Trisha Vainio of Parkman and Nicole Kimball of Anchorage, Alaska, are the top two University of Maine representatives among the record 200 student-athletes earning North Atlantic Conference academic honors for the fall 1991 semester. Vainio and Kimball are among the 10 student-athletes who recorded perfect… Read More
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THIBODAUX, La. – The University of Maine’s pitching woes continued here Tuesday afternoon. Four Black Bear pitchers combined to hit six batters, one shy of the NCAA record, and they walked eight more as Nicholls State thumped Maine 16-3 at Raymond Didier Field. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – First baseman Rich Grant belted a two-run homer in the third inning and added a two-run double in the fourth, powering Bridgewater (Mass.) State College to a 13-2 win over Husson College of Bangor in baseball action here Tuesday. The win… Read More
Former high school rivals Nick Grass of Old Town and Bangor’s Danny Smith have helped lead the University of Southern Maine to a Wednesday date with Framingham State in an ECAC Division III North playoff quarterfinals in Westborough, Mass. (8 p.m.) Sixth-seeded USM is 12-12-1… Read More
There is no better time to be a basketball fan in Maine than right this minute. Let’s start at the top of the pyramid and work down. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false;… Read More
PORTLAND – The owners of the Maine Mariners say they want to stay in Portland, but have talked about moving their American Hockey League franchise to Providence, R.I., or Wilkes-Barre-Scranton, Pa. “We’ve had several offers, but we’re not going to do anything until the season… Read More
MAINE vs. NEW HAMPSHIRE Time, site: Wednesday, 7:30 p.m., Lundholm Gym, Durham, N.H. 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… Read More
Bob Hillgrove, a dominating runner in the 1960s and early ’70s, will be inducted into the Maine Running Hall of Fame during ceremonies Sunday in Portland. Hillgrove, formerly of Rockland and now living in Littleton, Colo., won the Portland Boys Club 5-Miler eight times and… Read More
OCOEE, Fla. – Freshman Cindy Harrington scattered eight hits over five innings as the University of Maine softball team defeated the University of Missouri-St. Louis 3-2 Tuesday for its first win after two losses. In the second game, however, Saginaw Valley State of Michigan defeated… Read More
PHOENIX – Picture shortstop Walt Weiss going deep into the hole to steal a sure hit, third baseman Carney Lansford making a diving stop, or two infielders turning an acrobatic double play. As much as the Bash Brothers and the long home runs, these kind… Read More
Scott Colby has enjoyed coaching football and hopes to do so again in the future. However, at present he has decided to take care of some other unfinished business. Colby stepped down as the head coach as Messalonskee High School in Oakland recently after four… Read More
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Heather Brewer has a burning desire to win. And she knows there are other players out there who want it just as much. For that reason, Brewer never lets her guard down when she’s on the basketball court. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
WELLESLEY, Mass. – The Babson College Beavers received unanswered first-period goals by Chris McGee, Rob Tobin, Mike Rahilly, and Sean Finnigan en route to a 7-3 victory over Bowdoin College in their ECAC Division II East quarterfinal here Tuesday night. Babson will take a 17-4-3… Read More
The next four months will be extremely busy for Derek Banda of Bangor High School. Besides finishing his sophomore year, the tae kwon do black belt will be piling up the frequent flier miles traveling to various state and invitational tournaments in preparation for the… Read More
The University of Maine women’s ice hockey club finished as the national collegiate runnerup after competing last weekend in the U.S. Women’s Ice Hockey Club Championship in Boston. Coach Brian Curtin and his Black Bears were under the impression this was the New England Club… Read More
It’s safe to say the majority of Maine’s sportsmen will follow closely the tracks left in the Legislature by L.D. 2366 and L.D. 2332. By now you should be familiar with L.D. 2366: “A resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Maine to protect revenues raised by… Read More
The national news media and politicians, particularly liberal Democrats, have gotten a lot of mileage out of the 73,000 General Motors workers laid off several weeks ago. But to paraphrase Paul Harvey, I think the public deserves the rest of the story. I came across… Read More
BROWNVILLE — “How much homework should my second-grader have?” “How can I tell if my child is ready for kindergarten?” “Should I correct my grandson’s homework?” “My child isn’t doing well in school this year. Is repeating a grade a good idea?” David Walker, SAD 41 elementary supervisor,… Read More
