FORT KENT – Bill Mathers scored a game-high 36 points as Northern Maine Technical College improved its record to 8-4 with a 105-99 victory over the University of Maine-Fort Kent here Wednesday. Mike Wright had 23 points for the winners, Dwayne Gross scored 21 and… Read More
    One team is in the midst of the losing streak and the other has been beset by injuries. But Northeastern University, loser of four straight, and Providence College, which will be without four injured forwards, will give the visiting University of Maine a stern test… Read More
    AUGUSTA – David Higgins of Scarborough was re-elected president of the Maine Harness Horsemen’s Association at its annual winter business meeting and awards banquet held Saturday at the Augusta Civic Center. Jean Bryar of New Hampshire, currently a director of the MHHA, was elected vice… Read More
    MILO – Jason Boucher had 21 points, eight rebounds and six assists to lead the Penquis Patriots to a 73-71 schoolboy basketball win over the Penobscot Valley Howlers here Wednesday night. Troy Chase had 18 points for the 7-4 winners, Mike Pokrywka scored 10 more… Read More
    BRUNSWICK – Carol Thomas’ goal with 57 seconds left in overtime lifted the Bowdoin College Polar Bears to a 2-1 women’s ice hockey win over the Colby College White Mules Wednesday night at Dayton Arena. Thomas scored off an assist by Maggie O’Sullivan and Katie… Read More
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    Former Bangor Daily News All-Maine schoolgirl basketball players Marcie and Meaghan Lane of Augusta are continuing their hoop heroics in their University of New Hampshire uniforms. The two sisters were standout guards at Cony High School in Augusta. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
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    NEWPORT – A 12-3 run in the third quarter, fueled by Laura Grumbach’s six points, helped key host Nokomis’ 45-36 schoolgirl basketball victory over Maine Central Institute of Pittsfield here Wednesday. Grumbach scored 11 for the 3-7 Warriors. Angie Wilber and Kelly Bowman each scored… Read More
    DANFORTH – The East Grand Vikings held on despite a late flurry of 3-pointers by Lubec to post their second win in 13 tries, 71-68 here Wednesday night in schoolnboy basketball. The hosts held leads of seven-eight points much of the second half before several… Read More
    HERMON – Hermon Mountain will host the Hermon Mountain-Bangor Ski Rack Ski Skate Mountain Climb Saturday. The race, which begins at noon, was organized after the Great Caribou Bog Winter Tour and Ski Race scheduled for Saturday was postponed to Feb. 29. The race is… Read More
    Newschannel13/Media 1991-92 Schoolboy Basketball Poll Week Seven (First-place votes in parentheses) TEAM POINTS LAST WEEK 1. South Portland (10) 178 1 2. Old Town (6) 171 2 3. Waterville (3) 159 3 4. Deering 126 4 5. Cape Elizabeth 87 5 6. Mountain Valley 62 — 7. Bangor… Read More
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    EAST MACHIAS – It took nearly three quarters, but Washington Academy finally got some mileage out of its trapping defenses here Wednesday night. The host Raiders wore down Machias with their assortment of defenses, holding the Bulldogs to 28 second-half points en route to a… Read More
    The first two weeks of regular season competition in the Eastern Maine Indoor Track League brought so many outstanding individual performances that deciding on the EMITLer of the Week was a painstaking project. Although picking the male EMITLer of the Week was once again difficult,… Read More
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    PRESQUE ISLE — A community lecture titled “Heart Disease: Defining Your Risk” will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 10, at Gould Memorial Hospital. The lecture is the fifth in a nine-part health-related lecture series offered free of charge to the public. Coffee, tea… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — The Vocational Industrial Club of America’s (VICA) chapter at Northern Maine Technical College has completed a renovation project for the Aroostook Agency on Aging. The VICA members performed repairs to the agency’s office building at 33 Davis St. in Presque Isle. The… Read More
    ROCKLAND — Ken Black of Rockport was named chairman for the Salvation Army advisory board at its regular January meeting. Black relieved Wesley H. Knight of Rockland who had served as chairman for the past year and a half. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
    ROCKLAND — The town managers of Vinalhaven and North Haven implored the Knox County Budget Committee to approve their requests for assistance in funding police coverage. Vinalhaven residents contribute $195,000 to the county budget and their neighbors on North Haven contribute 111,000. When it comes… Read More
    Two of five men charged after a fight last summer at a Dexter apartment were fined Tuesday in Bangor after they pleaded guilty to some of the allegations. Daniel Prescott, 25, of Guilford pleaded guilty in Penobscot County Superior Court to misdemeanor charges of criminal… Read More
    BELFAST — The extended cold snap has forced the stoppage of foundation work at the $6.5 million middle school. The stop-work order was issued by SAD 34 and the project architect Tuesday. Assistant Superintendent of Schools Paul Luttrell confirmed that the work stoppage would push… Read More
    CALAIS — An L.L. Bean store, new retail outlets, a waterfront hotel, a windjammer fleet, a waterfront park and a museum all were part of a developer’s design plan unveiled Tuesday night. The plan was presented by Philip Loheed of Loheed Design Partnership of Watertown,… Read More
