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    MIDDLETOWN, Conn. – Heather Hamilton scored twice to pace the Colby College women to a 5-1 hockey victory over Wesleyan University here Saturday. Chris Haigh, Anne Gordon, and Laura Iorio scored the other goals for the 3-4 White Mules. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
    BRUNSWICK – The Gaffney twins, Charlie and Joe, combined for four goals and three assists to power Bowdoin College to a 7-2 men’s hockey triumph over Norwich University here Saturday night. Charlie Gaffney had a hat trick and an assist and Joe added a goal… Read More
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    Out and About: If you follow the trail blazed here a few times a week, you no doubt read a recent, at that time unconfirmed, report about Dick Perry’s record 57-pound bobcat. Shortly afterward, Perry, a registered Maine master guide who camps on the Clark Hill Road in… Read More
    ELLSWORTH – Peter Petros scored 16 points, including the game-winning basket from 12 feet out with 10 seconds left in the game, to give Ellsworth a 50-48 boys basketball victory over Bucksport here Saturday. Tim Bland added 10 points for the 3-9 Eagles. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    PORTLAND – Art Leveris of Thornton Academy, a powerhouse fullback for the Golden Trojans, garnered Maine’s most prestigious schoolboy football honor here Sunday when he was presented with the James J. Fitzpatrick Trophy. Leveris received the award during an awards banquet held at the Holiday… Read More
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    Although many of its students are commuters and attend classes on a part-time basis because they work full time, the University of Maine-Augusta continues to support women’s basketball as a club sport, under the direction of player/coach Nancy Stetson. The UMA Rebels have played only… Read More
    NEWARK, Del. – The University of Maine women’s basketball team put together one of its best efforts of the season as the Black Bears rolled to a 75-59 North Atlantic Conference victory over University of Delaware here Saturday night. Five players hit for double figures… Read More
    LEWISTON – Buddy Syphers scored the winning goal with 29 seconds to go as Bangor pulled the major upset of the high school hockey season to date, upsetting No. 1 Lewiston 5-4 here Saturday at the Central Maine Civic Center. Syphers was assisted on the… Read More
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    ORONO – The University of Maine Black Bears received goals from some unexpected sources in their 10-4 Hockey East win over Merrimack College here Sunday night. But the clinching goals came from a pair of players who have been coming through for three years. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    High school athletes can make great strides in the space of one year. In the case of John Bapst junior Ken Rassi, the 6-foot-8 center has gone from unseen to unstoppable. Rassi tossed in a game-high 22 points and snatched 13 rebounds Saturday night, powering… Read More
    Mary Lakeman served as John Bapst’s safety, its last line of defense as the Crusaders hounded Belfast with a swarming 1-2-1-1 full-court press. However, the senior center led the charge at the offensive end scoring a career-high 20 points to lead host John Bapst to… Read More
    DEER ISLE – Jenny Joyce had 15 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Deer Isle-Stonington Mariners to a 40-36 upset victory over Machias in a schoolgirl basketball game here Saturday. The Mariners withstood a last-quarter rally by Machias to notch the win. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    The Husson College men’s basketball team swept a pair of weekend games, defeating Bard College of Annadale-on-Hudson, N.Y., 92-47 Saturday, before whipping the University of Maine-Fort Kent 129-56 Sunday. Husson improved to 16-6 with the wins. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
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    I received a parking ticket in Bangor on Tuesday, Jan. 7, for parking in the fire lane in front of Rich’s store. Why don’t they enforce the law for people parking in handicap (spaces) that don’t have a handicap plate? We all see cars in handicap spaces that… Read More
    Did you receive your light bill this month? Was it up enough to give you a jolt? We did and it sure was up and, yes, it certainly gave us a jolt. I don’t think in this time of economic recession that the Maine Public… Read More
    P.T. Barnum said, “A sucker is born every minute.” The actions of our political leaders in Maine show they believe this to be true. State employees’ treatment in the last year would be considered criminal if it had been done so in the private sector. Read More
    Time was when integrity and impeccable character were obvious qualifications for an American hero in addition to career brilliance. No longer! We increasingly catapult individuals to heights of national adulation in response to their charisma and media image without consideration of their lack of moral stature. Read More
    A new and ugly shadow has fallen upon us from on high in Washington in the form of the Recreational Vessel Fee (RVF). This “fee” is in reality a tax, but since the powers that be have promised “no new taxes,” if I read their lips correctly, they… Read More