MILO — The “largest indoor flea market in Piscataquis County” will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 14, at Penquis Valley High School. The annual flea market is a primary fund-raiser for the Penquis Close-Up Foundation program which takes students to… Read More
We read the story titled, “Proposed $2 cat tax would be burden … rabies inoculation would be mandatory,” by Nancy Garland (BDN, Feb. 17), with an eerie sense of deja vu. Officials in the controversial Animal Control Board are quoted as being opposed to rabies shots for cats… Read More
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If only there were more hours in the day, more days in the year. Well, this year there are. Leap year has given us one more day, 24 more hours to do all the things we want to get done. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
The following small-claims cases were decided in January in 3rd District Court in Bangor. Plaintiffs are listed first: Hamel Fuels, Brewer, was plaintiff in the following cases. All judgments were in favor of plaintiff: Lisa Crowell, Orrington, by agreement, $99.90 and $60.27 costs; Roger and… Read More
HAMPDEN — Every time Dick Newcomb drives over what American Indians call the “stream of sloping ledges” he knows he is passing through important Hampden history. “This is where Hampden started,” said Newcomb, one of the town’s most knowledgeable sources of local history. “Houses in… Read More
Bangor Christian The yearbook staff has completed the 1992 edition of Wide Horizon. 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… Read More
Promotion Laurie March, Old Town, to Air Force staff sergeant. Stationed at Offutt AFB, Neb. 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())… Read More
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Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Plourde, a maintenance analysis specialist with the 101st Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron in Bangor, has been named the Maine Air National Guard’s outstanding airman for 1991. Plourde, of Old Town, was presented the award by Brig. Gen. Scott Philbrick, chief of staff… Read More
“You couldn’t ask for a better kid,” said David Clater, principal of the Bangor Christian School. The student in question? Laurel Cornell, Midweek’s Scholar of the Month for March. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner… Read More
The following cases were decided in 3rd District Court in Bangor during the week of Jan. 23-29: Thomas Gagne, 23, Hermon, criminal threatening, 30 days in jail, suspended, one-year probation, complete men’s domestic violence group at own expense; assault, 30 days in jail, suspended. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
Alton The budget committee will meet at 7 p.m., Thursday, March 5, at the municipal building. 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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For the past few weeks, boys and girls basketball teams all over the state have been on emotional roller coasters. Last weekend, eastern and western winners of the Class B, C and D divisions vied for state championships. Some of those games, like the one… Read More
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PRESQUE ISLE — The University of Maine at Presque Isle will offer a course titled “Role of the Designated Broker” from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. on Tuesdays, March 10 through May 5. The course will provide participants with skills required to fill the role of… Read More
HOULTON — Voters in Houlton will get the chance Thursday to decide whether pupils attending a local parochial school should be transported on public school buses at taxpayer expense. The town has appropriated money to cover transportation costs for pupils at St. Mary’s School on… Read More
CARIBOU — The Caribou Recreation Department will hold an annual indoor soccer tournament beginning at 8 a.m. Saturday, March 21, at the recreation center. The event is open to high school boys, with no more than 10 players on each team roster. Teams will be… Read More
LIMESTONE — The directors of Tri-Community Recycling and Sanitary Landfill voted recently to approve a budget of $375,202, which represents a decrease from last year’s budget of $382,977. Kenneth Hensler, landfill director, said Monday that the reduction will result in a slight decrease in user… Read More
WASHBURN — The SAD 45 Health Committee will review an alternate health program, “Sex Respect,” as a possible replacement for a family-life program. Directors heard a report Monday night on the 10-day alternate program advocating abstinence as presented to a group of freshmen last year… Read More
FORT KENT — While Cajuns celebrated Mardi Gras in New Orleans, St. John Valley Acadians had a celebration of their own. Only six weeks in the planning, Fort Kent’s Mardi Gras gala went off without a hitch and was deemed a success. Mardi Gras at… Read More
PORTLAND — The state Department of Education has announced the 10 semifinalists for Maine’s 1993 Teacher of the Year Award, which will be awarded in October. Three finalists will be named in September after state officials visit the candidates’ classrooms and evaluate their written presentations. Read More
