AT BRUNSWICK Merrymeeting Health, Fitness Center Saturday and Sunday Men’s 55-over Singles Tournament Semifinals: Dean Armstrong (Bangor) def. Bob Mathews (Brunswick) 6-0, 3-6, 6-2; Ben Ford (Brunswick) def. Del Fuller (Brunswick) 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
    BRUNSWICK – The Bowdoin College Polar Bears scored the game’s first five goals, all from five different players, en route to a 7-2 hockey win over Williams College here Saturday afternoon. Bowdoin, now 13-6, received first-period goals from Jeff Caro, Mike Kahler and Jim Klapman… Read More
    ORONO – Boston University has become like health insurance for the University of Maine men’s basketball team. For the past two seasons, any time the Black Bears’ game has been ailing and they’ve needed a pick-me-up, they’ve gotten instant relief by playing BU, which had… Read More
    ORONO – University of Maine senior left winger and tri-captain Scott Pellerin has scored 25 goals this season including a league-leading 20 in Hockey East games. His totals are certainly impressive but just as important is the number of clutch goals he has scored, including the one on… Read More
    BRUNSWICK – The University of Massachusetts won the New England Intercollegiate Swimming and Diving Championship Saturday evening at Bowdoin College’s pool here. Other team scores include: Connecticut 608 1/2, Boston College 425, Southern Connecticut 320 1/2, Maine 318, Rhode Island 317, Providence 316, Northeastern 297,… Read More
    Consider the gadget defense. That is, unless you’re playing the Dexter High School schoolgirl basketball team. Eleven times this season, Coach Mike Haskell’s Dexter team has seen either box-and-one or triangle-and-two defenses, those mutant, half-man, half-zone hoop creatures designed to shut down teams with a… Read More
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    The Scarborough boys and Greely girls enter the 1992 State Class B Indoor Track Championship meet Monday as defending champs with plenty of scoring firepower to lead a second straight run at the titles. Titles will on the line as the state meet gets under… Read More
    Out and About: Despite its fickle weather, February prevails as the month for ice fishing derbies. Accordingly, Saturday, Feb. 22, is the date for the Bud Light Fishing Derby sponsored by Maine Distributors of Bangor and the Air National Guard MAINEiacs. If you’ve set your traps in the… Read More
    BOSTON – Shawanda Bey scored 19 points to lead Emmanuel College to a 73-70 women’s basketball victory over the Husson College Braves of Bangor at the Marion Hall here on Saturday afternoon. The host Saints moved to 16-4 on the season while Husson, playing without… Read More
    OLD TOWN – Old Town shook off Hampden Academy’s first-half stall tactics en route to a 51-34 Big East Conference schoolboy basketball victory at MacKenzie Gym here Saturday. The Indians improved to 16-0, running their winning streak to 29 in a row and posting their… Read More
    Complementing the game-long hard work at both ends of the court by Rockland senior center Rebecca Rubenstein, Teel Anderson responded in two sizzling minutes of play Saturday as Rockland beat Community High of Fort Kent 49-45 in an Eastern Maine Class B quarterfinal at the Bangor Auditorium. Read More
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    Husson College came back with a 102-82 men’s basketball win over Green Mountain College Sunday after dropping a 91-84 verdict to Castleton State Saturday during action in Vermont over the weekend. Bobby Campbell poured in 24 points to pace the Braves on Sunday as they… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE – Jason Dean scored the game-winning goal on a Randy Gartley assist with nine seconds left in overtime to give the Presque Isle Wildcats a 3-2 ice hockey victory over John Bapst of Bangor here Saturday at the Northern Maine Forum. The game… Read More
    ORONO – Bill Pullis, who returned to Maine this fall to coach Cape Elizabeth after 10 years of successful coaching in Nevada and California, guided the Capers to the boys Class A state swimming and diving championship Saturday at the University of Maine’s Wallace Pool. Read More
    KVAC Championships AT BELFAST Belfast 129.50, Camden-Rockport 126.10, Medomak Valley 124.40, Waterville 109.05, Mt. Blue 106.20 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… Read More
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    TEANECK, N.J. – Ellsworth native Rob Pendergist won his third straight Most Valuable Performer award during this weekend’s Northeast Conference track and field championship at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Pendergist, a junior at Mount St. Mary’s College in Emmittsburg, Md., competed in seven events in the… Read More
    Peaking at tournament time is the goal of basketball coaches and players alike. Jethro Ferguson of Maine Central Institute of Pittsfield turned in a season-best effort, while John Bapst of Bangor played a gem during two of Saturday’s Eastern Maine Class B boys quarterfinals at… Read More
