LEE – Central’s visiting Red Devils from East Corinth made their free throws down the stretch as they squeaked past the Lee Pandas 64-60 in schoolboy basketball action here Wednesday night. After Central led early, Lee held a 50-49 edge entering the final period. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
FORT KENT – Bernard Grenway scored 23 points to lead the University of Maine-Presque Isle to a 126-94 men’s basketball win over UM-Fort Kent here Wednesday night. Chris Casavant contributed 21 points while Sean Manter and Sean Kalloch added 15 apiece. Mark Garrett and Kirk… Read More
Brewer took a four-point halftime lead and steadily pulled away to take a 50-34 schoolgirl basketball win over the Hampden Academy Broncos during a Big East battle at the Witches’ gym Wednesday night. Jen Poliquin paced the 8-4 winners with 11 points and grabbed 12… Read More
He paces the sideline with the fervor of an expectant father in a hospital corridor. Barking out instructions, he points, he pleads, he explains. If ever a person was born to coach the sport of basketball, it would have to be Mike McDevitt, the fifth-year… Read More
ORONO – Shane Grenier scored three goals to lift the Winslow Black Raiders to a 6-0 schoolboy hockey win over the Orono Red Riots at the Alfond Arena here Wednesday night. Mike Fecteau chipped in with two goals and an assist for the 10-2 winners… Read More
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PORTLAND – William Richardson of Piscataquis Valley Fair in Dover-Foxcroft was elected president of the Maine Association of Agricultural Fairs at its 80th annual meeting last weekend. There are 24 member fairs in the MAAF, eight parimutuel racing fairs and 16 non-parimutuel agricultural exhibitions. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
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Depending on the outcome of a Thursday home contest with the University of Southern Maine, the Plymouth (N.H.) State College women’s basketball team, and one player in particular, might be dubbed “The Spoiler.” Unranked Plymouth State takes an 11-6 record into the contest with 15-1… Read More
BRUNSWICK – Senior left wing Steve Kashian’s power-play goal at the 6:08 mark of the third period broke a 2-2 tie and gave the Bowdoin College Polar Bears a 3-2 win over archrival Colby at Dayton Arena here Wednesday night. Kashian’s goal was his eighth… Read More
WOLFEBORO N.H. – The Maine Central Institute Post Grads continued their three-year winning streak here Wednesday, rolling over Brewster Academy by a 93-58 score. Johny Rhodes led the Huskies with 20 points and 13 assists. Marc Bass added 18, and Mario Mullen and Dan Buie… Read More
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Herb Swift, a crafty lefthander, used to receive $15 per game to pitch in various summer leagues (Casco Bay League, Portland Twilight League). On more than one occasion, he would pitch both ends of doubleheaders to put a little extra food on the table for his growing family. Read More
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PORTLAND – Paul Peterson scored 25 points to help lead the Westbrook Wildcats to a 102-73 men’s basketball win over the University of Maine-Augusta Rebels here Wednesday night. Jason Bedell added 13 points for the 12-6 winners, J.P. Fennessey put in 11, and Chad Quinn… Read More
I would like to comment on Joan Beck’s Jan. 4-5 column, “RU-486 pill: New dimension, old debate.” First, I welcomed her informative column on the safe and effective early-term abortifacient that also holds promise in the treatment of a wide variety of diseases and medical conditions. Read More
Picture this: On Jan. 3 at approximately 5:15 a.m., on an unlighted portion of Interstate 95 southbound just before the Etna exit, a young man driving along — perhaps on his way to work — came across a car wreck. The black vehicle whose front… Read More
(The writer of a recently published letter) mentioned that Sen. John Baldacci supported a bill that would force tax-exempt property owners to pay a fee in lieu of property taxes because the city of Bangor provides services to all properties in the city regardless of their tax status. Read More
While listening to the governor’s State of the State address my radio radio experienced static for a few moments. It must have been during this period that Gov. McKernan announced a pay cut for the 469 executive branch administrators making $50,000 to $125,000 a year. Yeah, that’s it. Read More
The Maine Legislature is making massive cuts, but they are not solving their problems. So, the Legislature is putting the responsibility on the towns and cities of Maine. Gov. McKernan and the Legislature say we have to cut the educational system and they came up… Read More
Despite tough economic times, many Maine credit unions are doing well. A credit union operates as a non-profit entity, investing its earnings as better rates on loans or deposits or as improved services. Control rests with a credit union’s members, who annually elect a board… Read More