WESTBROOK — Two Westbrook men who claimed they found glass fragments in a 5-pound bag of Shop ‘n Save granulated sugar last week lied about the discovery, police said. “The report was without merit,” said Sgt. Stephen Lyons, who investigated the claim. “We felt Shop… Read More
ORONO — Domestic violence cases at the University of Maine are fewer in number than in most communities and fit a different profile. Still, they do occur, and campus police officers were urged Tuesday to tune in to signs of their presence. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
BAILEYVILLE — Brian C. Nutter, 38, of Baileyville, has announced his candidacy on the Republican ticket for state House of Representatives District 138. The district includes Alexander, Baileyville, Calais and Meddybemps. The seat currently is held by Rep. Tony Tammaro, D-Baileyville, who announced earlier this week that he… Read More
VAN BUREN — For the third year in a row, SAD 24 will be host of the regional Odyssey of the Mind competition. Fifty-six teams from Aroostook County school systems are expected to participate in the program on Saturday, March 7. Competition will take place… Read More
MILBRIDGE — In the annual municipal election Monday, incumbent school committee member Gary Ray defeated Earle S. Tyler Jr., 91 to 42, to capture a three-year appointment by the town to the SAD 37 board of directors. In other elections, First Selectman Gary Willey was… Read More
MACHIAS — As a public service, a group of University of Maine at Machias students has offered services to help local residents prepare their income tax forms. The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, sponsored by UMM and the Internal Revenue Service, has been offered… Read More
MACHIAS — The town manager and the police department, who both came under fire last week on spending issues before the Machias Board of Selectmen, said Monday that the board overreacted to the budget situation. The board last week said that Town Manager Christopher Loughlin… Read More
STEUBEN — Incumbent First Selectman Handy Pinkham began his 29th year on that board Monday night in the town’s annual municipal election by soundly defeating two challengers and winning a three-year seat. Pinkham also was re-elected to two additional three-year seats, one on the board… Read More
LUBEC — With the receipt of $71,276 by Washington County Treasurer Theresa Geel, Lubec became the last Washington County town to pay its 1991 county tax bill. Tuesday’s check, in addition to a $20,000 check received from Lubec by Geel on Feb. 18, reflects a… Read More
CALAIS — The Calais Police Department is investigating three burglaries that occurred during the past two days. According to Chief Michael Milburn of the CPD, at about 2 p.m. Sunday, March 1, the coffee shop at Calais Regional Hospital was forcibly entered and an undisclosed… Read More
GUILFORD — The renovation and addition to the McKusick School in Parkman was approved Tuesday by SAD 4 residents 289-151. Voter turnout in each community was extremely low. The results were as follows: Abbot, 15 yes and 50 no; Cambridge, 20 yes and 33 no;… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — A homemaker, a legal secretary, a bookstore manager, a director of special services and a school secretary are vying for two three-year positions on the SAD 68 board of directors. Vicki Grant, Robin Merrill, Nina Brawn, Robert Lilienthal, and Roxanne D. Chase are… Read More
LINCOLN — Relicensing of the town’s landfill, more cost-effective government, and maintenance of private roads were some of the issues cited by candidates running for the Town Council. Polls for the municipal elections will be open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 10,… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — It appears that SAD 68 will lose $235,310 in state subsidy as part of the recent round of cuts made at the state level. Superintendent Richard Lyons reported to the Joint Board of Foxcroft Academy Trustees and SAD 68 Directors Wednesday that the… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Millinocket Lake residents in Piscataquis and Penobscot counties no longer will have the use of the Dolby landfill after April 1. Eben DeWitt, chairman of the Piscataquis County Commissioners, said Tuesday that he learned that the Millinocket Town Council had taken the action,… Read More
HOWLAND — Townspeople will decide whether to change the terms of selectmen from three-year to two-year terms at the annual town meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, March 9, at the town hall. More than half of the residents, those who participated in an informal opinion… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Rather than be caught off guard during the next flood, an flood warning system for the upper Piscataquis River watershed has been proposed. The Piscataquis County Commissioners were asked Tuesday to be the catalyst to move the project forward, and to be the… Read More