    The Jan. 9 letter from Gail F. Griffin, chairman of the SAD 42 Board of Directors in Mars Hill, is typical of the welfare mentality engendered by the Maine State School Subsidy formula. The question is ability to pay. The assumption made by Griffin is a common mistake. Read More
    Two recent expenditures have caught my attention: $13 million was spent on an automated toll system for the Maine Turnpike — four months old and already malfunctioning; $24 million to be spent on the construction of an automated sorting facility for the U.S. Postal Service. Read More
    I have been following the sense of frustration of many of your readers and many of our political leaders when it comes to the great discrepancy in fuel prices for both homes and automobiles. I continue to be stumped, because at great cost, many investigations have been done… Read More
    This is in response to a man who wrote in from Massachusetts and suggeted a way for taxpayers to save their dollars. He suggested the schools in northern Maine should be closed in December, January and February instead of in June, July and August in order to save… Read More
    On Nov. 20, 1991, when the Orono police told me that my beloved cottage at Gould’s Landing at Pushaw Lake had burned down, my world was shattered. How could this have happened? I later learned that this was a case of arson. In the weeks that have followed… Read More
    On Jan. 21, the Van Buren Town Council voted to offer the Van Buren court facility to the State of Maine for $1 a year. The yearly savings to the state and the loss of valuable revenue for the town is $7,007. Since that time… Read More
    It is distressing to see the resignation of Audbur Drake from the Bucksport Zoning Board of Appeals hearings on the AES coal project. But who can blame him? He is obviously a good moral man who has witnessed the deluge of documents, legal manipulations, and… Read More
    BELFAST — The 31st annual Ben Ames Williams Mixed Bonspiel gets under way Thursday with 24 teams competing for top honors. The event includes teams from New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, and New Brunswick. There will be 48 matches curled to determine the… Read More
    AUGUSTA — Maine has been chosen one of three states to provide technical assistance for legislators under the National Conference of State Legislators’ Child Care Project, said Rep. Edward L. Pineau, D-Jay. A workshop sponsored by the Children’s Defense Fund will be held by Washington-based… Read More
    HOULTON — The Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians will submit an application to the Farmers Home Housing Preservation Grant Program for a grant to allow the band to improve homes. A public hearing on the program will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31,… Read More
    HOULTON — The Houlton Water Co. has been notified that its waste treatment plant in Houlton has been selected as the Environmental Protection Agency Region I winner of the 1992 Award for Excellence in operations and maintenance. Waste treatment facilities are judged in separate categories… Read More
    CARIBOU — Jurors in Aroostook County Superior Court awarded $680,000 to Wayne and Alice Marquis of Van Buren in a lawsuit brought against Farm Family Mutual Insurance Co. The judgment was made at 10:30 p.m. Tuesday. The lawsuit evolved from a potato house fire April… Read More
    MACHIASPORT — Deborah Nielson, 43, of Machiasport said Tuesday that she differed with police on what happened when her vehicle and a Maine State Police cruiser nearly met head-on while the officer was en route to an accident Friday. The cruiser, driven by Trooper Bryan… Read More
    PRINCETON — Several Princeton residents have realized that if they do not take the initiative to solve some of the town’s solid waste problems, they may find themselves without a landfill and burdened with heavy tipping fees. Recently, members of the Princeton Waste Management and… Read More
    JONESPORT — Beset for more than a year with a stream of legal, financial and managerial problems, the residents and staff at Resthaven Nursing Home in Jonesport finally are seeing a ray of hope. Ownership of the 25-bed intermediate health care facility remains under a… Read More
    CALAIS — Sgt. Ralph Bridges of the Calais Police Department reported the following activity recently. Krista Torrance, 25, St. Stephen, New Brunswick, was arrested Sunday, Jan. 19, on a warrant that charged failure to appear. She is scheduled to appear in 4th District Court in… Read More
    Faced with a loss of more than $330,000 in state subsidy this year, most northern Penobscot County school superintendents say they will be able to survive the cuts. Nevertheless, they believe there could be some tough choices in next year’s budgets. Those tough choices might… Read More
    MILO — Uppermost in the minds of nearly 30 business representatives from the Milo area was the threat of being taken hostage during an armed robbery. That concern was expressed by both men and women during a workshop sponsored by the Milo Police Department held Wednesday at the… Read More
    ENFIELD — The Board of Selectmen voted Monday to have a five-year solid waste-transportation contract drawn up between the town and Ireland’s Rubbish Service, which would include a 4 percent increase each year. The board’s action came after reviewing two proposed contracts. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