By heeding well-chosen advice from some experienced travel agents, you can save money when traveling by air. Like other aspects of the vacation industry (resorts, hotels, attractions, etc.), airlines sometimes lower their fares during the off-season. A smart traveler can translate these lower fares into… Read More
With interest rates at their lowest in nearly two decades, banks in central and eastern Maine report a sharp increase in customers seeking to refinance their mortgages. At least 70 percent of all mortgage applications — and at some banks, up to 90 percent — are for refinancing. Read More
DEXTER — “I’m bored.” What parent hasn’t heard that child’s lament and shuddered. Santa’s come and gone, leaving enough toys to stock any grand-opening of a national toy store. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner… Read More
HAMPDEN — The Edythe L. Dyer Community Library is one of more than 125 libraries from Kittery to Caribou that have registered for the 1992 Maine Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society READaTHON, in which students from kindergarten through grade eight take part in raising funds. Read More
AUGUSTA — The Maine Lesbian-Gay Political Alliance will gather for its seventh annual meeting on Saturday, Feb. 1, at the Augusta Civic Center. The session will begin with a business meeting at 1 p.m. and continue through the afternoon with an awards ceremony, banquet and… Read More
ORRINGTON — The Orrington Recreation Commission will meet at 6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9, at the library. The Orrington skating rink has been flooded several times and ice is improving.The project will continue through the winter, and volunteers are needed to help flood and plow. Read More
It is estimated that more then 2 million elementary-age children nationwide have guns in their homes and numerous children each year are injured or killed by accidents involving guns. The Hampden Police Department is trying to prevent such accidents by educating young children about gun… Read More
ORONO — Children from Asa Adams Elementary and the Orono Junior-Senior High School will hold a Jump Rope for Heart from 3:30 to 5 p.m. March 19, an event sponsored by the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance and the Student Council. The event will… Read More
VAN BUREN — The Van Buren Town Council tabled action on retirement plans for part-time, seasonal and temporary town workers and further appointments to a group developing a capital improvements plan. According to the Maine State Retirement System, municipalities must decide by Feb. 1 if… Read More
VAN BUREN — The Van Buren Town Council changed next week’s meeting night to Tuesday so that town officials can attend the legislature’s Appropriation Committee’s public hearing on the state budget at the University of Maine at Fort Kent. The Appropriations Committee will have two… Read More
CHERRYFIELD — A legislative proposal to build one of two health-care homes for military service veterans in Washington County will be discussed at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 4, in Room 113 of the State Office Building at Augusta. At a meeting in Cherryfield earlier this… Read More
It has been two decades — 20 years — since the Bangor Daily News opened an office at 6 Tenth Ave. in Madawaska on Jan. 30, 1972. Managing Editor Mel Stone and State Editor Kent Ward hired yours truly to work in and out of… Read More
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PRESQUE ISLE — Better communications and relationships with other hospitals in Aroostook County was listed as a priority goal by Tom Gagnon, board chairman of The Aroostook Medical Center. The present and future of TAMC was discussed at an annual corporate meeting of TAMC, the… Read More
MADAWASKA — Madawaska residents will hear about plans to build a new school and get a chance to comment on them at an informational meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 4, at the Madawaska High School cafeteria. The new school would replace Acadia and Evangeline… Read More
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PRESQUE ISLE — The Presque Isle Recreation and Parks Department will offer a high school basketball league for students who are not members of the junior varisty or varsity teams. Captains may submit their team roster by Friday, Jan. 31, at the recreation center office. Read More
MONTICELLO — Three men escaped serious injury Tuesday afternoon when a car and tractor-trailer truck collided on U.S. Route 1 in Monticello. According to Trooper Anita Levesque of Maine State Police Troop F in Houlton, the accident occurred at about 12:50 p.m. when a 1984… Read More
FORT KENT — Maine residents will have the chance to voice their comments and concerns over the state budget to members of the Legislature’s Appropriations Committee at a public hearing from 3 to 6 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday, Feb. 3, at the University of Maine… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — The following cases were among those processed Jan. 17 to 28 in 2nd District Court in Presque Isle by Judge David B. Griffiths. Joseph E. Braga Jr., 33, Presque Isle, negotiating worthless instrument, (six counts) two of which were 30-day jail sentences,… Read More
