College Baseball Time, site: Saturday (2), noon, Sunday (2), noon; Friedman Diamond, Brookline,Mass. 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
QUINCY, Mass. – The Husson College Braves split a baseball doubleheader with host Eastern Nazarene College here Friday. Eastern Nazarene beat Husson of Bangor 10-4 in the first game before Husson came back with a 6-3 triumph in the second. In the second game, singles… Read More
GORHAM – Steph Shaw’s two-out double in the sixth inning scored Sue Teeney with the go-ahead run to propel the visiting Husson College Braves of Bangor to a 7-3 college softball win over the University of Southern Maine Huskies here Friday. Crystal Hinton went the… Read More
A golf tournament to benefit the Jimmy Fund will be held later this summer, probably sometime in August, in Bangor, according to Jimmy Fund golf tournament coordinator Fred DiGregorio. The Barbara Leavitt Memorial Golf Tournament, in honor of the late wife of retired Bangor Daily… Read More
In a nutshell, the majority of Maine basketball observers believe Lawrence of Fairfield guard Cindy Blodgett is the best. Blodgett dramatically outdistanced the competition according to the experts from Kittery to Fort Kent who helped select the 16th Bangor Daily News All-Maine Schoolgirl Basketball Team. Read More
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Although a decision hasn’t been finalized, it appears as though the 12-team, single-elimination format for the NCAA Hockey Tournament, featuring two single-elimination regionals leading up to the Final Four, will be retained for next season. That was the word from Cornell University… Read More
Mention wildlife management in this neck of the woods and images of three animals immediately come to mind: deer, moose, and bear. Big game animals, trophy animals, the leading characters, so to speak, in Maine’s outdoor theater. Admittedly, the performances of the “big three” are impressive, but let’s… Read More
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The Northern Maine Warriors rolled through their first two games in the USA Hockey National Tournament with a 6-3 victory over Cape Cod, Mass., on Thursday and another 6-3 win over Fairbanks, Alaska, on Friday. The Maine all-stars play Rochester, N.Y., at… Read More
Here, sample these basketball hors d’oeuvres while you’re waiting for the Final Four feast to start…. One of the proposals being mulled over by the NCAA Basketball Committee this week is pushing the three-point arc back from 19 feet, 9 inches to the international distance… Read More
Elsewhere on today’s sports pages you will read about the 16th annual Bangor Daily NEWS All-Maine Schoolgirl Basketball team. It has been my privilege, since 1981, to be the reporter responsible for putting together the Bangor Daily News All-Maine schoolgirl basketball team, with input and… Read More
LEWISTON – It isn’t quite a done deal, but the handlers of hometown boxer Joey Gamache announced Friday night the unbeaten 25-year-old will in all likelihood fight for the second world title of his career June 13 in Portland. Boxing matchmaker Johnny Bos, Gamache’s advisor,… Read More
It was love at first sight. University of Maine senior left winger and tri-captain Scott Pellerin, who was named the Hobey Baker Award winner on Friday, has always been partial to hockey. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
He was “definitely surprised” and deeply honored. But he said he would “definitely trade it in for a national championship.” With those sentiments, University of Maine senior left winger and tri-captain Scott Pellerin accepted the Hobey Baker Award given to the nation’s top college hockey… Read More
The Terry Fox Run and Esptein’s Five Aces Road Race, two of the most popular races in the Greater Bangor area, will be held a week apart again this year with Fox on May 3 and Epstein’s on May 10. The races, both 5Ks (3.1… Read More
STANDISH – The University of Maine at Presque Isle Owls split a doubleheader Friday blanking St. Joseph’s 5-0 in the first game before the host Monks won the nightcap 16-1 in women’s college softball action here Friday. Lynn Hartley went the distance for the Owls… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Cases disposed of in 13th District Court in Dover-Foxcroft recently included the following: Lisa M. LaPointe, 24, Lewiston, operating a motor vehicle after license suspension, $100. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner =… Read More
LINCOLN — Penquis Community Action Program workers have found a need, and a solution, in the Lincoln area for emergency dental help and for help in buying prescription drugs for those 21 and older. Penquis CAP workers have compiled recipes and printed a cookbook as… Read More
At a time when many people believe government agencies and institutions are not responsive to the people they serve I wanted to highlight the impressive service received by a member of my family from the Maine State Housing Authority. The motto of the Housing Authority… Read More
