MAINE vs. RIDER Time, site: Wednesday, 7:30 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]… Read More
AT FORT FAIRFIELD Aroostook County Cross Country Relay Championships 1. Fort Kent boys (Adrien Marquis, Randall Martin, Dwayne Martin, Chad Marquis) T-42.05 minutes; Madawaska T-43.59; 3. Presque Isle 45.16; 4. Caribou 46.36; 5. Fort Fairfield 56.18 googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
Fifty-five Maine high school soccer players will receive a good sample of European culture while also playing against some top competition when they travel to Europe in April. The ninth annual trip, organized by Mark Krikorian’s Northeast Soccer Club, features the largest number of players… Read More
The good news is Stephen and Tabitha King have saved the University of Maine swim programs for a year. The bad news is there is still a monster budget shortfall lurking outside the walls of the Stanley Wallace Pool on the Orono campus and, like… Read More
Bangor’s disappointing, three-overtime loss to Caribou on Monday night took a lot out of the Rams physically and mentally. But, although Bangor was a bit sluggish in the early going, it was back to business as usual for the Rams Tuesday night. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
The senior season; it’s the culmination of a four-year career for four senior starters on the Ellsworth High School girls basketball team who hope to go out in style. Under the direction of four-year head coach Steve Joy, Ellsworth has been working to become one… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – Northern Maine Tech’s Bill Mathers scored 28 points to pace the Falcons to an 82-71 basketball win over Bethany Bible College of Sussex, New Brunswick, here Tuesday night. Mike Wright hit 20 for the 10-8 winners, while Dwayne Grass had 13 and… Read More
ORONO – The Hermon Hawks rallied wiht a strong second half to defeat Orono 63-57 in a key Class B schoolboy basketball game here Tuesday night, blunting the Red Riots’ bid for an Eastern Maine tournament spot. The Red Riots battled to 16-12 and 27-26… Read More
The image, a few brief seconds of lost self-control by a college basketball coach, has been seen not only by a packed Newman Gymnasium crowd, but also a statewide television audience after watching the local news. It has been mentioned many times in newspapers around… Read More
Thanks to some financial resuscitation performed by Bangor authors and University of Maine graduates Stephen and Tabitha King, the Black Bear men’s and women’s varsity swimming and diving programs will live to compete another year. Maine Athletic Director Michael Ploszek announced Tuesday an undisclosed financial… Read More
He waits in the faceoff circle to the goalie’s left with his hockey stick poised and ready to go. Then the pass comes from the opposite wing and, in one fluid motion, the stick comes down and puck is en route to the top short side corner. The… Read More
Brewer freshman guard Denise Hewes hit a free throw with no time left on the clock to lift the host Witches to a 44-43 schoolgirl basketball win over Old Town in a Big East showdown Tuesday night at the Brewer High gym. Both teams are… Read More
If the flies you’re tying suddenly seem to lack those “just right” profiles and proportions, perhaps it’s time to leave the vise and venture into the outdoors. Rest assured, you won’t have difficulty finding a trail leading to something of interest. On Feb. 8 and… Read More
Old Town High School’s Indians, gunning for their third Eastern Maine Class B hockey title in four years, is 14-0 and has a virtually insurmountable lead over No. 2 Winslow in the latest EM Class B points standings. Winslow’s defending state champion Raiders, 10-2, should finish second and… Read More
MACHIAS – Todd Middleton poured in 39 points to lead the University of Maine-Machias Clippers to a 123-89 men’s basketball win over the UM-Farmington Beavers here Tuesday night. Middleton, a senior guard, has now totaled 1,995 career points for UMM and will likely pass the… Read More
The University of Maine Friends of Women’s Basketball is sponsoring a bus trip for two UMaine athletic contests on Saturday, Feb.8. The $37 fare includes tickets for both the Maine women’s basketball game at the University of New Hampshire in Durham Saturday afternoon, and the… Read More
Linus of “Peanuts” fame has his blanket. Red Auerbach often sports a big cigar. Chad Fenton spends most of his time with a basketball in hand. The senior at Narraguagus High School in Harrington often has his ball under his arm even as he goes… Read More
AUGUSTA — Paper industry representatives turned out in opposition Tuesday as a legislative committee took up two bills designed to increase state monitoring of toxics in Maine waterways. One measure was filed on behalf of the Department of Environmental Protection and would allow the department… Read More