    OLD TOWN – Old Town shook off Hampden Academy’s first-half stall tactics en route to a 51-34 Big East Conference schoolboy basketball victory at MacKenzie Gym here Saturday. The Indians improved to 16-0, running their winning streak to 29 in a row and posting their… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE – Kelly Pinette scored six points in the fourth quarter, four of them off key steals to help the Presque Isle Wildcats come from behind for a 46-39 victory over the Nokomis Warriors in a girls Class A basketball contest here Saturday. Candy… Read More
    A defensive change and clutch foul shooting, both in the fourth quarter, lifted the Rockland Tigers to a 72-58 boys basketball win over Orono in an Eastern Maine Class B quarterfinal at the Bangor Auditorium Saturday. The Tigers were also sparked by a 32-point effort… Read More
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    The St. Joseph’s College men and Husson College women, both NAIA District 5 runnersup a year ago, each earned No. 1 seedings for this year’s postseason basketball tournament. All first round women’s games will be played on Wednesday with the men’s teams taking center stage… Read More
    BRUNSWICK – An emotionally draining week came down to one equally draining final event as the Cheverus boys from Portland slid by South Portland to win the Class A State Indoor Track and Field Championship here at Bowdoin College Saturday. Cheverus had to wait to… Read More
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    NEW YORK – The Maine Central Institute Postgrads from Pittsfield swept a pair of men’s basketball games over the weekend to run their consecutive victory streak to 76 – 26 this season. MCI defeated the Columbia University jayvees 142-67 Saturday and beat the Fordham University… Read More
    Teams in Classes D and C make their initial appearances Monday at the Bangor Auditorium, as seven quarterfinal contests are scheduled. Three games are slated in Class D, including a schoolboy game between No. 3 Jonesport-Beals and No. 6 Southern Aroostook of Dyer Brook at… Read More
    Goody’s 300 Results DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) – The order of finish Saturday of the Goody’s 300 at Daytona International Speedway, with starting position in parentheses, hometown, type of car, laps completed, reason out, if any, money won and winner’s average speed in mph: googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    BRUNSWICK – Chris Coum and Torey Lomenda each scored two goals to lead the host Bowdoin College Polar Bears to a 6-2 ice hockey victory over Hamilton College of Hamilton, N.Y., here Friday night. For the 12-6 Polar Bears, Lomenda also had an assist. Chris… Read More
    BOSTON – The best performance of Jess Carpenter’s career just happened to coincide with the University of Maine Black Bears best game of the 1991-92 women’s basketball season. The result was an 83-52 Maine drubbing of Boston University at the Case Gymnasium here on Saturday… Read More
    STANDISH – Steve Chase led five St. Joseph’s players in double figures with 23 points to lead the Monks to a 110-86 men’s basketball win over the University of Maine-Presque Isle Saturday. On Sunday, St. Joe’s defeated the Collge of St. Joseph’s (Rutland, Vt.) 127-81. Read More
    Strong first and second rounds carried the Camden-Rockport Windjammers to their third straight Class B high school wrestling crown in action Saturday at Kennebunk High School. Sanford rolled to the Class A state crown at Mt. Blue in Farmington. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
    Once again, the premeet signs point to a Bangor-Cape Elizabeth duel Monday for the girls Class A high school swimming and diving championships at Bowdoin College in Brunswick. Trials are scheduled for 10 a.m. with the finals set for 5 p.m. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
    FORT KENT — The University of Maine at Fort Kent International Performers Series will have a one-woman show, “Woman in a Suitcase,” Feb. 25. Staring Julie Goell, the performance includes mime and the European clowning techniques. It was written by Goell and directed by her… Read More
    BELFAST — The Belfast United Methodist Church has received a grant of $4,500 to be used as seed money to enhance its growth while providing a needed service to the community. The Rev. Ralph Miller, superintendent of the Central District of the Maine United Methodist… Read More
    CARIBOU — The following case was among those processed in 1st District Court in Caribou by Judge Ronald A. Daigle from Jan. 28 to Feb. 7, 1992. Nikki L. Nelson, 19, New Sweden, illegal transportation of liquor by a minor, license suspended 20 days, $100. Read More
    ROCKPORT — Plans for a $2.6 million mental health wing of Penobscot Bay Medical Center will come before the Zoning Board of Appeals on Feb. 19. Code Enforcement Officer Blaine Richardson said the hospital must seek expansion of a special exception, before going to the… Read More
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    CARIBOU — The Caribou Choral Society will begin rehearsals for its annual spring concerts at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 25, in the recreation room of the Mormon Church, 67 Hardison St. All area singers interested in advanced four-part music are encouraged to join. No auditions… Read More
