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    Competitive drive, relentless pressure, and sophomore sensation Cindy Blodgett have carried the Lawrence girls to an Eastern Maine Class A basketball title. The Bulldogs of Fairfield will take the next step on Saturday when they vie for their second straight state crown against Western Maine… Read More
    Bill Newman of Bangor and Waterville’s Jason Jabar and Lance Meader, who clashed in the Eastern Maine Class A boys championship basketball game, will be playing side by side in the McDonald’s East-West Senior All-Star Games, scheduled for March 21 at the Augusta Civic Center. Read More
    WINTER PARK, Fla. – A double steal executed by Pennsylvania State University in the bottom of the 12th inning gave the Nittany Lions a 5-4 baseball victory over the University of Maine here Wednesday. Andy Simock walked to lead off the 12th and stole second. Read More
    Stephanie Carter, who leads her St. Joseph’s of Standish team into the first round of the NAIA Division II national women’s basketball tournament Thursday, has been named the Maine Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women Player of the Year. Carter adds this honor to her… Read More
    A number of Maine skiers will be among 345 top Eastern and Central Division competitors who will be taking part in the United States Ski Association/Rolex Junior Olympics at Sugarloaf Mountain in Carrabassett Valley starting Thursday and at Loon Mountain in Lincoln, N.H., beginning Friday. Read More
    OCOEE, Fla. – The University of Maine had its four-game winning streak snapped Wednesday when Tina Podiegny of the University of Illinois-Chicago two-hit the Black Bears for a 3-0 women’s softball victory. Temple University defeated Maine in the second game 3-1 behind a three-hitter by… Read More
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    AUTO RACING: Newburgh native Ricky Craven holds a 208-point lead after three of the 31 races in the battle for NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Rookie of the Year. Craven is currently fourth in the overall Busch Series point standings, 56 behind leader Kenny Wallace. Craven’s next race… Read More
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    They don’t score. That’s not their job. There are three other lines that can put the puck in the net. But the University of Maine’s fourth line of senior center Mike Barkley between junior left winger Martin Mercier and senior RW Steve Widmeyer could play… Read More
    Bad news at the University of Maine-Fort Kent. The latest round of UM System budget cuts hit the Bengal athletic department hard. According to UMFK Athletic Director Wolf Koch, he has had to trim $5,000 from a total travel budget of $20,000, necessitating the dropping… Read More
    Tim McDougal has resigned his position as Bangor High School’s varsity hockey coach. McDougal’s resignation was accepted by the Bangor High administration Wednesday. McDougal said the reasons for his resignation were personal, the most important being his desire to have more free time to spend… Read More
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    ORONO – Senior forward Jess Carpenter of the University of Maine has been named to the North Atlantic Conference’s first team, the league announced Tuesday. Carpenter, a 6-foot-1 native of Kezar Falls, averaged 13.2 points and 6.5 rebounds per game while helping lead the Black… Read More
    ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Salem State University of Salem, Mass., swept a pair of baseball games from Husson College of Bangor here Wednesday with a 7-2 victory in game one and a 4-1 win in the second game. In the opener, Alan Stapleton (1-0) entered… Read More
    Thank you, Bangor Daily News, for your continued disservice to our communities. Your editorial on Maine and Applied Energy Services (BDN, March 7-8) is by far the most callous, incorrect, and damaging article to date. The economic well-being of the citizens of Maine, the surrounding Bangor communities, the… Read More
    The article in in the Bangor Daily News of Feb. 29-March 1, titled, “Warren to vote on ordinance allowing mine,” states that “the ordinance will determine whether Black Hawk Mining of Toronto will be allowed to proceed with plans for a $45 million nickel mine on a 200-acre… Read More
    I suppose by now, plant closings should not come as a great shock to me. But the loss of one of our local employers nonetheless brings me great sadness. There will be 197 jobs lost and so many families left to struggle until those jobs can be replaced. Read More
    FORT KENT — Scott Richards, a pharmacy graduate of the University of Rhode Island, has been appointed director of pharmacy at the Northern Maine Medical Center at Fort Kent. He will direct all pharmaceutical activities, including the procurement of drugs, their dispensation to patients, record… Read More
    ELLSWORTH — Dr. Donna Fricke and Susan Loomis, faculty members at Maine Maritime Academy, will discuss aspirations for women during a program titled “Gender Equity in Higher Education” on Thursday, March 19, at the Ellsworth Holiday Inn. The dinner program will begin at 6 p.m. Read More