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Time is a precious commodity that few people under 60 can afford. It is a richness in life that often only seniors have earned. If you are over 60, there is a rewarding way to share this form of wealth. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
“To promote the liberal and practical education of the industrial classes.” — From the Land Grant Act, July 2, 1862 The situation is getting out of hand. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false;… Read More
Photography equipment that is affordable and easy to use has turned some hobbyists into camera-crazy fanatics. It is not hard to step over the line. If you hear “Oh Mom, not again!” when you so much as tote a large handbag, you have succeeded in… Read More
Go ahead, ask me if I was surprised to read reporter Doug Kesseli’s story about Jonathan Harrison on the Penobscot Page of Monday’s Bangor Daily. Ask me if I was surprised that he was valedictorian of Bangor High School’s Class of ’87; that he graduated… Read More
Bangor Christian At the Patriots’ final home basketball game last Saturday, Feb. 1, the seniors honored their parents by presenting their mothers with a rose and their fathers with a photograph. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = [];… Read More
Laurie Rosenthal’s career goals are pretty simple: find a cure for AIDS or cancer, and win the Nobel Prize. “A girl can dream can’t she?” asked the Bangor High School senior and Midweek’s February Scholar of the Month. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
The following real estate transactions were recorded at the Penobscot County Registry of Deeds last year unless otherwise noted: Elwood R. Littlefield and Janice C. Littlefield to Kathy E. Littlefield and Kathy L. Tarbell, Old Town, Nov. 20. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
Lofty goals come with Collene Dare Burns’ new job as director of Bangor Beautiful — promoting recycling and beautifying the city. “It’s a really exciting opportunity,” she said last week, less than four weeks into the job. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
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A Maine Army National Guardsman has given new meaning to the expression “commuting to drill.” Staff Sgt. Joseph Benedetto Jr. of Tacoma, Wash., commutes long distances to his work as well as to National Guard training with his chosen unit. He is a platoon sergeant… Read More
Did you ever wonder why most medicines are taken by mouth? Medical research and drug design have evolved around the oral method of administration for several reasons. Ease of use and administration and the ability of the pharmaceutical industry to mass-produce tablets, capsules and liquids… Read More
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The following cases were decided in 3rd District Court in Bangor during the week of Jan. 1-7: Gonzalo Alzerrica, 28, Corinna, leaving scene of property damage accident, $100. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner =… Read More
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Alton The tax collector will be at the town office from 3 to 6 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays. 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
AUGUSTA — Girl Scouts and their leaders objected Tuesday to Maine’s new snack tax being levied on their famous cookies, telling lawmakers that it cuts into profits that finance valuable programs. “I love camping, and camping would not be as much fun if there is… Read More
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WINTHROP — Town councilors have voted against becoming the first Maine town to open an off-track betting parlor, but the owner of Scarborough Downs racetrack said Tuesday he would appeal. About 300 people who supported and opposed the OTB plan turned out at a public… Read More
FORT KENT — It was 9 p.m. on Monday and five hours worth of information had been gathered by four legislators. Still more people wanted to comment on programs they wanted spared, programs they wanted initiated and cutbacks they wanted to propose. The four legislators… Read More
HOULTON — Another long executive session Tuesday night between the SAD 29 school board and local teachers failed to yield results on reopening negotiations to avoid staff and program cuts. Since mid-December, the two groups have bantered about proposals aimed at avoiding staff cuts in… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — Dr. John C. Tewksbury, a pathologist, has been named clinical and administrative director of The Aroostook Medical Center’s laboratories. The doctor’s promotion follows the semi-retirement of Dr. Joseph Roe Jr. who served as laboratory director for more than 10 years. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — The Presque Isle City Council voted Monday to reduce the 1991 tax rate of $32.80 per $1,000 valuation, to an estimated $32.24 in 1992. The tax revenue collection rate was estimated at 90 percent, resulting in a total tax commitment of $6,669,064… Read More