    I was pleased with the Bangor Daily News’ Jan. 6 coverage of the Ellsworth School Committee workshop meeting dealing with severe reductions in music and physical education. Although you outscooped the local weekly paper, a couple of vital points remain unpublicized. The 150 people who… Read More
    … In our towns and small cities it is up to the selectmen and code officers to determine if the sewage disposal laws and shoreland zoning laws will be enforced. The Department of Human Services, Division of Health Engineering has no means of enforcing any sewage disposal law. Read More
    AUGUSTA — Applications are being accepted for the 1992 John W. Rowe Scholarships, a $10,000 fund established by Central Maine Power Co. shareholders to honor Rowe, who was president of CMP and chief executive officer from 1984 to 1989. Applications are available from high schools,… Read More
    A fishing vessel from St. John’s, Newfoundland, plucked a Dedham pilot and his co-pilot from icy waters of the Atlantic early Sunday after their single-engine aircraft went down 200 miles off the Newfoundland coast. The pilot, Gerald Childers, and co-pilot, Steve Rayner of San Diego,… Read More
    PORTLAND — Environmentalists, fishermen, regulators and scientists are locked in a debate about the future of the harbor porpoise, a bashful creature that’s hardly noticed as it swims in the Gulf of Maine. Environmentalists say the porpoise population is in danger because hundreds of them… Read More
    BEALS — A U.S. Coast Guard rescue boat crew and local fishermen teamed Saturday night to prevent the sinking of a 36-foot wooden fishing boat owned by Duane Carver of Beals. “The Coast Guard and local men did a remarkable job,” said Mrs. Carver, who… Read More
    FORT FAIRFIELD — The rezoning of Jenkins School property from residential to commercial drew positive and negative responses at a public hearing held last week. Concerns that rezoning would devalue neighboring residential properties, and could result in further commercial expansion were expressed by about 15… Read More
    State and municipal police were kept busy investigating accidents throughout Aroostook County Friday night and Saturday, most of which occurred when drivers skidded and slid on icy roads. Three accidents late Friday sent four people to the hospital. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — The Home Energy Assistance Program will receive approximately $800,000 in funding for energy benefits to be issued to eligible applicants, according to James E. Baillargeon, director of special services at the Aroostook County Action Program. The funding is expected to serve about… Read More
    MACHIAS — Maine’s landfills are receiving less trash during the current recession because people are making do with what they have and are buying fewer new gadgets and other household products. “People don’t throw things away and don’t buy new things,” the executive director of… Read More
    MACHIAS — Eleven municipalities in Washington County have had their shoreland zoning ordinances adopted locally and approved by the state Department of Environmental Protection, according to Glenn Avery of the Regional Planning Commission. Eastport’s ordinance is the most recent to be approved by the DEP. Read More
    MACHIAS — The year 1992 may be the last year of the Washington County Regional Planning Commission unless a substantial boost in financial support is provided by Washington County’s government and municipalities. Glenn Avery, executive director of the WCRPC, made this announcement at the 23rd… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — In an effort to maintain a volunteer staff at Womancare, the agency again will offer its 12-week crisis intervention training. The training will be offered from 6 to 9 p.m. beginning Wednesday, Jan. 29, at the Womancare office above the Union Square Mall… Read More
    CALAIS — Randy McCormick of Calais High School has been selected by the Technology Education Association of Maine to receive the Technology Teaching Excellence Award for the 1991-92 school year. McCormick has taught at CHS for the past 10 years. He has concentrated his efforts… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Seventeen students from Foxcroft Academy will participate in the Maine Music Educators Association District V Honors Festival to be held Friday and Saturday, Jan. 31 and Feb. 1, at Dexter Regional Hospital. A final concert by the Honors Band and Chorus will be presented at 3… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis Regional YMCA swim team attended its fifth Maine YMCA Swim League meet recently., The team competed against the Waldo County Bluefish at the Belfast Area High School pool. The final score after 39 events was Waldo County 220, PRYMCA 126. The… Read More
    MILO — Expressing concern about the number of armed robberies occurring recently in the Bangor area and throughout the state, personnel of the Milo Police Department have planned an informational workshop for Milo area employers and employees. The workshop will be held from 9 to 10:30 a.m. and… Read More