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    It is with deep sadness that I read about the proposed closing of the Pineland Center. My son, Paul, died at Pineland in January 1990 after spending the last 18 of his 25 years there. I found Pineland to be by far the best facility… Read More
    I’d like to thank Joni Averill for the nice story in the Feb. 12 sports section, on Trisha Ripton, the junior from Stearns High School, who scored 1,000 points. Trisha is an outstanding basketball player, no doubt the best in the state. Not only has… Read More
    Watch for Subaru to barrel its way into the muscle-car market this year. Subaru? Muscle cars? What’s happening here? Has the manufacturer of family-style four-wheel-drive vehicles changed its orientation? googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner… Read More
    The name sounds Spanish, but the manufacturer’s Korean. Either way, the buyer benefits. Hyundai has expanded its sales by giving many buyers want they want: a car that runs well, looks great, and doesn’t break the bank. This year, Hyundai has added the Elantra (a… Read More
    “Drop-top Cadillac” sounds familiar to American culture, but what about “drop-top Nissan”? A Civic with rounder lines, especially on the familiar hatchback, a boxy model that’s been appearing all over Maine highways? googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
    CARIBOU — With the approval of an interlocal agreement and bylaws, the Loring Readjustment Committee has started the process to become a legal entity in providing services for the reuse and economic adjustment strategies in the closure of Loring Air Force Base. During a special… Read More
    STOCKHOLM — State police are looking for two men who injured and robbed Francis Anderson of Stockholm at about 7 p.m. Friday at his residence. Trooper Darryl Pelletier of Caribou said Anderson, who runs a gas station, opened his door to two men who said… Read More
    COLUMBIA FALLS — The Columbia Falls Republican Committee will caucus at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 23, at the Columbia Falls Community Building. Richard N. Bedard, chairman of the committee, will preside. The purpose of the biennial caucus is to allow registered voters who are enrolled in the Republican… Read More
    GUILFORD — A 39-year-old Dover-Foxcroft man was injured twice in two separate accidents on Sebec Lake Saturday. According to Paul Fournier, spokesman for the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, Robert Pomeroy, 39, of Dover-Foxcroft received a concussion and was taken to Mayo Regional Hospital… Read More
    LUBEC — Lubec residents Gloria Christie and Robin Moloff-Gautier have joined the staff of the Lubec: Beginning of America project as community action advisers. LBA is a volunteer organization working to prevent alcohol and drug abuse in the Lubec region. Christie will work with LBA’s… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Registration for the next session of swim classes began last week at the Piscataquis Regional YMCA. The seven-week session will operate Monday, Feb. 24, through Saturday, April 11. Registrations are being accepted for the following programs: Y Skippers for children 6 months to… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — A Dover-Foxcroft home was damaged by fire Saturday. According to Chief Joseph Guyotte of the Dover-Foxcroft Fire Department, a fire started from a defective chimney in the attic of the home of Harold and Brenda Quiet on Lincoln Street. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
    PITTSFIELD — Mark Bergeron, chairman of the Pittsfield Republican Committee, has announced a caucus at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, at Pittsfield town office. The caucus will elect delegates and alternates to the Republican State Convention which will be held on May 1 and 2 at the Augusta… Read More
    PITTSFIELD — Six Maine Central Institute French students recently traveled to Quebec to use the French language and to experience the Canadian French culture. The six seniors were Jane Warrington, Andrea Wright and Jon Hughes of Pittsfield, Colby Wyatt and Alicia Varney of Burnham and… Read More
    NEWPORT — The Friends of the Newport Public Library will sponsor a reading and discussion series at the library beginning at 7 p.m. Monday, March 2. Called The Passage of Time, The Meaning of Change: A Perspective of Five Maine Writers, the series in also sponsored by the… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Although it’s a winter wonderland on the outside, the Southern Piscataquis County Chamber of Commerce has its thoughts on the first day of spring and the annual Business and Industry Exposition. The chamber’s biggest fund-raising event, the two-day exposition will be held at… Read More
    NEWPORT — “I’ve had two calls this week,” Phil Brown of Newport said recently, “from people actually shopping around.” If Brown sold auto parts or pizzas, having people call up for price lists would not seem very out of the ordinary. But Brown operates a funeral home and… Read More
