate in Sherman Mills, up on Silver Ridge, known locally as “The Ridge,” where the wind blows cold and the snow piles up deep in the winter. It may… Read More
PORTLAND — An Alberta clipper storm from western Canada dusted parts of Maine with snow Friday, capping off the state’s arctic temperatures. The National Weather Service said the storm wouldn’t produce much more than 2 inches of snow and would be followed early Saturday by… Read More
PORTLAND — Two Massachusetts men have been arrested in what authorities say was Maine’s largest heroin seizure ever. Angel Soto, 26, and Wilfred Figueroa, 31, of Lawrence, Mass., were arrested Wednesday night on the Maine Turnpike after they sold 130 packets of heroin to an… Read More
VAN BUREN — Registrations are still being accepted for the Van Buren Adult and Community Education Program’s 1992 spring semester, which opened Monday, Jan. 13. More than 45 courses are being offered for those who want to finish high school, earn a general equivalency diploma,… Read More
ASHLAND — Road reconstruction projects costing an estimated $4,103,500 are proposed on Route 163 and Route 227 during 1992 and 1993, according to Maine Department of Transportation officials. The reconstruction is part of the DOT’s Capitol Improvement Projects Program and funded by the Transportation Investment… Read More
CARIBOU — The executive board of directors of Northern Maine Regional Planning Commission has approved a $100,000 revolving loan to Maine Frozen Foods Inc. of Caribou for a vegetable processing operation. The loan to Maine Frozen Foods Inc. will be based on 20-year amortization, with… Read More
HOULTON The following cases were among those processed during the week beginning Jan. 6, in 2nd District Court in Houlton by Judge David B. Griffiths. Only those cases with fines totaling $100 or more are listed. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
HOULTON Judge David B. Griffiths granted a divorce in November in 2nd District Court in Houlton to Harold Charlton, Houlton from Betty Charlton, also of Houlton, on grounds of cruel and abusive treatment. They were married March 18, 1983, at Patten. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — City planners and developers are focusing on construction and traffic-flow issues relating to the north end of the city. On Thursday, the Planning Board approved a preliminary plan to build a $5 to $6 million Wal-Mart subdivision on North Main Street. Final… Read More
EASTPORT — The media’s love affair with Eastport blossomed anew this week as a Portland television crew interviewed representatives of a local aquaculture industry for a piece that could be aired on a national cable network. In recent weeks, an Associated Press story on the… Read More
EAST MACHIAS — A fire of undetermined origin destroyed an unoccupied old house on the so-called Cutler road at about 6:30 p.m. Friday. Firemen from East Machias and Machias responded the fire, but found the house totally engulfed in flames. According to people in the… Read More
SANGERVILLE — The feasibility of joining the Dover-Foxcroft Recycling Center was discussed by the Sangerville Board of Selectmen on Thursday. The town of Dover-Foxcroft is interested in having other communities join its recycling program to help offset some of its costs. The Sangerville selectmen joined… Read More
MILO — More than 100 awards were presented to Milo Elementary School pupils at an awards assembly Friday at the school. The awards were the results of the recent Partners in Excellence Reading Program sponsored by the World Book Encyclopedia. A total of 138 pupils… Read More
BROWNVILLE — Nomination papers are available from the Brownville town clerk for the following offices: Selectman for three years; Budget Committee for three years; school board for two and three years; town clerk for one year; treasurer for one year. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Four people entered not-guilty pleas on a variety of charges in Piscataquis County Superior Court before Justice Jack O. Smith this week. They were: Mark Sounier, 27, Augusta, theft. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = [];… Read More
MEDWAY — The process of hiring a consultant to conduct a land-use study on more than 800 acres near the Interstate 95 interchange for a future development project is under way. Later this month or in early February, a committee of Medway residents plans to… Read More
MILO — The annual meeting of the Three Rivers Ambulance Service of Milo was held Sunday at the ambulance garage. Conducting the meeting was Bret A. Perkins, chief. Before the election, Perkins presented his annual report for the year. He said the service had 12… Read More
MILLINOCKET — The Millinocket area’s scenic snowmobile trails may not be what some consider the state’s best-kept secret much longer as the Northern Timber Cruisers Club and Millinocket Chamber of Commerce promote the area as a starting point in the Coors Beverage Co.-sponsored snowbmobile Gold Master Tour and… Read More
THOMASTON — Police Chief Robert Lavoie has no plans to change the way he does his job. The police chief was suspended without pay for 10 days from Jan. 13 to Jan. 23 for failing to respond to citizen complaints about his rude behavior during… Read More
OWLS HEAD — A joint dispatching agreement with Rockland that will provide 911 service to residents will become effective on Feb. 1. Dispatching has been done by the Thomaston Police Department. The contract is expected to cost $1,542 in 1992, and will run through 1996. Read More
CAMDEN — The Camden Garden Club and the town of Camden are offering residents an opportunity to order an elm tree. The trees are resistant to Dutch elm disease and are propagated and guaranteed by the Elm Research Institute in Harrisville, N.H. They are intended to be planted… Read More