BARING — Some Baring residents are against a proposal by the Maine Department of Transportation to build a $120,000 truck weigh area on Route 1 that only will be used three or four times a month. Harvey Mitchell, technician for MDOT, Charles Valley, an MDOT… Read More
EASTPORT — After nearly 11 years at the helm of Eastport’s cargo business, Federal Marine Marine Terminals Inc. manager Robert Wallace is moving on to take command of FMT facilities in the Chicago region. Wallace’s replacement in Eastport will be Roland “Skip” Rogers, a Jonesport… Read More
HARRINGTON — The Spring 1992 semester of adult education will begin during the week beginning Monday, Feb. 3, at Narraguagus High School under the direction of Ronald C. Ramsay. He said Wednesday, the course offerings this year include four diploma courses and 12 general courses. Read More
The Penquis Community Action Program Inc. will submit an advance application to the Farmers Home Administration for operation of a Housing Preservation Grant Program in Penobscot and Piscataquis counties. The proposed statement is available for review and comment at the Penquis CAP office, 262 Harlow… Read More
Nomination papers are available from town clerks in several northern Penobscot County towns. Howland The polls will be open 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday, March 9. The annual town meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, March 9, in the town hall. The deadline for… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — SAD 68 directors are expected to vote next Wednesday to hold a referendum in March for funds for a new roof over SeDoMoCha Junior High School. Patching the roof has been a common activity for the past six years. In anticipation of a… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Through dedicated hard work, the Penquis District has managed to increase the enrollment in Boys Scouts for 1992. At a recent district meeting, the committee learned that 1,108 boys are enrolled in the organization, compared with 1,014 last year. Because of this, the… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Penquis Abuse Council has started plans for a family variety show to be held Saturday, May 2. This event promises to be a stage for young emerging entertainers to make their area debut and an opportunity for friends and family to support… Read More
GUILFORD — Volunteers for the American Heart Association, Maine Affiliate Dear Neighbor Campaign in Guilford have been announced by Catherine Ruksznis and Judy Robinson. During February Heart Month, the volunteers will visit residents to deliver educational messages about heart disease and stroke and to request… Read More
LINCOLN — Despite damage caused by strong winds last week, school officials do not expect a delay in the August completion date of the junior high school addition project. Business Manager Emil Genest estimated damage to be $10,000. Representatives of the district’s insurance company conducted… Read More
MILO — For Ralph Zimmerman of Guilford, time flew by Saturday while he spent the day tying more than five dozen flies for trout fishing. Zimmerman, a school bus driver for the Guilford Middle School, had taken several students to the annual District V. Junior… Read More
LEWISTON — Two new scholarships have been established at the Central Maine Medical Center School of Nursing. The Susan F. Reeleder Tarbell Memorial Scholarship was created through donations by her son, K. Kenneth Tarbell of Moss Creek Plantation, S.C., and Timber Ridge, Mich., and other… Read More
PITTSFIELD — The initial review of Pittsfield’s revised shoreland zoning ordinance was completed at the Monday night meeting of the Planning Board. In its first meeting of 1992, the board elected John O’Palenick as the new chairman and re-elected Keith Burden as vice chairman. Harold… Read More
Adolescents are a part of the population that receives very little medical care, said a release from Eastern Maine Medical Center. As many as 30 percent of teenagers go more than 12 months between outpatient medical visits despite behavior that places them at high physical… Read More
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GARLAND — Battle lines have been drawn in Garland over the the purchase of $3,000 worth of protective clothing for volunteer firefighters. The division was evident at a budget committee meeting here Wednesday that saw a heated exchange between the fire chief and selectmen over the purchase of… Read More
CORINNA — Polly Ward, Deputy Commissioner of Education, was armed with answers for Corinna residents Wednesday night, but not always the ones they wanted to hear. Ward, the speaker at a meeting of the Corinna Education Committee, was asked for her opinions on how to… Read More