The proper spelling of love is St. Joseph Hospital. My husband was a recent patient there because of a serious illness. There are not enough words to describe the love, care, and concern displayed by the nurses of the fourth floor and all the support… Read More
BUCKSPORT — Her eyes tightly closed, Kim Mills feigned rigor mortis and placed her faith in the hands of 75 fellow students who passed her over their heads for a three-minute trip down the halls of Bucksport High School. Occasionally jostled from side to side,… Read More
Arguing that electricity is the most efficient and environmentally benign source of energy, Bangor Hydro-Electric Co. has asked state regulators to approve rate reductions designed to increase electrical use in its service area. If the Maine Public Utilities Commission agrees, Bangor Hydro will set up… Read More
SCARBOROUGH — A promoter’s plan to stage rock concerts at Scarborough Downs racetrack may not be permitted under the town’s zoning law, officials say. Don Law Co., one of the region’s biggest concert promoters, wants to hold up to four concerts a year at the… Read More
Results of the eighth-grade Maine Educational Assessment tests are being distributed to schools, but with a twist this year. Parents of the nearly 15,000 eighth-graders who took the tests last year will receive information through the schools on how their children did on the test. Read More
PITTSFIELD — The latest report from the Department of Education issued to SAD 53, Burnham, Detroit and Pittsfield will save local taxpayers an additional $13,000. Superintendent Terry McCannell said a state aid report received in his office Friday listed more state subsidy for local education… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Summonses for criminal mischief were issued early Friday to two Pittsfield females following an incident on Stinson Avenue. According to police reports, Erica Leavitt, 26, of Pittsfield and a juvenile were allegedly pounding on the door of a residence around 3 a.m. believing a friend was… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — A Mapleton woman was listed in critical condition by Gould Memorial Hospital officials following a vehicle rollover accident reported at 9:37 a.m. Friday on the State Road. State Trooper Hugh Turner said Violette Alley, 73, was a passenger in a 1987 Dodge… Read More
CARIBOU — The Caribou Rotary Club 1992 auction will be held at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, April 4, at the Caribou High School cafeteria. A silent auction will proceed a roast beef dinner to be held from 5 to 6 p.m. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — The 12th annual spring conference of the Aroostook Right to Read will be held Saturday, April 4, at the University of Maine at Presque Isle. Beverly Kobrin, an authority on children’s non-fiction books, will deliver the keynote address titled “Life is Non-fiction,”… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — Soprano Donna Roll will perform at 12:15 p.m. Monday, April 6, at the University of Maine at Presque Isle, as part of the university’s brown bag lunch series. She will present a program of classical and American music at 8 p.m. Saturday,… Read More
HOULTON — Charles Trahan, 21, of Houlton has been charged by Houlton police with burglary and theft in connection with a March 22 burglary at a Houlton residence. Officer Dana Duff of the Houlton Police Department said that Trahan used a key that had been… Read More
CARIBOU — The closing of Loring Air Force Base and the need to attract business to northern Maine were cited Friday as the most important issues in Aroostook County, according to results of a survey conducted by the Northern Maine Regional Planning Commission. To attract… Read More
MADAWASKA — At their annual town meeting Tuesday, Madawaska voted to take by eminent domain the missing link in the town’s utility wire relocation project. Community Development Director Nancy Gervais said the town needed the easement to move wires — electricity, telephone and cable television,… Read More
MACHIAS — Xiaoming Zhang finds life as a University of Maine at Machias student quite a contrast from the bustling city of her native Shanghai, China. Xiaoming, pronounced “Chow ming,” is one of a growing number of international students who have found satisfaction and challenge in this coastal… Read More
MADAWASKA — The Madawaska Board of Selectmen reorganized itself Wednesday night, two days after its annual election. Chairman Arnold Dufour and Vice Chairman Claude Cyr both wanted the chairmanship of the 1992 board. Cyr was unanimously elected by Selectmen Roger Lavertu, George Morneault and newcomer… Read More
EAST MACHIAS — Despite uncertainty over next school year’s budget, it appears that funding to maintain at least the present level of athletics in SAD 77, will not be touched. That was the message delivered Thursday by the district’s new superintendent, Betty A. Jordan, during… Read More
EAST MACHIAS — There are no easy answers as to why some students remain in school while others drop out. But according to SAD 77 Superintendent Betty A. Jordan, “if they know we’re interested in them, maybe it can make a difference.” Jordan made her… Read More