    NEWPORT — SAD 48 Adult Education will be providing the facilities for a Red Cross CPR program. Each class will consist of eight people. One four-hour adult CPR class will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 25, Wednesday, March 18, and… Read More
    SEARSPORT — Summer ferry trips from the mainland will be more expensive if a proposal by the Department of Transportation is adopted. Proposed revisions to the Maine State Ferry Service funding formula will be discussed at a ferry service advisory board meeting at 10:30 a.m. Read More
    BELFAST — The Libertarian Party of Waldo County will hold its annual meeting at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 22, at the Belfast Free Library auditorium. A brief introduction to Libertarian ideas and objectives will be followed by a question and answer session. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
    THOMASTON — Leitha Christie of Camden has been named program director for WAVX-FM, the area’s newest radio station and Maine’s only 50,000-watt classical music station. Christie was program director in 1989 and 1990 at radio station WMCM in Rockland. She also has worked in real… Read More
    ST. GEORGE — Rep. James Skoglund has filed legislation which would allow a change in the school funding formula of SAD 50, according to Robert Dennison of the St. George School Funding Committee. The committee met Thursday night. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
    SEARSPORT — Thirteen Colby College students spent most of January working as interns at Penobscot Museum as part of the college’s Jan Plan program. Jan Plan is a project in which students propose a work schedule on or off campus that is conducted between semesters. Read More
    EAST SULLIVAN — Officials at Sumner Memorial High School have posted the honor roll for the second ranking quarter: Seniors, highest honors: Sharon Jordan, John-Paul Kucera, John Merchant, Heather Murphy, Josh Shafer; high honors: Cindy Alexander, Stacey Beal, Brandi Buteau, Mark Cowperthwaite, Jennifer Duke, Dawn… Read More
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    ELLSWORTH — The Ellsworth Police Department dealt with apparent false alarms alleging kidnapping and armed robbery over the past few days. A Jasper’s Restaurant waitress reported seeing a note written on a placemat Sunday morning saying “Help, I have been kidnapped,” along with the child’s… Read More
    WASHINGTON — Aldric Saucier, the Maine scientist who claims that Pentagon mismanagement in the Strategic Defense Initiative program has wasted billions of dollars, was fired on Friday. In an interview Sunday, Saucier claimed his dismissal was in “retaliation” for disclosing allegations of possible fraud and… Read More
    Free markets work. Capitalism works. Competition benefits everyone in the long run. The great 20th century victory of democracy and free markets over despots and communists stands as testament to these truths. Yet, if this be true, why are we do devastated economically, as a state and as… Read More
    The Rev. Andrew J. Arseneau, who served for 20 years as pastor of Immaculate Conception Church in Calais, died Friday at age 77 at St. Anthony’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, Fla. He suffered a stroke last week at his winter home in Pinellas Park. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    EDITOR’S NOTE: Political briefs is a new column devoted to short items of interest dealing with the ’92 statewide and presidential campaigns. If you have any news items to contribute, contact the Bangor Daily News Government Desk at 990-8190 or 990-8202. Former California Gov. Edmund… Read More
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    CONCORD, N.H. — Figures on New Hampshire teen-agers who have attempted suicide, had sex, taken drugs or gotten pregnant are available in a federally initiated survey of risky behavior. Nearly one-third of 1,928 New Hampshire high school students surveyed last year said they had seriously… Read More
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    In his State of the State address, Gov. John McKernan suggested that governmental restructuring should include combining functions of the Maine Turnpike Authority and Maine Department of Transportation. Like eliminating state-run liquor stores, it is an initiative that should have been completed long ago. It… Read More
    The cold weather keeps many homemakers near the warmth of the wood stove, radiator or other heat sources in the home. When friends drop by, this Moravian sugar cake will make a good topic of conversation with a cup of coffee. It uses mashed potatoes. Two 9-by-13-inch pans… Read More
    CHESTERVILLE — Proposals to legalize limited amounts of marijuana will be on warrants in at least three small Maine communities when they hold town meetings next month. “This is a political action,” said David Wilkinson of Chesterville, one of the rural towns that will vote… Read More
    PORTLAND — With a week left before Maine’s presidential caucuses, a prominent Democrat in the state threw his support behind New York Gov. Mario Cuomo. Meanwhile, political activists said they saw no surge of support for any of the declared candidates, and predicted it won’t… Read More