CHESTER — While declining state revenue typically means increases in local budgets, that won’t be the case here. The net budget proposal represents a decrease of 73 percent. Townspeople will consider the 1992 budget during the annual town meeting at 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 16,… Read More
WATERVILLE — David Bromley, a professor of sociology at Virginia Commonwealth University, will present “Satanism in America: Myths and Realities,” for the tenth annual Kingsley Birge lecture at Colby College. The free talk and slide show will be held at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 5,… Read More
PALMYRA — A regular selectmen’s meeting Tuesday night in Palmyra drew a capacity crowd of more than 80 residents. Questions were fired at selectmen and town employees regarding a criminal investigation of the alleged embezzlement of $13,500 from town coffers. The money was discovered missing more than a… Read More
NEWPORT — SAD 48 directors voted Tuesday night to accept the recommendation for school construction made by the Lay Building Committee. The weighted vote was 628 to 210, with the dissenting votes coming from the three Newport directors present. The proposal supported by the Lay… Read More
HARTLAND — Area town managers, dismayed over the 1992 Somerset County budget, have proposed their own budget package to the county legislative delegation. In early January leaders from several Somerset County towns voiced objections to an increase of more than 15 percent in the county… Read More
FAIRFIELD — Two dozen town managers, administrative assistants and selectmen gathered in Fairfield recently to share ideas for dealing with fiscal constraints brought on by the weakened economy and state subsidy cuts. “The way that some municipalities are handling the current economic crisis concerns me,”… Read More
PITTSFIELD — One vote decided the award of a malt and vinous alcoholic beverage license for a Main Street business in Pittsfield on Tuesday night. Town councilors were divided on whether to grant the license to Evangelos Gudis for the House of Pizza. Residents opposed… Read More
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SKOWHEGAN — The Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service (ASCS) is accepting applications for the 1992 feed grain and wheat programs. The sign-up period began on Feb. 10. Farmers with an established crop acreage base are eligible to participate. Program benefits include price-support loans and target-price… Read More
ROCKPORT — Ragtime pianist Glenn Jenks will be the master of ceremonies and will entertain at the Merryspring Park Garden and Landscape Show Preview Party from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, March 20, at the Samoset Resort. A talented musician and composer, Jenks also is… Read More
BROOKSVILLE — For the second time in a quarter century, residents will have to employ a tiebreaking tactic to elect a local official, town clerk Louise Grindle said Tuesday. Although Monday’s contest between former selectman Berwyn Peasley and 31-year incumbent Clifford “Kip” Leach probably drew… Read More
CASTINE — The Maine Maritime Academy chapter of Alpha Phi Omega, a national community service fraternity, will be host to 15 chapters of the organization at a spring conclave, March 6 through March 8. The regional conference will bring 150 college students from throughout New… Read More
NORTHEAST HARBOR — Mount Desert voters approved a 2.5 percent pay raise for its municipal employees at the annual town meeting Monday evening, the same increase afforded to local teachers. With about 200 residents in attendance, voters also gave their support to a $1.6 million… Read More
NORTHEAST HARBOR — An appeal for $10,000 toward the construction of a public swimming pool, like most of the other budget proposals, was approved at the Mount Desert town meeting Monday evening. However, two last minute appeals for funds were not so successful. A surprise… Read More
March 3, 1993 WARDS I II III IV Total CITY COUNCIL Loren Clarke 497 125 135 297 1,054 Gary Fortier 473 108 115 327 1,023 Bill Spreng 439 95 87 272 893 Richard Kane 424 90 76 209 799 Lee McCormick 284 63 57 164… Read More
Nearly three decades of assessing homes for tax purposes does not endear one to the public, but Edward Lovejoy said he enjoyed his time with the city of Bangor. “In most cases people are reasonable when you take the time to explain it to them. Read More
The city of Bangor and the School Department are working to hold the line on spending, but with revenues sliding officials face the prospect of raising taxes. The city manager is spending this week with department heads reviewing their budgets for next year. All involved… Read More
The Great American Food Fight Against Cancer will be held in Penobscot and Hancock counties as the American Cancer Society begins its Daffodil Days campaign on Friday, March 27. The food fight, although humorous, will contain a serious message about proper eating habits, and dieticians… Read More