    We’re only a few minutes out of Bangor, heading east, when we encounter the first sign of spring. The truck surges in an upward motion, hesitates in midair and then slams hard against cracked and broken pavement. Some of the newspapers that are stacked in the truck cab… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — The 10th annual Maine Maritime Flatworks Exhibition will be on display at the University of Maine at Presque Isle through March 29 at the Marguerite Pullen Art Gallery and library conference room. The show is the only international juried art show in… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — Nominations for Presque Isle’s 1991 citizenship award recognizing individual excellence are being solicited, according to Mark Putnam, program chairman. Program sponsors are the Rotary Club, Lions Club and Presque Isle Area Chamber of Commerce. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
    VAN BUREN — SAD 24 will conduct pre-kindergarten registration from noon to 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 25, at Kindle School in Van Buren. Parents should bring the child they plan to register, as children will have an opportunity to see a classroom environment and meet… Read More
    UPPER FRENCHVILLE — Seven student writers will represent Dr. Levesque School at the Aroostook Right to Read’s Young Authors Institute on Saturday, March 14, in Limestone. Attending the program will be Sebastian White, Mark Chamberland, Ryan Lavoie, Jenny Derosier, Aaron Desjardins, Ketura Talbot and Peter… Read More
    VAN BUREN — Gateway Snowmobile Club has formed a medalist club to raise funds for the 1992 season. Club members said they hoped contributions from “medalists” will allow them to pay installments on a trail groomer and cover expenses with “no begging … for money,… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — The Alzheimer’s and Related Disorders Program has relocated to 5 Academy St. The mailing address is Alzheimer’s and Related Disorders Program, The Aroostook Medical Center, P.O. Box 151, Presque Isle. Read More
    MACHIAS — Fifteen students at Machias Memorial High School have been listed on the school’s roll of National Honor Students. New inductees were Adam Bowker, Jennifer Collins, Brenda Gross, Bethany Sprague, Jodi Bernhardt, Becky Borry, Meagan Hall, Christy Kilton, Jeff Pritchard, Stacey Reynolds, Tina Scoville,… Read More
    CHERRYFIELD — At the annual election of the town’s municipal officers, Steven F. Pagels was elected to his first three-year term on the board of selectmen by defeating Wayne G. Grant 116 to 97. Gerald S. Morse received 36 write-in ballots. Pagels replaced Caroline York,… Read More
    MACHIAS — The Child and Youth Dental Program and the Washington County Dental Society this week announced the winners of the county-wide Dental Health Month sticker-design contest. The theme, “Get Your Teeth into Dental Health,” was chosen to encourage pupils to focus on good nutrition… Read More
    MACHIAS — The eighth annual workshop on taxes for small businesses will be held from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, March 14, in room 102 of the Science Building at the University of Maine at Machias. The public service workshop is sponsored by the… Read More
    ADDISON — The annual town meeting on Tuesday night included the election of a new three-member board of selectmen that featured staggered terms to maintain continuity in the town’s administrative leadership. Incumbent Selectman Michael Murphy was unopposed in his election to a three-year term. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    EASTPORT — Members of the Eastport Port Authority on Tuesday night renewed for one year the contract of Port Director Brian Nutter, heard a presentation by Tom Duym of the Eastport Marine Trade Center, tabled a report on breakwater damage and repair and reviewed the port’s oil-spill response… Read More
    LUBEC — The Lubec Fourth of July Committee is seeking volunteers from Lubec and Campobello Island, New Brunswick, to assist in planning this year’s Independence Day activities. The committee’s next meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 18 at the Halletts Community Center in Lubec. Read More
    BAILEYVILLE — The Baileyville Police Department is investigating the cause of a fire Tuesday that began in a bedroom closet at a house on Palm Street. Captain John Dow of the Baileyville Fire Department said that at about 10 a.m. Tuesday, his department received a… Read More
    MATTAWAMKEAG — Four people were left homeless as the result of a fire late Tuesday, but managed to get out unharmed thanks to the efforts of an unidentified person who spotted the fire and woke up the home’s occupants. Fire Chief Terry Thompson said that… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Dover-Foxcroft unexpectedly voted Tuesday to disband the Comprehensive Planning Committee. The action means that work will cease on the town’s comprehensive plan, which is near completion. Many people, including some of the selectmen, feared that adoption of the plan would further erode… Read More
    LINCOLN — All future capital improvements or bond issues of $50,000 or more at Lincoln will have to be approved in a referendum vote, and voters gave themselves the power to recall elected officials. By a vote of 608 to 203, voters on Tuesday approved… Read More