    LINCOLN — The town of Lincoln this week will begin advertising to fill the post of police chief. Police Chief Michael Hosmer resigned effective Feb. 28. Members of the Town Council on Monday expressed mixed views on whether the position should be that of a… Read More
    LINCOLN — Police on Wednesday continued to investigate a Tuesday night accident in which two teen-agers were taken to a local hospital after two vehicles collided on Route 2 in South Lincoln. Lincoln Police Officer Richard Mayo said Tera Taylor, 16, and Kelly Taylor, 15,… Read More
    ANSON — Arlettie Clark was installed president of the Rainbow Branch of the International Sunshine Society last week at the annual dinner meeting in Anson. Minevea Buzzell was installed vice-president. Others included Catherine Jacobs, secretary; Florence Welch, treasurer; and Gertrude Pelkey, chaplain. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
    WATERVILLE — Mid-Maine Medical Center will sponsor a free health-education program. Speaking Of Your Health will be held at 12:15 p.m. on the first Sunday of each month, in the Dean Auditorium at the Thayer Unit, MMMC. Each month will feature a different health-care topic… Read More
    NEWPORT — Newport Selectmen voted Wednesday night to put an article on the March town meeting warrant to erect a modular building on the Dwyer lot, next to the fire hall, to provide much-needed space for municipal offices. Chairman Al Worden said that the project… Read More
    In Pittsfield, Officer Pierre Boucher arrested Jeffrey Fox, 25, of Newport, early Wednesday morning, after a high-speed chase on Route 2. According to reports, Boucher attempted to stop a vehicle at 2:41 a.m. near the Department of Transportation building. The driver failed to stop, according to dispatching logs,… Read More
    HAMPDEN — Winners in the Hampden Rifle and Pistol Club’s 51st conventional .22-caliber and international centerfire pistol match held Sunday, Jan. 19, included John Hubbard of Bangor, top overall scorer. Hubbard won the match with a combined score of 1132, including 863 of 900 in… Read More
    ROCKLAND — Sheriff Daniel Davey informed the county Budget Committee that cutting his department’s $94,524 overtime budget was easier said than done. At a meeting with the committee Tuesday night, Davey said that overtime provisions were built into the county’s personnel policy. He said the… Read More
    CAMDEN — An 18-week program in job skills training and employment and education counseling will be held once again, starting Tuesday, Jan. 28. This is a repeat of the program held last fall. It is sponsored by Camden Adult Education with assisted provided by a federal grant. The… Read More
    BELFAST — Interest remains high in the purchase of the Belfast and Moosehead Railroad Co., according to General Manager Rodney Rodrigue. But those parties interested in acquiring the line will have to sit and wait until a proposal by Love, Kitchen and Co. to acquire the line is… Read More
    BAR HARBOR — Bar Harbor’s code enforcement officer should soon be conducting the state electrical inspections for the town. The inspection fees will be added to the town’s revenues. At present Bob Sharkey inspects electrical and plumbing work under the BOCA, National Electrical and State… Read More
    BAR HARBOR — The town manager advised the Town Council to take a far-sighted approach to the community’s infrastructure by increasing the budget for capital improvements next year by 150 percent. In presenting his proposed budget for the next fiscal year to the council Tuesday… Read More
    TRENTON — The principal of the Trenton Elementary School has presented what he called a “possible resignation” to the School Committee. Clayton C. Savage, principal of the school for four years, read the statement before an audience of more than 60 people at the committee’s… Read More
    A South Portland man pleaded guilty Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Bangor to distributing cocaine at the Maine Mall. Aided by a Spanish-speaking interpreter, Nivaldo Posada-Munoz, originally from Cuba, entered his guilty plea before U.S. District Judge Morton A. Brody. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
    Stop calling the Christmas house the Christmas house, Sandra Walker insisted Wednesday. The Christmases don’t live there anymore. But Brewer residents and officials — even an engineer from the Maine Department of Transportation — can’t help it. They keep calling it the Christmas house, namely… Read More
    A 24-year-old Bangor man facing numerous charges, including three counts of arson, was in 3rd District Court in Bangor on Wednesday. His arrest Tuesday was part of a multi-agency investigation that has been going on for about three months. Samuel Hartley was arrested in Levant… Read More
    The Bangor 4th of July Corp. has begun the planning process for this year’s July 4 celebration. After two meetings, the group has formed committees for fund-raising and various events. The corporation will need lots of public support this year because with budget cuts, it… Read More
    The efforts to redevelop Bangor’s waterfront need not slow during the recession. In fact, the city should lay the groundwork so it’s ready when the economy does turn around, city councilors said Wednesday. To keep pace with the work already done on the Penobscot River,… Read More
    Eastern Maine Healthcare will award Malcolm E. Jones the Distinguished Service Award during its annual meeting at 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23, at Bangor Civic Center. The award recognizes outstanding service to the community and to Eastern Maine Medical Center by a member of the Eastern Maine Healthcare… Read More