    HARMONY — Brad Olson, an eighth-grader, was honored by the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office in a ceremony Friday at Harmony Elementary School. Olson was recognized for quick action in response to a fire at the school Friday, Jan. 10. School principal Philip Crosby reported earlier… Read More
    MACHIAS — Homeowners concerned about the quality of their drinking water will have their questions answered at a Safe Drinking Water workshop Feb. 11 at the University of Maine at Machias. “An ever increasing number of people are concerned about tthe quality of their drinking… Read More
    LINCOLN — The following complaints were among those heard in 13th District Court through Jan. 9: Gerald J. Caron III, 19, East Millinocket, illegal possession of liquor by minor, $100. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var… Read More
    DEXTER Ronald Fern escaped serious injury Saturday afternoon when a farm tractor he was driving on a field hit a rut and flipped over. Fern was pinned under the vehicle. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var… Read More
    ROCKPORT — Dr. Gail Carreau Venuto has opened a practice of obstetrics and gynecology in Suite 204 of the Penobscot Bay Physicians Building in association with Dr. Claude Koons. The practice is accepting new patients and may be reached by calling Monday through Friday. Venuto… Read More
    FRIENDSHIP — The Time & Tide Resource Conservation and Development Council approved two new measures and granted $150 to a local teacher to use for environmental education at a meeting earlier this month. New chairman Karen Sparrow of Pittston reported that the council approved assistance… Read More
    THOMASTON — SAD 50, which includes the towns of Thomaston, St. George and Cushing, began a comprehensive strategic planning process Wednesday to develop long-range goals and related plans to achieve them. The workshop, which was held at Georges Valley High School, was not well attended… Read More
    ROCKLAND — The national economy may be in a “free fall” but the local economy has shown a few signs of life. Rockland Mayor Thomas J. Molloy announced recently that the long negotiations for the sale of the Thorndike Hotel were concluded late Friday afternoon. Read More
    ROCKLAND — The following cases were among those disposed of in District Court on Wednesday: Kenneth M. Cosenza, 30, West Farmington, possession of marijuana, $200. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var… Read More
    WINTERPORT — David Flewelling, who has been involved in a months-old squabble with the Waldo County sheriff’s office over the arrest of his son, has quit the Board of Selectmen. In an official resignation letter to Chairman Phil Pitula, Flewelling thanked Town Manager Arthur Ellingwood… Read More
    BROOKSVILLE — A crowd of 200 hardy souls attended the chilly ribbon-cutting ceremony officially dedicating the new Brooksville Public Services Building Sunday afternoon. The new building housing the town offices, volunteer fire department, and Brooksville Free Library, was funded primarily through a Community Development Block… Read More
    ROCKLAND — The Knox County Camera Club will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28, in the music room of Georges Valley High School. Guest speaker Kevin Shield will present a slide show, “Making Use of Available Light.” Shield, who is a photographer, will demonstrate… Read More
    OTIS — Firefighters battled an icy access road Sunday afternoon before they could even begin work on a structure fire that destroyed a camp on Springy Pond in Otis. The fire departments of Mariaville, Aurora and Ellsworth converged at the burning property owned by Thomas… Read More
    TRENTON — Cadet Daniel A. Talley, son of Mr. and Mrs. John C. Talley of Trenton, has been selected by the cadet officers at Fishburne Military School in Waynesboro, Va., as the Outstanding Cadet of the Month for December. Talley received a certificate of achievement… Read More
    A broken water main on Stillwater Avenue in Bangor, between Fern and Howard streets, spilled as much as a foot and a half of water onto the road Sunday evening. Homes in the area were expected to be without water until early Monday morning, as… Read More
    Patrick Cyr, 55, of Bangor died Saturday at Eastern Maine Medical Center from injuries received in an accident Jan. 3 in Bangor. Cyr suffered head and internal injuries when he attempted to cross State Street from the Bagel Shop to the Grasshopper Shop. Police believe… Read More
    The future of the Southern Penobscot County Hazardous Material Team was among items discussed at the annual meeting of the Local Emergency Planning Committee held last week in Bangor. Lt. Ken Wicks of the Bangor Fire Department, who is coordinator of the regional team trained… Read More
    WATERVILLE — Senior and cadet members of the Waterville Composite Squadron joined the Bangor-Brewer Composite Squadron, Maine Wing, Civil Air Patrol Jan. 15 to view the ER-2 plane at Bangor International Airport. The viewing is part of the Aerospace Education Training Criteria for CAP members. Read More
    Brewer police are investigating two burglaries that occurred during the weekend. It was reported that someone broke the front window at Epstein’s clothing store on South Main Street and fled on foot with armloads of clothing. The burglary was reported at 1:50 a.m. Sunday. Penobscot County Sheriff Deputy… Read More