CAMDEN — It is time for environmentally concerned residents to get involved with the issue of shipment of jet fuel, no matter where they live, according to Jeff Dodge, a member of the town’s Jet Fuel Committee. The committee has won the blessing of the… Read More
The Camden Chamber of Commerce is a scofflaw. So is the Camden Garden Club. Even the Living Creche at the Camden Congregational Church. Could be the kindergarten choruses at the public landing are law breakers. Could be that you were a scofflaw at your last… Read More
ST. GEORGE — A fire of undetermined origin swept through the State’s Point home of Jan VanderTuin on Friday morning. The house was declared a total loss and was worth at least $100,000, fire department officials said. The Fire Marshal’s Office has been called in… Read More
ROCKLAND — Rockland police are investigating the theft of $1,000 in leather goods from Baileywicke Leather at 220 South Main St., Rockland. Officer Jay Neubauer discovered early Friday morning that a 4-by-6-foot front window had been smashed and the articles taken. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
MACHIAS — The first period of sub-zero weather has begun to threaten the 1992 wild blueberry crop on fields that have absolutely no snow cover, but blueberry growers in Washington County would be much more concerned if the chill was in February — or worse — March. Read More
ELLSWORTH — Pia Mellody, a widely recognized authority on co-dependence, will present a workshop, “Co-dependency, Recovery and Shame,” from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31, and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1, at Ellsworth High School. The workshop is sponsored by Workshops of Acadia. Read More
ELLSWORTH — The Hancock County Bar Association has elected the following officers for 1992: Doug Chapman, president; Philip Hurley, vice president; Patrick Larson, secretary; and Chadbourne Smith, treasurer. During 1991, the Hancock County Bar Association, along with the Washington County Bar Association, filed an action… Read More
SOUTHWEST HARBOR — Bohemian waxings, oldsquaws and redpolls are the subjects of the next series of bird carving classes at the Wendell Gilley Museum. A 10-session weekly class that will make a life-sized waxing begins Saturday, Jan. 25. A working decoy of an oldsquaw will… Read More
ELLSWORTH The Hancock Sheriff’s Department dealt with many motor vehicle accidents this week. Most occurred on icy roads. 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
MOUNT DESERT ISLAND — An exhibit examining the earliest encounters in New England between Native Americans and Europeans begins its four-stop tour on the island at Mount Desert Island High School. “Encounter in Norumbega: The Hidden Story of Early New England Maps” is on display… Read More
SOUTHWEST HARBOR — Construction should begin in June on a steel frame and masonry addition to the Coast Guard’s shop and administration building, Commander David Jones said Friday. In a public hearing before the local Planning Board Thursday evening, the construction plans were found to… Read More
The 1992 American High School Poetry Awards competition finalists from Bucksport High School are: Kristy McAllian, Kristy Mills, Brad Radley, Ginny Ramsdell, and Jeremy Tardif. The Outing Club, advised by Robert Cloutier, is planning a weekend ski trip to Saddleback, Jan. 12. Read More
ELLSWORTH Twenty-four divorces, all for irreconcilable differences, became final in December before judges Bernard Staples and Rae Ann French. Divorced were: 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
SEDGWICK — Peter Robbins of Sedgwick is the contact person for people who want to attend the Peace for Cuba Rally at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25, at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City. The rally, sponsored by the Peace for Cuba… Read More
Other faces soon will stare back at Assistant District Attorney Sharon Silbermam-Hummels from the jury box as she presents her opening statement in a drunken-driving case. For now, her audience at Penobscot County Superior Court is perhaps even tougher: a jury of her peers. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
The corporate parent of Sam’s Wholesale Club faces a $20,000 fine for failing to abide by an agreement with the Department of Environmental Protection requiring the completion of off-site traffic improvements before the store opened. The store in question opened last month on Hogan Road… Read More
The results of a recent survey conducted by the American Lung Association indicate that many Americans are confused about radon gas. Of the 1,007 Americans surveyed, most were concerned about radon, but roughly only half knew that radon could cause cancer. In fact, the ALA ranks radon gas… Read More
Remember the movie, “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid”? As they’re being pursued across Latin America by a band of persistent federal agents, and before they get blown to smithereens, Robert Redford turns to Paul Newman and says, “Who ARE those guys, anyway?” googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
Every Wednesday night, a small miracle happens. I enter my classroom in the late afternoon at the university, after a full day of meetings and paperwork. I am exhausted. Teachers file in for my graduate course. Many drive an hour or more to reach the class; most have… Read More
WASHINGTON — Motivated by 2 million anxious patients, the American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons asked Wednesday for full disclosure from the Food and Drug Administration of the reasons for its moratorium on silicone breast implants. “We do not have the information we need. Read More