ELLSWORTH — A Brooksville man who pleaded guilty to charges stemming from an armed standoff with Ellsworth police was sentenced Monday to concurrent five-year sentences, with all but three years suspended. Richard T. Balestrino, 23, brought traffic to a standstill in Ellsworth on May 6,… Read More
FORT KENT — Van Buren officials aired their concerns about the proposed closure of a district court in their community at a public hearing on the state budget Monday night at the University of Maine at Fort Kent. The court at Van Buren is among… Read More
VAN BUREN — Trustees of the Van Buren Hospital District have asked the Legislature for permission to revise their charter in order to restructure debts amassed by the now-defunct Van Buren Community Hospital. The hospital closed in April 1989, due to financial problems. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
EASTPORT — Passamaquoddy Water District has just started dowsing for support to become tax-exempt, but early reaction from tax-receivers Eastport and Perry suggest the idea may come up dry. PWD, which serves Perry, Pleasant Point and Eastport, is seeking local backing to have the state… Read More
MACHIAS — A Washington County Sheriff’s deputy who, because of work-related stress, has been unable to perform his job since September, will not be fired. He will not be allowed back to work, however, until cleared medically to carry a gun and drive a cruiser. Read More
EAST MACHIAS — Washington Academy Headmaster Roger LaChance has announced his school’s honor roll for the second academic ranking period: Seniors, highest honors: Laurie Armstrong, Amy Chamberlain and Craig Zedwick; high honors: Matt Antone, Derek Armstrong, Judd Bragg, Alessandra Caramia, Dawn Cates, Kari Dennison, Allan… Read More
CALAIS — About 20 residents met with United Video Cablevision officials Monday night and heard about the company’s plans to upgrade and expand local cable television service. The plan, that will cost as much as $700,000, and extend cable service to the Red Beach area,… Read More
MILBRIDGE — The second Evening of Maine Humorous Stories and Ballards program will be presented at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 14, in the vestry of the Congregational Church. Stories by Erskine Caldwell and Ray Hanscom and ballads by Holman Day will be read by several… Read More
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DOVER-FOXCROFT — Fourteen people submitted nomination papers to fill vacancies in Dover-Foxcroft. Residents at the annual March town meeting will select from Nina Brawn, Vicki Grant, Robert Lilienthal, Roxanne Chase and Robin Merrill to fill the two three-year positions as directors of SAD 68. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
MONSON — American Heart Association, Maine Affiliate Dear Neighbor Campaign volunteers will visit residents in February to deliver educational messages about heart disease and stroke. Volunteers and the areas they will visit are Janie Lander, South Main Street; Ann Erickson, Forest Avenue and Water Street;… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — An angry Dover-Foxcroft resident told the Joint Board of Foxcroft Academy Trustees and SAD 68 Directors Monday that he could get more information about David Duke’s campaign for president than he could about school finances in the district. Robert Berta accused school officials… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis Regional YMCA swim team held its second home meet of the season on Saturday, Jan. 25. The team competed against the Kennebec Valley YMCA Sting Rays of Augusta. The final score after 40 events was Piscataquis Regional 375, Kennebec Valley 288. Read More
LINCOLN — The following divorces were granted in 13th District Court in Lincoln on the grounds of irreconcilable marital differences: Amanda Lynn Pelkey, Lincoln, and Gary Edward Pelkey, Indianapolis, Ind., custody of two minor children granted to the mother. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County Commissioners voted Tuesday to follow up a request from the Guilford Board of Selectmen for installation of a flood warning system in the Piscataquis watershed. Guilford Town Manager Robert Littlefield requested cooperation of the commissioners in an effort to get… Read More
PITTSFIELD — There are no quick fixes, no simple solutions. That was the strongest message offered Monday in a special workshop for SAD 53 primary grade teachers concerning children with extreme behavioral problem. The program, conducted by Dr. William Davis of the University of Maine,… Read More
DEXTER — Forty students at Dexter Regional High School are gearing up to start their own business this winter, complete with stock sales, a full production force and a board of directors. The EC-CO-IT Plus program at the school is in its seventh year. Students… Read More
PITTSFIELD — The town of Pittsfield will pursue litigation against Tom Sawyer Inc. and ultimately the Penobscot Energy Recovery Co. for breach of contract, if an out-of-court settlement cannot be reached by March 4. The Town Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to authorize Town Manager… Read More