The Legal Affairs Committee of the Legislature is questioning how the state Liquor Commission issues licenses to businesses that want to own agency liquor stores. Rep. Mark Lawrence, D-Kittery, House chairman of the committee, said that committee members had spoken with the state Bureau of… Read More
A new non-residential substance abuse program, “Impact and Change,” has begun at the Northeast Occupational Exchange Inc., 134 State St., Bangor. Clients meet for three hours a day, three days a week in the non-residential program and less frequently in a companion outpatient program. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
First District congressional candidate John Purcell has earned the endorsement of the Maine College Republicans, but only after it accidentally slipped to another hopeful for a day. During a recent meeting, the governing board of the Maine College Republicans debated which of the primary candidates… Read More
An Orrington couple charged this week that because of inaccurate information given by a worker at the Maine Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages, they didn’t apply for a license to open an agency liquor store in Brewer. Debra and Terry Leavitt, hoping to have the opportunity… Read More
OLD TOWN — Attorney General Michael E. Carpenter will consider prosecuting the cases of Officer Norman Harrington, which would allow the embattled official to return to his normal duties. Although the Old Town officer was never charged, he was investigated more than five years ago… Read More
KITTERY — Another 600 jobs will be eliminated at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard by mid May, a new blow to recession-battered southern Maine and seacoast New Hampshire, officials said Tuesday. The job cuts come after the layoff of 486 employees last April and will reduce… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — The Agriculture Bargaining Council said Tuesday it “reluctantly” has signed lower-value, one-year potato contracts with McCain Foods Inc. and Interstate Food Processing Corp., for the 1992 crop. Contracts with the two companies have a base price of $3.95 per hundredweight plus incentives… Read More
PITTSFIELD — How many kindergarten children does it take to make two basketball players? About 4 1/2. This and many other poignant questions are answered weekly at the Manson Park School in Pittsfield when the “big boys” visit. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
AUGUSTA — The House gave initial approval to a $106 million package of job-creating bond issues Tuesday night, but some lawmakers argued that voters would reject such a large amount of borrowing. The 90-50 vote fell short of the two-thirds vote that will be needed… Read More
AUGUSTA — The Business Legislation Committee voted 10-2 Tuesday for a compromise bill on policing the oil industry in Maine, and the committee’s chairman said the new version does not unfairly single out Canada’s Irving Oil Corp. Sen. John E. Baldacci, D-Bangor, said the new… Read More
WINSLOW — Two youths who allegedly held a convenience store clerk at gunpoint were foiled when the clerk grabbed the unloaded gun from them and called the police. The 12- and 13-year-old boys were charged with armed robbery as a juvenile after being taken into… Read More
Last December, Bangor’s Channel 7 aired a shocking account of how the National Park Service’s (NPS) allegedly “voluntary” National Natural Landmark evaluations are used to seize control of private property. In January, Paul Sylvain reported in the Bangor Daily News that the Interior Department’s own… Read More
Most folks are aware of the old Aesop fable of the tortoise and the hare and the moral it teaches us. In most races, and all of those which really count, the prize goes not to the quickest but to the one with the greatest staying power. Read More
When Bangor historians decided to recognize Women’s History Month by exhibiting the work of the city’s most influential female artists, they did not have to look farther than the Hardys. Much of the city’s rich artistic heritage could be traced to that single Victorian family and the gifted… Read More
WASHINGTON — Aldric Saucier, the Maine scientist who claims that billions of dollars have been wasted through fraud and mismanagement in the Strategic Defense Initiative program, said Tuesday that Pentagon officials fabricated documents that portray him as an unstable employee as part of their campaign to silence him. Read More
AUGUSTA — A Southwest Harbor woman was nominated Tuesday to serve a four-year term on Maine’s wilderness zoning board. Gov. John R. McKernan named Caroline M. Pryor to succeed Elizabeth Swain of Pownal on the Land Use Regulation Commission. Swain’s term has expired and she… Read More
CHICAGO — Stress management and dietary supplements such as calcium aren’t effective in lowering borderline high blood pressure, but reducing weight and salt consumption are, according to the largest study of its kind. Forty million to 70 million Americans have “high normal” blood pressure of… Read More