    HOWLAND — Howland Recycling Committee members on Monday outlined a proposal that could reduce the amount of waste in town by 35 to 50 percent. Joe Dunn and Dr. Bourcard Nesin, members of the committee, presented the proposal to nearly 125 people who turned out… Read More
    SANGERVILLE — A marijuana growing operation was discovered by police at a Sangerville home early Wednesday morning. After a search was conducted at the home of Bonnie Hall on the Lanes Corner Road in Sangerville at 1 a.m. Wednesday, police found 21 marijuana seedlings, lamps… Read More
    The names of three students at Penquis Valley Middle School in Milo were omitted Wednesday from the list of participants in the Piscataquis County spelling bee. They are Kirby Lyford, Andrea Lee and Amanda Peters. Read More
    LINCOLN — After a lengthy discussion on Monday, the Lincoln Town Council tabled action on amending the town’s personnel rules and pay classification plan. Several residents expressed concern about the proposal saying the town should not be increasing employee benefits in tough economic times when… Read More
    PITTSFIELD — Freshmen at Maine Central Institute are a team. More of a team, their teachers say, than freshman classes before them. The teamwork the class demonstrated in the recent winter carnival events, they say, is a byproduct of the new Life Skills program. The… Read More
    AUGUSTA — Thin ice may be a hazard on Indian Pond in Somerset County where warm weather has caused snow and ice to melt and increase flow at Central Maine Power Company’s Harris Station hydro-electric project. Maine Inland Fisheries and Wildlife officials have reported open… Read More
    NEWPORT — Kindergarten registration for Newport and Plymouth children will be held from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Thursday, April 9, at Newport Elementary School. Appointments can be scheduled by calling 368-4470. Children who will be registered must be five years old by October 15, 1992. Parents must… Read More
    SKOWHEGAN — The March of Dimes WalkAmerica 1992, the country’s oldest, largest and most successful fundraising walk, will be held in Skowhegan at 9 a.m. Sunday, April 26. The 10-kilometer walk will benefit the March of Dimes Birth Defect Foundation. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    SKOWHEGAN — Senator George Mitchell’s field representative, Tom Bertocci, will hold office hours on from 9 to 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 25, at the Skowhegan Municipal Building. He also will meet with people from 11 a.m. to noon at Bingham Municipal Building. Anyone who would like to discuss… Read More
    NEWPORT — The Newport Development Corp. has received final grant approval for $133,000 in strategy funds. A total of $100,000 will be provided by the federal Economic Development Agency, $23,000 will come from state development funds and the corporation will contribute $10,000. According to NDC… Read More
    NEWPORT — Newport selectmen Wednesday night trimmed staff, eliminated across-the-board pay raises and crossed their fingers in the hope that a recycling program would be successful. The board was reacting to a $140,000 cut to their proposed budget made Saturday at the annual town meeting. Read More
    GARLAND — Garland voters will meet for their annual town meeting at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 14, at the Garland Grange Hall. The continuation of the comprehensive plan process in town will be one of the articles discussed at the meeting and it is sure… Read More
    ST. GEORGE — When the smoke cleared from Tuesday night’s town meeting, sometime around 11 p.m., voters had approved a budget of $405,481. This was $11,882 less than presented by selectmen. The budget was $59,660 less than last year, or a drop of 12.8 percent. Read More
    DEXTER — The Penquis District Boy Scout Committee in charge of organizing the Open Air Market fund-raisers recently met. Members agreed to hold a market on May 23 in Medway; one in Dover-Foxcroft on July 11; and one in Newport on Sept. 19. In charge… Read More
    Union laborers who claim they were duped by Applied Energy Services Corp. officials staged a two-hour protest march Wednesday against an AES power plant under construction in Jacksonville, Fla. Meanwhile, a Brunswick labor attorney vowed that Maine workers would never be left out in the… Read More
    DEDHAM — An improperly installed wood-burning stove caused a fire Wednesday that damaged a home on Pine Trail in Dedham, according to Dedham Fire Chief Frank Myatt. Dedham firefighters responded to the call at the home off Fire Road 4 at about noon and found… Read More
    ELLSWORTH — The Ellsworth City Council has decided to set aside time for public discussion at the beginning of its meetings. Councilors agreed at Wednesday evening’s workshop on procedural matters to allow residents a limited amount of time to comment on items not on the… Read More
    TRENTON — As part of the drug-free education program in School Union 92 and School Administrative District 26, seventh and eighth grade pupils and their teachers will participate in a Leadership Decision Institute program called Camp Kieve March 16-20, at the American Legion Hall in Trenton. Read More