In Detroit, Maine State Trooper Rick Fowler summoned David King, 31, of Burnham for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor after an 11 p.m. accident Monday night. According to Fowler, King was operating a 1983 GMC pickup truck when he… Read More
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ROCKPORT — In the 1970 town report, Town Manager Carl L. Betterely told residents that they would have a new sewer system by October 1974. According to a schedule provided by the Environmental Protection Agency, a preliminary plan would be available by October 1971; final plans by October… Read More
ROCKLAND — A state investigation into the suicide of Knox County Jail inmate Kevin Brochu found that not only had jail guards failed to properly care for the troubled inmate, but that they also were lax in following routine jail procedures. In a report delivered… Read More
ROCKLAND — The following building permits were issued during December and January by the codes enforcement office in Rockland: Ed Roberts, garage, $6,000. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i =… Read More
ROCKPORT — Dr. Robert P. Laurence, M.D., an internist practicing in Rockport since 1978, has been elected to fellowship in the American College of Physicians. Fellowship is an honorary designation recognizing scholarly and professional achievement. It is considered a benchmark of a medical career, tangible evidence of professional… Read More
ROCKPORT — Scholarships for study in some branch of the medical field are available from the Penobscot Bay Medical Center Auxiliary. Funds for this purpose come from an auxiliary grant and from memorial gifts. Graduating seniors in area high schools who plan to take studies… Read More
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ROCKLAND — Preliminary motions in the arson and theft cases against Edith Irene Petrick, 43, of Camden were heard Tuesday in Knox County Superior Court. Petrick is charged with causing the April 17, 1991 fire at Penobscot Bay Oil Co., where she was a bookkeeper. Read More
TREMONT — The chairman of the Tremont Board of Selectmen said Tuesday that whoever tarred and feathered the town manager’s car seems to be taking a breather. “Maybe whoever was upset has decided to pursue a little more democratic means of expression,” Selectman Alison Price… Read More
ROCKLAND In Knox County Superior Court on Tuesday, Justice William S. Brodrick sentenced a Hope man to a year in prison for three burglaries and thefts. All but eight days of the sentence was suspended. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
BAR HARBOR — The following honor roll has been announced at Mount Desert Island Regional High School for the second quarter of the year: Seniors, high honors: Kristin Baker, Elanor Sidman, and Daniel W. Tripp; honors: James T. Allen, Frank C. Anderson, Gillian Beamer, Douglas… Read More
A Bangor Hydro-Electric Co. employee reported that a company truck, valued at $6,000, was stolen early Sunday morning. The employee had started up the truck to warm it up and then went into the office, leaving the vehicle unlocked. It is believed that a lone person took the… Read More
John Berry is going back to the USSR. Except now, of course, he will be traveling to the Commonweath of Independent States, and will spend most of his time in Russia, where he will participate in an exchange program as one of the first undergraduate… Read More
Bangor Public Health Nurses has announced that the Maine State Chapter March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation has awarded a grant to the Mother-To-Mother Nurturing Program for 1992. The program uses volunteers to work with pregnant and parenting teen-agers in one-to-one relationships to enhance the… Read More
One of two men who escaped from a medium-security prison in South Windham four months ago faces related charges in Penobscot County. Donald Crochere, 23, broke into a country store and stole a rental car while he and Robert Chestnut were free from Maine Correctional… Read More
OLD TOWN — An Old Town Middle School pupil was struck by a car on Monday, prompting new debate about the safety of an intersection used heavily by school children and motorists. Michael Cummings, 13, of Old Town was struck as he attempted to cross… Read More
Kevin Travis stood stunned in a light snow Tuesday evening, watching fire destroy his apartment at 73 First St. Having rushed out of the building, Travis wore only a T-shirt, jeans and brown leather work boots. A packet of cigarettes were in the chest pocket… Read More
A Bangor man who is accused of settling some scores by setting fires was named Tuesday in a six-count indictment that contained four arson charges. Samuel Hartley, 24, also was charged by the Penobscot County grand jury with stealing a firearm and illegal possession of… Read More