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The mercury is down and power usage is up, but utilities in Massachusetts said Friday they expected little trouble meeting demand. New England homes and businesses were consuming about 18,924 megawatts of power late Thursday. Usage was expected to peak around 18,500 Friday, said William… Read More
BOSTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency fined New England firms $5.6 million last year for violating federal environmental laws. “Criminal sanctions are one of the most effective tools we have for deterring violators of our statutes,” regional EPA administrator Julie Belaga said. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
The Downeast Honors Festival, sponsored by the Brewer music department and the Brewer Music Association, will be held with morning rehearsals and a 5 p.m. concert, Saturday, Jan. 18, at the Brewer High School gymnasium. Participants from 19 schools of the sixth district include Holbrook,… Read More
AUGUSTA — Dr. Lawrence Buggia Jr. of Winthrop was elected president of the Maine Veterinary Medical Association at its annual meeting in Augusta. Dr. C.W. “Bill” Hersey of Runford was elected executive director. Other officers were Dr. Peter Davis of Augusta, president-elect; and directors Sue… Read More
LEWISTON — The Maine Library Association-Maine Educational Media Association and Social Issues Resources Series Inc. will present an Intellectual Freedom Award to an individual or group who has promoted intellectual freedom in Maine. Nominations for the award may be made by March 1 to Laura… Read More
ATLANTA — The nation’s AIDS epidemic has reached another grim milestone: 200,000 cases, with the second 100,000 coming four times as quickly as the first. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control reported Thursday that the nation’s AIDS count now stands at 206,392 cases, with 133,232… Read More
EAST MILLINOCKET — As a result of poor market conditions, Great Northern Paper Inc. temporarily will shut down two paper machines on Monday, Jan. 20, in its East Millinocket mill. According to a notice posted in the mill Friday, “Continuing poor economic and market conditions… Read More
A Bangor-based company will be doing business in the shadow of the Great Pyramids. Kork Systems Inc., developers of photogrammetric software, has been awarded a $3.1 million contract by the Egyptian government to construct a large, computerized mapping facility in Giza. Kork, located in the… Read More
Gov. John McKernan made two points about the Legislature in his statewide address this week. Lawmakers, the governor emphasized, are responsible individually for the impact their votes have on the Maine job market; and the Legislature, as a body, needs to get smaller. Senators and… Read More
AUGUSTA — Gov. John R. McKernan provided more details Friday on his wide-ranging plans to offset a projected $167 million budget shortfall, but Democratic legislative leaders said the governor hadn’t gone far enough in cutting spending. “This is going to provide for less government services,”… Read More
MATINICUS ISLAND — Three men braved frigid waters in subzero weather Thursday evening after their 75-foot tugboat sank two miles off Matinicus Island. Capt. Rudolph Musetti, 57, of Hall Quarry and his two crew members, Duane Cleaves, 54, of Charleston and Arthur Stevens, 43, of… Read More
LIMESTONE — The Air Force will allow outside officials to review a recent radioactivity exposure incident at Loring Air Force Base and procedures for cleaning up low-level radioactive waste at the base, officials said Friday. The Air Force agreed to appoint a review panel, made… Read More
If history is any indicator, Maine’s Workers’ Compensation system may be beyond legislative repair. There have been two major efforts to reform it during the last five years, and last summer it caused the unprecedented legislative stalemate that closed state government. And after all this,… Read More
AUGUSTA — Gov. John R. McKernan’s plan to deny increased benefits to mothers who have more children while on welfare is drawing opposition from some state lawmakers and social service officials. The critics contend the plan would save a relatively small amount of money and… Read More
The U.S.S. Lexington (CV2) Club will hold its 39th reunion May 6-9 at the Salt Lake Hilton Hotel, Salt Lake City, Utah, to commemorate the ship’s sinking in the Battle of the Coral Sea, May 8, 1942. The carrier and task force prevented the Japanese from invading Australia. Read More
CUTLER — A 34-year-old Cutler fisherman was reported to be in serious condition late Friday after being flown by helicopter to Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor for treatment of head injuries he received early Friday morning on a salmon farm’s work barge. According to… Read More
ORONO — Standing in front of a large, colorful mural of the University of Maine campus at sunset, John E. Van de Wetering fielded questions from students Friday, hoping that the campus will be in his future and he its next president. The 64-year-old president… Read More
LEWISTON — A decision by Bates College to deal with rape allegations against a student as an internal college matter has drawn criticism from local officials. Critics ranging from Lewiston’s mayor to an assistant prosecutor questioned the college’s decision to handle the matter on its… Read More
AUGUSTA — Here are some of the highlights of Gov. John R. McKernan’s proposed budget, intended to offset an estimated shortfall of $167 million in fiscal years 1992 and 1993: Carry forward some savings in the budget-cutting bill enacted in December to cut $105 million… Read More