DETROIT — Detroit selectmen were not happy Tuesday night after receiving bills from the Newport Fire Department for services requiring the use of Newport’s Jaws of Life extrication device. The services were provided at two accidents, according to Selectman Joe Schissler, that occurred in May 1991. Read More
The headline with a story on the Mid-Maine page Wednesday incorrectly reported that a two-month investigation by the Somerset County Sheriff’s Department led to five drug arrests. The investigation led to three drug arrests and two theft and burglary arrests. Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — Stuart R. Gelder, biology professor at the University of Maine at Presque Isle, is collaborating work with scientific researchers in Italy and Bulgaria to study crayfish worms (brachiobdellidan.) Gelder is working with Marco Ferraguti, Guiliano Lanzevecchia, Roberto Valvassori, and Magda de Equileor… Read More
ROCKPORT — Rockland City Councilor Robert “Bob” Gagnon, has been chosen as Rockland-Thomaston Chamber of Commerce Person of the Year. The annoncement was made during the Chamber’s annual dinner at the Samoset Resort Wednesday night. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
ROCKPORT — Rockland Mayor Thomas Molloy proposed using $834,000 currently being held in city reserve accounts to boost the local economy and create jobs. In an address before the Rockland-Thomaston Area Chamber of Commerce during its annual dinner at the Samoset Resort Wednesday night, Molloy… Read More
UNITY — In 1976, five families from Monroe were featured in “The New People,” a segment of the series “In and Out of Maine,” produced for the Maine Public Broadcasting Network. This year, viewers will meet these families again, thanks to a project being undertaken… Read More
BAR HARBOR — A study commissioned by the Bar Harbor 2000 Committee to determine the impact of tourism on the fiscal health of Bar Harbor may have raised more questions than it answered, according to the chairman of that committee. Jeff Baker, who serves as… Read More
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BLUE HILL — An inspection was conducted Wednesday at the scene of a fire that gutted a two-story house on Mill Street in Blue Hill late Tuesday afternoon. Rick Bannister, assistant fire chief of the Blue Hill Fire Department, said Wednesday that a report from… Read More
ELLSWORTH — The Ellsworth School Department may be forced to get the local zoning ordinance changed before proceeding with a design for the proposed Ellsworth High School that would top out at 50 feet. John Dunn, code enforcement officer of Ellsworth, met Wednesday with John… Read More
ORONO — If the Town Council has its way, next year’s budget will be as lean as a greyhound on a diet. In years past, councilors have sat down during pre-budget pow-wows with documents reflecting how much money it would take to increase services here… Read More
AUGUSTA — The Maine Lesbian-Gay Political Alliance will gather for its seventh annual meeting on Saturday, Feb. 1, at the Augusta Civic Center. The session will begin with a business meeting at 1 p.m. and continue through the afternoon with an awards ceremony, banquet and… Read More
A two-part landscaping workshop sponsored by the Penobscot County Cooperative Extension office will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20, and 1 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 27, at the Extension Office, 105 Hammond St., Bangor. Dr. Lois Berg Stack, Extension horticulture specialist from the… Read More
WLBZ-TV received a citation from the Maine Forest Service on Tuesday for outstanding contributions in the area of forest fire prevention. John Cashwell, director of the MFS, presented a plaque to WLBZ General Manager Margo Cobb at a ceremony at the television station. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
A new kind of relationship between the Bangor community and local area schools has been established. The Bangor Education Foundation started in 1987 “to try to strengthen public education” has found a way to “build a bridge between schools and the community,” said Leigh McCarthy,… Read More
The Bangor Fire Department will offer classes to the public and emergency medical personnel beginning in February. The dates and times of the classes have not been set and will be determined by the response from the public. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
Bangor has stopped taking recyclables to Sawyer Environmental, which planned to charge for storage, handling and marketing services that it had provided free. The city’s public works director is negotiating a deal with a one of Sawyer’s competitors. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
AUGUSTA — Maine’s controversial antidrug force is again on the defensive, this time against allegations before a legislative subcommittee that it used improper tactics in investigating a Searsport case. A Searsport couple suggested Wednesday that Bureau of Intergovernmental Drug Enforcement agents had interviewed one of… Read More