WASHINGTON — Contrary to popular opinion, Senate Majority Leader George J. Mitchell said Tuesday, the Cold War is not over. It is being kept alive, he said, by the elderly leaders of the Peoples Republic of China. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
AUGUSTA — Construction of two new veterans nursing homes, in Bangor and Auburn, won impressive support Tuesday at a hearing before the Legislature’s Aging, Retirement and Veterans Committee. About 100 veterans wearing their service-organization caps turned out to show support for the bill sponsored by… Read More
H. Rollin Ives, commissioner of the Department of Human Services, said Tuesday that he regretted the resignation of Sabra Burdick, one of his top administrators, but said he understood the reasoning behind her decision. Burdick, director of the Bureau of Income Maintenance, resigned Monday because… Read More
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PRESQUE ISLE — Wholesale Depot seeks to build a 60,544-square-foot, warehouse-style retail store on Spruce Street near the proposed Aroostook Centre Mall. If approved by local and state officials, construction would start in June and the store would be open by October, according to Stephen… Read More
PORTLAND — First Maine Bank, a subsidiary of a New Hampshire banking company, will close May 1 because of the recession and its failure to turn a profit, officials said Tuesday. The bank’s closing was announced in a letter to First Maine’s 1,000 customers from… Read More
The long-awaited economic recovery may have begun, according to retail sales data from the Maine State Planning Office. When adjusted for seasonal variations, retail sales of clothing, furniture, hardware, restaurant meals, auto parts and other consumer goods were in a downward spiral from mid-1989 through… Read More
A committee to guarantee Maine people equal access to health and disability insurance coverage has been formed to combat a referendum effort that would set limits on Workers’ Compensation insurance protection. The referendum effort, which collected 53,000 signatures that have been turned over to Maine’s… Read More
AUGUSTA — The Maine House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to recall a bill that failed last year that would ban vehicles on ice-covered bodies of water. The recall motion by Rep. Paul F. Jacques, D-Waterville, who is the House chairman of the Energy and… Read More
HOULTON — A New York-based developer announced Tuesday the planning and development of a multistore indoor shopping complex in Houlton. The announcement was issued through the Houlton Community Development Office on behalf of the Landmark Group in West Islip, N.Y. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
GREENVILLE — The Coors Extra Gold Masters and Family Tour and the Moosehead Magic event have been rescheduled to Saturday and Sunday, March 7-8, in Greenville. Originally scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 8-9, the events were rescheduled because of lack of snow for the… Read More
WATERVILLE — Keyes Fiber, a maker of molded fiber products like paper plates and carrying trays for drinks, announced Tuesday that it was laying off 135 people, dealing Maine’s economy another blow. Officials at Keyes, based in Norwalk, Conn., said sales have been flat because… Read More
Productivity is supposed to be a hallmark of Japan’s mighty economy, but the recent remarks by that country’s prime minister have been anything but productive. Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa recently has looked across the Pacific and has seen a hedonistic lifestyle in the United States… Read More
WASHINGTON — The winter meeting of the National Governors Association ended as it began Tuesday, with Republicans and Democrats bickering with each other. One day after the NGA’s new chairman, Democratic Gov. Roy Romer of Colorado, got into a public spat with President George Bush… Read More
PORTLAND — An attorney who’s planning to sue a businessman charged with child sexual abuse contends that the man’s recent transfer of some of his property to other family members may have been illegal. It appears that Warren Cole transferred ownership of property on Route… Read More
Can you stand one more column on lefthandedness? I feel I owe this one to any lefthanders who read a column I wrote almost a year ago, a column in which I reported on research which seemed to indicate that the life expectancy of us lefties is a… Read More
The Legislature’s Appropriations Committee resumed its series of meetings with the public Tuesday to hear suggestions on solving the state’s budget crisis. Tuesday marked the second day of meetings around the state by subcommittees of the Appropriations Committee. Subcommittee members heard suggestions Monday from the… Read More
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PERHAM — A 4-year-old girl died Tuesday afternoon when her sled accidentally slid into the road in the path of a school bus, according to Trooper Shawn Whalen of the Maine State Police, Troop F, Houlton barracks. Whalen said the bus had crested a hill… Read More