    Three men were treated at local hospitals Sunday night following a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Union and Fifteenth streets in Bangor, and one driver was summoned on three charges including operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor. Bangor Police… Read More
    MACHIAS — Mark L. McGuire, 34, of Cutler remained in serious condition Sunday at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, where he is receiving treatment for head injuries he received Friday morning on a salmon barge in Cutler Harbor. McGuire, a lobster fisherman who was… Read More
    BOSTON — With a map of Quebec spread out before him, Richard Drouin looks at the dozens of blue splotches and crooked lines that represent lakes and rivers. But he sees something else — megawatts, thousands of them. Drouin is chairman of Hydro-Quebec, a company… Read More
    Hospice of Eastern Maine will sponsor a conference on near-death experiences from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 14, in Mason Auditorium at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor. The morning program will include presentations by people who will talk about their own experiences… Read More
    In the early 1980s, the planetarium at the University of Maine was in trouble. Its facility was too small and its equipment was worn out and the university administration was in no mood to spend money on making the needed repairs. Only through a vigorous fund-raising drive and,… Read More
    ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York State Health Department warned Thursday that travelers under the age of 19 with plans to visit eastern Canada should be immunized against meningitis. The warning came after 13 Canadians in that region died of meningococcal meningitis in the last… Read More
    NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Joseph Choo worries about the danger of contracting AIDS from a patient. Now, the third-year medical student at Yale University knows he won’t be left destitute if that happens. The medical school and several others around the country are buying extra… Read More
    How much worse can Maine’s economy get? Just ask our neighbors in Nashua, N.H. Bangor now is not unlike what Nashua used to be. Once a sleepy little city of about 60,000, Nashua became the new paradise — the promised land — for a blossoming… Read More
    While Otto Proctor Jr. was collecting $400 weekly in Workers’ Compensation benefits in the summer and fall of 1989, he also was making boat hulls in competition with his former employer, North End Marine and Fiberglass Engineering Inc. of Rockland. At the same time, he… Read More
    HOULTON — A Maine State Police trooper was arrested by fellow officers and charged in connection with a shooting early Sunday at the home of his former father-in-law. Stephen McCausland, spokesman for the Maine State Police, said Trooper William Googins, 27, was arrested and charged… Read More
    Careless smoking was the cause of one of three separate weekend fires in Maine that killed three elderly men in a period of about six hours, authorities said. The tragic series of unrelated fires Saturday morning was among the most deadly in memory, said Stephen… Read More
    Although the virtue of simplicity is incentive enough to overhaul the federal income tax code, one of the best arguments for dramatic and immediate change is the incredible cost of compliance with the system: For every dollar the government collects, it has cost the private sector 65 cents… Read More
    From the 1892 NEWS Passengers on the train which came down from Old Town Monday afternoon, report that the ice from that place to Veazie has all gone out, and there is clear water all of the way. This is most surprising, but the winter… Read More
    LEWISTON — Police Chief Laurent Gilbert has characterized the region’s top prosecutor as arrogant and vindictive, but the district attorney played off Gilbert’s remarks and attributed them to “stress.” The chief contends District Attorney Janet Mills has withheld money from drug busts to the department,… Read More
    HAYNESVILLE — A Haynesville man was pronounced dead at the scene of a single-vehicle accident Saturday on Route 2A at Haynesville. State Police Trooper Carroll Crandall said Ellsworth H. Malone Jr., 47, of Haynesville was traveling north at 3:25 p.m. when the pickup truck he… Read More
    AUGUSTA — Maine Gov. John R. McKernan is leading a group of business representatives and state officials to Europe to discuss vocational training and apprenticeship programs. McKernan’s office said the governor was making this week’s trip as head of Jobs for America’s Graduates. The weeklong… Read More
    Two of the three fatal fires in Maine on Saturday possibly were caused by cigarette smoking, and Bangor Assistant Fire Chief Michael Anderson said the fires were a tragic reminder that smokers must use caution when lighting up. A 77-year-old man who died in a… Read More
    Safety remains one of the major political issues in the debate over the high cost of Workers’ Compensation insurance. Labor leaders counter management’s charge that benefits are too liberal by arguing that employers are running unsafe workplaces. Labor advocates cite government statistics indicating Maine has… Read More