MACHIAS — The Farmers Home Administration will begin accepting nominations for election to county committee seats for the FmHA County Office Area, on Monday, April 6, at the county office in the Federal Building at Machias. Nominations by petition must be received in the county… Read More
A story about the Cherryfield Band’s summer performances incorrectly listed times. The correct information is as follows: Noon, July 4, at Winter Harbor Yacht Club; 5 p.m. July 4, at the Cherryfield Grand Parade; 11 a.m. July 25, at the Milbridge Days Parade. Read More
EASTPORT — The Washington County Technical College Marine Trades Center will present the United States Power Squadron’s boating course. The eight-week course will begin at 6 p.m. Monday April 6. The course is designed to be useful to freshwater and saltwater boaters from the fisherman… Read More
MILLINOCKET — In adopting a 1992 municipal budget, town employees, who voluntarily withdrew wage demands, were commended by officials. Chairman Rodney Daigle commended both union and non-union employees, who agreed to no pay increase in 1992. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
ROCKLAND — Seven Rockland District High School students will be among Maine’s representatives to the World Championship Odyssey of the Mind competition in Colorado next month. The Rockland team captured the state championship last week and hopes to parlay its award winning Hybrid Vehicles into… Read More
DEXTER — The annual spring Ecumenical Concert will be held at 7 p.m. Palm Sunday, April 12, at the First Universalist Church in Dexter. The choir will be performing the Magnificat by John Rutter, a 20th century composer. Other pieces will be performed as well,… Read More
THOMASTON — In conjunction with National Library week, the Thomaston Public Library will be having an amnesty period from April 6 through April 30. Patrons may return books and other library materials during this time without fines regardless of how long they are overdue. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
I know. The question must have been on your mind while you were scarfing down your Pop Tart this morning. What ever happened to Snelling Brainard? According to the Sunday New York Times, Brainard “a 64-year-old Harvard-educated banker” is looking for donors with $200,000 who… Read More
ROCKLAND — The reason that your Central Maine Power Co. bills have gone through the roof is cogeneration, according to CMP president Matt Hunter, who spoke to the Rockland Rotary on Friday. Since January 1988, Hunter said, the largest single reason that rates have increased… Read More
BAR HARBOR — The Thorndike Library at College of the Atlantic is exhibiting oil paintings by Somesville artist Polly Cote and photographs by student Amy Toensing. The paintings are Cote’s second showing at the college and depict abstractions of birds. The photographs were taken during Toensing’s trip to… Read More
ELLSWORTH — Whether to keep Ellsworth a “rural country town” or make way for a convention center or big hotels was discussed by the Ellsworth Planning Board this week. The discussion arose from a request by Bruce Sawyer, Ellsworth School Superintendent, for the board to… Read More
ELLSWORTH — Norm Bossio, humorist and a management consultant, is the featured speaker at the annual meeting and banquet of the Ellsworth Area Chamber of Commerce on April 11. The Saturday banquet will be held at the Ellsworth Holiday Inn beginning with a social hour… Read More
BAR HARBOR — Less than one week remains for those interested in running for elected office to file their papers at the Town Office. The deadline is April 10 for residents to signal their intentions to run for two of the positions open on the… Read More
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GREENVILLE — It’s April and there’s nothing to do during mud season in Piscataquis County, right? Not so. Businesses in the Greenville area have teamed up to present the area’s first Moosehead Lake Sportsman Show from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, April 25, at… Read More
The Brewer Police Department has announced that it will work with the Bangor Police Department to increase enforcement of vehicle weight limits on the Penobscot Bridge. The bridge, which is slated for replacement, has a weight limit of 6,000 pounds. Brewer Police Capt. Steve Barker… Read More
State police Trooper Barry Curtis said that at least three burglaries in the Greenbush area have been solved as the result of Thursday night’s arrest of a Greenbush man. Clifford Harriman, 39, was arrested Thursday night and appeared in 3rd District Court in Bangor Friday… Read More
ROCKLAND — The reason that your Central Maine Power Co. bills have gone through the roof is cogeneration, according to CMP president Matt Hunter, who spoke to the Rockland Rotary on Friday. Since January 1988, Hunter said, the largest single reason that rates have increased… Read More