    HARRINGTON — Stu Marckoon, a broadcaster for WKSQ-FM, a radio station in Ellsworth, will be the featured speaker at an assembly of history students from 12:10 to 12:40 p.m. Wednesday, March 18, at Narraguagus High School. A representative of the “Kiss 94.5” station that plays… Read More
    A woman was arrested during the Kenny Rogers and Ronnie Milsap concert Tuesday night at the Bangor Auditorium. The woman reportedly became angry when she was told she could not meet Rogers in person. Deborah Karchness, 22, of Hampden allegedly threw a chair at another… Read More
    HERMON — A benefit basketball game between the Hermon High School varsity boys and girls team and WLBZ-TV’s NewsCenter 2 team will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, March 13, at the Hermon Elementary School gymnasium. Proceeds will benefit the Hermon Creative Playground. Admission is $1 for adults… Read More
    The Advertising Club of Greater Bangor will present “Graphic Evidence: The Use of Computer Generated Images for Television,” at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 12, at Wells Common, University of Maine. Paul Haley of the Video Workshop of Portland will discuss techniques and cost-effectiveness in development of creative concepts… Read More
    AUGUSTA — A $1.2 million project that would provide for an addition and renovations at Eddington Elementary School was given final funding approval Wednesday by the State Board of Education. The ground-breaking project is expected to start this summer and the addition will open to… Read More
    A late winter storm soaked Maine with heavy rain and strong winds Wednesday, but the state escaped the serious flooding that inundated other parts of New England. A National Weather Service flood warning for Androscoggin County expired in the early afternoon and officials said damage… Read More
    The area served by the Phillips-Strickland Retirement Home in Bangor was expanded recently. President Franklin Bragg said that this action taken by the board of directors reflects the board’s recognition that the number of elderly people desiring the comforts of a retirement home are growing… Read More
    An item in Midweek Wednesday under Dixmont contained an error. The potluck supper being held St. Patrick’s Day at the Dixmont Goldcrest Riders Snowmobile Club is being put on by the Dixmont Emergency Medical Team, not the snowmobile club, as implied. Read More
    WASHINGTON — Although many members agreed that the skyrocketing cost of prescription drugs has become a major financial burden for millions of Americans, the Senate voted down an amendment cosponsored by Sen. William S. Cohen that would penalize pharmaceutical companies if they increased their prices more than the… Read More
    NEW YORK — Ever hear of U.S. President Chitud? How about former Defense Secretary Harpoot A. Fahbankem? Neither had Fortune magazine until it decided to reprint a newspaper page for an advertisement. The magazine was told by attorneys that it had to change all the… Read More
    BALTIMORE — Insulation manufacturers and distributors accused of exposing workers to harmful levels of asbestos followed safety standards approved by the government and medical community, defense lawyers said Wednesday. In opening arguments in the the nation’s largest asbestos personal-injury trial, attorney Edward Houff conceded the… Read More
    WASHINGTON — Sen. William S. Cohen criticized the Pentagon Wednesday during a Senate hearing for wasting billions of dollars on unneeded military supplies. According to Cohen, the Pentagon maintains an inventory of approximately $87 billion in items ranging from Band-Aids to jet engine parts. Of… Read More
    “The Stand,” Stephen King’s epic novel about the apocalyptic confrontation between good and evil — and with eight million paperback copies in print, cumulatively his best-selling book of all time — will be presented as a multipart miniseries on ABC, probably during the 1992-93 broadcast season, it was… Read More
    WASHINGTON — The Commerce Department, moving to protect U.S. lumber producers, recently made a preliminary ruling that a 14.5 percent import duty would be needed to offset Canadian subsidies on wood shipped to the United States. The U.S. International Trade Commission had said in December… Read More
    EAST CORINTH — An exhibition basketball game will be held at 7 p.m. Friday at East Corinth, Central High Coach Jamie Russell announced. The game is sponsored by the Maine Association of Basketball Coaches. The game will feature the Class C-D All-Star boys against the… Read More
    CALAIS — A Washington County Superior Court jury found a 25-year-old Calais man guilty Wednesday of arson and burglary in connection with a fire last year that destroyed a single-family dwelling owned by his sister, Orene Clark. After a three-day trial, it took the jury… Read More
    Sen. William Cohen this week isolated one of the major elements driving runaway medical costs in the United States, what he described as the “high-tech medical arms race,” and proposed that hospitals end their hot war by collaborating in the purchase and use of expensive equipment. Read More
    AUGUSTA — The Maine House of Representatives on Wednesday overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to loosen state curbs on investment in South Africa. The vote against the measure was 92-44. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner… Read More