Two people were treated at Eastern Maine Medical Center after an accident late Tuesday afternoon on Route 1A at Dedham. State Trooper Tom Perkins said that Kenneth Emfinger, 19, of Brewer was driving a pickup truck and towing a car behind it when he lost… Read More
AUGUSTA — University of Maine System officials told the Appropriations Committee on Wednesday that “everything is on the table” in two new studies aimed at possible restructuring of the university system. Chancellor Robert L. Woodbury maintained that the university system was taking a disproportionately hard… Read More
President Bush’s State of the Union address drew a round of applause at the Brewer home of Lee and Will Rogers Tuesday night. The Rogerses both sell real estate, and they think the president’s proposals to stimulate the real-estate market are just what the doctor… Read More
AUGUSTA — Freida Carpenter of Union got so fed up reading about the size and cost of the Legislature she decided to do something about it. The 33-year-old mother and part-time worker at Ames department store in Rockland put out petitions calling on the Legislature… Read More
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LEWISTON — Two and a half miles may be all that stands between 92 people who will be thrown out of work when the Crest Shoe factory closes and $275,000 in severance pay. In announcing plans to close the factory by June 1, managers of… Read More
Billed as “a defining moment” and the beginning of “Operation Domestic Storm” by his advisers, President Bush’s State of the Union Message will turn out to be neither. It was, however, a solid outline of practical short-term goals that could help lift America out of its recession. Read More
SACO — A $7.3 million contract for Saco Defense Inc. is the second multimillion-dollar pact awarded by the Army to the southern Maine machine gun manufacturer within a week. The award was announced as a debate rages in Washington over how deeply defense spending should… Read More
PHILADELPHIA — Scott Paper Co. said Wednesday it has cut 240 jobs at its Philadelphia headquarters and 30 salaried employees at its Chester plant as company-wide job reductions announced last week take effect. Scott intends to reduce its worldwide work force by 3,800. The headquarters… Read More
Mercedes-Benz of North America has awarded its Bangor franchise to the Quirk family. The franchise has been in limbo since Feb. 11, when Knight Auto Sales Co. stopped selling the high-priced German luxury cars. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
WASHINGTON — Sens. William Cohen, R-Maine, and John Kerry, D-Mass., will hold a public hearing in Portland Saturday, Feb. 1, on the activities of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and Recoll Management Corp. In the process of collecting on bad loans, Recoll, a government-sanctioned collection… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — McCain Foods Inc. has decided not to pursue its efforts to decertify the Agriculture Bargaining Council that represents potato growers in Maine. Public hearings on the issue scheduled for Jan. 29, 30 and 31 in Presque Isle have been canceled, Vernon DeLong,… Read More
WASHINGTON — The Bush administration on Wednesday proposed spending $3.8 billion in water projects, most of it for ongoing U.S. Army Corps of Engineer construction, operational and maintenance programs. The plan includes $6.4 million for 14 projects in New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
Compared with the recession of 1982-83, unemployment rates in the current economic downturn are relatively low. During 1983, for example, almost one in 10 Maine residents was looking for work. Last November, the statewide jobless rate was just 6.6 percent. Why, then, do many people… Read More
BATH — Bath Iron Works expressed satisfaction Wednesday at the inclusion of four guided-missile destroyers in the Pentagon’s 1993 budget, and its president said the shipyard is pursuing new lines of work as Navy construction programs wind down. Without going into specifics, Duane Fitzgerald said… Read More
KENNEBUNKPORT — Security may be the watchword at President Bush’s seaside vacation home, but down the road at the police station it’s a different story. Police say a Biddeford woman who showed up at the station last month to post bail for her husband has… Read More
Maine Vietnam Veterans and their descendants who are pursuing higher education may apply for scholarship aid from the Maine Vietnam Veterans’ Scholarship Fund. Established in 1985, the fund provides scholarships to Maine veterans of the United States armed services who served in the Vietnam theater… Read More
AUGUSTA — Maine’s attorney general offered qualified support Wednesday for a proposal to broaden access to records involving charges or investigations of misconduct by public employees. A bill backed by the Maine Press Association would ease disclosure curbs on public employee personnel records in cases… Read More