BUCKSPORT — Her eyes tightly closed, Kim Mills feigned rigor mortis and placed her faith in the hands of 75 fellow students who passed her over their heads for a three-minute trip down the halls of Bucksport High School. Occasionally jostled from side to side,… Read More
About 50 percent of American adults have some form of gingivitis, a dental condition marked by inflammed, bleeding gums. Left untreated, gingivitis can lead to periodontal disease, a more serious gum condition that can result in bone or tooth loss. A health-care regimen that takes… Read More
WESTBROOK — The S.D. Warren Co. contends the city owes it more than $4 million in property tax refunds because of an unfair valuation and has asked the State Board of Property Tax Review to order a rebate. The company says a recent ruling on… Read More
Four months ago, in late November, Vietnam veteran Robert Daigneau left the Togus Veterans Administration Hospital after a 28-day stay on the post-traumatic stress treatment unit. He immediately drove to Kentucky where he shot five people to death, including himself. A week later, 20-year veteran… Read More
Last year, the Pentagon, working from a stacked deck that would have embarrassed even the most corrupt Las Vegas croupier, dealt Aroostook County the mother of all losing hands when it decreed that Loring Air Force Base will soon be history. This bummer of magnificent… Read More
As recreation director for the town of Patten, I feel we have worked too hard to bring our communities together to let the incident that happened on Friday, March 28 at a Kathadin High School dance at the Patten Recreation Department snowball, divide our communities. Read More
WASHINGTON — According to a CNN-Gallup poll released last week, this is the way voters would cast their ballots in a three-way race between George Bush, Bill Clinton and Ross Perot were the election held today: Bush, 44 percent. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
DeFoleyate / (vt) 1. To identify and remove from office a public official or officials found to have abdicated responsibilities. 2. To hold the leader of said officials liable for their collective actions and exercise appropriate consequences upon that leader. For anyone following the recent… Read More
There’s a guy in Dover-Foxcroft by the name of David A. Richards who thinks I’m too soft on Gov. John R. McKernan. It seems that David A., a friend of a friend, has told my friend that my columns are much too wishy-washy, never hit… Read More
WASHINGTON — Gov. John R. McKernan Jr. will be one of two governors to receive the American Society for Training and Development National Affairs Award Wednesday, April 8, at a Capitol Hill luncheon. The ASTD National Affairs Award is given for outstanding public servcie to… Read More
I watched the world figure-skating championship on March 29 and very upset with the winner. Kristi Yamaguchi in no way should have won the gold. China’s Lu Chen should have. She skated a perfect program and all the judges could do was give her third place. Read More
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Transportation’s winter night patrol ended its 38th year of operation officially on Friday, April 3, said John E. Dority, MDOT director of Maintenance and Operations. Dority said the MDOT would not dismantle plowing and sanding equipment “for a while.”… Read More
AUGUSTA — The American Lung Association of Maine has announced registration for Camp Opportunity on Lake Sebago. The one-week residential camp is for Maine children 8-14 who suffer from moderate to severe asthma. Two sessions will be offered in July, and families are asked to… Read More
A march and speak-out will be held at noon Saturday, April 25, at the Federal Building on Harlow Street and proceed to First Market Square, Bangor, in recognition of Child Abuse Month and Sexual Assault Week. Sponsors are People Against Child Sexual Abuse in Maine and Rape Response… Read More
PORTLAND — An 18-year-old man accused of raping a baby last September has pleaded innocent. Scott Prewara of Portland is charged with two counts of gross sexual assault and one count of unlawful sexual contact. Prewara pleaded innocent Thursday in Portland District Court. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
KITTERY — The Navy planned to leave workers at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in suspense at the conclusion Friday of a conference to review upcoming repair projects, including a critical overhaul contract. Lt. Mark Walker of the Navy News Desk said Friday that he couldn’t confirm… Read More
WASHINGTON — Members of Maine’s congressional delegation have sponsored bills during the current session that would increase the federal budget by $158.5 billion while cutting spending by only $4.6 billion, according to data released Friday by the National Taxpayers Union, a Washington-based public-interest group. The… Read More
AUGUSTA — The two-year span of the 115th Legislature was one of the most politically contentious eras in state history, thanks to a recession that wouldn’t quit. The partisan rancor stirred up by a persistent state budget crisis was so intense that after last summer’s… Read More