    The chief of the project to replace the ailing Penobscot Bridge said Wednesday that state engineers have drafted an “alternate alignment that will save Brewer’s Christmas house.” But the cost of historic preservation would be high and might not be worth it. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
    GRAY — Local residents said Wednesday they were shocked to learn that a successful restaurant owner admitted molesting several boys under age 14. Warren Cole, owner of the Cole Farms Restaurant about one mile from the center of town, has been charged with molesting one… Read More
    WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court was urged by a North Dakota lawyer Wednesday to let states tax mail-order sales — a ruling that would have enormous financial impact for consumers, businesses and state treasuries. But an attorney for a mail-order company told the justices they… Read More
    Though he wanted to wait for his momentous State of the Union Address, President George Bush has been forced by the recession and persistent congressional leaders to divulge parts of his economic recovery plan. It would be kind to say that his plan has yet to be fully… Read More
    WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats pushed forward a universal health care bill Wednesday that requires employers to contribute to their workers’ coverage, getting the jump on President Bush’s medical insurance proposals expected next week. The Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee approved the Democratic leadership’s bill… Read More
    PORTLAND — School districts that shorten their school year to help offset a $16 million cut in state funding shouldn’t eliminate teacher training days, educators say. Teachers contend that non-instruction days set aside for evaluations, teacher training and parent conferences have a bigger effect on… Read More
    SACO — Saco Defense Inc. has been awarded an $8.6 million contract for the manufacture of machine-gun barrels. The contract calls for the production of 13,477 barrels for the M2 machine gun. The company plans to manufacture about 700 barrels a month, and work on… Read More
    LEWISTON — Facing opposition from hunters, the City Council has delayed action on a proposal to ban the firing of guns throughout the city until a committee can study the issue. More than 150 people attended a public hearing on the proposed gun ordinance Tuesday… Read More
    PORTLAND — A state legislator has recommended that Peaks Island wait on secession, but is agreeing to introduce a bill that would allow residents of Long Island to vote later this year on leaving Portland. Rep. Anne Rand, D-Portland, said that Peaks Island residents must… Read More
    PORTLAND — “Jolly” John Pulsifer, the flamboyant Saco auto dealer, lost his nickname in bankruptcy court last year, but is trying to buy it back for $2,000. Pulsifer, now the chief operating officer of Route 1 Auto City in Saco, wanted to use the “Jolly… Read More
    PORTLAND — The 11-day trial of a lawsuit by a former tanker engineer who lost his job when Exxon revised its alcoholism policies following the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill wound down Wednesday in U.S. District Court. After hearing closing arguments from attorneys for plaintiff… Read More
    PORTLAND– The Maine supreme court on Wednesday upheld a Canadian man’s murder conviction in the shooting of his ex-girlfriend’s father in Van Buren. The Maine Supreme Judicial Court rejected the appeal of Steven Bois of St. Leonard, New Brunswick, who was convicted of killing Elmer… Read More
    Two paper companies, James River Corp. and Champion International Corp., reported their fourth-quarter profits fell sharply, partly because of continued competition and the recession. James River said Wednesday that net income for the period ended Dec. 29 totaled $7.8 million, or 2 cents a share,… Read More
    PORTLAND — A former state government worker was a victim of sexual discrimination because her female supervisor used vulgar language at work, her attorney told the Maine supreme court Wednesday. Thelma Bowen, who worked in the Department of Human Services’ Ellsworth office in 1987, contended… Read More
    The Finance Authority of Maine has raised $4.7 million that will be used to help create 350 new jobs and help make 700 existing jobs more secure. FAME sold tax-exempt bonds to raise the money, which will go to Barber Foods of Portland, J.S. McCarthy… Read More
    WESTON — Hypothermia has been determined as the cause of death of a Calais man whose body was found Monday at a camp in Weston. The body of Brian E. Cox, 36, was discovered by an unidentified person at a family camp on East Grand… Read More
    Eastern Maine Technical College will offer training for Maine’s technical work force in process instrumentation and controls used in pulp and paper, chemical, power and waste water industries. The program, which begins Feb. 13 and continues in teaching stages through April, will help entry- and… Read More
    AUGUSTA — The U.S. Supreme Court’s promise to rule on a key abortion case is triggering activity at the legislative level in Maine, forces on both sides of the issue said Wednesday. “Pro-choice” and anti-abortion forces say they are gearing up for 1992 legislative elections… Read More
    Tough economic times and a regrettable decision to eliminate varsity swimming at the University of Maine add a new burden to the responsibilities of the University of Maine System trustees, that of injecting themselves into a controversy at the Orono campus. There are two issues… Read More