LEWISTON — A prospective lawsuit by the family of a cashier slain while the convenience store where she worked was under police surveillance has been settled out of court, parties on both sides confirmed Friday. Neither a city official nor an attorney representing the family… Read More
CONCORD, N.H. — More than 52,000 New Hampshire infants have been tested for the AIDS virus since 1988, but their parents don’t know it and haven’t been told. Last year, tests revealed eight infected infants. The families weren’t notified because the testing is part of… Read More
With 11 days to go before the annual tax-paying deadline of April 15, about half of Maine’s income-tax payers have yet to file their returns. It’s getting to be crunch time. According to Toni Hassard, an Augusta-based spokeswoman for the Internal Revenue Service, about 285,000… Read More
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MADAWASKA — A Madawaska accountant who pleaded guilty to 13 counts of theft, misapplication of funds, and negotiating a worthless instrument last November was arrested on one more count of theft Friday. Arrested with Paul E. Dubois, 56, of Grand Isle on Friday was his… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — A 43-year-old man died late Thursday night at a processing plant after his legs were severed, according to local police and plant officials. The man was identified as Lee Brown, 43, of Fort Fairfield. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
The legislative session that just ended left the governor pointing his finger, Democratic leadership licking its wounds, and almost everyone else wondering how it shakes out. On Friday the governor issued a report card on the Legislature’s performance. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
MEXICO — The Air National Guard’s plan to conduct low-level training flights over parts of Maine and New Hampshire drew heavy flak from local residents Thursday night. About 85 local residents attended the public hearing to protest the proposed flights they contend would disrupt their… Read More
Life is simple in Anatevka, Russia. The tailor busies himself making clothes. Yente, the matchmaker, arranges marriages so the town can be fruitful and multiply. Wives and daughters run the homes. Husbands and sons debate scripture. The bagel man sells bagels. The Rabbi blesses each person and animal… Read More
A new procedure that uses a simple new tool for scooping out abnormal tissue in precancerous conditions of the cervix is being offered at Sebasticook Valley Hospital in Pittsfield. The new method, Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure, LEEP, was developed in Great Britain about 3 1/2… Read More
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About 14,000 letters are being mailed this week to people who are delinquent in paying one or more fines owed to 13 district courts in Maine, court administrators announced Thursday. State Court Administrator Dana Baggett estimates that about $2.1 million in fines is owed to… Read More
BOSTON — Your 6-month-old daughter proudly displays two baby teeth. But the teeth slant toward the tongue, and one of them has a bump on it. Does this warrant her first dental exam? Parents shouldn’t be alarmed by bumps on enamel or by teeth that… Read More
One of the most significant improvements to state government approved during an otherwise undistinguished session of the Legislature — creation of the Consensus Forecasting Commission — is contained in legislation sitting on the governor’s desk. Gov. John McKernan can find reasons to allow this law… Read More
BAILEYVILLE — Chester E. Williams has taken over the helm at Georgia-Pacific Corp.’s Woodland pulp and paper operations. Williams succeeds Roger Brear, who recently accepted the position of general manager at G-P’s Ashdown, Ark., facility. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
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Stephen Smith’s endgame with Carl Larson shows Black moving and forcing either a Checkmate or new Queen. Michael Rickert of Veazie is the 1992 high school chess champion of Maine, defeating Monmouth’s Adrian Boulgier, former elementary school champion Christien Rioux and Robert Smith, both of… Read More
He didn’t say what year “Edith Easter” died, but it didn’t matter. The presence of the “saintly lady — one of the godliest women you ever met,” as the Rev. Paul Pantelis called her, was certainly felt in Bangor on March 27. Pantelis, pastor of… Read More
BELFAST — The University of New England, with the cooperation of the First Baptist Church of Belfast, will offer college-credit courses in the near future. The first semester-hour of a six-semester-hour series on Biblical Hebrew is available now. The fee for college credit will be… Read More
NEWPORT — Calvary Baptist Church, Grove Street, Newport, will hold special Revival meetings at 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday, April 5, and at 7 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, April 6-8, with the Rev. Glyn Evans of Kingstown, R.I. Evans was born in Swansea, Wales… Read More